Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-06
BEECHER'S TRIAL.
BOWEN CROSS EXAMINED.
MCRDEROUS MINERS.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRANS.
FATAL FIRE In NEW YORK.
CHOLER A ABRO AID.
BOWEN CROSS EXAMINED.
MCRDEROUS MINERS.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRANS.
FATAL FIRE IN NEW YORK.
CHOLER ABRO AID.
TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL.
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what NJ T. Bowen would De aDle TO saw. De
PENDANT and his wife occupied their usual
seats in the Plymouth circle. Mr.. Bowen re-
Sumed the stand, and testified: / saw Mr.
Beecher nearly every Sabbath prior to the
18th of December, 1870. Tilton and his az
fairs may have been the subject of converSa-
ton between us on the list OF January. ISL
told Beecher of my intention 10 dismiss
IlItoh from my paper. / called AT Beecher's
house on the evening OF the day saw Mr.
BeecheT; her husband was not present. did
not reply TO
BEECaER's LETTER OF JANUARY %.
Fullerton read passages from the letter. and
questioned witness as to the stories 20 which
BCecher alluded in il. Witness said Beecher
said there were stories i'm circulation affect
ing Tilton's moral character. He told me OF
them, but do not now remember them.
Beecber rs ked me II / was his friend and I
told him had no urfriendly feelings toward
him. did not say TO BeecheT that i would
stand by him as friend. / made the call
with friendly feelings, but | did not mani
fest them in any other form than have men
toned. These feelings remained throughout
the interview, and were not altered when /
left. Fullerton said that was ali he hal To
ask the witness.
BOWEN CRoss-ENAMINFD.
Mr.. Evarts cross-examined the witness.
He handed him a letter and envelope, and
the witness said i believe this is the letter
and envelope 1 took TO Beecher. IL bears
marks of having been opened and closed. /
have no recollection whether il was opened
or closed when L gave il 10 Beecher. This
letter had been two or three hours in my
T1lton at my house; 10 person was present
when IL was given me. There was an APP
pontment at my house with Tilton that
morning; ii was made by Mr.. johnson and
Tilton on the Saturday before. / think /
told them would be at home all OF that day,
and would see them when they desired.
mo. ming of Monday. They came early in
the forenoon; l think before ii o'clOcis and
may have stayed two hours or more. The
topic Of conversation was almost entirely
infprNiQKv
Johnson left before Tilton at II O'Clock, and
Mr.. Tilton little later. i wrote a note 10
Deacon Freeland that day, but have no copy
of il. do not believe made copy OF il. i
sent this note 10 Freeland Immediately after
The gentlemen left; think between II and
O'Clock. / received verbal answer few
moments after the messenger returned.
did not see Freeland or Beecher. The mes
sage was brought by messenger, who was
my son, John +. Bowen. 1t was or 5 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
WHEN 1 WENT TO SEE BKECHER.
do not recollect If saw any person at Dea-
con Freeland's house except Beecher. have
opened the door. / do not remember whether
this interview was by gaslight or daylight.
i occupied the front parlOr. Mr.. Freeland's
family consisted of his wife and other mem
berS; j cannot tell how many. The folding
doors were closed when went in. i think
stayed there about half an hour or a little
longer. 1 do not remember If, when / got
there, there was any person awaiting me. L
do not remember any gentleman waiting TO
see me as TO my conversation with Beecher,
nor do L remember conversation with a
gentleman before L went TO see Beecher.
i do not remember seeing Mr.. Eggleston
there. E2glSSton was one of the co-editors
of the Independent. When received the let
ter of January ID from Beecher L read IL and
kept il. do not think IL struck me that the
letter contained a different version OF the
story of my interview with Beecher than
really occurred. On December 31st, Satur-
day, i told Tilton OF my intention 10 ter
inmate his connection with the Iadepeaie7s
TOLD TILToN
of my intention in the onion office. and then
left. / believe TiltOn left after me. do not
remember seeing him at the UTai0a office.
After that, later in the day, sent him a
formal notice of his removal. The witness
handed Mr.. Evarts two papers, which he said
were notices of the removal of Tilton from the
Independent and Union, and which Mr.. Eyarts
read in evidence. The witness continued:
believe received an answer TO these notes
from TiltOn, but am not certain, and have an
impression received some reply in writing.
was entirely solvent at that time, and have
subject of admitting
THAT 1 OWED TILToN ANY REMUNERA-
for the canceling OF the contract. 1 paid
other claims to Tilton, amounting 10 between
50 goo and 5000. They were given TO Moul-
ton. L do not think Moulton left a power of
attorney with me then.
Mr.. Evarts read the receipt given to wit
ness by Tilton for a check Of - 900, and the
witness said:-This receipt was given Tilton
on the evening when the arbitration was
made and the check given TO him. About
this time was shown the galley proof OF the
Golden Age article, and believe il was shown
TO me by person with whom talked about
the arbitration. do not remember who the
person was. think named Mr.. Clafin on
the arbitration committee. did not under
stand who Tilton named. 1 do not remem-
Der when heard the names of the three ar
bitrators named. Never before the evening of
the arbitration did see the text of the tripar-
lite agreement II was after this l heard
about il. i received
THE Woodruff STOCK LETTER,
Two or three days after my settlement with
Tilton. 1t was dated June 10th, 1873 This
letter was returned to me after the settle
ment. never asked for its return, nor did /
expect il. 1t was surprise TO me when
received IL. 1t was Claim who brought me
the tripartite agreement. IL was left with
me and not Immediately signed. IL was Lee.
at my Office in New York and signed, I - .,,I,
the next day. / cannot nix the day :. was left
with me.
Inc Hssxpg which was left with me was
changed, and after IL was changed signed
which was left with me and signed on the
next day. cannot state how soon after the
paper was signed by me the other parties
signed, but believe IL was short time ar
ter. was informed two or three days be-
fore
THE MEETING OF THE ARBITRAToRs
would meet at Moultons on the evening
they did meet, April Sd. cannot say from
whom / received the notice, but think II was
from one of the arbitrator. went around
to the meeting with Chas. Storrs. When 1
got there do not remember Who was there
do not remem Der IL Tilton or Moulton
were there; for aught knew when
1 got there with 8. there may have
been parties there. When we assem-
bled there we shook hands all around.
This was in the back dining room, ON the
parlor floor. i cannot report what was said
there, nor have any recollection OF 1t. The
arbitrators gathered about the table and
asked what was to be submitted, and they
said the differences between Tilton and my
sell, and said would not 60 step further
until the matter was submitted In writing.
Moufton drew up the submission, and Tilton
and myself signed 1t. Tlton then submitted
his case to the committee, claiming o certain
amount. In substance, he said: al claim
81 ,00o," and he gave certain reasons for
claiming that amount.
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