The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-18
MRS. TILToN's LETTER.

TIE INTEREST AWAKENED BY 1T RAPIDLY DE-
is HEARTILY TIRED.
As the sneedless Alexandria, to which Pope re-
fsrs that, "lrke a wounded snake, drags It's slow
length along" the Broogiyn complication passed yes
terday through another stage OF It's weary and mol
soms travail. Nor does the simils OF the wounded
snake indersnty illustrate these latest phases OF It's
unclean progress Even people whose sensi0iiles
not very nicely attuned will have no more 10 40
with tainted inquiry Nothing could be more
marked than the rapid waning Of The ephemera. Nv
terest which the quickened conscience OF hrA Triton
had brought forth. Tuesday morning the matter was
the theme Of almost universal dscussion; yesterday
but few persons would mention II with patience.
II not altogether set aside but disdan ana con-
tempt were the Chief ingredients OF all unbiased COM
ment Perhaps the namo Of Mr.. TiIton came into the
gossip OF yesterday with some increased degree OF
prominence and as rule 1t was not mentioned wish
any favorable emphasia Hosttics were usually
suspended when It came under notice, and tho pro
and anti Beeoher factions werc well disposed 20 JOIN
In his case In y grand harmony OF damnatory criti-
cism. The lawyers who formerly were so iamiliar
with all the tortuous passages and steep decves =!
the case knew nothing more about u or SAID they
knew nothing. They seemed TO shun IT. IN this re-
spect too, they accord with the great major
ny OF The respectable portion o. Tue community
Wb,ls on Tuesday lhere was little talked OF In
Brooklyn excepting the great scandal yesteraay u
was hardly me ntiuned, thero were no new de-
vclopments NO one had anything 70 Say.
Assistant Pastor HALLIDAY was busted moving, Mr..
VAS attending his Tall street business. and none OF
them had word 10 say. Ex-Judge Morris, older and
stoutsr when his ngurs ZANZIBAR ~ the hdbt-
nss OF the Brooklyn city court room during me
Beecher trial, turned from his desk ana dropped LIS
business with resigned sr wmea afepor'en ca.'e s
teryIcwed unless you take notes rs talk Iheu be.
Ing asked II he know anything new or OF any Official
action 10 be taken, he SAID, ~ say 20 you, ~ have
said TO every reporter has caleu, that nave
nothing to say" AID as the reporter turned away,
thanking him Tor saying nothing, Dir. motifs nut
tered, "The whole thing Is 100 absurd"
No meeting was hold OF any committee Of plymouth
Church, and no plan Of any Official action 10 Do taken
was made unless It was privately determined upon.
The regular meeting oil the Examining Commiitee Will
be usual Friday evening alter the IT gaiar
prefer charges against Mrs Tilt0n consequence OF
her story the PROBABILITY thai IT. will be done then
willing 10 speak possibly on account oil Mr. Beechers
absence II the other horn Of the dilemma should DO
presented, as Mr.. While suggested on Tuesday nshi,
aud Mrs. hilton should bring charges against Mr..
Beecher, as ID very unlikely, FRIDAY evening would
also time Tor that The prevailing opinion IL,
however that Iurther action Will be taken aud the
whole excitement Is looNed upon complacently by
Mr. Beschsr's ends, who claim that Mrs. Tilton, by
her last i-contradiction. has really helped Mr.
Beecher more than she could done in any other
way by showing that sne was entirely unreliable
QUERY UNANswEkED.
reporter having information oil rather an fmpor-
tant nature in retion to the scandal called Rev.
DR.. Richard s. Sorrs, ut his residence Ia Brooklyn,
last evening" IN order PROFOUND certain question.
The moment the reverend gentleman learned That his
visitor was connected with newspaper, ana before
The particular object Of the call could be explained, he
theoretically stated that ne was not mixed up IN The
AFFAIR anc did not intend 10 be. This, he said, had
been his Uniform answer to everybody
"Butn said the reporter parenthetically, ~ wished
merely 10 ask you whether Mrs. .iton has visited you
within the last lew daysp"
ThIs vas met ny the same emphatic declination TO
talk on the subject all and the reporter withdrew