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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12

Mr. Evars-I submit she has answered great many times.
Judge Neilson-No; she has not answered.
Mr. Evmts-whati
Judge NesonNo Sir understand this lady to indicate that
there change in the visitors and society there
Mr. Evs-And she has given whole basis Of it that she
did not see them before, but did see them after.
The witness-I think that is all can cay.
Judge Neson-But then her that there was change
stands unaualiaed-
Mr. Eyars-No doubt of it.
Judge Neson-The counsel has hight to that portion Of it,
Mr. Eyars-ow far how many times il he TO ask the came
question and receive answer
Judge Nelson-He has a right TO receive an answer
Mr. Evas-ow many times he has received an answer
Judge Nelson-He has not had an answer yet.
Mr. Beach, answer the gentleman many times as think
necessary to exhibit the disposition and character Of this wit
Judge Ne.on-You have right to an answer, Sir You will
proceed
The Wtness-I thought had answered you directly you
asked me; designed to do so.
MT Beach-Can you what years Mr. Triton re-
sided IN oxfordsL' A. No never him at his no use IN
0xfordst
@ don't ask you that; shall presently A. could not
tell the years
@ Cannot you tell me what time he resided in Oxford
ST. A. Excepting that it was previous to 1885,
q How long previous to 1865 A. could not tell yon.
q Well, about how long Madam A. Well within three or
four years; probably previous to that
@ Then between 1860 and 1856 had resided Oxford
A think so; could not say certainly.
q. And had you visited him therei A. No
Do you know from personal knowledge whether not
Mrs Stanton and Miss Anthony had visited Mr. and Mrs.
Titon ct 0xford-sti A. No
q You DON'T then you cannot say from personal knowl-
edge that they visitors Of Mr. and Mrs Iton prior TO
1866, can YOU A. Between 1850 and 1867
q Vest A. cannot in those limits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12
Mr. rnroN ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.

O. Now. you also had some conversation with
him unon the subject Of marriage and dvorce' A. cannot
remember having had any conversation on that subject De
ieve didn't testify to that.
O. What1 A. I don't think testified to that, did II
@ You testified to expression which ne USED A. recoi
ect hearing him make some remarks
O. Do YOU recolect hearing him make remarks upon that
subject upon more than occason' A. only eeoeci one
occasion.
thai occasion ami what occurredi recoect that at
tabe-breakfa.t think believe there were guests the
children were nj table and Mrs Tilton was al table
O. And who were the guests' A. Mise Anthony and MIS-
Stanton were there believe That 10 the best OF my eeo
lection.
Well was the remark which you refer uttered by MI
ton In the course f discussion with bis guest or converse
with his guess' A. That ! don't recohec' any iuf
ther words any further conversation.
There must have been something sad on the subject
So there must; I don't recolect any reply.
O There wasa conversation upon the subject A. Probs
bly,
O. Which You don't recollect. A. Probably could not
swear that there
no Won recoe.t what Immediately preceded this remark
OF Mr. TFtonf A. No. not; IL stands alone impress
sion Of thai breakfast-
O. Now Will you near A. you can A. As recollee
ton, should say recolleet 1t distinctly.
O. Very we'll you recoect distinctly then give IL TO Us
rceoIlect Mr. Tilton said IL longer bcleve-think Of
the marriage relation a. once did
O -I.o longer believe-hink Of the marriage relation -"
A. No OF no longer think Of the marriage relation"
O. As once didf" A. Yes Sir
U In that all You recolect that he said That all
recollecf distinctly enough to quote.
Had you ever had any conversation heard any remarks
cf hs upou that subject previously have doubt but
had =. ID -..l
O No; sAas yss sss0nssa cannot Nsnusy oouvss
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O Do Won rccorect Of meeting Mr. wilcox theref A. NO.
Sir; do not
O. Do You know himi A. don't know I know more th'n
one Mr. Wilcox Sir You viii have to identity him.
O. Residing here In Brooklyn' A. Howl
O DO You know more than residing here in the city, A.
In the City OF Brooklyn l..
q Yes, Sir 4 don't know Of any enc residing nere -
Brooklyn Sir.
@ Do you know stnman wilcO1' A. No, Sir; do not
@ Do you know Mr.. Stlman, OF New YORK; A. Luz" Nv
member any man Of that name, Sir.
