The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

CITY CoURT-AN oFTsHooT OF THE rnToN-
BEEcHER scANDAL-THE BOWEN LIBEL SUIT
AGAINST THE ''EAGLE"-ExAM1NATIoN OF AN
IMPORTANT WITNESS.
Before Judge Reynolds.
One OF the numerous lawsuits growing ont or
the Tilton Beecher scandal, that OF Henry c
Bowen against the Brooklyn Eagle Tor libel. in
whica damages are claimed to the amount Of
100000, was called yesterday by Judge Rey-
Dolds for the examination OF witness
de bene esse. The alleged libel was con-
tained in the account OF an interview
published on August o, 1874, which Mr. Bowen re-
pudlates denying that II ever occurred James
McDermott. the writer of the interview, was the
only witness yesterday. lie was examined by
Colonel Johnson, of counsel for the defendant and
testified iu-substaIce as follows-I live IN Brook
Ign, and did ut the date OF the alleged publication:
am journalist; am acquainted with Henry
resides IN Brooklyn have known him
personally for about two years and A'- a
OF the BROOKLYN U'lion and the Independent. puo.
llshed IN New YORK; every time met him mad
conversation with him; after the publication OF
the tripartite covenant met MIN lrequently~for
a time daily my relations with him continued M
to August 1874; called at his residence twice an
the 9th day OF August, 1874; he esdes on the cor
ner OF Willow and Clark streets; | had called at
his house half dozen times before; the first call
O'Clock IN the morning; was told by "A lady
who came TO the door that he had gone to New
YORK short time previous PROBABLY TO the indie
pendent 0ffice, aud mat he woud return about
seven O'CLOCK; ] called about seven: asked the
servant II Mr.. Bowen was disengaRed: he went
back into the hail, and the lady VINO had answered
me in the morning came To the door and said that
Mr. Bowen was at dinner, and she asked me Ii
she should announce me IL SAID would call again.
| then lett, as sho SAID ''Of course, Mr.. Bowen
Is not seeing any reporters,n or something ike
that; | went down Clark street to COLUMBIA
Heights, as far as Mr.. Beecher,s; returned m
about three-quarters OF hour and met MIR
Bowen; hp hailed me from the rear OF the house
which Is adjacent 10 Clark street; he was standing
on the piazza; he came out ano we walked to-
gether; we walked down Clark street: had a con
latton 10 my proposed purchase OF the Daiou
q. The subject OF the charges against the Rev
Henry Ward Beecher was then Before the pubicS
A. Yes; think the Investigating COMMITTEES was
theu meeting. w.
q. Have you read the article published IN the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, on the 7th of August hst
which purports to be an interview with the plain-
tinY A. have read it; prefer to call lt A con.
versation; IL was not intended to be an interview
nor was It held as such.
q. LOOK AT that article. Apart from the intro-
duclon anu so lar az That publication purporfs to
state what The plalntln then SAID is IL A correct
report OF the CONVERSATION therein attrlDuted To
hlinf ~ IL Is; he said all tnat Is there stated
conversat1onaly; what Is Technically called n
newspaper interview ] never had with Mr.
Bowen; IL was u conversation, anu Ia subston
with him on this subject.
The examination was at this point adjourned
Till To-day at hall-past one, when tue witness viii
be crossexamined. wa