Connecticut western news., 1875-07-16
JOHN J. PRICES STORY.

Some phases of the Loader-Price con spiracY are shown in an affidavit by Price, dated June ,24th, and published ln the Brooklyn Eagle, which gives his version of the way in which his own and Loader's at- fidavits were drawn in Judge Morris office. After stating his age was 23 and giving his employments since coming to this country, Loader asked, How would you like to be witness in the Beecher trial i? Price replied that he could not be, for he knew nothing about t. Loader said I'd like to, for think 1t would be fat thing The subject was dropped until about four weeks ago, when Price called at Loader's store casual ly and Loader sad to him, If you would like to be witness in the Beecher trial. now Is the time, and gave him MT. Tilton's address and told him to look at the house so that he would know it. An appoint ment was made for the second night there after, but Price did not keep it, and thought no more of the subject until June 1lth, when Mir. Wilcox, Herald reporter, found him. Price declined to talk on the subject.
 On June 18th Price was subpened as a witness in the case of Hilton agt. Beecher. Price and friend, Edward Connor, went to s. D. Morris office. Mir. Morris intro duced him to Gen. Pryor, Mir. Hilton and - and Mir. Morris asked him whether Price was the man who had laid carpets with him ia Mir. .Tillon's house in October, l869.- Loader said yes, and winked ut Price. Mir. Morris said to Price, Then you're the boy that saw the thing lone in the act ? Price could not remember what answer he made, as he was half intoxicated. In a short time Mr. Morris said to Price, Now they want you inside.' He went into an other room and there found Gen. Pryor, Moulton, Tilton and Loader. Mir. Morris drew plan and described the interior of Mr. Tilton's house. Mir. Morris afterward drew the affidavit for Price, and he signed 1t and swore to it. Loader said to Price Now we are together we've got to talk this thing over. It will be the making of you, and you are liable to be set up in business He told Price then that he was to say that he had seen Mir. Beeeher and Mrs. Hilton in adultery, and told hlm to state it in his affidavit as he had. Loader added that 'the keyhole won't work, you must say you saw through the folding doors.' Loader also told him not to forget that the stairs had platform and to say that they were s paid $8 for the work, and to add that a tall elderly lady paid for the job in 8 five, $ two and one dollar bank note. Louder also told Price to say that he was % years old and had been in this country years Price said They can find that this is mol true at Castle Garden Loader said 'They will never take the trouble; don't believe they will go before the Judge anyhow
 MT. Morris then gave Price $2 and tolt him to go to lunch. At o'clock Price re turned to MT. Morris office, and Mir. Morris said, You had better go out of town fol that night, for you'll have crowd follow. inn vN,1 mn Mr Mnrrio nraUo Prioo Rl0 as he said for cigar money, introduced hin to Mr. Pearsall, and told him to go witl Mir. Pearsall. Price went with MT. Pear sail to Whitestone. Flushing and College Point, and returned to MT. Morris office or the next day. Then Mir. Morris gave Price $5 more for cigar money. A few days af forwards Mir. Morris gave Price $lO anG seid that he wanted him to be in court at II .. m. the next day so that he could say tc the Judge, Our witnesses are here. The affidavit signed by mo in Mir Morris office, Price concluded, is false in every particu- lar. never saw Mrs. Hilton and never was in Mir. Tilton's house in my life. made this statement to Jackson s. Schultz at the Park Bank, New York.-Neao Fork Tribune. .t
 GThe above affidavit of Price. as to the manner of manufacturing evidence against Mir. Beecher, and which everybody now knows is false Tn every particular, give! quite as much detail, and would be quite al readily belived as the evidence of Tiltor and Moulton. Note the consultation of tho two conspirators, when planning an under standing of the case between them. study ing up details 10 give plausability to thei statement. Loader tells Price he linus not forget the stairs had platform, ant to say they were paid $s. for the work, aL( that tall elderly lady paid for the job in five, two and a one dollar bank note. etc., etc. How many would have said, ] this Loader-Pric testimony had been sue cessfully introduced ID court, that thes men would net have known all about th exact money paid, and the ''tall elderly la dy" who paid It, or the platform of thu stairs, if there was not sOmething to thei story!
 Somehow. Tilton's lawyer, MT. Morris does not appear in an enviable light in hi connection with this Loader-Price conspi racy, if the conscience smitten Prices af fidayit is true, stimulating these drunkel scamps with his $2.. $lO. and $5. bills fo "cigar money;" drawing plan and descr bing the interior of Tltons house for ihel edi6cation, and proving himself so read and skillful in his efforts to mould them il
 to unimpeachable witnesses. Isit too muc to ask the 'jury of the vicinage" to enter tain and consider as possible fact ,h'
 Tilton's and Moulton's testimony was als
 engineered by Lawyer Morris, and that
 most perfect understanding" of the cal
 was entered into, Ia Loader and Price, b
 fore they went on the witness stand ?-El
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