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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
CROSs-EXAMTNATION OF Mr.. ANDREWS.

Mr.. Evarts-Mr. Andrews, how are you able
fix the Sd or 4h OF May in your mind rs an occasion
on which you heard a conversation between Mrs II. b.
Stanton and Mrs Woodruff A. do not fix the date
with entire certainty; but Mrs. H. b. Stanton was
O. Don't give the conversation. A No, Sir; Mrs ii. b.
Stanton was waiting in the city to De present at the May
Conventions and called upon her and took her TO Mrs
woodhu's house: that is Of the circumstances
which enables TO fix the time another is, that re-
member that it prior to the death Of my wife, which
occurred on the 9th Of May.
@ Well. that would account for its being prior but
how you know but il much earlier in the
A. The frat circumstance settles that, that Mrs H. b.
Stanton then remaining for few days, for the
next day. perhaps 10 be present at convention which
occurs at the LIST Of May or near 1t.
@ Yes Wen, do you mean TO say that in your memory
you visit with the date Of this
Conventoni A. do; yes Sir.
@. That seems to be the pointi A. Yes, Sir
@. Now, you have said something about its being q
week ten days before you introduced Mr. Ton Mrs.
woodruff that would mako your introduction about the
10th 18th Of Mayi A. Probably.
O. Ia that about the time you think you introduced
hint A. 1t is, Sir.
O. Now, what circumstance Is there that enables you
90 fix the date Of this introduction Of Mr. Tilton Mrs
Woodruff late as that week in Mayf A. My remem-
brance Is that at tho time residing at Mrs Wood
hus house, and that only went there the 9th Of
May.
@ But this introduction OF MI Ton was at the Office
A. Yes Sir; but say that have in my memory that my
introduction OF Dir. Tlton while was-was after
was already residing at Mrs woodhulls house.
O What connection Is there between the two facts A.
Simply A connection in my memory remember that the
facts
@ Your memory connects them, not the facts in any
relation OF their own A. No. Sir; not otherwise IMAM
that happen 10 remember that that was tile fact.
O. There Is nothing in the facts that assists your me-
DRY A. Not particularly, Sir
O. Now who was present when you introduced Mr..
Triton 10 Mrs Woodhulf A. The usual attaches Of the
Office were probably there, but have remembrance OF
other persons than Mrs. Woodruff Mr. Tlton' and my
self
O. You don't remember anything A. Not distinctly
O. About it, And did you then leave Mr. Triton WIN
AZ. woodhuui A. DO. Sir: renAined untu no ioi~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06

@. When the nrst visit that Jon have record a
that she made Ut your housei On tho 9th Of D.
cemler.
O. 9th OF December !. A. Yes, Sir.
Q. 187Oi A. Yes. Sir
O. Did you send for her, did she como Voluntarily
A. No, Sir; she came voluntarily.
@. Did you mako record OF the day on which she
visited youi A. Yes, Sir.
q. In diaryi A. Yes, Sir.
O. Were you in the habit AZ that time OF keeping .
diayi A. Yes, Sir; always have.
@, State whether not 1t was an unusual thing for
you TO make entry your diary OF vs Of other per-
to you your houset A. No. Sir 1t was very
mon.
@. wish to ask you whether at that visit you had
conversation with Miss Turnerf A. Yes, Sir; sho did
with me-
@. Howl A. She did with me. rather.
O. Yea In that conversation did she state to you that
Theodore TitOn had charged his wife with the commits
sion OF adultery with Henry Ward Beecheri
Mr.. Evarts-One moment.
The Wltness-l answering the question: Yea. Dir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
TERMS OF FAMILIARITY USED BY MIR.
TTITON AND MRS. Woodruff.