O. And you don't remember OF meeting Mr. Strnan sier
lecture New York, A. No Sir; do not do not ~
all identify from your question, any person whatever
@ Did you that lecture the place where 1t was a
livered in company with any onef am not quite su'
Sir whether did or not
@ IL there recollection in your mind upon that suDee
O. Howl A. No Sir Ihave not at this moment any recol'
lection
O. BY tasking your recollection could you not recall any CIR
cumsance which the delivery Of that speec
A do not know that could, Sir 1t was to me 20 oroih "
affair; there nothing very marked about It,
@ The speech ordinary you meant A. No, Sir uoh
that; very able speech mean thai my going "
apoitical meeting was avery ordinary AFFAIR
@ Yes but there might be extraordinary circumstance
connected with ti A. Yes Sir but don't remember any
O. And you recall any In whose company
you left the place where that speech devered A. can
not remember meeting Tton there and speaking Win
her, in the Academy.
@ That am not asking about wen do you recoliec'
where you that placer A Ny impression "
that directly home 10 New York, bat still may a'
gone somewhere for little while may have made ea'
cannot tell you.
O. And you have recollection OF any person whom you
met after you left the place where the speech was deVeed
A. have not this moment Sir My recollection nsh
be refreshed perhaps II names mentioned
@ Well perhaps will refresh your recollection II ask you
you ecoect going Canalst that evening after inc
speechi A. No, Sir.
Mr. Evarts-In New York;
Mr. Beach-Yes Sir.
The Wtness-I do not.
O. You don't recollect it, A. No Sir must have passed
Cana-s- the way home, presume.
O. Crossed you meant A. Crossed il; yes Sir.
@ Well you able whether not went TO any
place in Canat that EVENING" A. Yes Sir am able 70
say that did not.
@ you able to say that you did not to MERGERS on
that evening" after the speechi A. Yes Sir, am able 70
sayso
@ And you have recollection Of meeting any person.
whom you name that evening after that peech' NO
Sir, l have not.
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REFLECTIONS on THE WITNESS.

Q. Did you attend during the Greeley campaign,
az 1T Is called. a speech msde-hear a speech made
Academy OF Music by Mr. Ton, in New York; A. No, Sir
q In BROOKLYN A. In Brooklyn did yes, Sir.
@ When thatf A. l tell you. Sir. II just
before Presidential election; think very short
fore but could fix the date.
O. Who did you accompany that address A. Idont at
this time remember Sir who was lady
with whom boarded, Mrs. Sabine.
O. Mrs. who' A. MR. Sabine OF New York lady with
whom have lived for IS years think Was her. and yet
am not sure IL may been reeo
lection now whiss en- here, - " whom waA
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THE WITNESS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HER TES-
TIMONY.
Mr. Beach--Since the adjournment of the Court
evening Miss oakley have you conyerd with any persons
in regard to your testimony A. have.
O. whoi A. With Mr.. Sherman.
Q. With Mr. Sherman who else : A. With Mr.. Hill
O. whoi A. With Mr.. Hin
O Who else : A. With Mrs Tilton.
q With Mrs Tilton who else A. gentleman with MI
Shearman whose name do not recollect
@ Was it q gentleman whom you have seen before A.
Don't recollect seeing him before.
O. Was Mr. Porter; do You recognize him A. Yes, Sir
@ 1t singular you should forget him A. never saw him
before Sir heard his before to my knowledge
@ With anybody else A. With else.
O. Did you with those parties together all OF them
A. No.
@ Well did you converse with each Of them separately
No some together.
Please who together at the time Of the CONVEX
sationi A. saw Mr.. Hill for a moment alone.
@ Wherei A At his Office
O. At his ofice-wheni A This morning.
O. This morning; welf A. Mrs. Tfton few mo-
ments and while there Mr. Sherman in, and
walked mp from Mrs rton's house with Mr. Sherman and
with that other gentleman, Mr. Porter; that the extent Of
my communing
@ OH there was M Porter A. say with the other gen
tleman.
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MISS OAKLEY MAKES AN EXPLANATION.

The Witness-Can | not state to you what my op-
por,unites OF observation Of the family previous 1866
and during years frsm 1855 to 1850 which may put
what have said In better light regards myself'
Mr.. Tracy-Yes.
