New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22

what tho counsel for plaintiff do not hesitate to
declare will be the closest and severest cr0ss-exami-
nation to which any witness was ever subjected.
But the appearance Of Mr. Beocher will only increase
the interest in the The verdict will then be
looked forward to with the utmost oagerDess. The
speech of Mr.. EyarE5 in summing up will also be q
remarkable one. and attract tho widest atlen-
ton The summary Of the law points by Mr.. Porter
for tho defense, and by Mr.. Pryor tor tho plaintiff,
will also command the attention Of the legal profes-
sion throughout tho country. Jddge Nelson's
charge to the jury will DO unexpectedly brief A
fread asked him the other day how many days he
would employ in delivering his charge.
"Daysp he exclaimed; you had better sag
hours. Not ono dayv
How many days the jury VIII occupy IN reaching
q verdict is another interesting question more Diff
cult to answer. Mr. Beecher will take tho stand at
the end OF The present week, If the anticipatOns u
his counsel to the time necessary to finish the te3
timOny of other witnesses prove well founded. The
defense will make him their last witness, and will
Immediately rest their case on his retirement from
the stand. He will probably employ week in tell
ing his story and in being cross examined. II has
been supposed that he would be the stand 40 long
as wero Mr. Moulton and Mr. TiltOn. but these wit
nesses spent whole days III submitting documents
which had to BIO read then, but which will only be
referred to when Mr. Beocher is under examination
In this way tho examination Of Dir. Deecher vail 10
much curtalled,
NETWORK JUVENILE GUARDIAN SOCIETY.
CARD FROM THE REV. 8. b. HALLIDAY.
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Your report OF the Brooklyn trial in
this mornings paper makes me sly OF a society Of
which was speaking, at Is ono OF the biggest hum.
bugs that was ever put aioat' / should have Fad 81.
~ hink at waa he 4 o
the man who was" conducting it in tie las; part Of
my response TO tho question Of Judge Fullerton.
Asmy statement has annoyed AMI possibly injured
ne or more ASSOCIATIONS now existing In Newfor<
having names like similar to the Que about which L
was INTERCEPTED. beg you will have the kindness 10
give this statement In your columns Oh Monday for II
1 have injured any legitimate interest unw'ttinGy,I
would make the earliest aud ample repdralion Ia
my power.
Some 10 years ago, not less think, than g. AMI
not more than 10, william L. Mott, then Hyns ID TIC
city, directed my attention TO the Juvenile Guardian
Society" institution deserving tho patronage OF
cltzens lie said they had industrial schools, thrOuEI
Which they gathered cbildren-Joys exclusively ie'
member right-ino their institution Forty sixtbs
and then sent them 10 companies ut tho proper um's
out West Mr. Mott said he bad just given tue agent ~
superintendent SIS; that they were sending out mora
children than the Juvenile Asylum, AMI he then gave
me some statistics which have ~ certain reeo-
lection Of 1 replied Mr.. Mott that IL was the It
time I had ever heard of such institution, anf
It appeared very strange to that could be In ox'
istence and not have heard OF II. My impression Is
old gentleman said he had contributed to II Tor
at least two three years. He gave me the agchis
name AS the Rev Dr. -. large, pJrtly man. wearing
green glasses. cay positively what the naue
was and though have IMPRESSION viii not call -
found OF the schools very small and insignhcaDt
affair which judged was in some way connected win
this so-styled Juvenile Guardian Society" thcn
sought the asylum II was stated to be on forS-siA
st. near TO ana east or the Seventhave lcodd hnd 10
such establishment there, nor could learn mat thce
aver had been one Immediately informed Mr.. Mot Q
the result.
Icould not succeed in getting any clew by which 10
meet the Rev, DR.. -, and very sooD the school was
| closed or removed as Supposed from suspicious
cited by visits Tho matter dropped for time.
and unlIl Mr. Mott called and Informed me that DE- -
had just applied to him for another contribution, @ben
he told him of the result OF nv invesg1tI9ns He WIN
the utmost self possession said tn Mr.. Mott: On We
have removed from our old place OF Forty 20
Elghty-hfthst. Toe establishment we had on FIlty-
sixtn-st. stood up elevation much above tao
| street. and they were to dig 10 dowI, so We wcre
| Eighty -hth-st the very day that Mr. Mot
made this communication to me-. and was unsuccessful
Finding nothing myself / went to the statOL-hOn>c.
which If remember rght, was Oh the s4me street lus
officer in charge sad there was NOT ouly no establish
ment that street. but nothing resembling II IA auy
part OF Yorkyie. Mr. Mott gave me the names OF somo
OF the contributors on tue subscription tooA ~he1 I'm,
man carried and II memory serves me those "i Ptitr
Cooper Samuel Wilets. aud john David WOfe were
among them. When told Mr. Mott of my iaIlGre 10
ind anything in Yorkville think he Immediately
gested that whose names could De remembered
as contributors should be Immediately Informed Ot
the fact that II DIR. should Apply TO
them again they could have hun arrested
Mr.. Mott Ill for mouths before his death, aud
Dr. called on him again, that could eIru,
and from that day until this have heard nothing Il
toe man hls asylum Ii that Society Is Ia existence
today and the language used M court Ia regti %
is warranted by the simple statement hiyo mad.
will make any apology the circumstances demand. l
no other. thought It was humbu, and taa. tEo
man swndier aud said so. perhaps IL wI> uub--
coming and unjust to what ild. AID II Or. IS
still soliciting SUBSCRIPTIONS. anu tao society !,
in existence, and they via let know
what / ought TO do. am their humble Nes-
myself to lay anything 10 the way of an, association
that doing good. have now been away from Ne"-
York five aud utterly absOrDd III du les IN
Brooklyn, l know almost as little what Is ana WAS
is gong on in NeW1Ork ~ ia CucdSn Know 40 ~
ing of the New YORK. Jurene Guardian Society Of 10 dy
Fur aught Know, IL may the most Dchtn -est aud
the most wisely managed Society IN the city. 40 not
know its object, Only it, name may be sISuln ant
do not know the names OF any Of the managers, S1Vo
that of President, ana do not remember 10 nLho
heard OF that until to-day know hlhg OF Tie qi"f
tiers OF the Society NV commentator VI IL would D s.
sIbly do bur nt.le good and It would do DC,
could not bestOw IT, because OF my entire gnoIdncof
affairs and objects II That society or s nj. =
Society individual feels agEroyed 10y hL1s
san by anything oOBrIse for me 10 Soy or az
by Of rcDaTatlOn ,uuu De done.
BTOOktya, March 70, 1873. 5. II. HALLIDAY.
A POLITICAL OUTGR0WTH OF THE TRIAL.
1.-THE former friendship for Mr.. TIltOn OF the
liberal thinkers who support OIL and Aec Maydae