O. Now. YOU have said something about Mrs.
woodruff and Mr. Titon's manner toward each other
when you them together and their address DO you
think you never heard Mr. Tton address Mrs Woodruff
a. "Victoriai" A. don't remember having heard IT,
Very many people did.
O. How can you account it that Mr. Tilton did not
A. WoIl should say that his manner was conrtiy ana
rcservcd In the presence OF Others and don't remember
his ever falling down to that degree OF familiarity
O. With Mrs. woodruff 2 A. With Mrs woodruff
O. Was his manner especially cold toward herr A. NO.
Sir; 1t was the contrary, very friendly mamfeShg'
should say great deal Of interests but speak OF any
dscourtesy-
O. Oh not discourtesy A. Or any vulgar familiarity
or anything
O. Yes | was only askng-I have only asked
Mr.. Beach-Iet him finish his answer.
O. have only asked you about his calling hcr 'ic'oria
Mr. Beach-Iet him finish his answer.
Mr.. Evarts-This is cross examination
Mr. Beach, know that, but that does not AFFORD you
an opportunity Of interrupting the witness
Mr.. Evarts-Certanly 1t does, wnen ne Is answering
beyond tho question
Mr.. Beach-He was not answering beyond the question:
Mr. Evarts-Certainy he
Mr. Beach-wel a reference to the question would
show that he was not However, the gentleman has sue
ceeded in stopping the mouth OF tho witness before he
had finished his answer.
Mr. Eyarts-I could not have done 1t without the aid OF
the law
Mr. Beach, don't know; think You do a great many
things without the aid of the law and in defiance of It,
O. Now you say great many persons did address her
in that salon "vickoy" That not disrespectful
was it, A. 1t was not so regarded.
O. Howl A. It not 50 regarded by those who used
the term no doubt have sometimes felt little shocked
at the familiarity that many persons took Sometimes
sbe was even called Vic" and Victoria and "VicRey
and never saw her when that familiarity feit
little shocked by it sometimes myself did not perceive
that character in Mr. Tllton That is all meant to say
@. "yic" you considered famjlari A. Rather TOO
much 80.
O. Was that commoni A. Well it was too common
O. Did you observe that Mr.. Tton RETAINED from that
familiarity that others uscd1 A. That is my remem-
branco Of his department.
Q. You quito surei A. am.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06

O. And In tho City Of NewYork. inferf A. In the
City Of ew-YOrk, mainly.
O. During what period WAS any such establishment
maintanedi A. There has hardly been any period ~
which there was not something Of the kind
O. Going on all the tmei A. All those years
O. All the time more less permanently, supposo'
A. Yes, Sir.
Mr.. Evarts-That Ia all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
MRS. WOODHULLS FIRST AILUSION TO THE
SCANDAL.

O. You speak, Sir, of Mrs. Woodruff having
consulted you some two months before the publication
of this article in regard to her ethical rights connected
with this publication That at tho first suggestion
your knowledge, Of the proprety OF publishing the
article A. No, Sir; it was not.
O. Well, what was It'll A. Do you mean 10 ask what
the first sugscstioni
Mr. Beach-Yes.
Mr. Eyarts--Well, lot us see.
The Witness-What was the occasion OF the first sug
gesonf
Mr. Beach ITO the witness Mr.. Eyarts inquired OF
you to consultation of Mrs. Woodruff with you,
occurring some months prior to the publication OF
this article. don't for detail OF tho whole CON
versaon but want to get the subject matter OF that
consultation
Mr. Evarts-I only got it in respect TO date.
Mr. Beach-You got it respect to factsin respect to
the conversation.
Mr. Evarts-I don't ask the conversation.
Mr BeachYou certainly got the fact that he was con
suited by Mrs Woodruff upon the subject of her ethical
rights concerning the publication, connected with it,
Mr. Evarts-The witness stated that.
Mr. BeachYou took it part Of the answer and 1t IL
In evidence
Mr. Evarts-It was In answer to my question showing
the date that 1t was brought to his mind
Mr. Beach-Yes, and it shows something moro than the
date.
Mr. Evarts-what do you ask him that fort
Mr. Beach-That Is my business now. ITO the wfness
want to know what ethical rights the subject Of
conversation between you and Mrs Woodruff on that
occasion
Mr. Evarts-Wcll, 1 object to going into that con-
versatiOn.
Judge Nelson ITO the wtness Did 1t relate to this
article A. Yes Sir; it did
Mr. Evarts-There left it, There an earlier date
at which the matter was brought to his notice.
Mr. Beach-And there the subject talked OF, and
where the gentleman left 1t, l took II up.
Mr. Eyarts-Well, OF course, his Honor has ruled
and again. and have abiicd by 1t, the subject
Indicating his notice and attention. being brought to the
subject but it does authorize the conversation.
Judge NeilsOn-Wc could not take the conversation, Of
course.
Nr Beach, want to know what ethica! rights he re-
fcrred to in his answer to Mr. Evarts
Judge Neilson-I think he may answer that
Mr. Evarts-That Object to.
Judge Nelson ITO the Witness what ethical rights
did you refer TOT
The WincssThc question which she wished my advice
upon was whether she had right social agitaor to
interfere with the department of individuals whether
she should cOnnc herself entirely to the discussion OF
principles
Mr. Deach-That is all, Sir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
MR. CLAFLIN's CALL AT MRS. wOODHULLs

