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morning, and At other times in ths eyenino. IN
tho farm. lIe loft for Now York tia tolloy,n.
is ~

morning, and At o:her tines in this evening, 10
tl!o farm. t, lls loft for Nc" York tia following
| Redirect examination: These VA. only one
horse At tho farm on that occasion, wh,ei, Mf
Heco11er kopt for f,!s son BY Hon went xft.r liz
| baggage for Mr. joocllef. hr. Deec!,or ~ss u
my wlie's funeral on the 9Th OF May. b1y ror
down 10 the depot for tha baggage was tlfe fra
| work lie did. All my charges are entered On
memorandum bonk on Saturdays. and anon;
tlom entefad on that day vas tbs charge for til
telegram.
Rreross examination: 1fy son Joseph Ink
Roie several times 10 tho railway ssation bafort
he bcsa1 10 work for wages.
At this point tho usual reccAs WAS tnkon.
| JoaEPH +. Turner.
=, After Tho recess. Joseph !. Turner vas called
1lo testified: tehi1e At 1'eskhkifI, and am aot
OF tho last witnfEs called. Am living with IN,
father. was attending horses IN tl,a employ Of
| Heec!or ~ juno, 1873. went IN tho afternoon
10 meet s!r. Beechor On June 2, 1879, ut Ito 3:4s
tram. met Mr and 3frR 1}ccchcr al lilo depol
ct feckskfll and drove them to ths house, Sir.
Uecclcr loft In the csoi,in. Of Tnehday. drove
Him down after dinnor TO either tho 2:l6 train OF
the 4:20. Ny motllor died Tho ND or stAy, and
Decctcr attended tho funeral on tho 2ith
| Deoclar returned to Nnr yorI;, and cams bscs on
tho 2Ct!l Of May. hftor juns l did not sas
Eaccher until juno IT,
| Cross-eranined l hare no memoranda to
| guido ME III these dates. I rcsncmtcr tho ID Of
| Lune bocat1se it WAS tho first DAY did work.
tbs 1st Of June foil on Sunday. md that Is not
vorking-day there, went 10 meet Daeciler at
tho o'clock tram. Mrs. Hcecher cau1o then.
drove them TO tho Station on Tuesday. II WAS
in the afternoon, but cannut tell the time Of
day. l mot tic train on June q aud may hays
waited Oh it ten or fifteen minutes.
.. TNOMAH EQoMEFOnT
tcEtthed: am receiver Of tho Western Union
Telegraph COMPANY, and waa at peeaskilI ou
tho I'd Of Juno, l873. I remember receiving
tho dispatch from Beecllcr on that day. {Shown
book.) =. THIS fa The entry OF tho measage IN the
book. Tho messages are sometimes nut dated,
but We are enabled to fix the dato BY the hook
tMr. Hill read the telegram directed TO Turner.
asking him To nentl aud moot him At the trA,,.1
Witness continued: DO not know whether
this IL In Deocher's handwriting or not.
Cross-e1arninci: Tie en:rS Of tbs mcmo.an-
dunn u by tho manager Of the depastment.
received the telegram at the Office.
Kallrccf: The original Telegram, had no date
but ] will aNear It Ma. tho q u Juua fru1n tho
entry In the book.
EIIL 3. DfSsLER.
Tho nexs witncss WAS Emil D. Dns!er. He
said I am = telegraph operator IN the BROOKLYN
9illeo Of n,e Weatesn Union. {Slo"n nesssro).
on tho ID Of June. 1873. This was taken from
tho flies two weeks ago By M1. Hughes tho man
ager Of the DrooLlyu Office. Tho massa8e wss
put up on separate days. Tue 6:5s u marked
Vu tao u III RHQ uiQEnln5ts anu I'LL ines.
sages for peekakill hive 10 go over 10 the Now
YORK ot!ice. This witneBs then lef. the staud.
nEH EITtNlp5E,
formerly OF Cincinnati tostihed rositlo at
roeksk1iL and live ahout 800 feet fioru Mr.
