The New York Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1875, Page 4

€ THE AMAZING TRIAL Fifty-Second Day of the Great Scandal Case. HALLIDAY’S LIFE EXPERIENCES How and When He Became a Clergyman. APPEARANCE OF BESSIE TURNER. *Panoramic Review of Til- ton’s Home Life. HUSBAND AND WIFE CONTRASTED. | The back part of the court room, without win- dows, galleried and dark, threw Mr. Beecher and the Piymouth circie into @ cuilly shadow yeater- May, wDile the partial light shed on the Judge’s sench revealed the Rev. Samuel B. Halliday, prop- ped up on @ revolving chair, quite as grim and predestinarian of visage as the day beiore. His spectacles were ous on the abutment of his short oman nose; his overcoat was gathered around bim like @ warrior’a; he had been cautioned by bis counsel to be as wary Delore, but not quite so disputative. Therefore he was waiting ior the ooser, | Mr. Fullerton began to cross-examine him with suarp, nervous sentences, which showed that be did not propose to be as patient with the assistant | pastor of Plymouth church as on Thursday. | Scarcely bad a question been put when Mr. Shear. | man was again on his feet with “I object.” The Judge sternly interposed. “There is no mecessity of objecting,.Mr. Shearman; sit down, sir. The witness has properly answered the ques- tonesis well asa layman coulddo. Put anotner qoestion, Mr. Fullerton.’ ihe two lawyers hesitated for @ momenf, but the Judge insisted that he would bave no small interpositions in the course of such a proceeding. Bor some time Mr. Halliday moved on rignt uimbly and Fullerton extracted from him what was aesired—viz., Haliiday’s disinclination to have Plymouth chureh investigat: the West charges. tt was proved that Mrs. Tilton, according to Mrs. Bradsvaw, bad called upon the latter deaconess, andsaid to her:—“How can you, my dear frieaa, sppear as a witness against me?” Thereiore Mr. Halliday bad reported back to his deacons that Mrs. Bradshaw would not bea witness. This will afford the plaintiff @ caance perhaps to reintro- duce Mrs, Bradshaw for the rebuttal and extract trom her what Mrs. Tilton confessed, if anything. All the foregoing testimony, which has coa- sumed the better part of two days, is putin by the defence to prove that Mr. Beecher did not suirk a church investigation of the Woodhall ana Claflin charges, but that his deacons refused to let Bim notice the publication, With eqnal stubborn- mess the defence has persisted tnat Halliday, act- ipg as the mouthpiece of Beecher, discouraged the deacons ‘rom taking up the scandal Both sid shink they have gained the viciory. Alter Mr, Felierton oad finished with Halliday on church matiers he took up that venerable curate on the subject of his own life. it was seen ma minute thatthe plaintif meant to impeach the cFeaivility and character of Pastor Halliday as Well a9 of Pastor Beecher, Frank Moulton was sitting in the Tilton group suggesting qtestions at this time. The entire life of Mr. Halliday was ransacked; but nothing was provea to his detraction, although @ basis was iaid ior the rebuttal o: his veracity on the score of his personal record. 1s wi Bnd that he bad deait in groceries, guano, milk, foal and things im general. The piaintif had pro- duced a guano bag with Halliaay’s name on tue | corner; bu: this was not presented in court, It was attempted to show that Mr, Halliday, ‘he night before he failed, had pur- @hased a large dill of goods from some individual. Aiter proving his insuMciency for secular business Mr, Halliday had become a Olty Missionary at the Five Points Mission, Guardian Home and several minor charities. Mr. Puilerton strictly examined bim as to nis fnan- tial probity in Keeping the accounts of one of these fmstitations, and 1t is understood that on the re- Duttal an effort will be made to show that Halll- day is impeachable as to affairs of administra- ion. The old man resented these suggestions, called one of the institations which had employed Bim a bumbng, and bis superior in it a scoundrel Mr. Beecher and the Plymouth party heard this cross-examination with some indignation, but Mr, Beecher’s eyes at times twinkled with iaughter. The next witness was altogether more impor- tant, Bessie Turner, who nas been in court for parts of two weeks learning the methods and ways oft! Mrs. Tilton, the wif of lawyer Shearman and Mrs. Field, Mrs. Tiltom is looking brown, but not nearly so fresh amd interesting aa in the early Gays 0 the trial. She appears to have become used ‘two it, and publicity does not compel ner to viush Bay more. Alter Mr, Halfiday was dismissed he wrapped | @sikK handkerctwef around his throat, for be was Doarse allthe morning, and hastily leit the court. Then Bessie Tarner was called, and the audience | almost stood up to get a glimpse of that diminu- tive young person. She made ber way to the stand on the arm of Brother Cauldwell, Kissed the Qook and proceeded to deliver with great volu- | oility @ mass of spontaneous and often obscene evidence with much mumicry and gest. The @itness, dressed well enough to el at | ease, leaned forward on ber = fan, and when giving conversations as they pecnrred imitated the tones of other people and raised her own voice toexpress just bow she said | sertain things to Tilton in rebuke of bis conduct. | Im toe middie of the afternoon a portion of the testimony of Miss Turner was entirely unfit for Publication, The audienee and the jury were somewhat discoucerte’ with its plainness, and mrs, Tilton leaned down ana wrote on ner tab- jets. It would appear by the anxiety of Judge Porter not to dismiss Miss Turner when she was sreatened with @ faimting spell that he had ex- @ectea t6 conclude ber testimony y rday. Soe will not be in Folierton’s bands most prob bly before Monday noon. THB RVIDENCR. the jury had answered to the’call Judge Fullerton contumued the cross-examination of Samuvi B. Halliday, who stated:—1 never saw the West charges in this shape, Judge Fullerton—Answer my Mr. Shearmaa—I object, Your Honor. The Judge—Sat down, Mr. Shearman. I will not have this wrangling Over these small matters. Mr. Fulierton, I think the witness gave a proper answer to the question. Witness comtinued—I was not directed to serve @copy oi the charges; 1 went to New Haven with reference to tese charges; be‘ore going to New m lreceived orders to serve a copy of those charges, Out on Jurtver orders did not serve them; Lwas directed not to serve them by the committee itself; | caumot tell what time the committee held ® meeting and gave the instructions unless | reser to my minutes. Mr. Fulierton—You may refer to the minutes. Witness hadied outa paper, out on his gasses and answered October 30, 1872, ana then gave the Bames o/ the members present: | have an lmpres. sion Of my mind (hat! met Mrs. Bradshaw; she @id all the talking, | merely listened, THE JUDGE Induced @ wholesome sense of awe in both wit- mers ang Shearman, and tuere was no interruption to Pullerton’s short, curt questions, antil Halliday Was asked if he did not have a conversation with Mrs, Bradshaw as to the calling of an investiga- ton of the West charges. He