The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-18

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with 1t over forty years myself and ct the time.
Mr.. BUTLER tnterrupting)-Excusem me. l don't
want 70 go back forty years. Qaughter.) Was it 10
dent was there A. Yes
Q, And the St. Louis Democrat $50 called was
really the republican papers A. Yes.
Q. In the democratic paper called the Republican,
the speech was published on Sunday and Monday :
Q. Was it ever published slnceg A. No, sir; not
to my knowledge
{. State why you caused an edition Oh the speech
70 nc coIrecled Ior Monday mornings publication
A. met our principal reporter
Mr.. BUTLER fnterrupting)- not state what
LOON pace between your reporter and yourself.
Witness-I gave directions to Mr.. Elder, on read
Ing the speech to have II corrected.
q were your directions followed, so far as you
knoWf A. DO not recolect as to the extent of the
corrections. never read the speech carefully.
pa you ever complain afterwards to any man
tngs Republican, not as it ought to have been
A. cannot draw the distinction between Mondays
ana sundays papers have repeatedly spoken of
the imperfect manner In which l conceived the
speech was reported and published in the Republican
on sunday; whether spoke Of 1t in reference to
Monday or not, do not recOllect.
q You say That you directed revised publication
on Monday, and that II was published. Now did you
ever complain }s to ANYBODY within the next three
that publication was not true OneP A. 1t is posi-
pie that may have complained on Monday morning
If the corrections were not made but do not recol.
lect 1t.
cannot recoect.
@. Now, will you say that in any important par
tcular the speech as published i'm your paper differed
rom the speech as put in evidence hereY A. can
not point out solitary difference, because have
have read the speech since the morning after 1t
was delivered.
Mr.. BuTLER-l will not trouble you any further.
EXAMINATION OF HENRY F. ZIDER.
Henry f. Elder sworn and examined.
Before the examination commenced, the witness
Intmated 10 Mr. Curtis that he was somewhat deaf.
hAr a tfln In fhn nj
OF 1885, when the President visited ST. LOUISE A. In
St. Louis Mo.
O. What was then your businessp A. 1 was then en-
gagged as short hand writer for the Missouri Repu0
itcdn, paper published In st. Louis.
O. Had you anything to do with making report of
the speech which the President delivered from the
balcony OF the Southern HOtelY A. made short
hand report OF the speech, and was authorized to
employ what assistance needed; employed Mr..
Walbrdge to assist me; Mr. Walbridge wrote out the
speech for the Sunday morning Republican; went
over the speech the same afternoon and made several
made the corrections from my own notes.
O. Did you make any corrections except those
There were hr wele o Sy WHEN
not then make but marked them on the proof sheet
In the counting room.
Q. With these exceptions did you make any cor
rections except what were called for by your own
notes A. Those were called for by my own notes,
but they were not, In fact, made.
Q. Were the other corrections called for by your
notesg A. On, yes, all of them.
9. Have you compared the report which You made
KfDNOttti(H
day with the report published in the st. Louis Demo
crdt? A. more particularly compared the report
published In the Monday Democrat with the Sunday
q. You compared these two9 A. Yes; there are
about sixty changes.
z. DlfferencesY A. Yes, sir.
q. Describe the character of these differences.
MI. BuTLER-l object to his describing the charac-
ter: Let him state the differences.
differences?
Mr.. misunderstanding if he can.
Mr.. CuRTIs-Wltness have you memorandum of
these direrencesY
WitDeSs-I have
Mr.. BUTLER-Before he reads should like to know
when IL was made.
Mr.. CURTIS ito the witness)-When did you make
this comparisons
Witness-Last Saturday, the 18th Of April.
T. When did you make the memorandum A. |
made the memorandum on the Sunday following.
Mr. BuTLER-Last Sunday A. Yes, Sir.
Mr. CURTIS-FOr whom did you make the memo
randumY A. l was brought here by the Managers
and discharged after being here twenty four days:
had just returned to st. Louis, when gOt tele-
graphic despatch that l was summoned again to
appear before the Scnate then went to the Repub-
ucan Office and took the bound files Of the Repubit-
can and the bound files OF the Democrat, and, in
company with Mr.. Joseph Monaghan, one OF the as
sistant editors, made comparison Of the papers
and noted the differences, and compared the diff
ferences twice afterwards to see that they wer,
correct; that was on Saturday last; started fo
washington on Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock
this paper contains these differences.
q. When was II nader A. Last Saturday.
q. Was it made at the same time when you made
A.
made at the same time.
Mr.. CURrIs-Now, If the honorable Manager wishes
to have az these differences, you can read them.
MI. BUTLER-Stay O moment ANY on which You
rely We wish to have read.
Mr.. CURrIs-Merely upon all of them, more or less.
Mr.. BuTLER-Then all Of them, more or less must
oe reAar
:. MT. CuRrIs-We should prefer, In order to save
desire to have all read you can have them rsod ''
Mr.. BUTLER-There is question back OF this-sha,
Is, we have not the standard OF comparison. This
tn the RPDnbfiCIu Office and "A kpa
q paper, but we cannot tell whether 1t was the true
paper or not, or what edition IL was and he CON-
pares II with copy OF the Democrat and, Ia ving
made that comparison, he now proposes to put In
the result OF 1t. / do not see how that be evil
recollection Of; but to make the ' memorandnS,
evidence and to read the memorandum Is
something | never heard Of Let me restate II.
to get the Republican. What Republican,? How
genuines What edition 1t was, except that 1t In
a bound volume, Is not identified. He takes the
Democrat of what edition we do not know, and he
compares the two. He then here and attempts
" put In the results OF comparison made in which
Monaghan held one end Of the matter and he held
the other. Now can that be evidencef
Mr. CURTIs-I want to ask the witness question,
ness)-who made the report that was In the Iae-
publican which you examined and compared with
the report In the DennOcTdti
witness-Mr. Walbridge, on Saturday, September
3, 1866. IL was published In the Sunday morning
Republican, September ..
q. Have you looked at the proceedings in this case
to whether that report has been put evidence2
A. The Sunday Republican mentions Mr.. Walsridges
testimony, In which he states that he made one or
two simple corrections for the Monday morning
Democrat.
u Now. l wish to inquire whether the report which
you saw In the files ~ the Republican, and which
you compared with Che report In the Democrat was
the report which Mr.. Walbr idge nader A. In
d0ubtedly 1t was.
Mr.. CukrIs-lt is suggested by the learned Man.
ager, Mr.. Chief Justice
Mr.. BUTLER dnterruptingI-I will save you all
trouble. Put It In as much as you choose; don't
care II you leave IL unread.
Mr. CuRTis-We simply wish to have 1t put in
the case TO save time and TO have 10 printed.
Mr. BUTLER-There cannot be anything printed that
Is not read.
Mr.. CuRrIs-we understood you wished to dispense
with the reading
The CHIEF JUsrrcE-Let It be read II the Manager
desires IL.
Mr.. BUTLER-I do not desire It,
Mr.. EvARrs-Is IL To go In evidence, Mr.. Chief Jus
tice or Is 1t n0tY
The CHIEF JUsrIcE-Certainly, 1t Is.
Mr.. BUTLER-1t may 60 In for all care sir.
Cr0ss-examined by Mr.. BUTLER.
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