The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-23

Mr.. hiii Mr.. Shearman. Judge Porter, &c.
Y. Dld any person. after you were before the
MADE that discovery.
z. When did you make that discovery A..
SOME tme during this trial; l did not near any
tang IN this court room that enabled me to MAKE
mistake.
Q. Where were YOU staying when you discovered
TINS mistakef A. A. Mrs Pardys; Mrs. Morse was
Mere mere aso Han.nterl dd not tax with MIS-
me that mad made mistake.
! Q. How diu Won ind cut that you rad made a
mistake In your evdenceY A. had IL ana could
! read Il IN my own mind.
Q. Did you not have printed book OF your tes-
but not then
g. Was It not IKE the book now hand you. en-
II Is IKE tnat; Mr.. sherman gave that book to
me; the book was given TO me, but dbl not look
into IL; drs. Mitchell refreshed my mind as 10
O. VINO asked you to go to Mrs. Mitchel's A.
note rom Ar. shearman requested me TO 60
@. Did you tell what you could testify to in sub
STANCE 1a before tins jary' a. Only lew things.
made IN your evidence before the committees A.
Z. Were your mistakes the subject OF converse
q. When was 1t that Mrs. Mitchell corrected any
! errors you had made. A. she did not correct any
errors; but In the course OF conversation with
her, 1t reminded me OF some errors that mad
Q. When you were before the committee you
| did not state that Triton put his hand on your
necki ana ad yen put IL away A. 40 not reooeSs
| gwen by witness on the stand. and asked her If
sue had gwen the same evidence before the
cnurch committee She replied that she ala not
recolect that she had said everything she had
stated on the stand; she had omitted good deal
before the committee; had forgotten it, lshe
said) II was all out OF my mind.
Q. When had you last thought Of this converse.
| ton before going before the committee A. |
cannot say; had not thought Of 1t before gong
before the committee; l had not thought any thing
Q. When did YOU last recall this conve rsatlon
that TOOK place between you and Mr.. TIlton before
going before the committee A. remember
when had it in my mind.
O. Give US the date ? A. In $780,; recall this
wSen aa soa tn sn,1k is0 over AGAIN.
November, 1870, the time Mr.. Tlten knocked me
Q. When next did you think it overs A. can.
not exactly say.
WHY THE COMMITTEE WE'RE NOT TOLD ALL
Q. When was IL that you told these persons OF
@ Now when was 1t after these conversations
which you had with these pc sons tnat you next
thought OF lt ? A. The next time was when | went
before the investigating Committee; remember
taking ABOUT 1t when was going before the COM
mlttce
T. WHY did you not tell the details before the
committee A. the conversations didn't come to
nv mind at the time; TOLD them about his COM
ing to my room and about his taxing me on his
zap and kissing me; related to the committee all
that could recollect at that time
z. Was IL not your Intention to tell the commit
tee the details OF the conversations with MIR. Til
ton a. Ny intention was 70 repeat al that
could recollect, TO tell the truth and to tell every
tnng Just as remembered; what want to say is
mat mad forgotten 1t when l was before the
Q. ii yon had not forgotten it you would have
told 1t then A. Yes, sir; II had remembered
the details would have told the committee all
then.
you told TINS story about MIR. Triton coming to
your rooms A. Yes, sir; told IL to Judge Morse,
Mrs. Bradshaw, Joseph Richards. Isabel D. Oakley
and Mr.. aud Mrs. Ovington.
Q: When d.d you make this communication
A.. 1t was in December. 1870.
unv aitar pnS frCp
Mariettaf A. We came from there on the 18th OF
November
Marietta tnat you went around telling this story
A. Yes, cir.
Q. Dla anybody ask you TO go around and tell this
Q, Then you ma1e 1t your business to 20 around
and tel TINS story without any suggestion rom
20 around and tell That story; nv going around
was TO tell aoout myself; | wanted men to see
and know Theodore Iilton was bad man, and
That Mrs. Tilton was not 10 blame. aud | thought
that would tell this story about myself so that
people might know that 1t was he and not mis-
wife VINO was bad he had been fault finding with
hts wife ana Thought would tell my story so as
10 open their eyes aud let people see mat he was
no, such good man as he pretended.
Q. where was your nome when you went around
Tnton's house at the time; started out IRON Mrs.
Tnton's house, | think, when ] went around on
that day; recoilect these iacss as have stated
tnem
Q. Did Mrs. Morse know you were going to tell
these storlesg A. No. sir. Mrs. Morse suggested
that had better 20 and tell the story Mr. Tton
mad told me about Mr.. beccner. she did not sug-
nest o me that nad oetter 20 around and tel the
at the house Al ali when went around that day. l
had seen her the nigh before.
z. DID you not tell Nj Morse or any other per-
son that IL was your intention to go round and
tel. these stoTies9 A. No; kept my Intentions OF
going around 70 IN sell.
q. You ala not tell any body that you proposed
to tell tns story theu-you Kept 1t secretf
A. Yes, kept &c a secret. didn't want TO tell
q. Prior to December Il mad you ever told any
other person tais stofy' A. | told 1t 10 Mrs. Put
asked me the question; at nrst did not want to
say anytnIns; taea told her part Of it,
Bradshaw A. | to,d her asout ais knock ng me
down on The moor; how ! ieh; now anSind ne
passed between Mr.. Iiton and myself; / then
tod her about hi' room, but did not tell her any
O. Dill you tell any one OF these persons the de-
tails Of what occurred as YOU nave related 1t here2
A. think dld; 10 stenographer ana Mr. Smear
man Judge fofter WAS also present.; thls Was as
Q. you told her all the detailsi A. think did,
Q. Did you tell Mrs Putnam the details as you
recited them here as a witness. In suostancea A.
z. From the time you went around in December
1870, up 10 last week, have you ever told the ae-
night she came nome from New Brunswick.
z. That was before you told IT in the presence
OF the stenographer at Mrs. Ovlngton'si A. l
Q. what did you ten Mrs. Bradshaw concerning
the charge Of Mr. llton that mis- vile mad com.
mitted aaultery with Henry Ward Beecaer2 A.
did not say anything about that; never said q
word 10 MS. Br4 dshaw or living soul In regard
to the charge OF adultery. and 1t was not once
alluded to in my conversation with Mrs. Brad
shaw.
Q. DO you mean to state that you never said
anything in regard to Mr.. Beecherf A. mean TO
say that ddn's tell Mrs. Bradshaw or ANYBODY
else IN regard TO the charge made BY Tllton
against ms vile and Mr.. Beecher.
z. Did you not tell Mr.. Richards OF the charge
against Mr.. Beecner A. did not; did not tell
II either to airs. Morse, Mrs. OvlngtOn or Mr..
Beecher
q. Whom did you first tell that Mr.. Tilton had
brought such charge against MI Beecher and
his vile A. don't tnlnk that ever told any
body about 1t; did not tell before went before
the Investigating Committee.
U DO you remember what You ola say before
the COmmIftee thai anhlectf A. 1 dOuiL KNOW