The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-07
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY MAY T. l875.-TRIPLE SHEET

on Monday after New Years Day a. He asked
me whether | WAS friendly TO MIN; 1 said our dIf.
ierences were settled, and he stated he was glad
/ 10 hear n.
me n friendT A. only as stated IL 70 you.
/ q Did you promise to become more friendly to
Mr. Evarts objected, and after heightened dis.
1 cussion the question was put as follows -
/ indicating fr.endhaess toward Mr. Beecher more
than YOU had expressed A. made the call with
i view and renamed when lett.
THE CROSS EXAMINATION.
/ BY Mr.. Ey6lls-Say.n mat is the letter and the
1 envelope you TOOK 70 Mr. Beecher? A. l cannot
swear positively; there are marks upon IL as nav
ing been opened aud closed
O. Have you any recollection whether Mr..
Beccner ever opened ~ A. nave not; don't
know whether Mr.. Beecner observed tnat II was
or three hours before gave It TO Mr.. Beecher;
| gave IL TO Mr.. Beecher at my house.
/ O. Had there been conference at your house
that day? A. That morning; Mr.. Iilton and MT.
Johnson HAD called az my mousse desiring TO see
me they SAID they would come on Tuesday moru-
| Ing, and said would see them when they came;
they came early IN the forenoon; IL was before
eleven; they renamed about two hours, aud the
topic OF conversation was tnat Tor which the APP
pointment Was mad made Johnson left &C Twelve
minutes; the prolonged interview was between
US three.
did; have not copy of that letter; don't re-
member at what hour Of the cay sent the letter.
/ received verbal answer when the messenger
returned; John e. Bowen my son. was the mes.
senger.
that YOU went TO sec Mr.. Beecher? A. -Four or
i've O'Clock in the afternoon.
a. Did you see anybody at Deacon Freeand's
house besides Mr.. BeecherS A. do not recolect
seeing any one; MT Freeand may have been there,
o. DO you remember whether your interview
with Mr.. Beecher was by Paslgnt or hight or day
front parlor; don't remember how many persons
lived IN the mouse; the folding doors OF the parlor
were closed wntn ven. "a ; Tue room was empty
when went there; think remained about half
an hour.
whom you there waiting for you A. do
not recollect, nor 40 remember having CONVEX
satIon with gentleman on my return, nor do
remember converstng with gentleman before
went TO see Mr.. Beecher
Q. when you received that letter OF the I'd Janu-
AIRY aid you read II 7 a. l did, ana nave pre-
o. Wnen you read that letter did it occur to you
that the note presented different view OF what
I had passed between YOU on tho goth from what
had really occurred A. 1t did not make such an
impression; nrst
roLD MR.. rILToN OF HIS REMOVAL
on Saturday. and aiterward, by letter. on Mon.
day; don't remember the precise tei ms useG at
the interview at my house | animated to him it
was my intention TO dispense with his services;
told him | was dissatisfied with him and would
terminate ali relations, and we parted without
any qualification OF that.
O. Did you have another interview with him
that week? A. don't recollect; my announce
ment on MONDAY was not nnal, as did not deter
mine 70 remove him until the Saturday follow
ing; the announcement was made in the Unton
onice; have no recollection OF seeing him there
tice-Qette produced ana reatD-one was from
the yndeDendent and the other from he Union.
o. DID Won receive any answer from Mr. ,rlton
A. think did, nut am not positive so far as |
know have no such paper, though have an I'M
preston thas received some reply.
O. Did you think you were indebted 10 Mr. Til
ton wnen you wrote that letter. at the termina-
lion Of those contracts
Mr. Fullerton objected on the ground that Mr.
Bowen was wiling to pay.
Judge Nelson said he would not allow the wit
ness 10 testify what he thought on the subject,
q You were entirely solvent az That timef A
had been SO.
debted to Mr.. fiilon on the termination or those
contracts A. 1 nave no recollection on ne sub
Ject.