Ia.
O. DO you recolect occasion when Mr. Clafn was at
Mrs. woodhullsl A. Which Mr. Clains
O. Horace b. CaHin, think the name h.
Mr. Evarts-HOw is that materials
Mr. Fullerton-Mr ClaAin has given evidence on that
subject.
Mr. Evarts-On crOss-examnation.
Mr. Fullerton-That does not prevent US from giving
this evidence.
Mr. Eyarts-It does 1t ia not rcbuttal. Whether the
interview OF Mr. Canin at Mrs WOodhulrs material
evidence the question that has ever arisen
We did not introduce Ii part OF our affirmative EVIL
dence you know and crossexamination you get in,
under variety OF motives within the law, good many
things but that docs not give the right to make them
matters OF evidence In chief all know Mr. Claims
Wait 10 Mrs Woodhulls office made the subject
Mr. Fuerton-I will state, II you will allow me. what
my object is and if your Honor does not approve OF 1t
the matter is easily settled.
Judge Ncilson-Your inquiry is az to an interview at
tho object
Mr.. FulertOn-Yes.
Judge Neilson-They have in mind an interview at the
house. when Mr.. Bowen present
Mr. Eyarts-NO; il il the Office they are speaking or
Mr. FulertOn-Yes; call attention to the interview at
the Office
Mr.. Evarts-The subject is introduced to Mr.. Ca6in
simply In this way cressexaminatiOn:
@. Do you know Victoria WOodhulli A. know her
O. How little or how muchi A. have seen her on two
twice.
o. Did you return the call A. Yes Sir. did, once, at
her office in BrOad-st., after she came
O. Was it after she established herself in Broad
It. A. Pretty after that know because II was
rather novelty, Lady bankers
Then the object asked and he goes on to say She
had been TO my house," &c. He proceeding to state
what Mrs Clanin said and he asked You were not
present when Mrs. Cafln said this % and he answered.
NO. Sir :" so lie not allowed to state.
Judge Neson-What is the object Of this, Mr. Fuller
ton: what is the purposef
Mr.. Evarts Icontinuingl-M Clafn says further: 81
did not say anything else there except about subscribing
for the paper" He is asked, Did you pay for itf
and
Judge Neilson-Yes he said he had an advertisement
ID the paper and discontinued IT,
Mr. Evarts-He asked whether he paid for the
paper said he did know whether she ever sent
the bill Now, that is altogether in the way OF collateral
inquiry has nothing TO do with this They must
take his answer, and they cannot contradict it.
Mr. FullertOn--Wel If cannot 1t is because the law
won't allow it not because am not able to do it.
Mr. Evarts-Wcn, say the law won't allow it,
Mr. Fullerton-Well, Sir don't regard 1t as very i'm
portant and won't press it though would like TO
show that the interview private one. To the wit
uess.l That is all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
-CROSs-EXAMINATION OF MR.. ANDREWS.

hE-C hOSc-l,AAMlNAll ON VT Mn IA4fDhI >.
Mr. Evarts--Mr. Andrews when you speak
OF those topics in tho opinions that you embrace and
advocate falling within individual sovereignty, or
being recgated to the region of individual sovereignty
does that mean In your mind or expression anything
than the Scrptural statement that man Is to do
what is right in his eyes A. II you will explain the
Scripturis statement to me can answer the question.
q. 1t is much more common than relocated to ndi-
vdua sovereignty, and didn't ask you to explain that
A. | think il means substantially the same thing
Q. A mans doing what Is right in his own eyesi a.
Yes, Sir.
Mr.. Evarts-That is all
The Witness-Aow me to add to tho answer that what
Familiarity call the sovereignty Of the individual" is
in the larger statement Oflimatonthe scientific mita-
ton upon that freedom, which could show if 1t
required, but 1t is probably beyond your question.
Mr.. Beach-When you apply this Scriptural phrase
to your theories, that should do what Is right in
his own eyes, you refer to the aectOna relations OF the
sexes A. do.
Q. And not to what you call the economical relations 7
A. No, Sir.
Mr.. Beach-That Is all.
Judge NesOn-Get ready to retire. gentlemen. Re-
turn at O'Clock.
The court then took recess until o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06

