The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-21
General Tracy Taking Friend
Mculton in Hand.
MORE PASSAGES AT ARMS.
Beecher's "ILOved Elizabeth
TiltOn."
WHY A WORD WAS OMITTED
The Defendant Preparing
to Testify.

When MIR. Beecher RELAXED that It was dreadful
thing 10 get up fresh every Sunday morning and
preach with so much on his mind be had no idea
Oftne difficulty OF reporting his trial with JUST
equilibrium. To walk the tight rope OF impartial
ity with such long balance pole as win support
Beecner one end and Titon on the other IS
labor for Blondin. We do IL, however with un.
varying cneerfulnesa. Our sympathies 60 out to
both litlgants TO see so many lawyers assembled
upon them. 1t looks like Growers quest law
where the stan OF counsel 10 big as q Coroner's
jury on both Sides
Yesterday the proceedings were Of wrangling
nature, and consisted IN teaching Mr. Moulton the
steps OF backstep. Mr. Tracy waitzed him
around all day with grip more decided than anna.
tive, but he unrepentant Artul Douger,
and behaved with the meekness Of young shrub
Just out Of boarding school. In vain did Mr. Tracy
elevate his chin, look the eXecutioner, and snuD
the witnc IS on his answers. The more despotic
Tracy got the more dalllant and polite Francis be-
came. II be does hot come out perfect witness
ae Will very nearly me out perfect politician.
Moulton is OF the stamp OF man to ike this
dangerous eminence he has, A fairly successful
merchant, he pines more brilliant career.
The play OF nne wits, the game of fnesse the
emotional AUTHORIZATION OF strong natures-his
beng one-suits him. In this country to-day there
lecture on Friendship or "A Dangerous Came"
Ia Guy Livingstone, than to see and hear either
Beecher or niton. He appeals IN his position. to
the material and worldly side or man-that side
which oespises tie transcenden taism and radical
ism and optimism Of both the principals in this
case, and looks somewhere Tor bounce lie, craft
and GOODNESS. Moulton has a good head Tor the
stage. The fiery nature OF his hair and ample
mustache the nerve and nervousness, the good
man. relieve him from the idea OF any serious
connection with the Brooklyn set. He was called
by Beecher, "My dear Won Moltke." AS the trial
proceeds he develops very nearly to the SELL
mastery and literary skill Of Tllton, II, indeed he
does not loom up as the larger being. There is
nobody IN court with him except counsel, but ne
has SLOWLY CAPTURED friends from unwilling wit
nesses. Tue jury, in part look at MIN as
he comes into court with certain approving
wrinkle The Judge gives him very fair protec-
ton. He seems to have good physique and not
to be annoyed, especially not inundated. II he
was pert or forward or retaliatoIy he would
speedily drop TO the ground put on the whole, he
shows the superiority, ior common sense occx-
SONS or the business man over the literary man,
the preacher, and we might almost say, the law
yer. There Ia a little merry devilishness In his
way OF testnying Yesterday he Kept Lawyer
Tracy on string long while as TO why he
omitted TO insert Mrs. Beecner's letter in one Of
his documents, with the intent to say, after .
long worry, that he had remembered he ought
TO nave done it-three weeks ago.
1t Is the general opinion In the Court that
Tracy's cross-examination Is better tnan Porter's
~ to an understanding OF the evidence In the
case, but poorer Tar as Its manner Is concerned.
Judge Porter stayed home yesterday, sick. He
baf1ed the witness the second day by his polite
ness, and made spectators wish he would maze
some points on Moulton, deserving to DO go by his
bearing. Indeed, be did do very well. with Mr..
Evarrs assistance. on Tuesday, and made NO little
fnroad upon the witness.
Mr.. Tracy labors under the disacvantage OF
being a hot friend of MI Beecher aud he has alb
solu ely no art. HIS face is ike a thin red fur
mace, revealing the zeal within It. and he has
been public prosecutor so long before q United
states court that his manner has become over
bearing, and tnis, added to his excessive rempera
ment takes from him some OF the sympathy which
his natural manliness should obtain. He 10 like
Marshal Bazaine on trial IN q court ike tnts-hs
military nature impatient under the restraints Of
form and adectation Look at him.
Mr.. Tracy. standing there In the centre Of rhe
court, was at least six feet high, and weighing,
probably $50 pounds. His shoulders are square
and powerful, his chest broad and full, ana his
limbs cast IN the largest mould Of a country lar
mer or boatman. The military character OF the
man and his origin In rural parts are plainly de.
noted by mis- countsnance and stature. His hands.
feet, knees Jaws and joints cast the largest
pattern. HIS long frock coat IL buttOned close; q
tim tape tie divides his standing collar from his
shirt bosom which has two plain god studs. Oc.
.casionaIly be breaks his coat open, yhrusts his
hands deep in bis pockets ana exposes gold
watch chain. He Is very nearly OF the size and
style OF the late General George Il. Thomas.
The ace above those imposing PROPORTIONS is in
divdual and powerful, without the aid OF q visual
oohQuity which still more gives II the air OF CON-
bauveness. not to say carnage. He, however, Ii Q
good LOOK ing man. The face slopes backward ike
an inclined plane. and the Jaws, covered with red
htupole OF beard, ike buckwheat stubole partly
grlzz ed with mist, are even more prominent than
the large square lorehead. Between the jaws and
forehead the features are compressed INTO
areiauvely small space. The mouth is nearly hid.
den by the grsyish mustacle and beard: the nose
Ia straight and thin and short and q little beat.
ish. Tue eyes are almost hidden ana ANAL and
apparently blue.
Erect, resolute, fervid, AFRAID OF no man but not
no good TO handle the napier as tue oroadsword,
Tracy whacked at Mouton with 50 much power
that he lost relatively more vitality than the w.t.
ness. he nad the Keen assistance OF M. Evarts
and no END OF suggestions rom Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beecner and Mrs. Tnion and party
were in court, with Mr.. Triton and FRANK Carpen-
Ter. the artist. wuat they did and looked VIII be
Iouud In tae text
OPENING THE DAY.
few minutes after eleven O'CLOCK Mr.. Evarts
rose and stated that Judge Porter mad been labor.
Ing under severe Indispos ton for the past three
or four days, aud this morning had written MIN
note saying that he was unable 10 De out he
hoped, noweye!. 70 Ge IN court tomorrow or the
next day. Judge Nelson expressed ms regrets
aud asked Mr. Evarts 70 take nis place, and the
latter reped that they proposed to DIVIDE tue
marx brought Mr.. Beach ~ his ieet with the
FIRST OBJECTION.
He stated that they had no 90 ection 70 the con
tinuation VI tue cross examination Dy another OF
the counsel, but he considered II an Injustice TO
have tnat auiy divided among several counsel. In
fact we wOuld rather have the cross-examination
postponed Until Judge Por er Is able 10 con in ne IL.
Judge Nenson-Very likely 1t VIII be unneces-
sary.
MIR. Evsrts complained that IL was hardly TO %