The Portland daily press., 1875-06-26
THE SCANDAL.

BROOKLYN, June 25.-An immense crowd is
the windows. Judge Nelson is in his private
room, at window smoking a cigar, and fore
man Carpenter is in the window of the iury
room Immediately above
Shortly after II o'clock the jury sent down a
mediately despatched officer Rogers to the court
to call in the counsel for the defeuce. General
Pryor and eX-Judge Morris of the plaintiffs
counsel was already with the judge The paper
was read by all oflthe counsel and Immediately
after pamphlet was sent up to the jury and
was eagerly perused by them, 1t is under
stood that the juror Davis originated the re-
quest to send them Mrs Moulton's testimony.
When this became known there was consider
able excitement, as the Judge had spoken of
Mrs. Moulton as truthful witness, and only
left it to the jury to determine whether she was
mistaken.
AT II 80 CARPENTER is tanning himself at the
window, and McMardan at another. Davis is
pacing the room in apparently determined
and angry state of mind The rest of the jury
are sitting at the table, conyersing, and ali ey-
cited except Hall and Taylor. Al. are in their
shirt sleeves.
AAt ~ so Tlton and his counsel went 10
lunch, and the court room was nearly deserted
IL Is known from slips of paper left in the
jury room last night that several ballots were
taken with this result, for Beecher and for
Illton. One Sip reads: "Henry Thayer for
Bescher"
AT l245 the court was adjourned for an hour.
Judge Nelson has just contradicted the state
ment that ne sent up papers to the jury. He
says certain papers were asked for, but the
counsel all agreed it was improper to send them
up. 1t is said that Hull and Jeffries are at
loggerheads, and that the foreman is certainly
for Beecber
Messrs. Shanks and Hennessy. rival journal
lists, who had little difficulty ia the court last
night appeared before Judge Nelson to ans
wer to day, and were discharged.
Mrs. Beecher and lady friend are in court.
and about two dozen other persons
Inc brooklyn Eagle says prominent men,
Der OF the committee of investigation last
summer and another gentleman, one of Mr..
Beecher's present counsel, authorizes the state
ment that ere long the whole story of Loader
and Price supported by their ready affidavits
of filth, will be entirely refuted, and that there
will be complete exposure of the invention of
the story from beginning to end.
The Brooklyn Argus has an interview with
Loader to day, who says there is not an iota of
truth In Mrs. Tilton's card from beglnnngisto
end so far as ne is concerned He has written
a reply which will be published. He was Law.
ing down carpets in Mrs. Tilton's house in 1869
and Mrs. Tilton knows it. They were old car
pets which were given out to be cleaned, and
we laid them not only on the parlor floor but
on the stairs and hsors above Loader contin-
ued III what have said is not true how could
L have drawn plan of the house, of the rooms
of the house and show it to Mr. Moulton and
Mr.. Tilton as did few days ago. 1t was a
correct plan and Mr. Moulton and Mr. Tilton
were quite surprised when | did it. They did
not seem quite to believe me. Till then l had
not been in the house for five years. The door
leading from the parlor into the hall was locked
but when L pulled at the folds it opened, the
bolt remaining turned out of the lock. l saw
more than has appeared in the papers care
no more about Tilton than do about Beecher.
L never had anything to do with Tilton till
week or ten daVS whAn / him q Judoa
MOTIFS office. l thought they had enough
against Beecher without my testimony or L
should have spoken of this before.
Mrs. Beecher sat in the court room all day,
but her husband was absent, while Theodore
Tilton perambulated between his home, Judge
Morris office and the chamber adjoining the
judges ante room.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Evarts and Gen.
Pryor entered the room and were loudly ep-
pauded. At five minutes of 10 o'clock Judge
Nelson adjourned the court till II O'Clock to-
morrow morning and the audience dispersed,
the jury being locked up for the night. 1t was
then rnmored that they stool 8 for acqut-
tai and for conviction.
About o'clock this afternoon it was report
that the juryman Jeffries had taken sick with
heat of the room and that he had severe at
tack of syncope, and a physician was sent for.
The Jurymen little later to their residences
for clean lines. About half past five Judge
Nelson adjourned the court till D, m. The
room were closed. At they were again thrown
open and the room soon filled. When the
Judge returned he held a brief consultation
with Messrs. Evarts Porter, Abbott, Beach,
Pryor and Morris, but the result of it and its
nature was not made known.
The Loader Card.
The following is Leaders card:
To the Editor Of the Neao York Times.
noticed in this mornings paper Mrs. Til
toms denial of my statement. While L regret
exceedingly that circumstances have compelled
me to testify concerning matters injurious to
her, STILL as a truthful man, must adhere to
what have stated that did assist in relaying
carpets in her house in the fall of 1860 and
saw what have described. l avoided making
this .pnblic as long as possible and did not will.
lingly make the facts known, but it will be
found if [ am placed on the witness stand that
my statement is strictly accurate and correct in
every particular as personally regards myself,
which can be confirmed by the circumstances
not yet spoken of.
ON