, 1879-04-18
More Statements Regarding
His Tears and Troubled
Countenance.
The Prosecution Begin with the
Evidence in RebuttaI,
Ind at Once G:t Tangled Up in q Mul-
tlplioity of Arguments,

hrs L not IN general nakc-Hp, us Lie puelnc8t
o,ocreds. Tie Court, the lawycrs, and the do
i,ndsnt mat!c their appearances on time, and
ts.rc Is no Immediate dolay In getting down tt
york. ...
III assume" says Storrs, when the Batlfff l,aa
orened bis mouth and the court, "that tic
rrnt,tnen for tho prosecution have some
,pbotltIcs on tho question us to the admission
cf tho lettera."
aThete was 10 Witness on The stand when nc
uo,sj,n observes the Court.
"Iunderstand It to be this" says Mills: "Cau
pstet Z. Stevens explain tho purport for which
htgyote the letter 10 Ncllfci"
"That is IT." says the Court.
IT, Mills goes to Stevens Law Ey.dauco and
o.her authorities In support Of his claim that
The defense can prove only facts illustrating the
doeumcah and not It's tutcnt, rs declared by tho
rfte,.
"1he only question:" says the Court, IT'S
.he.ber be can show bis object In writing the
httef. So far as the names aro concerned, I bo.
kra II has already been stated to whom thcy
1tfss.''
Weber also has ltno Of authorities, from,
rh!ch ho reals to tic Court In support Of the
tIa that the defense cannot Introduce parot
sr1eBce for tic purpose Of explaining, contra-
dieting, Or In any woy initiating aEntnst The
language mndc usp Of ia the letter; tlat all they
1n do ia to t1ltr. tluco the circumstances and
Gts Of the writer, and that the question OF con-
lttucou is question for the jury or the Court.
" The people," says Trudc, shayo introduced
llttser calculated to proye Stevene' adultery.
Non, NJ ra1 show It wns written for certain
purpose, which will become nautfcst, ptniu, nnd
ipparent, to the satisfaction Of tho most bitter
fntmy In eFrr ItHt1. ~
tie taen refers to- the Father Forhan case, the
Cn.lond, Gleason, ind Mnhoney election cases,
fnxhfch tho defendants were allowed to cx-
pliin circumstances apparently agaiust them.
nd goea on to 0lse the objGct OF tho Nellio
Thompson letsor,-thc tntcnttou Of. making
Aams 8tsrcns jealous s'Ifun,an experience
sl[t me- sags Trudc, "tllat tho principle in
TolFed ID ths object ia a true one. Tho man
fdoots lite suggestion OF friend ID drowning
nan clnes to STRAW. lle nny bo poor,-n,aY
ha{e paKned his clotllcs to support Tint WIFE,
I'D where does ue 70 fnr llts Young laty to ride
t1!a hlmi ne goes to Il quasl- Magdalen,8
FfobAeIy te mcanA hAlf-shcll AIagdnIcn. but
aaiss ! stranger term to tho crowd anl don't
but It docsu't appcar,'' continues the
asIef, at THAT ~ he DID commit adultery Of stay
t,la htr all night. II 1t was delivered to a
iatnd Of his vile, md his cucmy,-cTen tt,c
pstlof q Church, a mnn WHO wouldn't colIude
MmSap1fe With hinl,--wou'dn't Il ht competent
tttMa,oaI to tllow. h's. oblertl The letters of
.s, ~ alte, showing tint aho knew tho obleut, even
sag1 .aousa mat wtfe is dead. would they not oa
s99npete9t g M testimonya Bit, besides tic letters
q ine nile, We claim that those Of tho husban!
isssompflent rs explaining his conduct. md 1t
.a4Gestlon for tic fury to determine htrcnfter
,h;s 1ds1es they believe that Stovons took
~ iem9ie for tho object md purpose tlo.
ut 1S,t +. dy ~, % Lim. Lot It.. be shown
Wy he dd after Ito went with this won,on
ny @hY he brought her right sn11nre IN front
a. "ltc."
