, 1875-01-31

How Beecher and His Wife Now
Look and Act.
The Set~te Between Henlton and Traey at
tbs Gloss Of The Formers E1-
animation.
The Witnesses Following: HRS. Brad
shaw, Mr. West, and Mr..
Woodruff.

Evurts Splintcring Lances with
Beach and Fullerton.
Srecia1 cor+e.pondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
DaookLrS, Jan. 27.-To-day, after al unneces-
sAsily prolonged appearance IN the character OF
witness, Frank AouIton. made his final exit
We all felt that the presentation OF q ser-
vice OF Plate, or some other public '' ''e1tenson :"
OF good viii, ought to have signalized that stage
OF our fower-strewn journey to 3 verdict. For
we have long abandoned all contemplation OF
this affair as serious, matter-of-fact trial; and
If it we're not for the depressing gravity and
eaznestoesa Of Judge Nelson, I should be
prepared to see Snearman give cue; Beach,
Fullerton, Era,ts, and Tracy start the first qua-
d1ille; md the whole dismal me1odrama and in
= Tremendous "b1eak-down" by all the char
nctcrs. Deectcss eptre-chats, and brisk
adaglo By 1i1.on, would enrich these proceedings
with something both appropriate and crafty
ing.
THE rHEArRrc FEATURES
OF the entertainment ind Augmentation every
dav. In SPITE ot the Judges Indignant protest,
hearty applause rewards every telling passage
in the forensic dialogue while the constitution
u privilege OF Kissing has nut becn allowed to
become altogether otsolete. One of the serious
necessities Of tho performance is brass band
There a7e getting to be good many unmeahing
and tedious gaps and Intervals which Wagner
ian music could satisfactorily FIJI mp. The dis
position OF Hi orchestra under the Bench, to
"rlay" the principals in and out OF Court, as
we'll as to inter=petse the legal proceedings with
lively popular airs. is the only thing-barring m
OCCASIONAL breath Of fresh air-needed to recon-
Gle The general spectator to bis lot It is true
thzt tho general spectator cen Keep AWAY.
But to keep away from the Beccher trial when
sou can get in, ia test OF sclf-restraint upon
which nobody in Brooklyn has as Jet ventured.
Hence, rerhapa, tile murlerous atmosphere OF
the Court
The .sial has settled down into
A1ocAL INSTITUTION,
exce!!ing tho Mercantile Library as favrrite
resort. auo seriously detecting the lobbies OF the
NCisy-Ean As between meeting of the Board
ebf Supervisors and the City Court thero is posi-
/Aycly 10 choice. Indeed I am inclined to be-
Ucrc thst it WEB purely ont Of consideration fot
The matinccs that Saturday became dies non.
lntrcpi i persons hang round the side-cntrance
Of the Court, just as, after dark they hang
round Mrs- Conway's stage-door- Gentlemen of
standing in the community make it q point to
be On the sidewalk when 1ilton emerges; and
Beechers entrances and exits are always effected
through long and whispering lane OF specta-
tors etreet-cars wait for tho vomiting forth
OF tho crowd Just aa they DO for the theatres
and - The trial - out, +" fixes an hour in The
popular diazy. To have endured session is Us
necessary social pruphylhciic as vaccination it.
self ; aud be ouly u exempt from the der,aon Of
C.eA ntoa1t Er4~
hours on tip-toc, drinking III QUO OF Mr- Evarts'
magnetic At sSuments On the admissibihIy of doc
umautal eridencs.
EDWARD DEEcnEn,
who looks something like bis brother,
except that lib wears = grayish-yellow I
beard. without = muBtachc and odd white !
,iaglets over bis ears, entered the Court soma |
tine t:fore the great defendant He was 81
compznied b; his wife, comfortably plump and |
ne:ronly old lady; Mrs. Pratt thin and sallow; |
and Mrs. Nelson. small, sharp, and not un- !
Ike Mrs. Ii1ton. These three ladies-who SEEM
ed utterly Indifferent to the curious stare Of tbs
csosd-Eetti5d down liSa leash OF partridges !
in:o the seats usually Occupied by Airs. Tiiton,
Mis-. 6hearman and Mrs. Field.
Shortly after lhe commencement OF the sea-
son,
HENRY WARD IEECuER
acd his fierce old tonsort BUSTED into the cham
ber,-thus avoiding the evidently diaagreeabIe
reception which tho phalan1 invariably "e1-
tends" to him Poor Caldwell, who fas consti-
tuted himself Grand Superintendent OF the
Royal Csmp-Stoo2s- seemed quite abashed By this
strategic move On the part Of Mr. Deecher, and, |
cury;nt his back drome1ary- fashion, painfully !
whispered his aalutation over three close ranks |
Of the faithful IA sooa ~ Beecber was seated,
and tue blood had faded out Of his swollen fea-
Ing in ss with net, ail the familiar faces with
whlch the audience, is sprinkled. W1en his own
gaze encountered that of an acquaintance, he
would gently nod his head and mutfnur greet
ing, which was lnau6ible 10 everybody except
himself. That important duty performed, he
Strengthened himself, leaned back IN hls chair,
t4ru1nned Will. bis fingers en- his wifea shoulder,
and stirred, rather vaguely, at Moulton.
MES. REEcHER
looked winter and mure ghastly stern than ever
There are only two spots Of color ic her face,-
two ecariet bcacons OF pain, one flaming on each
cheek Those two funetal lamps burned with
d1esdful ire to-day. Her lips are always dry, !
sud, when her trembling tongue moistens them,
very weary. She seldom speaks to her husband |
Who appears equally Indifferent to lis wife's suf-
ferinss, Tho anguish OF cancer is the rack
1pon which her nerves are stretched, AID the
Rggsayation OF her physical torture BY the men- |
III pain she too clearly undergoes, excuses tho
historic violence Of her tAmper. She dresses
ichly. and to-day exhibited on her stopping per-
son the handsomest seal-skln sack ever seen by
Lost Of the audience.
Mr.. Beecher did not stay very long this morn
'iE. but returned shortly after the post-reces- |
';,nal proceedings had commenced, and waited
III their end.
MouLTON AND TRACY.
Moulton only escaped from the to1nentors
ast before the hour for recess He fenced with
|rncy to tie very last, and once pierced that !
SO clean through his mail that !
he General WINGED and called cpon the Judge {
Q admon1sh he Witness Bot the judge, ruling
-Iacy bit his nlustache, and sighed for IN hour t
Il Judge McCue. Moultou shortly afterwards I