The Republican journal., 1877-03-01
A Dramatic Scene.

| Brooklyn Special to the Chicago Times.
Since Mr. Beecher appeared in the city cour
room here to answer Mr.. Tilton's charge OF
c1Im cor, there has not assembled i'll this his
| torlc apartment such a throng as this morning
greeted Judge McCue as he took his seat to con
tlnue the divorce suit Of Oswald Miller against
his beautiful young wife Margaret The hus.
| band barely % and the accused one barely 90
| the two look enough alike to be brother and
| sister. In August last, as he alleges he first
suspected her, and he began preparations for
| the suit. .As is usual in Brooklyn his counsel
| asked that the case be sent to a referee but
Judge McCue, who had noticed within the last
| two years. an alarming increase in the numbe r
OF divorce cases, publicly announced that in his
opinion the public trial Of few of these must
| tend to diminish the number, as very few per-
! sons would long hesitate between the publicity
OF a scandal suit and the Inconvenience Of do
mestlc discord--refused to dispose of the suit in
| that manner, and ordered public trial The
| prosecutions witness testified to a suspicious
condition Of affairs between the fair young
blonde and one Horton, who had frequently
| taken her riding, and with whom she was said
to have been seen by some Of her hus 1and's $
spies, in suspicious localities. Dr.. McManus,
the family physician, whose visits to her seemed
oftener than the condition Of her health appear
ed to require, was also under suspicion. 1t was
alleged she mad been seen with him, too, in un-
sav0ry places Aet, the prosecution had not
established much Of Il case, and this morning
the young woman and her lawyers walkel into
court with full confidence depicted in every mo-
ton. They first showed that Ailler's father had
from the first opposed his sons marriage TO
Margaret, and that the eldest Miller had offered
$4,000 to the lawyer who would divorce his
son from her. Horton then testified that he had
frequently been with her but never in any other
than the most honorable manner. so far so
good; but the climax was to follow:
"pr. McManus, shouted the court crier, and
the dashng, young, blacl-eyed, b!ack-bearde1.
handsome physician took the witness stand
Seating himself in the same spot and in Just
such revolving chair rs the Rev. Henry War |
Beecher took two years ago, Dr. Nc Manus told-
ell his arms and with the utmost composur
glanced down al fair Margaret lust as the great
Plymouth preacher looked down on little Eliza
beth. There he sat, while MargaretS counsel
read DIR. McAlanus'a affidavit made in Septem-
Der last. i'll which that to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief, Margaret was chaste and pure
He then testified in velvety tones that he had
not visited Margaret save in Il professional
capacity, and that she had never been with him
anywhere out Of her house. lie believed she
was q ylrtuous, loving wife, and that the pro-
ceedin%s We're Tie result Of 4 conspiracy to en-
rich the lawyers and free the young husband of
a marriage alliance that was distastefuI to his
parents.
"Dr. MeN[anus," said the husbands counsel.
IN the first question asked on cross elamna-
ton, nave Sou ever had Illicit imtGrc0Uf &c
with This woman
DR.. McManus gave start, and Margaret
colored crimson. The witness did not reply
"br. McManus, have You ever had criminal
Intercourse with this woman: Answer me-"
81 decline to answer that question: replied
the physician.
''Wil the court direct the witness to answer
SAID the lawyer, addressing Judge McCue
The witness must of course answer the in
tuiry )" said the judge. "It's proper question: =
pr. MeManus turned slightly in the reyo!y-