New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30

O Won't Won state 10 over again. because don't ecoect
how you stated A. would produce distress ara
among many people, and had better not proeeso
| there was no occasion for it-ought not 10 go
@ Did he say anything upon the subject OF shielding MS
wife and .miIyy A. would not say he didn't speak OF hS
family yet haze particular recollection Of It, he may hsye
| done
O. asking you he question about shielding his family
protecting his family? A / answering about that
O. Don't you recoec in substance that he said something
OF that kindY A. No. don't
O. This was on the 10Th Of Jny? A. Yes.
O. Was anything stated Mr. Ton at that time touching
the nature OF the which Mrs Ton made opon tho
9Th before the Commiteef A. Ihaye no recollection OF IT, yet
it may have referred very certain that didn't
refer to it; one else may have done So
O. Tax your recollection please and tell me whether or NOT
the subject OF Mrs Tons statement the 9th not CON-
municaed Mr. T,on the 10TH when he was before tho
Committee? A. Not I recOect but some one may hsyo
made such remark; could say 50, know
didn't say 1t.
O. Something was said at that time about documents and
papers, understood you to sayf A. Yes.
@ Who spoke of the documents aud papers hr' thnx
Mr. Tion did.
O. What did he say upon that subject A. lie said Gen.
temen am well aware that dscreded person In this
community, but my case rests in writing documents ara
papers"
O. And who replied to thl' A. The conversation quito
general Mr. Tracy had something and other members
Of the Committee
Q. What reply made that A. We assured him va
wanted the documents and papers: thai meant an
honest and sincere investigation and We wanted TO know all
he knew He told he didn't think Mr. Bcecher did and 10
told him Mr. Beecher certainly did and that he had requested
this investigation He said he didn't believe that at least no
didn't say he didn't believe but he said II doubt it,
@ Was anything said in regard 70 the documents ana
papers Of which he spoke A. don't recall anything
and yet II you refer point will tell you II can
@ Was there anything said about producing them ana
iap tloC ind
was.
@ What said upon that subject, and who said IL A.
1t would be impossible for to tell who said hs or that in
that conversation This said 1--WE would like to eco
your documents and papers, want To produce them
we can judge as well you Now, let what you
have got"
O. What reply did he make TO ha7 A. He would not say, N
reply that whether would give the documents paper.
whether he would testify; he wanted consider IT, no
would reserve that consideration and he didn't decide
until the 18th whether he would come or not.
@ Have You any distinct recollection Of that conversation
A. can give you substance oft the beet of my recel
lection.
O. You don't profess to adopt his very language A. No
do in part; yes.
O. But not wholly A. No
O. Are you prepared this date say whether Mr rion
said, my does depend upon my recollection, but
upon documents and papers, did he cay does not alone
depend upon my recolectonwha have TO say but upon
documents and paperf A. No. this what he said: ho
referring documents and papers connection with his
personal standing
@ lie didn't say didn't depend alone upon documents and
papers A. He said rested in writing upon documents and
papers, and what have already said said in that
ton.
@ Did he depended alone upon documents ana paperT
A. lie didn't the word alone"
O. Didn't he say it depended principally upon documents
and papers? A. No.
@ you prepared gay ne didn't the word prnes
pally"? A. Yes.
@. Orany synonym Of that word A. Yes.
O. That conversation not taken down, was III We'll,
didn't watch the senosraphcr he there could not
say he was there.
@ Have you any recollection A. have any
minutes Of It, and don't suppose it taken down, hayo
no idea ii was
@ Was it your intention TO have It taken down. A. We'll,
had personal intention about it, way Or the other
O. Any direction to the sttnographe rs to what TO
should record? A. The senographer may have been there and
he may have been taking notes but not have
tced him. might have been engaged In conversation any
body says he was there wouldn't deny IT,