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or thsu closed suddenly, saying thAe hs wa un-


:. Con. Pryor. leaning on thu arm Of friond,
lhcn 1oft the court-room to acok = fresh and purs
outside.
Mr. Eyarta Terfied 10 tho ArEnments Of Gen.
tostimony ofIorod by tho plaintiffs counsel.
charging It IA
MEnE 1iHAnaAr EVIDENCE.
Mr. Eva1ts waa interrupted in ILLS Argument BY
the arrival Of tho hour for recesa.
Altar Feccsa Atr. Fullerton Batd that Mr.. Bell
had been kind enough to Inclosc him tho letter
spoknn OF In his Testimony, which was aeAd by
counael. Tho latter was dased Doc. II, 1870, Aak-
Ing holl 70 atop, up to No. 12t, Is Tho writer
MAI ssgnod III. ". D."
Mr.. Eyar.s then continued bis argument In
regard to Tho ofIor Of proof by tho nsher side -
to What Mrs. Moulton had told Jctemiat r.
Robinson Of tho interview sho had on tho second
Of June, 1873. with Boeohor. MIR. Evarts arYncd
that this vas tho most dangerous and pernfcious
fosm Of hearsay, evidence creatod by Witness boz
foro he came into Court. Vas It permitted Tor
MouIton or Titon to bring IN evidence Of some
Or four yosrs corroboratlvo Of WhAt ihoy may
lIavo said on tho witness s!and7
ME. Pryor was htlll abaent from Court. and Mr.
Fullerton replied In hio place. LIE said Mira.
NouIton testified to tho Interview with Becchor.
This ,eochor dcnics, and he declares that Afrs.
Mouiton was acting under Tho in[uouce OF her
husband, and that this story wAs coucoctad. Now,
ho" worc they permitted to
D,EpnoyE: uEEcuER's 6rlTEMExT
excopt hY having tbia evidence brought in, m
the allegation that it Was 'atc inrontlon could
ouIy DO dtarruyod By the testimony Of tt,is Wit
nesn - to tho convarsatlon sirs. Monlton had
will, him. Counas1 quoted from numerous lonM
authorities, and said that Mrs. 3tonltou'B posi-
llun WAS not changed since June, 1873, when hcr
husband raa tue Gcst friend that ever God gava
Henry Ward Dcechor, and In 1874 Beecber uaa
lod to believe by two lawyers that hloulton raa
blackmaes, and Mrs. Mou!ton sympathlzed
&tjtl t,nr nnA 1nrH ftpin
on the stad to-day, would bo N liiforont hs light
waa fom darknen4, when II would be shown that
Hho whispored thiH story In tho OARS OF her cont
dcnttal frends and relatives aftor tho interview
occurred. What then became Of tho statement
that tue story vas oligns.ol In 1s747
Judge Nci'son said theTo wa no doubt that
they nit argued to the general rule, aud this evil
donce would not DO offercd Save for tho hspesAlon
cast on Hiis. Mouton IN tho opening. What
troubled him wae. that. II they rocalved the on.
denco. would 1t 10 tnkon - evidence in this
causo7 LIE would like to know what efToct IL
would hare % tue minds Of the jurors.
ar. Beach replied that 1t waA not odorod for
that purpose, but ouly to.
cLE:AN af1ls. NouLros's CHARACTER.
Mr. Evarts contsndcd that th.s MAI not proper
evidence 70 bring into tho cese. and said that tie
rule IN tho 18th Of Wendell waa exploded, and iu
It there WAS not word about exceptions. There
was not court iu this Ste!o which had admitted
evidence under this exception. .....
Judge Noson said that tha real basis OF this
mottor laid in tho opening Of tho defendant 3
council and II not supported should not hare
FeBpect OF being called an uncharitablo atlcga-
ton. Hs docidod TINT thu avldeueo could not bo
given. -
xns. sAEAn EDIT,
Mr. Doich excepted to this ruling Of tho Cour,
| huo said that ho offered tho testimony Of M1r.
| Eddy III Tho samo relation as lit. Robinson.
Evarts said counsel on the other side could not
| provo anything Raid BY Mrb. Moulton bofoso thia
trial. .....
