The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-20

duo to justice that should say so much
You did not even want a reply from
BOwen2 A. l did not, 1t seems.
Q. Did you not want to learn whether
you did remove from his mind any i'm,
preston you had made by what you had
said to hfm2 don't recOlleCt that did
@. Did not you care5 A. I don't re
collect that II came to my mind.
@. Did not you care whether the letter
had effected It's object? A. Idon't reCOl.
lect had any conversation Of that kind,
@. What good did you expect that let,
ter to do Tilton? A. To take away the
strength Of whatever force there was in
my statement to Bowen.
q, Which was but very littleH A, Very
little, but whatever there was.
Q. Did you go to sec BOwenY A. Ibid,
q. Did you have any interview or cor.
rcspondGnCe with him on the subject2 A,
No, sir,
q. And that is all you said or did in
regard to the injury that you supposed
you had inflicted on Tilton through
Bowen? A. took 1t all back,
q. 1s that all you said or did2 A,
That is all Isaid or did as far rs | rccOl-
lect now.
Q. You had no interview with Bowcu2
A. None at all.
Q, Sent no messuge2 A, Sent no mess
age.
Q, You had no correspondence other
than lhatY A. Had no correspondence
other than that, so far as my memory
serves me,
@. Now | read here from this exhibit
iOrty.nine; ~ have been through years
acting ~ though | have been Wronged,
but was not under the imputatiOn that |
have been wronged." Did you learn that
from TiltOn2 x. Learn what?
Q. What have read. A. That IL how
got that sentence and putitin that card.
Q, Did YOU learn that for years he had
been acting as II wronged and was under
the imputatiOn that he was tho injuredS
A. Yes, sir.
@. read again, ~ learn from n friend
that Mr.. Beechcr has reversed this and
done me Justice" From whom did you
get that sentiment or idea2 A. ] got
pretty nearly the whole Of II from MOul-
ton.
@. / will read further; ~ am willing,
should he consent before you, TO drop tho
whole matter and settle this painful do
nestle difficulty, which should never
have been made public" Finally and
decidedly, wero you willing that Theodore
Tilt0n should make such statement,
and were you willing to settle the dilli.
Guilty In that way2 A. After the commit.
tee was appointedH
Q. NOt | am asking you specific
question; lsay, were You willing to settle
the difficulty IN that way2 A. Twas not
willing that the difficulty should be set
tied In any other way than by un investi-
cation, which should be Settled by the
committee.
@. And you were unwilling that It
should be settled in this wayH A. No,
sir.
Q. Then why did you not state Il to
MoultOn2 A. Because II was not u mat
ter Of discussion.
@, Then why did not you say to him,
No sir, am not willing to have 1t settled
in this way2 A. Because lhad lost con.
lldence III his gcncralship.
q, Welllif you had lost confidence In
his gcncralsliipyou were willing to put in
writing what 10 dictated. A. My i'm.
preston Is that said should be perfect
Iy willing to have IL go to an.investiga-
tion committee.
n VI, ILnunI,t ,,o,, ,,ava t,in, ti,ot Ia
show to Tilton2 A. 10 show Tilton or
any body else.
Q. We're you willing to agree to Il? A.
| was not willing to agree to II.
q. You gave to him suppOSition that
you were willing to agree to II? A. |
was only willing to settle in the way ofan
investigation.
@. Had he not complete confidence In
your word and believed that you were
willing to agree to III A. That cant
tell.
q. Tell me this, were you willing in
your own way to accept to those terms Of
settlement at the time that paper was
lrawn2 A. ! was not II II implied n lack
Of investigation.
Q. call your attention now TO the
letter Of February Z; | wish YOU would
state Mr.. BceChef what passed before the
writingof these letters which caused them
to 10 written2 A. Well, sir, the qucs-
tion Of establishment Of Tllton in his
business was the question uppermOst in
our minds, and largely to the restoration
Of harmony, and peace and comfort IN his
family as an indispensable condition Of
doing good work; had learnCd,tllrough
Moult0n that his wifc was not doing her
part and that he was subject, aside from
all other anxieties, TO be received with
snllen looks and distressful compliments
at home and that Mrs. TiltOn had said
that TiltOn, and MOulton and | were con
sulting together for the interest Of Tilton,
but leaving ller out, and that II was In
despensablyneccSsary no thougt that there
should be some efforts brought to bear on
her that she might take her share In the
rebuilding OF The family afEuirs, and my
influence was invoked In order 10 lead
her to feel that MtOultOn who cOnnselled
me was a good counsellor for her like
wise; on that suggestion and In that con-
gilnfRiinn Tho letiefA were written,