The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23

position the Golden age, out
/ could not hazard my reputation on the
Weekly. I was 10 write up local sensations
for these papers, and my salary was 10 De
paid out of both. Cross-examined by Full |
residence is in Detroit. fOougnt
a newspaper out there. and am now wind |
ing up business connected with III. u - /
called the Detroit Union. When lett
BROOKLYN / went to Detroit, and Wnen
/ was in Brooklyn 1 was connected
with the Sun. was Wrter
on the Sun and was paid by the piece lor
three months, l was on story. never was
from tina Sun Tor wiring llDei
lous articles for it. 1 write sensatlohaI
articles and was at liberty to sell them TO
anv paper pleased. / first went to Detrol'
in 1850, where taught school for TWO years;
L was then engaged in selling books ana
kept a book store, but IaiIIu IN
ont was an army correspondent
for the New York Herald. and alter the war
remaire ed in its employ three or four years.
L was then special agent fn the postcfhce
department for a short time. After L was
inspector OF customs at the New York
custom house, and when 1 was removed L
went into the employ OF the Sun. have
with Mr.. Sherman ABOUT this
matter, / think before the investigating
committee began its labors. When saw the
sta ement in the papers from Tilton L wrote
to Sherman. The second week OF the trial L
man. / returned to Dstroit since. L was paid
one hundred dollars for my expenses. My
Intel bill was about thirty dollars, my fare
twenty-five dollars, and the remainder was
spent in incidental expenses. This num-
dred dollars was given to me in
two items ard for nv expenses. Court
at this time took the usual recess.
After recess Cooke resumed The stand.
Cross-examinsion continued. He testified;
drew another $50 from Mr.. Shearman TO
come down on this trial. left Detroit
on NV last trip week ago
last Wednesday. 1 did not write the McCue
libel for the Sub. The libel was In theheading
of the article, for the article itself was not
libelous A portion of this article was writ
ten by me. My leaving the sun
was not in any way connected
with the writing of this article.
The first time / spoke to Mrs. Woodruff
was on the Sth of June, 1871, at her residence
i'm 3Sth street., New York. L did not know
Theodore Tilton then. except by sight. L
became acquainted with him and was
introduced TO him a day or two aiter
at the Office of Mrs. Wo0duli;
she introduced him. went the first time
to ascertain some facts about the death OF
her brother-in-law, DIR. Spar. / was asked
to make the acquaintance of Mrs. woodruff
for purposes or Information, by Mr.. Dana,
of the Sun, and also by Mr.. Cummings
saw Tilton several times before l was
introduced to him. l saw him there almost
daily up to the time of the Steinway Hail
meeting L was there almost daily
TO follow out instructions given me-
Sometimes 1 would go into an
inner room, and at other times he would
hold communications with the ladies. Miss
Claflin was sometimes there and also Col.
Blood. 1 think that Tlton held private con-
ysrsations with Mrs. Woodruff In the inner
room because the door was closed. L think
/ met him
AT MRS. wooDHULL's HOUSE
about a dozen times in the summer and fall
of 1871. was upstairs in that house once,
but do not remember being in room
there once. never remember of being in
Col. Blood's library up stairs. L could not
swear 1 met him there more than half a
dozen times can not say when I had the
first conversation with him there. was
absent from New York in 1871, think IN
September less than two weeks,
in Tioga county. The conversation
after the Steinway Hall meeting, was II
Mrs. Woodhul's Office on Broad street
about five or six days after the meeting, a9o
not fortnight. / am not aware that Mr.
Tilton LETT the city the day after the meet.
ing. but will swear that he was present al
thatinterview. Mrs Woodruff and Col. Blood
were present at that interview.
am quite sure the conversation took place
In the Iail OF 1911, dDOuI bDc liluc VI Aho pup
lication OF the Tilton story; II was before
the Woodruff publication. 1 never applied
to Tilton for employment on the
Golden Age. He was the origi
nal proprietor of it. When went
to Mrs. Woodhull's, / never took any
person with me that remember. TOOK my
own child there once; it was about nine oil
ten years old. / remained about an hour
and / do not remember if 1 took any
person there. ! saw Mrs. Woodruff just
two weeks ago last Thursday, in Detroit
i She sent for me. / went to her room and
bad an interview with her. This was alter
lSbeai man had writer to me, and L only
saw her that evening. i am not sure that
Shearman wrote oftener than once TO me.
hare received letters from Mr.
Hill since L was here before.
had an interview with him and MIR
Tracy while | was here before. L did not
know Mrs. Woodruff was at Detroit until
she sent me a no.e Redirect examination
What meant by writing sensational articles
was something that the public were inter
ested in. Working by piece work in paper is
considered more preferable, and was more
profitable to reporters than working on
salary.
John Gallagher was next called. He tes
tilted: reside at No. 60 Schermerhorn street
|. Brooklyn. l know Theodore IiltOn anC
have known him ever since
|, was In the livery stable bust
ness. L was employed by 1lltoI
at one time TO take him to Coney Island il
the latter part OF the summer of 1871. Ther'
} was a lady with, him. Mr.. Tilton took car
riage from his own house. The lady wa
there with him. On our arrival at Gomez
; Island they left the carriage to 20 Il
bathe. They went little way
i from me and came back, and Tilton salt
$ they were going to battle, and both CAV
{ me their gold watches. 1 could not Sc
! them battle. They were away al out an hour
I but / did not look to see if there wa
s any appearance OF their having batheo
G They took back their watches ant
III drove them to Tiltons house
which he entered, the lady remaining in tb
q carriage. On their way to COney Islan'
a Titon had a roll of papers. / could not sa,
: how many. When Tilton returned from hi
O house / drove them TO Remsen street, he
: tween Hicks street and the river. lAbou
g dark Iilton told ne / might 90 home
II and return at IL o'clock. They went int
lt HooIr Of hoF NIT