said ne did not. In @ minute Re suid, “sue bed @ cunversation with me.” This Manner of repiy, not uRUsuAL With Me, uestion, sbown | shathe had been bankrupt om three occasions, | law, Was brought in during the ‘orenoon by | | Halliday, Was 4 mark ut caution on the purt of tne | defence. It was well understood by experts in the court | room that when this conversation was held be- | tween Mrs, Bradshaw and Mr. Halliday the piain- Ul alleges that both Tilton and Mrs. Tilton had already reveaed the secret, of wuich thia trial is a test, to Mr. aud Mrs, Bradshaw. As a deaconness | of Plymouth churen, and apxious to preserve the | character of its pastor, Mrs, Bradshaw, supposing that Halliday also knew the secret, suld to him, | “How can you expect me to ve a witness beiore that committee?” Mr, Halliday then told the | deacons that Mrs, Bradshaw would not testify. | The defence, ably argued by Mr. Evarts, that the | conversation with Mrs. Bradshaw was not admis- sible. The Judge so ruled. Beacn also made one of nis vehement, distuncs and consecutive spurts in favor of getting 1n this important episode. | Qhe Judge again ruled it out, Then Fullerton set to work to intrigue it in. He was resisted at | every step, Mr. Evarts saying, at every interrup- tion, “Now, if your Honor pleases,” and Shearman crying “One moment.” Uinmately Mr. Halliday, through bis exceeding | consclentiousness or exceeding obtuseness, rode in the very thing Mr. Beecher’s lawyers had veen seeking to suppress, The extraordinary spectacie | was seen of Mr. Shearman moving to strike out @ part of the answer of nis own witness, Mr. Halll- day then said that Mrs. Bradshaw had said to him | that mrs. Tilton had come to her and said:—“How can you testify against me? Halliday had then sald to the committee that Mrs, Bradshaw would not testty. It may be added here that there is @ small fac- tion in Plymouth church not co-operating with the defence, but assisting the plaintim with all their knowledge. Mr. Evarts objected to Mrs. Bradshaw's talk being let in, as 11 was the evidence of a third per- son und in the absence of Air. Beecher. Mr. Fullerton sai¢ this witpess was put on the stand to sbow that the action of the Plymouth church committee Was entirely independent of the pastor, He proposed to show by this witness that Mr. and Mrs, Bradsuaw were prevented irom appearing before tie committee by ihe witness, Who was acting as tne mouthpiece Of Mr. Beecher time to the jd not testily i | | and unéer ins direction. Mr. Fullerton—Did you say at an: committee that Mrs. Bradshaw wo! beiore them. Mr. Shearman—I onject. The Judge—The opjectton is overruled, and wit- Bess will please answer the question. Witbess conlinued:—I! do not remember saying anything to the committee, eXcept what Mrs. Bradshaw said to me; 1 beheve I aid tell the com- mittee Mrs. Bradshaw woud not sppear; | am not sure Whether | told he committee what Mra ‘Tuton told to Mrs. Bradshaw. MES, TILTON AND MRS. BRADSHAW, Mr. Fullerton to witness—Did you know that Mrs. ‘Tilton told Mra. Bradshaw not to go before the committee, Mr. Evarts objected. Mr. Beach satd he understood that the witness had endeavored to prevent the investigation by seeing the Decessary Witnesses and prevailing on them not to appear. Witness coutinued—I stated to the committee that Mrs. Bridsnaw bad told me she would not sppear belare the committee, ere again the lawyers hada tussle as to the further evidence of the witness on the point as to what Mrs. Bradshaw said or aid not say. | That order was very generally disobeyed as in- | compatible with the demands of livelinood, Bessie Turser Wore @ buge hat, with an ostrich feather curving over it and a biue bow at the side, the brim coming down to the bridge of her nose. A biack sack, With @ white Jace bow at the throat aud the two auburn curls dangling down | ca behind it, Was continued by a black cloth dress. ‘There were lace sleeves and gray kid gloves on her wrists and hands, Spe does not weigh more than | seventy or eighty pounds, and is smaller than Mrs, Tilton, She is supposed to be about twenty-three years of age, and, lor ber age, is rather childish in | Manner and speech, but she has no basbfulness | beyond the frst Gutter, Miss Elizabeth A. Turner, sworn, testified:—I | me an tomate Of tue Jamuy o: Mr. Tiiton in | ; 1 was about thirteen years of age; | was with the family ten years; their number wus 48 Livingston street; | never was tuere on the footing O1 a servant; 1 was in the habit of assist- ing Mrs. Pliton in tne care of ber children; 1 went to scnool for awhile; 1 wasin the babit of sleep- | ing in the room uext to Mr. Tilton’s; J lived with | them as one of the family; Mr. Tilton treated | me always a8 one of fis children; he kissed the emlaren and he used to kiss me; | 1 used to comb Mr, filtou’s hair; he used to re to me and take me on his lap; 1 had 1 oppor- tuuity ol seeing the deportment betw Mr. ana Mrs. Tilton; Mrs, Tiion was very devo: and lov- ing: 1 Lever saw any change in her; she wasrelig- | 10US and uttentive to teacning tue children their | prayers When they retired to rest at night; she gave them religious tostructton on week days 4» Weil as on the Sabbath: she was very domestic ip | her habits; eae Was always gentle aud kind In her } &. | speech and manner; sue Was especially kind in | | ble and movay; at times ne wae kindly, a8 in 10) ber manner to Mr, lilton, Woo was somewhat dif- | Jerent 10 wis temperament; in the eariler years of | My residence he was very Kind, bat | noticed a | joved from Mrs. Moore's, — questions appear to be } irrelevant. Judge Porter—They are introdactory. Witness coutinued—Mr. Tilton was very varia- mer years: ne would be restless, Walk about tI house with his hands in bis pockets and seem to make every one in the house unhappy. Mr. Beach—I voject, Your Honor. Witness continied—ihey would sometimes last for two or turee days at a time; she was ALWAYS VERY GENTLE toward him; would stroke his hair, and do many things to make him happy; Mr. ‘Tilton at the table | would be very exacting and restless, | Mr. Beach opjected to the opinions of witness on Mr. ‘llton’s manners and behavior. Let her | gay what Mr, ‘fiiton satd or did. Witness conuunued—I one day remember Mr. | Tiiton turning round to bis wile and cryin out | ather, ‘This is all your damm mother's ortho- | doxy;” another time there was no coffee on the | tabie, at which he was indignant, ‘The line of examination was interrupted:-hero | by an objection from Mr. Beach, | Mr. Evarts hed that the law does not require | specifications of all these quarrels and episod between man and wile, The witness hi purticoiar tnetdents of unseemly conduct, and heid 1 Was competent for her to say that these incidents were only samples of a great number of more whica Jell onder ner observations during her acquaintance with the Jamlly. Mr. Beach—It Your Honor plesse, I deny this proposition entirely, Their obiect appears to be to prove that Mr. ‘Tilton was unkind, rude and un- loving in bis domesuc relations, The plaintiut Will then have to reout this evidence with cetails of transactions