Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-04

Mr., Butler claimed that having Twice
rewritten Il, the witness could very well
remember 4, and that his testimony was
competent
i Mr. Evasts argued In reply. maintain
ing that the original notes must be pro-
duced, aud also said that the President
had not bean allowed tho usual opportu,
nifty Of correcting bis speech, which all
Congressman use.
Mr.. Tinker, being recalled, produced q
corr ofthe Presidents speech, marked as
having been sent over the wires BY the
Associated Press. --. -
Mr.. Sheridan said he recognised por-
ton Of Il as his own Handwriting; there
we're corrections in this copy, but he did
not see them made, though he believed
thew were made at the White House. gr1
Cross examined--Had corrected the
papers which were in his own hand
writing only; those pages we're written
from his own notes; this was done az
times by himself, but he had never since
compared them; the copy before him
was substantially correct transcript Of
Francis Smith, official reporter Of the
House of Representatives, testified: Has
been stenographer for fourteen years;
was one Of those employed by the asso-
ciated press to report the speech referred
10. =, u -
He produced his notes aud said he
wrote out portion Of the speech and
delivered the sheets, one by one, 70 COL
Moore. ..fI
Question:" Who directed them
Answer-"Col. Moore" who hod stated
that be wished TO revise them, not to
make any substantial changes, but to re-
wise the phraseology. .rit
The witness selected from the copy,
sent by telegraph the portions written
out by himself 20
Cross. examined by Mr. Evarts-The
manuscript was correctly made, substan-
tally, but he hid ty correct the ingram
matical expressions BY.
Mr.. Clubhouse was then recalled and
said that he recognized the manuscript
of his reports. ..~o|
Cross examined In his variations
from strict accuracy, he had made the
meaning clear and corrected grammati-
cal errors. ~.
Col. w. G. Moore, the Presidents Pri-
vate Secretary, testified: Was appointed
Paymaster, with the rank Of Major, in
November, 1866, and in 1867 was made
Private Secretary to the President. Be-
fore that time had been Assistant Adju-
tant General; had heard the speech Of
August 18th made, and had made some
corrections in the reports made by the
stenographers, doing 80 with the assis-
lance of memoranda; did not change the
substance in any case, but altered the
language. In examining the manuscript
he finds no page on which his writing
predominates. He made no change with
out the authority or direction Of the
President, and the manuscript as revised
was handed to the Agent of the Assoc
ciated Press. The President had never
said to witness that be had done wrong
in making these corrections. ~
Mr. Butler then proposed TO read all
the variousreports of the speech, and put
them in evidence. 'itHo' - i
Mr.. Evarts objected, and said that the
report in the Chronicle is not proved by
authentic evidence. At this point [225
D. u. I the court took recess for fifteen
minutes; and on reassembling, Q motion
was made to adjourn the court from this
evening until Monday next, which was
lost by 1910 20. F"a 4'n
Mr.. Butler then read the Associated
Press Agents report of the speech, and
at its conclusion, t AaA AHi.l ~
Mr.. Anthony made motion that the |
reporter of the Associated Press be adj
mitted to the floor, but the Chief Justice
decided that it was not in order. A.
William a. Hudson, of the Cleveland |
Leader, testified With the assistance of
Mr.. johnson, / reported the speech made
by the President at Cleveland, in Sep
TENDER, 1866; have my original notes
only; part was reported rsrbdtim
words which he did not use we're en-
ployed in the synoptical portions.
Cross-examined The paper for which
reported il was opposed to the Presi-
dent; wrote my notes upon my knee;
omitted portions of the speech, but
gave the drift; | have not compared q
full report with my notes; my notes
we're not Photographed, but written in |
long hand; my synopticsl portion, as
taken down, was again reduced for pub
| LEGATION; in making my report l also
made use of Mr.. Johnson's report, which
| was taken in the same way; there were
many interruptions and pauses,
Mr.. Butler-Then the crowd and the
President were bandying epithets.
Objected to, and the question was with
| drawn.
Mr.. Butler then asked what the crowd
said, and told the witness that he might
refresh his memory by the memorandum
before him. ~
Mr.. Evarts objected; saying that news.
papers were not memorandum.
The objection was then argued BY MIR.
Butler and Mr.. Eyarts. tfA NIX
The Chief Justice ruled that the Wit
ness might refer to q newspaper if be
knew it to be correct.
The witness proceeded, land read ex-
tracts narrating the interruptions which
enabled him to write out portions of what
the President said Uerbatim. y,
Cross-examined: took down what the
crowd said, and at the same time caught
up with my report Of what the President
said. The account of the interruptions
which have just been given, were all read
BY me from the paper before me.
d. @. McEweu, q shorthand reporter,
| testified: accompanied the Presidents
| party as reporter for the World. The
witness produced stenographie report
Of the Cleveland speech, and also copy
| OF an accurate transcript OF the report
| written out and handed 10 the agent OF
the Associated Press Mr.. Copyright ]
Witness put down q portion Of the inter-
ruptions 1t was impossible 10 get all,
as there was great deal of noise and
confusion. / think there were express
sions Of i'll feeling or temper on the part
Of the crowd. The President was little