New-York tribune., 1868-04-18

complain 10 anybody within neXt three nOutHs
that revised publication made that that publication
was not true onei A. It Is possible that may nave
not $sds but HSp1o Go aoa IsS"iiees S5 It INC
@ It's possible you did not A. That, say cannot
q Now win you say that in any important particular
the speech, published in your paper differed nom the
Solitary derence because have not read the speech
put in evidence here read the speech since the
Mr BUTLER-I win not trouble you any further.
Henry f. zider, sworn and and sxamDed-Prlor to the
examination the witness intimated TO MI Curtis tha'
MI CURTis~where aid you reside in the Summer Of
c6 when the President visited st. Louis A. In ST. LOUIS
Q What was then your business A. was then en-
gagged short hand writer for The Missouri Republican,
@ Had you anything to 90 with making report q the
wss the Predent deyersd Gn tSs
e%pUya NJ # %gtS %
Wabrdge wrote out the speech for the Sunday morning
RePuoiean weDt over the speech the Same afternoon
Republican, made the corrections from my own notes
O. Did you make any corrections except those which
were three or four corrections which did not then make
but marked them on the proofsbeet in the counting
with these exceptions did you make any corrections
Those were called for by my own notes. but they
q Were the other corrections called for by your notes
q Have you compared the report which you made and
the report published in The ST. Louis Democrat A: more
particularly compared the report published in the Mon
| day Democrat with me Sunday RfpuSiIea,s; .,or.
O You compared those two A. Yes; there are about
Q, Describe the character of thesc differences.
Mr. BUTLER-I object TO his describing the character.
Mr. cuRTIs~Do You want him TO repeae the sixty
Mr. BUTIER-Certainly if he can.
Mr. CURTIS-Witness, have you memorandum OF
these %STNEgs GaeEsnfes sdro
! Mr. BrTLER-Beiore lie reads, should Ike to know
| when u was made -. ma, a., ,,o,, ,oo,,0 ,h,s
TiTSEss.n Last Saturday. the nth Of April ,roo,o
q. When did you make the memorandum A. made
Mr. pEf EER%aL Last sHndayi A. Yes, slr,
mr. Was SoH @shs as
charged after being here days had just retugned TO
Ss e. '
made sisSss. ss ass a si5sr
that P9 , on Sunday SS Ga
oscct s Ths PAPER iS Which contains these differences
@ When was it made A. Last Saturday ~.
q Wac II made at the came time when you made the
comparison OF at O different umei A. III was mace al
NTCTRTis-Yow # the honorable Manager wishes to
| Mr.. BtTIER-stay a moment. Any one which you
fe NJ o1 upon all Of them more less
Mr. bUTLER-Then all Of them more or less must be
M CuRTIs-we should prefer in order to save time,
to give specimens OF the differences but you desire TO
have all read you have them read - -, -
l. question back Of fss as tiass. That IS
e ssDno; tel whether i was the true edition
sTns aR& se SS%PfSIs' Ss S fSSp
proposes to PIT IN ,sS result Evidence "a M He 40 sg nSs
see :sso eST sSythlDs '' whsn he has any recOecc
Of but 70 make the emorandum evidence and e read
sSs,sse Se H. THIS ssness goes 10 K EepSeSa oe
get Re Rpntllean what Repa6eenf How genuine genuine
not fSeilSa Sen,sS s e taxes r.. bsaSa edition
know and he res IspS Of
nSss aGa n @hcS aiePs held end
ar &c ecURf-i gH want to ask The witness question and
then will make an observation, -. A.. ... 4, ~,
Republican, Which you examined and Compared with the
ieeoitn Inv Webrdee. on Saturday, September 9,
ICES r wac pabHshed in the Sunday morning Kao'ed"'
Have you looked the proceedings in .es case 70
whssI thA. report has been pSs W svasoss ,.s a
mony In wIic he states that made two simple
GT ocfrsstion. FOR tue Monday morning p.assyat o
saw in the ales Of RI. Rss,Lfs' and which You Som
yh e gort az re Sds tS w
Mr.. CURTIS II is suggested by the learned Manager
Mr. BTTLER, interrupting-I viii save you all troubles
put in much % you choose don't care II yon leave
Sr cURTIs-we Simply wish to have put in the case
Mr bUTIER~TSere cannot bo anything printed that
Mt cGRIIs-wo understood you wished to dispense
The &C GCHiEFJtsTICE-Lett 1t be read If the Manager
0'f Mr BfiUTLER-Ido not desire it.
Mr. EvARTs-Is It to g. in evidence Mr ChietJusiice
Tie SHiEE ,aa q itis care 81,
Mr BuTLEIRI5s sT NAY 60 sRIrrfTR y iGE R care s
a How long have You been troabled with your unfor
tuS@,s w,ss.lltrO ssilgIlo1i what do ven refer,
Q. understand you are litte deaf le that sou A.
| nailed IN come n month almost DeIOre L was
able 20 come and have not 20, Ws % YET have vobeen
deaf II YOU are deaf al a A. have been deaf for the
"es o About what time did it commence A. do not
o. You know whom you became deaf, do you not A.
know not deaf when you lnade your ot' LOUIS
| speech in 1866. 4. No.. .,
YOU try ii by the almanac A. That was in October,
''e O. How soon did you become deaf after that A.
| Probably about month. lLaughter.l
O. You are quite sure you were not deaf at that time
marks which the crowd made, and which you ala not
have no doubt you heard much better than did,
but suppose we conne ourselves to this nat'ert You
saw thai about month after that you become deaf A.
Partially recovered rO tnes SsaD sGa USA sich
c. Have You your notes Of the Presidents specehi A.
see them as A.nTass the last xSs IscGsS snS
cUmE commttee g. on the New Orleans riots
Did you or he sr Esn e. HyY that speech together
The part that referred to New orleans, Yos
O. Was there any material difference, between you ano
him. when you had your notes there together In that
part Of the specchi II state whatf A. There was
O. What was III A. lie asked me to compare notes Win
| Mr. BUTLER-Excuse me, am not asking what he
said am asking what difference there was between nat
report and his report on that comparison ana what tho
| material difference was. -. - A..
Nj EYARTs-I submit, Mr. ChiefJustice, that az the
Manager has asked precise question what the difference
vss on that comparison o. the witness should DO permit
ted 10 state what 10 was. and how u arose. have not
asked any difference that arose between tne wltness
aud Mr. Walbrdge far be II from me TO 30 into tha
Snwe nahed what difference there between the re-