"t would be wcl],n rcnltes Storrs. tstn
~ esas Tug nnturo Of the evidence, particularly
y the prosecution. / cpn hardly sen Inv ~
etopoitlon made by the defcndunt. hut ,,uyrr
alf1ea out, would tio rclntivo. Tho lnro nr;n.
Tp!e announced by tho gentlcn1an is wcll known.
- iAs ebject Ut the tcstIfnnnv wc snnr ~ Io,rns
s.sy yas u not, however, to explain, contradict.
III III o. Change this letter, Tiu Litter itsnif Il
S.Iel{ one step in tho progEcss OF proyinp lin
Wmm1ttlou vi Rduttcrv Nv lila ,1nf"n,,n,,t
RIa RTaalh: tho exstcuco of the marital rrlnttn,,.
t.e neas re seek to establish Ey Tia
H. SSs,s0oant sa Il not SO n,urll why be wrote
+ meet ths yos,nn n9ar hnry WY x,,,oaaa ald
ast she Is alsrem,tatc. Hve h,t ~ ny t cf!uenee
anel for ttM prnns,. ~ or,tt,na ~ t''at 10 IL
T. meet hcr, ride With Ecr, driyu bactwnr'la md
~ HHsafls .1 with her past thu house, u,i cnli @ ont
"Ae slEier Ill order csnet,fnttr In nj rnpf NJ
.atloh 10 tle fact thnt 1c Lac .,, " .ti ~ IT,
saHs wotnanl rlo imnnrtnnt ink ia ,II1 I'm H.,
Ist Tic woIna,,. auaI II In f,; ,vhor. u iii to IT,
nth her, uii why tit'l he drivo ~, mi Ta,r',
itont Of his wte's resiJcncel 1hc @ ",,csi,on pMn
attsheher the man who iii tt,n rtdIn" IN st"to
neobccts he lad in vfnw ~ w. ins i,ns eam saato
.a Infer from ihe tintorins ta ,n"t suGss 1s
sae ths ry was mao Int ~, ni"n. y, ,n wt
~ the ono We ,ss,n r., Il. NJ MI, , ~" ~
Hadsd IN intrigue would uarn!,e tt INV ,x',nar "u ~,
M down In lrSnt Of his ,s;tas rctcnea .is "'a % ~
9af lay un n,a,, ''s sr',n "s' - .cs.uce' s. lmsS
a'an5tltng Of tia snr, H., ~ ~ ''e"s' st'.. Mm!a
pasre sabstltnte ",.,, ;1i',, W. 49, gym WILING
s!hsr. Why did IN mnht, II. s's a auau ~ ~,
ft he meet hrr, wl,y s, i" rtp ,yi,l h"r
l9s lact Is already n vd u. ~ ~, s9 H. VIII f
! iuc.cul5rse viii, h"e v, i't n a .a,, 9'u Mot
= able Ia tis wnrla ~ "ul, H...! !scf ma4 H9fer
~, did ho lc.t brr :" -, tyittao'c' III 81 LILLE "hS'
GoFfs 1hrn sulu1i,s III ia a',,,,,r.,os T., ,u,
s,s ny elaim ,at tie ,,rIso,r,a ,,iy.a ~ supp1ft
hsGifcd iuto, uni M soness ,inae -, 'tiYes nay bo
a"1psoposs " t1 = ~! sp'i,tnues nI,a, nls talR'
~ " apoonlnent. h. tn1ad" n mnctnet, ~ making
norse. liz iettrr ~ sisagm ~ 70 llaye Illicit IN.
appolntpent was ..'1,,i,a5p II esiuellco tlat
lug appo,n,m"nt e's.aeo syae ,,, =! !au puFposo
sYetco,ue ,,''eFe!19os !ri.,s weuld certainly
ssoseent!on Is ti,at xa, ~ r., = pohlioh VI tho