New-York tribune., 1875-02-11
TILTON NEARLY THROUGH.
Continued from Fourth Pare.

,bs, ,he whole Of them are destroyed A. There was no
eopy Sir that of and this being destroyed by
MIS- Tion know Of other being in existence.
@ All parts of desirOyed' A No Sir two or three
o. the final pages Of It remain.
O. or whats A. OF this document.
O. That ncludes these letters doesntit' A. don't know
exactly how much
@ Then you do understand that two or three pages
remain; you say st is the last part' A. Two
or three na pages which on together with
several blank sheets not written found in my wes
burcsu after she deserted her home have those sheets STILL
Judge NeisonM Fullerton announced that fact the
other day
Mr. Fullerton-Yes, Sir
Mr. EvasMy object get at the facts that is all am
after.
G And excepting this part that you know Of either Of
the completed paper Of the draft Of copy Of them in
existence!
The Witness to Judge NesonlI do not know whether
should that yes
Judge Nelson TO the witaessYou answer says SO
iar as yoa know
The witness-Yes Sir the point is don't know whether
my dramatically required yes" no" to the qucs
ton
Judge Neilson--I think either wiz be right, Sir.
M EyarsNow, gentlemen, viii You produce those parts
that preserved:
Nj Faleyton-wc canuo. at this moment because, / be-
Ieyc. they not here
Mr Eyars-weI that is good answer for this time, Of
course.
Mr.. Bcach-A good answer for the day
Nr Evsus-lcs for the day l asked for them; my friend
says they in Court which is Of satisfactory
@ Mr. TiOn, let recall your attention a moment to the
Of any supposed interview in which you showed this
peie statement Nj Tracy Do You that il was be-
Chris;mss and New Year of 1922 A. think was
Sir; it was either then possibly, little later
@ Not earlier; a. on no. it could not have been earlier
because tn completed manuscript in existence earlier
@ Very well Then You did show him something in this
nature earlier than Christmas not completed paper
4 ddat show him anything earlier than Christmas
Have You in your previous examination put the date
q this interview with Mr. Tracy earlier than between Christ
mas and New Years? A. The interview which had with Mr.
Tracy &r Woodruff and MT. Moul.on occurred November
eix weeks previous 10 this
@. At taat time did you show hrn-I wont say the
Veed paper, because II then compleed-bu did you
show him the draft Of this statement read him
No Sir; il in existence The draft didn't come
into existence until month after didn't show any
thing Mr. Tracy in that first interview Mr. Moulton showed
him the letter Of conron, and certain other papers.
G. Now the interview which you did show the contem
Tsied paper you thnkas you say Mr. Tracy who were
present? A. Mr.. Francis D. Mouon.
@ And nobody elsef A Nobody else three Of in
study.
O. Where was that' A Up in the study in Mr. Mouons
house
@ And that is distinct from the interview at which Mr.
Woodruff also present A. Oh, yes Sir they nearly
two three weeks apar-six weeks, months apart
those interviews.
@ Nov SIT was the interview which you showed Mr.
Tracy any paper draft Of the True Story" about
j. 18th December! No Sir it either two, three
four weeks after tnat
That is was either between Christmas New Years
or later 4. Or else later yes, Sir.
O. Now you give date OF the destruction Of the
draft than that done you had com
Tleted Originally A Oh! think that fast copied the
sheets they into the waste basket That is all recoec
about it.
@ other recollection concerning than that
A. No Sir
G. And you cannot give exactly the day the
on which you did make that copy Of this paperi "A should
think that recollection that Mr Carpenter has note
IN his diary that it was finished on Christmas day.
O. That the copying finished? a. Yes, Sir
Mr. Eyarts-Wel, that is not good evidence.
The witness-No not the copying.
Mr. Eyarts-The copy ?
The Wi,ness-Yes Sir the copy
Mr. Evarts-That is not good evidence
The wtnessYou asked to fix the date may be wrong
shout IT,
Mr. Eylrts-As far you fix it, it Christmas A.
Somewhere about that time.
@ Now how early did you begin the writing drafting OF
The Originally A should think somewhere about the 10th Of
December, perhaps.
DR.. STORRs' ADVICE ABOUT THE TRUE STORY.
O. How are you able to fix that date, and with
what assurance fix that date by the date Of visit which
Storrst which carried Mrs TItons letter OF
December 10th
O Yes. well Won mean that the 2Oh Of December the
date Of tie visit to Dr. Sorr5 A No Sir think the date
Of that letter, namely, December 10th.
O. Then al the OF that visit you had not commenced
the draft:
Judge Ne1son-The copy.
The think had perhaps put together some notes
Of draft or had possibly made copies OF the paper that
Imght Dr. Sorrs that might have his judgment
which did get of that judgment wrote the paper
O Well no matter about that. get at the date
when you began to prepare physically the draft OF
this True Stoyf" A My recollection is about the middle Of
December-from the middle to the 10Th
actual draft that have spoken OF as paper
il existence? A. Yes Sir
@ When did you begin that A think somewhere about
lie middle Of December
O That Il. all that aski A. That my best recollection.
And Won then had an interview with Dr. Storrs had you
A had two or three interviews.
@ We'll, you had one then, on the 10th OF DecemDer'
a. Yes, Sir.
O And Al that time you had not commenced the draft had
you A don't remember whether had commenced H. OF
not
You cannot say that You had any part Of the draft with
You when YOU went TO Dr. Stors' A. No. Sir don't reco
lect.
@ Now when did you see DR.. s'orrs' A. don't re-
member the date.
BE as clear as may bef A. saw Dr. Storrs three or four
times don't remember the dates Of these interviews One
s Noveber one was in the early part Of December and
smother WAS perhaps towards the middle or towards the cose
Jcannot recoNect. ,
Nv only point at present TO know what state this True
Story in draft completed copy, was when you showed II 10
Dr sor A. Dr. Sorrs the loose sheets OF the sub
,,apoe Of the whole paper don't remember on what day
did ,.,-- -
O Did YOU read then fe this physical paper that has been
called The drafe A. Physical paper called the draiN
O. Yes Sir. A. Certainly; yes, Sir
O Yopdd' A. l read to him the paper which was after
wards copied in more cleanly way
Mr. Eysrts-Wenl
M Fulerton-One moment.
The which were Stitched toSetAer anu CV
stint call pamphlet.