New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-26
OTHER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TIE BEECHER
MATTER.

ent and the coss OF James H. Woodey was con-
tinued as follows:
Mr. FuertonIrow long, James before this converse
ton which you have last testified when the Woodruff story
Beecher story the Beeche article the subject Of
conversation that you had Mr. 1ton at the officer A.
How long had 1t been,
@. Yes' A. Before the publication,
O. No; before the conversational A. don't know Sir what
you
O. You have spoken Of conversation in the Office Of Wood
hull & Clafin, A Yes, Sir.
O. Between the ladies and Mr. Blood and Mr. Tion fret in
the middle room and in the back Do reconect
thats A. Yes, Sir.
O. Now, how long before that conversation that you
had last Mr. Tiltoni A. How long had it been,
@. Yes. A. Before seen him, Or
O. Up to that timer A. don't understand.
@ Had you seen him just previous to that convesaon' A.
Had him, / think he had been away.
O. Well that the first time yol had him after his
reun' A. think about the first time that had seen
him after his RETURN think he had been away somewhere out
Of the city.
@ Where do you think he had beeni A. don't know Sir.
suppose he have been of this campaign tour far
as | would know.
O. How long prior to that time had you him unching
at Demonico'S with Mrs. Woodruff A How long had It
been after that!
O. Before that Before that A. Before him
times 1t had been time though since had
him lunching there.
@ How long had been, A. could give you any data
nor time, nor anything about il, Sir
O. Could you give idea Of the time at ALI A No. Sir,
could not
@ understood you say before that you had heard
these parties talking about this matter before that da'
A. Yes Sir did say that
O. Where they when they talking about that
materr A. They were at their oaice-woolhul Claims
Office.
@ Do you remember the day. A. No. Sir don't rcmem-
Der the day
@ Where they when they talking about it, A.
They were in their office.
O. Which Office, A. The Office In Droadst.
O. Which Of the offices in Broad-sti A. Well heard tho
interview several times don't remember how many times
O. No. am talking about the interview next before the ono
which you related the particulars Off A Well, had
been sometime before that.
O. How long before THAR A. don't recollect
@ Months, A. Yes, Sir months.
@ Months beforer A. Probably 1t might have been may be
two months 1t might have been three don't recoect Sir
O. They were in which OF the offices when they skngs
A. Well they the back Office and the front Office too.
O. But not the timer A No, Sir, not at the same
time
O. What you doing when that conversation took pace
A. had to be backwards and forwards doing whatever was
told to.
Q. Did you hear the conversation, A. did Sir.
O. Now relate please what you hesrd' A. think related
1t to you, before recess, that
O. No; am talking interview which you have
already described talking about another interview before
the one that you spoken Of Don't make mistake.
A. heard them speaking about Mr. Beecher and Plymouth
Church, and different things.
@ What time do you allude TOT A. When they
speaking about free love and at different times
O. How long before the conversation that you have
detailed already? A. Well heard that conversation several
times before that.
O. lam speaking OF the particular conversation whea
they talked Mr. Beecher and free lover A. There
many times, that could not relate to you at all
@ Was three months before the conversation
have already reaedg A. 1t was mostly along ia the Spring;
along about that time.
Q. The Spring Of what year? A. 1872
O. How early in the SPRING. A. don't remember. Sir.
@. Well, Spring Winter A. In the Sprng-generay-
O. Howe A. Along in the SPRING when it came TO be
talk.
O. You are sure it was not Winter A l it was along
in tho Spring. when she wanted get way get her
paper up and going
O. Who present when that conversation heidi A.
There was several sometimes present
O. Obi "sometmes present" that conversation
who PRESENT. A. Why there several conversations.
don't know which one you
@ the where they talking about getting
their paper up' A heard often, Sir could not tell
that she wanied-
@ You heard that very oftcn' A. Very often.
O. But did you hear very often about the Beecher acle' A.
heard very much about the Beecher article until
just before ii was published.
@ did hear something about In the Spring before that,
did you noti A. heard them talking about Mr. Beecher
Spring yes Sir in regard to free love and such things that
O. nothing about the arcle A Nothing about the ar
Gle at all.
O. you heard them talk about article but once,
understand your A. II you understand told you that
they talking about the article The first time that heard
IT, think It Monday and they had interview about
the first time Monday, and the next day Tuesday,
think making up them the proofs 60 to the press
q Yesl A Yes, those two days. particularly noticed 1t
by Col Blood-the action Of Col Blood made take par
ticuar notice.
O. Did understand you that you heard the Bcccher article
talked only those days. Monday and tuesday,
A. Monday and Tuesday-
O. pease A. Monday and Tuesday. those tho
two days heard talking about Beecher article
G. Are those the only daysi A. The only two days
ticuar.
q Very well let go little further. You heard the
Beecher article spoken Of until the Monday that you have
nentonedf Till that Monday. heard it spoken Of
before then.
q And you heard talked OF again the Tuesday follow
Ing that Monday A. The next day.
q Which Tuesday, A. Yes Sir.
q And after that you heard talked about' A. No.
Sir was taken sick them and him any az
ter Tuesday Twas taken sick sometime after that; ddnt
him no more don't know when saw him any moro
after that.
@ Howl A. I don't know when I saw him after that;
don't know as saw him after that In some time.
z. Mr. Tiltonf A. Yes, Sir.
O. Did you him after that at al' A. Yes Sir him
several times since them but
O. Not In regard to the Beecher article. A. No. Sir
@ You related before which you heard
these parties; that conversation you heard
Monday Tuesday, A On Monday and Tuesday
@ No. you don't understand me- related before
conyasaon which you heard In the middle Office and
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