The Witness-I came and went visitor, in the Summer
vacations years previous 1856 and my friendship
the family with them in that relation apd
during three Of those absent from the city
but by correspondence and by always visiting when did
knew them and knew them well In the Fail of 1866
to Brooklyn live and lived tAem During the first
month that time with Mrs Morse al her house and
think before they moved 49, and during the eighteen
months subsequent that much Of the family aud
il. relations and friends than had before for years
Mr.. Tmey-That II all.
Judge Neils N That ID all, Miss Oakley.
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THE BEECHER-TILTON TRIAL.
THE PLAINTIFFS RELATIONS WITH MRS.
WOODRUFF.

CONCLUSION OF THE TESTIMONY or MRS OAKLEY
LOWELL LAWYER ON BEHALF OF THE DE-
FKNDANT-FhMIIAR AND LOVING CONDUCT of
Mr. ElLroN AND MRS. Woodruff DEsCRibED-
SPECIMEN CONVERSATIONS AT THE IADfs HOUSE
THE Woodruff SCANDAL DISCUSSED IN NIX
rILroEs PRESENCE BEFORE IRIS PUBLICATION.
The trial of the suit against Mr. Beecher was re-
sumed yesterday morning before Juoge Nehson'
Mr. Oliver Johnson took the stanG for n few min
ptes 70 explan some parts OF his testimony of the
dav before. Miss Isabella g. Oakley's eross-exam-
ination was concluded by Mr.. Beach. Mr. Charles
CowIey of Lowell Mass testified under the exam
ination of Mr. Evarts, and his cross-examinatlon
by Mr.. Beach was concluded at the hour for adj
journment. The evidence was mainly directed to
the establishment of the relations of Mr. filton
with Mrs. Woodruff
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MRS. purNAMs LETTER PRODUCED.

Mr. Shearman-I desire to say have the original
OF that letter Of which, by courtesy put eopyfom
Mrs Tllon 70 Mrs Putnam IL substituted; and there
single mistake the copy II reads Ia the eopy How
beautiful your growing for Theodorel and In the original
1t is How beautiful your yeaing love for Thsodose
don't know whether II h Of any importance.
judge Reibon-n 70 veil snssGh - eesssss u
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Ng. TETON ~ COMMUNICATION WITH THE SPIRITS.
0. Now. was there a further conversation on any
subject in which YOU and Mr. Tton and Mrs Woodruff were
the uaess A. The that that now rsca-there is
much that cannot recalthe conversation the
subject the possibility and acuai,y OF communication be-
the spirits Of deceased persons and those living
remember hut very little that said that subject except
an aneclote tia, NJ Ton related that sometime before that
lac was gone away home and hsd place where
he was about be detached from ali OF communication
with his family that he heard voice nandbe
cep himself he supposed saying: Theodore home
And he said that impressed him mach that he did 20 home
and arrived just in time 10 ind his Oldest daughter,
think that was oldest daughter, lying almost the point Of
death That Is only thing in that discussion that sub
ioct that I remember.
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MEDIUMS" DISCOURSE on THE OTHER WORLD
Q. What was the next thing That occurred there
that attracted your attention. A. The ne thing occurred
there gentleman, whose name cannot recall
1 think it was Or something he PM himself into the
dumistic ho sad, whatever that nay d.
O. How did he get himself into that stale! \ don't know
that either.
q You sly him 4. l Tat be stood up and com
mencel gy..s an address
O. Well A. Parporns to come from the spirit Of some
deceased literary cer The precise persoaihe name do
not now recall and Mr. Ton ont paper and made
some minutes Of it phoaosrapAicay.
Q. Made Photographic report you mean? H. He phono-
graphically report t. When he used up the paper which he
had Mr. Wooau brought bunch Of paper aAd he went on
for some ltc time noting down ph0nog sapIcy the address
Of this Gentleman; and remember on IT. being completed
that he made remark that he had not done much phono-
graphic reporting before FOR ten years.
O. Was that speech made the sabec. Of l'cnssiou A.
Arcr II was finished Several Of those persons present
rDoke Of H. do recall great al .hlt said.
remember Mr. 1it1n made his remark: 81 this pub
llsed a. d.oI--, essay. 1t would attract very great
admiration sal M-s. WOodaGli asked FOR my opinion
smiled IN TO- ana she said, you needn't hesitate TIC
Doctor" or wAoye- his was does know what be
has been saying he l. perfectly unconscious u what he has
been delivering and thcrcnpon oppressed my opinion that
didn't ANY thing in IL beyond jingle o. musical words
aud poor turned though there body of thought ;
there w. no argument carried dreamy speculation ON
the condition those in the idtHge s-.o, ia the spirit
safe, Whatever ,iat may be.