between husvand and wile, | vhis young lady chooses to testily tnat the plain- | tum was tyrannical in his treatment of nis wie Mr. Beach sald they Gesired to show tnat the | Motive Whico operated Ou ‘his witness was Dot that of dropping Mr. Tilton’s name. He (Mr. Beach) proposed to show that the reason why he did not allow the cuse to go belore the committee Was owing to certaia iniormation be gained in the meautime, and which he sought to suppress. The Judge appeared stil to be ised that had taken tue rigut conception of the 1 notwithstanding the sound arguments offe Mr. Beach, be held to bis original ruling and ordered Mr. Fulierton to confine himself to what the witness had tola the committee, Mr. Evarts then relerred to @ previous raling of His Honor when Oliver Jounson Was on the stand, | which was made on the same rule as that wrich governed him in the present 1istance. Mr. Beach offset Mr. Evaris’ remarks, and then Mr. Fullerton continued the cross-examination of the witness, WoO stated:—1 told tne committee | make their own deductions from the testimony that Mrs. Bradshaw could not appear belure them | because Mrs. Bradsnaw told me su herseil; my ob- ject in so informing the committee wag tout they Mignt be aware the witness to prove the charges Would not appear; I told the committee that urs, Bradshaw said 10 me, “I cannot appear against Elizavetn and add further to ner truuble;’? Mra. Bradshaw came to me and introducea the matter peariug before the commitiee; Mrs, 'Tul- ton, i cls, impressed her su (hat she would not go belore the committee; I listened ana made no answer. . Did you understand that Mrs. Bradshaw. would DOt go beiore tue commitiee vecause sue was unable to prove the charge against Mr. o e Tilton? (Objected to.) 1 never: was formally inducted ico the ministry untih about tweive years ago; it was at Lod, N. J 1 was ordained by @ Congregational muni ter; I resided there three sears; prior to thatl | resided in New York; 1 came there first in 1836; | Twas then engaged in missionary labor; while a | | boy iwas a cie:k on Peuri sreet; at twenty) | studied for the ministry; studied myseli bund twice and quit; I wasiu the grocery busioess in | 1881, In partnership with @ Man pamed Ayr; I | failed anu made un assignment; priog to that I lived in Newark and _ __ WENT TO SCHOOL; | when I left New York I went to Providence in the | tract business, out aterward went into the coal | Dusiness, firs’ artuersnip with Mr. Bullock and afterward witn Baker; 1 tailed in that busi- ness and made wigument; | gave up every- thing | had, house, chattels, a4c.;1 was not en- aged in any other vusiness for myseif; I was fut 10F a0 ready a Manulacturing com- pany engaged in ma @ very vriei existence; | did not suppose but that it would be a success; 1 don’t recollect trying to sell my stock .n the company tne nignt beiore ine Jailure 01 the company. Q. When did you jailin the coal basine: al think about ten yearsaiter 1 went into it; 1 am mot abie to say bow long beiore I tailed thatl sound myself in a failing condition ; I cannot recol- | | 4 MAN NAMED BABBITT, | of whom I made purchases the night before 1 | fatled; beiore | went to Providence I resided in New York; I carried ona farm at the same time | with the coai yard; I mace an assignment of tue | jarm wheo I tailed; I was gener | Five Points Mission House; J was eugaged in the | financial business; | was there four sears; there were no charges made against me; I was con- | mected with it again for avout six years; I had no | trouble there; | came away voluntarily from tue house; 0 charges were preierred against me; I got into no difficulty concerning it; there ing fish guano; 1 iailed aiter | agent of the | such charges may be Baek, as ber judgment may be incorrect. In the related details there may be | a@ number of modifying and QUALIFYING CONDITIONS which the witness cannot give. Sne may be accu- rate or inaccurate. It 18 unfair to allow the wit- ness tO pass Opinions upon Mr. 4 Mrs. Tiiton. She must simply give the facts and let tne jury glove that she gives, ‘The Judge—There seems to be no real point of difference between tne counsel. 1 therefore think the examinution should take the ordinary course of what the wituess saw and knew, Mr. Evarts reierred to Mr. Richards’ testimony, claiming that he was aliowed to give his opinion. ‘The Judge then said he thougnt the witness should be allowed to state whether treatment was kind or unkind, ‘Yo Mr. Porter—On another occasion at a ‘Woman's rights meeting | was standing ut the folding doors of the parior room; Mrs. ‘Illton was following Mr, ‘Tilton and he turned round and said to her “Elizabeth, stand aside; son’t ve following me; the contrast between us is too great;” she retirea quietly, without replying; aiter that one peculiarity of Mr. Tilton was hanging pictures in his night clothes; that was quite @ irequent occurrence; he Wasalso in the handit of going round from one bed to the other trying beds, so a8 Lo see Which une was the softest; I have often had to get up out of bed to let Mr. Ifiton get in and see If It Was SOit enough to sleep on; on one occa- sion be came with Mrs. Tilton and said, “Let us try Bes-ie’s bed;” he was then io his night shirt and Mrs. Tilton jollowed with a pi!iow; 1 went up | stairs and had hardly got into bea before Air. | Tuton came up there and tarned me onto! that | bed; Le was Very restless in his babits, | ‘AQ argument de.weeu the lawyers sprang tp'at | this point. The plaintiff's counsel heid that tne | line of inquify Was uot relevant. Tuey could not | rove anything by such questions as {0 bow often | r. 11ltou went about in his nigntclotnes. | At this juncture the Court took a recess until | | two o'clock. Was a litule misunderstanding about the ianage- | ment of the house; I imsisted upon sailing the sbip as I thougut best; the President of the insti- tation thougut differently, and I fnaliy sentin my resignation and leit the concern; I had no con- nection with tue Juvenile Guardian Society; the Juvenile Guardian Soctety is one of the viggest bomtngs afloat, and the man at the head of itis one Of the greatest scalawags liviug; | dou’t re- Member the name of tue Man, except that he wore glasses; [don’t rememver going :o the so- clety’s scbouls under ao assumed name and ofer- mg to Make @ GoDation (oO it, ir. Evarts objected, asking for the relevancy of the testimony. ‘The Juage said he thought there had been quite enough of it. Shoriuy aller the piaintia’s counsel dismissed the witness. RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION. To Mir. Shearmano—Th be amended were hunded 1B about @ week alter their Orst presentation. | WHO WAS INDICTED WITH TILTON, Mr. Shearman asked bis witness, Halliday, if @nother person had not been tue subject of tne charges by Mr. West. ‘Mention no names,” he said, Halliday, therefore, did not mention any- | | body, but @ few in court knew that Bowen, who still Keeps a pew in the cuurch, was also the sub- ject of Mr, West's charges. It is understood that the late witness, Cooke, is to be called by the de- fence to identify Tilton in some way