Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-21
THE BROOKLYN TRIAL.

Il
"a From summaries of the testimony of
Mr.. Beecher we CLEAN the following
paragraphs:
BEECHERs BROTHERS AND sIsTERs-A SUM
IN ADDITION.
Beecher first gave sketch of his
family and personal history, eommenc-
ing with his birth ia Litchfield, Con,
in 1918, and continuing to the death of
his father, Rev. Lyman Beecher, III
1868, at the age Of eighty-six years,
embracing the death of his mother when
he was three years old, their removal to
Boston, his fathers family consisting of
thirteen born, eleven Of whom were
raised to mans estate Mr.. Evarts
asked how many were boys, and Mr..
Beecher answered SIX were bows and
four girls Mr. Evarts asked how could
six and four make eleven, and Mr.
Beecher, considering fer moment,
said, with a smile, henover could figure
the number up right unless he counted
them, one by one. This was the first
joke made during the day, and caused
much lau Inter-
MRS. BEE 5HERs AGE THEIR CHILDREN.
Nix. Evarts asked the age OF Mrs.
Beecher at She time Of their marriage,
and Mr.. Beecher said he really could
not tell-that they had been engaged
seven years; he thought she was the
same age as himself, one half the year
she would be twenty four Years old, and
the remaining half just the same age as
himself When Mr.. Beecher added, IN
his humorous way, that he was col
lege freshman at the time, the effect
was inimitable and the laughter, in
which Mrs. Beecher partici pated, hearty
and prolonged. The next question
brought out az answer Of totally diff
ferent character. He was asked how
many children he had, and re-
piled, Il have four with ne and
five waiting for me- This answer was
given with a marvellous pathos, and the
transition from mirth 10 sadness, so
natural yet SO impressive, challenged
the admiration Of the audience. And
In the succeeding answers when he said
that he regarded the sanctity of private
communications, and never opened or
allowed to be opened letters addressed
to his children, and thus no estrange-
ment or separation had ever occurred
between his wife and children and him
self. Mr.. Beecher's voice had a
tremor and huslziness consonaut with
the preceding answer he had given,
AFTER A YOUNG woMAN's AGE.
Mr.. Evarts asked Mr.. Beecher how
old his daughter was. Mr.. Beecher
laid his hand on his chin. thought for
some seconds. and finally laughed and
said he really could not tell At this
Mrs. Beecher laughed heartily, and her
daughter, Mrs. Hattie Scovell, blushed
and laughed too Mr.. Reecher further
added that the question related to one
of the household matters over which
Mrs Beecher had exclusive control.
The laughter became general, and Mrs.
ScOyeli, although her age was eventually
obtained, joined in the merriment.
AN INDIGNANT DENIAL. .-
Mr.. Beecher was asked regarding
-ceatain conversations or expressions re
lating to alleged criminal intimacy with
Mrs. Tilton. He repealed Caose allega-
tions with dignity and effect, denied be-
fore Almighty God that they ever took
place or were made, and declared that
while he was obliged to hear them in
court, they were never made in his
presence by any of the parties in the
case. On being asked regarding his
positive knowledge of the dates Of those
interviews, he humorously answered
that he was absolutely Ger
tain as to the interviews Of the Goth,
3Oth, and 3lst of December, 1870, and
January /, 1871, as they were not
movable feasts in the calendar. Dur
ing this portion Of the examination Mr..
Beecher's manner was SO animated and
effective that on several occasions slight
manifestations of applause were mace
by the audience, which were at once
suppressed by the court, and several
offenders arrested by the officers and
elected from the room.
MoULTON ON BOWEN.
In describing Moulton's opinion of
Nh. Bowen, another sensation was pro-
duced. Mr.. Beecher said that on Mtul-
tons informing him Of Bowen charges,
he said he would defy Bowen to his face
before the whole world, that he was not
afraid of Bowen' s stories in the slightest
degree. Moulton, Mr.. Beecher said
exhausted his language in speaking of
Bowen. Mouiton said he was treacher-
GUS, mean, cowardly, and cruel, and.
added Mr.. BeecEer with smile, he
prefxea every adjective with an ex-
pletive.
The following paragraphs are clipped
from Brooklyn letter Of the 9th to the
Chicago Journal, the writer of which
has hitherto leaned to the Tilton slde
A WONDERFUL COURT SCENE.
Were the case to be submitted to the
jury now there is no doubt DIS to what
the verdict would be. Had the case
been submitted yesterday afternoon,
when Mr.. Beecher withdrew from the
witness stand, I am certain that the
jury would have given a verdict of &C
quittal without leaving their seats.
Judge, jury, opposing counsel and spec
tators We're spell-bound by the witness.
[ have attended good many jury trials,
but never saw anything which would
compare with it, unless it were the scene
in the Richardson Mcfarland trial,
when Mr.. Calhoun, Mrs. McFarland's
friend 0yerawed the brutal Graham,