The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-23

MI. Houltou were perfectly lneHecti'e' """, ~
somebody remarked the cross.examination-
cpd rather be before that gun than behlnd IT,"
THE ARBITRATION.
Witness contn ued:-I cant OF swear wnetner
saw that article or not; 1t IS called me tripar.te
covenant; was present at the arbitration; was
nor present wnen IL was signeo; MIR: Beecher was
not there; think saw IL Tor the nrst tline INA.
was attached TO IL; l could not swear that 1t was
not; | do not know where the printed atuc.e
came from; DO not know ir Mr.. Ilton wrote w
/ cannot swear that ever saw TINS printed article
in the hands OF any one except Mr.. Triton auu
myself; cannot swear that ever saw saw thae
printed article before; have seen tine GotdeH Aye
article IN MIR. Beecher's hands; | cannot swear
saw II III anybody e.se's hands think MI. Clahln
lion; do not recoilect who handed him the COPY;
do not rccoilect whether Mr.. Beecher or NJ III
ton or whether handed him the article: ,,,.,o.
O. ask you II there were two different artcies
printed rom the Golden Age once em0odylng thls
letter OF January A. don't know OF TWO diner,
ent articles; can't answer the question wlthout
answering 1t IN that way; Is there any other way
Your Honor. can answer That question:
The Judge-No, he has answered II. 49,.
paper was submitted; IL was the evening Of the
arbitration that this paper was submitted; the
arbitration on the money matters was signed
before; IL was the evening OF the arbltratlon.
LAUNCELoT GoBBo. Q
Tracy spent too much force upon his inquiry. 1t
lacked the element OF shrewdness and insidous-
ness and depended more on weight than velocity.
The attorney fatigued himself by an apparent
inner heat. Mr. Beecher stepped up, as the
attempt TO identify paper pinned to the cove
nant seemed likely to iai, and whispered to Tracy.
Then the agile sherman. the Launcelot Goobo OF
the defence. dew around friskily. He walked up
to the witness-he burrowed like q mole IN pa
pers. He Is said to have made 5000 heads and
two millions Of marginal references to what mat
ter he already possesses, and still he Is not happy.
This paper was submitted alter the arbitra.
ton ana signed; showed Mr.. Beecher the Golden
Age article prior to The arbitration at my house;
Mr.. Claim may have shown II 10 some one; 1 do
not know II IT was shown 10 Mr.. Wllkeson; the
Clanin some little time before the arbitration; DO
not remember how long; IL was alter TllJOn re-
turned rom the West; do not remember in what
month he returned 90 not recOllect how many
talks mad with Mr. Claim prior tO the aroitra-
ton.
Mr.. Tracy-Now we offer this in evidence.
Mr.. FullertOn-We have no objection.
Mr.. Evarts 10 defendants COUNSEL You have
no objection to 10y relieving my associate by read.
mgr
Defendants counsel-None. str.
Mr.. EvartS then proceeded to read
THE TRIPARrIIE COVENANT.
That document between Henry Ward Beecher,
Theodore Tllton ana henry z. Bowen Is already
well known. and after reading 1t Mr. Evarts con-
tnued:-Annex ed 70 this Is paper called
Personal STAfENENT
1t is headed mus IN writing. 1t IS as follows:-
Theodore i1lton's letter to Mr. Bowen. above
mentioned" And then begins the printed mat
ter. "Tne Personal Statement" being The heading
OF the article:-
tied by irisnd, and enemies to explain the sudden sun
OF his WIN Mr. @ HIS reply for
does first the silence which ought to SHE'D one's
Journey a IN the Vest, and mnshns AMONG people
who IN former years mad Tor MIN good opinion which
proper ofduy to himself required the publication
hours alter the sundering Of business associations
Mr. nowen and was conhdsd to the care OF friend, by
they were prepared As so many false stories have been
sdered it proper to confront these h the iacis that
for so many months have been the subject OF ever-in-
Mr.. Evarts-And the rest OF the article, II Your
Honor pease, Is letter from Mr.. TllrOn to Mr.
Bowen, dated Brooklyn. January l. 1871. which Is
already IN evidence.
After the letter the article proceeds
sequel to the above letter should be added that
nary airoeious criininaity, declaring that the
accused had made TO him confession OF guilt, mplor
that Mr. Becner should forthwith vacaie ministry
demand With complete evidence ior It's eniorceme e
asr ae ling he ns Ssa5 Of is M IL
F bSt Of a % Gqt S to
in other words, while secretly arransns, Tor Mr..
his victim as his safeguard and refuge. in the whole
..S 1t na NO @ Msoy
unsuspicious aod ignorant OF the double part which
aware OF thus game by the excited conversatioR OF the
lrbutor to the idepelen and editor OF he Unao1,
thus preaSns the eonsras's u;t newly made ana the
When copy OF the above letter was Iad before Mr..
is.:io% sailt he dlaSoIieal Q, ss Win 10
d. Age % to s ba the pain
LEGATION involving their names
THE READING OF COUNSEL.
The reading OF the different counsel is o subject
OF note. While Mr.. Evarts read the trlpartite
agreement the audience, listening to his clear
but rather racking, nasal voice, remembered the
almost histrionlc emphasis and contrasts OF PoI-
ters reading; the thin, musical, rather rapid cita.
lions OF Fullerton and the low.pitcned melodlous
monotOny OF Morris.
"You DO read wen, Evarts," said Fullerton, o
few days ago.
always ready, but sometimes very happy in side
remarks. Pearsall, the junior counsel, has been
very qulaL oil along, but Is said to have Q great
fund of dry humor, sturteringy uttered.
Alter considerable discussion among the re-
porters, it was settled yesterday. on Mr.. Tracy's
authority that one OF his eyes was artificial; lost
It Is said, In the war;
Witness cOntlnued:-That paper was presented
on the same evening alter the arbitration was con-
Horace b. Claim and James Vreeand; 90 not
know That Mir. Storrs was named by Mr.. Illton !;
was AWARDED $1,000; Mr.. Bowen gave check Ior
1t, and 1t was aiterward deposited with our firm I;
MI Bowen ohered 10 pay $1,000 before the arbltra-
ton do not recoect any reconciliation between
MI. Beecher and MI. rllton after the arbitration
was signed; dld not see them very frequently 10.
OccasiOD-pernaps two or three.
Mr.: Evarts lto plaintiffs counseD-"in you give
US eXh1Dlt ~
Mr.. Tracy to witness) do you remember. your
letter to Mr. Beecher OF January g. 1872 MI. Aoul.
tom
Mr. Morris-January Q, wasn't ~
Mr. Tracy-I Will show Witness the copy.
MIR. Evarts (nanolng witness DapeD-Look at
that evidence. Tuat Is already In evidence.
MI. rfacy-Uon't you remember that letter. Mr..
Moultonr A. remember that letter; am look
Ing all through II. supposng that you are going TO
question me about IL; THINK wrote such u letter
as nat; sent 1t 10 Mr. Beecher; think nave q
copy Of II somewhere; wrote 1t In reply TO ex.
hlbit A.
Mr. Sherman then read the letter, as follows:-
M0ULTON TO BEECHER.
MY DEAR SIR-first with reference 10 Mrs. Woodhulrs
letter and your answer: think that you would nave
done better to accept the invitation to speak In wash
ngton but II lecture intereres your letter la reply Is
good enough and Will bear publication.
With relation to your notice OF the Golden age tell
you frankly, as your friend, that am ashamed OF II,
and would rather you would have written nothing.