inacon- spiracy with West to make charges against him self before tue church, Mr, Shearman went on to ask a question, saying that his imp: ession—— Mr, Beach—stop, sir; We do not want your im- pressio The question was put in anothe; Tequest of the Judge and the witne! stated that 1 told the committee that Mrs. Brat shaw had stated she wouid not appear betore the committee, and wouid write them @ letver to tuat effect. § then stated that he believed the wit- uuded to Mrs. Tilton wi! be meant Mr, Tiiton, Mr. Morris then quoted a statement made by the witness referring to Mrs. Tilton, but Mr. Evarts said that was uot ihe auswer referred to. The Judge said that the witness would have an Opporiunity of correcting bis statement at an other occasion. BESSIZ TURNER, | “Eligabetn A, Turner,” called Mr, Shearm At once all the court room was agu The Jadge, with ois cusiomary deference for femaies, began to look beiligereat and to scowl at individ | Gals too curious or too much animated, | The little red-neadea girl, witha red and pale complexion and long curis, arove from ner seat between Mrs, Tilton and Mrs. Field, and walked siowly forward till she came to the colossal stacure Of the iron-gray master of ceremonies, Cauidwell. He arose with great ceremony and solemnity and offered bis arm to the young lady, who was not up to hiselvow. The Jadge cried out:— 8 Onally | “The reporters would do well to look down at thelr papers ROW O2d 100K less at the Witness.” AT RECESS, Judge Porter had proceeded a very little way with the chiluhood recollections of Miss Turner, and had made, in his sombre and dignified way, one exception to His Honor’s ruling, wnen he was observea to look apprebensively at tne clock. He indicated the welcome that double-bellied pen- | duie was to him as it approached the hour ofone, The court beli soon proclaimed the hour | of adjournment and the performance closed at an | anti-climatic point, | Roger A, Pryor took Daniel Dougherty out | to lunch, Mrs. Beecner took the carriage generally provided for the family and de- Parted with Colonel Beecher. Mr. Evarts lives | bat does not lunch st the Mansion House, and he | Tepaired to the usual lunch oeadqaarters of Piymoutn. 4 Everybody laughed at the microscopic character of Bessie’s testimony—her knowledge of pies and coffee and of Theodore changing the places of the pictures in his shirt, Roars of laughter rolled along the street in the | vicinity of the court as the audience marched sway, but a:ter awhile it grew to be painful laugh, ter at the thought that the days and weeks were rolling 1nto the past, and men of years, esiate and ideas were scill to be compelled to get occupation | im hearing and extracting such testimony. alter recess Mr. Beecher and wife came again. He showed the rednei of digestion and listened sieepily and somewhat embarrassed to the siow extortion of childish recitaiions from the | witness. Mrs. Beecher wore her white knit cap, leaned back wearily and won the sympathy or all, as she looked very sick, Uncle Dan Nortarup and Commissioner Fowler Were on tne bench with tne Judge, The direct eXamination of Bessie Turner was Tesumed ata quarter past two o'clock by Judge | Porter. She said:— | Mr. Tilton was in the habit of going round nis TOOMS in lis Digat clothes; Le Would be Ina moody state ior several duys; this occurred several times beiore 4 jeit; 1 heard Mrs, Putnam's testimony when one oi the children—Paul—was sick Mr. ‘Liiton left and remained out ail wight; Mrs. Titon elt it Very much; she indicated i. by waiking up and down the room; she would go up and down stairs and listen. THR DEATH OF LITTLE PAUL, Mr. Porter, standing up as severe and solemn | as Mr. Dombey, called irom the witness the story oftne death of little Paul, In some respects Judge Porter recalls Mrs, Maller’s “Stranger.” His peaked face, very biack muscacne, professor's Spectacies aud pallid skin gave him @ hollow and | ominous look as he stood there and examined — witn @ general good humor, as exquisite as a com- edy ‘rom a mask, But this overcoming, imposing | exterior was absurdly related to the farcical nw | | ture of the questions. For whom was she listening? A. For Mr. | Tilton; | know she Was listeuing for Mr. Tilton; he did not come home that pight; he came home in the middie oi the next day; when he came home Mrs, Titom said, “iheoaore, dear, | am 80 glad you have come home, I feared sometuing had happened you. Why did you not send me wora where you were, aad Pal sick.” Mr, Tilton sac down on the jounge aud Mrs. Tilton began to stroke bis bair in an afectivnate manner, Q. Did Mr. Tijton seem to be pleased witn the admiration of his friends, and did mrs, Tilton seem pleased when sie heard her Dusband admireat Ubjected to. Question ruled out. {ne Court—You may ask if she observed how Mr. Tilton treated the iriends who admired her. Witness—He did Lot want toém ihere; what- ever friends Mr. Filton brought to the uonse Mrs, ‘Titon treated With yreat respect; On one occa sion Mr, Tilton, alter coming home irom @ lectur- ing cour, Was 8poaen to by Mrs. Tilton ou bouse- boid affairs, and Ne told her tbat sxe must not trouble bun With her Lousebold affairs. Counse) at ‘his point pressed @ series of qnes- tons tending to elicit bow Mr. Tilton treatea nis Wile—as to whether be was inthe habit of scold- ing her. Counsel Jor piaintit! objected. bir. Porter read ap authority for the purpose of showing that the witness Was Competent to state the tact inquired of, as she bad bad opportunity | Of seeing aud judging. T ed the question and plainud’s ‘ne Judge adm ted. se—i heard bim scold her pen be veiore the Children and vote mesons COUDKE: eXCe, | aa | married aud that 1 ought to uave @ good husband; | didly she rebuked Theodore the day after she came | The low comedy of all these elocutionizings was | you see? | remember the munner in wiich | sim any ot the enuafon i NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. woul go into a room and would lock herze}f in: | Beecuer preached to forty of his mistresses every | he wouid swear at her; 1] heard him swear at her; | Sunday; the gentiemen be named were gentlemen he raised his voice: she would not raise ier voice. Q When gentiomen hao been to see Mra. Tilion would Mr, Tilton require from her a statement of What Was said to her? A, 3 he spoke about omy to Mrs, Tilton m the household, and sie “Darling, Imake every dollar go us lar as L sal Q. What kind of atable did they keep? A. Mr. | Tilton Was Very fastidious about is iood; one moroing he ordered breakiast at eight o’elock and he Came down at ten and complained that the beefsteak was very wuch dried up (iaughter) on ove Of these occasions one of (ne children said, “Mother is the most unselfish woman th lived;” Mr, Tiiton turned round and said, nother is the most selfish woman thavever lived ;!” iA Beecher was in the habit of visiting at Mr, ‘Tilton Whea Mr. Beecher calied; Mr, ‘1ilton treated Mr. Beecher kindly, cordially, as did also Mra. never saw Mr. Beecnér treat Mrs. the sligntest impropriety; he acted a5 a@gentie- Man; Mr. Beecher would talk to and play with the children; other