New-York tribune., 1875-02-11
TIE PROCEEDLNGS-VERBATIM
THE WINSTED SCANDAL.

THE wINSTED SCANDAL.
The Court met at II a. m. pursuant to adjourn
Theodore Tton recalled and his cossexaminaton
resumed.
Mr. Evarts-Mr Tlton you were attempt to verify the
question whether that date mistaken
Showing witness letter.l A have done so, Sir
@ What tH A. will give it to you, Sir GRefer
ring memorandum book What the date of that letter.
Mr.. Evarts?
O. The date is January s. 1s9-Tdoute Pennsylvania Jan
sry 1867 A. Yes Sir Well have consulted memoran-
dun book Of lecture in 1859 and find that on Jan
uay 1862 the Ohio University, Delamore City,
find also application to Mr. Mumfod my lecture agent that
Winsted-or rather that was at Tdoue Pennsyya-
MIA January s. ls7O also that at Winsted December Is
1869.
O. December 2S 1897 A. Yes, Sir
O. Then you say that proper date OF that letter should
have been Should have been lS0 yes Sir ltmus have
been just such you pointed out customary Win
writers at the beginning of a year.
Mr. Eyarts-I will read this letter ITO Ar Fuleron.l
Have you seen it3
Mr.. Fullerton-Yes, Sir; have seen IT,
MR. TnToNs EXPLANATION OF TIE wTNsTED SCANDAL
Mr.. Eyarts lreadinsl: ,ooo
young school girl who spending holiday vacation at our
house and who since not going 10 lecture any nearer
New York than Wnsed went with TO that place 10 hear the
Arriving at Wipsed where rpecd to be sent to private
house, put into in the hotel which had fire. and
SIZE into which had fire. could not exchange rooms
with her, for could not be without hre myself so called
till threw myself on the bed and went TO sleep.
This was in the aernoon-ju'te after dinner o.,
remember names and went TO the church 20 fix the
PLATFORM then to the scyhe factory and about town. hard
Meanwhile the lady" had gone sleep and wakencd again.
and was sitting by the stove when | returned.
any her with her dress unbuttoned" must
have been while she was asleep ana "en he LOOK ADVANTAGE o
absence TO ntrude upon young gr III lone anu strange
never saw her with her dress unbuttoned."
shortly after my from the cyhe factory the minister
called to see me- and then that ordered cider and
the lecture and after took young companion
and myself to his house gave Us SKIPPER and more c
and accompanied us back to the hotel whcn without gong INTO
my room al all the chld went srsnt 10 oeu III ner
Of her TIL morning Bat perhaps me @TtdHJ
stole in upon her second te anu sd" her Win her ueS'
Wish Won would say to the proprietor of the hotel Gor
recall either the OF the place or the house, mat ms
servant who would thus treat his masters guesand who
particularly would associate such ndec thoughts with mere
chidand who would tae concerning what he saw IN rooms
whose occupants themselves summoned him In freely what
among honorable men, passes for a saeIt ,,-
TuBoDoRE TILrox.
Marked Exhibit D, 1O1'1
O. Now Mr. Ton that s the matter that is known and has
been spoken Of as Winsed imputaon, scandal wha;
ever it has been called? A. Yes, Sir
O. And was more recent relation to the period Of De-
cembcr 1870 yol had supposed not? Well six or
seven years ago
you spoke OF your tes-iiOhJ rs "H O
story? A. Yes Sir.
O. This occurrence In year OF the time that MI Bowen
and you talking about the charges against you? A
seems now by the dateby the date, to have been
little over year had that was perhaps year OF
two-two or three years, some where in the past.
O. thought you said it the 2Sh Of December 1909 that
you were at Wnsicd A. learned that fact yesterday by tee
gram.
O. Well know That less than year from the time
that you talking with Mr. Bowen! a. Does say 18th!
Yes it is about year.
O. DO not mean that IT less than year; it was just
wear we viii call g A. The difference between Dec 26h and
2Sth or 29th
O. This letter appears have been wreno some friend or
acquaintance in inquiries or suggestions about
this occurrence was not? A. cannot recall VINO the gentle
man is Mr Hastings by name whom it IL written Ny reco
lection Of the matter while OF ecturng somewhere
in PENNSYLVANIA or the West Mr. Johnson who was then my
assocate in The KiDR had received question from
some member Of a committee there
O. At Winsted? A. At Winsed yes Siror some statement
that the story being used TO my dscred and nc wished
some explanation Of it, That is my recollection.
O. And this letter written 10 this gentleman whoever he
may be- in consequence Of your hearing Of reproach to
you in this connection and this is given the explanation OF
ty Yes Sir that the best recollection have on the sub
iec now had forgotten the Of the gentleman until
you revived it yesterday.
O. And at the time you wrote that letter OF course you
had fresh recollection Of the 1t was written with
in ten DAYS after happened Wn.ted A. Yes, Sir so It
seems by the da;c had forgotten that fact when you spoke
Of il, yesterday