New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-13
THE EXECUTION OF THE COVENANT.


Q. Were you present at the execution of tbs
"Trpartite Agreement = A. No, Sir.
@ After you had prepared in the form in which a
pears whom did you deliver Il A. Horace b. Claaln
q Did you ever afterwards until ils trial A No
Sir; il until to-day
Did you make more than COPY Of it, A. made only
copy that time the material ny hands. subse
qlcnty made another copyof that No SIR never made
another copy OF that; think not That to the best OF my
knowledge and belief, think did not
U understand that you made this copy original az 1t is
executed this Exhibit marked l3 from the yellow paper
attached and from copy Of Mr. Tltons undertaking fur
nhed you' A Which Mr., Claim brought to me when he
brought that back
q Yes Sir A. Yes Sir; 50 understand it.
q What became Of that slip, copy original Of Mr. Til
ton part given you by Sir Olaf
linz A. do not know
q Did you keepr A. No, Sir; think not
@ Did you make any copy OF that except what was in this
ryna executed' A. think did not
q YOu think you did not A think did not
q Well now, not having made copy OF this original and
not having any other copy OF Mr. Tons part Of
A. may have made a copy MAJ have kept Mr. Tiltons-
q don't ask you what you may have donef A You ask
me what has become Of it, don't know where 1t Is now
Q. You answered me that you didn't keep it-that you
thought you didn't make a copy Of ~ a. didn't copy it,
that H. kecp-pu il in safe and preserve it, have not goa
70 now may have made copy Of it after Mr. Clafn went
away with these papers.
q don't ask what you may have done You answered me
YOU thought you didn't keep copy Of it, A. may have
taken copy after Mr Cahin went away may have made
copy OF it.
O. Have YOU any recollection OF ~ A. No Sir my recol-
lection very vague that Indeed Sir when the gna
agreement modified my incre in IL got u be very feeble
q When You answered that you Thought you did not
keep copy Of Mr. 1ltons portion Of this agreement YOU
answered me as you then believed supposc A. Well, sir
ny recollection imperfect about IT,
q Did Won you then bcliycd' A We'll. sr,
that was hasty answer think.
O We'll? A. That hasty answer
Q You believed it at the time you answered it,. A Yes
Sir: but il was q hasty belief
@ Have you any recollection from which you had
formed that belief A. think that kept
O. Are You speaking from recollection? 4. Yes. Sir ;
now speak from recollection: think that kept for short
time the paper that Mr. CaHn brought back from Mr. Til
ton in nv posses What did with it don't know don't
know but tina used that FOR the publication in the Tpart
Agreement whether copied IL don't know; only know
that have not go; it, have copied IT, mus, have used
f. These newspaper have cot pretty much ont Of me all
Che papers ever had in the have got any others
. What papers have they got Of you! A. Oh copies and
drafts.
O Drafts Of whats What drafts have they got Of yoa
After the meeting OF the Church Committee there
immense curiosity
o / didn't ask you about the public curiosity asked sim
NV what drafts they got Of you A. They Of
nr, sv much all the papers that 1 had in this
O asked You what drafts Drafts - what did they g on
Of you' A. don't but that the use made Of this
papor have got IT, That is all know. AIN trying to
account for the use Of this paper.
q VIII YOU what draft sou rccoect Of any paper
they may have got Of your A. cannot specify at all Sir
only know all these papers this ont OF my
possession.
Mr. Beach-A single further question, Mr Wikeson, which
Won viii pardon me- was you present the nation Of
Mr Beecher before the Church Committed a Wa, sir
q What A. Wac, Sir.
q Wac you present at any examination - him before that
Committee prior 70 his Submission Of written stAenH.: A.
No, Sir.
4 Was you present upon re than one occasion whe' NJ
Beccber appeared before Committee and made stat men'
A. was not
Mr. Deach-Thai il AL. Sir.