The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-18

SlutcHleliS anu nlOultOH tOhuuNl Sp''idill
tends to convince me that all the allegation
against Mr.. Tilton was false.
@. Did you admit at any time TO Mr..
or Mr.. Tilton or to any other per
son that YOU had ever had any relations
with Mrs. Elizabeth u. Tilton, or ever
commit any act to or with her, or said
any word to her which would he unfit for
a Christian man to hold, do, or say with
the wife OF his friend; or for father to
hold, do or say with his daughter; or
brother with his sister? Did you ever
admit this in any form or in any words?
A. Never.
BY Mr.. Tracy. q. Did you ever in fact,
hold any such relations to any such ACT, or
utter any such word.
A. Never.
BY MIR, Cleveland. Q. In your state
ment you have alluded to one payment OF
80, 000 have you furnished any other
money TO those parties.
4. / have furnished at least -, 600, be-
sides the $4,000.
Q. To whom did you pay that money?
A. 70 Mr.. Moulton.
Q. In various sums?
A. In various sums, partly in cash and
partly in checks.
Q. Have you any of those checks?
4. have SEVERAL | don't remember how
many
O. Where are they?
4. | have some of them hcre--one of
June 23, 1871, drawn ON the Mechanics
bank and drawn to the order of Frank
Moulton and endorsed in his handwriting,
and one of November 10, 1871, payable TO
the order of Frank Moulton and endorsed
in his handwriting, and one of May 20,
1872, TO the order of +. ID. Moulton, and
also in his handwriting. Each of these
that are marked "for deposit across the
face have been paid
@. AS nearly as you can recollect how
much money went into the hands of Moul-
ton!
A. l should say have paid seven thou
sand dollars.
Q. To what use did you suppose that the
money was to be appropriated ?
A. | supposed that it was to be appro-
priatcd 10 cXtricate Mr.. Tilton from his
difficulties in some way.
Q. You did not stop to inquire how or
why
4. Moulton sometimes sent me Il note
saying, | wish you would send me your
check for 50 much
@. Did you usually respond TO these de-
mands of Moulton for money during these
months
A. always did.
Q-Under what circumstances did you
come to pay the $1,000 in one sum.
A.-lNcausc it was represented to me
that the whole difficulty could be now set
tied by that amount of money, which would
put the affairs of the Golden Age on se-
cure footing that they would be able to 90
riubt and fhat ,vi.l, tho Uoipc nt
them the safety OF Tilton would be assured,
and that would be the settlement of the
whole thing. 1t was to save Tilton pecu-
niarily.
Q.-Were there any documents shown
to you by Moulton? What did he show you
before you made the payments?
Alt was the result of limitations and
general statements, and / finally said to
him, Il am willing to pay $4,000" | came
TO do it in this way There was discussion
about that paper. Moulton was constantly
advancing money, rs he said to me, TO help
Titon. The paper was needy. One eve
ming was at his house, we were alone to-
gether il the back parlor, and MCulton
took out of his pocket a letter FROM.
1t was read to me. in which the writer men,
toned contributions which the writer had
made to Theodore. ! understood from him
that the writer of this letter had given him
some thousand dollars down in cash. and
then taking out two time checks or drGfts,
which recolcctcd were on blush paper,
although ! am not sure of that There
we're two checks, each of them amounting
to one or two thousand dollars or more
and should think it amounted in all tC
about six thousand dollars, although my
memory about quantities and figures Is It
be taken with great allowance, but it pro
duced the impression on me that the writel
had given him one or two thousand dUllari
! in cash down, AMI as the writer explained
| in the letter, it was not convenient to give
the balance in money at that time, but tina
the writer had dawn time drafts, whicl
would be Just as useful to him as money
and Moulton slapped the table and said
"That is what call Friendships" and | wa
stupid and said, yes, it was. Aiterwar'
when got home, and thinking about it il
tie morning, why, said !, what II fool;
never dreamed what he meant. Then
went to him and said, II am willing t,
make contribution, and put the thing be
You'd controversy; well, he said somethin!
like this that he thought it would be TN
best investment that ever made in my life
then went to the Savings Bank and put
mortgage of $4,000 on my house took
check which was given me by the bank
lawyer and put it into the bank, and OF
Moulton's suggestion that it would be bet
ter than to have a check drawn to his or
der. drew the money in $500 or 800
bills, have forgotten which, but know
that they were large, for | carried the rol
in my hand, and these gave into his hands
from time to time he spoke in the mos
al ,b,t ha faoJ
ing it out to Theodore, and that, at the tim
of the first installment, he gave Theodor
$500 at once, and that lie sent with it
promisory note for Theodore to sign, bu
that Theodore did not sign it, and sent
back to him, saying that he saw no pros
pect, in the end of paying loans, and tina
he could not, honorably, therefore, expeC
them, and refused to sign any note, an
Mouton laughed significantly, and sal
that Tilton subsequently took the none
without giving any note
Odd you receive any note OF securlt
whatever, or evidence of debt from Nj
Moulton, or has there been any offer to re
turn the money to you?
A.-Nothing OF the kind. 1t WAS nevc
expected to be returned by either party.
O.-Has Moulton said anything to yo
about money in n comparatively recent p'
Rod?
: A.-About the time of the publication {
J the Bacon letter, think, | had been give
J to understand that he had offered $4,000
! gold to Tlton if he would not publish thu
letter. and that at the then stage of afiail
, Moulton felt profoundly that Tilton eoul
: not come out with disclosure of all tn
, matter without leaving Moulton in an awl
ward position, and that he offered $4,000
5 gold if Tilton would not publish that lette
1t led to some little conversation about
supply of money, and he said that l ha
better give him my whole fortune than hay
Tilton go on his course.
Q.-That you had better give your who
: fortune to Mr.. Tilton!
Ayes, rathor than have Tilton go int
this fight.
O.-Was that before or after the publ
cation of the Bacon letter?
Al can't be certain about that. ltwi
+ about that time.
} Odd Mr. Moulton ever question yc