New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-06
Mr.. BEECHER LAUGHS AT MR.. BOWEN'S
CHARGES.

| CHARGES.
! O. Now. in whatever statements Mr.. Moutoh
made 10 YOU containing any contents propo'eu ooh
tents Of the letter or document that Mr. Tlton was pre-
paring for Mr. Bowen, .hefe any names OF de'as
c,vcn Won concerning any the charges against your
A You will have to repeat that sentence again. SIT
| O. In the conversation which occurred III WHO" WI
Moulton said less about what was III Ut WIS W
be in letter or document Mr. Ton was preparing ior
nae with Mr. Bowen the particulars or names OF the
instances of charges against you mentonedf 40 not
know that it WAS mentioned in regard to their being IN
ouded in that documents while were talking about
that we also talking about Mr. Bowen ana ABOUT
his charges and IL general Conversation hot HIS
toricaly and logically arranged at all and IN that con-
versaton which part and parcel OF MS preparing
this document, his charges were mentioned ana as
cussed; they not mentioned however 10 no !"S'
rs they appeared atterward in the letter.
O. Well did Mr. MoultOn say that Mr. Boecher charged
that you had confessed adultery to hint A. l-he nd
yes he said so. only hestating as to whether IL
was in that interview not He said So at some one OF
the interviews and about that time
O. At about this time A. Yes, Sir.
O. We'll what did you reply TO thati A. I think
laughed denied It, when confess adultery to Mr.
Bowen am it would be impressed upon my mlhd.
O. Did YOU say to him that subject whether or no
MI Bowen had made any such charge or mputatoh
to you personality A. said TO him that from the origin
of the difficulties between Mr.. Bowen and me- down 10
February, or January and February, 1870 and again.
| December o. there had been several adjudications
arbitrations there had been many Conversations
but Mr. Bowen had never had any difficulty Win me OK
cept business difficulties and that he never under any
circumstances had made statement which implicated
my moral character.
O. Now Sir In this conversation what was said by Mr.
Bowen In regard to the management OF Mr.
Tltons pocuniary claim against Mr. Bowen-about It's
being carried into court, what n0tl a. He spoke OIL
recollect distinctly as thing which was lnevitaDe
he bound to justice done to Theodore litoh
He spoke Of 1t with intensity and an enthusiasm That
admired that excited my admiration for his fidelity to
his friend and as l nexpcrt In business felt I'M
bounded confidence in his resources to carry out bs
ness arrangement listened TO him with admiration
| O. Now did Mr.. MoutOn during this interview, or nj
any interview say you that he Moulton did not wish
YOU to carry the claim of Mr. Tlton against Mr. Bowen
into court taking into court going to rip up your
relations with Tilton's famlyf A. No. Sir; no. Sir
nothing
O. Nothing of the kndi A. Nothing of the kind; if you
think of it when you come to another interview
Mr.. Fullert0n-One moment
Mr. Evarts-That is enough. One interview Is enough
| in itself.
Tho witness Ito Mr. Beachl-I shall gradually learn to
| behave, Sir.
O. Did Mr. Moulton tell you that he would rather pay
Mr. Titon what Bowen owed him than TO rip up your
relations with Mr.. Ton's family, or anything to that
efccti A. No. Sir.
W.
ton when you were discussing the points and diff
cues that had existed and been adjusted between you
and Mr. Bowen, whether any memorandum OF those
points was spoken Of and brought out In any wayf A.
Yes Sir it was spoken Of told Mr.. Mouon that had
at home somewhere flor then l kept few OF my own
documentsl-that had memorandum of the points
which in discussion at the interview between r
Bowen and my self-the last interview.
O. AT Mr. Freeland'sf A. At Mr. Freeland's.
A. Welt A. He wanted me to bring them to him, and
think next day probably but Immediately after or
very soon after hunted them up and brought them TO
him.
O. Did You deliver that paper TO Mr.. Mouon at or
about that tmeat that interview, aferl A. 1t
was at about time that began to put all my docu
mens into his hands and put that In the first
fruits.
Mr. Evarts-That is Exhibit 1o7 1t is marked only for
Identification.
MIR. Morrs-Marked by you. do not find It, You had
It, and did not put 1t in have not 1t since The
original was marked for Identification by you.
Mr. Evarts-That paper was in Bowens handwriting7
A. Yes, Sir.
O. Just look at that handing paper to wltnes and
IL that your recollection Of the contents Of the paperi
A. Yes, Sir.
Mr EvartsThe original paper, II your Honor please,
was before US and marked for Identification
but between the side and the other is
not TO be found
Judge Neilson-Have You copy, Srl
Judge Neilson-I presume there will be no objection to
your using that
Mr. Evarts-we now put 1t in evidence II being Of
the papers which passed between Mr. Moulton and Mr.
Boechef.
Mr. Fullerton Subject to correction If find the
original.
Mr. Evarts-oh zee, sir, of course. This memorandum
is this-I believe 1t has been read, hasn'tit'
MI Fullerton-No, Sir.
Mr. Evarts-lReading]
F1rst-Report and publish Sermons and Lectureroom
second-New edition Plymouth Collection, and Free
Third-Expanat to Church.
Fifth-Retrsct every quarter what has been said to
| my injury. @.S-
| ITO the witness 1.-THE words "use" and "my" mean
| Mr. Bowen thersi A. I understand it so.
O. Yes 1t is his memorandum A. 1t Is his memoran-
| DUN.
O. OF the opics-and did those form the topics OF the
conversation had between you and Mr.. Bowen, as you
described 1t to Mr.. Moultoni A. They did, took each
Of those and told Mr. MoutOn what the substance OF
the conversation between Mr. Bowen and each
| point
Mr.. Morris-The one following Mr.. Evarts was marked
for identification also. II you do not find IT, had bet
have understood that either party may that
also. 1t marked by you for identification [ShOwing
book to Mr. Evarsl We had better have IT understood
that, in the original Is not found, either
| use II.
Mr.. Beach, have a recollection that there some
thing else attached TO this the document Just read
| by Mr.. Evarts
Mr. Morris-I am calling his attention now TO the fact
| that they were marked for identification by them.
| Mr.. Beach-we want the same liberty you have to
| use It,
Mr.. Evarts-Oh, yes If the paper cannot be found
Mr.. Morrs-There were two papers; have not found
them; whether you returned them not do know
but they both marked by your side identaca