New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
MIR. HALLIDAY GIVES WAY TO OTHER
WITNESSES.

Tboro vos a delav of about fifteen minutes in be-
ginning the days work, MIR. Shearman alone oil the
defendants counsel being present at the opening
Of the court. The Rev. Mr.. Halliday again took
fine witness stand and continued his testimony
until requested to give way for Mrs. Lucy w.
Mitchell, who could not conveniently remain
in Brooklyn to testify, as she was TAX
ing care of q sick lady in New-Jersey.
What testimony Mr.. Halliday did give was about
Mr.. Tiltons statements to him in reference to the
Woodruff scandal. On one occasion Mr. Tilton had
said 70 the witness THE story is just false as 1t
would be for me to go over to New-York and say
that the tree in front of Mr. Haldays house is COW
cred with the flags of all nations" But later
in the same conversation MIR. hilton hao
thrown out insinuations about Mr.. Beecher'
and had declared that Francis d. Moulton had doc
uments which would corroborate those lnsinua-
tons He added that Mr.. Beecher was coward,
and that if he Mr Beecher) had courage to GO TO
Plymouth Church and tell them the truth they
would excuse him. Mr.. Tilton declared that his
wife pure.
Mrs Mitchell here took the witness stand. She
gave her testimony in a very quiet. unembarrassed
manner and in tones scarcely audible. except to
those nearest 10 her. She had been Mrs. Illton's
nurse on different occasions between the years
1867 and 1871. After some general tes-
timony regarding the condition of Mrs. Illton's
health, the witness told what she had seen and
heard during the latter part of the year 1870 Mr.
IiltOn came homo one day and declared that he was
ruined man, saying that he had been discharged
from The Brooklyn UnOn and upon hearing this Miss
Bessie Turner fell down upon lounge and appeared
TO the witness to be CRYING. The witness was here
Intercepted as to the effect which Mr. l1ltons ex-
cited talk produced on Mrs. TiltOn. The plaintiffs
counsel objected streuuOusy to these questions
hot fln W
an expert and obtained favorable rulings
on this point Mr. Evarts, however, kept put
ting cognate questions. and the discussion grew
warm When quiet was restored Mr.. Evarts put
another question of like nature, and MIR. Beach
rose with flushed face to protest again, but some
thing IN Nh Evarts's look stopped him. and the two
LAWYERS after cycling each other for few seconds,
hurst into hearty laugh. and the dis
pute ended without further argument The witness
linen related what had occurred on the evening OF
December 30 1870 Mr.. Beecher called and saw Mrs.
Tlton in her room for about an hour, the
witness going down stairs Mr.. Hilton was not
at home at the time After Mr.. Beecher left'
the witness went to bed, sleeping, was her Gus
tom then. with Mrs. Tllton. who was in delicate
health. Late in the night the witness was awak-
ened by hearing MIR. TiltOn talking with
his wife, The witness then went into
the study on the same floor. She heard
Mr. Titon talking with Mrs. TiltOn In loud and
angry tones. and the latter answering with voice
of entreaty Soon afterward Mr.. Tilton came into
the Study. where the witness was, and got paper,
ink. and pens and went back to his wifes room.
Mrs Mitchell was cross-examined vigorously by
Mr. Fullerton She remembered that Mrs. Tilton
was very weak and low after this interview with
her husband. but she did not remember noticing
any change in her condition when she saw her
after Mr. Beecher's call on the same even
ing The witness made some contradictory
statements as TO her custom of leaving the room
when visitors called. but corrected her testimony
afterward and apOCgized, saying, Mr.. Fullerton
puzzled me so that did not know" That IS nat
urai, observed Mr.. Evarts 81 am very sorry Tor
yon Madam; / apologize" added Mr. Fullerton,
with smile expressive of anything but grief on
his fire