New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-21

Nm HIM A his house on the 10Th Detembef' A. don't know
when.
Do yoa remember what day Of the week sbe 2esb was
A. I do not remember the day Of the week.
. Was 1t On Mondayi A. Idont remember.
Had you seen him the day before A. don't remember
hat had.
Do yOu know that he a. your house on Sunday A.
! don't remember that.
@ Did know he had published HE yaedictoy as ed
itez Of 1S Independent prior hatf A. read his yaiedie-
tsry.
Q did not ask you that ask you knew he had pub
hshed II preyiousf
Nv Beach, think the witness entitled to say that he
knew u by reading IT.
Mr.. Tacy-yhat he says ask him TO bis knowledge
don ALI him what he read @k he knew he had published
his valedctory The IadepeAdent prior meeting
Judee Nsison-The only OF course. that he answer
THAI is that he In the paper; unsss he and
saw him write IT,
Mr. TyI do not object 70 bic answering In that way but
he was proceeding 70 say he read H.
Judge NetkonHe could not read II without seeing IT,
Mr. Evais-It Is very mpiaera perhaps he says he did
know Of and read IT, and objection to this form Of
answer But Honor will mat is quite precpitste 10
Aege that he cannot answer any other than that he Rad
read IL.
Mr. TacyIrepeat Did yOu know that his vaedictory had
been published in TIE Iadepsndet prior to Dec 26thf
Judge Neilson-Answer yes or no.
The Witnessl cannot the question: without explain
ing yes Or no; do not remember the day when was
p"phrheo Dut when was publfshed read 10.
@ Then you knew Of 1t at the time Of publication
NJ FulertoA-That doee not appear.
Mr. Evas-Let understand understand the witness to
say that 1t came to his knowledge the time 1t pub
lisbed
Judge Neilson-The time that he It In the paper.
Mr. Beashat would be the day that he the paper 1t
may have been week after
Mr. Eyars-I understand his TO be land
talking Of what h and not what ought 10 bc that when 1t
was published he then saw It,
Mr. Fullerton-I don't understand his answer at all.
THE TRIBUNE enogpher here caAed upon To read the
! answer Of witnessl
MT Tracy-NOw, had yen read It prior to Dec 26h A.
II you give me the date Of the editorial can tell yon
! q The I'D A. That the date Tho Independent was
| issued
@ Yea A. think read on the first day The Independent
was Issued.
q Had you been the 10Th December informed that Mr.
Tlton had made contracts with Mr.. Bowen $1,000
yearone editor Of The linton and the other contributor
to The hdepeden? A. have beon Informed that he had
made contracts do know whether informed before
| Dec. 2Sth not
@ Had you been informed Of that the 2etb December
prior 10 this interview with him, A. don't know whether It
was prior to this interview with him on the 18th or not at the
| present moment; thnkit was however.
q Did you know that he to have interview on the
h December with Mr. Bowen and Mr. Oliver johnson before
the interview occurredf A. cannot swear now that did
| know that, positively.
THE INTERVIEW ABOUT THE BOWEN CHARGES.
@ Was it week day or Sunday, the Goth Dec,
when you at his housei A. don't remember whether
| week day or Sunday.
O. Do you remember what time OF the day you went his
house that dayi A. remember from memorandum that
! l made at the time.
O. don't ask that; ask you remember the timer A. 1t
was in the afternoon Of Dec. 26tAi
@ Do you remember the time that you therei A. Some
| where in the neighborhood Of three O'Clock
@ Was he at home when you went herei A. That can't
cay positively.
Q Did you zee Mr. Tlton on that dayf A. don't think
did
@ Did you wait for Mr. Tiltons return that day. A.
\ don't think waited for his
O. Did you know where he wasi A. don't know that
did.
@ Did you know what time he retarni A did not
@ How long did You walt for him before he camsf A. do
| not know that | waited for him at all.
Mr. Beach-This question the assumption that he did
waltz
Mr. Tracy-I understood him cay that he did wait on his
direct examination will ark him. ITO the Witness
Was Nj home when you went there that day1 A.
| do remember now
O. Do you know what took you to Mr. Thons house that
day A. went there as usually went to his house
O. Do you usually go his house week days at o'clock
in the aernoon A. 60 there almost any hour Of the DAY
when it is convenient
O Do you 20 every day at o'clock in the sternoon' A.
| No, Sir.
@ Do you usually go every day at o'clock in the after
| noonf A. No. Sir; there was usual hour for going.
you there usually every day at his housed A. There
have been times when have ben there every day
@ AT tns time your A. don't think | was at that
time
O How often do you think THE time that you in the
habit of visiting house week days during business
hours' a. Wel certainly do not remember
Judge Neilson-stae as near as yoa can tell
Wtpess-Not very frequently.
Mr. Tracy-On informing you Of the letter he had sent 10 h
Beecer by hands Of Mr. Bowen did he tell you when he
supposed that letter be delivered to Mr. Beeche' A
don think he told me when supposed was TO be delivered
Did you make any remark him about his sending
the letter without Bowons signing It, except that he was
oolf Did you say TO him that he was ruined manf A.
don't think did.
O. yeu reconect that you did noti am trying state
the truth - as can remember.
Judge Neilson-Say yes or no.
Nj Evars-We might we'll say once for ell thai Is COW
,rcd by the oath he has takenhat be Is 10 tel the truth II
| 10 not necessary to repeat that .
Judge Neilson-Yes; answer yes or noi
Mr. Fulerton-we might well say that the last question
was covered by the former answer
Mr. Tracy-That would be a ground Of objection
Mr. Fuerton-wen perhaps SO; but we will make our own
form Of objection.
The Witness-Now you will ask me the question again
will try aud answer II.
Nj Tacy-My question IT, did You not 40 state or doyou rec
oect that you did not say him that he was aruned mani A.
To the best Of nay recollection, thoud say no.,
O. How long that interview between You aad MI Triton
IN tSst occasoni A. may have lasted half an hour or an
hour ,..,,,
O. Did you learn from him that time the object Of the in
,ery+ey that he hSd with Mr. BoNen'
Mr. Fulcrton-We object to that How can his opinion be
asked OF the object that Mr.. Titon hsdt
Mr. EvartsYow Honor has rnled that the witness may an
ever the preliminary questfon, yes or no.
Judge Nesone objection is that this question asks for
A deduction, and not what wss said
Nr Tracy-I will change the OF my question TO the