The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-01
THE SCANDAL SUIT.
Commencement Of the Fifth Week In the
Brooklyn Judicial Nightmare.
WILL Triton TESTIFY 4?
Present Position of Principals and Wit
nesses in the Case
BETTING ON THE VERDICT.

Four hours in the day, i've days in the week
twenty hours. That Is the time consumed by the
nlion-Ieecner suit. Four times twenty are eighty
rnat Is the duration or the trial. This morning
begins the hlth week.
The OF the trial is as needful 10 the people
Ut large as the course OF events. Hon. Charles
Sumner set great store on picture.he possessed
or the Earl OF Strarords execution. There, on
Tower HILL seats were arranged for 3o.0 specta-
tors. One person was to die. He died with Dig
nifty and humility. The architecture, the process
sion, the scafold, the byplay, the multitude. made
a coup d'Ga excelling the nicely Of Charles
Knights description-wnicn IS the last, ceanest
GAMBLING ON THE VERDICT.
So with the Beecher trial. Its surroundings, at
the present stage OF the case, surpass, IN the
popular thought, its bearings NOBODY KNOWS
what the verdict Is to be. Thew are selling pools
ON the verdict now-the gamesters and Imam.
cIers IN Luman nature uptown-runnng, as IL Is
understood, odds on o disagreement second
choice on conviction, nearly even seconds on
acQuittal. This Is merely gambling iE ignorance.
Probably neither principal nor any counsellor IN
this trial has any knowledge OF the drift
Of the evidence or the effect OF the testimony
thus far gwen upon the verdict. 1t Is only the
plantin's side that is being put IN. In New York
the press mas been less discriminate tnan neutral
the scandal. Journals which began with
partisansmp have ended with scarcely opinion
atedness. The Judge presiding In the trial has
aad very sympathetic influence upon the press,
and has imoued large part oil It with q dispas-
sonateness which no coercion could have made.
some OF the lawyers have sought to make the
Judge the utterer OF their weak resentment
insinuating what they imperfecty feel, but he as
Kept clear OF any such undianined rupture with
mere reporters as might become counsel. but not
ajudge. In this case every critic oy profession
walks on the ragged edge. Yet every critic Is Q
partisan.
INFLUENCES OF THE TRIAL.
There IL one athlete, ductlle, good man In this
trial, easily selected from the seventy writer's no
are present, by his eccentric and direct comment
aries. The reporters generally 60 to HIM for outre
and phiosophic comments. He invariably quail
aes the opinions OF others by saying, Remember
We are jurymen;' ana yet 1t IL probable that I'm.
perceptiby 10 himself ne Is saturated with preju.
otces. he Ii like that old gentleman Burns. who
got into the Juryman's chair and was asked II his
mind was Tree and dispassionate as to the coniro.
versy.
"Free as the wind" exclaimed Burns
SOMEBODY recoliected. however, while the wind
was Tree 1t generally had direction and bear
lng, and Mr. Burns was questioned out OF tue jury
box. In short, he was peremptortly challenged by
Mr.. Evarts. II may be strictly said that among
lew impart;a, persons. The case has soaked, so TO
SPEAK. into the craniums and pulses OF every day
FOLK. ana q mans personal relations to his
family can often be discovered through his
bias In this trial. Jealous men, thin.
skinned men, diciarorisl men, men m.s-matcaed
stantial prejudices. msn perfectly at ease Ii the
ismuy relation, men little wandering and incon.
stone Tor masculine human nature. The schoo OF
womens n ints, auick 70 discriminate on the oear.
ireeaom, il rather ambition. having mao coca.
slon TO test tns school, 1: was found that ats po.
sition was not far from the foliowing:-
Whether MRS. ilton was guilty or Ruiltless, her
husband, Canning TO be er lover and 10 believe
be scancallzing ner by rnis persecution.
MIS-. Tilton has, Therefore, school surrounding
herself just a. Franz Moulton Is attended by set
Of people who se,arate nm en,ireiy from. tue
Issues In the case and take him as u type Of the
also there Is qulie large school-and Noulton
PROBABLY belongs 10 this-whicn Dotfs That Mr..
wnica he IS charged and st deensiDs aud even
more valuable as human instructor than II he
were guitless. "You pays your money ana you
MouLros on BEacHER.
During the course oil this trial mr.. Moulton made
the following shrewd remark
IL think the Mural part OF Beecner-preaching
part-is stronger to-day tnsn ever, because. In the
language OF the hymn
lie never breaks the bruised reed.
He knows what temp,ation means
For he hath elt the same"
This extraordinary hberalty toward one of the
leading Characters IN tue rom very in
terested witness the eccentrclties OF tue
trial Mouiton has never taken beecner's picture
from Its peg In MS parior. He holds that Beecner
could never nave preached the great human ser.
mons he has made but Tor MS animal sy patnies.
on the other hand Tllton also nolds various
relation even 10 mis- supporters. there are some
persons VINO defend his cause who still have little
or no personal sympathy with him. Tnere is some.
thing too dlspassionate rigid, complainant. SELF
returning IN his many moods To please even hs
hdherents he seems 10 lack tine common human
n. Il
Cess His conduct OF TINS case. remarkable as tt
ordinary genial sympatnies o. just Inc ciass when
has been his mainstay. We do not expecr our
saa ss '' Ss uada sSs ssp
MS seat IN me court room unrecos.
Type Of ef' one suorn aosnScnea w,sn no sserns
tive but court OF justice many anonymous
where IN Society there vas sens" 81 ,ustcs
and loretnoagnt which Invariably uaiancea and
saualizsa cOaasions , On tue ota U hand an cs!d
paIhy ne obtains Ia weaxer moments
Frank Moulton, rom occupying the most IN.
ing, perhaps, the napplest relation TO II. In ms
relation were ali the elements OF ms expIana.
iion ms perfect embarrassment gave tone Of
Snravse ed0 me man from toe sOsurdy OF ssns
10 De second tor two prncipas az the same time:
gentlsmaniy associations renewed hun ir0n the
lmputstlon OF a consprator and II he was Tor
.ons .iuie uuuoSeco ~ w WY. ~ n]s ~ ~.
resented. there was no DOUBT on tne subject
Wnen MS reese tfnent gave him Btatua.
Mo1lton has lor the future very little ASSOCIATION
with this case IN the pubic mind. he has ceased
10 be princpai. aud although an nveterats, stern,
logged antagonist oil one OF the cniei parties, No
retains an Almost absurd weaxness Tor that
opponent. Outside OF the court room his STATUS
y nearly a. undecided - formerly. His business
partners have appreciated his candor and mis-
ortune and nave come 10 the mont with such
an iudisposltion " keep IN the rear that their
very unwilngness has been testimony In ms
iavor. IL seems that he II not the brorner.A.law
Of the second member or the arm o. woodruff l.
Robinson, but the husband OF Mr.. Hooinsnh's
aiece. Mrs.. Moulton ~ candid, unsnspsetluR,
Ventle.mipded wife, parisnioner and friend. Per.
IONS VINO have her acquaintance say that Tor
long timo she suffered Eeeny IN the anomalous
situation she bore to Mr.. Beecher as communis
capt and mend and 70 M. Triton o. ner nnseanas