New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-02
LEFT RECALLED.

'Heis business Of unqaconei int ynty"-GaANr.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR The testimony of Lcet recalled" may not
be considered very much to the point but has
the merit OF being brief and unique of its kind and,
Senator Casscry said OF it, 81" speaks for itself" Leet
remembers distinctly that the last time he In Phila
dclpa, before the war, in 1854 1865 and he
members just distinctly that he has not been there
again until after the war; and that he went to Chicago in
1876 His memory is good and definite with regard TO
occurring from &c to 10 years back but is unable
to recall the date Of single land isolated circumstance
which he remembers happening within period OF four
years past He declines TO name the year, or TO ap-
prOximae to IT, When asked in what year of the he
| "was first in Philadelphia" ho answers that he
"ncvcr went there except once When asked 10 state
when that was he replies that he had "passed through
Philadelphia several times in passing back and forth"
1n, OF course, done without getting into Phladel
pha. On occasion, however, he missed tho train
(Which stopped usual in Philadelphia and he then
"wcnt ~ hotel there" This how he went to Phla
dclpha "Oncc." lie Ia asked whether this (oncc was
not later than laGbcing from four five years back
and be replies that at within three four years"
when he is importuned to fix the date OF the year, he
says hc can't, lie only knows that IL was since 1866"
"A period seven years back When asked again to
the date (o that stoppago at Philadelphia he says he
can't remember because he had TO lay frequently
for the trains when he finds that he has boon caught
I'm plain contradiction OF himself by this statement he
tries cvade its effect by first declaring that he did
Say IT, but being confronted by his very words
corded The instant they uttered he declares that
what hc did say that ho had 10 lay at great
many different points," But pray whatlhaslhs laying
over other points Than that to which his attention
particularly, nay exclusively called all aOng-tO wit
that ftoppaCo at Thiladcphia-tO do with his
branco, or forgounos5. OF the tim0 OF that event
when the question pressed upon tho witness 10 fix tho
date Of that stOppago at Philadelphia and he says he
can't remember does candid man believe that tho
real Of his lOrgctfulness II passed In hs mind
while uttrrinR ~, Other than because ho had
10 lay over UbcTc frequently for the trans" IL II not
more natural and reasonable than IntOrpOfing his
nftorthOug 10 have IT, because bo had 10 lay over TAT
| other plaCcs1 many tirncsP
During that brief cross oIamnatlon-a Of about
five uinutcsthCIc B sharp struggle going between
the examiner and tbe witness, tho cndchvOTing To
draw ont the fact, the other bent avoiding the dis
| cIosure ns TO whether tho witness had not been In
| Philadelphia about tho point ~ time of certain inter
yow Inch IL supposed ~ have taken place between
| hn and n preceding witness The vltnoss denies any
such presence In Philadelphia lie knowa lac has boon
there only once and that since the war why hn knows
tho 10 docs not Hpnin but he knows he
there once and this onabloa him "a reoocct tho
moro distlncy. This enables him b. say that he was
hero for only two tbrco hours, ana Ia rochl bis
reason Tor being there and a. remember what ho did
thefo, and that bo had such interview aud yet ho
cannot state Tho probable year oYOh with tho fooont