New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
QUESTIONING MOULTON.
Continued from Fourth Page.


@ Was hat dnner' A. 1t was at dinner, yes Sir
O. Did you have other company present. A. Yes, Sir.
O Did you ever see Mr. Becchcr at Tii,ons house after
thAti
Mr. Beach iner whats
MIR Tmcy-Afcr the starting Of The Golden Age; that is
g,e period OF which am now inquring' Yes SIR was
st Ttons with Mr Deechcr and Mrs "oodhu" amer
that
O Yes; when was that' A. 1t was in 1871, I think
O. What time' A. l don't remember what time was in
@ WE'LL about what tme A. II was before the publication
think, OF the Woodruff biography.
O. Before thats a. Yes, Sir.
O What time Of day did you them there A. My recol
lection is that ii was in the afternoon.
@ long did they stay there: a guess, perhaps they
were there half an hour or an hour
O. TltOn present. A. | believe he
@ Well that the only occasion yOu ever saw Mr. Beecher
At Tlon's house. after the starting Of The Golden Age
Yes Sir think is the only occasion think that was
the only occasion, Sir.
@ Where else have you them togetheT' A have
seen them together at my house IN
@. In 1871, Imean$ A In he year 1917
@ Yes Sir; will oonie prior to the writing and publish
ng the life the biography Of Mrs WooGAul in 1871 before
that publication did yon them together at your house
Mr. Morris-when was that publications.
Mr. Tracy-The witness will tell us
@ When it ITO tae witness,l A. My impression is,
Sir. it was in the latter part 0! 1871.
@ Wasn't it in September 1902 A Not 1s7o-1s71 you
In 1871 a. don't remember Nnetnef was III
Der or not think ii was though
Q September? A. think it was.
o Wasn't it issued on the l4th OF Sepcmber' A. don't
recolect
O. Well about that tmc, anyway A. 1t was about
thai time should think
@ Now between the starting Of TIE Golden Ags and that
period how often should you say YOU had Mr. Beecher
and Mr. Ton your house together? A. Oh, not Often Sir
don't think three or four times
O. you seen them elsewhere together beside your
usg.u biol, RoI,r N
that with Mr. Beecher to New
York Bonners Office business and Mr. Beeche
then to TIE Golden Age Office, and my impression that
from Mr. Bonners The Golden Age Office aud found
Br Iion there, Mr.. Beecher there
G. With Titon? A For a moment; just for moment yes
Sir.
@ With Tlton A. Yes sir I think he there for
with him.
O. Did you ever see him at The Gop Age Office any other
ooccasiOnt A No, not that remember
O. Did you them walking together in the
any occasion A. No
@. What Is the answer A. No, Sir.
q DO yOu remember OF being in company with Mr. Tlton
and Mr. Beccher yacht race-rcgatta Sir don't
think that was in 1871. think there is letter. Sir amongst
the papers that viii fix the date
O. Well. when itr Now that that transaction
viii fix the date OF IT, When itY A. Well really don't
remember. Sir; IL not in 1871.
U Well, it after 1917 A. think can tx the date
precisely Sir by the paper
e. II you csn, would rather have fixed A. csn
not fix it from my memory
No. you have got any paper your possession that will
enable you to fix the date Of it, fix right here A think
remember reading, among those papers letter from Mr.
Bche accepting invitation 60 with Horace Greeley
wa during Horace Grceley's life.
Mr Evsrs-Have you got letter from Mr. Beecher accepting
IN invitation to 60 on thi. yacht racer
Nc MOrris-I don't remember seeing that letter
Mr.. Bvsrts-Mr. Mouon says it is among your papers.
% Mr. Morrs-I think not will look.
O. Well. what was the regata-that was Ashbuys yacht
race wasn't IT. the English regatta' think was Ink
i, was between the SGIpho and the LicoaiQ.
Mr. Evarts-The English yachtf A Yes believe so
q Now. can't you fix the year of that
Mr. Moris-we have found the letter. letter handed to
witness
Mr. Rysrts-That is to you, Mr.. Moulton'
Mr. Beach, do not perceive materialy OF that letter
Mr. Tracy-only to fix the date A Yes October 10th, H.
this seems to be dated, Sir.
Mr. Evars-That is the paper' A. think this is il.
That IA the paper you referred that fixes the date A
think this il the one Sir that is the referred TO-
O. Well that reeshe your recollection as to the time "A
Yes Sir
O or the ysch. race A Yes Sir think that was the
yacht referred to-
@ And that date Oct 2Oth 1871 A. That was either the
M along believe, that day we either went to
Yacht race or the warehouses along the
shore think il yacht race
Mr. Tracy-NOw who wentf Were you three on tha' yscht
racsf A. believe yes, Sir
@ And companions together on that day. A "eii 4 De-
leye that Mr. Tlton think Oliver johnson along
that day the day that remember and Mr. Tton talked
with Oliver johnson chiefly that day and Mr. Beecher and my
self together good deal
O Well were not you all four together; A don't reooec
whether we were all together guess likely
O. DO You know how you went the yacht A How went
to the yacht
Mr. Tracy-Yes A. Went o steamtug
O How did 20 steamug? Go in carriage togeh
or, A. No think not; think went separately went
for some OF the guests believe stopped for Horace Greeley
aud did not aud G. On the whole guess Mr. Greeley
not along, after an
@ invited Mr. Beecher and Mr. Thton TO 60 on that
rscei A. 1 did.
@ You Invited them boh' A. Yes, Sir
@ And did you invite Mr. Greeley alsO' A. Yes Sir
O. Did Mr. Greeley go, A My impression is, Sir, that
missed him by minute, aud he did not 60
G. And be did not gof A. Yes, Sir
q Was no, long: A. believe not
@ How long were you that regaa' A. May be three
-four hours.
@ Did sou dine on board the yschtf A On board the yach'
No, Sir
O On board the seamerf A. don't know don't remem-
ber whether had any refreshments on board not Sir
think not
yoa vessel viewing the warehouses; do
yod remember that A. may confound the Sir; do
know:
@ How' A. may confound the two; think was on the
occasion; there may been occasions there
may have been only
O. Ifthere were occasions Beecher Tion to-
gether the occasonsf A. do ecolec really Sir
whether they
Q. Were they together the warehouse occason' A.
really recoec they together that
remember; that Is oil that / rccollcct about
q. That is all you remember sooutf A. Yes Sir
@ wel The GOdta A2e started prosperously didn't s
Judge Nelson your impression as far you could