New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-05
CgOSs-EXAMINATION OF MRS. MIDDLE
, BROOK.

A In BOstoni
O Yea A. Yes, Sir.
q How large a number e. delegates to this Convention
were prescnti A Well, cannot say how large mum
Der; should Judge, however, probably TO-
@ 5eveDty-fvei A. Yes Sir.
O The object of the Convention4 A. 1t the annual
meeting of the Association OF spiritualSts.
q A spiritualist Conventioni A Yes, Sir
q Well this topic within the range Of the subjects
for which that Convention was heidi A No, Sir
O. And this an episode, wasn't itf A. Yes, Sir.
q And An unexpected onef A. Yes, Sir; quiteso
q Rather q sudden and rash accusingt A. Yes, Sir.
O And regarded A. 1t was so regarded.
O. Was 1t ever published. that you knowi A. Well,
think brief notices given OF 1t in the Spirltuast
papers and do think it noticed al large at all
On the secular papers.
q Was MT it passed overt A. II was.
O. Entirely in secular papers, \. have a reconeo-
ton think, Of of the Boston papers naming
Al. and only naming it.
O Won't YOU be good az 20 give us the names OF
those papers A. don't know that can; think me
Boston mentioned it, but am not certain don't
&now that name the papers.
O. You cann6I name any papersi A. don't know that
Ican.
O. And you have not any serious opinion, have you
Shat any the ordinary public papers IN Boston did
mention this epsodel A. No, Sir don't think II was
mentioned. excepting brief notices.
O. Aren't you quite that no Boston paper men
<oned Mrs Tltons name A. am not quite sure no.
er.
O. What IA your best impressionf A Well think as
said that there only two papers that men
toned the affair that took place in the Convention
nothing more.
O And the names were not given A don't know
could not say.
O. Now what spritnalist papers contained an account
NJ ths efusOnf A. Well The Regt0-P httosoph'cG "O'f
nd oamed II particularly that published in Chicago
ana cannot tell whether The Banner o Light mentioned
1t or not It reported the Convention.
a Ara they understood 10 be organs Of that A
They yes Sir.
O Eontnuingl-of that opnion-spritualst' ana the
principal orsansf A Yes, Sir; think So
O Where is The Banner OF Light published A In
Boston. 49,.
a And how soon after this demonstration before the
Convention did you or know Of any puohcsuOh ID
snv .ubst.otia expression of what occurred7 A Well
publoationt
q We. how soon A. This in September the llth
yth,nk and the publication the first that knew or was
shs issue Of The Woodruff CldfiTs Weekly, contain
lnr the published account OF the scandal Nov 2-da'ed
Nov 2.
Tbso YOU did not see in any newspaper before that
<,,os anv nublcation OF this Boston AFFAIR." A thnK
not excepting as have menuoneu' INC H'''S' WV
sepksoai Journal noticed IT, - ..
O. Well that Is what want how soon had you seen IL
IN ne Re,ioio- Philosophical JotrndF A "eh' tnA
either the next the week following; cannot say
a atI that is rather matter of impression IMAM OIL
H1,,ta recollection as to the time A No, that is not
natser of impression recollect particularly owing TO
one circumstance.
O Well we don't care what the circumstance Isl a.
Very well. then.
o. IL IL enough If il impressed itself upon YOU A. Yes
eR ., ~,
STANDARDIZATION did II begini A. think IN the spring
Of 1871 am not quite certain, however
O Itmight have been earlier A. 1t might have beer
Che year preceding am not able TO hx the date "a'
uAx1a rOnup ntin
ct Convention, and attended oOnvenloh ~ 'o"
York both OF those years. for two or three years. ane
am not Able now find by referring TO my diary ina
4 spesk OF a Convention but not OF my INTRODUCTION
'hsx
O Nov for aught YOU know then, you may have be
come acquainted with her in the Spring OF 1901 A.
lie possible don't want 10 be positive ABOUT IL
q Well at any rate, did you, after your ntroducuol
In ber form the habit visiting her at her object
often went into her Office when was In Sew-fork.
live away.
O. And was ii part Of your life TO be in New-York oc
easionallyt A. Occasionally, Yee, SIP.
O. Through the year A Yes, Sir
o. Az might happen and when here you rather made
a point take it, to 20 her object A. did yes
Sir.
O. SO that II your acquaintance from the Spring o.
1870 that habit Of yours Of visiting her Office wen
through that year A II did, II Twas acquainted VIII
her am not certain.
O And you searched IN your diary m vain, under
stand YOU to tx the question whether II n 1870 OF
1877 A. ind the date of the Convention that at
tended but not thinking Of it, and referring to othe
diaries could not say now. could tell by referring I,
other diaries at home, but only have this one.
O. Perhaps you have, then, only the diary OF 1917 A
That Ia all have here
O. And there you find entry Of the date Of your in
PRODUCTION to herf A. No, Sir.
@ Did you meet Mr.. TiltOn-you met him nrst In th'
Office OF Mrs. woodhunf A Yes Sir
Q And in what way were you brought into inroduc
t1on with him. did you know him beforei A. No, Sir
4 did not know him before.
q Who introduced you 10 hint A. Mrs Woodruff,
think
@ In her Office Z A. Yes, Sir.
O. How soon was that after you first made the
acquaintance Mrs. woodhulli A. could not tell you
O. Well was MT it within a few weeks A. canno;
Cell you. Sir.
@ II might have been A. II might have been.
O 70 far a. you have any knowledge 1t is as likely 70
have been within weeks after your first scquaint
snos with Mrs woodruff at any other timef A. 1t Ii
possible
q Nov. y0n apparently were somewhat acr1ve or IN
tsrosted sds0.at this spiTitualist movement A
Yea. Sir.
q And ulaie the Claffn & Woodruff newspaper 10
extent. AT least the organ Of your publication A
Wei. published very little wrote few letters to The
paper
Y Well but you did write for that A. Yes Sir.
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