saw him as the procession broke up Mrs. woodhun
directed my attention to him.
O. Where did 1t break upi A. At Unionsquare, near
the lincoln monument
@ Where was Mr. Tilton when your attention was
Failed to hms A. He coming through the opening
mazda nv the black guards from the portion OF the
procession. ~
O. Had you seen him in the procession before thst a.
I had not-I had MT noticed him.
O with whom did YOU walk in the procession, IL you
REMAINDER A. I walked with Mrs. Woodruff, Col. Blood
and an old gentleman by the name of West. think
there were four abreast
q And whore did Mrs woodruff Join the procession
AT the commencement OF IT. at the formation OF the
particular section that she ill., which, think TOOK
place in Fourth-st
O. Where did Mr. Blood Join IT'S A. At the same point
q. And this gentleman, West, OF whom you SPEAK,
where did he oin i A. don't know whether ne oesan
with the procession him in the course OF the pro
cession.
O. Did you see Miss ClaHin in that processionf fes'
Sin sho was in front Of U.S. walking alone and carrying
Tag
O. Now from the commencement to the END OF ina.
procession were Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Canm OUT Vi
your viewi A. No, Sir hardly out of my reach was
close by them
O. And dnring the whole Of that procession was
Mr. Tilton in their companyi A. He was not.
O. Are you positive upon that subjecti A. Quite 80 ;
yea. Sir
O. During the whole course OF tnat proccSsioh' o i0
commencement TO its end was either Mrs. Woodruff or
Miss Clafn in carriagei A Not until the procession
broke up assisted in getting them into carriage ~
the close Of the procession.
O. And who got into the carriage with tbemf a Co'
Blood and Theodore Banks intended to get into tne
carriage myself but there little jostlng OF the
crowd and was fearful of Its being necessary to hurry
and left and went away. -,
O. will put the question little broader. From inc
commencement OF that procession when you entered IL
with Mrs woodruff and Miss Clahln, to the time that
II broke Nd when Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Clafln got
into carriage were either Of those ladies in carragef
A. They were not
O. You speak of your positive knowledge on that sub
ieotf A. do. Sir.
@ Fror, the commencement to the end Of that pro-
session was Theodore TtOn in company with either OF
hose ladies' A. He was not no, Sir
O. Were you at the Seinway Hall meeting when MIS-
Woodruff delivered her lccturei A. i was.
O. when did that take placei A Was 1t the l'th OF
otober4 have heard the date mentioned since nave
,een hero; don't remember otherwise.
O. Is your recollection in harmony with the date as IL
aas been mentonedl A. 1t Is.
O. The Goth Of November 1871, believe 1t was do
gou know where Mrs Woodruff went Immediately after
hat lecturoi A. think she left the very next morning
Tor Q featuring tour in the West
O. How long was she ABSENT A. My recollection Is
vague with regard to that should think some weeks
O. Do YOU recoect whether she corresponded with her
oaper after that don't think she did, Sir she sell
dom did when away.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12

evangelist, Of London, is ready for the
emergency. lie has made "A movable
baptistery, which he carries around in
the tent IN which hepreaches. Recent
" he baptised forty persons in it.
The Supreme Court Of Wisconsin
has recently decided that the whipping
Of a child by a public school teacher Is
AN assault and battery, and that an Of
Tending teacher may be fined, as well
as held answerable for violating the dig
nifty Of the law.
There j. scarcely a single village in
Japan without a school According 70
a recent census, the number Of scholars
between six and thirteen in the empire,
is 1895, 596. That is very fair figure
for a population Of 5000, 900 and is far
better than many Christian countries
can show.
Chancellor Haven, Of Syracuse Uni
yersity, urges the organic union OF the
various Methodist churches, on the
ground that it would strengthen evan
gclical Christianity, prevent waste Of
money and labor, tend TO perpetuate
the union of States, save many souls,
and 'honor the cause Of Christ, which
disunion dishonors.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Asso-
citation Of Pittsburg has expressed itself
very strongly upon the publication Of
Sunday newspapers. 1t denounces the
selling and buying Of such papers as an
unlawful traffic, and calls upon Chris
tan people TO discountenance their cir
culation. The resolutions adopted by
the Association were to be read by the
PRESBYTERIAN ministers TO their congre-
cations with indorsing and corrobora-
tive remarks"
The Rev. Dr. Cuyler, Of Brooklyn,
gives the following history of the
"Ninety-and-Nine,n the song which
Mr. Sankey sings so often. Ii original
" appeared in the corner of an Ameri-
can newspaper, from the pen of Miss J..
c. Clephane. When Mr.. Sankey was
among the Scottish Highlands he tried
to find some hymn peculiarly suited to
the pastoral tastes Of his auditors, who
were mainly shepherds. He discovered
these lines in the Rock, an English evan
gelical paper. He then adapted to them
a wild, plaintive air, and they soon sung
themselves into the hearts not only Of
rustic Highlanders, but Of lords and
ladies in fastidious London.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12
Science and Industry.