Mrs, sarah Eddy uas then csllod to ths stanl
mad testified: l realto At l2i Montague sttcot.
| am acquainted with A1r. Mouton and his FAINT
~, aud was in tho hnbft OF Whiting Mra. Moul.
ton. hasc known Mr. Henry Ward Beechol
| since 1871. ! met him on tho stcpS Of Mr.
2, 1878. I WAS going into tho housa. He was
| coming doNn. He dld not salute nc, nor do
| think he eaw me. Mrs. Moulton opened the
door for mo without my ringing. Mn. Noutoz
seemed greatly agisntod. 1 spoke TO her about
| her appearance.
Evasts objected to this. ~
Tho w,tness continued: was In tho habit o.
| Golug to tho country In tho summer timo.
wont that year In July, and tt was for weoki
boforo wont to ths country that waa at Moul
tou's.
Mr. Fullerton offered to giys the eonvossatsor
between Mrs. Moulton and witness On that day
but "a IT waA covered by Judge Neilson's pro
vioua ruling II Was not admitted
hands name is lsobert Eddy. IL vaa . book
keeper in Woodruff L Ilobiusons. I think
called ut Moulton's houHo on that day At /
o'clock bocarlo acquainted with alas. Moul
tou shortly after ny marriage. know ~
ve,,t to Europe In tho summer. do IT kno,
whether my Wait was before or after be wont Il
Europe. When I called, ]. do not think Mrs
| Moulton vna confined to tho houRe BY etokuesa
| Mus. EMMA II. EcrLToN
| rkR then rkrhftnH and tpAtfhi Am ANNA int
cd With Mrs. Eddy. sho called On mo tho da
! Of Dir. Daecher'a intorviow With me, Deccho
wan then just leaving tho house whcn s1e called
Mr. Fullerton said Ibis was sll be Ind to al
witnaga about Mrs. EDDY, but ho would have t.
call her at = future point Of shs proceedings.
| Cross-ezamiacd BY Mr. Euarts-Alrs. Edd
called on mo on tho ID OF June, '73. Iropeatc
tho conversation to Lor. only Gx tho date o
The cal by the conversation had with boeohs
Mrs. Mouton here loft The eourt-room witt
her husband, Who had accompanied her and MfQ
Eddy.
| rnEpEnroE ". MITCHELL
vas then called, and tcstihed reside In No,
Woodruff 4 CIafin. Ihey occupied tho otlco
At No. i4 broad street when wont there An
when left, Oct. !. 1871. I know tho colore
boY Woodley. Ho swopt out tho otlco aud sol
ne1spapefs. do not tbiak lie had any educa
tiun. "a ho could hardly write lts name. l neye
know him making selections from exchange.
but ho brought papoEs from the Post -01ice.
have ssen Ialton there TWO Or thres times
! weak.
| MARY CATHERINE A'DoyAID,
q Reryaut In Illton'1 family for many yeasB. VA
then sworn md testified: reside at present Will
lfr. Tllton. did not stay there altogether, bu
camo aud went whom pteascd. IhAve done thl
cversinoo he Las boon married. The lAbt thfo'
or four ycars have boea tters altogether, OK
copt three or four waoks. ! genorAly went :.
hss parents ~ tho summer at Koyport. NJ ).
waA at Mr. TiIton'a when l1rd. Tllon wont Il
Monticello. It van in july! about four year
ago th!B summer. think sle wont there NOR
tim once. I bays . latter Wilton t
mo by Mrs. Tilton from Monticello, bu
it iH It Koyport. wont down t
Keyport On tho following Monday, and Mls
Turner came down on Tuesday, Think. Whcl
loft S1r. IIlton'o that day Nr. Greeley MAS no
there, but ls expected him. assisted, tho d.
loft, In making arrangements for Mr. Greeley
Mr. Tilton gav8 Gessle Turner uouey to 20 /
| Koyport. | do not know when sho went, bll
abe did not oome to Kerpost ihas day. Shs lsl
the house 1t 10 or II O'clock. hlr. rltou gnr
! hor eithcE n S2 or IS bill.
Tbs Coult thsn adjourned.
| PLYMOUTH BaPT1hH.
NEw Yonx. May 10.-Thc Itar. Henry War