The New York Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1875, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 18%5—TRIPLE SHEET. THE TRIAL OP ENDURANCE a Eighty-sixth Day of the Great Scandal Suit. -——— TILTON’S HOUSEKEEPER A WITNESS. The Plaintiff Taking Up Beecher Role. HE DENIES AND DENIES. His Relations With Victoria Woodhull Explained. BESSIE TURNER CONTRADICTED. The near approach of the end of this trial ex- cites strong emotions oneituer side, The aver- age impression still remains im favor ofa disa- greement among the jury, but the Plymoutn church people are a8 confident as ever of an ac- quittai, while the piaintif’s side as confidently relyon a veraict in their favor. Bets are being ireeiy made on the verdict, and odds are taken taat Beecher will come out acquitted in the end. The proceedings of the trial yesterday would have been desperately dull if the plaintifs coun- sel had not recalled the piaintit himself, Theodore ‘Tutom, who was examined particularly witn re- gard to the testimony of Bessie Turner, whom he contradicted in several important particalars, Mr. ‘Tilton does not appear to have suffered mucn by his constant attendance at this protracted tnves- tigation, the detais of which he has watched with the most sedujous inaustry. His tnterrogation was conducte? by Mr, Morris, who now and again received suggestions !rom Mr. Fullerton and Mr. Beach when they thougnt they saw an oppor- tunity of bringing out the testimony of their cltent in the best and strongest possibie light, MRS. BECHER was in coart yesterday. In fact she has been a most constant attendant at this unhappy trial. Wil she uot be glad when there is an end of it? She sits silent and sad-looking, and ap- pears to follow the proceedings with the most in- tense interest, It will be a relief to tne Court and to the public when this barassing scandal has passed from the scene of public discussion; and it will be stili better if it can be utterly and entirely forgotten. Mr. Tilton’s direct examination on rebuttal has not conciuded. 1t will be resumed this morning, when the Court sits at the usual hour, A LOVELY MAY MORNIN: witha bright sun and pleasant breezes, were ‘ne atmospheric atiendants upon (he opening of the Beecher trial yesterday. The court room wa not overcrowded, and the gallery—that Olympus of the tnlana bred Long Islander—was not as Gensely packed as usual, The Chief Justice looked stolid and reserved, and took his accustomed seas under the scales of justice with the air of aman who is determined to Go justice if the heavens fall. People were giad to see Counsellor Roger A. Pryor back in his accustomed piace, and spoke of the courage he had shown in endeavoring to speak last Monday while sufering from @ severe attack of vertigo. Mr. Evarts appears to work as well and cheerfully in a suMvcaiing court room asin a better ventilated One, and 16 able “to object”? With pitiless pertinacity the whole day long, woat- ever be the state of the atmosphere. Theodore iltom inoked considerably aged. Beside him sat tue old family housekeeper, “ Uid Katy,’ otherwise known as Mrs. Kate McDona\ and who vad lived wita the Tiltoa family, father and son, for tweaty-fve years. Tuere were about twenty ladies in court, of whom the majority bad arrived by what 1s called by courtesy a certain age. Tilton denied emphatically that be bad ever se bottle of champagne in Mrs. Woodhull’ house also denied the testimony of Woodley, the colored servant, in many important points, and ended by denying that ne had ever told to Bessie Turner a single word avout the scandal. He also coutradiciea General Tracy's evidence point olauk. TESTIMONY OF KATE M'DONALD. The examivation of Kate McDouald was re- sumed at tue sitting of the Court. A. I think you stated yesterday tnat you shougnt Bessie Turner went ‘o Keyport on Tues- after you went’ A. | tank she ieit ay; that is the oest of my recullection ; mt before I did, sume time before tweive between tem and twelve o'clock; 3 pot later than (bat. Q. How long did you remain at Keyport? Four or five weeks. Gay, the day A. Q. Did Miss Turner remain all the while that youdid: A. Yes. Q Dia you return together to Brockiyn? A. No, sir. Q. Who returned first! A. Ste did. Q tow long vefore youreturued? A. About s week, q You were there about four weeks’ A. Four or five, perhaps more; meanwhile | came up twiee. Q@ Do you kaow whether Mrs. Tilton bad re- turned from Monticello before Bessie Turner came to Brookiyn? A. 1 think she dia. Q. Do you know whether Mr. Greeley had left beiore Mrs. Tiltou returned? A. | coud pot say; he Gid Hot stay so long as he expected. Q Do you recoilect any other occasion on which Mr. Greeiey staid at Mr. Titon’s? A. No, sir. q You know the folding doors spoken of be- tween the cWo front rooms on tue secoud floor? A. Yes, sir. @. How were these doors asuaily left? A. Some- times Lhey open. Q. How were they faste atal!, when they were shut? A. They did pot shut’ tightiy to- gether; there Was no jock on them; 1 sever saw them locke. Q And do you know whether the door was #0 that it could be locked or not? A. I could pot say that; | never saw a key ip the door. Now, wien the ¢ Te pulled together there a crack or © g at the top? A. On one side there was; Wey did not come together at the top. @. Are thoxe doors in the condition now, with reference to their shutting, that they were thea ? A. i think 80. CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR. SITRARMAN. Q. How long bave yon been with any part of the Titon famuy? A. | bave been 1a the Tiitoa famuy over twenty five years. w Q. Gid you first come to live with Theo dore Tiiton? A. | used to come visiting to bis fawitly whenever | felt ineiined to do so; woeu Mr. (vitou was living at Mrs. Ricbards’ | d io c quent visita, staying two or three days more at time. Q. Hew long was it after they went into how keeping that you went to tive with them’ a. I was there When Kaiph was born, in June, 1369. q Then Fou bate uyed ee jamtty since 1#69? A. [bave visited the Jamily elnce 1969, aad Bow i am living there. q. You Were on intimate terms with the family? A. Yes, sr. Mr Tilton always thought a good deal of you? A. He always treated me weil. Q. How loog was it before Mrs. Tilton went to Monticello velore you lived with tae Tilton family? A. Tam not positive; I visited there; | was at Keypors all the time that e Turner was there; Was at mea: forner; I sew “ar. fuvon givé Bei or the aidney to @o to Keyport; sue toid him if he wanted her ty go w Keyport be would nave to give Ber money. Where are these folding doors’ A. In the | second story, tront room; are nov obliged to go through either room in order to get to the otner. in reply to Mr. Morris che witn stated that aipbh was four yeats 6id wheb Ws. Tuton weat so Montice'ly, TRPODORE TILTON RECALLED. Theodore Tiitou, the plainud, toew took tie Stand, ana in response to Mr. Morris testided as foliows :— & Mr. Titon, Mr. Woodiey testified that he nad seen you on lifferent oc stop over night at Mrs. Woougui'’s when Were you there when lived in Irving place ? A. | fever Was, and | never knew she sived in drviag piace untd | beard it were in court. 