O. Did you at the time you terminated those
contracts-did you understand mat you had a
Justfying cause Tor terminating them!
4 Exception taken.
O DID you admit you were ready TO satisfy his
O. Did You say to anybody that you did not owe
Ttlton anythlngp
Mr.. Full eron-I object
Witness dld not.
Nj. Fullerton-I withdraw tho objection.
the witness then stated That he owed Mr.. Tilton
about $1,000 and weeks salary under the last
contract.
O 10 whom did You make the payment, II anyS
A. TO Mr.. Moulten, who brought written authority
from Mr. lllton.
! The contract between the witness ana Mr. Til
ton as contributor TO the Independent ana map-
ager d the Brookyn Union were here produced.
lin or Mr.. Storrs; am positive; In the course
OF the arrangements saw
PROOFS FOR THE GOLDEN AGE,
but do not recollect who showed them to me.
o. When did the naming oil arbItrators first
arise? A. / don't remember; stated / would be
ready 10 leave II to arbitrators; fatl to remem.
Der the person ] named, nut / think II was Mr.
Claim; | did not understand whom Mr. Tton
o. How long before the actual arbitration did
you see the proposed text or the trpartite agree
ment2 A. Never before.
O. Did you remember receiving the woodstock
letter. A. Yes: two or three days after the set
old 1t is dated Woodstock June 1853; this letter
was returned 70 me; knew II was to be returned
10 me the gay belorei never asked for It's re-
O. VINO brought YOU the trlpartlte agreement
A. II was NJ. Caflin IL was left with me over
night ana signed az my office the next day.
a. Can you TX the oav on winch ~ was left with
you "A. cannot ana 90 not remember whether
the other signatures were on II when 1t left
with me paper handed TO witnessl TINS Is not
the paper tnat was lett one day and signed the
next; the paper signed by me was not the one
that was left with me the day before.
g. Who brought you the paper that you signed
A. Mr.. Clanin; toe papers were brought 10 my
Office IN New YORK.
q How soon ana you know alter you signed 1t.
that the others signed ltr "A. cont know; but
understood they all assented TO IL before they
signed ~; dld not keep copy OF the paper that
signed; have no idea who was present at the
arbitration; went With Mr.. Storis but / could
not say who was there-whether Mr.. Triton or
Mr. Claim or Mr. Mouiton was in the room: the
arbitration TOOK place IN Mr. Moulton's house, in
the dining room on tue paror door; asked the
arbtra'ors what we were TO subtAIt and declined
TO submit anytnlng unless in writing;
MIR. MouLION THEN TOOK Up A PEN,
and we agreed TO the document written out in MS
handwriting; no witnesses were introduced; Mr..
Iilton presented nis case briefly; ne SAID the
object was 10 settle amlcaDly the amount which
he claimed; don't rec0ilect what the amount
was. but Ia substance about $1,000; / don't recol-
lect that nc said anything else except as 10 the
amount he considered due to him; / saiG 10 the
aroltrators that would leave the whole question
Tor their settlement; Mr.. Tilton ana | were
together IN an adjoining room before the arbitra-
tors had come conclusion; | cannot give the
words OF the award, our remember the amount.
Mr. Evarts here read the testimony OF Mr.. H. d.
Clanin 10 the feet that he made the award and
suggested mat all the papers relating TO the
scandal should be burned, ana that Mr.. Bowen
should pay $1,000, and then asked the witness
whether nc had heard Mr.. Claftn make the sug-
gestion. The witness replied IN q positive manner
that he heard n part OF 1t.
q. DO you mean 70 say lt was fabrication A.
/ have no recollection oft; mean to say no such
statement was made 10 me-
q. DO you mean 20 say you do not recollect ~ 2
A. i mean to sag 1t would nave been impossible
Tor hun TO make II to me without recollecting IL.
o Vas smcM slaiemnnL made Won n A