New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-14
MR.. BEECHERs CARD INVITING HIS ENE-
MES TO THE FIELD.

Mr. Evarts-I have been reading from page
1874 the last time and from page l31 the former time
OF the pamphlet Ito the witness Mr.. Beeeher, call
your attention to o card, Brooklyn, June, 1872
There does not seem 70 be any other date to -Exhip
No. g. Just look at and get the matter in your mnd
aud then will ask you questions about IT, thand
ing witness the exhibit This is page 10l. June 80
this publication seems to be- Ito the winess Well Sir,
call your attention TO that card it was prepared ana
as 1t was published Please state how that matter oc-
Cured This the card If your Honor please, and the
jury, in which Mr.. Beecher says:
Application has been made to Mrs Victoria woodruff
for letters of mine supposed to contain certain
information respecting certain Infamous sores nd
Of any other persons, they have my cordial consent W
publish.
O. Now, please state, Mr. Beecher, how that matter
came up A. Well, 1t up report, think, In me
Sun did not self read IT, but heard that there had
been published in The Sun an account of a visit
Q. The Nep York SUM- A. The Ne1 York Sun; yes
Sir an account Of a visit of Mr. Bowen, accompanied by
Mr.. Cain Mrs. woodruff in search OF certain docu
supposed to be damnaory and upon seeing that
Mr. Cleveland dropped in morning after-a morning or
two-I have forgotten exactly how long-and suggested
to me
Mr. Beach-That IL not proper.
Mr. Evarts-NO, II 1t is objected TO.
The Witness feontinuing]-the subject matter OF
card thought his suggestion or general direction 10 pe
wise and went right the study at Mr.. Beaehs
house and drew up, substantially, that card
Mr. Beach-whose house Z
The witness-Mr. Beach's. I was there.
By Mr. Evarts-Mr Moses Beaehi A. Mr.. Moses 5.
Beach, 90 Columbia Heights
O. You drew this card A. drew this card, the SUD
stance of it, and after drew it read 1t to TREND MI
Ford within few-wthn half an hour after writing H.
think. Ithen took IL down TO MI Moulton MI Moui
ton was delighted with it he told me that ne read IL W
several persons and they spoke Of it with pleasure as
and LOFT
then to be published with discretionary power. He
wrote 10 me after left on Monday morningI think 1t
was published Monday afternoOn-he wrote to me on
the publication Of that
Mr. Evarts-That letter is in evidence, Is Mt it,
Mr.. Morris-No, Sir.
Mr.. Beach-No, the letter is not.
Mr. Evars-we If 1t is letter that is not in evidence
you cannot refer to it, There is something about it
The Witness-Ie repeated to me afterward the sub
stance OF what the letter contained II simply THIS
that il was thought best that there should be htte
prefatory matter put upon the card explaining the reason
why there was something In ii that had not written
Mr.. Evarts-Well-
MI Beach-Oh there Is no objection 10 IL.
NJ Evarts-I understand you then, that this card
originated with yourself and carried by you to MI
Mouton, and did not originate with him A u orig
mated with me- and was carried TO him. and then left II
with him make in it uniInportant changes-ahytHng
that would not nvadate the substance of the card.
u. III.
publication about Mr.. Bowen and Mr. Claiin going 10
Mrs Woodruff and that he You about 1t, and he says
that he said you -" think Mr. Beecher, we can make
very work OF such business think and you thnS
that Bowen has not any evidence in his possession
against YOU, and had better publish a card in The
Eagle calling upon anybody with any papers or evidence
against you produce them and Mr. Beecher prepared
cardi A. No, Sir; ne IL mistaken about that SIR The
suggestion of it came from Mr. Cleveland, and carried
it 20 Mr.. Mouton.
O. The first introduction Of the matter between you
and him was your showing him the card you had pre-
pared A. Yes, sir.
O. Now Sir. alterations were made. which are
apparent in the publication actually produced and the
card az originally prepared Mr. Mouton says in respect
OF that:
saw Mr.. Beecher subsequently, and he said he ap,
proved of the alterations, and thanked me Tor my hh
offices in matter and Mr. Beecher said 10 me
more "Of Mr.. TOn will not produce any docu-
mcnts" "Well," / said. of course he won't he mas
not got any that know Of original documents 10 pro-
duce, and of course won't"
Did you ask any such question receive any such an
swerf A. No, Sir.
O. Did anything of the kind occur A. No, Sir.