New-York tribune., 1875-01-27

Mr. Evarts-ws have right TO have questions properly
framed.
Mr. FulcOnThe Court says the question is proper Ire
peat the question.
Mr. Eyarts-What IL the question:
Judge Eelsoa-Let the stenographer read II
TIE TRIBUNE stenographer resd Che question:.
Mr. Eyart,-I understand yoar Honors instruction Is what
IL be done with the paperS
Judge Nelson-What he sad in regard 10 itthe papef
Mr. Evnrts-rhat will contents object 70 INC
question your Honor please and you viii please noe ny
cepton.
The wltne-s-Mr Tfon ssid in accordance WIN Ee
consultation that aad place the night before De'"ee
Gen. Tracy himself and se that he had gone come anu
that he had dictated in part to Elizabeth statement Tor e
Committee to sign which he had copied and which he handed
This the document: believe that he handed %
me, and subsequenty-
Judge Nelson Did he tell you what 10 do with Il
The Wltness-He sad il report for the Committee m
accordance with the consultation, aud saw Mr. IutOn and
Mr. Tracy subsequently together aud Mr. Tton read this ~
Mr.. Tracy, or Mr. Tracy
Mr. Evarts-we object this Mr. Tracy Is not Mr.
Beecher.
Judge NelsOn-Tbe act of reading IL think is cor
rect
Mr. Eyarts-r, read between Mr. Tlton and Mr. Mouop it
would not be evidence. II read between hr Tlton, Mr.
Moulton third person it would not be evidence II Il
was with Mr.. Beecher 10 would be.
Judge NesOn-He has answered your question IhA las
should be struck out
@ What did you do With that statement you now hold IL
your handi A. kept it.
q. II Was not used2 A. No Sir
O At time hd either Mr. TltOn NJ. Beecher been
before the Committee that yOu know Of! A. No, Sir tlnk
not at that time, net to my knowledge ar all
q Did you any conversation with Mr. Beecher IN re-
gard 70 that proposed repori don't recoect whether III
regard one; think alluded ~ this report in the con-
yensation with him in his house.
@ In what way did you aude TO A. think told Mr.
Beecher during week Of the i2h of July that Mr. Tton
had prepared statement.
Mr. Eyarts-That direct examination that has hereto oiore
been gone into.
Mr. Beach-Not In regard to this witness.
Mr. Fuleon-This report introduced BY the other side
We learn OF it for the first time crossexamnaiion
Mr. Eyarts-Not at all.
Mr. Fuerton-We learn It's contents ior the arst tine.
Mr. Eyarts-I think you had the paper In your hand and
that the long statement and you put in the short one and
the witness talked the long and The short
The wtness-I didn't have the long with me when
went to see Hr Beecher.
Nj Fuerton-It pat evidence on the czossexAmin
alton, for the hrst time.
judge Nelson-We win take the stqtement
q IN what way did you aude 10 that statement in your
conversation with Mf. Beechert
NJ Eyarts-I object
Mr. Beach--io on
The wtne.s-Yoa told me not to 90 on, Nj Beach, when
there an objection.
Mr. Beach, say yOn may go
The Wuess-I told Mr. Beecher during the week Of July
l2th Mr. Tlton had consultations with Cen Tracy and
myself in which Cen Tracy had pictured 70 M Tuton the
hs wife had with the Committee that Mr. TltOn
had prepared statement
Mr. EarsI submit your Honor tht that precise converse
ton was given before.
Judge Nelson-H may not have appeared before that 1t
related to this very report.
M ENarts-Ths very remark-
Judge NeilsOD-Go
The Wltnessrhat he had prepared this report and that II
il for Mrs Tons having LEFT The house. and the
publication his correspondence with the Committee, that
this thing would probably have been accepted because Mr.
Tracy had told Mr TOn he thought he could get sub
stanay this adopted by the Committee That a. nea 4s
can recoec the conversation concerning this statement
O. What reply did he ma1ei A dout recolect what his
reply wac It was al that point showed aim the short
statement which had in my pocket