4. Did_you ever say in Mir, Woodley’s presence to Mes, Woodbull, or Im tne pre: oi any per Sun, or to bet When Any persou was present, any- 1 aidg im substance to this effect, “Vickey, it you this in relerence to tue acandal you Will é@ woman!’ A. No, #ir; Imever did; | yever called her ‘Vickey’ in my lite; i swoke to her about pablisbing the scandal. Mr. Evarts here reminced the witness that he oust NOt go beyond unswering the questions put “y him. q Did you ever at their office ot at any Olver piace cal Conn eat interview with nim with reference to the geandai (a the presence of Woodley, or when any o aon Was present OF Whea BY Person Was a im Irving place. never in Broad street | Biood aside and Were suutand sometimes they were | present? A. T never bad @ conversation with | him, | Y. Did Mr. Blood, with reference to the publica. tion of that article, ever say 10 you (hat be would have nothing todo with tt? A. No, air; L ceased my acquaintance with Colonel Blood many months previogs to tke publication of that article. Mr. Evarts moved to ave [hat stricken out and the question, alter some argument, was put ua | follows : | . When did your acquaintance with Mr. Blood terminate’ A: in the month of April, 1672. Q And after that and prior Ww Ff puodiication ofthe scandal, had you any cou on with Mr. Blood whatever? A. No, sir, bever & word. | Q Were you from the time you Say you cermi- nated your acquaintance with oim tp April aud | prior to (he publication of that article at their | | flee in Broad street? was not; I wag | never tu the offlee out of waich Uist article was puvished, | , Or at their house t A. No, sir, | |. Did you meet them at any Osuer place? A. I did nor, | q. Were you ever present when any proof slips | ol that article were snown? A. | was nol, air, | | . Did you ever see any proo! slips of that ar- | ticle? A. N ;. @ Now, Mr. futon, at this potot will you atare | your whereabouts during L871 and 1872 prior to | | the 6th Novemper, 1872” A. On the 3d 0; Ociover, | 1872 (reading trom memoranda) -—— Mr, Byarts—Wuat are sou doing ? Witness—I am about to state, in answer to Mr. | | Morris’ question, the list of piaces at which { made | | public addresses Outside of New York city ve- | | tween the time of the publication of Mrs, Wood- | | huii’s cara ia May and the puducation of the scan- | | dal in November, 1872. |. Mr. Evarts—You pave made this memorandum | tO assist your memory? A. I will say in reference | | to the memorandum that I have brought all the | | vouchers— | Mr, Morris—Never mind about that, a LECTURE List. | Witness (reading) —Un Uctover 3, 1871, [ was at | Cornell University, itnica, N. 20tn, Bristol, | vf dist, Westchesse November 1, | barre, Pa.; 2d, A! town; 7th, Freaouta, N. Y.; 8th, Randolph, N. Y.; 14tn, Lancaster, Pa. ; | 15th, Tyrone; 16th, Lock Haven; 21st, Houesdale; | 29bn, Weoster, Mass.; sotn, Norwich, Conn. ; De- | cember 5, Indiana, Pa.—toat’s a jittle own gamed after tue State; 6th, Washington, Va.; 7th, Petersburg; 26th, Kennett square, Pa; 28th Greencasiie, Pa; January 6, 1s72, Suippenvurg, | Pa.; 8th, Ovelda, N. 9h, Taunton, Mass. ; 10th, Leomtuster, Mass. 16th, Columb P 2 Nauck, Mass. Maribor 24tn, Dover, N. H,; 30th, Columbia, lecture at that place in the same season ; February 1, Lancaster, Pa. ; 7th, Kankakee, Ili; 9th, Bloom- | ington, Ind.; 18ta Monmuuth, Ii. These engage- ments were made by Muimiord, of the Literary | Bureau, and are accompanied by the dates. The next list which { will read ts a list of engagements mae ja tae Nortawest by J. HH. Bliss, of tue Nortn- western Lyceum Bureau, giving only the places und not the dates, The places are (reading) — “Madison, Wis.; Rochester, Minn., two nighis; Minneapolis, Mino., two nignts; St, Paul, Minn.; Sparta, Wis:; Lacrosse, Wis.; Watertown, Wis. Appleton, Wis.; Neenan, Wis.; Wuitewater, Wis, | Melton, Wis. ; Janesvile, Wis.; Beloit, Wis. ; Free- | port, lil.; Rockiord, lil. ; Belinda, Hi. ; Racine, Wis., | three lectures; Kiverside, Jil. ; Princeton. ill, ; Meno- monee, Wis., two lectures.’ This completes Mr. | Buss’ list, which 18 without dates. Then Muim- foru’s list resumes again (reading) 1872, Chicago Ui.; 2ist, Pittsburg, reached home March 24; then loliowed a few aays in early April devoved to the arbitration with Bowen; thea later in the same month | went to Cincinnati, devoting ten days (0 (he iabors of the convention wiich nominated Horace Greeley; toen | went out again (reading) :—*May 25, 187: Potwdam, N. ¥.; 27tv, Ogdeusburg, N. Y. daly | attendea the Baltimore Convention, | then returned to the campaicn as follows (re e | Wux = a ss ing) ‘duly 22%, Bangor, Me.; 23d, Augusta, Me. 26ta, Oldtown, Me.; 2th, Houltou, M ota, Liacoin, le.; August 1, Dover, Me. 9th, Porviand, Me; iit, Biddetors Me. | i4tu, Eusworto, Me.; loth, Kockiaud, Me.; 16tb, Camden, Me. ; 17th, Batu, Me. ; 20th, Le siston, M 2ud, Briagetot |, Skowheg 7th, C& ais—' » as some call it: 29th, Kastport: sovb, Maclias; Sep- tember 3, Castine; 4tn, Winterport; Sta, Bel ast; 7th, Camaen, and Bangor at midnivht—then came | the Maine evection, September 10va—Septemver | Ll, Coovord, N. H.; 13th, Orange, N. J.; 17th, Stam- ford, Conn. ; 20bn, Patersop, N. J.; Zist, Philadel nia, Pa.; 23d, Norwich, Conn, ; 30th, Alieutown, ba.: October 2, Harrisburg, Pa.; 4ta, Pitsburg, Pa.; 7th, Jamestown, N. and [ remember staying there until the following day; tueu there is @ break of Lwo or three— Mr. Evarts—Tne October Election? Witness—Yes, sir, the Octoner election, And then cause a break of @ day or two Ol a lew ap- poiniments whica | bave missed, (Reading) . Dover, N. B.; Octover 1s, Lyn, Masi Willimantic, Conn.; Octover 20, uere at Hrooklyn at home; Uctober OUctover 29, Clermont. HL; Oc- tober 30, Bradiord, N. H.; October 31, at Dart- mouta College, and also at Lebanon in the evening o: the same day; November 1, Litiieton, N. H.; November 2, Lancaster, N. H.; November 4 Laco- nia; Novemver 6, tue Presidential election, woich brou.bt me home; tats ist 18 not entirely accu- ; | mean to say by that, every item mentioned | 18 accurate, but a few ol my engagements are not included here because I couldu’t get them verifies, aud bave tnciuded in tais lst only suca names and places asI bave verification here vy committees or the chairman; but the list is very | nearly complete. witness went on to state that he commenced | his politica! discussions aiter the Baltimore Oon- | vention. | & Between that time and the time you = here in Brooklyo, how oiten were you at New York! A. Itofak Lonly came home once to get Mrs. Iltoa to go back with Me during the re- mainder of the Campaign, from the fall of 1871 to the fall of 1872; I spent a whole year of contiouous speakivg, und that was the period at waich Mr. Woouley suid I enjoyea the bouor of bis acquaint- auce. q Now, Mr. Woodley referring to this inter- vieW #uys that Mrs, Woodual statea that the Piymouth congregation would rather pay $100,000 toan have (ols a@rticie publusued. Was an) thing of the Kind said in your presence? A. Netbing of the Kind: pettwer $100,000 Dor auy other sum was mentiones. y Lucy Giles | stopped ail ag A. it is not cru Dia you ever see a sof bed at Mrs Wood. | 2 A. No, sir. = | at on the 4th of July you Woodball’s; is (bat true? x hal Did you e¥er sleep on one? A. I have slept on one #t wy OWN Bouse, DU Bot at Mrs Wood- hui es said that you were at Mrs, Wood- 1p stairs ia Mrs, Wooannil’s room: s.