gentiemen vis:tors were 1p | tne pabit of calling there; the witness uamed | Several; her treatment of them was the same a8 | that of Mr. Beecher, A number of photograp! were bere handed to witness, There were, said the witness, Several pnotographs of Mr. Beecher, in the how in the sitting room, on the taol there were books there which had been p: by Mr. Beecher to the Tiltu! “Norwood,” “Life Thoughts,” “Ne outb Puipit,” &e, Q. Was there any particular occasion om which Mr. Tilton visited your room at night? A. Yes; it wus in 1867; 1t Was in the second room; 1 bad not been in bed very long. BESSIE IN DANGRR, ‘The celebrated story of Tilton waking improper proposals to Bessie Turner was related by tnat young person, on the tritest cue, as coldly and Immodestly as if 1t was written down, commitied to memory and practised, It reqnired no int raption, was all given im @ paragraph, the hands Of the witness grasping the fan and her voice in, fected, recttative sty The audience, composed simost wholly of men, heard this evidence with a sense of ashamedness, Mr. Evarts looked down and smiled sell-depreca- tingly. Beacn smiled. Pryor’s ip was out ana Dis eyes on the floor. For the first time in the trial Foreman of the Jury Carpenter looked away from the witness, But the three ladies of Bessie ‘Turner’s coterie never took their eyes from her, though Mr, Beecher did. Mrs. Beecher listened till all the story was over and then went to alee; Theodore Tilton looked up and Beard Bessie de- claim with a cool, demure, unabashed, but undem- onstrative countenance, The witness said —1 remember what the conver- SaN0R Was OD [bat occasion; 1 bad gone to bed in the secong story bedroom, off the sitting room, and bad Lot been in bed very long beiore Mr. Til- ton came in and said he had come to kiss me good hight; 1 Was lying on the side of the bed nearest to the door; be went to the other side and leaned on the bed and kissed me good night; he stroked my Jorenead and my hair, and said what nice, soit hair 1 bad, and now nice and soit my desh—my Jorehead—was; and then he placed his hana on my neck; | took bis Land off; he said, “Why, Bessie, my dear, bow painiully modes} you are;’? he said, “those caresses ure all rignt; there are people in the best Society Who do all these things; it is periectly proper, and it is only people oi im- puce minds Who believe that things like that are not right;” 1 repiieg that 1 coald not help what wa: the cust.m in tne best classes of society; that bad my own ideas of propriety aud modesty; that I was going to carry them out; thatid.d not be jieve it Was proper for him to put lis band op my 3 they e jotes irom Plym- | neck, and that 1 would not permit him to doit; he tuen laid down ahd asked me if 1 woula noc like to be married; i asked bim, “What iu the worid put that in your he.d ?? He replied that I Was a hice aud ufectionate girl, tiac I ought to be 1 sald that 1 supposed When the time came and the Tigut Man piesenied Dimsell perhaps I woud get married, out tuat nad not thougut about it then; that the thougnt nad | pot troubled me, aod wat 1 aid not regard this | aa the cnief end im ite; I said tnat if i dia get mar- ried { was sure I would not have a itterary man for my husoand; he then asked me i! I aid not vaink people bad allinities or each other; lLasked Dim what he means by affluities, aud he said tue meaning of 11 Was that When a man saw a woman he loved she should be is afinity; that tuey Should live to.ether as man and wile; he said that he loved that it was right and proper he should caress me, and that no harin should come to me; | dissented irom all this; he said [ Wus a strange child and had some singular ideas; in the summer of 1865, when Horace Greeley w making tnem a visit, I was there on a visit; I had gone to bed, und was awakened by see- mg a tall man standing over me; had goue to bed in my own room, and jound Inysell in Air. Tilton’s room; I said, “Wnat nave you been doing?” I said he should oot have taken tue liberty with me Mm tne absence ot his wue; he gaia, “I found myseli lonely aad wanted 0} to love me;”’ I got up and leit the room, went io my own room and locked the door. (Sensation.) Next Morning, alter breakiast, 1 leit tue house @nd Went to anotner house, Q. Why did you not return to Mr, TiJton’s house? 4A. Iapoke to Mrs, Morse, and having learned from her tuat Mrs. Titom had returned I went back tothe house; Idid not at that time com- municate to Mrs, Tiiton what transpired ocetween me and dir. Tilton; 1 went to Marietta, Oaio, in the sprinz of 1370; 1 remained there avout signteen or nineteen montis; I came home on the 9th day of November, 1871; Mrs. Tilton visited Murietta woile I was there; I think was thei in September or October: Mrs. Tulion bad @ great BARE fainting spells, and 1 returued home with er. Q. On your return who met you with a carriage? 4. Mr. Tilton met us with a carriage, and I tovk breakiast witn them oo our return home; Alisa took the usual place of Mrs. Tilton at ae break: it table and also at the dinner tavle; Mra. Tilton sat down at the t ble she began ; Miss Dennis said to ber wonder way you should cry; baving snc a nice home and ex- Cellent nusband you Ought to be satiwied;’? Mr. Titon to me, *Dou’t you tbink she 1s crazy?” Isaid “No; vu: itis a wonder she nas not been in a lunatic ssylum years ago from the way you have acted toward her.’ BESSIE SPEAKS A PIECE. At three o’clock Bessie’s sing-song voice came toa high place, where she described how splen- | home from the country to the nospitality of his house, She raised her voice, leaned forward, balanced her tan and exclaimed:—“It is a wonder abe is alive, Thecdore Tiiton, living with you!’ irresistible. Tilton laughed heartily. The Juage attempted to modify one of Mr. Por- ter’s questions, some of whick were not put with that attention to legal exactness which might have been uniformly expected from a scholar and an ingenuous gentleman of his renown. Mr. Porter turned to the Judge and said, with great solemnity, that he and Mr. Evarts had spent a@great deal of time together and knew a great Geal more of the importance of their cause just at this yuncture than be could be expected to know. The Juage, in per.ect good nature and serenity, concurred in this, and merely said that one of Mr, Por er’s excellence of phraseology could frame bis questions so as to never require them to be amended and put in form, Witness—Mrs, Tilton left the room and I fol- | lowed Ler; Mr. Tilton gave an angry look at me when I leit the table. Q pen ree went into the back parlor what dia | Mr. Tilton had his fist clenched, and said to ber, “Damn you; you have taken tat girl here against me, and 1 will not permit 1t,’” THE EFFECT OF A PARAGRAPH, The sense of mingied humor and abhorrence expressed at the close of Bessie Tarner’s narra- tion was on the whole creditable to average human nature. ‘fhe girl's rapid, emphatic, pan- tomumic recitation of disgusting scenes in words not minced nor disguised, but tola right on with willing volubuity, created @ bad impression, al though the story she told was direct and intel- lgible, but