New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-31
Q. Or make any such intimationi AFNo, Sir
MR. TILroN CoNsuLTs WITH MR.. sToRRs.

MIR. TlLTON CONSCLTS WITH Mr.. sTORRs.
q. Soon after. this last conversation in jan
uary 1871 did any person call upon you in regard to
starting newspaper schemo-a newspaper in New
YoTki A. Yes, Sir.
O. Who was that personi A. MI Tnton and Franklin
Woodruff
@ What was the paper be started. and for whoml
Mr.. Beach-wel you had better let him tell what
said.
Mr.. Tracy-State what said A. think IL the
name OF The Golden Age but l not certain; 1t
paper Mr.. Tlton about starting; whether he had
got the name or not won't be positive; and then
member Mr.. Woodruff wanted me TO take some stock
told him had no money to take stock; but would like
to see Mr. Ton succeed in his enterprise and TO show
him my friendiness in the matter that / would give
something out and out but didn't wish to subscribe to
he stock
@ Did You aferward give anything to Mr. Tlton for
The Golden Agei A. think did think the next day
sent him check for $3.50, gift toward it.
In the Spring Of 1872 did you Mr. Tton and have
conversation with him regard to his troubles with Mr.
BOwenf A. did.
@ Did he bring any paper to you at that time A. He
did.
O. What iti A. 1t was an article that he had pre-
pared for his paper, The Golden Age.
Q. What was 1t caled-how was it headedi A. per
sonal Statement"
Q Did you have conversation with him at that time
A. Yes, Sir
think it was in the middle or last of March, 1872
U Now will you state what occurred and what
said between yourself and Mr. Tlton Sthat occasion
A Mr. Tlton called AMI said that he had been out West
on ecturng trip and he had been received rather
codly and nderenty, and the people didn't seem to
dersand why he had been suddenly discharged from
The Independent and The Union; ana he said he didn't
know understood about his writing the biography of
Mrs Woodruff, and he said he thought he write
personal statement Of the and then he handed
article he had prepared and wanted 1 should read it,
and see what thought of it,
@. Did you read it, A. 7 did.
q. Did you tell him what You thought Of ti A. did
he wanted to know what thought OF it, and told him
thought not proper article publish; Thought
il would njure him than anybody else and told
him thought II Mr.. Bowen could be satisfied that he
had wrOnged him any way that he would do what
right with him, and then | said to him ~ Mr.
Beecher denies all these charges" Eyes" no said "he
always did; don't know that they are true but Mr.
Bowen told me So"
Q. To what charge did you refer when you said thati
A. The article purported-tha is it included the letter
that he wrote to Mr.. Bowen of Jan. l. 1871
O. You referred TO the charges that Mr. TtOn said MI
Bowen had made against Mr. Beccher and which he had
recounted the letter of Jan. 1917 A. Yes. Sir
@. You said to him that you WHAT A. told him
that 1 saw that Mr. Beecher denied oil the charges.
yes" he said he always did; don't know whether
thoy true, but Mr.. Bowen told me So"
O. Was the fact stated in the article that Mr. Beecher
denied all the chargesi A. Yes, Sir; think it was.
O. You called his attention to that paragraph in the
article itsoHl A. Yes, Sir.