¢ Waited upon jou and her by taking champagne and chicken inio tue room-—did anything of that Kind occur? A. No, sir; | never saw a bottie of cham- pague in that house, & Were you and Mrs. Woodhall ever served hment by aby servant Many room in bouse A. No, sit; i don’t remember ever v having seen her. Q Mr. Grey spowe of your Griving out with Mrs, Wovdhul.—aid you ever ride cut with her? A. I bever dia, q Dia horse’ A. days, th aw pu Q. in rejerence to Mr. Beecuer's presiding at the Steimway Hail meeting the question was asked 144 (o Lae edect that Ke bad Letter presiae or sue (Mrs. Wooduull) Would make it botver on earth jor him than it Wasim hell delow—was apy such thing as tnat said? A. No, sir. Q Were you ever im tue back office on Broad street wien the gas was liguted? A. No, sir; tuere Was nO gas Lo be lighted. y Mr, Cook leatiged tnat on the 24 of November, Woodhull wentto Mr. Mouitou’s “ae true? A. it ts not crue. Q. Did you ask him to join the Golden Age to write up sis scandai to put itiu shape? Did you ever hear Mrs. Woodhull ask nim or suggest to him the writing of toe story calied tae scandal ? A. [never dia. Q He also «ave you asked him to join the Golden Age; 18 that true’ A. No, sit; lie asked me to take him on the Golden Age, bat I declioed bis j Foposition, y. Mrs. Paimer says she became acquainted Win you at Mrs. Woodhull’s office, belore the Golden Age Was establisued. When did vou form her acquatutaace? A. Not until several montis aller the Golden age was estabiished; three months at least; I never became acquainted wita Mrs. Palmer; i have seen her im Sirs, Woodnull’s office, im 187i, alter tue Golden age wae esiav- | lisned. q& She says she had a conversation with you at phe office ow: Mrs. Woodnull erning the pro jected papat, the Golden Age—heard you talking avout it betore it was established; ts that true ? A. No, Sir; it 18 impossible; the Golden Age was establisned iong before | saw Mrs. Wooabull. @ [will read @ few questions and answers here @nd ask you some questions in the testimony of Mrs. Paimer:— “q, Do you recoliect an occurrence in the ea part of 1572, 4 considerable time prior to ihe pus jication of What is kavwn a# the Woodhull scan- ¥ oe the proois were exhibited tu you? A. | Yes youever know of ber havinga white Coloue! bivod told me taut ta form time of ber i ret resdeuce here, she ba elon, out | bever saw toe » Who was present on that occasion’ A Mrs. Woodhull and Theodore iiton; there may nave been somebouy ia the rvom, bul 1 dou’s remember. ow state what occurred on that occasion, as far as Mrs. Woodhull and Mr. Tiltou were cou- | cerned? A. Mrs. Woodsaii and Mr. Tilton came in a great hurry into the private office where i was engaged on stocking suspenders, and Mra. Woud- | wall says:—I pave sometning here for you,’ commenced to read what | afterwara heard called—and heard them call—the Woodbull scan- dal; sn 4 @ portion of it to Mr. Jiltoa and stopped, anu M iton Went out immediateiy.’ q. Now, did anything of that kiud ever o the oMice In your preseace’ A. No, q Mrs. Paimer aiso stated that cession On the 17th December broke up, you rode with Mc, Woodhull to Ber house, got out o carriage and weot Ip. Is that true’ A. aot true. sir; fwas not in acartiage during avy portiom of the procession. THE TRUE Q At the Interview at Sunday evening, when Mr Moulton aud yoursell were pre part of November, did you have w we “iru then! A, No, Story’) Was not yet writte Q. Nor any part of it? or nad tne dea of It) 4 Wii you state the STORY. Mr. Mouiten's stady Thicon, Mr. Tracy, Mr. ent, iM the early n wuceived ime when bat | tee! bimsel! at Wberty to become nis couusel? | ston ensued as to the admissioiity of the evi- | occurred at the Club,” | hers” explain tuatt | coula be enjoyed in comfort aud the family main - sir, no part of It, | was writ: tom ae neer-a0 Fos.can Fecoliect t A, It was writ: a abou middie of December, partly, an conned from that time onward, toward Sinise Q. Now, at that interview, after stating what you nad sald apon entering the room, Mr. Tracy said, “fhereupon Mr, Tiiton unfolded, as tf re- inember, the Writing of @ manuscript which be brought with him into the room, and began to read the statemenct;” did anything of that Kind occur tm that interview ? A. It did not. Q. Did you hear at that interview the letter of COUtrisOD, a8 It Called. spoken of by Mr. Moul- ton 48 & mere memorandum of the conversation that he had with Mr. Beecher? Mr. svarts—One moment; please give Mr. ‘Tracy's language. Q. Did Mr. tracy at any time inform you or notify you that he coaid or would under certain coutingencies, become Mr. Beecher’s counsel, oF Mr. Evarts—One moment. ‘ Q. Did Mr. Moulton, in your presence, referring to the letcer of coutrition, say, “Her a memo- rancum of an interview f iad with Mr. Beecner?!’ Mr. Evarts objected and a lengthened discus- dence, belore (ue terminauoa of walcn the Court Look @ recess, AFTER RECES3. Mr. Tilton’s examination was resumed by Mr. Morris at ten miautes past two o'c q | was asking you ve ore recess a question re- garding Mr. Tracy’s notification to you that ne felt his self at liberty to act ior Mr. Beecner. 1 will read you the evidence. ‘Referring to that tn- terview, Mr. Kvarts asked, ‘Where did that in- terview or conversation occur’ A. I tntok 16 Q “the Brooklyn Club? A. “The Brook!yo Olub; it may bave been at my office; Mr. Tilson was in the nabit of dropping into my office fre- quently, and oe Was in the habit of droppiog into the Ciao when L was at dinner or lunch, and I often met him in the street; we had casual con- ver-ations."" Mr. Morris again read as follows from Mr. Tracy's testimoagy :— “Q Well, wat passed between youn—how waa the matcer introduced? A. Re.erring to the con- versation im 1872 1 said to bim, “Mr, Tilton, aa lous a8 you adhere to che case that you then stated to me, I shall adhere to the promise | made you; but | desire to say to you that when you change your case against Mr. Beecher, if you ever do, and state @ diferent case (rom what you stared to me, I snali pot regara ay promise then made to you as binding upon me.) Did any conversa- tiou o: tial Kind ever Occur between you and Mr. ‘Tracy prior to your meeting before the committee? A. No, sj ue uever gave me auy suca notific uon, Q. You have related what occurred before the committee. At Club, oF bis office, that prior to that never anything. Mr, Morris reads again from the testimony :— Q. Mr. Beecher, in bis testimony, speaks of an interview he bad With you at your house, when he waiked with you {rom the ferry, at whicn youread bim astatement. He says “lt was not the ‘lrue Story’ that you read to me at that time,” State what it was that you read. A. 1 read to bim, sir, precisely