New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-09
could be of any ava practically to help him by hand or

could be Of any avail practically TO help him py hand OF
voice should be very glad to do 10. . .l
O. Was anything sad IN regard 70 any participation by
Won in pcc,,niary aiis A. Yes SIR, always-it was
always understood as + &c.,.
Mr. FulIerton-No; ono moment
Mr. Evarts-No what was 10 you saidf A. on sahi
ofteu-orten: "rf anything will be Of essential hep-if
in your u,.rnen anything win be Of essential he.p ora
peculiary kind win always act-bc one OF MI Titons
friends TO help in the matter" -
O. was anything said by you to Mr. Moulton's taking
a part or your taking the same part as hcf A. done
recall anything very special about that SIR.
O. Vow previous to this payment BY OF the sum OF
So 900 to Moutou there any interview in which
be had spoken about shown you any contribution OF
any other person A. Yes Sir.
O. Please state what occurred that subiectf A. II
was one Of several interviews which had with him
touching the present prospects and condtionshe had
spoken of having pay paper bills he told me OF cases
where the exgency and there moneyto meet
It, and had advance IL himself and on one evening
when in his house, in his back parior the subject
came up, and in the OF some conversation ne
drew out OF his pocket letter and checks, and nc
showed them me- two OF them were time drafts and
understood from him that there had been check which
was payable on demand and had been used for 5000,
and these time drafts which, as understood were
OF the sum Of three thousand dollars EACH and be
Also handed me- or rather opened and read passages
from letter in which the donor, said that the check
was all the money at present ut their disposal Dut
presumed that these time drafts would be just as
useful and IL would be in their power to meet them as
they came around and then he read-then he, reading
that brought his hand down the table with great
emphasis and enthusiasm and looking me IN the race,
SAYS "That what call friendship" Then he REQUIRED
to his letter again. or the letter, and read me SEN
tence-
O. Perhaps that is not material about the rest Of the
letter. it don't relate to this money Now this person
was it gentleman ladyi A. Lady.
O. What did Mr. MoultOn say If anything, or you to
hm-wha did you say to him or he to you in regard to
this money or its use by Mr. Ttoni A. understood 1t
to be money to be applied the urherance Of the inter-
csts Of The Golden Age
O. We'll now, about this being taken or used by him,
what was said A. understood him TO say that the
check was used but that the other two-tme drafts
would not be-
@. Do you remember part Of this interview be-
tween you and Mr. Moulton what Is here stated By Mr.
Moulton:
I said to Mr. Beecher that had spoken TO Mr.. Tlton
about this gift and that Tton said he could not accept
it that way OF returning the money that ne
knew about and said also TO Me- Beeeher thLt eouIu
not h91orP TAKE tns d rf nnrnns him about
it, and did not see how that money could be used there
fore.
That he gives the substance Of conversation with
you do you remember anything Of that kind A. Not
in connection with that transaction.
O. Now after this conversation what did you do in
spect to this OF peeuniary hepf A went home
and thought about IT, and blamed myself for being 80
stupid II occurred to that is what ought to have
done
Mr. Fullerton-One moment we'll
The witness-I made IL matter Of gentle reproach-
that if he wanted money afterward he ought to tell
O. Reproach to hint A. I reproached him said |
thought he had been acquainted long enough with me,
that II he thought ought any time to help-to Join
in with him in what he doing, he should tell me so
that that kind of delicacy ought not TO hinder him.
O. Very welli A. And then said TO him, Will give
$1,000 II that will put him over this pinch; ana he
didn't urge it, he was very delicate about it, and at
once set on foot the operation to get the money! hadn't
gott
O. Yon went to work and got the money by mortgage
on your housei A. did.
O. suppose that is the long and short OF the matter
it has been given evidence heretofore and did you
take the money 20 Mr. Moutoni A. did, in rolls-in
bills
O. What occurred between you and him when you gave
IL 10 himi A. He was-he expressed himself IA ex'
tremey gratiAed with it; he thought 1t was very-a
most friendly act.
O. How soon after that payment Of this IS 900 TO Mr.
Moulton did you interview with Mr.. Tton, and
how did that occuri A. think the following Sun
dav morning. When I went out Of my house 10 go 10
church Mr. Tton was waiting apparently for me, the
opposite corner and joined him went over and he
walked down 10 the church with talking in the most
aectionatey cordial mannerwcnt until we got TO the
corner this side Of the church. just on the cage Oh the
crowd, and he went his way and went on
O. Can you give that conversation the substance Of
iti A. No, Sir; cannot recall IL.
IMr Evarts here searched among papers
Mr. Morris-Are you looking for that notef