Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-06
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ne Bseehsr Trial ressinony 81
nsnry q. DoUen.


ne Dseehsr Trial ressinony Of
nsary q. Dswss.
NV Yonx. Nay DIN the Bsschsr
trial to-day. Henry G. Bowen testified as
follows: I have lived in Brooklyn for
thirty years. I'm publisher and pro-
pretor Of the ~Lndsp<ndmt. have been
acquainted with Theodore Tilton about
eighteen or twenty years. I have known
Beecher twenty eight or thirty ysars. /
remember the note ! took from Tilton
70 Bsschsr on Monday. December 26.
1870. ] delivered this nots at the house
OF James Fresland.
Counsel called witnsss' attention TO
the testimony Of Beecher. that was at
Bsschsr's house the letter was delivered.
Witness continued: I met Bsscher ct
Freeland's. by appointment, and am
positive I delivered the note there about
4 or 8 p. II. Did not tell Beechsr / was
ignorant Of its contents.
Witness Wal asked II Bescher gave
| him any advice about the retention OF
Tilton on the Independent, which caused
. long argument. the Judge ruling that
witness might answer II Bsecher gave
him any advice.
Witness said: Beecher did not say
anything about ~discharging Tilton from
| the INDEPENDENT. I do not remember
that anything was said about his retain
ton on the Brooklyn Union. Nothing
about his fitness as On editor or con-
tributor 10 either paper was said.
Then witness VA asked u anything
| Beecher said 10 him had influenced him
in removing Tilton from tho Indtrsnd.
sat.
Evarts objected.
Witness said. At Freeland's, that
night, I pressnted the letter to Beschor;
he road II and put II in his pocket. /
asked him what reply. II any, there
was, and he said something like this:
Tho man 10 crazy, He asked my
feeling toward Tilton. said I was not
unfriendly toward him. L said ! had
Cancelled my engagement with Tilton.
and he said he could tell me something
about Tilton's family which ! ought to
know. He asked msto call at his house
the next day and see Mrs. Bsechsr. He
said no had letters from Mrs. Tilton,
from Ohio, which no desired me TO SEQ,
a. they contained statements Of = dam.
| aging character. did know the con
tents Of the note I delivered that night.
but Beecher did not ask me 10 I did. i
did not say brought a letter from Til
ton and did not know what was In II.
He did not hand me the letter. nor did I
read Il. stated to him that Tilton and
7 had soms difference. and told him I
had cancelled his appointment as editor
Of The Ind,pndeni. Do not remember
tbat he spofe of the charge Of Bessie
Turner against Tilton. I received let
ter from Bescher early In January. 1871.
and have 10 with me.
Witness here produced the letter and
handed II TO Fullerton. A draft OF this
lettsr was stated to DO already In evil
denee.
Witness here continued: fememoe
The tripartits agreement ana tne pay
ment OF $T,OOO. There was no con.
nection between these two matters;
was always willing to arbitrate WIN hir:
Tilton. II did not know Beecner mao
any connection with q arbitration; 4
drew the check on April j, is'z. Inc
following day ID arbitrators SAT al hioui-
tons house. l was present q whoio
time. do not recoilec, ina. anything
was said about Beechers hnaifs mere.
There were written submissions OF tne
anairs oe.ween in.on anu ms Inv
got thsm win mo now ino! A'' "s"
cd W In'on anu INC; 49,. ,.,u.,,.,d
=, ~ ou;a.ns. Ai II. al = nans,
sOreeino 10 submit the matter TO FREQ
land. Storrs and Clahin.
Wines. continued: Tho award was
made the samo evening. When I was
present thore was nothing said abou,
b.rn,no ths n.nsn between Bsechsr and
T;,,a. ~ ,hs chect FRAT niObt and
a."s; n, 10 Ti,,on vent away VIII
&C.. ,h., n;.h, 7 40 not recollecl
wha,s ,ho other arbitrator, were When
r. -,sn.,t;,. .-,rssmsnt was ercutsd,
To- ,s7a 7 ms wsitsd nm Nv Claim viii
4, Who Wished ma 10 read and sign il.
Tod him 7 couId not and should no,
do n. He urped me 10 sign IL, and
siill refused. He asked me IL / made
some Alterations in II would / sign II.
He left Il, and I made some changes In
The Agreement. and under the circum.
stances / signed the paper.
Boven was asked what conversation
hetvssn CIaain and himsolf there was
on thst occasion.
Eysrts objected, and an argument on.
sued. which Ind not been closed when
the Court adjourned.
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