New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-01
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE W. MADDOX.


Pearsa spoke to him Mr. Payne was coming forward
and Mr. Morris called Mr. Maddox in place Of the Other
George W. Maddox, being duly sworn, testified as fol
lows
Mr. Morris-Mr. Maddox, where do you reside A In
New-YorL
O Are you acquainted with Mr. TiltOn. the plaintiff by
sight. or personally a. | know him by sight
O. And did you know him in December, 1871 by sight
A. have known him by sight from six to ten years
O. Were YOU acquainted with Mrs. Woodruff at that
timei A. was
@ Did you see the procession Sunday, the 18th Of
December. 1871 that has been spoken of A Inc
Roasel prOceSsiOni
O. Yes the Rosscl processiOnl \. was in it.
q And what part of the procession were you in A.
My recollection is that near the head Of the line
O. Did YOU see Mr. TiltOn in that prOcessOnl A. saw
him once or twice
q In what part of the procession was he A MY rec
election that 1t was near the center OF the line
q And at what points of the route did you see him
a cannot now designate any particular point
@ Was he in company with any personl A He was
In company with gentlemen.
@ Did you know either OF those he was marching
whit A. did not know anybody but Mr. Tilton as
noticed then.
O And at the different points at which yOu-yOu can
not designate YOU say the points, but at the different
points at which you did him, did he occupy the same
relative position with reference to the processioni A
That IS my recollection
q. Dld you see MIS- MOOChuII III 'HdI PiVOV994""' a
A great many times.
O And Miss Clannl A. Both Of them.
O Now state where you first them in the process
don with reference to its formstOni A saw them at
the formation Of the line indeed, before the line was
formed.
O Before the line was formed Where did 1t form A
My recollection is il formed on Seventhst; al all
ovents the section 10 which belonged formed on
that street Sections formed in different parts and
places ami then together az general rendezvous
@ And when the procession compieted-'o you
reoollectt A. AT about Cooper Union. or the square
there
O Now. when did you first see Mrs Woodruff and Miss
Cltan4 You say you saw them before the procession
formed whereabous \. In different parts OF the route
from the beginning the end have stated that saw
them before the formation and arterward; they he
onged to section H. and were III that section; cannot
now designate the particular part OF the line that that
section occupied
OF the procession did they occupy as near as you can
state1 A. have just stated that my recollection Is that
they occupied about the center OF the line.
O About the centerl A. Abou, the center OF the line
may be mistaken that, tOr look no note OF any
thing particular.
@. Did either OF them carry a banner or hlgf A one
did certainly. and perhaps both.
O Did you observe whom they were marching with
any gentleman escortl A. When they came on to the
ground there was Col. Blood and Mr. West. and my
recollection that there Others but cannot recall
their
O. What was Mr.. Vests first namei y. William
O Do Won know where he is now A. do not.
O And when you saw Mrs. Woodruff at different parts
Of the procession did you Col. Blood A. Yes, Sir
O. Wa he in company with her A. should say So
hut no would not impress me- on my RECOLLECTION as the
ladies' would because il sort Of daring adventure
for the ladies' march in thai procession and conSe-
guentIy 1t impressed itself upon my attention.
O. How far were you from Mrs. Woodruff and Miss
Cl,ain in the procession A. We perhaps 100 feet II
might have been 200; cannot recoec now how long
the line was. how many were in It,
O. Where you behind them OF in 'front.' A think ]
WA IN front yet may be mistaken as 10 that
@ Now where did you Nj. Titoni a. In the line
OF marchi
O. Yes A. And that you have asked me two or three
times
O. mean with reference to the ladies, Mrs. Woodruff
and Miss ClaaIn-hOw far from themf A Well not neal
them perhaps might have been as far as across this
room it might have been twice as far can positively
swear that they were not together when saw them
O. And did You march the whole entire length Of the
procession A did.
O. Now at any time during the march OF that process
son did you see Mr.. Ton In company either with Mrs
woodruff or Miss Clafini A. did not see him IN com
pany with any lady whatever.
O. Now state the route that that procession tool
from Cooper Institute. A. Ny recollection is that We
started from Cooper Institute marched down Fourthst
90 Finh-ave or Universtyplace thence 20 Fffth-ave
thence up Fifth-ave that il my recollection; now dc
not say that that is true.
@ Give the best of your recollection A We marched
I'D a. far as Thrty-secondst.-up TO Stewar's-wha
place ia thati
Mr. Morris-That is Thirty -iourth-st
The Witness Well Thirty fourthst and returned; but
we did not return the route, we must have gone
perhaps up Sxth-aye, and were disbanded at -Four
teenth-st as went round the Lincoln statue and
fhad aga nd hen Wpre lisDaDded
O. And did you see Miss Clahin and Mrs. Woodruff al
the timethe procession dsbanded at that pon A Yes
6r 1 did.
@ Were they in a carriage az any time in the process
sion when you observed themf Il should say no II you
Lad not asked the question.
@ Well you have no recollection Of seeing them In
carriage at any time A. have no recollection o.
seeing a carriage there, or them in a carriage.
@ Did you know Gen Ryan at that tnef A did not
nor never knew him.