the same document whicu | read to Mr. darman Me. Bell, Dr. Storrs and to others: it never was called by me the “True Story; other people have put the designation upon it. Q. it has come to be designated that way? A. sur: it is the paper Known io this trial as the ‘True Story; l never read bimany Ovuer paper. itness went on to add—A portion of an tmper- fect copy Of this paper has beem put in evidence here; | read no other portion to bim; the first sentence Of the state:ueut knowa as‘ Tae Storrs Statement,” #letver of Mrs, Tiltou, as adaressed to Dr, Storrs, is dgted December 16, 1872, and was moorporated accOrately in the Darrative known as ‘The True Story ;’’ it was bat starement toat urs. Tilton said, Mr. Beecher bad solicited her to become a wile to him with ail that tnat term impued;" { read that to him at that time; 1 pre- suime | read to nim that portion of toe scateme: to which you (Mr. Morris) have called my atten- ton; | read to him irom po ocher document. Mr. Morris again read from the testimony as fol- é lows :— Q\. Lread to you a brief statement of Mrs. Oving- ton and | will ask you a qaestion in regard co it. | itis iu No, 6, page 131. Speaking of tue interview | whica jou bad with ber sue Was asked this ques- | ‘stale WOat Wes said GT done on that sub- | when you were having @ conversation with your 1 simply there was* Sach a person; I | {mplies, or in substance that.” Did you read that knew notaing agatust nis character; [don’t wish | to e, oscuer? A. No, sir, 1 made quite a different to {mpugn another man’s charactar. statement, The Court—He 1s not on trial. Whas that statement? Mr. ‘Tilton—I do not want to sit sm this chair as t, Kvaris objected to the recital of what the the accuser of any other man. Mr. Kvdrts asked toat tne last party the answer be siricken out. LONG INTERVIEW, wiwness said, BURNING THE PAPERS, Q. At the time of tne arbitration did you hear anything sald by either of the arbitrators abou THE Q. Lrefer to the long interview Led by Bessie pussies the penoree A. [did not. ‘Turner, a8 reported 4! page 480 Of tne report, part Q Was aoything of the kind ? A. No, sii 9: states that this interview took ap | notning of the Kind was said, to my knowled, ‘sti in the best room; did any such interview ds | the only thing said was by W. 1s0n — vhat occur? A. Lheard her relate tuat interview Mr. Evarts moved to strike out the latter part of the answer. Was anything said by either of the arbitra- jn your presence concerniug your diMculty with Mr. Beecher or concerning the scan or anything about the letter of comtrition or papers concerned with itt A, 1 don't recollect anything ber} said on that subject, however remotely; notoing that was between me and Mr, Beecher was in apy Way referred to, , Q. Was anything said in their presence except ‘as concel your money atiiculues with Mr. Bowen? A. No, sir. Q. Was apytuing between you and Mr. Beecher submitted for the bitration and read ‘ue report of it. Q. Did any such interview take placet A. No, sir. ked that counsel should read the ew, BESSIB CONTRADICTED. Q. Lcall your attention at page 480 to the inter- view, a8 related by Bessie Turner, She speaks of the interview at woich s@ says you calied ner up and “changed the subject onsiroly:: ne said, when sitting down ona chair, ‘On, Bossie, my no wonder my gra: are going down in i’ he took out his hanaker- t ‘you have not put confidence in m sald, ‘Why suould she pur coufidence im you? you have sried to ruin ber. Did any conversation of iad occur? A. No, sir; | never nad any in- Q. The tripartite agreement appears to bi a terview at any time or piace with Bessie Turner | April2 aod the aroitration was on April 3. Can in regard to Mrs, Tilton's relations with Mr, | you account lor the fact that it 1s so daced? Beecher; I never had a word on the subject with Mr. Evarts said t matter had ail been gone into Ou point of @ and otherwise, and it was not competent evidence in the rebuttal. Mr. Morris (to witmess)—You have stated that the tripartite agreement was not executed before her, : Q. Do you recollect her coming into the room wile on the subject? A, 1 do; she came in un- noticed by me, and when | noticed ber in the | April’. How do you account for its beariug date room I ordered her iminediately to leave it; 1 was | of April 2? very much surprised to see ber wer: Mr. Evarts again interposed his objection, re- 6 Walkeson told ali that, how | up and when he drew it, To ask the witness now how he accounts for is is not evi- dence by gay moan Judge Nelison one 084 spoken o1. circumstance, Mr, Evarts these facts, Mr. Beach retorted that teat was an unfounded assumption of the counsel. How did he know what this witness was goingto swearto?t Tuey were calling, a8 was their rigtt, for what infor- mation he magne have on the subject. Mr. Evarts insisted that the whole narrative had been exhausted, and i this 1s intended to introduce any Lew facts concerning that interview it was uot competent testimony as rebuttal. Judge Neilson admitted the questio! The Witness—The frst draft of the maae by Mr. Wilkeson on April 2, and t was torn by Mr, Bowen and me, and Mr. Wilkeson ‘Leave the room ;’ she replied, ‘No, I the room; 1 wil 8tand oy Mrs, Til- Did anytoiwg of that kind occur? A. e sir; nothing of the kind, Q. Now, then, Mr. Tilton, | ask you whether at thac interview, alter you observed Besste Jurner in the roi hy coaversaiion whatever was bad as sbe has related? A, Novhiug of the kind. Q. “I. stood at the foiding doors and | saw Mr. Tilton going over toward Mrs. Tilton, his dst goin; this way” (illustrating), Did anytuing of tha kind occurt A. Ido not know waere she stood; but What sho states on that occasion as having oc- curred did not occur. Q. “You nave brought this girl to use against me. Damo it, you shall leave tais hous Did you 8a, annua, Of that purport? A. No, sir. “He then gave mé a terrible blow, that hurled of the room; he struck me Did that occur? A, No, e Turner in my ule, and never showed her the least uokinduess. wis ton tT die?” the facts as to the date no Nobody had spoken to that ‘sald the witness is asked reason on Q. You said, ‘Bessie, my dear, you tripped and | then made a new draft, which § Incorporated fel Did that take place? A. No, sir. by Mr. Bowen and me; when these changes were Ca “] turned round and said to him. ‘Are yon made it was landed back to Mr. Wilkeson to have fool, or do you take me jor one?’ Did se make | tt egrossed, and a few days afier be made a ciean Z any replyofthat kind? A. sir. copy Oo Lt, the date and all. “What then took place?” “tHe then changea . Now, Mr. Tilton, | call your attention to the the subject entirely; he said, as he was sitting | tnierview which Mr. Wilkeson speaks o/; of your down on @ chair, “bn, Bessie, my dear, it 18 no | going to tits office April 3, and in an angry tone wonder that my gray hairs are going down io sor- | saying that Mr. Bowen had been taken care ol, row to the gravi he took out bis pocket band- | Mr, Beecher had been taken care of, but you kerchie| and was wiping his eyes,” Did anytuing | yourself had mot beem paid, and that the suit of taat kind occur? A. No, sir; I pad oo gray | Would have to go on. [The counsel here a hairs at that time, from the testimony as printed im the records.) Q. “iL was mistaken In having placed so mach | Did anything as here related take piace at that | confidence in you,’ Mrs. Tilton said. ‘dow could | taterview, Mr, Tilton, between you and him? | she place conddence in you. Sne haa no friend, Mr, rts objected, and the Court ruled that tt | would be proper for the witness to give answers — no protection in you. You tried to ruin her." to specific questions contradictory of another wit- Did Mrs. Tilton use any suca language as tual? A. No, sir, Q “He then said, straigntening himself in this way (illustrating), ‘Bessie my dear, did | ever ac. tempt to ruin you?’ { said, ‘Yes, you did.’ Did that occur? A. No, sir. “You remember that you were talking about aMinities, aud that you were taking me from my bed to yours’ Did that occar? A, No, I aid not tell her she was excited; I Cid not say anything ness, Q. Iwill ask you, Mr. Tilton, now, im the first place, whether you were at Mr. Wilkeson’s omce ou May 3? A. No, sir; 1 think Mr. Wilkeson must have changed the date; I have no was of statue Whether I was there on April 3 or ou another date ; Trecoilect the circumstance. Q. Las you now whether you were angry when you caued? A. I don’t regoliect; 1 presame | was; ceriainly [ was not angry with Wiikesou, Q. Did you say taat you wanted your portion of the tripartite ayreement aliered befure you? A. Yes, sir; 1 think that i the substance, | Q. Did you say Mr, Beecher had been taken | care of, Mr. Jowen had been taken care of aud that nobody had taken care of you? A. ir. Q. Iwill call your attention to this statement of Mr. Wilkeson, “I made the poimt that all apers held by Moulton and on should ve de- Stroyed.”’ Did you ever bh uch conversation again :—“Time and again} bave seen Elizaveth and Heury Ward Beecher having sexual intercourse on that red lounge and clair.” Did that occur? A. No, sir, . “On, said Mrs. Tilton, wow can you Tell that cuild such base hes?’ Did that occur? A. Nothing of that cind occurred. BESSIE CONTRAVICTED. (By Mr. Morris, reading fro:n the testimony of Bessie Turner)—“He then asked me if { knew tion Jectr”? it cecause the answer re.ers tO tne sudject’ When spoke of the fiction, I think it was, be sald, Buzabeto will le ior me; she will tell any nuuiber i les to clear me, ves me; le said. even if! were On trial tor the Nathan murder and she had seen Me Commit the act do you tink tiat she, i cailed Upon to testy, would ‘eli the truca and have te convicted? he said no, she woud not.” Now do you remember anytiing of tuat Kind happening? A. Tue language you bave just It Is wecessary to reler to woat preceded “A. read ¢ Q Yes. A. Weill, sir, { should not knew how to answer (hat, because it has passed from my mind ; now (hat you read 11, it does Bot come up. Q She spoke avout Mrs. Tilton having let out | the cniy cool rooms she bad at the house, and you using some expressions of this kind, ‘Way does mr. Beecoet let her; why dou’t be take care of A. Lrecotiect something of that Kind; tae circumstances Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ovington, om taeir back piazza, and Icnaaced (0 make @ remark to this effect, that I was sorry tue piagza of my house Was | not 10 the back part instead Of the front; that my piazza was practically of no value to family, in order to use it toey Must expose themselves to tue street, Whereas that of Mrs. Ovington tain their privacy; | think dirs. Ovin made the remark avout my house being cool and com- forvabie in the summer in consequence of Ga tin place opening perpendicularly front of it; i then made the remark that toat was true, but i was very sorry Mrs. Tilton bad veeu com- peiled to yield ap tne pleasantest and coviest rooul 10 My house—a second story, iront room—to | Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, who Were thew occupying tt, | and Ladded, peraaps to a satirical way, “Tots ts | one ol the consequences of tuis scanaal. Unless [ de end myself’ against the accusations brougut agaiost ile [ presume I shall go to complete ruia’—some such couversation a8 that; Mr, Beecher bas reterred in bis testimoay to ac n- Versation whic ne states we bad wish Mr, Moul- ton, im whicu he reiaved an interview he with | Mr. Bowen, at vig bouse In Ciluton ee tS interview Mr. wen says pe mye th mark, “Has tim TY ever emaa =f) Cthat «man? pointing to Beecher'’s portrait; reterriog to (his statement J have .o say (Continaed Mr, Tilton) that during the time Mr. Mouiton was in Clinton street that portrait of Mr. Beecher was ip my house, and it did vot go mio Mr. Moulton’s house antl he went to reside 14 Remsen street. ANOTHER THRODORB. Q. Mr. Beecher has reverred tn bia testimony to bowen, and states that you (iltoa) atte or oy Bowen, to excuse some of t had been told concerning you oy stating that they reterred to Theodore H. Tiitom? Adverting to this statement Mr. Tilton said he had seea or kuown Toeodore H. Tilcon. He did not hear any- thing concerning Thevaore H. Tuton at the time mentioned by Mr. Beecner. I heard toat Theo- dore id. Tiiton was divorced on whe 9tn of Jul sth Mr. Evarts said the defence did not care to dis- casas about Theo lore Hl. Tilton. Mr. Morris—Well, we do; we wi he has veen referred to by Mr. Beecner, at said that Mr. Bowen stated that Mr. Tilton at- tempted to excuse these stories or explain them | 0» the yround tuat they relaved to Theodore H. Tiiton, the imrerence intended to be drawn irom that was a mere pretext, chen there was no such person as Tuecodore H. Tiiton and it was @ subterfuge. Now, we waat tostow and Ww that there was # verivavie TI O, AB thar about that time m a divorce from bis wie and it had got arou It had vecome somewhat talked about, and w Mr. Tiiton’s ailusion to bim was of @ date subse- went to that. ‘The discussion of this point ied toa long legal debate. Mr. Evarts—Wel, the point of Mr. Beeche! testimony 18 this: [bis said by Mr, Tiltom to him- seli—aot oy Mr. Bowen, vul oy Mr, Tilton to Mr. Beecner— Mr. Morrit—That makes it *(ill stronger. Mr. Evarts— Wh said y—aiver making the Preparatory remarks—(readiug) said “toat the story gommg arowed about the Winsted amar w absviutely faise, and had nh» foundation im fact; that me couldn't understand how the story got started, except that there was another Tilton bearing neariy the same joitials, who was # disso- lute man, had been about tne country, and that this story was provably trae of hum, bat didn't ure in relerence to him.’ That's the point r. Beecmer's testimony. Toe Witness—I bad no such conversation with Mr. Beecher. Mr. Evarts—That you lave pot been asked. I ask to have that s'ruck out. Itinot a question that has been asked. | 4k to have that struck oat, i) Your Honor piease Morris—Did yonever have any such versation with Mir. Heecuer ay has just beem r by Mr. svarta’ A. [aid wot, ror had the jacts om Which such a conversation could bave been based occurred. & ind you ever have any conversation with Mr. Beecber in reference to Tueodore H. Tilton! A. I aou't rememoer tuat Theodore fi. Tilton’ ever oecurred In any conversation betw Beecher ana myseit. Q. When did you frst learn the facts with refer- ence to Theovore H. Tilton + Mr. Kvarte—fhat | object We have not {n- troguced any facts about Ta H. Tilton, We bave no interest iu the facts relating to him. The whole question is woether Mr. Tuton wold Mr, Beecher tois. Mr. Beecher said he dida’t—at least Mr, ‘Triton said he aidn’s. Another leogtnened discussion occurred be- tween counsel on loth sides, Mr Evarts remarking that it Was bo argument toat & man did not say thing because it Was not trae, great many men who told lies. § (Laughe Judge Netison said that augat be; wt kuow. (Couumued iaugater.) Mr. Evacta, suue, remarked, amid much merriment, His Movor was singulafiy .or- tunate im Bis fudiciai experience. Finally the question Was disposed of in this manner :—~ Mr. Morris pre ad this question:—At the time of which Mr. Beecher #peaks an aliasion Was made to Theodore H. Tilton or another persoa your name; Were you acquaiated with that person or were you acquainted with mis character ? Mr. Evarte—We object to that whole question, and either branch 1 It The Gourt—ie may aaswer jas. tr of | 0: house; it has four wiadows tn the front and | fadows in the rear; ia the front RAPID TRANSIT. re two rooms, which are diviued by | rooms are separated by partitions; there isa hall- | with Mr, Wilkeson? A. No, sir; he never made any such suggestion. Mr, Wiikeson speaks of am interview ne nad with you at tne Eobitt House, tn Washington, in | regard to your wiie—did you have any such inter. | View in witch you showed him a photograph of | your wile aud children and spo! of your wiie's What sexual intercourse mean'.” Did you say anyining of that kiud? A. No, sir, I never asked | Bessie Lurner such a question im my ie; [never said anytuing of tue kid to er. Q. Se sars that shortly alter that you called ber into the back bedroom upstairs, On the sec- ond fluor, and there repeated to her these conversa- | tions, That be came to me and said ne wanted to | mean presence? A. I had an iuterview with Mr. | see me, and took me into his room, on the second | Wiikeson, bat never madq the remark he at- | story, aud there reiaced tnis story over ana over | tributes ta regard to my wife | again, and said that Mrs, Tilton bad not only had Q. Did you say to fim, ‘vhat the utmost Mr. | Beeeher had ever done was’ to address improper | anetegs to Mrs. Tiltun,’’ did you say that ro Mr. | sg jon? A. No, sir. “Phat's all,” said Mr. Morris, and Mr. Tilton | stepped down. r. Begeh agnounced that they would recall Mr. | Mouitoa In the moruing, and the Court adjourned ‘ill the asual bour, crim Bal intercourse with Mr. Beecner, but also | with turee other geatiemen whom he named. Is | that true or any part or it true’ A. No, itis pot true, bor i8 any Dart of ittrue; | bever Bad any conversation of that sort, Q. Now, Mr. Tilton, wili you describe the situa- tlou of the twotroms rooms in your house, which are spoken of by Miss Turner? a. My is | ttage built; it 18 Not more than wn ordinary sort | } z. e doors from the rear ments; the | MAYOR WICKHAM'S LETTER TO THE ASSEMBLY. | Mayor Wickham yesterday forwarded to Albany the foliowing appeai for the passage of the geaeral | act relative co rapid transit, recommended vy the | | Common Council committee appointed on the 25(h | of January last :— between the front and the back rooms; on one stile of tae haliway isa bathroom don the otner side there is a large closet; on the secoud floor there are the two front rooms and the two rear rooms. Q. Now, Mr. Lhe whatroom did Be Greeely | occupy waile sopping at your house? A. Mr. Mayon's Orricn, New Yous, May 11, 1875. Greeley occupied (ne two front rooms on the sec- | To rue Honou. Tue A, S State or be ond floor of the house, the one on the rigat da 5 Be C weet papel (oe leet aad sidé being bis sitting room and the one on the jeft | GextLewm—Rapid transit has now become « matter ev his bedroom; | occupied Lhe one on the right bard cea cone peaarte Siac oee ores te s 0 e city of } ork ; an side, as you lace the rear: Bens Taroer ssys she acting upon reco.ume dations mage by me tn a » eral occupted the DeXt room to min opposite Mr. Greeley’s sitting mn. | . This roar room was on the broad side of the | house? A. Yes, sir. that would be | Message dated January 24, 1975. of which | hereby au hex a copy, the Common Council red it to acom- | Mittee of tat body to consider, in aspects, the estions of in ning the con- Q With reference to the folding doors between nation w' “wifes. ihe com. | “ a mitice had maay meetings ‘d the advocates | the rooms, do they come together. A. They come | Ehi'opponenis uf all the tn nd plans ores. | } y nition. ‘The resu.t of their inguiries and deliberations was ction brought to thei | for are inadequate for even our present re- in che bill and a little apart | When pat togerner; If fact the coors have never | been locked siace 1 occupied tue Bouse; I ander- report recommending (uat there be enscted by the Le; i 5 port Was Gnanimousily adupied by resolauon of the Com 4 "Toning dole, oor Gon’t shat? A. No, | Mon Council, the reso.ution was prompuy approved by they ame | warded to both houses of the Legisiature for action. apa ae now 4 nea M a Ce A was tl ‘The bill was introduced in the Mean nd, efier care. | jouse is B Very 0! one an is Das Bever veen . y, eporied favorably and passed. It is now in tas the house now that was there when I took it ren | Awembly. and eof the city of New Yord look years ago; my daughter, Fioreuce, and other | wit aid (iat hearly every mem- | bér in Comversiti Mr. Evaris—Never mind, never mind what others sof our pre sa: And nad indicated readiness to support this measure. | a Witness—I know that in order to Keep the | To-day Lain toid that pretended representatives of city | are Glung the lobbies and besetting members with my bo you know wuure Seone Taraer was att poy Fes Focal such you wilt | Turner was at Keyport, N.J., at tae time Mr. Greeley was at my louse. | ania identification. | tancy thas the vaiue of their franchises or the amount The Witness—This letter isa letter which wrote | of the profits of their business can be injurlowsly affected then at Monticello. Vested upon this wland must be greatly benefited by Was that the day Miss Turner whatever appreciates the aggregate wealth of the com | t 1 it was written op toe same day: Bessie Turner | whiten tae ont cate avon ces present ve Was pot iv my house in i86y during Mr. Ureeley's vi | Uetore you is. as remarked in my stavement of this fact. mon Couneil, necessary to retain Hi Bvarts objected to the letter being offered pain or poy lation which has vet so strong frum the | } ring the last 4 y and else- Mr. Failerton—tou can’t ooject to its being o:- ines Re eres cocemnale nut | almost toyetner, but tue doo | stew stand from my family tuat tuere Dever bas been a | islacure a law of wh a dratt was annexed. ihat Gentlome togutaer; tbey ate in th | me, and it ans the draft act were, some weeks ago, for | naideratio there t ‘Committee of