The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-03
FULLERTON ON OVINGTON.
How the Lawyer WOVe His Net About
the Witness.
"THE FUTURE IS NOT FOR YOU"
Counsel Filibustering on Tracy's
Position.

not provided with tickets or credentials. IL was
expected that Mr.. Beecher would testify. and the
unusual opportunity 10 hear great orator relate
his own mlslortunes tempted men OF much occu-
patton and little general curiosity to wade through
the sush and enter the small, square, jai-llKe
chamber, where the Judge, with the corners OF
his mouth turned down, sat as usual, waiting for
eleven O'Clock to sound
There was quite mastering OF forces. Frank
Moulton came in with Judge Fullerton for the
arst time since he quilted the witness stand, and,
when Mr.. Edward {. Ovlngton's head was up
in that chair and Moulton's shock OF hair dyed
the forum in 'front.' there appeared TO be dtstri-
button OF Lemperaments
Mr.. Ovlngton Is u tall, plain man, with rather
ia tsh forehead, good long nose more express
than the forehead; small ears not very alert
looking, and light red beard and mustache cover
ing the lower features He has very pale eyes and
whitsn eye.lashes. He appeared to be man or
warm temperament aud good nature, but with
very dull faculties Tor ready use and memory so
completely out OF proportion to what was expected
from 1t that IN few minutes he had Mr.. Hill, who
was examining him, and who Is all alert and
quicksivery, very much flushed ana fdgety. Mr..
Shearman, who mad previously pinutely examined
the witness-chalr, as II he had DOUBTS OF Its COM
fort and cleanliness and for that reas ION had led
the audience to suppose ne designed Mr.. Beecner
HIPS elbow nudging him along. The witness.
however, seemed to be OF the class OF uaassUnilng
mercantile men who have no aptness nor audacity
for public glibness. lie was not nervous; simply
not bright nor chirpy, and his examination by his
own friends was a sort Of verbal tooth-drawing.
MIR. Tilton looked very curiously at Mr. Owing
ton as he began to speak. There Is understood
TO be a strong repugnance between these two,
Tilton taking the position that Ovington had ao-
atnAh MIC bad
with sort of twinkle, not humorous nor appre-
henslve, but as II rejoicing that he had now got
Ovington up on a PEDESTAL The otner attempted
10 travestie conversation between himself and
Tilton, when the latter had used high-soundng
terms, such as drawing the sword and The battle
axe, but he had no humorous or satrlcal power.
MIR. Hill very soon dropped Mr.. Ovington. who
appeared to be used TO pave the way Tor the intro
duction Of Mrs. Ovngton. Mrs. Ovirgton was IN
the court room, stout lady or decided cast OF
countenance, who looked on with sympathy while
MT. OvIngton testified Rev. Mr.. Talmage sat be.
side Mrs. Ovingron.
Fullerton took up Ovington in his cold, crystal
way. with decided intentions from the outset. He
plunged in short time in to General Tracy's rela-
ton to MIS- Tilton the occasion OF her testify.
ing before the Church Committee. He had pre-.
viously Identified the Ovington family as Mrs.
nlron's cusrodians from the moment she left her
husbands dwelling. He now abored with his
superior skill as a crosse hammer to force Tracy
into the Ovington household as Mr.. Beecner's
secret delegate 10 arrange what Mrs. Tilton should
testify. Tracy withdrew from the court room
during this cross-exsmination. he having on q
former occasion prosecuted Fullerton savagely
and without success. Fullerton Is now endeavor-
ing TO get even with Tracy.
Triton and Pryor (the latter with his throat tied
up in white cloths) conferred together frequently.
and Judge Morris mixed IN their talk and sug-
gesteu points TO Fullerton. Hill, who has sail
nothing IN the since he examined Jurors
until yesterday, has a full new mustacne and
whskers grown out since this trial began.
Mrs. Beecher looked poorly yesterday, and
talked with her slim young son, Will. On the
bench with the Judge were Rev. Mr.. varley, OF
England. and Judge william Law Learned, OF the
Superior Court.
The severest thing Fullerton said to the witness
Ovington was in reference to letter to be put In
as evidence and remembered by himself, III he
has time TO commit 1t, perhaps he can remember
it, The letter did not get In through the letnargy
or consciousness Of the witness.
''rhe future is not for you" This was one OF
Fulerton's retaliatory answers to Mr.. Evarts
who said that he had not proved General Tracy be
on Mr.. Beecher's errand. Said in a COOL confdent
tone, 1t brought on Mr.. Beecher's working face q
paleness Little omens go around that court
room. and the tollng OF the city bell At noon
every day sometimes gives a nervous jerk
% half the audience. Mr.. Beecher finally grew
incensed at the coseness and pertInacity OF Full
lerton's attempt to wind up ovington, and he drew
out large blue book aud began TO read 1t IN a
few seconds he arose and pulled of his overcoat,
looking almost purple, and whispered to Judge
Porter. Alter while, when Fullerton had woven
his web very adroitly around Mr.. Ovington and
proceeded TO pull the strings, the witness fairly
admitting that he had been mistaken three times,
Mr.. beecner laughed at the righteousness OF the
thing and then directly his head was up and his
eyes moodily counting the Stats In the window
blinds.
Mr.. Shearman trotted around TO talk with Mrs.
Ovington, VINO appeared TO desire to relieve her
husband OF MS seat and the ladies OF the T1lton.
Ovlngton coerie. Mrs. sherman, Tubbs Putnam
and Field PAID serious attention to Fullerton's
artfulneSs.
Mrs. Tubbs name came up In the testimony as
gong to o school called "The Gunnery," and this
made general laughter. IL was apparent why
Frank Moulton was In court-to see II Fullerton
could put Tracy In the position OF Mr.. Beecher's
original emissary 10 get Mrs. TlIton before the
ehurcn committee
The episode OF Florence Tilton brought out the
probability that she would yet be called on the
rebuttal, as Mr.. ovington had testified that she
had not been refused admission to ner mothers
pre- ence by him, aud Fullerton pushed him mar
about IL. Tue witness admitted that he had bee
advanced 70 an office in Plymouth church since
the scandal proceedings began, having previously
Deen eleven years private member.
Mr.. Ovngton was not q match for his dexterous
opponent. and when Fullerton mad embarrassed,
witnoat angering him, the lawyer said
"That gives me an appetite" he mad extracted
from Ovington q last admission, and went OF to
dinner.
There has been some discussion OF the language
used py General Tracy IN his opening, character
izlng the associations oil Titon aud Moulton with
Victoria Woodruff. Upon investigation we nnd
tnat the WORDS he actually employed Ia describing
her we're :--"rhe most notorious preacher and
practiser Of free love-" instead OF 'the most q o.
.orous prostitute the word has ever known
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