the parts of it not well connected, The absence of motive in the witness to have been 80 much incensed and 60 plain of speech with Til- ton at the time uf the occurrences related, and equaily the absence of motive In the plaintiff to be on the instant such a devil, palled on the heart, Witness continued—He spoke in @ very vioient and excited manner; | walked into the room and | said, “Uheodore Tiivon, 1t is not tae first time you | bave sworn in my presence, and | will not hear it irom you again; he acted im a very violent man- ner, A0d give me & o.OW that knocked me over to the other side o; tue room; observing (tis be said to me, “My dear, you tripped and jell; he asked me li be ever injured me, and I said, Do you not ou came into | my roum?” replying to this in @ theatrical man- | her he suid I was suffering unger sume delusion alter this Mr. Iiiton vegan to taik adout Mr, Beecher, and poloting to tne red lounge and a chair in (he rout said they were consecrated to the sexaal intercourse of Mry. Tilton and Mr. Beecver, and Mr. ‘iiton asked me ul knew what sexual intercourse meant, and that ii did nos know he would tell me, (Great sensation in court | and some laughter, The Judge, in ao angry ana | steru mood, ordered the officers to keep strict silence among the audience.) He said that the red lounge had been consecrated to their sexual intercourse; 48 soon as that was suid Mrs, Tilton retired and went staira; 8 looked strange and saad, went up stairs and locked the door; Mr. Tilton then came aside and satd he wanted tu see me; | he took me into the second story back room, his | room, aud there lie related to me this story over again avout tne lounge and about her doings not Ouly wito dir, Beecher but also with three other eutiemen whose names be Mr. ee aa ei | Stairs, und Mr. Tilton’ said to im the hebit of calling. nes the geotiemen named.) 4 When Sir. stiton took you into the room and hau this conversation with you what did you ao or say? A. lsaididid not betteve tbere ‘was a (Photograph shown Wit- word of truth 1m it-—tnat it was a wicked lie; he | suid, “You will live to see the day when you will find out how mistaken you are; he said ms mother bad laid her hand on tis head wien she told o4mn this story, and that slie said, “Pheodore, what a magnanimous man you have been;” | never heard o} the words *#exual inte: course” excep? on that occasion; he repeated this conver- sation 1D the pari Q. Did ne exp! course meant? A, He did. Q. When you came out of the room what oc- curred? A. Mrs. ‘Lilton was comimg out of her bedroom; 4 suid to her, “I fevl as if) had been stung;’’ | told her wnat Mr. ‘Tilton bad been saying to me; Mrs. Tilton and J left the house that night or the next morning to go to Mra, Morse’s; ater he came back the next night Mrs. Tilton haa a conversation with Mr. vilton; it uttracted my at- tention at the time; f went down half way ob the in to you what sexual inter- | stairs and got to a point where I had a full view Mr. ‘fulton was in the act of rising | Of botn of them; from his knees, and Mrs, Tilton came out of the room with hi Mra, Morse was coming down er, “Gcod night, grapamother,” She replied, “ll prendmotner ‘ou, you infernal scoundrel! 1/11 publish you irom an to Beersueba!” (Great laughter.| THE VERSATILE VIRGIN, Bossie Turner ought to go on the stage for soubrette parts. She is a pretty fair mimic. When she repeated this story her voice was dropped to @ quiver und made a langb, She re- peated Mrs, Morse’s adjuration with @ ven- geance:—“You iniernal scoundrel! Ill grana- Mother you! Ill pubiish you from Daa to Beer- shebal” ‘rney all wanted to publish each other. Mrs, Beecher seemed to hke these severe parts Of the girl’s testimony; so did General Tracy. But Tilton and Beecher bore the same general appear- ance of fatigue, Frank Moulton had his coair cocked back and seemed delighted. The jury all looked sober and staid, wearied men, not amen- able to a joke, There were now on the bench Gerald Fitzgerald, Esq., of Alaska, and the Hon. Patrick Fox. Witness—I told Mrs. Tilton she had better retire, and she did goup stairs; Mr. Tiiton took me up Stairs and reiated again this story about the lounge and Mr. Beecher und those other gentie- men; after he told me those circumstances 1 went Into Mrs. Tiiton’s room and told her the conversa- tion; Mrs, Tuton then went to her mother’s; I Wanted to go with her, but she would not ies me; I went back to the children, : Q, Do you remember what occurred abont Sep- tember 13, 1572, when Mrs. Tilton was stopping ut Mrs, Morse’? Do you remember her bapy being taken away by Mr. ‘Yilton? a, Yes, sir; Lremem- ber ihe occasion very well. Q. Who did ne send round to Mrs. Morse’s for the child? A. He yent the nurse Nellie for the child; Mrs, Tilton was Dot in the house at the tme the nurse came, Q Did it pappen that upon that occasion tue chiid was sick, or had very recently been sick? A. Yes, sir; the child bad had the croup just prior to | that time. Q. Wuen Mrs, Tilton returned from her walk she found tiat the child was gone did she not? A. Yes, sir, When the nur-e cagie to tne docr and assed for the child Mrs. Morse cume down, and When she heard that Mr. Tilton had sent Jor his child said that ‘he had just realized he had chil. dren.” ‘the child taken was Ralph; the otuer cuiloren. meanwhie remained wit Mra. Morse. Mrs, ‘fliton, when she heard thar the ehiid bad gone upon her retura to her Mother's, itollowed with the rest of tne children; she went into her own house and Temined there then. Lremember wheu airs. Til- ton Went to New Bronswick for her nevlia; when she returned { was seated in the sitting room, Q That night what bvappened? How did she appear?’ A. She was very baggard and pale, ana Rat cown as if she Mid no strength at all, Mr. Tilton came up to the sitting roum shortly alter she came, Q. Well, what did Mr. Titon do when he came intothe room’ A. He saluted and kissed her; he asked her how She was, aud how she hau been; ghe began to cry; after this | went roand with rs. Ti!ton to Mrs, Morse’s {or @ short visit, and She returned to her nome the same night. Q. Where did Mrs. Tiiton go when she returned to her iouse again that nig to the frout bedroom on the second floor; after she had gone tv bed I saw Mr. Tiron and hada conversation with nim, ta which I told him that Mrs. ‘ilton was very sick and she had sent word to her moter that she was going to aie, but that she must not be sorry nor grieve, a3 she nad no home on earth—her only home was in heaven; Ttoid him what the doctor hud said; sae was not | as sick a3 she appeared to be; she was not So 11 bodily, but that she was Poets, Jor the sin with Mr. Beecher; 1 toid mim I had taken a ielier of nis to her at Marietta, and gene fell tainting to the floor with toe letter 1a her hand; I calied Mrs, Putnam, and she called the colored man, who luted her into bed; 1dont remember what he said about the letter. BESSIE FAINTS. At twenty minutes to igqpr, to everybody's sur- prise, woue in the midst o/ her theatrical revela- ons, Bessie ‘Turner was announced ag about 10 faint, Floor manager Caaldweil communicated