Year: 1875

MORE LIGHT FOR THE JURY.


TIE INTEREST IN THE VERDICT WANING.


Not more than 80 persons, other then the report
crs were present at the opening of the Brooklyn
City Court yesterday. The general interest in tho
result decreases with each day. Mr.. Murray, Mr..
Caldwell aud Mr.. Bigelow represented Plymouth
Church, but thcy appeared to be present more for
the purpose of denying a story which had appeared
in print with diagram illustrating the falschoop
charging them and Mr.. Shearman with signaling the
jury The story was q very absurd ore, which any
person acquainted with the plan of the Courthouse
would have recognized at once as false. TRIBUNE
reporter happened to be in the room with the gen.
tlemen at the time the signaling is said to have gone
on, and knows it could not have occurred. Mr..
Beechcr and his wife did not appear at all.
TRIBUNE reporter, sent to their residence to
learn the cause, was met at the door by
Mrs. Henry Is. Beecber, who said that
Mr. Beecher taking nap and it would not
do to disturb him. He had lost all interest in the
trial. Mrs. Beecher, who in the morning had been
at the Courthouse Tor short time had just left her
home at o'clock and gone to the courtroom.
Young Mrs. Beechcr added that her mother had
persisted in being present at the courtroom despite
the earnest expostulations of her NEST intimate
friends some of whom few days since, stated that
they feared there would be reaction, anu that she
would break down after the excitement of the long
trial had subsded. They feared that the strength
which had supported her through six long months Of
intense suspense was due entirely To the constant
excitement. They also feared that there might be
like reaction in the Of Mr. Beechcr Mrs Beecher
said that although she could not state positively,
she did not think Mr.. Beccher had as yet made any
arrangements for leaving town, nor did she believe
he would she thought it more than likely that he
would remain in the city all tie week. Mrs. Beecher
did not enter the courtroom, but on the Liv


ngston-st sdeof the building seated in her carriage,
talking to several friends through the open carriage
doorway. Her face appeared to be brighter than
when she was seated in the courtroom during tho
latter portion Of last week. and her manner OF con-
versation was more cheerful and smiling.


Mr.. Tilton passed the morning and afternoon at
his residence in LivingstOnst., for the first time in
six months avoiding the Courthouse. lie was look
ing well in health and seemed to be awaiting ths
action of the jury with tranquility than might
have been expected under the circumstances. When
questioned concerning the new developments In the
evidence given by Loader and Price, and the arrest
of the former Mr. TtOn declined to speak on the
subject OF on any subject at all connected with the
trial. He had persistcnty refused to be interviewed
on the trial since it commenced, and all interviews
which appeared in the papers, and pnrpOred to como
from him, were quite unauthorized. Reticence In
this matter he considered to be the more prudent
plan, and he had adopted it by the advice Of his
counsel He was not present at the examination OF
Loader before Judge Reilly yesterday morning


OF the counsel in the case, only Mr.. Shearnan and
Mr. Tracy for the defendant and Mr.. Morris and Dir.
Pryor for the plaintiff appeared in court Mr. Tracy
and Mr. Hill were in attendance part of the day at
the examination of Loader and Price.


The only incident of the day worthy Of notice hap
pened about noon. The jury sent down request
to be furnished with the evidence of Mr. Beecher
and Mr. Moulton which they desired to examine.
consultation between the Judge and counsel re-
suited in the consent of counsel and the Judge sent
word to the jury that tho matter would be forwarded
to them as soon as the lawyers could properly pre-
pare it, Subsequently ii found that the portions
of the evidence asked for could not be cnentlv
detached and q consultation between tIo counsel
resulted in an agreement to send the whole of the
evidence to the jury. The Judge was consulted on
the subject, and as result copies Of the pamphlet
edition of THE TRIBUNE reports were sent up to tho
iury. accompanied by note from the Judge direct
ing them not to read the Introductory passages,
they were no part of the sworn testimony.


This request from the jury was generally con-
strued as indicating that there were some points in
dispute as to the construction or comprehension OF
the testimony. 1t was argued from this that an
agreement was still possible if not indeed probable.


At the usual hour Of adjournment, no further COM
munications having been received from the jury,
they were locked up for the night.


An attempt wasmade last evening TO get tie coun-
sci together on both sides of the question so as to
consider the plan by which the perured atfdavits Of
Loader end Price could be withdrawn from tho
record and the fact of the perjury brought before
the jury now out III the Tilton-Bcecher case; but
owing to the absence of Mr. Beach and the illness Of
Mr.. Fullerton the meeting could not be brought
about The matter, if possible, will be brought be-
fore the counsel Of bot parties to the sut to-day.