New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
prssIr TrRNER,s STORIES.


was ed for your HonOrs consideration and determination
which perhaps may be proper call up your Honor
has considered it. il not to ask your attention TO i"
Judge NeilsOn-As to the Admission OF apaperl
Mr. EvartsAs to the Admission Of wnat Is called the WeSt
charges on The evidence stood after the witness correc
ton.
Judge Nels0nI think will iet Il stand Sir and yoa may
AXE an exception to it Judge Porter Is still ILL.,
Ms Eya-ts-Yes Sir Judge Porter is stt ih though hs
physician hopes may be able 70 be out tomorrow" thoeh
that not certain necessary for ue Of course 70 Eno"
whether the paper If In or not
Judge Neilson-CORsdef It in.
MIR E;ars-YOuf Honor wlI note our exception
Judge NesOB-Yes, Sir
Mr. Tracy-Mr Mouon how long was the interview Which
Won had with Mr. Beecher January 1H My impression
is Sir that il may have lasted an hour or two.
q Can't you approximate more nearly man Ihat n NO
Sir not more nearly than that
O. At what point Of the interview did you begin TO write he
letter-tbe paper hat written on that day a shorty
after the termination first expressions Of Mr. Beecher
Gail the beginning You please not the first thing on the
beginning after be had expressed to e his sorrow FOR what he
had done. .
O. Vac Mr. Beecher moved with deep feeling that dsyv
A. lie was, Sir
@ was he walking the OF the time during that in
tervewf A don't think he wle Sir, my recollection Is that
be was not.
Q Wac he sitting or standnS' A think he was sitting
Sir, by the table.
Q What wac your positiony A. was sitting.
Q Wherei A. By table think think there was table
there.
@ Al The same tablef A. l shoud think the same
table; yes si,.
@ IN different sdes Of the tablet A. Ny recollection h that
M Beecher the end was in the front Of II At II one
should be seated as Mr.. Be,gh is, sir
@ Was it some that Mr Deecher had made express
ing feeling Theodore Ton that led to suggest
the writing Of that paper, paper; A Yes Sir.
O. Then you suggested it, did your A. said to him that be
better put that
Q Answer my question Are you the Who al that inter
view suggested the preparation Of paperi
Judge Nelson TO the wIessioa were proceeding 10 an
sweI. Go on Sir.
A Yes suppose might have been considered TIE person
that suggested il.
Mr Tracy-Were you the personi A. II yorT Honor viii
allow 10 explain-
judge Ncison-Sate what ron said You proceeding
minute ago way State what you said
A. Yer Sir ! SAID "Bfr Beecher II you feel in this to-
warls Ton, that If should ~ express
yourself him would make end OF this trouble i seems
to me that would he he best thing that You could do 10 80
state And then he sad TO NE Take pen and paper
and will
O. How long had ihat interview continued between you be
fore that beganf 4. Not very onR Sir.
@ Before YOU took pen and paper' A. Not very lonsnot
half an hOur-I should not thnk i was half an hour.
q Upon how many different subjects had you cOnversed be-
tore Won began 70 write? A Only A. near
my recollection me, told him about taking back
said 10 him "Mr Beecher back that recantaon to
Theodore last night and said to Mr. Bechor He seems 70
me 10 be IN The spirit Of saving A- family matter what
himself and then NJ Beecher proceeded 10 say mat
he FELT ,rea, sorrow.
@ Won what either party said asked ron for
The subjects that you conyersed A Well that was it,
q That one subject? A. Yes Sir the recaHiation, and
then bis expression - sorrow followed IT,
Q was anything said abou, Nj THons condition financial
and his prospects that he had been discharged from De
employment Of Mr.. Bowen? A. No Sir.
q Nothing az al A. 20. Sir.
@ Al part Of thar interview A. No, Sir
O. Either before Ot after the writing Of The Ietterot the
psperi 4. No. Sir.
O. Did you tell MI Beec,er that Mr Ton had received let
te dismfs-ing him from Bowens seryicef A. don't re-
member that did Sir at that stage o' the conversarion
Q ~ any stage Of the conversation \. Very likely did
Sir don't remember that did.
q WHAT A. Very likely did, Sir; don't remember that
did.
Q weD did Won A. Idon't recoect now that J did sir
q Do recolec that y0u die nOtf L. haven't any
oucctou upon that subject
q You had learned il fof TIE first the night before A.
Yef, Sir. -ssDi..,--.
9 This he fT interview you had had with Mr. Beecher
after learning that fact A. Yes, Sir.
q And you don't recollect % having menuone1N? A. !
don't recoucct that now, Sir; no.
Q Did you have any further talk about the that
Bowen had circulated in regard 70 Tlton that interview
foro tie writing Of 'he paper a. No, Sir think not
q You link not; a. no, Sir Lot before the writing Of tic
paper.
q Did yon any time during that interview A Yes Sill
q After the writing Of the Pper 4 Ny recollection that
it after the writing Of the paper; yes, Sir
@ How long after A. Well, should say shortly after
q What did NJ Deecher say at that interview about these
storesi A. He sad that be had mentioned his interview
with Bowen brought demand
his retirement said had told Bowen-I think tha;
n had ficnqd Tho ~ NJ
Beecher ad that he had head the story and had rather
joined NJ Bowen that story and be said he would
back.
q He mentioned the OF woman A. he said that he
had heard the name Of woman he said that he had heard
the same story.
q Was her mentioned there between you and Nj
Beecherf A. Yes, Sir; her mentioned.
q What was said about the woman A He said that Mr
Bowen had told him Of M Tltons intimacy With ihs woman
Of the stories concerning his intimacy with this wonan
that Mr. Beecher mad told Mr. Bowen that heard the
same stories concerning her; and said 10 NJ BeecAeTis
right, SIR
z Go on. A. And said 10 Mr. Beecher that thought II
Was very unjust towards the and sey unjust towards
Theodore; hai knew both parties and did not think As
there was anything wrong between them at a and from my
acquaintance with Theodore Ton had highest confidence
in him and from my knowledge Of the woman and from nj
acquaintance with hef had the highest confidence in hec and
didn think any such story tue Tha, IS he substance
Y You pronounced 1t untrue didn't your A. Yes Sir
q Ddnt you say you knew all their relations aud you
knew they were untrue' A. No, Sir; didn't gay that
q DdHt You say you knew enough about their relations 10
know thai they were uaue' A. No Sir; said nom what
knew Of their rcaons-from knew should udr IL 10
be untrue and unjust.
q Did sou .,y you should jud !e s, to bc' A. Sir
Z Ddyou say that you should judge to be untrue, A.
The substance Of what said, Sir was The woid Judge"
Didnl son say thai, from ~Aai you knew of ter ra-
lions you knew Una. that story mtmet y. From what
knew Of the parties Sir not OF their relations
A We'll Of tie pa..csi 4 Yer, sr, believed The -iode.
were untrue
G What dd NJ BcecheT say 10 that A. lie eaid