The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-26

Massa Titon was begun In IT,
THE LUNCHING TIME
Mr.. Fullerton-Eow long or late did Mr.. Tton
continue TO lunch at DelmOnicOisy A. Along to
about somew where IN 1872
O. Di1 Won take an interest IN the political cam
palgn OF ls'2s A. Yes, SIR; as far as | was con-
cerned was surprised TO see Mr.. Tllton take such
prised indeed; voted at the election in Novem-
Der; came out OF Jail TO vote, IN charge OF on
Ger; know Mr.. Tilton had been away for some
tim, before the date OF my arrest; 1t might have
been nve or six weeks
DREARY CROSS EXAMINING.
At this stage Of the crosse Examination the
questions put by the counsel grew dreary and
frivolous In the extreme. AS an instance the wit
ness, was asked Six times in succession the exact
location Of Delmonco's down town restaurant,
what house was next TO II. how many Offices were
between 1T and woodhull's ONCE aud other such
ridiculous heterogeneous.
Mr.. Fullerton This conversation you report
about publication took place wherey A. In the
once; Ilton spoke nrst until he came in nothing
was SAID; when ne came in they commenced
taking about II; Mr.. TlIon commenced 10 talk
about
THE BEEoHER ARTICLE;
he said l cannot 40 1T because / am a man;
Plymouth church is too strong; am man and
they would crush me, while you women would
come out unscatned; I also recoect Mr. Triton
saying TO Mrs. woodruff eli you publish this
said he woua not have anvha do
with II; do not recollcct any more they spoke
about Plymouth church. and said that the church
stopped; THIS was private Conversations did
not stop to listen; was opening the exchanges
and engaged marking such parts as
knew Colonel Blood wan ed TO see was doing
THIS when the talk was going on; was standing
had not been very busy in the back onicc when
they called me; they gave me memorandum and
was DELAYED some lew m nutes receiving instruc-
lions; they were still talking when was in there.
THE CoLoRED EDITOR.
Jim was something more than mere errand
boy in the Woodruff Claim ONCE. Jim was an
actual editor lie plunged scissors daily through
the exchanges and selected the main part of the
pabuium furnished the readers OF the Woodruff
Weekly. Colonel Blood had great reliance on
Jim's instinct Tor paragraphs oil spice. 1t is pleas
ant TO reject that after passing through such
school Jim is able to boast that his morals are
untainted.
Witness continued I'll heard Mrs. Woodruff and
Miss Claim speaking TO Colonel Blood and telling
how advan tageous 1t would be. the publication OF
1ns apsGe ana booa saa ne W11d nave
Woodruff and Miss Claim make use OF the words,
.''Beecher ardcie;'' they SAID nothing or the
Beecher scandal they called 1t the "Beecher
article;' heard nothing about the Cnallis article
until 1t was published: wniie Tlon and Blood
were talking / was waiting for an order to get the
lunch tor The party this occurred In 1872, before
got sick; was then boarding with my mother.
Here the Court took the usual recess TIL two
O'Clock.
The conversation at noon was entirely ethno.
logical.
"what DO you think Of nagurss" said Mr.. Pho.
nectlc taxing his chop.
"You mean negursY" said Apostle Demure.
'It's all right. Nlggers under any other orthog.
raphy would pronounce as sweet" answered Mr..
Compromise.
al think am hungry" said tue rest. Bring on
a toby, and shoot the man on the spot who men.
lions at lunch time the case Of T. IIton VS.. II. W.
Beecner."
We humbly took our food and said no more.
But we thought moment about James d. Wood
ley. colored, Of Petersburg. Va.
We thought jim might be telling the truth and
might not, and that 1t was OF minor consequence
anyhow. And we wondered what 1t all had to do
with the responsibility Of Ii. W. B. IN the suit of
TT.
After recess they called another darcy, by the
name OF Grey, who had another story to tell lie
had been W0odhulrs servant. We all asked, IN
the panses between gaping, where Woodruff her.
self might be. Why not summon her instead OF
her nlred servants?
Then we thought that next day was Good Fri
day. Mercilul Providence! Juryrnen and re-
porters-not to omit the tough old Judge-accept
the anniversary!
AFTER RECESS.
The cross-examlnatlon OF the witness by Mr..
Fullerton was resumed at a quarter past two
O'Clock.
lie was questioned ABOUT the time he saw Mr..
Tlton uncn1ng at Demonlco's with Woodruff ana
Claim. heard SAID the witness. Mr. Tilton and
woodruff and Claim talking about the Beecner
article; was in the front office; heard them
talking about Tree love, Mr. Beecher and Plym.
outh cnurch; IL was in the spring OF 1872; am
sure 1t was IN the spring; there were ladies' some.
Beecher article before 1t was published, on a Mon.
day, and the article was published on Tuesday;
OF the Beecher article: after that never again
heard it talked Of; do not know that again
heard anything from Mr. Tllton III regard TO that
arteie.
Q. Before the recess you spoke OF an interview
oetwe Hilton, woodruff, Clahin and Blood; was
that interview on Monday or Tuesday? A. There
was the same conversation on both days. and the
same parties were present; they said the same
things on both days; on one oil tire days they talked
white sitting on the sOa-that was Monday; Mr..
Tilton said ne had an article that he wanted Mrs.
Woodruff! to publish she went to Colonel Blood
and spoke TO him about it; Mr. 1Ilton read it TO
her could NOT hear what he read TO her; sup
pose she understood 1t; could not hear what ne
said. could not tell what KIND OF paper :hc arti-
Gle was written on; don't think he read 1t IN q
loud voices do not know how long stood in any
one place While he was reading the article: could
not tell you word he read they were reading
from proofs; they had printed matter and written
matter.
Nh. TILroN BROUGHT TO THE OFFICE
the paper that he read; Colonel Blood came IN
afterward; don't remember that Colonel Blood
heard the article read; lllton was reading proofs
q. what are proofs a. Proofs OF q newspaper.
z. Do you understand tnat proofs are IN wrltng
or In printY A.. The with ess hesitated Tor a long
time. and finally sad, ii think you are taking up
too mucn time wlth tribes" Uaughter) IL
think nave answered your question belore.n
The Judge (smng) sald--l think the witness
has come to my assistance to the waste Of time.
(Laughter.j
In reply 20 the Court the witness said-I suppose
proofs are printing.
TO Mr.. Fulerton-Beiore Tlton commenced
reaulng he sad, 81 nave some thing which, II you
PRINT II, VIII be one o. the best things you have
ever done;' Mrs. Woodruff sad, in reply, ..let US
see lt;' they ali then sat Gown on the sofa, anu
began talking about the ertlce: Mr.. IItOn said,
You are woman aud you can publish IL, but
| DARE NOr Do 1T;
they would crush me;n Mr.. Tiiton said, 'Mr,
Moulton knows all about t;' heard them urging
Colonel Blood to publish the article; Mrs. Wood.
hull said mat II the article was published Mr..
Beecher would pay 100000 sooner than nave 1t
thrown on the world rennie Claim said il they
published 1t 1t would be the making OF them: tue
witness was understood TO say that Colonel Blood
was opposed 10 tt; they talked about the same
thing on Tuesday, ABOUT the same hour; did not
see Illton after mat Tor long time cannot tell
how long This conversation was before the publ
catlon OF the scandal; | was SICK, and the scandal
came out before was well: dd not hear any.
thing OF the Beecher article prior to this cOnversa-
ton from anybody: Julnk MIS-. Woodruff left