O. Did YOU observe how tie medium took criiicismi
thought he litle unpeasanty a." didn't carry my
criticism ANY f.rier. lLaugntcrl
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ISABELLA C. OAKLEY RECALLED.
Isabella G. Oakley was then recalled, and her
cross examination continued.
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ROGER A. PRYOR,

on the same side, is tall and lank,
though not excessively, with nearly
black hair falling straight behind
delicateIy sanguineous complexion
clean shaved, and in q suit OF NO
gray but all blue, He is uneasy
and embarrassed withself-conscious-
ness. His hands distract his atten-
ton, and do also his head and most
of his joints, but especially his I'M
der liz, which continually requires
TO be boosted up into conference
with the prominent nose. His
manner is suave and complaining
toan extreme. These unprepossess-
ing weaknesses, however, are the
Indications of susceptibility
which is often related to fine quail
ties and powers, and Gen. Pryor has
taken very respectable rank at the
Yew York bar.
THE JUNIOR COUNSEL FOR THE DE
TENSE
after Porter, are, General Tracy, of
Brooklyn, a fairly able-lookiDg
man, of good size and face, with
IL sig fltly SIlLLlSo DCtid, Woih luii
and short Mr.. Hill, rather ele-
CANT looking younger gentleman
getting prematurely bald, and who
seemed to make trivially tedious
work ofexamining jurors. Austin
Abbott, a silent walking encyclope-
dia of law and precedents; and last
and chief,
THOMAS G.. SHEARMAN,
one of the sharpest of legal tacti-
clans, improved by much service
with Gould & Fisk, under the gen.
eralship of David Dudley Field,
and the judicial patronage of Geo.
G. Barnard, in the palmy days of
the Erie and Tammany Rings. He
is prominently devout member of
Plymouth Church, intimate friend
and adviser of Mr.. Beecner, and
buster, night and day, hands and
feet, tongue and brains, that Old
Nick in a gale of wind.-Ec.
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Mrs. TiltOn I'm Court.

The N. Y. Herald Of Wednesday
in its report of Tuesdays proceed
ings, says:
The Beecher-Tilton trial took on
more sensation yesterday. Mrs.
Tilton was brought into the court
room by Edward Uvington, her
host, accompanied by Mrs. Owing
ton and her father, Judge Morse.
The two ladies were in the very
centre of the court room, and es-
+ ecial seats had been reserved for
Them. They were about equidist-
ant from Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Til
ton, at the end of row OF Plym-
outh church dignitaries, and at the
right angles to it, so that Mrs Til
ton looked along the bench on
which Beecher fright at his pro-
file. On the right was Mrs. Owing
ton, on the left Judge Morse next
to Judge Morse was Mr.. Ovington;
next Moses Beech, jr.; next Col.
Beecher; then Professor Raymond;
then Henry Ward Beecher; next
Mrs. Beecher and her third son,
and finally Assistant Pastor S. p.
Halliday.
In the angle between the last
eight persons and the first three a
table for the defendants Junior
counsel was set, or which were two
bouquets, one large ana one small.
They had been carefully brought
! to court before the appearance of
the plaintiffs wife, whom they
were meant to honor, and were set
there between the eyes of the &C
cused pair.
THE WIFE OF THE PLAINTIFF.
AS the wife entered the court
room Mr.. Beecher, without look
ing up, appeared to be conscious of
her presence, and smile of en-
| enlargement lowered around his
eyes. He was reading a paper
covered book, and for much of the
day perused this and other vol
umes which he took up successive
ly, and penciled in them. Mr.. Til
| ton looked over his shoulder as the
procession entered, and exchanged
chances with his wife. neither of
them speaking Frank Moulton.
sitting by TiltOn, looked cool and
sharply at Mrs. TiltOn, with a look
of pity, next of cutting severity,
and finally ne turned about to
the reporters and smiled. After
the counsel for Tilton had been
speaking few minutes, Moulton
arose with his cane and hat in
hand, passed out, stepping around
Mrs. Tilton and touching her dress.
She looked up and gave him a wo-
mans look Oh defiance, her small,
dark eyes and rather large mouth
set firmly, as if to say, This is the
worst you can do, and / have faced
it,"
Moulton knew on Monday that
both Tracy and Beecher desired
Mrs Tilton to appear in court with
Mrs. Bescheg. and it was discussed
with counsel ~ to whether her
presence should not be objected to,
as a manifest Intention to affect the
jury.