Railroads, paiated since 1506; the same coat Of paint is on | | oraple action upon at | Memvers of my family say— | & appreciation of the difficulties of our pre dere anced 1 Fequentiy liad tu fasten tue | Fatlfoads and of the interests of other capitalists here hope, be able to rep! t 18 to the poor and to time Mr. Greeiey called @t your house’ A. Mi Mr. Morris bere banded the witness a letter for greaty a ervet i tee, to my wife; it is dated August 2, 1969; my wife was | by rapid transit. bvery interest in wiich money is in- Dowald ieft your house tor Keypor' | munity and helps to increase our population. quirements, and a measure like that the lewer I hola im my band condrms my - created by the enterpris: of our citazens and to sto in evidence. in search of homes east y accessible and & reason- | ferea iu evideuce. You may object to its being | abe rent i read. H Seen Lg points ig is, ot boy sna Mh | . | @ested, no diversit opinion here. @ press is out | Judge Neilson said that would answer tue pur. Bo Rn gy By ME A oe Ln pose. Q Now, Mr. Tilton, when did you write this letter (handing Witmess as ietter)? A. This letcer is dated august 6, 1969; Miss Turner and Katie Donald were sent to Keyport August 2; | a enabied to Ox the date of their going wy the ietier | to my wile. (Here wiineas read an extract from the | letter teiimg bis wile that the women would “go to-day.) lo the letter of August 5 to my wile the statement is made, “On Monday I sent Bessie Turner and Katie to Keyport, and on Tuesday morning my jatuer came vo me, and we went fish- ing down to Gowanus, and further, that after tea Mr. Greeley came tumbling 10." Mr. Gr remaimed at my house on Tuesday nigat; Beasie Turner was not in my aouse for one moment dur- sidered the matter pérceives that the gen- | eral welfare largely depends upon your promptness in | extending to us che relief by this bili made posible. it the value of property throw more than rea of the city wil rently, appreciated, | one will be permanently lessened. and dof the eisy, will be 0 Inconsiderably | sto ivhten for every individual citizem the | oppressive burdea of taxation Ce yee! rates. ese cousideradons of public good | bave thought i duty to address to you this respectful and earnest appeal for the passage of the bill, which must receive your Drompt consideration if it Is to be acted upon at all before the now near adjournment of the Legisiature. Very respeottuily, LLLAM H, WICKHAM, Mayor. A CHANCE FOR GOVERNOR TILDEN TO GIVE US ing on tin 1860. Q. How long did Mr. Gre remain at your BAPLD TRANSIT. j house on that visit? A. He staid (here for a tew Naw Yor«, May 10, 1875. Gays, coming and going; is Visit Was interrupted | SHioavertowe vite = pte | co tau Botton oF Tae HERALD:— Q. Waen Bessie Turner eg, hap from yb ahd Your vaiuable paper has rendered very eMctent had Mr. Greeley gone? A. Yes, sir; he left before | . ‘ her return; Mra Tilton had returned from Monti- vice to the all important subject of rapid trae celio, and had been more than a week at home it during the present session of the Legisiature; before sne go MR McDonald returned two but the indications are that In the Assembly tue or (nree times to Brovkiya during " A, bet eeese 4:8 Got | seew Matter will oe defeated by the borse railroad | Were | Dot dato ax compaaies. Permit me to suggest to you that you call upon | tae Common Con Chamber of Commerce, these lettera; | wro moat every day to | West Side, cast side and ali the other side associa- Mrs. fiton auriog absence at Monticeilo, and these letters | have orougmt with me into court. tions to memortalize the Governor to call an exit: session o: to lature to col supjec Q@ Mr. Tiiton, Miss Turner states that these let- ters which she Wrote were dictated to her by you. Is Vhat true? A. No, sir; 1 had notning to do wita | Of &@ general ratiroad law ment without passing one: provides that the Governor ma. them whatever, Q Now, Mr. Tilton, I call your attention to the sion of the Legislature aad con | towlar matier for which it is cailed. Statement made by Uliver Johnson on the stand, t you told a circumstance or your having been in bed with @ Woman and she remained virtuous. Did you ever teli him t e it to the par- | By doing i? A. No, sir; idenyever this the horse ratiroad compantes will become ving said anything o/ the sort. | bes of paying avd will ba atte + pea | |. Did you eve: anything of the sort? A, ery traly yours, CYRUS CL, a no wr. : peardpetommns | No. 741 Fite ave | DID HE SIT ON THRODORE’S KNEE? Q. Do you recoil interview at your house with Mr. Beecher—he places it at May 20, 1871— | when he sat upon your knee? Was there ever any such interview of amy such circumstance? Did anything of that kind take piace? A. | heard Mr. Beecher recite tnat interview ana it arose vividiy to my mind, but not as to the time; i remember ita having ocoarred about teo years ago; it Was Hot ; the interview grew out of jad liad over the forn oh familiarity as 0) } ALLEGED ROBBERY IN A SALOON. | Detective Keeley, of the Central Office, yesterday arrested James Bryan and David Taggert, keepers | of the saloon on Bleecker street known as “Li | Paris,” and Lena Russell, one of thé waitresses, on the complaint of P. H. Breslin, stopping at the | Grand Union Hotel. Prom the aMdavit of Breslin | ton Of a sentence; ever marked our acqaaintance alter trouble cam rs that he went into the above place on | upoa our house. nignt and drank comeiderat hqaor ia @ Bat notning of the kind occurred im May, | compauy wiv the waitr usseil, by | wi | 1871? A. No, sir. iter i Was piaced in Q. [ call your attention to this statement, Mr. Tilton. Im speaking of the interview of December | w, he says, “1 doo’t recollect that I talked, bas | $600 In greenty he (Cilton) drew from bis pocket a slip of paper, | pository checks, He immediately Bi uified saper- abou: five inches long, and read what purported | Intendent Watling, and the parties were promptiy | to oe A statement from lis wife, that Mr. Beecher | arrested and taken before Judge Bixby, by whom | bad solicitas ber to be fis Mall that cue tera | tuey were cemanded back to the Central Uflce, jterday La tenis | tel. he made the discovery the had been robbed o1 | thereof and for | of negligence in the case. | clreumstances as $ and $608 in United States de- | THE COURTS. Remarkable Troubles of Railway Company. THE DENNISTOUN WIL. Further Hearing in the Eyo and Ear Suit. TAXING PACIFIC MATL. ‘The argument on tho motion for a bill of partio- ulars in the Tweed Ring suits, Which was to bave been made yesterday in Supreme Court, Cham bers, before Juage Lawrence, was again pose poned until the 19th Lose. Judge Van Brunt, in Supreme Court, Speciat Term, decided yesterday, in (he suits of Sutvon vs, Sauter, that the Marine Court has no power to issue executions to the Sueriff of another county, either under the acts of 1872 or 1874, and that such executions are void. Some two years ago D. B. Bowen, & bilnd man, and author of “A Blind Man’s Offering” and somewhat known as @ lecturer, employed Wescoutt & Uo.'s Express to take his trunk to the Grand ventral depot