The New York herald., 1874-07-27

still. OF course, hr. Tracy, cannot question her
motlves II she should say he was more to her than
was cannot dispute 1t.
q. You set out a letter that she wrote on the
nj ht OF December 80, after You returned to your
house. referring to the retraction she had gwen
TO Mr. Beeeher; did she write that letter or did
q. Did you dictate it9 A. No.
q why dld she write itg A. Because ] asked
her to make a calm statement of what she rad de-
signed IN this letter TO Mr. Beecher. She was In
such q state OF agony that she told me she could
not recall her letter to him; she SAID she had
In council OF ministers; l asked her to take
pen at the END OF the evening and give the exact
circumstances and explain what she meant by IL,
and she wrote that letter; 1t was only the ne Xt
day that the other letter came back and then this
me IN that business az 80 damnable in
Mr.. Beecher was THAT after coming and con-
Tossing to me and Mr.. Mouiton his criminal
relations with Mrs. Tilton ana then asking 10 see
her a lew minutes, and going around the corner
10 see her, he should have come back again in half
an hour, expressing his absolute heartbrokenness,
whereas he mad III MS pocket this retractlon from
her; say 1t was damnaDle and nefari0us
z. Do You say that when you saw Mr.. Beecher
at Mr. MoultoIs mouse Mr.. Mouiton was presentS
A. Yes, he was present in this way-t wanted q
when ne came into the room locked the door and
put tue Key IN my pocket, and narrated in order
Elizabeth's cOnfessIOn it was long one, and it
would nave been lndelcate lOr me to touch IL with
any more elaboration than have here; do not
wish to oe questioned about it; it was long
story.
O. Was Mr.. Moulton present A. Not at that
part OF the interview; alter the door was opened
ne was; the interview that We three together had
was very snort; | was on the stairs while MI.
Beecher talked with Mr.. MoultOn on the stairs;
that interview was 10 bring me and Mr.. Beecher
together; the next time we ali three mad an in
terview.
,, z; THIS I'm retraction, you say in your communica-
Moalton; is that true? A. Yes, sir.
Q; Was that retraction ever delivered to you
Q. Is it not In the possession of Mr.. Moulton
A. Yes, but 1t belongs to me- MIR. Mouiton had
q SAFE place and had not and ne has some Of my
papers.
Q. DO you mean to say that Mr.. Moulton de-
hvered that eraetion TO your actual Keeping, and
that you have had possession OF 1t Tor any length
of time A. de did deliver it to me, and 1t was
sent back to him.
retractiOn to You and you kept its A. Mr.. Moul-
ton put that retractOn into my hand; exactly
what did with lt-whether carried it TO my sale
not do not remember; l took a number OF
papers ana put them IN his keeping because had
no sale place.
Q. how long DO you think you mad possession of
that paperY A. do not remember; | never saw
the retractIon till 1t was brought back to ME; then
| read 1t; it may be that never took 1T away from
mir. MOulton's house; 1t was sent back to me ; 1t
was put into my hand; read 1t, and l made
q. In shorthand 3? A. Yes
T. DID you ever have 1t longer than that A.
Yes; long enough to make 1orty copies IN short
Q. But you returned it to Mr.. Moulton. and he
has Kept it and has 1t nowa A. Yes; unless he
O. The letter which you say Mr.. Beecher wrote
Mrs. 1iltOn, with your permission, ! see, as pub
sned directs her to return it to him through your
q Was 1t returned to him through your hands
A. 1t was returned to Mr.. Moulton by me.
@ DID you make copy Of itY A. Ibid.
Z. Then you took advantage OF Mr.. Beecher's
direction to have tnat letter returned to him
made and preserved u copy or the letterY A. 1
did, exactly; and have found very good use for
O. What s W You cal cali the !.apology"-s that IN Mr..
Beecher's handwriting A. IL is not.