THE HUSBAND AND WIFE,
After Mrs. Tilton had been Sit
ting a little while, she turned her
eyes upon her husband, of whom
she had the advantage, as she was
ten feet behind him and could
watch every movement OF his face
as he sat silently behind Morris,
his long grayish brown hair falling
on his shoulders and his profile a
little stronger by time and thought.
The young Tilton of 1870 is grow
ing hoar in the Tilton of 1875.
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The wife watched this man mar
rowly, without any higher feeling
than strong curiosity 1t has been
long since she spoke to him. For
seven months they have not prob
ably looked at each other. Yester-
day he saw her for the first time.
After awhile looking suddenly to
the left, Tilton observed his wife
just drop her eyes from his face.
He looked steadily until she con-
fronted him again. From this time
forward there were frequent CLAN
ces between the patron his part
sensibility and inquiry, on hers
merely exaggerated curiosity
Mrs. Tilton was in very perfect
state of equanimity. She was in
purple, velvet hat with black
bow and bunch of feathers, an un-
commonly large ear for SO small a
woman, and lean, sharp, inharmo-
NOUS features composing a very
small head. Her forehead was of
the medium size, almost straight
line; she had straight, thin,
bloodless nose, and cheeks rather
hollow; but the mouth, lips and
chin were grosser and fuller than
the lean woman who looked out
and the colors of the flesh and eyes
were warm and ruddy. The lips
were quite red and inviting; the
coarseness of the chin rather in
creased its power; the eyes and
expression were those of al emo
tional, understandable, over credu-
lous young married miss, who pos
sessed great power to fascinate
men, particularly mature and eld-
erly men, who are readily moved
by childish coquetry.
Mrs. Tilton wore new suite Of
good, rich black, the dress walk
ing silk skirt, the mantle or sack
of black velvet, the collar white
ruffie, and the hat of velvet with
feather extending from front to
rear. She is very little woman.
Earrings or gold open-work, with
jingling pendants, dropped from
the large ears aforesaid. She kept
her kid gloves and hat on during
the whole days proceedings, fore
noon and afternoon. With lace
handkerchief in her hand, she fire.
quently used it at her nose,
inhaling the perfume, Her IA
thcr, Judge Morse, was an old
respectable person, with full gray
hair and beard, and silver specta-
cles, and he said nothing, but gave
his arm as she entered the court
room and retired. Mrs. Ovington
wore an imitation cashmere shawl,
a dark blue dress. velvet hat and
ostrich feather. To look at super
ficially Mrs. Ovington was alto
gether the more superb woman of
the two. Critically examined, -four
men out of five would have con-
sidered Mrs. Tilton's as the more
seductive face of the two
The opinion aroused by the APP
pearance of Mrs. Tilton was not
favorable after the qualification of
looking her over had been freely
INDUCED in by every spectator
She was not addressed by the law
yers for defence nor by Mr.. Beech,
er himself. AS she could not be
witness in the case, and as the
speech of the day was to be person
al to her own virtue as a wife, it
was regarded as a little theatrical
touch, advised by some overhead
ed partisan, and probably not to
the advantage of the wishes
of its prompters. The jury scarce
ly looked out OF the box.
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KANSAS 'hotel porters are not bi
proud. They will straddle mans legi
and pull off his wet boots without ever
thinking that they have degraded the
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Standing there as you do before
me, do you pretend to say that
you were not drunk last night?"
inquired His Honor OF Charles
Diamond.
Charles felt of his nose, gazed
down at his yawnlng boots and re-
piled:
81 don't purtend nothing"
"Well, that's great deal better
than as if you claimed to have
been at the battle of Waterloo, or
served as body servant to Gener-
al Washington. / like your APP
pearance very much, and We'll
call it sixty days If it was some
folks L wouldn't make it over
thirty"
Diamond remarked that some
one would catch lightning when
he got out, and His Honor pointed
his finger over the desk and re-
piled:
Charles, my son, doa't throw
any rocks at my front gate, and
don't imagine that you can roll
me- in the snow. I'm old and ten
der-hearted, but fany one should
rouse me there'd be IL funeral pro-
cession half a mile long next day,
and 1t wouldn't be my funeral.
Don't fool with Il Numidian hon,
nv boy. o-DetrOU Press.