New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-06
BY Mr. Full.rson-wha, /. your occupation, A Drug


You have carried on that business here yearsi
You have read suppose, this controversy, more or
O And salksd soout It A. Yes, sr.
Q Have you formed An opnioni A. 1ss' sr o..
As1 ys fae .tsn. t To e Op1tSa
Judge Neils'n-stand aside. r.
THE THIRTEENTH EXAMINATION.
The Clerk called Edward F. Dsy, No. o,s73, who was
sworn on the challenge as to principa, cause
Mr. Beach-Hsve you formed sny opinion In re-
gard n the merits Of this cAsef A. No. Dir.
Q WHAT is your businessi A. have been In the
Q When did you retire from that occupaton' A.
q, What was the nature of your liquor bmsinesst A.
q where was IT conducted, A. Where reside at
present, No. 9ss Atlantic-ave.
aas ~ yGs1 M r. my s 20 y ysa meant
q Have you read the public accounts Of this contro-
versy A. The newspaper accounts, Il have.
q Have you read preIy thoroughly the several publ
cations on the suDjecGf A. Some OF them.
Y Have you read the statements By the drnerenf
Q How early did YOU commence the Investigation, or
reading themi A. The arst information received,
the first knowledge had OF the matter something
IN regard 70 DIR. Bacon receiving letter my ideas In
q Did you observe the proceedings of the Commit
teef A. read of the evidence that was produced
there.
@ Did you read the report OF the Committee or any
part Of III A. did not, out afterward understood
@ Have you felt SUFFICIENT interest the question TO
talk with your compan and associates about i'll A
have talked TO them, aud heard MANY others.
We're those discussions OF tho merits as to the ques
tous OF me truth Of tine charges made AGAINST Mr.
lief between the two parties.
Q Dad you participate IN those discussions A. oc-
Q. Did you concur with dissent from the eonclu.
sS . expressed by others A. GENERALLY eonearred
one. lLaughterl
seldom differ from them unGl know what am talking
ABOUT, u u sueA mixed up ARRANGEMENT.
q AT this time, when you heard those opinions, You
didn't know what you were thinking about A. knew
exactly what WAS thinking about: didn't care " let
ANYBODY else know. tLtughterl
q Sun you did concur 10 the opinions expressed A:
Most aasuredy II anyone spoke about the case womb
let them have their way rather than say 1t was not
A. understand you expressed your concurrence A.
would aoknOw Wedge that what they said was trne.
u Understood you to say that you expressed your
concurrence In tn opinions that they advanced A.
q, Understood you to say that you expressed your
agreement Orconcurrence with Che opinions which were
expressed by Othersf A. EXpreEseu Delef tnat Wnat
they said true.
@ Don't you know what agreeing with opinion ex-
pressed by another isl A. believe 10.
q understood you say you expressed belief in
the opinions you heard from time to time A That Is
O Do you mean 70 say you did not express any
agreement the opinions you heard uttered ny others
O. Vest A. 1 said would let every one nave their
own way; that would agree with them rather tnan
@ That is, when person expressed an opinion on the
son have his own wayi A. II he said ne thought Mr.
Beecher guilty, would admit IT, aud II he tAOughs
he no., said that tLaughterl
O. Do Won mean to say that been your course
action when you heard tins subject talked OIL A. IL
has been my Course from the very BEGINNING.
O. And that course influenced at all Oy your men
conclusion with reference 30 this easel A nv own
Enjoyment anyway Llaughter that could possibly
get the truth OF thIs matter; did not lnlnA tat
could get at the truth Of toe matter any time since has
q, Then you reflected upon the case A. When had
and felt Ike LOOKING at IT, and mad nohins else
O. Did that frequently occuri A 1t might occur once
in day when might take up the newspaper aud look
| az II, aud wOdld think OF the case. ,,
| Q. Aud dream LITTLE over ~ A. might n felI
asleep, but do not dream when sm awake Laugh
Did you make any effort to satisfy your mind TO
the truth OF these publications. aud those charges A
O. YoI read that purposef A. For the purpose Of
| O But YOU foun II so mixed and mutded that you
co1 d'reach coucusoni A. BON men are TO me roe
prominent meu; IL they tell contrary stories
| / cannot believe OJth-I cannot believe either
In Your effort 10 reach conclusion upon this sub
ec under these contradictory statements 1t left you IN
,as Of mental noe saaiSsed we might be
hte confused regarding my ideas OF what JDeSe gen
tlemen represented a. being cue iacIs'
fusion in regard TO their statemen,si A. My IDEAS were
confused tine matter, which VI them was guilty
when of them Wa telling truth; could net say for
myself II either Of them telling what believed TO
O. In YOUR pursuit after ledge, which was some
difficult IN thIs case, di you re1d ar. DeeIAet
n
but may. , .,
q HIS iasf statement A. Hisltst oue-I think did
q, Did you read ang otner statement made w Any
other persoui A; real Mr. Iiltoas no,oro ,hs Cow
O. DID you read any OF the testimony oeore tne Com
d, Won rlcoect what portion OF that testimony
Won re.di A. cannot recall any OF IL That can posi-
o DI Won regard tina, testimony as made under
more solemn sanction than the publications 10 the news
papersl A. l thought 1t should nave more weight.
O. Aud yoI gave more weight TO H. OF couIsef A
O. Dbl NOT thar succeed in degree in removing the
dItcultles under which you laboredf A. IL dd NOT
O. Dil YOU form any Impression from tnatf \. Not
an that would Justify in saying that these
O. wal. nnderstani you to say thGt from all your
iuVs yltiOn on tnis subject and the discussions con
eernng II you nave formed no opinion IN regard " tue
o Have yon received any impression in regard 10
those merits A. nave impression bdt No opinion
o. Can You give Us certainly any idea rs 10 the
strength OF that mpression-wnether IL woulI require
give satisfactory answer that would be to almost
20 over the whole thing; outsider 1891. .., M
tufe OF your impression or for you TO give II wiz ask
you whether tue impression wLca spa say Sou
received Of such character as 70 lnndehee tne
winch you misnt called upOu 20 take AZ Jury man "a
tins case whether u woud G 3 ma 1noT ynTr
AN extent as TO create q olas VI teu lDy iPl W w
mind leading TO one or the Other conc us!0u a. ia
me 10 tell you whether fron WuAs nave EeaU ~
would influence me IN any wayt en- i
O. want TO know wult you have read II the IN
preston you formed OF such Character &c "oud
give your mind bias or tendency IN IAHOr Oh either
party, You called upon 10 ACT as lrymAhf A
Well, mink 1t would; the impression nave roceFe1
Is there il something IL It, lLIughter.I
Judge Nellson-rhis jurymIn can stand aside.
THE SECOND JUROR
The Clerk called Griffin b. Hastead, No. 6,lI7 who was
sworn on challenge as TO principal cause.
BY Mr.. Morrls-Where do you resdei A. NO $40 Pa
cifc-st.
@ what is your businessi A. Hardware
u Have you read anything concerning this cOnuo
versyf A. have.
O. Have You formed opinion with regard 10 the
O. what have you read of matter A. Most Of the
publications.
@ From what you have read, have Won formed an i'm.