and receive for the same @ cbeck to Detroit, Mica. Mr. Bowen's trunk was stolen, suit was brought against the company to recover the value of the contents, and at the trial yester- day, oefore Judge Ourtis, in the Superior Court, a verdict was given for $9 98 in his favor. In the suit brought by James W. Boyd against Louis Schlessinger, to cance! the record of a cdn- tract for the sale of property, on the ground thas such record 1s a cloud on the titie of the property. Judge Van Brunt, who beard the case in Supreme Court, Special Term, gave nis decision yesterday. His Honor dismisses the complaint, holding that the Court e! Appeals bas intimated that sach 4 contract is not acload upon the title. But as | Court does not seem to have duly conatdered the effect of its decision on ite detatis he dismissoa the complaint without costs. WILLIAM DENNISTOUN'S WILL. The wih of the iate William Deantstoun was yesterday admitted to probate by Surrogate Hutchings, After leaving bequests to various friends and relatives and to ois executors; & be- quest to a Mr. William Baird, constructing en- gineer, of $2,000; to Agnes Cruickshank, of Busoy, near Glasgow, Scotiend, $5,000; to each of four brothers of the same, $2,000; to two cousins— William and £iigabeth Cruickshank, of Glasgow— $4,000 each; to the Greenwood Cemetery Corpora- u $3,000 in trast, for keeping tn order and or- pamenting lots 725 to 730, inclusive, ana if at acy time, by the construction of new path pues renaeria, removal of the rem: deposited nece: ol w grounds, toe re of his estate he divides as lollows :—To the Presbyterian Hospital, seventietn Street, one-twentieth; to the f and Dump Asylum, one-elgutietn; to the Institution for tne Blind, one-eightieth; to the Society Jor the Keller ofthe Ruptured and Crippled, one-eighttetn; to the Eastern Dispensary, one-cightieth; to his brotner chomas, nine-twentietis; to his sister, Mary Norris, nine-fortieths, to nis piece, Mary Norris, nine-fortietns. THE EYE AND EAR. The suit brought by Edward P. Doyle againss the Eye and Ear Infirmary for $100,000 damages for the ioss of bis eyesigut, which be Claims is directly chargeable to the carelessness of the doctors o| the Infirmary, was continued yesterday before Judge Van Bruot, io Supreme Court, Vir- cult, Part 2 A motion was made to dismiss the | complaint, on behalf of the Eye and Kar infirmary, ree institution. udg ed to grant this motio: holding that the same principle was involved in that of the giving of a iree pass by 4 ratiri y, tu which the courts have decided that of the acceptor of a free pass receiving in juries the company is responsidie, The motion ‘was then renewed, {t being further urged that no negligence Was siown on the part ot the institu- ton; that tt employed sktifu! physicians, and that it aid mot guarantee eure. Toe Court having also denied tis motion, another one was made to dismiss =the complaint as against the physician. it was Ciaimed in sapport of the movion that the doctor had not been guilty This motion Was also overruled, upon which the defence aud proceeded to call wicne: it was proved that tue doctor was a in his profession and that the boy eyesight not (rom any | ntion or salll, but through other plysict beattug poultices instead Of cooling appliances. The triai promises to occupy two or taree days. THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COM. PANY. The Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments of this city last year assessed the personal prop- erty of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at $20,000,000, the nominal amount of their capital Stock, under representations made by Rufus Hateh om behalf of the company. The Commis- sioners reduced the assessment to $5,749,518, Tow company appealed, claiming that there shouid have also been deducted $2,417,000 paid for snips being built at Chester; $104,200, the assessmens val by ock, aad the whole they were ass property and vessels registered in New York amounting to $1,330,000. case came up (or bearing yesterday in the Sapreme Court, Term, oefore Jadges Davis, Brady ana Daniels. ‘The question as to the taxation of the steamers was abandoned by the Commisstone e Court of A, peals having already decided that point against them. In other respects tt was claimed that the Gecision Was in their favor, that the company is to be taxed on Its property and that the only mis- take the Commissioner made was an insufficiency of 100. The Court took the papers. IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECISION. Some time since the Central and Crosstown Railroad Company brougdt an action against the Christopher and Tenth Street Ratiroaa Company to restrain them from continaing their track tu the North River along Onristopher street. Judge Van Brunt, sitting ia Supreme Court, Speciat Term, rendered a decision in the case yesterda; He holds that the only question to be considered 1s the power conferred upom whe defendants by an act of the Leg route of the d mencing at the foot of Twent, River, thence along Twenty- treet to ave- nue A, With double tracks; chen along avenue A to Seventeenty sireet, then to Broadway and Union square, then turouga Fourteenth strees to Seventu avenue, then to West Eleveuth street, ‘nen to West street, then to Christopuer street to tue foot of said street at North River; that the wording of the act is very plain, and that, there- fore, the complaint mast oe dismi: , we costs 3 | of action. THE DOG AND THE TREADMILL. In the case of the People ex rel. Walker vs. tie Court of General Sessions, which was the doe | treadmill case, corner of Broadway and foustom street, where Waiker, the proprietor, Was cou- Vieted and fined $26 for crueity treating a dog, the General Term of the Supreme Court on certiorart have unanimously afirmed the conviction, Judge Davis, Who writes the opinion, after disposing of the technical points raised, #ay: “On the merite of this case here appears to ve Oo reason for inter- fering with tue judgment. Although “a dow is nota | beast of burdea,” yet it is not cruelty 60 train and savject bim to any aseful purpose. His use upon “qneiined plane," ot a ‘ireadimill’ of #0 m any mode by which his strength docility may be made serviceable to inan ts mendadie and not criminal, but als so employed, Wheuever It amounts & crime and punisi je preciseiy under tae e cruel usage of the higher animals. Evidence enough was given oa tue part of the prosecution to show larsh and un- reasonable treatment oy the relator of his dox, producing unnecessary pai: and suffering, ant it Was for the Court below to deterinine from cha copfitcting evidence Whether the alleged erneliy was established, We think the suit shoald be dis missed and she proceeuings O: the Special Sees atirmed, MARINE COURT—PART 1. Beiore Judge Gi: OBSTRUCTING THE HARBOR. The Board of Commissioners of Pilots of New | York vs, Sebastian bills, master of tne propeliet ©. P. Raymond. This activa is brought to recover | the penalty of $50, which the piaiutimts are, by the | act of 1857, and since amended by being made | more siringemt, autnoriged to Urlug suly for