Kansas sows % per cent more
wheat this fall than in any one previous
season.
Mrs f. $ Topper, of Des Moines,
Iowa. will sell about 10000 pounds of
honey this year-the product Of her own
bees.
A sweet potato plantation Of 700
acres near Atlanta, Ga, Is expected to
yield this year 10000 bushels of that
vegetable.
The Managing Director Of the Lon
don and Kansas Land and Colonization
Association has bought II square miles
oi land on the west end of the Kansas
Pacific Railroad.
"A new process Of tanning leather
by using common field herb has been
recently successfully tried in Iowa.
One ton Of this will tan 400 pounds Of
leather. which j. more than bark Will
do. and i; costs less than half a. much.
This makes the Iowan smile, as it grows
wild there in abundance A single
track of some 1900 acres in the west
ern part Of the State will probably pro-
duce three tons 10 the acre.
According to the ~. r. Farmer,
Caleb :. lIolbrook, of Holbrook, Mass.
has sold in Is years from one peach
tree. planted in a half hogshead, not
less than $500 worth Of peaches.
Some few Of them brought As high a
go per dozen, many from s2i TO S2e
per dozen. and all an average Of SIS
per dozen, mostly in the months of Feb
uary and March.
An idea of the value Of our COM
mercial intercourse with Cuba may be
formed from the fact that one-fourth
Of our revenues from custom dues Is de-
rived thercfrom, being collected upon
sugars. molasses, tobacco and cigars. In
1874 the custom dues upon Cuban SUI
CARS and tobaccos were Sjs,339, 5000,
while our total importation Of molasses
was 20 per ccut. Of the amount consum-
ed, estimated at : ,i45,6i3
Paper in sheets. half Of which are
gummed on both sides. and the other
half on one side. and divided into strips
aud squares of different sizesby perfora-
lions, like sheets of postal stamps, have
been found TO be very convenient u
many ways-the doubly-gummed piece:
answering for fixing drawings in books
Iabcls on glass, etc. 1t Is said that the
mixture with which this is coated i
prepared by dissolying six parts Of glue
Previously soaked for day in cold WA
ter, two parts Of sugar and three part:
Of gam arabic, in twenty-four parts o
water, by the aid of heat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

General fitzpatrick j. occurring in
New England.
Mrs. Burnham ("M. II. BID Of
the st. Louis Republican has been en-
gagged as New York correspondent of
ne London Hornet.
George ID. Prentice's poems, COM
Piled and edited by Mr.. John j. Piatt,
are soon 10 bc published. Mr.. Piatt's
edition will contain sketch Of Prem
tice'- life.
zen. Sol. Meredith, who died re-
Gently, was the strongest and tallest
man in Indiana, standing six feet and
seven inches in his stockings, and
weighing over 25O pounds.
Annie Il. Howells, the novelist's sis
ter, takes to literature also, and her
new serial story will be published in the
Gdldyy, commencing with the Decem-
Der number.
The Baroness de Ia Rouchefoucauld,
the wife OF the new Secretary of the
French Legation at Washington, is re-
ported 60 he a very charming woman,
and fine linguist in the bargain.
Col Edward Gray, Of Governor
Gaston's personal staff, was recently
married in Boston 20 Miss Story,
daughter Of Franklin II. Story. Gov
emor CASTOR and staff were present in
full uniform.
Mr. Spurgeon is said TO have Won
derful memory for names and faces. AT
the close of his Sunday services he steps
out of his pulpit to the side of the door
where his congregation pass out, and
shakes hands with the members, calling
each by name and inquiring after the
families
Miss Maria Mitchell. Professor of
Astronomy at Vassar College, is de-
,cribed by some one who saw her at the
Woman's Congress as large woman
with fine, commanding figure, square
face, with a prominent chin and mis-
chievous brown eyes, and hair falling
over her face in short gray curls.-
Graphic.
Mr.. MOodyis the most rapid speaker
the New York stenographers have ever
had 20 encounter. The Tribune swift
est stenographer took down from his
lips 1900 words in ten minutes by the
watch. This is at rate four times as
rapid as that of Mr.. Evarts, and third
faster than Mr.. Beecher, two of the
most difficult speakers TO report.