The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-26

every day. used to go TO the Thirty eighth street
house two or three times week.
| TILToNs HOURS.
l saw Mr. Tilton at the Thirtyeighth street
house IN, numser Of times and as late as twelve or
Mrs Woodnull's sometimes In MISS Clann's room,
on the second door Mrs. Woodnnll's room was at
Colonel Blood present with the ladies'; l attended
on tn en- them refreshments; | used
the party; used TO bring them generally to tine
second nool after they lett the rnlrty.eghth1
my permanent home / saw Mr. Triton there then;
ne was same as usual, IN one room or the otner
with the ladies'; AFTER mat trey moved to Irving
place, and Mrs. Miles kept house; they were there
THE TINE OF THE ARREST;
saw AR. Tilton there; was In the habit OF 60
! Ing there four or five times week, but did not
live there; was arrested on Saturday morning
alter my recovery from recent illness; was
resulted IN severe attack OF my recent complaint:
knew Mr. Tlton was engaged IN the political
versation referring TO the Beecher scandal;
think i took place between one and two o'clock
| Tllton were present; 1t was held In the inner
ONCE; l was waiting Tor orders from Colonel
publish that article and she would be a made
woman; be could not do it III his position but she
could.
BoMBsHELL
general pricking up OF ears followed this state.
ment. Tracy glanced at Porter as much to say
snow we've got 'em" All the Plymouth church
! people frightened up. A feeling pervaded the
Court that climax was ct hand The colored
witness was going bravely, needing
tournament but rather cneck rein to restrain his
exuperance. He had the story at his fingers
ends ana he fairly chuckled with delight at having
opportunity TO tell it before such q multitude
OF white gemmen."
Wtness-He said Plymouth church would pay
any AMOUNT n,at s Of money to have IT. st9ppeS
would all ge. into trouble and get thrown in JAIL;
she SAID, 'rheodore Knows all about It and about
would pay 500 600 to s.op'lt; remember Colonel
Blood and MI. Tllton going apart and talking;
what they SAID oidn't hear Colonel Blood went
on and did not return that evening; saw Mr..
in the company OF Miss q anin and ana Mrs. Woodhu
until one O'Clock in the morning.
| WHAT DID II MEAN =?
q. DID Mr.. Tilton ever pass night at Mrs.
WoodnulPs house A. He was there next morn
ing between seven and eight O'Clock, before
! breakfast; that was mornings following
the nights had seen him there late; saw him 70
down to the ONCE on the next morning Colonel
! Blood was the first to arrive; the others had not
got mp; when they came down they had an inter-
! view; Mrs. woodruff got provoked with Colonel
Blood and asked him what was the matter. and
he SAID that II they published tnas article he would
not have anything to do with It,
AJuror--How long were you IN jail? A. Fiji.
teen days IN the House OF Detention.
O. When you heard this conversation about the
publishing OF the scandal were there any printed
slips 10 b.. seen?
The question was put again.
WtnessaIhe proofs were already there; Mrs.
was In The habit OF going TO the printing ONCE
with them; had number OF printed slips in
ALL THE PROOFS
that were around at the time or the conversation
sketch OF Luther B. Cnais, although did not
read them; observed something careless about
they sometimes mad their arms around one
another; thought II was quite natural; the talk
at lunch time about the publication heard some
weeks before the actual publication.
Mr.. Evarts-That IS all.
The witness here turned appeahngly to the
Judge and said fudge, don't let them keep me
too long, cos rse got the rheumatic"
The Jadge-We don't keep witnesses long.
CROSS EXAMINATIONS.
MIR. Fullerton-Wnen did you first come NorthY
A. About the latter part of March, 1869; resided
my trade as carpenter, with my unce;I alter.
ward worked IN a tobacco factory, making tobacco
1864 think worked with my uncle about year
after the war closed: think my uncle died IN the
some business when my uncle died; | mad lei: my
uncle's employ wnen ne took sick.
Mr.. Fullerton stopped Tor minute while jury.
man read u patcn THAT was handed to him.
Witness continued--My uncle was lingering some
time before he was taken down bad while he was
lingering he worked at his trade; the last work
he did was on building house.
Here the counsel pressed the witness with
variety OF petty questions to test his credblity,
such as the names OF streets In Petersburg,
changes in the names, &C., but with no definite
result.
Q. How long did you live in Petersburg A. I
lived there be ore the war three or four years; 1
lived in the city and the country; cannot tell the
name OF the house my uncle worked on before
the war belonged 10 Miss Harris.
RUSHING TIE WITNESS.
"Who was your uncle's physician ~ asked Mr.
Fullerton. "Dr. May" said James. "Ask him,n
said Pryor, nudging Fullerton, (which DR.. May,
pryor knows the darkies ana Knows Peters.
III \ i'm s\V
he look ike ?" continued Fullerton. "Good deal
like dat dar old centrum said Jlm pointing to
Mr.. Beach.
MIR. Fullerton proceeded to ask the witness
great number OF questions as to when he came to
New York, where he boarded, where he went to
look Tor employment, and other such highly i'm
pOrtant and interesting questions. The darky's
memory was pretty severely tested. and he blum.
dered here and there, especially in the statement
mat the war ended in 1864 Yet u thousand peo-
pie would be apt to make similar mistake IN
casual response.
Witness--I went TO Governor Broome's in Sew
entcenth street. and afterward resided in Cad-
well, n. j., until the fall OF 1870: was hired then
by II gentleman with dark whlskers 20 come to
New YORK. TO No. 10 East Thirty -elghtn street:
tnat in the fall OF the year; remained 10
their employ until 1922 the GATE OF the paper was
November 2, ISL; ought to know that date, De.
cause was thrown III prison for that; thought
would come to New YORK because they told me
they PAID ten cents on the dollar interest, and
That was more than they paid at Petersburg.
Judge Fullerton-HOw mucn money did you
hayey
Wtness-l don't think that is any OF your busi-
ness; would not tell my wife that, let alone any
one else
Jim at this juncture stood on his dignity and
maintained 1t with . courteous defiance that won
general admiration. Roger A. Pryor, with his
chin resting between his thumb and foreflnger,
ana apparently Illuminating over the old and
favOrie Virginia theory that the negro was but
Z lltcAr
amazement. and then fairly roared out laughing
at the thought OF an ex-save daring to withhold
when asked Information concerning MS own pr-
vaJe AFFAIRS
Wness-My duties at woodruff l. Clanns
were waiting, marketing and dong odd jobs; |
think 1t was about three or four weeks after |
went to Mrs. W0odnuifs that met Mr.. Tilton; 1
thinS it was late III the tall OF 1870; ~ was alter