New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21
THE QUESTION OF BLACKMAM.

O. Well. did you think that Theodore Til
ton up TO the time yOu paid the $1,000 was leVyihs
blackma upon you in any way A cannot say that
thought so.
@ Had you any reason 10 think 40 at ALL A. lhadno
reason and don't know that did. may have had the
suggestion fit acrOss nv mind but IL was nothing la'
made any serious impression, Sir.
O. Well il 1t didn't fit then don't let us have i-any-
thing more than fit Let read to you and see If you
recollect this:
Reading
The full truth OF This history reHnres that on" more
fact should be told especially Mr. TltOD has invited IT,
Money has been obtained from me In the course OF THESE
in considerable sums but qua not a. n, iSh
TONS peennary wants savoring Of blachmail This
tid not occur to until had paid, perhaps $1,000
A. II only occurred then
O. Did 1t occur thenf A. presume That That thought
fitted through my mind then
O. Did IL occur thenf A. II occurred In that sense
transient thought
O. That you had been imposed upon, and had paid
blaclSmaill A. That Mr. TiltOn was receiving money
from re.
Now Mr.. Beecher II you please did It to you
when Won paid the 1000 that you had been imposed
upon and that blacknan had been obtained from youf
A. VIII you read that, If You please again, srf
@ / will lReadingl:
The full truth Of this history requires that one more
fact should De told. especially az MI !on nas hy.d u
Money been obtained from me IN the course OF these
affairs in considerable sums, but did not at trst LOOK
Ia
tons pecuniary wants as savOrlng OF olacAnaA
Mr. Evarts-He has not said So
Mr. Fullerton-WeH, wait until get through. lRcad
ingl:
This did not occur to me until I had paid, perhaps
$1,000
Now pause there and ask whether 1t did occur to
You that those payments savored OF backma when you
paid the S20O0l A cannot state positively az to the
time certainly did not in al the earlier periods Of my
| contribution.
adv rrho thor
| time "a stated heref A. 1 am-that which Is stated
there ia simply not that it occurred that Il did come to
| me-
@ Now beg your pardon you are not to give an ex-
position OF this language. A am to give an exposition
| OF my meaning Of the language
@. No, you are not
Mr. Evarts-Mr. Beecher's statement IL that II ud
not occur 10 him before certain time
Mr. Fullerton-Yes Sir but my question is whether IL
did occur 10 him at that time, and am Obliged 10
you for commencing IT,
Mr. Evarts-I did not do ii r the sake Of poeness
O. want an answer to tina question; and am gonS
10 have an answer the question: as TO whether at That
time II occurred TO him that it savored OF backmail
The Vitness-Mayi 1t please your Honor, am not avoid
inc the answer at ALL only want TO have the distinction
made between convctiOnOf an occurrence OF That Ac
making per1nanent conviction and merely the thought
passing through my mind. Up to that time had not
even thought Of such thing; but Il that time II occurred
10 ne the thought began 10 come hio my nina whether
he was not making use OF for his advantage II was
transient impression.
Mr. Fulerton-That is answer TO my qnestioh'
although addressed Court understood you say
moment ago Mr.. Beeeher that up to the time Oh me
payment of the 900 1t had never occurred TO gu AZ
any shape or form A. That Ar m0ultoh-
O And when you made tho distinction. went TO NJ
Triton and asked whether Mr. TiltOn was leyyng black
mail upon you any form shape, and dci o0d you
10 say, NO
Mr. shearman-NO. he did not
The Witlcss-No. sir.