New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-17
SOME BIOGRAPHY.


Ing up that newspaper.
O Howl A. am winding up newspaper BUSINESS
q Won a,s winding up q newspaper Laushterl A. YES
Sir. ,,, .
O. Could you tell wha! newspaper you are Winning up !"
The Detroit 5nion $500 -.
O. Howl A. Last June
Well was 1t in condition to be wound up when you got
III A. / think 1t was yes. Sir.
O. And did you buy 1t for the purpose OF winding np'
aucherl A. No. Sir discovered that fact after bought
O. Well didhc newspaper wind anybody before you got
III A. think II wound up several
O. Who was connected with 1t before that time, A. Mr.
John Atkinson the principal proprietor
O. Is that political religious papcr' A. 1t political
paper
O. Before you went Detroit wind up that paper where
did you rcsidei A. In Brooklyn
Mr. Eyart.-He didn't say he went there to wind up Mr.
Fullerton.
Mr. Fullerton but he did go there to wind up
Mr. Evats-e didn't say he went there to wind II up lhat
was your question he told you simply that he did
Mr. Fuerton-We that the first point they have made on
the other side, and we will acknowledge it,
Mr.. Eyarts-The witness must be treated fairly
Mr. Beach-he witness did say that lie was treated I'M
| fairly
Mr. Evars-I lie does not know his rights perhaps as
we'll as do.
Jpdgo Nesop-wcl leave those words out OF the qucs
ton.
Mr. Fulcrton-we have occasion to put 1t again. Sir
so won't disturb II.
Judge Neilson-Go on
Mr. did you leave Brooklyn to go to Derot'
A. In the latter part Of May.
O. Last Msyi A. The latter part OF May.
O. WE'LL did you 90 Detroit with any fixed ooject' a.
| Yes. Sir.
O. What was it, A. went to Detroit route for Lake
| Superior
| O. En- route for Lake Superior, A. Yes, Sir.
@ Then you did contemplate stopping at Detroit perma-
| nently! A. did not.
O. That was accidental' A, That was accidental
O. And were you connected with ANY paper when you left
BROOKLYN to 20 to SUPERIOR A. Yes. Sir think was
| connected with The Sun.
@. At that timci A. Yes, Sir
O. When did you dissolve your connection with TIE SUM-
| A. When left Brooklyn
O. Before you left Brooklyn' A. When left Brooklyn
@ Well was it before you left Brookyni A. VIII you allow
| me to explain that'
O. Twill allow you to answer my question: Mr. Cook that Is
your privilege A. When left Brooklyn dissolved my COL
nccion with 71eSun.
And then when You started en- route Lake Superior
| Won had no connection with any newspaper A. No. SIR
O. Under circumstances did dissolve your conncc
ton with TIE SUM- A. l not under salary with 2ne
| Sun, Sir.
G. didn't ask you that was merely to withdraw and
| 60 away at any time .
OIL didn't ask you that what was your connec'ion VII"
| TAs SUM- A. was writer
Dwell how were you paid II you had not salary' A.
was paid for the work that did.
O. By the pecei A. Yes, Sir.
@ you got piece OF news you sold to me
Sun: was that it, A. Yes, sir; precisely.
O. Then You connection with The Sun other than
gaheer and vendor OF to that paper' A Ex
cepting apout three months had salary on the
Sun One period OF three months did have salary 1t.
What three months they1 A. Those the three
atinD-
Cummings retirement from The Sum- when was put in charge
Of the paper managing editor.
@ During those three monhsf A. Yes Sir.
O. And when were they, A. cannot fix the date.
@ Can you FIX the year, A. No. cannot fix the year;
think It was about years ago II followed Immediately
after Christmas took hold. l think, Christmas Eve OF
the paper.
O. Well these articles that you wrote upwec they sensa
tional artieles' A. Generally
O. You went about to get up news. did your A. We'll,
usually went assignment.
@ Did they always assign you where you should go! A
Yes usually sometimes volunteered.
O. Well were you discharged from The Sun A. No, Sir.
O Was not complaint made that you articles that
foundation, and therefore discharged A No.
Sir; never.
O. Wasn't the proprietor Of The Sun prosecuted for libel in
consequence OF articles that you wrote eyer' A No, Sir.
@ Nothing OF the kind A. No, Sir.
O. Never A, Never
O. And You called to account taken to task for
writing such articles, A. No, Sir
O Now whilst you connected with The Sun, did you
write for other papers' A. Occasionally,
O. These sensational articles A. Not always sensational
O. Well you under any obligations to yend your articles
or offer them to tn. Sun In the first instance A. No. Sir
You were at liberty sell them then to whomsoever you
pleased, you 7 A. Yes, Sir
O. Howl A. Precisely
O. And your connection with any other paper the
IS 1t YVES with The SUM- A. Yes Sir; except that kept
desk The Sun office and made that my headquarters
O. Had the privilege Of writing heret A. Yes, Sir.
@ When did you first go to Detroit to ive' A. FIRST
| went to Detroit to live in 1850.
@ And how long did you reside there then' A Between
| ten and eleven years.
@ And what your occupation there then A. When
fret went to Detroit commenced keeping school,
O. How long did you teach school A. l taught school
| the better part Of two years. think
O. Then what did you 60 at A. Then began book
| selling
O. How long were you engaged In that business A.
was selling books until 1855 1sslSs; time in 1856
O. An inerant book seller, A. No, Sir.
| O. Having a store there A. Yes, Sir
O In 1856 you gave up that business, A. failed.
O. You failed In tina! business You made an assignment
did you not' A. did
O. What other business did you go at, A. then went into
the newspaper business
What newspaper were you connected with there : A.
With The Detroit Free Press.
O How long you connected with The Detroit Fr"
FesP A. Until the proprieors sold and bought The CHI
cdgo Times.
g. little louder Mr.. Cook. little louder. A think
in 1861.
O. Did you wind that up' A. Not exactly
O. Not exactly. How near did you come 10 l' we came
80 near that sold II out
O Sold outi A. had psrsonalno proprietary inter-
est in the paper 1t sold out and went with the pro-
pretor to another paper.
O. Where A The chicago Tins.
O And how long you engaged therc' A. cannot say
several months; until the war broke out
O. Then where did you GOT Then went into the en-
az Inc York UlrdLI