The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-29
THAT WEARISOME TRIAL.

WILL IT LAST TILL MIDsU1IMER THE SCANDAL
AS YET BUT THINLY PENETRATED BIZ THE
EVIDENCE.
The week opening to-day Will probably bring
out the long expected personal statement OF the
pastor Of Plymouth. His friends say he will take
the anxious bench on or about Wednesday, after
II. b. Clanin and others have testified to ertain
matters which tend TO suDstanttate the evidence
OF Jackson s. Shcultz. 1t Is also thought that some
evidence will be given to show Mr.. Tiltons unre-
liability In his monetary dealings. AS has been
previously stated one or the witnesses on this
score may be Demorest, the fashion publisher,
who claims to have paid Mr.. T1lton $3.50 for i've
poems and then found that only one OF them WAS
original Such evidence would hardly be apt to
injure poet, the publisher generally getting tho
best OF every encounter with the Muse.
WHAT IS SAID.
The partisans OF the defence say that Mr..
Beecher has enough, and more tnan enough, evi.
dence to break down Moulton utterly. lie pro-
poses to prove Moulton's sharp practices with the
government and with merchants as @ warehouse
man, and his subsequent conformation py the cele-
bra.ed revenue detective jayne. MIR. Beecher
It Is said viii not endeavor to mpeach Mrs. Moul.
ton, except through her husband, unless Mrs.
Woodruff takes the stand Tor the plaintiff. when
he viii endeavor to snow by her that Mrs. Moul-
relieving the Tilton family from her throttle. II Is
not believed that me plantin Will cite Mrs. Wood
hull. Her recent card in favor OF Tllton would ap-
pear to show that she nad modified her spirit OF
yeneeanse toward MIN; gu. II she he, Is
solicited her company she NAV rebut
his original proposition that he sought
her out to conciliate her. and dropped the &C.
and had also tarnished bis own reputation. the
doubts and surmlses on al this subject matter
only show us how thinly the great scandal has
been penetrated by the evidence. The public Is
laluty as to Mr.. Bcccher's innocence but quite de-
cided rs to Tilton's want OF herolsm.
IL has been reported that Mr.. Beecners own
son-in-law, VINO is a Clergyman In the eastern part
OF Connecticut, has recently expressed himself to
this efrect:-'i Dcieve Mr.. Beecher to limo cent
aud stlll cannot blame people who think HIM
guilty"
HOW THE PLAINTIFFS STANDS
The extent OF this tna goes hard with tue plain
tif He has very little support IN the press or IN
social me- having lost his newspaper ainliations
and hls commercial goud Will. II this were not
civil suit where the plaintiffs character can DO
shown IN mitigation OF damages, ulton could not
be put IN TIE defensive on such small Issues as
hanging pictures In MS nsatgown, dIsput.
ing , In ,, procession. me Pnolic are com:
alleging that no did not sleep in nor pedchsnber,
nor carry q banner Ill the communist celebra tion.
she could not nave sworn ths except on personal
kaowiedge, IA Sue has soured on ulton. There
fore zoe wttness, Cooke the negro man. and seve-
raj others go 10 the RrOund, snd the defence -
put In the strange attitude OF spending great
deal OF time IN proving thngs tney had not
rook0ned Oh the principal character 10 onset.
There must still De an enormous umc spent "a re.
putting TINS incideutai testimony against Triton
aud Monitor. Mr.. COOKE IL 10 DC challenged. kat0
carey 10 to be annihiated. And sti the days 70
by ana che great inquest po&os its way t0wafd
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