The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-15
10. angl5 Tr,n Third Pogsl

O. Whefe S'e hey!
have soue OF them here. Oae Of
JoDe 23I 1871, drawn on the Mechanics
B.nk 10 the o.dT Of Frank koc!.On, and
inI0rted 10 his hSpI.wr!ting; Ooe o! No
vembsr 10, 1871, payable 70 the order o.
Prank MOul.op, and indorsed in hia hand.
wriupg, and one Of Nay 20, 1872, 10 the
order Of 2. D. M9ul!on, and also indors.
ed In bis handwriting. ESch Of these
that are marked "foT dep1Ei!" across the
isce has been paid.
. As nearly IS you Gin reco!leci,
how much money went into the hands 0;
Aoulton'
A should say l have paid Ee7sa
thousand dollars,
Q. To Whist use did you suppose the
money Tn % be appropriated
A ! supposed that Il WAS 70 Be sppio'
priAied 70 eItricAte Tiltoa from his Off i
culIes In some way.
Q. You did not stop TO !rq1ife how
A. Moulton someuna cent me ro:e
saying, u wish yog would sent me your
check ior 20 much"
Q. Did you usually respond 70 the
demands Of No7l.cn for money during
these months
A. always did.
o. Under what circumstances did you
come % pay the 5000 IN one sum:
A. Because il WAS represented 10 me
tbs, the whole difficulty eo7ld Be settled
By that amount OF money, which would
pa. the Affairs q The Gadea Ags on 8 sc.
care footing, and that they would be able
70 20 right On, and that with the going
% Of them, the safety d Tillon would be
.s.ared, and that would be s settlement
o! the whole thing. Il was 10 save Til.
ton pscuois,ily.
Q Were there Any documents shown
70 &C BY Aoaltnn. What did be show
you before you made the payments,
A II Vas the result OF intinations and
general statements, and finally ssid 70
him, u An willing 70 pay 5000" l
come to do 1t IL this way. There WAS 8
discussion about that paper. Mo1lion
Was constantly advancing money as he
said 70 me, 70 help Tilt0n. The paper
was needy. One evening l was 81 bis
hose, We were alone together in the back
pArlor, and NOulton took out Of his pocket
letter from -, and read il 10 me, in
which the write! mentioned the coniribu
tons which the writer hAd made 10 Theo
doIe. l understood from him that The
writer Of this letter hsd given him some
thousands oil dollars down In cash, and
then taking out Two time checks OF drsits
which, as | recoliec!ed, were on blush
paper, although an not cure Of that
There were Two checks, each OF them
Amounting 70 1000 or g 900 more, and
should think il amounted in all 10 about
81 90, although my memory about qusn'
titles and figures Is 70 be taken with great
Allowance. B2! the impression produced
on me WAS lhst the writer had given him
1900 or e 900 in cash down, and q the
writer explained in the letter, i! WAS no'
convenient 10 give the balance in money
q! that time, bu: that the writer ha5
drawn time drafts, which would be Just 8!
use!l! 70 him Sc money, and Noullor
slapped the table and said, YES il wss II
AiIefTAEt, when l go: home, and was
thinking about II In the morning
Why" said l, what q TOOL" ! never
dreamed Whist be meant. Then | went
10 him and said 10 him: 81 am willing
70 make 8 contribution ard put the thing
beyond controversy" Well, be said
something like this, that he thought Il
would be the best Investment ever made
in my liie." then went 10 the Savings
Bank .snd put mortgage OF 5000 OF
my house. took check which Wa
given me by the banks lawyer and put Il
into the bank, and or MCul!on's sugges-
ton, that 1t would be better than 10 have
q check drawn 10 his order, drew the
money in 500 and 1900 bills, l have
forgotten which, b1: ! know that they
were large, Tor l carried the roll in my
hand, and these l gave into his hands
from time 10 time. He spoke in the most
glowing terns, and said that he was feed.
ing /; out 70 Theodore, and SAID that al
the tine otthe first instsllment be gave
Theodore 500 81 once, and thst he sent
With it pronissory note for Theodore
10 s!go, but that Theodore didn't sign il,
and sent Il back, saying that he saw no
prospect in the end Of paying loans, and
thst be could not honorsbly therefore SC.
cept them and refused 10 sign sDy note,
and hOulion laughed significantly, and
said that Tilton subsequently, took the
money without giving any note.
Q. Did you receive any note OF secu.
riiy whatever or evidence from Moultou
or has there been any ofsG 10 return the
money 10 you!
A Nothing Of the kind, It was never
expected TO be returned By either party
Q Has MouliOn said anything TO you
about money 10 comparatively recent
period
4. About the time Of the publication
0! BsCOu's letter ! think l had been given
10 understand that he had offered five
thousand dollars in gold to Ti!ton II he
would not publish the letter, and thst al
this stage Of Affairs Moulton telt profound.
ly that Tilton could not come out with q
DISCLOSURE o! all this matter without
leaving Moultnn IN an akwsrd position
and that he offered FIVE thousand dollar.
il gold II Tilton would not publish thai
letter. Il led 70 tome little conversation
about supply Of money, and he said thai
had better give him my whole iortunt
than have Tilton 20 on in his course.
Q That you had better give your
whole fortune 10 Tiltou?
A. Yes, rather than hsve Tilton &C
into this fight
Q Was that before the publication OIL
the Bacon letter!
A. l can't be certain about thst; II
was about that time.
Q Did Mr.. Moulton ever question
you in regard TO this matter, whether you
had ever spoken TO any one or expressed
any anxiety in your mind about ii:
A. He did, not many weeks sgo
among the last interviews 1 had with
him.
Q Since the publication OF that Bacon
letter?
A. Yes: think It was on Sabbath
day alter the appointment Of this commit.
tee: l preached but once on that dsy,
and on the afternoon Of the day he saw
me, and said 10 me in the course OF the
conversation, "You have never mentioned
anything about that 5000" l said YES,
had 10 one or two persons. mentioned
1t to Oliver johnson for one, because he