New-York tribune., 1875-05-12
CONTRADICTION OF THE WITNESSES GLE
GRAY AND COOK.

O. Mrs. Lucy Giles testified, same part, page
sls that the 4th Of July you stayed all night at MIS-
woodhups is that true A. 1t is not true, Sir stayed
at my own house.
O. You say you stayed at your house-have you any
distinct recollection upon that subject A. Yes, Sir
asked by Mr.
Q. Can you any circumstance A. Yes, sir
MI Evarts-I don't know about the circumstance.
The Wltness-I remember that during that summer l
had two or three days OF Illness which resulted In my
being thrown on my back, and the day on which was
confined to my room, after these two or three DAYS OF
partial confinement the house, is identified in my mind
by being the day which the daughter Of Mrs. Brad
shaw was married. that July @; was that morning
sick abed in my house. and remember that had been
confined to the house. though nor to my bed Tor DAY OF
more previously that is the only means have OF iden-
tifying it, Mr Evarts asked about the 4th OF July
could not remember anything about it as connected
with the 4h of July, and my only recollection now IL
A. connected with that wedding day, which was the 9th
of Julv in the morning; then was at home sick abed
and had been-I had been home remember, III the pre-
ceding day
q Did Won ever see a sofa bed in Mrs. woOdhulrs par
lOri A. No. Sir.
O. Did you sleep upon one' A. NO. sir
Judge Neilson-Slecp upon one there he means
The Witness-No, Sir; that is what understood
Mr. Morris-At Mrs Woodhulsi A. have slept on q
sofa-be,i, sir in my own house.
Judge Neilson-Yes, but not there
By Mr. Morris-Not at Ms Woodhull's hOusei A. No,
Sir
O. Mrs Giles also spoke Of an occasion when you were
at Mrs woodhuls she states, and you were up stairs In
Mrs. WOodhurs room. and she waited upon YOU
Mr. Evarts-What pagei
pv Mr. uorris-ToOk champagne and chickens-page
els-up to the room for you Did any incident of that
kind ever occurl A. No, Sir; never a bottle OF
champagne in that house slipped glass of it there
never ate a chicken there, or anything of the kind
O. about to ask you MI Tllton, whether you ana
Mrs Woodruff served with any refreshments
whatever by this person. or any other person. IN any
room up stairs A. No, Sir
O. Or in any other room in her housei A. No. Sir.
Mr. Beach ITO Mr. Morris Does he say he never look
refreshments there
Mr Morrs-That he never was served with refresh
mens by person. ITO the witness TOOK breas
f,st theref A. | took breakfast; never in any other
way than that; don't remember the woman; don't
remember having seen her.
q. Mr.. Gray spoke OF your riding out with her in
phaeton with white horse did you ever ride out with
her in phaeton with a white horse, A I never did
O. Did you ever know of her having white h0rsef A.
Col Blood told that in their former days of residence
here they had phaetOn and white horse but never
saw either the phaeton or the horse
@. You never saw 1t and never rode with themf A. No
Sir never did.
O. The same witness in speaking OF an interview that
you had with Mrs Woodruff [pagc 615 in reference
Mr. Beecher presiding az steinway Hall, was asked this
question and made this answer
O Who had betterl A. Mr. Beecber; that he. Mr..
Beccher had better preside at that meeting o that she
woud-ths Is the language tnt she T. SAID to nave Used
presence-that she WOuIu nkc IL hotter On eaFtn
for him than hell was below
Did ever any such conversation as that take place be-
tween you and heri A. No, Sir
q. Or in your hearing A. No, Sir
O. We're you ever in the Ofce-in the back Office
when the gas was Dghted-in Broadst.i A. No. sir;
fber fort there = N a 0as there
O. You heard Mr.. Woodey describe an incident there
OF seeing figures upon the glass A. Not WOodley-
Gray
O. Mr.. Gray should sayi A Yes, Sir.
q. Did anything Of that kind occurf A No. sir;
it never did.
never.
Q. Mr.. Cook testified that the 10th OF November.
1871, you and Mrs. Woodruff went TO Mr.. Moultons
together in carriage. Is that true A. II is not Sir
did not see Mrs Woodruff that-at that interview
at all
Mr.. Evarts-what page Ia thatf
Mr.. Morris-Part s. page 384. TO the witness He
also says that you asked him join The Golden Age Is
that truei A.. not. Sir He asked take him
The Golden Age, and declined tbe profer.
O. He also says that he asked In your presence by
Mrs wOOdhuli-I am not certain to whether he said
not but that he asked 70 write this scandal
and put II in shape.
Mr. Evarts-what page do you now refer tot
Nj MorIis-Page 365. There Ii considerable that
subject.
Mr. Evarts-well.
MI Morris-Did you ever hear Mrs. Woodruff AJAX MIN
suggest to him the writing Of this story called the
scandali A. never did, Sir
q. Did you ever ask him A. never did.
q Or intimate or suggest that he should do 1t A.
did not
O. Did you ever hear such an ntimaton suggestion
from made In A. No. Cir
q Did you hear the subject mentioned his pres
sDce - A. Never once.