New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-26

doing small way --'.-.
Q. Between here and Southern A. Yes, Sir
Q. Here and Norfolk, A Yes, Sir Of late
Q. Do you know Mr. Theodore Tiltonf A. do Sir.
O. Do you know Mr. Beecher at ali A know Mr. Beecher
by sight and have been to his house once or twice
@ Very well you connected in way with his ehueh
congregational A. No, Sir.
@. Are you, with any church, A. Yes, Sir.
Q. What church is THAR A Baptist
q, In this placer A Yes Sir.
q And before You North you connected with the
Baptist church, A. Yes, Sir.
O. For how long have you been member Of church, A.
A member Of the Baptist church nine years.
@ After you North you engaged in service or
employment; and whatf A. came NORTH first heard
that they gave the dollar for money and had
little money saved and thought would come here and
see II could not get IT, and come and found that
could get IT, and didn't know exactly where to 60;
boarded while afterward it costing much that
thought had better try get employment and so some
to Mr. Douglass the Childrens Aid Society
@. In New York; A. No Sir; in Brooklyn here.
@ And that your frst' A. That my hrst and so
Douglass he looked for to place for me up in the
country in New-Jersey.
@ Whose place was that A. Mr. Beach,. NJ. Beach
O. Did Mr. Beach carry on business in NewYorkf A He
carried on business in New-York As
q, NewYork Ctyf A New-York City, as crockery
dealer think, Sir; his business a. Murrayst then at
that time. / think.
O. And you were in his service in the country A In the
country.
@ During the Summer OF 1862 was iti A. Yes Sir went
there the Spring early in the Spring commenced repairing
and doing up about the there until the Summer and
found that very good place. thought could make
money and so l stayed there.
q Never mind about that? A. Yes, Sir.
q And the Summer you also in his seryicei A.
Next Summer was also in his
Mr.. ANTHONY CoMsToCK AND THE WOODRUFF
A
O. Now, did you come to be, at any time, in the
employment Of Mrs WoodhuL' A. did; from there came TO
Mrs. Woodhulls.
O. Yes Now you In their employment in the employ
men Of Mrs Woohu, Col Blood or Miss Cann the esab
shment there at the that the Woodruff scandal was pub
lished? a. l was, Sir.
@ Well what happened to you in connection with i' A.
Well, got arrested the PostOhce; Mr. Anthony Com
stock
O. Never mind, you arrestedi A. Yes, Sir.
O. For putting the papers in the Posofcei A Yes Sir.
O. And put into PRISON. A. Yes Sir.
O. Now did your employment in their service end with that'
A. Ended with that Sir
O And that Immediately after the publication, WASH
it, A. Yes, Sir.
O. When you first the employment of Mrs Wool
hu were you employed the house a At the house. Sir
az steward
O. Where was thati A. In No IS East asth-st.
O. And what was your employment at that hoase' A. Well
about the house-markeiing.
O. MarketingH A. Yes Sir.
O. A STEWARDSHIP OF steward? A. Yes, Sir.
q. And waiteri A. Yes, Sir.
O. Afterwards did you TO be employed In their bust
ness place down town. A Yes, Sir; did, Sir.
O. And what did You do down heref A. carried ont the
papers fold papers, mailed papers and errands collecting
whatever they wished me TO do.
O. You knew Of their newspaper "A. did, Sir
O. Did You OF The GOLDEN Age andiof Mr. Tilton and
have anything do in connection with that paper or with
him, A. never-I OF The GOLDEN Age, but never had
ANYTHING more to do with The Golden Age than sometimes
they up after some cOpies-I went up after come
copies.
O Well do Won remember about the life OF Mrs. Woodruff
that was published? A. 90, Sir.
O. And did you have anything TO do about that for Mr. Til
toni A. did, Sir
O. What did you have TO do about the publication A dis
tributed them among the newsdealers
O. Yes and did you collect any moneys for themi A did,
Sir.
O. And to whom did you pay it, A. paid toMr Tlton
told me whenever collected, turn 1t TO Miss Annie Miss
Annie Tnton, think it was, his sister, very fine
O. She was the Secretary A. She was the Treasurer.
O. At his OGice-a The Golden Age Officer A. Yes, Sir.
THE WITNESSES INTRODUCTION TO Mr.. TILToN.
O. Now, do you remember an occasion when you
were introduced to Mr.. Tlton, or first
A. do, Sir
II a L
cannot ecoect the time and date. anything about IT, don't
know exactv don't know whether in the Of Febru-
arv or the first of March, time around about that Time
@ In 1917 A. in 1871.
@. No A. 1870.
q Yes A. That is 1870
O. No in 1871 A No, Sir, in ls7o-1s7l.
Mr. Fullerton-Please let him state which 1t was
The Witness-Yes, 1871.
You went there in the Fall of 1907 A. Yes Sir in the
Fall Of 1870.
O. Now lust state how you first introduced to Mr. TIL
ton and by whomi A. introduced 70 Mr.. TDton BY
Mrs. WoodhuN.
O. Wherei A. She told me this was MI
O. Well wheret A In her Office
O In A. In Mrs. Woodhull's Office.
O In the inner Office the outer, A Yes down In her
Office
@ Well there were several there' A She Wa nthe-
Il was in middle office sitting on long sofa thai they hsd
sitting in there.
O. In the middle Officer A. In the middle Office
O. Between the outer office and the A. Yea sf DO
tween the counting room and the back room
O. Who was present at that time' A Mis- Oaan, md
there might have been several others present.
O Well Mss Clahin and Mrs Woodhun there : A
Miss Cahin and Mrs Woodruff was here in person.
O. And Mr. TIlton was there : A Yes, Sir.
O. Well hew they seated They were st!ng-one
WIS sitting on each side Of Mr.. Tfton.
O. On this lounge that you spoke OF a Yes Sir; On the
lounge
Well how were you introduced then to Mr. Tlton and
rha, occurred between you and him, anyhiagi A hrs
woodruff told me that tas Mr. T4on thai had done
much fos our people, the eclored people. South
O. You mean tho
MI Besch--0hi well, let him tell.
Mr. Evrn-our people A Yes, Sir and sad rhs, he wss
the EDITOR Of ne BrooAyn Uaioa don't reooect whistler
she aa be was the present editor them but had been Well
then taking great liking TO him at that moment
O Well no matter about that Yos bad seen him bdoso
A. Yes Sir / had seen him before
O Well did you have any talk with Tou then, and If
20 what was 1t about A. At that present tne'
O At thst time A Wei. he asked something ssouf
how we were getting along and asked vas sU ssse'
and 30 on.