The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-02-11
THE" BEECH1ER TRIAL,
= '5<alS
PIN AND INK rrIC1UREs1f fn THE
COURT ROOM. !"
From the Neso York IYr,es:

opponent. Mr.. Beach, the senior
counsel for Tilton, has a. very storm
face and an effective style Of speaking.
His face is cold and uninviting, and
his eyes are d clear blue-gray intcolor.
He is angered easily BY Inscriptions,
and once aroused, is not. s5ubdued
either by the court or opposing 'coun-
sci. He sits calmly at 4 table taking
notes continually and errlaekihg Joke.
with Mr.. Evarts. 81 Ex;Jddge Fuller
ton, the cross examiner On the 'Tilten
side, up to the present, has performed
the fighting part of'the case: His
power Of sarcasm Is e5ometkihS 6 won
derful, and he is regarded ass cross7
examiner Of great ability. His 'atti-
tude is easy, and his voice has great
sweetness and power: When speaking
he leans slightly forward, and poises
his eyeglasses in his right hand, ex-
aetly opposite the second stud yin his
shirt front. Every. change ihsjhis
voice, is mar rked by corresponding
change in the position Of. the eyeglass.
When he fans 9 witness into state
Of fancied security, the eye|glasa
| gently undulates to and fro; when he
adroitly carries the victim into q
wrong admission by saying, "And
you really tell me, Mr." the eye
glass remains still, waiting for the an.
swer, and when he annihilates the
witness by crushing question, the
eye-glass becomes lance, with which
he makes a victim thrust at the per-
son occupying the witness stand. Mi.
Fullerton will cross-examine Mr..
Beecher, and is now engaged framing
the course and character of the quest
ions he will ask. Gen Pryor, the re-
naming counsel on Tilton's side, has
the appearance .inseparable from d
Southern man. His face is a pecu-
liar one. His eyes are piercing, and
he wears his hair long. He has q
splendid record, both as a soldier ind
lawyer, and is 4 man of most scholars
ly attainments. His temper is. never
rufaed by any outward occurrence!
and he always is the same courteous
gentleman. From his knowledge Of
legal authorities and technicaliti@, he
is the advising counsel for the: plain
tiff.
The defense is strongly represented
by counsel. Hon.. VIM. NJ. Evarts,
Of course, holds the foremost rank
His reputation is worldwide, and
justly SO. His style of speaking is
more argumentative than eloquent
But his choice Of words is superb,
and his felicity Of expression wonder
full. Every sentence is model Of
composition, every word pregnant
with power. His STYLE, epigranmatie
| and clear, produces great effect up:
on both court and jury: Occasion:
ally he warns up to his work, and for
getting the formal phrases cf the law,
launches out into bold strain Of de-
6ance or invective, which delights all
his hearers. So, on Friday, vhed F, h7e
described the ruin brought on Elton
by bis alliance with the Woodhum
free-love doctrines, hecompletely car
ried the audience away. Hey viii
make the closing address to the jury
on behalf of Mr.. Beeeher.
Gen. B. F.. Tracy, who crees ex-
amined Noulton, has the form Ind
bearing Of a soldier. OF mainly.
and imposing presence, he never lbses
his dignity. He speaks calmly Ind
forcibly, and his voice is : powerful
one. He has not, :howeyff, f,sithe>' 6ne
eloeution. Of Fullerton OF: the,en1i 1iore
finished style of 'Evarts and BeAch.
Mr.. Thomas G. shearmanii,, former
y lawyer for the Erie corporation And
now Mr.. Beecher's attorney, is ashb brt,
fussy, little gentleman. His features
are Hebraic in type, and his'comple1-
ion very dark, He is an'extraordih% %ry
worker. Helas prepared Mr.. Beech
er's case, as Judge Morris did that
Of Tilton, and SO thoroughly familiar
has he become with it, that he's Ian
repeat all the documents, letters, 'tehc!!;
by heart.
Mr.. Patrick Ready attends too.' the
outside work of the case on behalf Of
Mr.. Beecher. He analyzed the jury
panel, and. has been incessantlyr Ind:
ployed d:investigating facts connected
| with the case; tits understood that
most important: evidence, contrAdi diiitcting
portions Of Moulton's testimony. 1aa
been obtained through his exertiohss
Mr.. Ready is Irish and a hard'wofk=
Mr.. Austin Abbott is tile Well
known legal writer on authorities, ahd'
has been retained on Mr.. BeecherS y
side specially on that account. 81
Judge Nelson, who presides on, the
bench and adjudicatesltbn bns thsnaxfd::
ments of counsel, 5'haso4' very .Rf@1t
reputation. II The counsel q on tBa55tah tB5th ipkdes
were deceived by his mainer. He has
a habit of calelessly handling his
gavel while the trial 10 going on and
he carefully guards and has 7eodstant;;
ly, under h1s observation tho bell.
crowned silk hat with ethesiunmuany
wide brim, whichsshe 9weanstaoutf iof
court. This habit might lead strang-
ers to the impression that he W. not
listening, Counsel presumed on this