1esol,ot's residence. The ofdipa.y method Of
going to Eeecher's hoHso Is past mine. Have
known Daecher ton ycara. 1lo vaB at his farm,
on ths ID Of juno, 1879. I am farmer, and
como to New York about three sinlos q week. /
waA in Now York on TINT day. aud returned by
tho o'clock train. arriving homo nbout Sis or
7. Eoachor was 1t homo Ut the tins arrived
thore. SAW him with sovoral peruous when
turned into tho avenue, and heard him cough
distinctly. Eeecher, do not think, could hato
come on That train Will ,nr. Saw lin next tiay,
also. ! tx tue dato tocauss wislcd 10 ses him
about son1o little busiuesa, and because hs Asi
moved up for tue summer: reco1lect tein. DIS
appointed at not eeeing lin, hs lie went back to
Nov York for weci Or ten days.
SEVERAL WITNESSES.
Thomas J. T1lucy than tcetited: am law
ger IN New York, and reaidc in brooklyn. Wns
married tue ID OF Juno, At r. m.. ly the Rev.
Henry Ward Beschar. 1notie.d he did not seem
to be arrayed for t!la occas'pn, and was not
draaaad for Wedding.
The next xitueys was Dr. Fred Il. Putnam,
who testified / practice medicine ut No. a55
Fourth avonuo. sud lived thers in June 1878.
ramembor the 4t4 Of that month / left New
York, aud went By the Harlem Railroad. I met
B.echcr botween 7 and 8 a. IN. between Hart
ford aud Nav Haven. upoke 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Doaches. ThsJ Tosa Oil the e1press.trhin for
Douton.
srErnEs II. WHITE
was the next vttnHaH. He testified: Lava re-
ssIed III Bsookt,n hboat th1os Years, and n,n q
ms,nber Of Plymouth Church. am 4 stock
operator IN New York, &nd am . member OF tho
legal profession, and hoye practiced in Missouri
WAS member Of tho Investigating COMMITTEE,
but waa rot pseaent OF July 6, when Mrs. Til.ou
testified. NAB present when Tilton did, July 6,
LIZ said hta case depended on nrtttsn documents
unaor ucechef'a o~n signature. Tracy said
therc might DO question nboui What
could judge wlon they sam them. lie also
snid il the chhrgo sgailst Deocher wMs o1ln.ial!-
y, tug documoas Hsown to him could not sup
Port tho charge; rhcn 1i[ton said to us. "Gen-
tlemeu sou thluk there ID no caae; but tl,tso H.,
and Dccchor has snld TO mo Il ever intended to
put forwald these papers to Lot him know, that
ho might leave tho country" Tlltou's manner
VS. highly auKgestiSo, ~ meaning that tho
was tao large. Tracy eaid he should bring for
ward the papers and let tho COMMITTEES Judge.
HE rELT SONAR ron nEEoHRa,
le said, aud for hs gray hairs. There war no sug-
sss1 Of ay u.s. .Elng bosn made u
Lcen called forth by tho Attlsudo of plymouth
Church and lleeeher, and that 1t all wefo pub.
lishes it. would tend to show TINT Bcecher was
The creature Of Ills maguaninity, aud not vsco
said "uontlemeu, you do not want it ueishor
do 7 !" and he did not want any further iu-
vostleation. aud deprecated 1t az unwlsc
md unealied for. Ao roAh lecoloss lottor
calling for committeo. ua said "Oen.lemou,
rou DO not want thcm /" (rcler,ing to tho toe,.-
mental, end, after reading this iottor. said lo
would thlnk about t. ! saw his card Afterwards
IN some phpsr saying Aa would. lilo presented
no lcsters With LIS sworn statement, lwas prog
ont at conversation between Tracy and Tilton,
l asked 1i!ton before this II he bad not told
blanchard Of Illinois. that he did not like lloech-
or that be mas bad mar. and prcachod to soma
OF Ills rn1atresaee eVory Sunday. ue did
not dony it. but said Le did not
paper. Ho said aftotwarti tl,at We did not want
10 tud out tho uhoso facts OF tue case. Tilton
then charged Tracy With being
GUILTY or UNF1oFEssIoSAL CONDUCT I
and Tracy aa!d It was falss; that tic charge hs !
(Tilton) made against Dseeher was Improper 4
proposals. sll1 that when ho cAansod lin ground |
he (lEaoS) old not consider tue contract bud |