New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-31


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Judge Neilson-we cannot take Mr. Carpch,
| ton that he to meet Tilton.
| Mr Tracy-He was not TO meet Tilton.
Judge Nelson TO the Witness what was the answer
| y0i madei
The wltness-I said did, don't remember exactly
his question: he wanted 10 know II met gentlemen,
| remember
| Judge NeilsOn-And you told whom yon nett
| Mr.. Tracy-I asked Ito meet whom" and he said,
| gentlemen"
Judge NeisOn-I thought you said Mr.. TiltOn
| The Wtness-No said gentlemen.
| Judge Neilson-yery well. Go I think you have
| enough about that.
| Mr. Tracy-Now, did you four gentlemen have a CON
versaton upon the subject Of that newspaper scheme at
! Mr.. BOwensi A. Yes, Sir.
@. How long did that interview continued A. IcOudn't
tell exactly; should think three hours, nearly.
O. Did you aiterward Mr. TltOn and talk with him
upon the subject Of that Interview at BOwen house that
night A. did.
@ What transpirod between you and Mr. TiltOn rea-
tive to that interview A. Shall state all the converse
toni
O. Yes state as as you able all that You said to
Mr. TtOn about what had transpirod between yourself
and others Bowens house. relative to that newspaper
scheme A. Well said to Mr.. TiltOn that Mr. Carpenter
had called ON go around to Mr. BOwen's to meet
gentlemen about starting paper in New-f0rk Tor
his ben mt that when got LDeIo Oub
Mr. Clafn.
O. Whose benefit A. His benefit.
O. You say his benefit" whose benefit A. Mr. Til
tons
O. When you got around there you found nobody but
Cla1ni A. Yes.
O. Well go on A. ASKED Mr.. Tton, says |
"What is the matter with Claani" says ne
"Whyl' Says l. - o didn't favoraby disposed
to the project and rather talked against it than for it,
Mr. Tlton says, Cafn better look out; perhaps some
thing be said about him." and then he wanted to
know what Bowen said. told him Mr. Bowen seemed TO
be friendly, avoraby disposed to the enterprise and
stated to him that Mr. Carpenters scheme, or pan was
that he thought there great opening for NewYork
daily paper and that his scheme was to make MI
Beeoher an editor and him, Mr. Tlton, foreign CORE
sponden go abroad and be two three years. and
then come back and be an editor the editor forget
which, and that Carpenter was TO take some business
interest in the paper, and L told MIN that MT
Bowen said If they We're going to start paper
they had better buy New York paper that 1t would
be of great Importance to be in the Associated Press
news that that OF great vaue and Mr. Bowen SAID
he thought The Ne York Express for sale and could
be bought at reasonable price, and that Mr..
Bowen had agreed to the owners OF the paper ana
see II it could be bought, and at what sum- &c.
and that after got through that subject me CONNER
ciaE Advertiser spoken Of and then told him that
Mr. Bowen would sell-wanted to sell-The Brooklyn
TniOn and said If he could do that he would take, as
remember $50 900 Of the stock in it, and in that case Mr.
Tlon was to be tho editOrn-chief and then Mr. Bowen
said he didn't like the idea of starting new paper that
he would her go in and buy Tie Eagle he would take
some stock The Eagle; and then Mr. Carpenter SAID
all things failed he wanted to know II he could not
buy ont The Goisn Age and have Mr. TltOn go abroad
and he foreign correspondent for The mae edeM ana
Christian CHion and write article once week. told
him Mr. Bowen said he had some foreign correspondents
and didn't think he could take an article once week.
but he thought he cOud take one once month; ana as
we rose to leave toll him Mr.. Carpenter said that Mr.
Bpecher had said that he would take $4,000 in the New
York paper. if that succeeded.
O. What did you say that Bowen said on that same sub
icctl A. Mr. Bowen said that he would not be outdone
by anybody in Brooklyn that he would do as much To-
ward II IA anybody
O. Do understand you to say that you told Ton that
ali these various schemes that you have mentioned were
discussed there that night A. Yes, Sir.
O. one after the otherl A. Yes, Sir.
O. II you did succeed :hen the other was suggested
a. feasiblei A. Yes. Sir
o VOW what did Mr.. Tton say 10 thatt AMI Tilton
said Mr. Carpenter had told him a about it, He said he
thought there was good opening for paper, but he
didn't know whether he would like 10 abroad or not
O. Do understand you correctly to say that in case
you had determined buy Brooklyn paper, Mr. Tlton
was to be edornchef of that papcrf A or the Brook
Ign paper; yes, Sir.
O. And Mr.. Beecher was not to have anything to do
with it, A. Nothing said about that.
O. Mr. Beechers connection with the paper was In case
it was a New-YOrk paperi A New-York morning
paper.
o. What further did Mr. Tlton say on the subject OF his
connection with the newspaper scheme than what you
have stated A. don't at this moment call to mind any
thing.
O. But do understand you to say, Mr. Storrs, that as
matter Of fact these various schemes talked abont
NJ Bowen's that night \. Yes Sir, more; more in
detail.
O. More in detail than you have stated herel A Yes
Sir.
O. And you were engaged in that conversation at
Bowcn's how long do you sayi A. AS near as can
remember it some three hours.