The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-04
$50 KEoEUK. iowa e SAT URDAY. APRIL 4. 1868

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speech, and delivered the sheets. one By one,
to Colonel Moore who corrected them; Colo.
mel Moore had stated that he wished TO revise
them; not to. make any ssbalantial changes,
but to revise the phreseology; witness 80
lecied, from ths copy sent b ss3egsaph, The
portions written ont BY himself which was
examined By Mr.. Evsrts.
Col W. g. Moore, the Presidents pri-
vate Secretary, testified that he was appoint
ed Paymaster, with the rank of Major, in
November, 1886; III 1866 was made private
Secretary Of the President; before that time
he had been Assistant Adjntant General !;
he heard the speech of August 18th made
some corrections in the reports written cut
by the sfenographers; in doing 20 without
the assistance OF memoranda, did not change
the sense, but altered the language; exam
inmg the manuscript be fnds . page in
which his writing predominates be made no
change without direction or authority of the
President; the manuscript, as revised, Was
hAaded 70 the agent of the Associated Press !;
the President never said to the witneas he
had done wrong in making these correc-
ti0ae.
Mr.. Butler proposed to read all the vari-
Gus reports Of the speech and put them IN
evidence.
Mr. Evarts objected said that the report
Of shs Chrunicie had not proved to be autAen-
tic.
At this point, 2:25 o'clock. the Court
took . recess OF fifteen minutes. On reas-
senbiing motion was made TO adjourn the
G surt from this evening till Monday next !;
lost, BY 40 to %.
Mf. Butler here read the Associated Press
report Of the Presidents speech.
Mr.. Anthony made . motion that report
er Of the Associated Press be admitted TO the
Hoor, battEe Chief Justice decided it not IN
order.
Nm. b. Hudson, of the Cleveland Leader,
testihed; With the assistance Of Mr.. John
son | reported the speech made by the Presi-
dent 10 Cleveland in Ssrtsmbsr. 1856 have
myForfginal notes: only , part Of the speech
was reported verbatim the words which he
did not use we're employed in the synoptical
porions.
Gross ex anindd- paper for which ]
reported was opposed to the President, |
wrote my notes upon my knee: omitted
portions Of the speech, but gave the driit of
il; have not compared full report with
my notes; my notes we're not phonograpbicsl,
bat written in longhand; the Aynopnesl por-
ton, as taken down. WAS again reduced for
publication in making up my report also
made use Of johnson report, which was ta
ken in the same way; there were many in
terrGptions and pauses,
Mr.. Bulier-Fhen the President and tie
crowd commenced bandying epiiheis?
Objected TO, and the question wiihdra~n.
Mr.. Butler then asked what the crowd ssid,
and told witness he might refresh bis memory
By memorauda before him.
Mr.. EYaris objected, aud said that news>
papers were not memoranda.
lie objection vas argued BY Messrs. But
Ter and Evarls-
The Chief Justice ruled that witness might
refer to newspaper copy, if be knew it TO be
correct.
Witness proceeded, and read extracts. He
said Notwithstanding the interruptions he was
ea2bled TO write out portions OF What the
President said verbatim.
Cross-examined-I took down wha. the
crowd SAID. and ~ the same time caught up
with my report OF what The President said
The accounts OF interruptions which have just
been given were all read by ne from the pa
per before me.
ID. g. McEven, n shorthand reporter, tee
tified-I accompanied the Presidents party
as reporter for the World Witness produced
a st.nographic report of the Cleveland speech,
and also copy of an accurate transcript OF
the report written out and handed 70 the
agent Of the Associated Press, Mr.. Gabrght
Witness put down portion of the iuterrup
tions; II was impossible to get all there vas
a great deal OF noise and confusion; think
there were expressions OF i'll feeling or tenn
per on the part of the crowd the President
t,tti sha crnud sad q
get mad. klGT.
Mr.. Batler-Did be appear considerably
Mr.. Evarts-Thai is not part Of thepres
ent enauiry.
Mr.. Bntlsr-The allegation denies that
there vas scAnaalous and disg-aceful scene.
The conditions being that the counsel for the
President claim freedom of speech, and We
claim deeency Of speech. We are now try
ing TO shov the indeeeney Of the occasion.
Witness eontinue5-conld not see the
President; only beard the tone Of his voice;
he seemed excited; do not know what is
his manner, from personal acquaintance, when
be is angry.
Edwin B. Shank Was examined by Mr.
Butler-Was formerly short hand reporter;
reported the speech Of the President at
Cleveland on the night of the Sd of Sep'em-
Der, 1856. for the Cleveland Herald in shor.
hand; il Was published; the notes are not
now in existence; suppose they we're thrown
into the waste basket. "a copy of the paper
was here produced Witness-In some places
the substances were given instead OF the lite
raj words; read FROM part Of the report Just
what the President said; the President bald
--.sHang JEFF. Davisl Hang JEFF Davis !
Why don't your am not the prosecuting
attorney; am not the jury; but will tell
you what did do. called on your Con-
eress, which is trying to break up this Govern
,nent-." Here we're interruptions and con-
fusion, and there may have been some words
uttered by tie President which did nothear,
but think not
The witness proceeded TO quoseaf from the
Presidents speech.
Mr. Butler remarked that the President in
his answer made objection to all he sAd. was
not put 10. Nj. Butler said be meant TO give
Ali the witness said when eross-examined by
Mr. Evarts.
Mr. Evarts- Areyon able to say tina. there
ia single expression in that part of your re-
port given, substantially which was used By
the President-,hat they are the words o. they
tell from his lipsy
Witness No sir.
Mr. Esaris said We object to this report
as no report of the President s speech.
Mr.. Butler asked what was the politics oil
the Cleveland Herald at that time
Witncss-H WAS what i called johnson Re
publican: some called it Post Office kepuh-
licsn; the editor had the post Office,
Ar. Batter mid he was prepared to Offer
The Lendeg's report Of the speech, ~ swern tf
by Mr. Hudson.
Mr.. Esarts objected on the grounds tha,
the managers we're in possession Of the orig,
inai notes Of the short hand writer of the
whole speech and of his transcripts made
therefrom, and sworn TO BY him. The sub
ssitution for that evidences oftha sia4ement d
Mr.. Hudson ss testified to by him, is agains
the frst principles ofjustice or evidence, and
De is not satisfied how much of the report !.
his, and how much Joanson's; besides it |.
| for the great paet . eondsased ssslsasnt, ,.di,
rSctedh hy circuustances. Tho same objec-
tion maybe made to this second Herald r.
port
Mr.. Butler did not propose to withdraw
the report Of McEwen, but put in all others
After considerable argument Mr.. Butler
asked FOE 8 asdecisipn Of the question. q
The Chief Justice said he could not pm
The df,esfion on III three at once. &