the fact to Mr. Failerton. Toere was a pause, She took @ drink of water, recovered and in two min- utes rattled on again. At the tainting point Shearman rapidly whispered to Porter. Porter said that if Miss Turner could stand the examina ton he wouid prefer to finish. Q What did hedoin theend? A, I left him in the room in which this conversation occurred; I never recalled the subject. Q Was Mr. Tilton in the habit of changing his furnitare irom one room to the vther in the house? A. Yes, sir; the study was removed to diiferent parts of the house at times; 1 cau’t say how often these changes weie made; 1 rememver, about De- Cemper, 1873, Wuen Mrs. Tilton was taken very ill, When the doctor was called in, and the nurse, Mrs, Mitchell; I remember the day aiter Cnrist- mas, when Mr. Jounson called at the house in the morning and Mr. Moulton called at the house in the evening. Q. Mr. Tilton then in the babit of going to his wiie’s room irequently? A, He was; l remem- ber on tne Wednesday wheo he reiurned home and came into tae room he was very much ex- cited, and said, “i am a ruived man; he also said something about the Union, but 1 didn’s under- staod Liat part; that was in Mrs. Tilion’s sitting room; Mrs. Tilton was im bed when he came into the sitting room; this was said within hearing of Mrs, Tilton; I remember when he came in on Weanesuay he had &@ newspaper and some writing paper 10 nis band; he waa in the room on Weanesday, Taursday, and Friday; qauripg this period lis manner was Very much ex- cited and troubled; he wus continually going in and out o! the room with paper, pen and ink; bh talked a great deal to Mrs, Tilton, Who Was at thas time very sick indeed; I remember on one occa- sion Whed | saw Mrs. Tilton sitting up on Wedues- day and Thursday, and on one of these Occasions when she was sitting up, Mr. Iijton came into ihe room wiih writiny paper, pen abd IDk and shut the iolding doors; Mrs. Miteneli, the nurse, was tn the room with Mrs. Tilton, and she sald to him that Mrs, Tilton was very feeble and could not stand any excitement. that the doctor bad said ner condition was feeble; he put ner out and shut | tne door, Q. Dia you see Mr. Beecher there on any of these occasions ? A. On Frivay night I saw Mr. Beecher in urs. filton’s bedroom; | happened to go into | the sitting room for something | wanted, and I i saW him sitting there; the folding doors were open; | can’t say Wuen Mr, Beecher 1eft; 1 did not les him out; cid not Know he was there till I saw him When | went to the sitting room, Q. Can you remember what was the condition of Mrs, Tiicon on the Friday evening of whica you speak, when Mi. Beecher was there? A. She waa very sick, Indeed; she looked as though she was dyibg, and could scarcely tulk. Q. Had Mr. Beecher gone away before you went ped that evening’ A. Tean'’t say; Mr. Tiiton had not returned woen L at least, | had not seen him, Jnege Porter te, minated his examination of the Witness fur the day at this point, and the scaee inquired of counsel whether they would be able to go on with (he work to-morrow, Mr, Evarts said tnat attention to another branch of the business connected with this case would Rot permit his attendance, A juryman asked, through Judge Porter, of wit ness, “What year was it when the conversation abont the lounge business took place f” Witness replied that if was ether in November or December, The Court wi then adjourned until Monday morning at the usual hour, eleven o'clock. PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING. MR. BEECHER EXHORTS HIS CONGREGATION TO “REMEMBER THOSE IN BONDS.” Plymouth lecture room was denaciy packed by Seven o’ciock last evening, and each doorway was filled with people standing during the whole meet- ing, While the windows opening on the stairway: at the Cranberry street entrance were Milled with Attentive listencrs, Mr, Beecher was in excellent spirite. Aiterthe usuai exerci: he si We re told to remember those im bonds as bound with them. Of course .t 19 not expected that We should single out and search ont ali men that are in bonds; it does not mean that every other element of duty should be laid aside, but to care for those who are suffering, and especially those that are suffering in unusual ways—ways in which their life 1s clrcumscrived, ways in which taeir namo is siandered, it may be their character destroyed. There is no limitation to those that are in bonds, There is every kind; those that are Very bad, bad, the iittie and the muititode, Bat shere ia no discrimination made regarding them. “Rememoer them toat are in bonds as bound With (bem. ‘That is bring home the conse She recognized it as a photograph of one of | t? A. She went up | im such a way that you will fulfil the golden rule, It is very easy to repeat this and very dificult to {uit it, Vake the case of those in bonds held a@ slaves, and let one undertake to feel their bonds, | Remember those in bonds as if you were yoursel! bound, Take those im the bonds oi ignor.nee; bring it home, suppose iv were in your nouse, the | weakness of ji, the suffering, the limitation of every kind. Take tnose who by reason of their vice are thralied tn bonds worse than ch iins, what are your tendencies? Take a young man well brought up ana ajlterward turning {from the right patn and is reeling toward the grave, how do we feel? We say, “Oh, there is another instance of taking the cup,” and pass on, How many of ns feel that we are bound to bring it nome. On the otoer hand consider how strong the tendency of men ts to turn themselves away from trouble. How spt We are to say, my house is enough, I must have Peace, I cannot afford to distress my soul over other people’s troubles, I must be happy at home. Suppose God thought that and retused to give his own iife in the life of his Son. God so loved the world that He gave his son to die for it, and are we, woo profess to be His disciples, ta hat our own happiness without any crosses? I would not disown joy, bul there are joys more joyful than those that dance in the bubbie of common experience. Consider how prosperous meg are; men orteL Ba Howcan you afford such expenses, how can you afford to live in such a fine house?” IL holuw ita vignt aud duty oi Christian men to whom God gives meaus to make tne household nt only stroug and Vi. tuous, but beautitul ant atcractive. ‘The most beautiiul things in the world are not thi ones and crowns, but ougnt to be that in which father and mother stand King and queen, and the children are the subjects—the bousenold. But woe be vo that man Who, by reason of his prosper. ity, strikes a qaividing line between himseif and those wno have not tnese things. There are meu who, when they were poor, Were willing to shake bands with aoyb dy, but as they rise the springy of sympathy dry up and prosperity tends to make thein less manly, tends to harden their nearts. Because of this prosperity test yourself. Is my teat drying toward my tellow-men? Not toward the rich, but um | tender hearted to the poor aud ignorance and sinful; am I mindful of “ihose who are ip bonds as bound with them.” Prosperity will not hurt you