, 1875-01-05
And Ile Docs Net Seem Particularly
Anxious for the Test.
Lingering Attachment to the
Bill Of Particulars.
Why Judge McCue Is Preferred to
Judge Nelson.
Tho Case Postponed until To-Day,

hpSffab DHfatfH 10 ihf <Alca9f fF1uHH.
New ionk. Jan. 4.-For neyeral days paHt tl,e
active partisanB OF Mr.. Doccher have baeu as
sorting very confidently that their caso would
como Up before Judge AfcCue instead Of Judge
Nelson. Judge AIcCua is alle Judge who granted
tho bill Of particulars, which Nelson and Roy
nods, setting iu the Qoncrsi Term, denied on ap-
pcaL McCue's ruling in granting the bill Of
particulars WAS Of course favorable to the
Deecllor party, whereas Nelson's was adyerse
to tllcu. Naturally therefore, Dcechorfs counsel
want the case to TO before Judge McCuc, aAd
Tsllon'1 counsel want it before Nulsoh. It WIS
sot duwn to be called at o'clock to-day, aud was
80 announced in tho press, and understood by
counsel. This morning. ut tue opening u tue
torod tho courtroom, aud judge McCne. who
waB presiding, called tho case Mono Of Tiltun'a
counsel, however, wore present. aud
the. Judge put the case over for
while to wait their arrival. They failed 70 ap-
poar however At l!:jU o'clock, wllcn atr. Shear
man brought tho matter up, and Judge alcCue
at once allowed tho matter to bo discussed, 30
that really the Was brought ou before lin by
Deeehcrscounsel, inBtcad Of Eoine. NJ 1t wan u'l-
prHtood to do, at o'clock bcfOre Judge NeilBon.
The discussion was unimportant, except III de-
Yolorin2 . ..
TIE TAcT1cs OF nEEcnEn's COUNSEL.
{The question Which now arises IL, Will tile case
tt'-morrow ba sont botoro Judge NeIlson or will
eay :o-uight that the case is On trial before
l1cCuo. 9Iiltons COUNSEL insist that it be
sent tomorrow beforo Judge Nelson,
and thelo is likely to ba a.. protty
sharp fight over tho question who SHALL Try it.
Floul hints thruwu out by Boccher's partlsans,
1t ia evident tkcre sono little Bchenlo aioat
to bring about this very result. bill. III all prob.
ability. Judge MeCuo altl not Judge NoiisoD will
-. IN The ds,ce:ntci Prs,s.l
LEuAL IL.NJAIEnfSa.
NEW YonE, J,.l. i.-At tD o'clock this morn-
ing. tho Hey. iEcn1y Ward Boucher, accompanied
BY alcts,s. Tracy and shcarna.', appeared in the
Ctr Curt, brooklyn, where Judge McCus Was
lres.dins. Ille Judge whs bnsily occupied III
;latxactiug tho regular business OF tho day.
rt:'aily ho REACHED tito case OF I!ton againat
Hccclcr. air. sl1cntman, Tor tue defendant,
rlsuS, answered ''Ncaly." There was no reeponso
On tho part Of tho plaintiff. 4 moment elapsed,
aud it was evident lhat tnero was nobody in ths
co;Irt-ruo;n authorized to respond ia behalf OF
Tilton. 4 reporter immediately yisltcd Judge
Morris at hin olce, aud thu following eonyoraa-
ton ensuta
Kcportcr-Did you B,l7roso Deecher and his
counsel woald bo il, coalt 1T III o'clock thlH
morniuE?
Judge 3lorris-1 ru7ocncd Deochcr's counsel
would kcci, tlle rllcdEo they GaYo us, which Was
au agreement that We Should 80 befose Judge
Nelson ut II o'eloca to-day.
Shcainian upon bciuS asked how he accounted
for tho absence Of couahel fur plaintiff, Said the
othos slHe we're pttL"naihe sheg o!a Aot Auo"
they should oe III 6 ,Hrt oll timo.
Gc9. Itaer nsldrcts on Judge McCue at II
O'Clock, desiring Ills ll1nor 10 Indicate what dis
poh!tIon "oi!lA DO mai! OF tho casa OF 1Alton
against DeecAcr that hal betn called.
i, Tue J'l'sse telIird tnat ho would Lear caso
that prouHssd to conzulao only ubuut M hour,
mud woald probably call tho caao OF lllton
nsa!nst E>eiucr about II o'c!oak.
A"tss*s: r'n DzrssoASr,
ticechc: 't',t III IA"yefH tAch LETT tho Conr:
aud Hast .!a'''rs brakes Testimony was taken
90 "I t''-e III Anot'es rooai. 44o Iestllleu ttias
ha was Stn;n l!npostor. and was acluaintod
"lth t!asctA y. hloutotl. 4%o Or t1sco Gays
nftcr tue rlI'l'easlol o. tho charges against
neechcF ~ Sir4. Nooahuil, ne Questioned
alo"lton itS*f'i'i'g the truth oi the aiiega-
lions, ma ho pronounced them "a
mass or ~o!I!ia'la iablcs' AID auael: " as %
c!1n,nat!t:, ~ H%.H haA ~" oI PFuui' aHu -
1ce:hcr ca1eer !" Hos snlilc'ent ie1ntat'on to
slanher from Hu'h source, YOU doh deserve TO
nave your MIMI satlsled. IN cto5s-e1amina-
iloh "hheFs ashseh tnht no WAS ltot nor never
Ing nad been az Intimate friend or oishof Monlton,
1lltohf Or baeclef.
hEMAnKs OF COUNSEL;
~ hai1-fast IL tHo minor casG nofofe Judge
McGuo VIZ gwen to tho 1uFy, aud alr. shearHau
Es'a'!t" sll'laslf before JntSe sGno II a'ti sala:
= 1nhF f1o'!"l' NO naFe "ai!eu ui1h 1-ou 0 cioch: