The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1875, Page 5

THE GREAT MORAL TRIAL Thirty-third Day of the Brooklyn’ Scandal. Case. A DAY OF SURPRISES. ‘The Plaintiff's Examination Finally Closed. ANOTHER SENSATION WITNESS. ‘What Mrs. Tilton’s Brother Saw and Thought. DRAWING UP THE NET. Getting Deeper and Deeper Into the Scandal. Yesterday was ahard day for the defence In Brooklyn, Witnesses’ Bell, Brasher testified. Belbappeared to belong to the protesting minor My of Plymouth church, and showed that he did Q0b like the pains taken there to retard the ex- posure and settlement of this scandal. He re- Yated his evidence in a strong, conscientious way, bus was not fully brought out except by the bDivadering Of Mr. Shearman, who attempted to have the witmess do justice to Shearman, afore- maid, before he left the chair, The witness got in ® great deal more evidence for the plaintif’s theory'in vindicating Shearman than insupporting ‘Titton, He seemed tobe a person without a bias ‘but-with many @ voubt. Mr, Shearman endeavored toget in on this a Piece of testimony as to a brief quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Titon alter the birtn of one of the babies, which, Mr. Beecher alleged, he settled at ‘Titton’s' request. The Judge ruled this out, but suggested to Til- ton’s counsel to waive the rules of evidence aud Richards, Robinson and Tet it go in, which Mr. Beach would not do, ‘Then came the recess, and Mr. Beecher, who had Mot looked to be in very buoyant spirits during the morning, went home with bis wiie, not to re- turn daring the day. In the afternoon Mrs. Tilton’s own brother ‘testified to descending suddenly one fore- moon into his sister’s parlor and dis- ‘turbing there Mrs. Tilton and Mr, Beechor ‘sitting on a sofa, and his sister, with a gesture of baste and jright and a flushed face, motioned Mr. Beecher in such @ way a8 to make a painful and ‘asti impression upon the witness, Joseph Richards, He told his wife that night, and would Dave explained himself further to the jury, but Mr, Evarts cut him up harshly. This was a pain- Tul and powerlul piece of testimony from such a source, and it thrilled the court room. Mrs, Tilton heard it sitting back in her chair, with her eye on her brother. They lookea very much alike. He Was cool and impassive; 80 was she, It is nota family to droop in pubitc. Then came Mr. Robingon, the uncle of Mrs. Frank Moulton, who testified that Mr. Beecher sald to him avout the time of the church investiga> tion last July:—‘Frank ig as good a [riend as God ever raised dp to aman, But for him idon’t be- eve I would now be ative.” M#inally came a Mr. Brasher, Mr. Tilton’s neighbor, who had seen Mr. Beecher at all kinds of hours on Mr. Tilton’s steps aud near his door, and once so ‘éarly in the fall of the year that i¢ made “an in- delible impression’”’ upon Mr. Brasher. - Taken altogether, it was a strong and striking day. The woman Catharino Carey and the platn- tag's brother-in-law, Richaras, have now testified ‘So familiar relations such as surprised them both ‘between Mr. Beecher and Mrs, Tilton. Tilton was asked at the end of yesterday's pro- ceeding how he came to hear of the story Richards had to tcl. He answered: “_ mever beard him tei) it until to-day, but I knew that he had scen something; for, avout four \yeare ago, he came to me in a rather affectionate and serious way, and asked me if Beecher’s pas- oral visits were of my request, and warned mo of Elizabeth's ecstatic religious nature.” ‘The teatimony of Richards a# to the generosity, good spirits and husbandry of Tilton was very . (peculiar ‘rom such a source. Avery unpleasant feature of the questioning for the past two days bas been the query con- stantly put to Tilton by Shearman about his wife having to keep boarders, Ever since Catharine Garey showed the ostentation of the establish. » Ment, with its six servants, there bas been an effort made to put in the boarders as an evidence Of -Tilton’s meanness, He bas always met it straight with “Yes, we dtd.” A picture of J. H. Bates being snown Tilton ycs- terday, he was tdentified as the business partner of Petroleum V. Nasby, thus drawing in another of the demi-literary guild vy association. The juryman who fainted on Wednesday was in his piace, looking as if snaved oy anew razor. He is entitled by law to a bottle of sherry a day. Not being permitted to read the newspapers he ‘wil be unaware of this tact tilt the end of the trial. The jury, generally, look very well, have plenty of time for exercise and appear to enjoy themselves. Flate is very young compared to the old and tough jurymen. Judge Marcus Morton, of Boston, was on the bench ‘with ex-Judge Hawley, of Salt Lake Oity, Utah, ‘one of tie famous bench of Chief Justice McKean, ‘Which moved on the works of Brigham Young, and Judge Dykeman, of Brooklyn, Three pertuming Jampé were burning in the court reom, and it was very cold. Rev. Dr. Jeffreys, one of the ablest of Brooklyn Clergymen, was in court, and Rey, Mr, Pentecost also. General Catlin, who lost a leg at Poteraburg and ¥s General Tracy’s partner, came into court in the morning. END OF TILTON, The Judge, with that long memory or methoul- cal note-taking, which amounts to the same thing, reminded Fullerton at the outset that he bad omitted one point, This gave lawyer Snear- Man a chance on the other side, . Alter Mr. Shearman had poked into closets, asked about opening one’a wife's desks, and thus, in & Measure, made the subject delicate, Fullerton Jumpea up with a lot of photographs, provided ag “gags,” and asked flercely of Tilton, if he. ever faw them, If they were new and clear, &c, and dt was Jeared in the audience that Shearman was hot regarded at his value by Fullerton, Tilton behavea to Shearman with great com. posure Of manner; Shearman stood up by him, his teeth and chin chattering with the volability Of an auctioneer, and he threw around questions With perfect abandon, it appeared that he Dad provided a set of photographs of other Brook. ‘lyn preachers to have the jury believe they were Mrs. Tilton's, Fullerton showed that they were brand new, bought for the occasion. THR RVIDENOR, As soon as the jurors had answered to their ames Mr. Fallerton called George A. Bell. Judge Neilson then called the attention of Mr. Fullerton to a question reserved upon which Mr, Beach prop ed looking up some authorities, Mr, Fullerton replied that they intended bring: ing. the question up at some otner time. While waiting jor Mr. Evarts Mr. Thiton was put on the staud and asked alew questions by Mr, Shearman, The witness staied—I have known Katie Mac- Donald lor twenty years; she ig an old servant in iy lather’s house and wo oecasional tminate of my Hoose;1 told Katie that whenever Mrs. ‘Tilton sent for anything to give her what she asked for; 1 Fecolicct her sending her two or turee trunks full of things; Ldo uot know anything about these photowrayhs of Vr, Storrs} I Canhot swear that the seven you Have lust hauded me are vbotograppa | that no meting shonid NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1875,—-TRIPLE SHEET, f of the Rev. W, My. ‘Tagen, De ust shown me are photographs of Pemage avesaoe.’ ene Coa cuaen ie 4 10 DOL L ex W Bhotogiap! ey tity phtograph wor Horace Grectey; 1 do not think J gave it to Mre, Tilton; the next is Henry. Ward Beecher ; I will not awear that I did not give it-to Mrs, Tilton; thie ts a ptewure of Dr. Levitt, an old associate on tae Independent ; | do not remember ever seeing a picture of Dr. Storvs pyre den tify @ vb ‘aph of General ter identiying or of Ge Morse Mr. Shearman had ae photograpna Marked a6 exhibits. Mr. Fullerton then asked the witness some questions about the photographs as follows: Mr. Failerton— Whose picture is that—Mr. Keech- ers? A. Yes, sir; Dui he iga much younger man than he nowis, | suould think, by fifteen or twenty rears, Q. These photographs of Dr. Storrs you never saw beiore? A. Not to my knowledge. Those are four of Dr. Sturrs? A. Yes, sir. And are taken (rom the same plate? A. Yes, a copies of the same plate. And apparently tresh and new? A. Yes, sir. Unsoiled? A, Yes, sir, You do not know but what they were bought sn Fulton street yesterday? (Considerable iaugh- ter.) A. I should not hke to swear to ih Q. (Handing more pictures to the witness.) Now, take these and see if theyare not struck irom the same plate? A, Yes, sir; they are all the same, Fresh? A. Yes, sir, Clean? A. Yes, sir. . And were not in any closet (hat you know of? A, No, sir ;* not im that closet. Q. You instructed this servant, as! understand om to send to Mrs, Tilton whate: A. I told Kate that whatever Mrs. Tilion sent for to send her; to send her anything she asked lor— any article in the house, any article of furniture; 1 remember saying it she wanted any carpeta to send them. ag Who packed the trunks? A. Katie MacDonald Q. And who seiected the articies put im them? A. Katie MacDonald, Mr. Shearman then went to work again and Witness stuted;—After my wile leit the house L exantined the ciosets and bureau drawers; [ went through them all and never saw those pic- tures; I opened her desk; 1b was unlocked; I remember that Mrs. Tilton sent through Kutie MacDonald lor some little souventis o1 the dead child, some letters, a little plaster cast of the dead Jace, that were altogetuer im the box, and l sent the box and the other articles that she sent ior; I found the plaster cast m the box; I simply opened the box to make sure that the cast was there; Ididm’t examine the things at all; sne wanted particularly the plaster cast of the dead with it; do not rememder on what day she sent for them; the letters which were published in the Tribune between myself and my wife were not in that closet; they were in a closet-on the Noor above ; the closet where the Beecher pictures were kept was on the second oor; my wile’s Correspondence and ming was on the third floor, | in another closet; my wife two or three rooms for her own: use; these things were iocked in the closet to be concealed fromme, George A. Bell, ex-Superintendent of Plymouth Sunday School, wuo had been twenty-seven years @ member of that church, took tne stand at bal Past cleven, He 1s # person answering to the pei ject type of @ strict, devout, working Christian. Dressed in Diack, without ornament and with a standing collar, he wore moderucely long straight hair. He bad a good plain head, very little side Whiskers, a large aquiline nose, a mouth schoolea to speech or silence, and he gave bis testi- mony with 4 gravity and measured retrospective Mauner, which forbade a doubt of his perfect sincerity, Not a meeK man either, nor exactly @& spirited one, Mr. Bell was | not to be brought into acquiescence with the intentions of tne lawyers, He was objected to by Mr. Evarts, but let in, He testifiea to Pastor | Halliday and bimself seeing Tilton at an early Stage in the notsing abroad of the scandal; ‘Vilton was advised by Beil to deny the thing, and was told he could not Go so as there Was sonicthing benind it; bearing of Beecher’s confession, Bell demanded to see 16, but Tilton said if he was no longeran omicer of the church he wouid ot as- | gent; Halliday, being an officer, might see it; Bell rotested against Halliday, as assistant pastor, | fnterimkea with Mr. Beecher's fortunes, seeing this contession, whtle a member of the church, anally interested in its morality, was noc wiowed to do 80, Ireside on Columbia Heights and have !ecn a | Tesident of. Brocklyn twenty-eight years; 1 i. ow Mr. Beecter and have been & member of Plynivn: i courch since 1847; [know the Rev, Mr, Maliuuy and recollect meeting Mr. Tilton at nis house; I thiok it was on a Monday morning, the day or the fire at Woodruff & Robinson's stores; Mr. ‘Tilton was preset and the scandal was the subject of conversation. Q. In that conversation did Mr, Tilton endea- vor to illustrate the innocence of Mrs. Tilton py j any figure of speech that he used relerring to ab * Mr. Evarts—Don’t answer, Mr. Bell. I don’t un- derstand that it 16 Competent for the plaint to give this Conversation in evidence. Alter some argument the Judge ruled that tne ie oS was pertiment, and tue witness re- sumed :— ithimk the figure of atree was nved, alluding to bis wife; the interview vegan, so jarasl was concerned, by Mr. ‘iilton urging me to conunue ia the parior into which Lhad been introduced by the servant girl, sue supposing, not knowing, that Mr, Halliday was enga,ed; Mr, Halliday joined in the request of Mr. Tilton that 1 should remain; 1 demurred, but as they both appeared that 1 should remain, I did remain; Tilton commenced then, aiter we were seated, by stating bis reusovs for calling on Mr, Hauiduy; ne said that he bad called there at the request of Mr. Mouitoi é had sold him that echer had been to bim the previous night after servic informing him that there was to be action take! by the deacons of the church qd the examining committee; that Mr. Beecher had suggeacea to Mr, Moulton that he should see Mr. Tiiton and tell him to come down and see Mr. Hailiga: | some explanation to him whitch would make it unnecessary lor the deacons tu have their meet | ing; he then went into a long history of the scan- dai prior to the Woodhull & Olaflia pudiication, which pad then taken piace abouta lorsnigut or three or jour weeks ago, commencing with the al fairs of the pubisber ct the Independent and what that publisher bad stated to him; he said to us that tnese matters he gave to us in the strictest contidence und they were not to be mentioned by paused, and i'satd to him, “Air. Tito, if that 18 ail there 13 of this matter your duty to your wile, to Mr. Beecher, who 1s your pastor, aud your duty to your church ail demand that you should come out aud make a devial oJ vuis scandal;” he said in answer to that that he could not do 80; I said, very pointedly and e¢impuatically, “That 1s absurd; ~~ of’ course am hot repear ing the exact words, I am merely giv- ing my memory of the conversation; i said to him, “that is absurd; wio is suifering by this thing? air, Beecher, your wife, yoursell and your frends, and the Cnurcb, they are all sufferiug, and there is DO reason Whatever that shoud prevent. your coming aud denying this tuing ;? theu Lmade some remarks woout tue yentieman who had fold me these stories against Mr. Beecher; 1 insisted jurther that ne shouid make a denial; he “Mf. Bel, 1 cannot make tat dental,” 1 “Wuy not?” “Because,” he smd, “there is some- thing tn this thing whtch prevents me; I said “What je it?” at tos part of the interview I think I remember I took aimost the control of the con- Versation; he then narrated the circumstances, tue impressions, the Opinions of use in regard to | Mr. Beecher’s conduct toward Mrs. Tilton; wh en he was througn with that I said, “Even then, even now, | ¢snnot see why you should no icome, out and contradict this matter;’ he sal “[ cannot we so toere is toast truth in this story told by this woman which would i¢ worse for Mr. Beecuer tf I were to come out and contradict it than il it were let atone. it would be ag though I were to go over to New York and say, ‘Before Mr. Hailiday’s house there 18 a tree covered with athousana of all nativos,’ That would be a@ false statement, and yet there iga@ tree. There is the in of truth; | there is thé underlying trath in this matter which | Prevents ny commog out and contradtoung tt.” It was in that connection that the igure was used. TnenIthme I remember saying to him, “What proofis there? We have this thing merely upon your word, You cannot expect us to oelieve such @story ag thie withvut prooL” He said, “rhe prool eXists in Writiug above the signature of Mr, Beecher. “Well,” I said, ‘et us see what writ- ing” —bringing down uy hand empnaticaily, He sauld—I think he said, “L not do Itis pot in my possession, but | Lave no objection that you should see it.” And then he informed us that ‘Mr. Moulton possessed that writing and that if we could go—J then said, “Will itr, Moulton let us see the writing? vecause [ felt that if we could see that it would etther explode the whole story or about it; he said, “i bave no tea but tf you”—no, he said, “1 Aave no objection to your gomg in your oifictal capacity to Mr, Moulton and that he should show you the paper; “Well,” I said, “1 &M not wu Oificer Of the church and cannot go in my oiticial capacity, but 1 am a member of the church, and as suco I demand that I shall see the paper’? he sal sowing you tas paper unless you are an oificer of the churcn and go to him in your official ca- pacity ;” le said, “Mr. Haliiday can go; he Bistant pastor; I said, “Ll will object to Mr. E - day going in his cial capacity to see that paper; Mr. Halliday can go 48 & member of the church und we should go together ag members of the church to see it, but | snould ovject to Mr. Halit- day going in as assistant pasior, because in that Way it would be as tt Were—it would commit the Church, ad it were, to his ction; I tnink, sir, I have given you the ‘gist of the jong conversation; “is was very long, and we went over and over the same mat- ver quite frequently; the latter part, 1 thing, for the last two hours of the interviow, consisted in my asking Mr. filton to let uss tha er in some way or other; Mr. Tilton went some length into bis conduct toward Mra, Woodnul, in regard to the previous—to the puvitcation of the scandal; | think tae buik of tt Was trying to show that bis whoie effort during the time he knew her Was in regard to keeping wer from tne publication ol the scandal; I thiok i Nave given you the sub- stance of the conversation; have neard the caudal discussed at other times: 1 taiked with Mr. Beecher avout tt just belore the interview oc- curred that £ have just reated; Mr, Beecher said that he had seut for me because be under- Btood—he had beara, I think, tue day before—-that to this matter; that he was very auxous take plac. and he hid (sent her all the little souvenirs connected | ana make | us t, apy one; aiter he haa done that I think he | puc us io @ position to take iteliigent action | id, “L Will opject to Mr, Moulton | | out of the eyes, there was to be @ mecting 1 the deacons In regard | Wished me to go and seo Mr. Halliday and arranze Sin hue. that the meeting should not take piace? Mr. cher said he bad sent for me because he | had heard the day betore that there wasto be & meeting of the that vight, on the Monday | nights thas he was very anxious that the meeting should not take place; that he was going away ¢ Boston that mornwg and that he could-net do anything about it, and he wanted me to go around to Mr. Halliday’s house and arrange with Mr. Hal- luday that the meeting should be put off, or not take place; I think that was about the substance; the deacons of the church sometimes mean the examining committee; I think there were nine deacons and six members of the examining com- mittee; the only one | knew positively was Mr, Hawkins; [think Mr. Hall was a deacon ex apieio, the same as the pastor of the churon; after seeing Mr. Halliday I understood that there was to be no meeting of the deacons; | another interview with Mr, Beeoner belore I went.to Europe, on the 10th of May, 1873; 1t was about six mouths atter the interview with Mr. Halliday; L have been an officer of Plymouth church aud am still @ member, Mr, Evarts then moved to strike ont) all the evt- dence of the witness in regard to the interview With Mr, Beecher, qaotung ine case of Dudley vs, | Bolies as authority, The Judge denied the motton. OROBS-BKAMINATION OF BELL, Bell, om the crosé-examination of Shearman, who is a very {air lawyer and often lets in evidence OD the other sideso0 magnacimously that it ap- | pears he scarcely means it, got in an answer whitch made Pryor unclasp his lips, aud with eyes darting satisfaction, he laughed into Pulierton’s face, Beaéa and Morris joining, and Mr. Beecher’s old, fushed, worried look returned, While they laugned Mr, Shearman, willing to give any num- | berot pomts in the way of charity, uncovered nimeselt, and the witness and he fell to comparing personal attitudes inside of Plymouth church, This Was & very agreeable interlude, in the law dropped the robes of his secular protes- sion, and appeared as the plain, pious clerk of Plymouth. He asked Mr, Bell to remember all about himself (Shearman), and seemed muon: wor Tied at the perversity of tie other’s memory, Bell was a worrying man. He could not tell-a ite; and appeared to have put in an unconscious claim for Washington’s little hatchet next Monday, He did accomplish this, however, and it was the subject of comment at the recess and through we Court. He showed that the jeer and tradaction of the Plymouth congregation is based upon a wholly false estimate of the honor and conscientiousness of many of these wortny | and reverend people. Mr. Bell preached, unconsciously; @ sermon) fur Plymouth eburch, the large audience saw a man past the middle age more than a quarter of a century active in the churen society, clear in his faculties, soft and class mevting like in speech, pale in complexion as irom the temperance: of) a lifetime, and polsing every answer upon his persoual conscience, re- gardiess of the movement of opinion around him. Mr. Bell’s answers upon the subject of noticing slander are good instances o! thissort of Plymouth Christians, He said, however, that although still @member of Plymouth, he bad somehow “slid | out” of the line of commuuication and infiuence there. The witness stated :—At the time of the deacons’ necting nO one thought that anybody im te church was about to make an attack against Mr. Beecher; I was well acquainted witn tue sentiments of the church; in regard to the Woodhull scandal my answer probably would be given in the jact that the rumor in tie deacons’ meeting Which bad. come to air. Beecuer’s ears propably arose from @ conversation in the lecture room ou wie Friday Dight previous, the persons present at this time being Mr. Hawkins, Ot:aire mun of the Board ot Deacons, Mr. Shearman and Mysell; Mr. Shearman and myself thougaot that as @ lortnigbt or tnree weeks had gone by without Mr, Tilton denying it, it waa tbe duty of Mr, Beecher to do 80; immediately on tue publication the sentiment of the church waa to take no notice O! the matter; L vhink it was understood by the members of the churca and congregation, alter | the puolication of the Woodhull & Claitn scandal, | Ltnink it was che judgment of the church thatit mast be a lie, and that Mr. Tilton and Mrs. Tiltou would certainly come out and contradict, aud it Was our duty to wait until they did so; and after @lortnight or three weeks had passed ana they didn’. come out and contradict it, then I think is was the sentiment, aud that many im the church concurred in it—yoursel/, and certulnly | did—tbat it Was the duty ol the church and of Mr. Beecher to take hold oi tne matter; | am clear in my recol- leciions that toe sentiment in the church changed about the first fortnight or three weeks against silence to action; and I cannot clearly remewper in regard to your position, but I remember dis- tmetiy, im regard to myseli, that 1 coud not see how any action could be taken by the charcb, excepting with the concurrent action oi Mr, Beecher; 1 cannot recollect any particular conversation that 1 may have nad wito you, Mr. Shearman; I recollect flity or sixty friends cailing on me on the evening you reter to; it is poasibie ‘that you may e talked with me and taken the ground tuat Mr. Beecher should bave nothing to do with the matier; the conversation with Mr, Hawkins was ior this object, to get the Board of Deacons, of which be was chairman, to take ac- tion; and 1 think in that conversation you agreed With me that the deacons did net understand the sentiment of the cuurcn in regard to the matter, and that by their delay and fear they were realiy doing damage to Mr. Beecier and to the church; and we wished to give him soeran bring the matter into the Board of Deacons, so that the deacons should take action and free the church irom the stain upon it; none of us had a shadow of a thought that Mr. Beecher was guilty at that time; th cial feeling in the churca was occasioned by ¢ foodhull puolication; we pected Mr. and Mrs, Tilton would come ous deny it; alter a sufficient length of time had gone by jor these deuiais then oar Jeelings began to change ; {t Was considered the policy oJ the church to take no notice of It, Q Did you have an interview in whicn the sub- Ject of Mr. Tilton’s family was brought up? Mr, Fullerton—I object to that, sir. dudge Neilson—Has that been inquired into ? Mr. Fullerton—Onh, 00, sir. MB. BEECHER AS AN ADVISER, Mr. Shoarman—May it please Your Honor, wo offer this evidence m this point of view. A great | to show that Mr. Beecher bud—! was going to say that @ great deal of evidence had heen put in to | show that Mr, Beecner had a kind of clandestine relation with Mrs. ‘Tilton; but in reality 1 can only say truthfully that very little evidence has been pus in, hardly enough torebut, But still some- thing of that kind has been putin, We have also had the question raised, two witnesses have veen asked—Mr. Tilton and Mr, Moulcou—whetner tney knew anything about Mr. Beecher's advising a separauon, 01 Whether Mir. Beecher ever acknowl- edged ne had advised a separation, bevween Mr, and Mrs, Tilton, Now, 1 propose by this witness to show, if I can, that in December, 1870, at the very time when, according to the tieory of this prosecution, Mr. Beecher had been maintaining guilty relations with this lady six months—ac- cording to the testimony of Mr. Moulton—after he had prayed for help to discontinue th relations, at the very time that Mrs. Tilton was absenting herself from her husband’s home; we propose to show Mr. Beecher was called in to advise upon that question of separation between husbana and wife. Now, one of the very first Mr. Beech: did when he was called in supposed paramour as to whether she should separate from her husband was to call jor tne advice of his own wile and of one of the soremost officers 42d most respected members ot his church. : Along argument between opposing counsel fol- lowed, and at the end Judge Neilson said;—‘'l think counsel will eeenceenT the restraint I feel in reterence to what I understand to be the settled rule of evidence, and in respect to whicn I have no power or authority, The question is over ruled, Gentlemen of the jury, we have thought- Jully sent aown to Parker's to have the room warm aud comfortavie where you dine, and during re- cess the windows of the court room will 0e open Jor the CM ed or thorough ventiia'ton." ‘The Court then, at ten minutes past one o'clock, took a recess until a quarter past two o'clock, AFTER RECESS, Mr. Bell, of his own volition, commenced after recess to recall @ few things Tilton said at the celebrated interview. Mr. Evarts objected and mr. Shearman said, in his usual light comedian style, that he wasdohe, This gave great dissatisiaction to the galleries, for the style of his voice is very pleasing, and a rather gay Imagination belongs to him of right, Still, he had better leave cross- examination to the New York lawyers. Halliday, during the testimony of Mr. Bell, kept reading something or taking notes. He is a baldisn, strictly clerical old gentleman, not very sagacious rather credulous and old- fasnioned, ‘The Court assemblea at twenty minutes past two o'clock, Mr, Snearman then stated that they were through with the Cross-exauuoation Of Lhe Wile ness witness then mare the following explana- tion of a portion of his testimony :—Mr, Tilton said in the interview that when J drove him up th re- aid to the publication which 1 insisted he ought 0 make, he sald that Mr, Beecher had committed an otfence against bis amily; these words came to me very distinctly; Mr. Beecher had committed an offence aguinst hia (amily which he declined to specity or tacterize, or some sach words as that; he stated also that Mra. Tilton was pure and used some very strong language; in regard to that Il merely now you the things I remember, which [ had omitted; he said, besides alluding to the @nucipated meeting of the ceacons, “saat ifthe deacons, or if the church wanted to stigace this thing, | am ready, but you nad better go to Mr. Beecuer, and if he gays he ts wil- ling, and the church ts willing, Go on-—then go on; that is about the substance of what he said, RP-DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. FULLERTON, The great docior deal of evidence has been put in on tue other side | I qyoke JX cros#-examjnution Of having Jalen | that there was another reason the meeting at Haliiday’s house, ovmer than was diselosed ; there was another reason for the meeting at Mr, Halliday’s house, TESTIMONY OF MR& TILTON'S BROTHBR—A SENSA> TION AND LIVELY TIMES IN COURT, Joseph H. Richards, of Montclair, b. J., brother of Mrs, Tilton, who has not steadily resided in Brooklyn, though much drawn there by Tilton aud his sister, took the stand at halfpast two, Mr. Richards, wheredoyoureside? A. Monte clair, N. J. Q. Did yon ever reside ta this city? A. Yes, sir. Q. During what period of time? A, About ten years ago. Q How are you, if at all, connected with the family of Mr. Tilton? A. Mrs. Tilton 1s my sister. Q Have you spent more or less of your time in Brooklyn since you moved to Monteiait? A. Rather less than more, sir; been here seldom, Q Were you in the habit of visiting Mr. Tilton’s house when you were here in Brooklyn? <A, Yes, sir, Q How frequently? A. Possibly during the pats: On an average not more than once a month. . During what period of time? A, Ten yoars. While you were there, Mr. Richards, did you notice, i you did you will please state to us, what degree of aifection existed between the husband and the wite in thatiamily? A, Weil, sir, always considered that the home of Mr, Tilton was a model home in that respect ain other respects. Q. Did you ever see anything to the contrary during your visits there? A, Not certainly until the last two or three years, Mr, Evarts—1 understand tho ruie here that it TMust be limited to the period antecedent to the alleged cause of the estrangement. Mr, Fullerton—Prior to July, 1870?—prior to LDe- cember, 18717 Mr. Evarts—Jaly, 1870, it was alleged. Mr. Fullerton—Well, it was made known in De+ cember, Mr. Evarts—It was alleged to be known to the husband in July, 1870. By Mr. Fuilerton—Q, Well, prior to July, 1870, cording to your observation? my recollection ot dates, not say, but I should think that would be about it. Q. Now, as to the treatment oi his (amily by Mr. Tilton, in providing for them—what can you say of thal irom your observation? A, I siouid say it was generous, sir. Q. And in his daily imtercourse in his family state whether it was kind and affecttonate and agreeable? A. Sol shvuld staie; loving, kind. Q. How was he for cheerfulness in the family ctruie? A. Well, for the most part | suould say he Was ratner too cheerful, sir; loud of joking and punning sometimes at the expense of others; at iby OWn CXpense sometimes, Q Allin good mature? A. In good nature; yes, ir Q. How long have you known Henry Ward Beeoner ? A. 1 should think avout eighteen years, Q. Did 2 see him Ireguently during your resi- deneo in Brooxiyn? A. Yes, sit; but more olten in New Yor« city, in business matters, What business matters in New York city brought you im contact with him, if any? A. I Was publisher of the /ndependent eight years, and there I saw him irequently. Q During what emgut years? A, You puzzle me, alr, els G. Well, as near as you can get atit; T am not particular? A. 1 should think probably Hiteen years ago my connection with the Jndependent ) and probaols daring the eight years prior to that date [ saw him frequently. Q. And since you moved to Montctatr have you seen bim frequently? A. Not trequenuy; no, sir. Q. Where have you been in the habit of seein: bim.during your residence in New Jersey? <A. have met him on the street often; seen him occa- sionally at my sister’s house, Q. Mra, Tilton’s? A. Mra Tilton’s; I should think that would comprise it ail, sir. Q, How oiten did you see him at your sister's house? A. | coulda’t say, sir. Q, Give us an estimate, as nearas you can, of the number o1 times? A. Well, 1t would be dim- cult to state; I should say probably five or six times in the course of these years, Q. And when did that occur—duriug what year? A. Weil, I probably met btm first when tue family lived in Oxiord street; if you can give me the date of that that will recall the ume I met him in Brooklyn at their home. @ ae When again? More often in Livingston stree! Q. Where they resided up to the time she leit her husband’s touse? A, Yes, sir, Were you there when you saw him visiting your sister or calling upon her? A, Was I calling upon her? Yes, sir. What times in the day have you seen Mr. Beecher there? A. I recollect ot seeing him there in tue torenvon o! the day; 1don’t kuow now o.ten at that time, Q. How early in the forenoon? A, Probably as early as eleven o’ctock, Q. And how olten as early as eleven o'clock have you seen him there? A.1 don’t recall but oue time, str, I think. Q, And when you saw him there at other times, ‘what time of day was it, if you remember? A, In the afternoon. Q And where did you see him, in the nouse? A. In the parlor of the no air. 4 Q In every instance? other locality; pomiely it might have been. Q State whether Mr. Beecher was in the house when you went there, or whetner he arrived alter our arrival? A. I can’t state go in every instance te 1 went there on one occasion and found 3 @# to the others, | don’t remember. Q What was the condition of Mrs, Titon's health at the time of these respective calls of Mr. Beecher? A. I don’t remember any other conai- tion pat that of food health, se as any other mm in the parfor with mem when you saw we Beecher there, and it B0, who, om any occasion A. I don’t remember; possibly there might have been other persons present, Q But you do not recollect? A. I don’t remem. ber; no, air. Q Now, Mr. Richards, at any time when you saw Mr, Beecher in the house oi Mr. Tilton in company with Mrs. Tilton, did you see anything exceptional in their conduct and intercourse, and if so, state what it was? THE WITNESS ADDRESSES THE JUDGR. The witness hesitated for a moment, und tucn- ing round in the cbuir, addressed tne Juage as follows :— “Will you allow me to ray, Your Henor, that, in regard to this case, I am brought bere as a witness aud appear in a peculiar, | may say, a cruel posl- tion, I did not seek it. | am here trom pure neces- sity and very reluctantly. This lady 1s my only sis- ter, and 1 esteem her, as we all esteem our sisters, The witness, turning to address the Judge, to explain himself, made a short address as to the painfulness of his position. He spoke witn busi. ness coolness, great clearness, a deep voice, aud no emotion except in the words. The Judge—I recognize that, sir; the position you occupy 18 @ peculiar one, Answer the coun- Bel’s question put to you. Witoess—Well, sir, in my answering this ques. tion | don’t think I could answer in justice to my- sel: unless | snould pat what I saw in connection with other things that I had heard avout Mr. Beecher in my long knowledge of bim; what lsaw might not be of any special moment aside from these other things, aud it may not be of any mo- ment at all. Mr. Evarte—Now, if Your Honor please, here the witness is asked What he saw, ana he pro- ceeds to give instructions as to what be saw not being of much importance unless he {s allowed to connect it with other things he nad heard; I ce: Bek have never heard anything like that irom a witness. Witness—Precisely 80; but if you will place yourseif in my postiion— Mr. Evarts—I shall be abie to show. Mr. Fullertou—1 will give you @ chance very soon, ‘To the Witness—State what you saw with re spect to the character or conduct of Mr. Beecher d Mrs, ‘fiiton on this occasion that you speak of ing tuem in the morning? A. On thia one oc on | called at the hou was inthe upper stury—the second story; 1 descended to tne par- lor floor and opened thé parlor door, whica Was closed, and I saw Mr. Beecuer seated in the front room and Mrs, Tiiton making with w higaly flushed face, \y irom the position which Air, Beecher occup) t was such @ sight as leit an indelible impression on my wind in rela- ton Witn other matters Q. What season of the year was thatin? A. I do not recollect the season. Q. Have you any way oi letting us know whether it was in the winter or summer? A. 1 do not think f could do it, A. Well, sir, as to what part of use, I think, A. I don’t recall auy Q Have you no means of recolicct it? A, ween have been glad to forges au those Dg woe tellus how many years ago it was? «NO, sit. Q. With reference to the age of the children of Mrs, and Mr, Tilton, will you be al to 1x ap- proximately the time when you saw this? A. No, sir, 1 cannot recollect the ages of my own children, except rom @ memorandum I carry in my pocket, Q Was it as early ae 1868? A, I do not think you can ald me in that matter. Q Was it @ number of years ago? A. Yes, sir, & Could you teli us whether it was between '63 or 70% A. Lt was probably prior to 70, Q. And where did M ton live at this time ft Where was his residence? A, In Livingston street; No. 174, I think, Q Can you state whether it was an unusual thing that the ‘lor doors should be shut as the: Were shut on that occasion ? A, I could not ‘tell; 1 don't know What was the custom, Q. How long had you been in the upper part of the hoaset A, 1do not remember; I called there Iu the morning, ag I lived out oi town, Q Can you tell us whether Mr, Beecher came to the house belore or alter you did? A. 1 cannot, as I was up stairs, having seen him ag Q You do not remember you went upstairs? A, No, sir, Q In what part of tue parlor was Mr. Beecher situng wheD you thus opened tae door? A, About opposite the iront entrance; the ions room, avout ; nd how far was Mrs, Titon from Mr. Reecher ite the rons enirance, ie oe eye rested upon them? A. Well, tt wad 1 far, the acto! moving Away jrom the position Wae it the condition of things in that family ac: | the precise time i could | | | sity when I opened the door she was in | habit of going out of channels of mformation at ap éatly period; | Q Moving awap-from Mr. Beecher? A. Prom sat was just what. 1 meant; tr. i ns con | Mr. Beec! ea, sir. sequence of my absence, because I did not go And in direction? A. Toward the front a elt Until the fohowme 3 iwi OW. : Did you remain in the room, the parlor; any ca Not ur. Fullerton I Believe that’s all, THE WITNESS GIVEN OVER TO BVART® Mr. Evarts indicated vo the witness before be took the stand that be would “show his feelings” im the case, The whole. coterie of lawyers and jookers on for the defence were in a great state of excitement while Richards spoke, Tracy, Porter, Shearman and Evarts close together, whispering. ‘The witness seemed wholly alone, but he did not show pain. His look was imperturpable, His black or hazel eyes were not very wide epen, He Spoke without emotion, only the words being compassionate. His resemblance to Mrs. Tilton sUggested a psychological parallel, rg Byarts—Were you subpoenaed here? A. Yes, ir. Q. And when? A, (Looking at a paper whicn he Paes from big pocket) his is dated the 1ith of ebruary, Q When was that served upon you? A, On that oy T presume, sir, . What is your business, sir, now? A. Taman advertising agent. Q.. Where do you carry on that business? A, At No. 245 Broadway. . When did you first speak of this occurrenee, rd whom? “A. [ think I spoke of it first to my w Q. And when did you wT of it toany of the arties to Luis case? A, I think day belore yester- x Now, sir, what did you say to Mr. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton when you went tacovtites pariort A. I greeted them, sir, as is my custom—shaking | bands with Mr, Beecher, [ think —— Q. Yes, sir—— A, Who remained seated. Q. Had you seen your sister before upon that morning? A. No, sir. Q. Had you come into the house in the usual way, Without being announced, or.introduced, by the family atall? A. I used to have tree range of the house, sir, 0 far as that ts concerned, Q. Lasked exactly that, whether you came into the house? a. Exuctly as 1 said; [owe in the usual way, Q. And you went upstairs to your own room ? A, Thad no room, Q. Well, what room? A. Probably the second atory front room. Q. With what object? A, To see any one that ‘Was to be seen, Q. Was that the usual and ordinary place where you expected to find your sister? A. Yes. Was it this room that had folding doors be- tween it and the bedroom that you went expect- ing to find her in? A. Yes, sir. Q That was the ordinary place? A. [t was the sitting room, Q. Where any family visttor would expect to find your sister? A. 1 presume so, Q. About what time of day was this? A. I think about eleven o'clock. Q. Had you any particular business there, or simply a call? A. It was simply a call. Q And immediately on finding your sister not upstairs you came down? A. It might have been 80, or [might have found some of the children there and talked with them a little; I don’t re- member. Q. Did Mr. Beecher leave before you left the par- lor’ A. No, sir; [ left before he did. Q. Did your sister leave beiore you did, or did she remain? A, M, mained; I think I did oot leave the house at once ; i think [ went upstairs ert Q. You leit the parlor, leaving your sister there? A. Yes, sir. Q Theu you went up stairs? a. 1am not sure of that; probably I did, I don’t know anything about “probably ;"’ did | you or not? A, I cannot tell. Q. Did you leave the house or go somewhere In | the house when you had some deteutton or occu. pation of some kind? A. I replied I conid not re- | | member. Q. Do you know but that you immediately lett the house when you left the parior? A. I may have doue so, Q. Your impression {s to the contrary? A. } Thave no distinct impression; it is vague. Q. Do you remember seeing your sister again on that day? A. No, sir. Q. ‘Then, aa I unde! any knowledge, you re your sisterand Mr. Beecher in the room? A. Yes. Q. And leaving the house? A, 1 cannot re- member. Mr. Evarts—That ts all, EVARTS DVOPS MRS. T.'S BROTHER, Mr. Evarts began to question Mra, Tilton’s brother with some assumption and severity, but soon dropped that manner and let Richards go. REDIRECT, By Mr. Fullerton —I have been subpoenaed more than once in this case; I have been subpwnaed four times—the first time turee weeks or a montn ag0; the sabpeenas were served on me from time to time; I spoke to my wiie about this at the dime Iwas subpenaed and when it occurred, I nik. Q. Did you speak to any one else about it? A. I did, to my brother-in-law, Mr. Baker. » When? A. About @ month ago, during the progress of this trial. Q. Did you anything to Mr. Beecher in regard toit? A. No, sir; Idon't remember tuat I told him anything about what I saw. JEREMIAH P. ROBINSON UP, Alter tho withdrawal of Mr. Richards, who went out at once and hastily, passing through the lines @f the Plymouth people, who appeared to be a good deal discomfited, it was a relief to see climb into the witness chair J. P. Robinson, a man of a countenance as open and bland as the previous ‘Witness had been, like all of Mrs. Morse’s family blood, idiosyncratic, slow, intertor-like, Robinson is the uncle of Mrs, Moulton, and ad" you, so far as you have brought her up, and he suggests that lady to those , ‘who bave seen her by a twinkling, yet substantial | expression. Large, well fed, with a double chin, @ long upper lip, a dimpled cncek, red ears, and a strong, high-colored nose, Robinson had a sweet, ductile voice and no perplexity. Jeremiah P, Robinson, of the firm of Woodrut & Robinson, was tue next witness tor the piaintitt. He testified as follows in auswer tu Mr. Fuliervon’s questions : How did you become acquainted with Henry Ward Beecher? A, 1 twink tuat times bim at Mr, Moulton’s house first. Q. Do you recoliect the season of the year? A. I do not, sir. Q. Who else was there when you met him there? A. Ldon’t remember that, sir. Q. Did you meet him there more than once? A, Yes, sir. Q How frequently? A, Well, sir, I saw him there before | was acquainted with him; have seen bim come in and go out, A. Well, T should say a Q. How trequently ? Dumber of times, Wien I happened to be at Mr. Moulton’s, Q What was the condition of Mr. Moulton at the time you met Mr, Beecher there—as to health, 1mean? A. I saw Air, Beecher there once when Mr. Moulton was sick. Q. Now, do you refer to bis sickness in the Soe part of the year 1871? A, Yes, sir; I think it wi in January, 1871. Q. How irequently did you sec Mr, Beecher dur- ing tha: sickness? A. [ don’t remember, sir; but J don’t think | saw him maay times, Q Had you seen him there prior to that sick- ness? A. I don’t think I had, sir; [ don’t remem. ber; I didn’t know Mr. Beecher then very wet; L knew him by sight. Q Mr. Moulton weat, in the early part of 1871, South, didn’: ne? A. Yes, sir, alter that sickness, Q. And aiter he came from the South did you Meet bim there? A. Mr. Beecher? yes, 1 saw him there aicerward; 1 saw him there since tuen, Q. How frequently aiter the sickness did you see .Mr. Beocner there? A. In July, 1871, 1 leit tne country and was absent a year and a half; 1 don’t remember whether | saw Mr. Beecher there many ‘aly at all, alter Mr. Moulton’s sick- T don’t remember, @ And be‘ore you left? A, No, sir; 1did see him there during that time. Q. In Mr. Moulton’s sick room? A. I think I saw him once there, Q. Did you ever meet Moulton and Mr. Beecher 1u the street? A. Yes, sir. Q When was that? A. I think it was on last Fourth of Jaly, sir; Bunday. Q. OFls8i4t A. air. Q. Where in the street did you meet them? A, I met them Walking on Montague terrace, where I a Walking together or standing? A. They Were walking together. BVARTS’ CROSS-BX AMINATION, The respect shown to a good, rich, potential ‘witness was seen all over the court and in both counsel, Mr, Evarts proceeded to cross-examine Robinson, with Tracy—who entertains a flerce feeling fur Moulton, as they scraped each otner roughiy during that memoraole cross-examina, tion—at Evarta’ elbow, scowling that sardonic smite. Robinson had little more to tell, however, except that Dis firm was dissolved because their Warehouse lease had expired, WILLIAM M. MARSTON BRASHER, At ten minutes past three a beardiess, fat-laced, rather elderly man, @ good liver and geniai per- fon, took the stand with a quict good nature. His hair Was @ little gray. He wasa slightly unwiil- ing witness, not having anything of an intellect- ualsort to testify, except tbat, by proximity to Tilton’s residence, where he has lived since 1864, he was compelled to see Mr, Beecher go and come &t the Tilton residence ficty times or so, and never but once did he see Mr. Tilton with Mr. Beecher, On one occasion he saw Mr. Beecher at such an unseasonable hour o/ the morning that it made an indelible Im- pression on the witness; yet he endeavored, despite ali Falierton’s pertinacity, to avoid guess- ing the hour; Mnally he said that he was in the fishing ac all honrs of the day and Bight, Hut thouhs that on this oggagion Lt wag be- impression is that sie re- | 4, red trom the room leaving | 5 tween seven abd eight o'clock; it was in the autumn of the years Mr. Beecher lived threee quarters: of & mile from the spet, The witness keeps a yacht, and is hardly acquainted witn Mr, Beeoeber ot ai, He made his tmpreasion on tue Jury snd auaience, and left a feeling bebind him that he had not very vigorousty worked upon big memory. Mr. Bvarts extracted from bim the fact that be was not @ voluntary witness, and was de- tainea from bis business engagements in Waah- ington. He walked of with bis nat, glad tobe rid Of the court room. MR, BEECHER'S EARLY . VIsiT. William M. Marston Brasher was called to the Witness seat. Mr, Fullerton—Mr. Brasher, where do side? A. In this city, i rc Do you ve. hos iow the parties to this action? A. 8, Q. How long have you known Mr. Beecher? 4. toe tO Lois city. st ak ‘gaee lca . Were you on speaking terms with Mr. Beecnert A. Ll bave not been on speaking terms with bim, but I was introduced to him once, Q Where were you in the hal meet! A. 1 met him in the streets several times, Q. Are you acquainted with Mr. Tiltom? A, Yes, sir. Q Do you remember MP. Tilton’s living in Oxford street, Mr. Brasher ? A. I don’t re! me mbe: Tegls dence in Oxiord street. Pit: 1) Did you ever see Mr, Henry Ward Beecher . Tiltou’s house in Livingston street? 4, I never Was in the Livingston street house, . Did you ever see Mr. Beecher outside of Mr. Tilton’s house on Livingston street ? A. Yes, sir; I liave seem Mr. Beecher standing on tne stoop of . the Livingston street house, Q. How trequently have you seen Mr. Beecher standing there? A. | can’t remember bow often; J have seen him several times envering the nouse and coming out. Q State the number of times you have seen him entering and coming out of Mr. filton’s nousey A. I cannot recoliect the number of times, Q. About how early an hour in the morning was it that you saw Mr. Beecher standing on the stoop? A. 1 never recollected but once tnatit made an impression on my mind, and that was early in the Morning; it struck me on that occa- visit. Q What time in the morning was it that you your A. It was about breakiast time; [ don’t ex- actly remember the day; it was in the fail; [ oan’, Q. Was it beiore or after breakfast that you saw him onthe stoop? A. I can’t say positively Whether Q. Cannot you teil where were you going on this occasion? A. 1 Was going dishing rd my Q. Then you were going to your yacht? A, l was going fishing when [ got on my yacht. ‘ning to go lisuing? A, I went fishing at atl times of the | day and night; started out sometimes as early ag Mr, Fullerton—Now, Mr. Brasher, tell the jury. as near as you can, at what hour tn the morning house. A. It was about breakfist time, as near as Lean judge so, because tue sun was up and Q. How early do you take your prea | Lusualiy take my breakfast about six o'clock; I breaklast on the morning | reter to as having seen Beecier on the 8.009; in fact, | am not sure wi leaving bome, or wiether I took my breakfast on | the yacht; L don't recollect what time I saw nim Q. What hour of the day was it that you saw | him most frequently going in or out of the house? Q. Did you ever sec anything particular in his demeanor when you saw bim there? A, No, sir. eariy hour in the morning did you kaow whether Mr. Tilton was.at home or not? A. 1 did not . No, ston aa being avery early hour lor a genvieman 10 saw him there when this impression was wade on remember tne month, Mt was bejore or alter breakfast. yachts Yes, Q. What time did you startin tie mor: two o'clock in the morning, you saw Mr. Beecher going into Mr, Tilton’s shining brignuy, and dazzled me as I went alo: Kfast ? 3 can’t recoliect what time it was when 1 took my ner 1 had my vreaklast that Morning befere there. A. I can’t say. Q. When May saw Mr. Beecher there at that Q. You had no means of knowing wnat? A, r. Cross-examined by Mr: Evarts:— Q Mr. Bresher, how m: times have you at- tended this tial? A. I have veen tn attendance at this trial tor three or four days; I have been | Very uch Annoyed about this matter, sir? |, Q. Now, during how many years was 1t that the four or five times have happened that you speak | of as having scen Mr. Beecner going to or coming | from the house; how long a period did those oc- | casions extend over? A. [don’t remember the | years; ail the time that J livea there, |” Q, Aad tu that period you saw him three, four | or hve times? A. Yes, str, | Q. 1 think you have been nnabie to define the part of the fall you allude to? A. Yes, sir; - am no: able to give the year; it may have been any year be! ween 1866 aud 1870; I caunot fix any time nearer than that; I wag introduced to Mr Beecher about fitteen years ago, Q. Do you know whether Mrs. Tilton was at home, or do you know whether she was tn town at that time? A. Ido not; | don’c know whether Mr. Beecher went to see Mr. Tilton or to see Mrs. Tilton; | don’t know whether Mr. Beecher had come trom Wastungton and called to see Mr. Tilton on that morning. Mr. Evarts sald, “That ls all,” and the witness stepped down, Judge Neilson at this point said he would like to hear trom the counsel, 10 view of the ijl health of one of (he jurors, whether it would not he as weil not to sit On Munday next, Washington's Birth. jay. Mr. Evarts asked, “Is not the 22d of Febraary a legal holiday *”? Judge Neilson fata tt seemed to him to be sa.ae to commercial paper, but the Court had nothing to do as to that. ‘They would determine the ques- tion to-morrow as to whether they would git or not. Mr, Beach arose and said they would now bring up the question in regard to the motion to strike out that portion of Mr, Tilton’s testimony ia re- gard towhat his wife told him wien he ques- tioned her as to having been be.ore the Plymouth church committee to testify, | The Court thought that the part taken of that | conversation between husband and wite migat be | stricken out. | Mr. Beach said they aid not want tt stricken | out, On the contrary, they desired to get in the | balance of the tuterview as weil as that portion | of it, Having @ part they were entitlea to the | Whole of it. The Judge interrupted the counsel, handing him | a copy of the legislative enactment iu reierence to | legal hohdays to read. It provides that the office | oF the Clerk of the City Court suall be closed on the 22d of February, | Judge Neilson saia he supposed that tf the Clerk’s oflice was legally closed on that day the court shou!d also be closed. Mr. Evarts—Yes, Your Honor, that makes it a dies noi Mr. Beach then resumed his argument with reference to the point wader discussion, and read from @ vrimiea report of tue testimony. The qnestion and answer objected to when it was given was this:—«I want you to state under what circumstances the short repert was prepared? Answer—When Mrs, Tilton came home and in- lormed me that she had been down before the Piymouth church in relation io my letter to Dr. Bacon, &c.” Mr, Evarts and Mr. Beach had a lengthy debate upon the question as to the construction put on the position of their relative cause by the question as tr siands, and whe Court fiually settled it by Tuling that it should stand as it is, clerk Matiison tnen adjourned the Court, it being ten minutes after tour o'clock, until eleven o’clock this morning. At the close of this day of brief witnesses and | sharp facts Mrs, Tilton and her two friends went out of Court perfectly quiet, all gazing at them and few speaking. The effect of any damaging testimony is seen most readily in Mrs, Field’s cold, mirror-like face. Mrs. Tilton does not show the More serivus emotions, as grie/, as weil as the light emotions of gladness and merriment. The audience scattered, wonderingly. Frank Moulton was in a chamber outside talking with Titon, He looks thin aod pale since his mother’s death, His wile is expected to testify to-day, and will probabiy be accompanted to court by her father- in-law ; also, it may be, by her husband. Her tes- timony 18 expected to be the really great gun on the side of the platntif. But it ts now expected that Tilton will also call Mrs. Stanton, Miss Ane thony and others, Tue days are heavy now wita import. FATAL STABBING CASE, TAY VICTIM DECLINES TO MAKE ANY EXPLANA> TION OF HOW HIS INJURIES OCCURRED. On Tuesday last Charles Fitzgerald, an Irish Jaborer, thirty-five years of age, who said he lived at No. 9 Mulberry street, applied for admission to Bellevue Hospital while suffering from pneu- monia, but said nothing about having been in- { Jured. The surgeon in charge, on making an ex- amination of the patient, ound that he had re- Geived a stab wound of the leit breast, the steel Uae penetrated the pleural cavity, Fitzgerald told the sargeou that he had been stabbed abouts two weeks beiore, but failed to siaie where, b, ‘Whom, or under wiat circumstances the woun hau been ificted. Deputy voroner MacWhinnie ab autopsy on the body, which will dege rmine the cause of death. Coronel of the case, Captain Lowery, Pi ct, Was notified of the occurs nd will endeavor to dispel the mystery t present surrounds the matter, rence, which a THE BALLOT FOR YONKERS. In response to a circular which had been very widely cirowiated, @ mass meeting was held last night at Radford Hall, Yonkers, for the purpose of giving public expression in favor of the passage of the bill now before the State ture to provide for «nelection by the people instead of appointment by the Common Council of the ioi- lowing city oMcers :—Receiver of taxes, Treasurer, Assessors, Commissioners of Charities and Street Commissioners, The meeting was well atieuded, Aud the sresiest @ntiusuasin Dre Valeds