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


from ma the faots IN regain TO my raising the money.
O. And one of thIs Commirs> who were sitting In JUG
msnt upon this case way tryn before yoo made your
statement before tho COMMITTEES, 70 convince you h.s
you had been blackmailcdi A. Mr.. !e'ei'na o'u "ss
labor with IN any such IS did s'A 'neH"sn sss
Mr.. Raymond.
O. am got rafting any question Of the com, arsliys
labor they performed; am only asking y0u whothT he
did labor moe OF less don't suppose hs eRes
tive AZ the tws lawyers A. No; but all he iid ~ Z
remember was w. express cnphaticay bs opinion thss
chat biackms,.
O. Ard this was before yo,D statcmsn; WA gwen 10
fse Committed A. before tho statement wa nsdc u
the Committee.
O. Now did any offers OF this Committee state thse
same thing 70 you, A. fcannos say that they I'D. car
not rt-all t.,
O. N,w had You not ssa.~i the facts ~ NJ Ceycfand
before the Committee f,rIpsdi A. UNIT fact''
Q. In rsgard IN the payment n this mosey A pro
sumo hsui, but cannot say
O. Didns lie cypress the ofinicn that IN btacs
mail before he appointed on che Corsnhtee' A.
! That canDossa FAY.
@. What ia Jour best recolecspot A. hsr3 no rccos
! lection.
| O. what opini,n nd he cxprcssaoous ths ssntemcss
you made to him before he appointed on the Osu,
Jnittcof A. don't think m,s,o detailed stats
rent to him.
O didn't ask YOU for a detailed sLfcment A. Tdoss
think made q statement Of tho vhogo matter.
- rilnt you whether you nb8ec so1lclnr<h~
| che whole matter lid you make sssts'ncDt 10 MIR
Cleveland before hs appointed OIL ts Commttses
A. $500.
@ vzn, A. On all ss-ts Of subjects.
Mr. PT,,Orton-Wel tba: " sdyantag INV that ysu'
have estrsd.
O. DID yen make . ssa.omsn. of tho facss connsstcA
with ycur difficulty with SIR. Triton beforJhe was ao
pointed on that CJmmitsoof A. did not mcts any fun
statemeEs
O. IdiG ~ ask you for fsl statement Did Jon make
satemcUt whether IT full or mott A. rsfe sorso
statcmonts Of some fl1ts -,tsd with 10.
@. Now, did he express opinion upon these fasts
which you thus statedi A. On of them he M.
@ And what opinion did no 5spr5ss' a. d0ns recaa
n. Sir.
O. Can yOu rot toll us what It vast A. No Cir.
O. Was It favorable u8favOrable % youi A. Oh. ~
was probably favorable to lie good sensible
O. Yes Upsn what subject dld he express favorab's
opinion A TdOnt recall tho SUBJECTS that up for
conversation.
O. The subject vas this difficulty between You and AA
TlltOni A. The subject this i'm ulty-ycs, Sir.
O. Therefore yvu got tho opinion and the judsinent@
ono Of the Commist6emsn before you appointed him On
that Committee "a investigate III A. Not upon the whois
@. Upon some Fart ofitt A. Upon some facts in It.
Mr. FLlerton-gllst vas good thing 70 do. unho'fbt
eddy
The wtneas-I too glad to get any idea or my ~
membrancCs
@. And were youtoo glad to got opinion which ohas-
actcrzed 1t bcforehsndi A. was very glad 10 get
man who had an opinion worthy 10 be expressed
O. Was MI Sage upon this Ccrnmitteei A. He was
O. Did you talk with him before he appOnteda A
I do not think did before, Sir.
O. Did you a?te-wardi A. did aftcrwlrd
O. And before your statement madei A. th'lh
not
O. After your statement mIief A. think IT waa
after my made, but viii not be dehna~
about that.
O. you talk with any other member Of tho Cosnrnat
before no appointedf A. do not recoleot s"As
1 did, Sir.
O. Did You talk With any other member Of shs Commit
tee after he was appointed AMI before tho evidence
given by you before tho Committeet A. do not reos
lect that did SIR.
O. Did you see the report .hatthe Oormttoe read after
| 1t was madct "A. did not
Q. You did metz A. ! did not
O. Were you present in church when tho report w.s
made? A. / was not.
@ Did they aot read the report to youi A. They dA
| not.
@. Did you ever read ~ A. "a not; -
O. You never have read tho report OF the CofnnnroSs
O. contents Of that report ever stated to yoss
| A. No not that recolect
O. Have you any idea to-day what In it A. undD~
stood it was q triumphant arguttal
| o From whom did you understand That A: undsr>
stood i from Mr. Rosster Raymond. and UNDERSTOOD
OF al their doinss there and yarious persons o,.
word about IL.
O. Did he tell you what IN that report In respect 70
the pistol scene A. don't TecOieot wOid about t.
O. Never heard a word about that A. NO,5ir; nevee
read TO- or heard IT, or had stated To mo by analysis
onlyit satisfied my friends and The church. ana tsas
satisfied me. 49,
member Of the COmmtteoi a. That ~ friendship
O. A member OF the church was het A. Yes, Sir.
O. No business relations with hint A. had not
O. Well will you be good enough to name tho balance
OF the Committed By the way, WAS not Mr.. Sage Is
owner OF The Christian TniOnf A. He was stock
holder OF The Christian Union PUBLISHING ASSo~Geon
He held four shares in 100.
o Now what other members OF the Committee wcrs
there: will YOU name themf A. Nj Henry w sage, MI
Horace b. Claiiin Mr. Augustus S0lrs Dir. Cleveland.
Mr.. s. v White, and Mr. Ninsog. a special PfOVl0Caoo
enables me to remember those six names. .
o. IIOwi A. that IL IL special PROVIDENCE uhfs
helped me 20 remember those SIX names.
NJ Fuilertou-I wish Providence helped yOn before
Tie Witness-That has been my woh before Tins tbms
brode ont
MI FuIerton-I hope lie has not forgotten you
MR.. BEECTERS SERMONS INTRODUCED.
Q. Now, Mr. Beecher, you have been in the