New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-19

| a. you do, 10 no effect
Judge Nelson-Put your question.
Mr. Fullertou-I say. IL the conversation took pateh
IL mmateriai when took place. It with roIefeLes
~ the charges, and Of course
Mr. Evarts-We will discuss this at some other tno.
| Mr.. Fullerton-You are discussing It Low.
Mr.. E7arts-I am not.
! Mr.. Fdllerton-YOu are trying 10.
| Judge He'lsoD-Be quiet as you can, gent,eneu
| You interrupt tho order.
Mr. Fullerton-sow I will read this over again, lrad.
| Inc from testimony OF jan 15l
| @. You showed them TO Mr.. B.echeri a A. don's
know that showed them to him; no, Sr.
Q. Bat you spoke TO hun about tie y-p'r " to-
had brought youf A. spoke to him SDont Sf ""s-''
O. Did you state 10 HIM the snb't, Of The cbail =
| Mr. Beecher about 10.
| That Is what I referred to.
| Mr.. Evarts-Fnat Is before rho charges wlls.
| Mr.. Fuertou-t Readngl-
| Mr.. Eyarts-They don't seem to have shown
| Mr. FuIerton-Dld you state the srb,fanc,. = tss
Charge to Mr. Beetherl A. Yea, Sir: did, ceIt@i'b :
have ans Scred t1aL
| Mr.. Evnrts-NOw-
| Dir. Fuerton--One moment I have u qie-tios Z,
put. and then you may object II you plei'o. ca -
wituessl call your attention. to that part of
j dence this casc and ask You no. .i'r "a ~,
Fail after the charges made goa nAd thS cohVSs~
satOn which have just readf
Mr.. EyartS-That object TO- Taat Is entIreif ea+
ing Question H. ask, this witnes, w1esa,r ,ai 10
The Fall conversation that he testf3 tht ne ~ ~
! the SPRING and which he DID hIy, IN the 5p1o.
Now We will get what the FAN conversation va. ~
not IN that method.
Judge Neilson-The counsel should AJAX him whAt tue
FAN conversation ASK him what was siid Ia III
Beecber in reg Ird to the West charges. or II ah5'AA
| Ia regard to their contents and terms
MI Fuerton-Now, will you state what cOnyersation
you had with hr. Beecher In the presence u Me- Al .oa
In the FALL with reference to the West charged A. hes
Sir; Mr. Beecher tho house with Dir Tii"n. -
L NJ -illil m lnl MA
membership with reference to these charges Of MI
| West, so that I shall not DO ctod-jJ tdlt
| cannot be cited before the chnrc""-
| or words 10 that effect; that Is the sabitdn'c
OF it Mr. Beecher thought that thar was tI- pro-
per for him to pursue, and SAID tdAt no "oJd
like to have him pursue that course mat was Tho ""D
stance OF what Mr.. Beecher said. Aud Mr. Titon d'i
write letter to the church ana Mr. Beechr Su0'e-
quently met Nc. Tlton AMI myself, and SAID, "Iheo-
dore, God inspired you to write that letter"
O. Now ia that all that you remember A. That Is al
| that remember.
@. At any time when Mr.. Beecher was present.. was
the nature OF these charges-the character OF these
charges discussed aud ntOnedl A. Mr. Beccher said
me, occasion-et mo see think IL was Ia the
FALL told Mr. Beecher that Mr. Tltou had come 10 me
| and said to that Mr. West seemed To linn more
friendly disposed toward him (Mr. TltoG) IN the Fan
| than hs had been; and that he had OeeH
TO see Mr. Tton with reference to down to ae
church aud tesuiylag-tesy Ing on that subject; aua
said Mr.. Bcecher do not like il; IL seems TO mo
that with reference his charges against yOu M ud
dertaing nominally to defend but really TO ruin
you" Mr. Beecher said he thought 80 too That's only
that remem reference To the church
O Did you ever near OF but one set OF charges made
by MIR. Vest A. No; never heard OF but Que set OF
charges. remember the conversation that nave de-
| tailed to you specifically.
| EyGrs-YOlr Honor reserves your decision upon
| my motion strike QUIT
| Judge Nelson-Yes Sir; will look at the evidence
| Now, will the audience be as quiet as possible
MIR. PORTER BEGINS THE CROSS EXAMINA.
I TON.
Mr.. Moulton cross examined by John X. Por'
| ter:
| O What is your aget A. Thirty weight; was thirty.
| eight years OF age last July-iho 18th.
| O. You mentioned that you were q member OF the firm
| Of Woodruff & RObnsoni A. Yes, Sir.
O. What the business OF that firm A. The business
| OF that firm, Sir is-was, when member OF the
concern, In both OF Its branches, merchandise and
| storage business. 1 sm member OF the concern OF
| Woodruff & Robinson, now, in the merchandise bust
| ness.
| O. You we're a general partneri A. was general
partner in the the storage aud merchandise
| business.
O. When did you cease to be general partneri A. I
ceased to be general partner. Sir the 1st day OF
January, by general partner mean in the mer-
chandise and storage business; yes, Sir.
| O. What Ia your present partnershIp-oDe Of definite
or indefinite duration A. Well. Sir, so far as | know.
1t of indefinite DURATION It is not limited partner
| ship.
| O. The time OF its termination ia not fixed A. Tao
time Of its termination fixed 1t has been talked
| about, Sir.
| O. Aud is still undetermined A And 1t is still ia
determined
| O. Mr. Tnton. observe. takes frequent occasion to
speak OF you the mutual friend Of himself and Mr..
Beeoher. That the relation you occupied, was Mt
ui A. was a friend OF Nj TltOn's and friend OF Mr.
| Beccher's.
| O. At what era did your friendship tn Mr. Beechef
have its inception A. Well. Sir about Dec 80, an int
mate personal friendship. lS-nOt intimate personal
friendship before Dec. 80. 1870. Sir.
O. 1t had its termination at the time you refused TO
| furnish him with copies Of his own papers IN your
| hands A. No, Sir think not.
Q. How long after that did it continue A. Can you
give the Sir of the commune that ho adj
dressed to me He addressed 10 a communication.
II remember-perhaps can state 1t TO you from menu
Org.
Mr.. Beach, think that question improperly assumes.
Sir, that Mr.. Mouton declined 10 furnish him With
copies of papers. There is such evidence AS yet
Mr.. Porler-You did decline to furnish him With
copies Of papers A. did not decline to furnish him
with copies OF papers.
Q. Did you decline to furnish him access 10 papers
A. BY advice of counsel, Sir wrote note TO Mr..
Beecher relative-in TO letter brought to no
| by Mr.. Benjamin f. Tracy, at my Office, S.r.
O. You do not understand that you ever did deny 10
Mr. Beecher his papers 10 your hands A. To
hi, uapers IN my bandsi No, SIR DO not understand
that denied hn Access to his papers In my hands
O. You are not that he desired TO obtain access
| to themf A. am aware that he desired to have mo
furnish II remember correctly. Sir the phraseoosy