a9 long as your heart is tender. Bore in the maple tree and if it stil winter no sap will run; but if the spring 18 come if will drip out ireely. ii when you pierce yourself no sap runs it is win- | ter yet, but if when you pierce into the old trunk and the sap rans spring bas begun. Every igi that is @ man is my brother. that are Strug- gling and striving through the «ficult places ot this world are mine. Tney have not yet attained, but by their striving they are related to me. T open my arms and take in every man, Woman aod chiid on the globe and say all that are good and joyous are mine, all that are wicked are mine, “because Tam he who came to seek and to save. At the conclusion of Mr. Beecher’s remarks Miss West, 9 missionary from Armenia, addressea the meeting on the subject of her labors and con- cluaed by requesting a collection in behalf of the work, er request was complied with amd a liberal amount secured, VOWED TO GOD. Yesterday the feast of St. Joseph was celebrated at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Ninetieth | street, Yorkville, by the profession of eight young ladies and the reception of the white veil by two others, At three o’cluck the chapel was tilled by the friends and relatives of the candidates for the black vell and the aspirants to the novitiate. Ag the choir intoned the ‘Ave Maria Stella’ the pro- ; cession filed into the chapel, while the eight novices and two postulants took their places be fore the altar grate, where the Rev. Father | Sschard, 8. J., presented each one wit! | @ lghted candle and addressed them ia 1% short discourse suitable to the occasion Fach novice read her written vow, and at the | close signed her name to it in the presence of all the people. The vet was then given to each. The Supertoress and her assistant then placed a crown | Of white flowers upon the head of each One as she repeatea:—**fuis is the place of my rest: here shall f dwell. for I have chosen it.’” Tnen, prod trating themselves upon the door, the other re ligious gatnered around and held tne pal) sus- pended over the prostrate forms while the choir sanz, “Blessed are the dead who die in tne Lord,” whea the oMciant called to the prostrate “Rise, my sisters, come out of the shades of death and Of this wicked worid.” at the same time giv- ing to each of the newly risen sisters her relignted | Candie, which she received singing, ‘‘Tne Lord is | my light and my salvation,” and received a cross. ‘The veature of the two postulants followed with the usual ceremonies, The Rev. father Duthaler, . J.. and Rev. Father M. Reilly, of Alvany, as- | Sisted at the services, The ladies who made their vows are Known respectively as Miss Dillon, in religion, Sister M. Josepiine; Miss Cronin, in re- ligion, sister M. Julla; Miss Reilly, in religion, Sister M. Kmmanuel; Miss Torpy, in religion, Sister M. John Baptist; Miss Gammon, tn religion, sis'er M. Austin; Miss Kelty, in religion, Sister M. tanislaus; Miss Collins, in religion, Sister errciat and Miss Moneghan, in religion, Sister arity. Toose who received the veil of the novitiate were Miss Margaret Twoheg, 1n relation Sister rken, in eg, ot the Incarnation, and rite Mary ligion, Sister M. of St, Columvan. THE WAR IN OUBA. HAVANA VOLUNTEERS WHO WON'T MARCH TO THE FRONT—CASH PURCHASE OF MILITARY SUBSTITUTES FROM SPAIN—A LONG LOST POLE IX COMMAND OF A FORCE OF REBELS—SEVERB FIGHTING, WITH HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES, Havana, March 13, 1876. The excitement occasioned three or four days since by drafting four regiments of the Ravana volunteers to be sent tmmediately to the front has | subsided, the merchants and planters subscriving $500,000 to defray the expenses of 3,000 soldiers ta | be sent from Spain. A despatch trom Spain yes terday says that 2,000 men of the detachment had already sailed and that the others would follow in a few days. These troops will arrive in time to experience the first rains of summer, and at a Period of the season when yellow fever becomes epidemic, and unless Count Vaimaseds succeeds in inducing the Spanish government to send him the 20,000 men first asked for this small force will @vail him bot littie in putting down the rebellion, VALUABLE PROPERTY DESTROYED BY THR REBELS A letier received here on the 10th inst, from Le Encruoijada, @ station on the railroad between Santo Domingo and Vilia Clara, says that on the day previous the insurgents destroyed the depot, with @ large amount of sugar and provisions, | and that they nad also burned the cane of foure teen estates in that vicinity, A REFUGEE POLE A COMMANDER AMONG THR Dt SURGENTS, The letter states that the insurgents were com- manded by Rudolph, a Pole, who was formerly s clerk with Mr. Bishop, at Caibarien, and by many | supposed to be dead, His force consists of 300 Chinese and negroes, all well mounted. SUGAR ESTATES DESTROYED, Letters received here yesterday irom Sagus alsg report the ourning Within the past week of fi{teeu sagur estates in that department, and put the loss of sugar at 12,000 tons. SKVERE BATTLES—KEBELS DEFEATED, The Voz de Cuda this mornoiug publishes a letter from the Cinco Villas which says that the rebels attacked the town of Potrerillo on the 10th inst., and wat, after a glorious detence of five hours by the volunteers, they were compelled to retreat with several killed and wonnded, after firing some houses, As the rebels even carry off their killed aud wounced their logs could not be ascertained. The Spanish loss is reported as five killed ang elght wounded, The Alva of Santa Clara, of the 7th, reports « fight near that place on the 6th, between 14 Spanish troops and 400 insurgents. After @ sharp engagement of one hour anda baifthe insurgents retreated, and, as asual, car ried off their killed and wounded, and firing all the sugar estates on their line of march. The Spanish loss is said to have been one officer and two men killed and twelve soldiers wounded. The officer in command of the Spanish columa says he nas information that the rebels lost four killed and twenty-four wounded, KILLED ON THE RAIL Coroner Reimer, of College Point, hela at tn. quest yesterday at Farmingdale upon the body of Frederick W, Surmeister, who was killed near tne Island of Trees station by @ train on Stewart's Central Railroad om Thursday. The deceasea, when seen by the engineer of the train, was lying | between the rails, und Ne was at first mistakes for @ bundle of brushwood. Tue iocomotive strucs him and threw him forward on the track avout twenty Jeet, probal ling Dim instantly, Lhe locomotive then passed over him, and lie wat rolled under the frenox and mangled in such ¢ feariul manner as to render the body almost un recognigable. The auiortunate man had for some time been jo the empioy o: Mrs. I’. 0, Baraum, oj Hempstead, os o tarm nand. The jury were unabig to come 10 any couciusion as to whether deceased Was dead or intoxicated beiore the engine struc! bim, or whet killed by the engine, an ‘onerated the engineer from ail blame. It is une ‘ood that for some time Burmeister had beeg ‘ated irom bia wife; that meantime ue Gcouking ireely,