T. In whose handwriting Is 1t A. In Francis
n Mamie 10 xntxA
@ ~ trust this to Moulton in confidence" is in
Mr.. Beecher handwriting, Is II nOtY A. Yes.
T. Tue words 'fn confiuencef are uDderscOred,
are they not A. DO not know.
Q. That document Is written on how many half
sheets of paperY A. do not think any 1t is on
sheets as big as that illegal cap).
Z. ON how many-twO or three ? A. Yes, large
o. DO you know whether the last sentence, II
trust this 70 Moulton i'll confidence" Is separated
by d wide space from the rests A. do not know |;
Frank can show 1t to you.
@ Is 1t not separated by wide space No, not
a. j ask You whether the last sentence Of the
letter Is not here somewhere undicating with the
hand and the line ~ trust this to MOultOn con-
q. Is it not at the bottom of the page A. 1t
may be at the bottom OF the page.
q. Is IL not away from the writingp A. No, it Is
not; 1t is part OF the letter.
A. No; otherwise it would not have been writ Ten.
q. Because 1t would have been spoken? A. Yes |;
the substance was spoken to me day or two al
O. You say II you had been present it would not
have been writtenP A. Yes.
z. That letter is not addressed to you, is itY A.
1t was addressed to Mr.. MOnton but 1t was
brought to me on the authority OF MIR. Beecher
himself; it was brought to me greatly to my sur
PRISE; Mr.. MoultOn put 1t before me as evidence
that should maintain peace; did not ask Tor 1t;
1t came unsolicited.
Q. You quote a letter dated on the 7th of Janu.
ary to you from MIR. Beecher. Was your suit with
Bowen tnen pending A. Ny suit with Bowen
OF the next year; think 1t was In Aprl, 1872;
never sued dim; Mr. Moulton wanted to assume
Mr.. Monllon, when sick, summoned us to MIN, and
said, ~ want to keep you on record and bind you
@. You had a controversy A. had contro-
versy; | agreed not TO do anything but at Mr..
Mouitons discretion; Mr.. Bowen owed me $1,000,
would rather pay 1t myself than that it should
bring Mr.. Beecher in COLLISION, and VIII agree
therefore. let tins thing remain with me AZ lonr as
Ikea year or ten years." Frank was determln-
ed that peace should be kept.
testimony taken9 A. Frank thought mir. Bowen
ought to come TO settlement, and sald 81 think
some proceedings; 1t was the mere suggestion Of
suit done without my knowiedge; think 1t was
to perpetuate Mr.. Johnson's testimony; l have
forgotten.
4: That was in 1922 A. Yes, it must have been
In March.
q. You say you put the management OF your
A. l did.
O. Did not he represent to yoh that it was abso.
lutely Indispensable or material that you and Mr..
Beecher should Keep on friendly terms refer.
ence to this controversy with Bowenp A. No.
The sum and essence of his management was the
management OF my relations to Mr.. Beecher; he
regarded Mr. Bowen as an incident; could not
AFFORD 20 lose my office, and Mr.. MOulton SAID
'sYou have got to keep peace with MIR. Beecner Tor
the sake OF yourself and family - Mr. Mouiton Al
and me also, till l revOlted, after DR.. Bacon's
letter.
O. DO you mean to say that it was never re-
garded as important that friendly reiations should
be maintained between you and Mr.. Beecher hav-
ing reference to you diIficulty with BOwens A.
Not a particle; the more quarreiled with MIR.
Beecher the better MIR. Bowen liked 1t; II, as q
result OF the controversy, Mr.. Beecner should be
dead MIR. Bowen would not be one OF the
mourners, but one that would upft the horn OF
gladness; he never wanted peace with Mr..
Beecher; he always wanted war with Mr..
Beecher; he Is an enemy OF Mr.. Beecher, and
would rejoice in mis- downian; perhaps l ought
not to say that; 1t Is speaking OF the motives Of
people, but 1t IS true.
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