New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
TESTIMONY OF MR.. JAMES GAYLER.

Pos-Ofce.
@ How long have You been engaged employment A
Since April 1872.
@ What your business employment that timer
A. Special Agent Of the Post Office Department.
@ For how long, A. For about-snce 1884, appointed
In 1884
@ Is that duty under the General PosOnce Department
under the NewYork PostOmcei A. Under the General
PostOffce Department
@ And you were assigned 10 the New.York PosOcei A.
Yes Sir.
Q. Did you hear Mr. Forester Just nowi A. did.
Do you recoec the occasion spoken Of him' Yes
Sir
@ Please explain what il any connection Mr. Tton had
with that transaction and what done between and him
with reference to the Steinwsy Hall speech and The Gtn
Age newspaper the Office described by Mr. For
roster
Mr. Beach, understand it is proposed to prove Sir that
Mr. ton assumed the payment Of the additional postal charge
which he has thought 1T TO make upon that paper am not
able conceive Sir the materially Of that inquiry; and
object to IT, Here public lecture delivered by pnDlc
lecturer printed by the paper OF which Mr. Ton had control
and propretorshp and circulated in the ordinary way he
paying the postal duty upon IT, What has that to do, Sir
with tins ssuei The lecture is not in evidence its char
acte not under inquiry here but is the simple circun
stance that the editor OF public newspaper publishes pubc
lecture and pays the postal duty upon it, Now, submit to
Honor that has the remotes relevancy to any sue
IN this case and Is not proper circumstance bearing upon
any legitimate question to be discussed in this and that
IL such Irrelevant matter ought not TO be introduced Tor
the purposes Of debate by counsel Ii has relation Sir to
the merits Of this action has connection with the rea
tons which may be imputed between Mr. Tton and Mrs
Woodhull it s but the ordinary duty OF public printer
or publisher in the circulation Of a public document
about which be supposed public feel interest
and no legitimate inference consequence any relation
either OF persons or OF subject matter be properly derived
from such Circumstance And submit TO your Honor that
ought not TO be permitted TO 90 in evidence
Judge Neson-Ths will doubt be very brief think he
may be permitted TO answcriL
Mr. Beach-Is to be settled your Honor that we arc TO
take rreley ant and immaeria evidence simply because il il
brief;
Judge NeisOn-No
Mr. Beach, Or because the witnesses are here,
Judge Neson-No
Mr. Beach-Now, II your Honor material con.
nection between this evidence and the duty you Honor and
the jury perform in this case submit that should
have strict application OF the rules Of evidence We have
got mmatea and irrelevant matter and side issues enough 10
be discussed in this action without unnecessarily accommodating
them.
Mr. Fulerton-Bedes that Sir instructed that this
difficulty did grow out Of sttempt to transmit the Stein
way Hall speech through the nails not that lecture at
ALL And involves the necessity Of going into proof up
that subject upon that side issue consuming time than
is necessary the trial OF this your
Honor won't admit it because 1t is brief.
Judge Neilson-No wholly with that view; that is
in issue. think will take the
The Court requested The TRIBUNE Stenosaphcr read the
last question.
THE TRIBUNE senographer- tReadingl Please explain
what il any, connection Nj on had with that transaction.
and what done between you and him with respect that
seinway Hall speech and The Gosa Age newspaper
to the office as described by Mr. Forester"
The WitnessMr Tilton came into my Office and had
conversation in regard TO the oppage Of the exchanges Of
Tile Golden Age with this socaled supplement In the same
package with it, and conended that supplement
not iona fie supplement, and that IL through the
lava he
paid at transient rates OF postage. lie disputed
my view Of the matter, but said that It would
cause great inconvenience to The GOLDEN Age il
those exchanges did not ont that day that he wanted
them sent out at particularly and said that II would
submit the case to the Po-Oce Department in letter that
in the decision adverse him he pledged his to
pay the postage which would have been payable the
He asked il that would satisfactory told
him yes although not strictly regular such postage
should be prepaid by stamps yet under the circumstances
would recommend the Postmaster to let them forward and
would submit the case to the Department and Mr. Ton left
with that Understandings that is all personal interview
had with Mr. Tilton about the matter.
O. Now the exchanges with this socaled supplement were
they forwarded, A. recommended it to the Postmaster
don't know OF knowledge that they forwarded
Q. Now, please state what II any, action had between
the NewYork Post-Oce and Mr. Tlton or his Office with
respect to the matter after the decision was madeus the
words
Mr.. Beach-Well that is objected to.
Judge Neson-Did you Mr. Tlon in respect to It, A.
No. Sir didn't see him again.
Judge Neison-Very we'll
Mr. HILL propose to show the decision forwarded to
Mr. Ton and that subsequently the 500 for that extra
postage sent through the Department from Mr.
Tons Office not through any personal interview with this
gentleman but to his knowledge business mar That
all.
Mr.. Beach-It is objected to-
Judge NesonI don't think you show anything without
bringing Mr. Tion in connection with it.
Mr. Hill suppose may show this gentleman sent mes
sage M. Ton stating the amount and what the decision
Judge Neson-No what the decision was ITO the wit.
ness Did you send message to him' A. took message
there. took the letter OF the Department to the Office
@ Did be pay the additional postagei A. there
Mr. Hl-You left the message in his Office, A. Yes Sir the
next day, but it was, think, after this interview.
q Please state il the sent to the Post Office A.
1t vas it came to my hands in a check.
q. How much was IT. A. One hundred dollars.
Judge Neison-Very well.
@ Now be kind enough state you recoect what this
socsed supplement wass A. 1t was pamphlct-an octave
pamphlet, think, as rememberit.
q Can you recoect whether this speech that been
referred TO- or not? a cannot recoec that directly That
has been my recollection about all the At that time
had an impression the seinway Hall speech. That
previous TO my interview with Mr. Tilton.
Q. Now single question you fix the time when
this occurredf A. No. Sir fix that with any sort Of
certainty at ALL AS TO the date perfectly uncertain on
that point.
q Can you say what it wasi A. can perhaps scarcely
say that because after took my present position was
sometimes called in by Gen Jones, who was then Post
master, speak about OF this sort; but thnk it
have been previous to April 1872, because would not
have gone to the Postonce special agent after had
signed that position.
Nj Hil-That il all.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF Mr. JAMES GAYLER.
Mr. Fulerton-You didn't read this octave pam.
uhlctf A No Sir