Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-25
The RrookiXn Scandal

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II was Twelve o'clock when Mr. Moulto,
stepped down from the platform. Mr. Full-r-
tn aud Mr. Beach. rivals In politeneSs. no..
m stately Way and bowed her into a Seaf
between them. Mr.. Beach gained = point,
howeve-. by diScOvc-in~ It the collar Other
cloak had got turncf - r. He arranged An
with courtly grac0 ani WAS rewarded with =
smiling "Thank seal" Afer sitting a mo
ment-not To regain Sclf-poSSeSSloa. for She
had not been otherwise than easy and cpol On
Der manne--Shc went out % the cDurt MON,
with her father fn-law
As MIS- Moulton pascal i'm front OF Mr.
bteSher, ON her way out. ne rise half wav OUT
OF hls chair and bowed her. She returned The
SITUATION politely. Just beyond. and -
.,'.se 10 Ter passage. sat Mrs. Tilton. bat
the eyes Of the two women aid not meet
THE PLAINTIFF'S CASE RESrFn
We rest" said Mr.. Fullerton,
III a cannon had exploded in the coprf r,o,,
u would scarcely have caused n,orp Surn-iSs
than this unexpected announcement nj h,a
for several days been rumorat thar NJ Go
PShteT, VINO has ben generally regarded as
an important witness, would not be called
until necsled for rebuttal yet Il was supposed
that the rest OF the week would De- used in
the present tion of the plaintiT's case. The
n aScu subsequently, given Toy his lawyers for
Their tact @ was that "A perfect case had
been made out. and there was no use IN ex-
pending more time. Other lawyers. not coz
nected with either side. werc OF the optnioa
thai Mrs. Moulton's testimony was regarded
by MCSsrS. Reach. Fullerton aud Pryor a. q
climax OF strength, aud that other witnesses
iect Tor their side. IN the way of recruiting
testimony
ISpcrial D'qsg,cs fofhr Cairay, 7,.s,,a.l
BRCoHLNN, y. Y. February a tan
M detailed report OF Bea,-bersS rs,,,o-.,s -,
.CNmiah Robinson about MS nit,r..'s testi-
mohN, send you Tor the first time. Rabinsoa
Was taking To Gen. Tracy. when RaerhNT
walked quickly towards Robinson an1 s.ia.
" on ought L. he proud OF your niecel Hsr
story haS truth for foundation. but Il. in
effect. he Robinson turned on his hsl
Tracy followed him. and putting MS hand n,
Robin~OE'S shoulder. said. "pont rsnsat
what you heard. Beecher is excited, ana
don't know what be says" Robinson re
piled; III Mr.. Bocchcr knew that with.
twenty four houTS after he had made his cno-
Ies>lon To my niece, she told me of it. exactly
a. she told 70 Just now. he would moi have
been i'm such hurry To- call al p lice The
incident has Occasiouet a great deal OF d.
nale,-Some of IL not oyer-complimentary 10
DIR. BEEeHERs ADHERENTs DOING THEM
SELVES INJURY.
20 ltowad's gross attack ON Mr.. Maultoa
iil the New York Star has been fOliogei up
10y a number OF ANONYMOUS letters snn,a ~
them too filthy TO quote. one such nnissive
addressed TO MrS. MOulton, and written in a
disguised hand, brims over with gilt-efget
obScenity. the language being both elegant
and shameleSSly ribald. Her enragei huS-
band offers S5.cOo for the detection OF ths
scouEdrcl who wrote 10.
VIII be summoned as "A witness. but in rebuff
tai. II BceCheT alleges I'm his defense shat his
" a. uNc 20 the ldCl iilAL ne MAJ con
suited Bowen 20 discharge TiltOn from the
Independent, for entertaining ne terdoN views
OF marriage, Bowen will swear that he never
consulted Beecher about TilJon's relations Go
his newspapers, and that Beecher never vol
unteered any advice with regard 10 TiltOn or
MS situation. The reason thar Bowen gave
some time ago for severing TiltOn's connec-
ton with the Independent was 10 the effect
that well-known lady contributor 20 the
brooklyn Union had complained of some
thing worse than incivility ON Tilton's part.
Her complaint, added TO another motive for
getting rid Of him, which consisted OF his
having taken sides with the wrong section
OF the local republican party against the
other and more influential clique. actually
gave Bowen his excuse, and Beechcr had a.
little to do with il as myself.
WASHINGTON DIVORCE CASE To FIGURE
IN THE BEECHER TRIAL.
abstain nom mentioning the name OF the
lady directly responsible for TiltOn's depart
IRE from Bowen's service. Although al has
not so Tar been mentioned I'm connection with
the scandal, you have had occasion quite
lately To print IL i'm your columns as that OF
one OF the parties 10 a very singular Wash
ingtOn divorce case.