New-York tribune., 1875-01-22

three, SIR.
understand you now TO say that IL on Dec Stat that
Mr. Bseche toh you Mrs Beecher and himself had been
taking active part with Mrs Ton agans her husband A.
Ny recollection is hai way yes, sir.
MISSION OF THE LETTER OF C0NTRITI0N.
q. Now, when you began to write this letter, you
say Mr. Beecher dictated m A. Yes, Sir.
DID he dictate all Of III A. Yes SIR he dictated al OF It.
Every word that wrote that paper dictated BY
Mr. Beeeherf A. Ny recollection is Sir that put over the
top OF 1t, In Trust with Mouton nyse either before
or after the letter finished.
q Can you tel which, A think 1t WAS put before,
Sir.
O And that Fart OF dictated by Mr. Beeeher, A..
Fhat part Of was dictated Ivy Mr. Beecher my recoec.
ton.
Was everything else on the paper dictated by Mr. Beecher'
Every word Sir with the exception Of that that he wrote
himself.
q Did be dictate It, sentence by senencs' A. He did
q And you II down. by sentence be do
taied IN A. Il did
q WIN you produce thati Letter produced Did he dc
tate the words, Ny Dear Friend MOultonf' A. He did
Have you from Mr. Beecher during the four years Of
respondence, any other communication from him that
menees, my Dear Friend Moultony' A. don t
know, Sir, whether have not.
q Don't yOu know whether You have notf A. do not
Y Can yOu recall single which he commenced
addressed to in that way1 A. cannot Sir
| olect the way In which any Of them
Y he has written you great many eers, has he Doti A.
lie has.
Q You pnt the words "In Trust with Nouon at the
head the paper and M BeecheT the bottom Of it, Yes
| Sir
Q Did you have any conversation about what that meant
what It
Mr. FuIlerton-One moment; that is mistake. Il Is mis-
statement Of what there an incorrect quotation from the
paper.
Nj Tracy-wcn IT, in one sense that i, is not iteralt.
near literal expression make the ,wO and ii Ii a
declaration OF trust at the bottom and foot Of the letter
q Now did you conversation with Mr. Beecher as 10
the nature of this trusii A think did; yes, Sir
What be the Of the trust in winch you took
that etter-ha paper A. TO do with that paper as
friend Of Mr. Beecher what thought it judcious to do
with twas show It Theodore Ttonwas to show it TO
Theodore TiltOn.
Q Judcious with reference 10 what oboc' A. With refer
70 the reconciliation Of the differences between Mr. Ton
| and Mr.. Beecher
q You 10 show Il 70 Mr. Tiltonf A. Show II 10 him
or hand it 10 him, and let him read it through.
Q Which A. Anything that chose 10 DO with it was
an absolute trust with me, to do with it as saw 1T.
Q To Use for that object A. Yes, sir.
@ What else were you 70 do with f A. What else to
do with iti
Q Yes A Anything that chose, in accordance with that
purpose.
@ Were yon 10 part with ~ Was part with it No
Sir keep not to part with it, Sir, anybody but
Theodore Tilton.
@ Were you part with il Theodore Tlton A. To do
anything with with regard Theodore ton that chose for
the purpose Of reconciliation.
Q Were you 70 give it to Theodore Tioni A. Give it to
him, II saw A.
@ What was said about it, A. That the puport Of what
said about IL.
O Was said thai yOu conld deliver this paper Theodore
Tlson and leave with him you Gti A There
restriction pu upon my action with regard to it,
udQ Neii9O lleut A
No, Sir.
Q That was not said A. No, Sir.
Q Was anything said except what would be implied by The
phrase in trust A. told Mr. Beecher that thought it
betterha these words better be put the top Of it. In
Trust F d Moulon order that that letter might be
under my control; that was the point, Sir
Q And it was pnt there for that purpose A Yes by me
o Now was there anything further ad than what you have
now stated regard the and object OF this trust A
/ don't rccollec Sir at present that there was
q wnen ray ny wnat you huve now stated mean
what you have last repeated. A. Yes, Sir
@ You understand the question: A. Wen Sir; will you
repes IT, that may understand fully; perhaps do not
q Was there anything else said the and object
except that put there to show that this
letter was 10 remain your custody aud under your control
A Under my control don't think there anything else
O. Nothing else said about that? A ! do not remember
that there
Q Now did you DO with This paper when you got il
A. Theodore Tton after i- ne house and read
it 10 him.
q same night 4. Yes, Sir.
Q Did you give il to him. A. don't know whether I
handed him read, whether read 1t to him.
nv impression was-is read it 20 him
@ VIII you say you did not deliver this paper TO Theo-
Ton and with him FOR time' A. did not leave
It him for any time that night, Sir; don't think did
O. That ngh' A. lie did take away from The house
II that is what you mean.