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

ton don't remember whether che said that he was then the
present editor Of TIE Brooklyn Union or had been but she sad
he was the editor Of The Brooklyn Union and from that
looked more particularly him. than did any one else
@ Yes; you had great respect for editors suppose' A.
WE'LL for some Of them did; did for Mr. Tilton.
@ You remember the Senway Hall lecture, do you' A.
remember little something about IT, remember fetched
note inviting Mr. Beecher just before their lecture was
G. Where did you deliver 1t, A. To Mr. Beechers house.
so far as can recolect Sir
q Do you remember the year, A. haven't taken any
notice particularly but think 1t 1871 think nigh
q little louder. A. don't remember just the year
was in
O. Don't you remember the year, A. Idont remember the
year at all.
Mr. Fullerton here consulted with his associates and then
repeated the question:
q. Do you remember the year now! A. SIR
O. Do you year, when was! A. don't re-
member the year. Sir
@ What OF the year was it, A. It in the FALL
q In the Fall! A. Yes Sir think 1t was in the Fall.
Q Was the Fall when you heard this conversation In
Woodruff Clafns Office about the Beecher article! A. No,
Sir don't think was think was in 1871, il my memory
serves right
@ Well It before after this conversation in the office
OF Woodruff Cahin' A. Ga! that lecture before her
conversation was.
G. The lecture before the conversation. A. think 30,
il my memory right.
@ Speak little louder. A. Well say think it was.
q The befoel A. think might have been the year
before. II had been Ike you should have taken note OF
it, and then would have but have never taken any
notes about the time Of it, thought enough OF 1t to
think about it.
q And it for that that you cannot tell me the year
when the lecture delveeds A. Yes Sir that just the
never thought Of it; never paid thought to IT,
whatever.
O. Could tho lecture have been late 1879 A. No. Sir
II could not have been as late that, Sir, am
q Was late 1877, A. don't remember, Sir when
was; what year it in.
O. it that YOU these women sitting upon the
sofa with Mr. Tton in between themf A In between them
WHY several times There wouldn't be use for you to ask
me that for it man. times.
O. So many times' A. Yes Sir.
O. 1t was very thing, wasn't it, A. Yes, Sir;
thought it rather natural Tor person 10 NC wv
ladies.
O. Who were in the Office the time when you saw them
Well there several persons sometimes and sometimes
NAV be there wouldn't be but them and Col Bood
sometimes.
O. Col Blood sometimes in there when that was done'
| A. OH yea, Sir
Wen the Office was public Office, wasn't it! A. The Of
fee was public Office.
O. great many people coming in and going out' A. great
J many people coming IN 'ha' Is INC icaSoh uoi nav ~
recollection about il.
O. Well when people going In and going out did they
sit on the sofa in the attitude Ia which you have described
them, A. Oh yes great many OF them, very particular
| friends.
q. NO. no talhiH5 "oVut '-S wv "'"'N- --N 49,
| Tilton A. Oh yes.
He would sit there with his about them when they
were coming in and going out A. Yes Sir
O. Right before the public; Yes, Sir that is why paid
| no attention to H.
O Which room was the sofa in A. There long sofa
| in the middle room.
T., that the sofa that they sat upon that you speak Of
That was the sofa where they issome time sometimes
! in the back Office.
O How, A. There wa. sofa in the back Office too.
O. Which the they sitting on you have dc
| scribedl A. Which time do you mean, SIR
O. they down and finished their conversations A.
Well they had many conversations could not tell you which
| time you -
O. The conversation which you described A. Well Sir 1
thought you was through with the other Interview Sir
| lLsushterl
O. Yes we'll we have got back again A. don't think
you have got back to now Sir you have got TWO or nree
| things all mixed up together. lLaushter.I
O Well we will try TO unmx them You have described
the two Tion sitting the sofa during the con-
yeraton in which they spoke OF the Woodruff artcle' A.
| Well, Sir thought you through with that, Sir.
O. Now where was the sofa that in the front room or
in the back A. will tell you again. the sofa was IN
the middle Office You understand that, Sir.
O. Yes but you say there in the back office TOO
| A. | say there one in the back office.
O But my question is A. But that sofa was in the
| middle Office where told you the interview was
O. When they sat upon it' A. When they were sitting
| upon it
MRS. WOODHUIIiS TRIAL IN THE L. S. COURT.
@. That was in the middle Office. Very we'll
Were you witness In the United States Court Twas,
| Sir.
O. Gave evidence there did you' A. l did, Sir
O. Mrs Woodruff was trial there believe for sending
improper through the mails she not A Yes Sir
| that is what they say.
O. You examined at length were you not' A Sr'
O You were examined as a witness length you no'
A. No Sir no Sir the first time was ever in any court
in my life Twenty-seven years old before was ever In
| court.
O. When did you first tell any wha. You knew about
thai A Well the time and when spoke II then
thinking IT, They asked me about IT. and didn
know either that dme and they arrested
at and asked to 20 up there and see the
District Attorney didn't know who they were, and nothing
at all about it, up and they questioned me all about
it. and told that thought Mr. Ton wrote it, that was
my opinion but wasn't thinking at that time at all
O. Didn't you tell them you knew Mr. Triton wrote it,
A. No Sir didn't tell them that knew he wrote IT, because
Mr. Tton writing there great DEAL aud didn't know
| anything about that
| THE WITNESS THINKS MR. TIITON WROTE THE
Woodruff STORY.
O. Didn't you tell the District Attorney or one of
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