The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-18

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Mr.. winslow. You have not stated any
thing on that point.
Moulton. Yes, / stated that these are
copies of the letters which you referred to
in Mr.. TiltOn's documents.
q. Do you state of your own personal
knowledge that they are copies, or have you
trusted TO somebody else to make copies
and compare them?
a. I beg pardon, sir. / am willing to au-
thenticate these copies whenever you wish
that they should be authenticated.
Q. Can not you now be induced 10 go
on, Notwithstanding what has passed, and
give us full statement of all your knowl-
edge in these matters?
A. stand upon the communication which
1 have made to you to-day, su.
q. And that you do not mean to change?
A. Not without sufficient reason.
q. OF course, / am now referring to the
present moment.
A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. winslow. There is another point
that / would like to ask YOU
about. Mr.. MoultOn. Considering the great
Importance of these letters, / submit to you
whether it would not be fair and proper
that the originals be produced, notwith-
standing YOUR readiness to authenticate the
copies. You know that in a court
copies would not be received where the
originals could be Produced, and would you
not be willing To produce them long enough
to have them looked at and examined?
A. In answer to that question 1 will say
that / have not any desire now, nor have /
had any, TO withhold these originals from
you, and am willing now, or within few
minutes, to produce them. You may send
any member of your committee to see them
if YOU doubt their authenticity.
Mr.. Winslow. i do not put it on the
ground of doubt, but on the ground OF bust
ness-like regularity.
Mr.. Moulton. Pardon me. I call your
attention to the language Of this statement
which have made. and il the authenticity
of these documents is doubted by either
party / hold myself ready to prove their
authenticity.
Mr.. winslow. 1 do not feel called on to
put it on any ground of doubt, because
there is no occasion of doing il.
Mr.. Moulton. do not think there is,
sir.
Mr.. Winslow. 1t is merely a matter of
customary business regularity.
Mr.. Moulton. 1 have in good faith came
here and have presented to You copies of the
original documents. Ifyou doubt
Mr.. Winslow. Don't put it in that way,
please.
Mr.. Moulton. Pardon me. 1 referred to
my communication. If there is any doubt
shall remove the doubt.
MIR. Winslow. You were about to say
something of your Willingness to send tor
them while you are here and let us see
them.
Mr.. Moulton. Oh well, you won't doubt
them, think.
@. If we should conclude that we wanted
to see them at some other time would you
send for them?
A. Certainly, sir.
@. Within the present week?
A. Certainly. am willing to go with all
the members of your present committee, or
any one you may select, sometime during
the present week, and show to any accredited
member of the committee the original doc
uments. Is that fair answer to that ques-
ton?
Mr.. Winslow. That is satisfactory.
Mr.. Hall. Perhaps the question could be
determined so far as the committee are con-
cerned at the present moment.
Mr. Moulton. I want the action in refer
ence to these documents to be determined
according TO the expression of the document
which have submitted to you.
Mr. Winslow. Well, If for any reason we
want to see the originals, understand you
to say that there is no objection.
Mr.. MOulton assented.
Mr.. White. 1 want to inquire whether
your objection to giving further statement
is based upon the wording of the letters
which seem by one construction to limit it
to bringing with you the originals of the
letters or papers referred to in Mr.. Tilton's
statement before the committee, as il seems
to me that the letter is susceptible of
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the understanding otthe committee?
Mr.. Moulton. Yes. sir, L viii answer
your question. L wish to say, and do say,
that have acquiesced just now in the re-
quest of your chairman, and that all the
reasons tor the non-production of the facts,
or the nOn-eXhibition Of the documents, are
given in the communication which l have
just read 10 you.
Mr.. White. Well, as i understand, the
first request, antidOting all of these, called
upon you to come before us and give your
testimony in regard to any charges which
might effect the character and christian
standing of Mr.. Beecher in the letter re-
ferred to of Theodore TiIton to DIR. Bacon
Mr.. Moult0n. Your original letter did
not say any such thing.
O. Have you a copy here, that we may
see what it did say?
A. presented to you at the beginning
of the interview the letters from your chair
man with reference to which / appear, and
as it is a fact that have fully answer
ed these thrice repeated requests. / submit
that this answer is sufficient.
Mr.. Sage. Allow me to ask you one
question, Mr. Moulton.
Mr.. Moulton. Certainly.
Mr.. Sage. One letter of mine, which is be-
fore me, contains q request to bring with
YOU the originals of all the letters and papers
referred to in Mr.. Tilton's statement TO the
committe.
agreement.
Mr.. Moulton. If you doubt or question,
or ifyou require them you shall have them.
Mr.. Sage. When shall we?
Mr.. Moulton. My dear sir, you can go
with me all together to my house, if you
want to.
Mr.. Sage. The answer is unequivocal,
''that we can have possession?"
\. Not that you can have possession, but
that you can see them.
Q. Well, do you mean possession long
enough to examine them?
A. Yes sir. In accordance with my state
ment.
Mr.. w. The letters that are referred to.
which are produced by you here, three in
number, each of them refer to a request
before made to appear and give your testi-
mony. desire simply, as one OF the COM
mittee, to state it as my understanding of