New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
EVENING SESSION.
Redirect continued.

Redirect continued.
o. Between the article that appeared the llth Of
September and the e6th of September, did anything
appear In the columns Of THE TRIBUNE touching Mr..
Littleohn, that you remember A. No, Sir.
o. Between the 26,h Of September, the date OF the
article in question here, and the article Of the I'D Of
Oco ler part OF which read last night, did any,
thing appear in the columns of TIE TRIBUNE touching
Mr.. LittlejOhn that you remember A. remember
none.
Q. At all events, you wrote none A. am quite
confident l wrote pone
Q. Tho article followed Immediately on the article
in TIE Times, which stated that Mr.. Littlejohn
"haudled you without gloves" and called you
eaumnatorl A. / am not certain about the dates.
II you furnish me the paper, can tell.
Q. Have you been sued by Mr. Littlejohn for the
publication Of this matter, concerning which you were
inquired Of in your crossexaminstion A. Yes, Sir
another libel SUIT is pending on that, believe.
Q. Was that suit brought after you wrote that
letter which you read. "A. Yes, Sir; after that.
q. Your comments, or whatever was published IN
THE TRIBUNE, wac IN reply to those articles in The
T,me7 A. Yes, Sir.
.. At tho time Of the publication of the article of
the 23d Of October, did you believe then what you
stated in that article : A. did.
Q. Who was your informant on that point
6becteito to. Objection sustained.
Q. You we're asked upon the direct examination
whether you were told what was published in the
article Of the ODD Of October A. answered that
understood il 30; but now believe was mistaken.
q
time certainly did.
q. Have you seen Mr. Wentworth since A. Yes,
Sir.
Q. The letter which you read was in reply to Mr..
Lit leiohns attorneys A. Yea, Sir.
q. The Mes3rs. Marrh and Webb, the attorneys who
brought this suit, ard who brought both suits A.
Yes Sir
q. Where We're you al the time the article upon
which this suit was brought was published1 A. Ac-
cording 20 my recollection, l was away, speaking; /
saw the article but it did not attract my attention I'M.
Ill this letter from Marsh and Webb; know was
out Of town.
q. When did you first see that article A. think
on the second morning, while was away somewhere.
z. You were away, and got TIE TRIBUNE, and saw
II ? A. Yes Sir.
q. From the time this article appeared have you
written published anything concerning Dir. Little
lohnl A. | 90 not rec9llcet having written a para
2. None aside from that A. No Sir; no other.
Y. Did you write the article to which they called
your attention. A. No, Sir did not but / wrote
the correction which appeared next day of missate
ment In H..
q. understand you to say an article did appear
concerning this legislation, something Of that kind
A. Ii was concerning the West Washington Market
generally, and with regard 10 Mr., Lttejohn Il made
several statements, and among others that lac had
signed particular lease TO Taylor and Breenan which
found tho next day had rot been aligned BY him, but
by his predecessor.
Q. You corrected that in your next iesue7 A. Ia
the next issue according TO my recollection Ithnkt
spoke Of his granting this West Washington Market
lease, and the next day iuk Mr.. Taylor called upon
me and said You havo made mistake about Mr. Lit
tejohn." / locked at the documents. saw IL was
wrong, and corrected It,
q. Aside from that article has there been any allu-
sion TO Mr.. Littlejohni A. There has been teie-
graphic dispatch, II recoec right about his declin-
ing the Consulate.
Q. You Lsvo loon as.ed whether you opposed NJ.
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