New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01


with. A. Yes Sir.
O. Now IL there IA any remark made by any party to
that conversation the precise language OF wic you can
give ask you to do it. A. We'll, could 90 reit over
and state the evidence did and state the best could
Some words would remember absolutely, and others-
perhaps could not remember the exact words ana so
would he all the way through.
O. That would be the way all the way through that
conversation A. Yes, Sir.
O. Well Sir that is satisfactory and intelligent. So
that in relating Conversations some words in the
remarks you recollected positively to have been used
and you have given your impression OF the substance III
the remainder A. Yes, Sir.
O. Mr. Sorrs, when did you first hear OF any arDltr-
ton as between Mr. Bowen and Mr.. Tiltonf A. thihk
from Mr.. TitOn.
O. When, ask youi
A. Well cannot state the date The conversation
that had, think was about the middle or the later
part of March, and then, to the arbitration, 1t was
merely discussed between him and me that night sug-
gested whether could not be settlement Aer
that when he came me- and was decided to have an
arbitration
O. Wait moment. You are getting beyond my ques-
ton was endeavorng to get at the time when the nrs
suggestion Of an arbitration came to your knowledee
A. Well, I am not able to give you the exact date
O. You think it in the latter part OF Marchf A. IL
was when Mr.. Tilton finally announced
O. Do you think 1t in the latter part or Marchf a
Well think 1t was, the first Of April 1t was just
before the arbitration.
O. How long before should you judgei A. II might be
two or three or three four DAYS. could not state.
O. And that was of the conversations with Mr. Ill
ton which you have relatedi A. Yes, Sir
O. And where was that conversation A. AT my
house.
O. viii Won please relate that A. When he first came
to me Afterwards
O. You have told me- Sir that you first heard OF the ar
btration week few days before 1t was heti-y"u
- Mr. at lOlIsp.
for that conversational A. Well, reported then tDat
had seen Mr. Bowen and reported to him what had
learned from and he said lac was glad To near
It, and then it suggested If there was an arDraton
whether would be arbitrator and told him would
O. When next did you hear OF the arbitrationi A
cannot tell you.
O. Well when next that you recoecti A. I have not
q distinct recollection of it, only until we met
O. Well You have recollection of an arbitration AFTER
this conversation A. Yes, sir
O. Now ask you to give the frat recollection you
have upon that subject. A. cannot now tell you
O. You can give me your first recollection, can't you 3
A. cannot tell you whether MI Titon OF MI Moitoh
notified me that they were to meet
O. am not asking you that. After this conversation
with Mr. Titon when he asked you if you would be an
arbitrator, if any arbitration was held, when was she
next time that you now recoect when you heard any
thing about an arbitratOnl A. cannot give you tho
date
y.
Tltonl A. That cannot tell yOu whether 1T was one
| day. two days, or three days.
O What was the next thing you heard about the arb
| trotion that you recoect' A. Well, that we met.
| O. That was when the arbitrator NETT A. Yes.
| O. That is the point wanted Was you aware that
there was written submission to an arbitration as De-
| tween TOn and Boweni A. No, SIR
O. Did you hear anything about i'll A have no fecol
| lection Of it.
O. Was you aware that between Tton and Bowen there
were any papers executed in regard To an arbaOn oil
any papers executed in regard to arbibraon A. No
only think during that arbitration there was something
| said about papers being put in the papers
| O. About whats A. think there was something SAID
at that arbitration as remember, am not clear about
itsomething said about something that should appear II
| The I,deqeadent and The Golden AEGEAN exchange u
! cOurtesies and so on.
| O. That is not the point. The question ask you is
whether about the time OF the award You had heard any
thing OF any paper or papers having been executed as u
tween Bowen aud Tton with reference TO al arpItra
| toni A. | have no recollection OF that
O. Well did you know of any papers being executed by
them or any writings passing between them subsequent
to the awardi A. None, only those editorials that
| have spoken OF.
O. Those are not papers passing between Them signed
| A. No others that remember
O. In the meeting Of the parties and the arbitrator
was there anything said in regard charge made by
Mr. Tlton against Mr.. Beecher beyond those which ap
peared in the Personal Statement" A. Not that
remember
O. Upon that occasion there word said in regard
TO the relations between Mr. Beecher and Mrs. TIon
| A. Not that remember.
@ So far as YOU recollcct the Personal Statement,
| was there anything said in it with reference to MI
Bcechcr and Mrs Tilton2 A. Not that remember, sir
| O. Then the subject of those relations between Mt
Beecher and Mrs. Tlton not in any way suggested
before those arbraorsl A. Not that call to mind Sir
O. You understood that this Personal Statement did
| implicate Mr. Beecherl A. Yes, Sir.