New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
TIE PROPOSED STATEMENT FOR Mr.. TIL.
TON


@. now call your attention TO Exhibit No.
40 and ask You whether il is In your handwriting I
Showing paper to witness \. This Is in my hand
writing, Sir.
O. will read IT, because wish IN ask Won ques-
tons in regard 10 it, lReadins The statement Of Mr.
b. being read and if striking favoraby, then woi sent
sub tantialy thus the Committee The Mr. r." re
fered there mentioned there, Is yourself isn't 1t
A. presume go, Sir; rdon't know.
@ Had y0u not therefore prepared statement 10 be
read before the Committed A don't know anything
what date this Is Sir; there date given to It.
O. l an not speaking Of the date; speaking Of
the substance Of the thing Don't you remember that,
before writing that, you had prepared statement for
the Committed \. No, 1 don't because don't know
when this written.
O. Can't Won tell 10y the contents when n written
A. No; think WY likely ~ written after the -l
ment was in hand; II might have "en written amer 'Ae
statement was given; cannot give the date ..
O. Wasn't it written with reference 90 your statement
bearing date July -, 1874 A. pre- nm. Il We.
@. Ve8Y Wi tlat !. s'tI11te or IN tue Mt u.
mentioned lhelc was yourself, Te>ntiti a presume
Q And the statement referred tOwasnt y the state
mont that you had prepared for the Committee, ana
which has been given IL evidence herei y 4Aat dozen
@ We'll, / AK you whether st doesn't follow, A. I
cannot toll sir, unless you Will tell me- what me Gate o
the document ia cannot tell whether II itltrs - t,
statement that meant to make or 10 the statement 'nA
o. Don't y6n Know whether that refers to q statement
that had already been drawn ou-iTawn np ny yOu' IL
| q lr,
q Wen, don treason H. A II Was ohlJ reason ~ 'H
O. Well don't want a reason IN the way OF statement
because there might be two opinions a. TO Whfther t
document stated il not and / cannot stop 10 reason
acting under conviction that had been wronged, but
was under the imputatIon OF being me inr T1T
A have already stated, Sir, that
q There il another Mr. b. there you pleased A.
q Don't you suppose It wasi A. presume that 1t
was, SIR. .
statement you, has reversed this and has done me
justice. willing, should he consent toappear before
with him. and dropping the further statements whch
felt my duty u make for my own clearance 10
settle this painful domestic dideqty which never ought
10 have been made publicly finally and amicably -
Mr. kvTts-That ought to he g made public. - $50 ,oor
rade public anaily and amicably for whom did you
prepare that statement A | cannot state certainly,
s'r nave only vague recollection OF circumstances
Q For whom did you prepare tie statement a. 10
Q Did you not prepare 1t for Mr. Tilton to makei A
cannot say with eertantT, but presume So ,,ru,.
q Very well, wasn't II ~ be submitted 20 the Commit
tee after your statement was sent In A cannot state
O. The statement of Mr. B. being read and II striking
faSorabiy word substantially thus 10 the
Committee what Committee did you refer TO there
A. Well Sir, | think you are all on the wrong uaeK
q What Committee did you refer tot You shall not
get any other track for the present A. The In
Investigating Committee. .
Judge Neilson-DOnt make observations. Mr.. Fuller
Mr. FullertOn-I Will not II the witness does NOT. he
will not tell me that am the wrong track unless
put him on the rlght one.
The Witness-I made it merely suggestion, Mr.. Full
lertOn.
Mr. Fullerton-I made the merely as a sugges-
ton Can you tell what Committee yOu referred 10
when You penned that document A presume that the
Committee Ia what Is called the investigating Committee
Of Plymouth Church.
O. or Plymouth church, A. Yes. Sir
q Very well lreading]: The statement or MI D. De-
ing read and II striking favoraby, then word Sc nj
substantially thus to the COmmttee"-you designed, did
you not that your statement should be read TO the Com
mtee before the referred 10 here made
did you mott A. Will you be kind enough 10 say that
again, sirf - i.
O. Let me read II again lreadugl: "The statement OF
Mr. B. being read, and II striking fayoraby then word
sent thus TO the C0mmittee"-you designed
before the word sent to the Committee there referred
TO- that this statement Of should be Rad, did you
mott A. This statement designed It.
@ Tae statement designed livery well and hat was