The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-15
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Recess.
After recess. @. Mr.. Beccher, after yol
got this retraction from Mrs. Nlton di'
you show it to any one before YOU dc
| liyered II up to MoultOn? A. l did not.
Q. Did you talk with any one upon II,
subject Of the charge and what had sub
sequentlyoCcurred in reference to it befoF'
the visit Of Moulton on the night Of thu
Slst2 A. / did.
| @, I call your attention 10 an incident
that occurred at the interview when thii
retraClion was given up, and will reaC
from your direct examination with
view 10 asking you further on the subject
"After some little parley went TO thu
drawer where the letter was and brought
II out aud handed II to him; no had beer
sweating and had his Oyercoat on, ant
about this point, perhaps, as ] came bacL
to get tho letter, he took off his overcoal
and in doing SO / saw the hilt OF pisto
in his pocket which he took out and laid
on tho bureau without word, Us l re-
member, and put his ovcrcoat on the foot
Of the bed" Is that u correct representa-.
tion Of that part Of tho interview A.
will not affirm II to be absolutely true
that Is my present recollection, although
am not positive. ..
@. HG was in protuse perspiration
was he not2 A. can'Isayi he seemed to
be very warm. ..,..
@. Did you think he removed his over
coat on account Of his condition as 10
heat2 A. don't know,
@. Well, what do you think, nowp A
presume he did.
Q. lie laid 1t on the foot Of the bed
A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you think It at all extraordina'
ry Tor him to remove pistol from his
pocket after taking his oYercoat OFF, A.
No, sir; | can't say that did,
@. lie made no threat? A, No threat
q. Nor did he make any gesture that
he was going to uScit in n hostile manneri
A. No, sir.
Q. Nor did you think that he used II
for the purpose Of intimidation or eau
tion9 A. No, sir.
@, What do you think about II now,
that no meant to intimidale you? A.
presume he did not,
@. You did not regard the presentation
Of that pistol 10 your view in amy hostile
light on his part2 A, No,sir.
q. You reCOllect heretofore Of making
a statement in regard to that point Of the
interview A. / rcColleCt Of making a
statement before the committee.
Q. See II this recalls to your recOlleC.
tion what lhat statement was (reading)-
"IIe made no verbal threats, but ho
opened his overcOat and with some en-
phatic remark showed n pistol, which he
afterwards took out and laid on the
bureau, and gave the paper 10 HIM;
do yOu reCollect making that statement
donot recollecL that did, but presume ]
did.
q. When you did make II, didn't you
intend to have II inferred that the pistol
was used for the purpose Of intimidation
A. | intended to infer by that conversa-
tiOn al that time that precise idea.
@. That Is not an answer to my ques-
tion, Mr.. Beecher; | am calling for your
recollection Of this question: Didn't you
intend when you made that statement
have Just read to you to have II Inferred
at least that the pistol was taken out by
MOultOn for the purpose OF influencing
your action with reference 10 the retrac-
tion? A. do not recOllcct that ] did.
@. DO YOU remember Of making this
statement referring 10 that scene proceed
ing what | have Just read namely, ale
was under great excitement and he made
no verbal threats, but he opened hisOver.
coat and with some emphatic remark
showed pistol, which afterward he took
out and laid on the bureau near which he
stoodT A. don't remember making ii
presume II II Is printed there as q part
Of Eiy statement II Is substantially as |
made It.
Q. ! understand you tOsay you did moi
make II there with n view Of having the
inference drawn that the pistol had any
thing TO do with the return.of the paper
A. 50 far as can rccolleCt did not.
q. Did you intend at that time or sup.
pose that such an inference rs that would
be drawn? A. | do not remombcr that
did.
Q. Why did you deem II necessary
then to introduce that pistol scene into
the narration? In order that / might
give as nearly US could the picture that
arose 10 my memory.
@. | undcrstOOd you to say that the
pistol was not exhibited al all, not even
the hit Of II, until after you had agreed
to give up the papers; had got them from
your private drawer or desk, or whatever
It waS, and was returning to hand them
to him2 A. That is my impression now,
As | stated before, am not positive that
have got this order just right.
q. This was on Saturday night II re.
collect right2 A. Saturday night.
@. Was there any agreement that you
should see Moulton on the following day
A. ] think there was.
@. Who suggested? A. | don't know.
q. Well, what object had you in going
10 meet him the next day. A. | say ]
don't recOllecl; 1 only know that The
next day | was expecting him, 80 there
must have been some arrangGntA matle be-
fore. .,.....
Q. Well, you would not have expected
him Unless some arrangement had been
madeY A. No, Sir.
@. You don't know what object was 10
be accomplished? A. No; l don't recol-
lect. .. .
Q. You don't recOlleCt what was TO be
said or what wasssto be doneH A. No,
Sir.
Q. Now, what was to he discussed
A. There was no programme laid out and
no plan suggested that I reColleCL Of.
q. Was lie hour fixed for the meeting
Of next day2 A. ] recollOCt explaining
10 him, In The afternoon; that Is the near
eat can come 10 II.
@. Well, don't you think an hour had
been appointed In the aflernoOnS A. |
presuthe their had been, perhaps, no par
ticulat hour, but after noon and in the
afternoon.
@. Il was on Sunday2 Yes.
q. Il was not connected will, any re-
liRious exercises A. No, sir; we had no
prayer or hymn, nor anything Of the
kind; II wns entirely friendly confer
ence. MIN
o, DO you usually hold friendly CON
ietencCs on Sunday niternoOn2 Oh, no,
air; I very seldom fold such friendly con
ierenCCs on any day.
q. The reason I aSk you that Is this:
to know whether the object Of the meet.
ing could not be impressed on your mem-
oty SO as 70 tell us what II was. A. No,