New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-10
THE SOOTHING INFLUENCE OF CHURCH CHIMES
SOUGHT.

q He came mt A. Yes.
THE SOOTHING INFLUENCE OF CHURCH CHIMES
SOUGHT.
O. And then, did you continue an interview there,
or did you 20 out into the streeisf We continued inter
view there and think that later in the evening" as the year
was waning bells Of ST. AIMS began to ring, think
we went out the listen to them that my reco
lection.
O. Well do you recoect that you went out into the street,
A. Yes, Sir.
O. Now Sir when you first Mouton his house, didn't
YOU invite him ont of doorsi A. When fret hmi
O. That evening" them A Why no; didn't
O. Didn't invite him OF doors? A. did not Immediately:
read the papers which he had got from Mr.
Beeeher first.
Judge Neilson-From Mr. Bowen, Jon meant
The Witness-No, Sir Nj Beecher He had just brought
home the retTaction.
O. Now do You remember how many hours You walked the
streets that night with Mr. Montoni A Well don't think
walked great many hours, Sir.
Q, Well, give us how many aoout' A. MY reconechon 10
that lust az year stepping the bridge into the
new one we went out to hear the chimes Of St. AIMS
O Well when the chimes did you separate i'm
mediateyf A don't remember whether we did Immediately
Sir.
posed nv Yourself 10 be the Streets which occupied
one or hoursf A had walk with MI
Moulton late night I had been greatly aroused
by the information which he had brought to Inc from Mr.
walked with me-aDd the New Year overlook US there
O That is all you can say about if A That all can
say.
You cannot say whether two hours you walked
together that Winter night A. No can't say.
And You quite certain that you did not take him out
into the streets the first Of call that nshti A No.
Sir because at the first Of my call that night -
O. No matter about the reason are you certain' A lie
was not there at the first he came in afterward
Are YOU certain you did not take him ont
fhiulra
O. You think 30 Because he mad 10 comma
nicate TO me.
O. don't what the reasons are you certain that
Won did not him Quit Couldn't he communicate his mes
sage to you well other ak' A. think
an,e likely he might done that that to say he had the
ability 10 do It.
O. Yes Sir; now what your rceoectiOni Did you take
him out into the for this interview Of yours with him
from the beginning of yoar seeing hun that mighty A don't
think that did Sir: have indistinc recollection that
went home huredy inform Elizabeth OF the return OF the
papers and came back for Mr. Mouon-stl won't be posi-
tive about tha-and that then walked the Streets WON'T
| be certain OF that.
O Now Sir New Years Sunday; when did you prepare
bn TO urepare-the letter Mr. Bowen Of the date Of the
LIST of January A. began to prepare the night before
O That is the night Of the 3lsti A. Yes Sir
O. And when did you finish t' A Well Sir; think It was
finished the next day exception Of some reyOns which
were Incorporated after consulting with Mr. Jeremiah
Robinson Frankin-nO M Moulton, Gordon L. Ford and
| Others.
Now Sir there nothing in letter about Mr. Beechers
relations to you your wife, A NO. sr al ha' matter was
| desgnedly omitted.
O. BY you A. Yes Sir.
O And did these gentlemen you leave any
guch matter? A. Mr. Robinson advised me to carry myself out
| OF the case entirely; that was his expression.
O. Well mean this letter. am not going into any gen
ora. conversation they gave you advise about this letter.
| A. Yes, Sir; Mr.. Robinson in particular
Now did they In the preparation Of that letter and while
that was going advise not to have any OF the relations
between Mr. Beecher and your wife in that eerf A. had
written the letter and submitted it to Mr. Robinson and hssug
reson to me was to keep myself of the etser-my
1 case VI the letter.
| THE RESTRAINING INFLUENCE OF MR.. TnT0NS
FRIENDS
O But you we're out of it-you had finished the
! letter A. / was somewhat in it, Sir.
O. Do you you altered the letter afterwards A. did
| In obedience to their suggestions afterwards
@. All Then you had meditased putting them IN.
| A No Sir my letter personal and fiery
| I first wrote it. Mr.. Robinson said to be calm
! and judicious, and so took out certain phrases
Of the letter do not know what they were He sad II my
letter was published II would have better effect If was per-
fctlv calm and iudcious thought his advice good
and 80 omitted certain phrases which thought too i'm
petuous and wrahfn.
O As towards Bosen5 A. Yes Sir towards Bowen; the
| idea being that there something in the letter.
Mr. Eyayts-Eo matter about that. Thu "a examna
| ton
Mr. rlton-leontinang his answer: That would reveal
something hidden.
O. No about your idea Now, yoa showed to Mr.
Pordi A. Yes, Sir
O In the state il was when You showed to Mr. Robinson'
A. No, Sir; Mr. Ford II, think, on Sunday morning
New Year day in the Of composing it, think and
he came upon n my parH when WAS writing IT,
O. And you showed hm' A. rad 1t TO him. al leas
read to Of il then, In the state IN winch
wa then.
O Was not the whole Of finished A showed him all
there of it.
Was not the whole Of theref A. No. Sir there not;
tint Ia the letter was not completed state until certainly
January the d.
@ yon not told that the whole OF the changes were
there that you something want to know when
showed IL 10 him whether IL had all In that ever In
Mr. Ford remember precisely the condition that