The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-12
no copied from that. and he made q clean COPY In

ag element Is in your own languagey A. don't
My RECOLLECTION is--if you viii hand me the book
graph
Q. mean 10 say that the paragraph as 1t ap.
pears is as you presented 1t IN shapef A. ! don't
THINK composed the entire paragraph; think
whole paragraph which proposed and signed was
handed over to me; clean copy was made oil the
Q. Now. when you presented this paragraph Tor
insertion was Inc copy rsad, Tor sSnaInrs there
SIGNING THE AGREEMENT
Q. Do you remember whether the parties were
together wnen II was slgned-you signed 1t IN the
were never ell together; my impression is Mr..
Beecher signed Y nrst; on second thought my I'm.
II next; | wrote my name over his. and Mr..
Beecner signed 1t over nine, fulfilling the Scrip
last shall be 1rst;' there was only one copy that
was the understandings, but tnat understanding
not G a9s
there was q solemn understanding that there
should be only one copy, but that understanding
was broken; only one paper was signed.
Claim.
don't remember.
Q. In whose hands did you leave 1t when you
perhaps CHARLES storrs possibly Frank Moalton
Charles StOrrs was one OF the arbltrators; my
memory Is roo indlstinct to answer that; my I'M
preston Is that the paper fingered for several
days before all the signatures were made; whether
Charles Storrs or Mr. Moulton got them dou't
Q. Now. sir, do you remember whether or no you
had received The check Of Mr. Bowen before you
SS sRea on sds psns o. efk %
think that the paper was signed until few days
Q. Are you certain OF that, sir, A. thing am
wILKEsox CALLED A LIAR
Q. Upon reflection can you or not recall whether
you had not signed the paper ana were without
your money alter it was sRnedP A: NO, sir; no such
ana i e
statement OF the TACT that declined to sign the
paid me; that was lie; Mr.. Bowen paid me
within half an hour OF the arpitration.
z. Now your recollection Is distinct that you
had the check before you signed the paper? A. My
recollection rs this, sir. that the cheek was paid 10
me on the very night OF the arbitration and that
the paper was signed some days aiterwaId-frst
one signature, then another and then another; my
impression is that my signature was two or three
day after had this discussion with Mr.. Wllkeson
about The paragraph was to sign.
G. Are you certain that you received the check
cause the paper was not signed till alterwaro.
O. Now you say you cannot remember when or
Der the exact spot, no, sir; remember that there
was discussion that followed 1t two or three
Q. Nor the exact timer A. No. sir; onl, re-.
MEMBER this very distinctly, that the signing OF
that paper had nothing 70 do with the arbitration
or the payment oil tue money. (Strtcken 0ut.l
II distinctly remember that the signing OF
that paper (the tripartite agreement had not hing
to do with the arbitration of my claim on Bowen
and the payment OF the $1,000" This statement
was volunteered by the witness and was stricken
out. A great cranlng oil necks occurred in the
audience as II In anticipation OF some damaging
admission on the part OF the witness, but he sailed
over the troubled waters in safety.
TIE TRUE STORY.
Mr.. Evarts ito PLAINTIFFS cOunseD-N0w, gen.
tlemeu, nave you the pages or the ''True story, ~
as 1t IS called
Mr.. Morrls-we have not got them. Mr.. Tilton
them.
MI. Evarts-I ask now, II Your Honor please.
of the preserved pages OF the ''rrue story" 1
gave them notice to produce them yesterday. that
should need them tins morning.
Mr.. Beach-They might have been produced.
Mr.. Morris haven't them in my possession.
Mr. 1n You Il HONOR %o
to another subject.
THE BOWEN LETTER.
NOW Mt trn ton n you for pupSa
ments, you remember A. Yes. SIR; the date OF
It's preparation was toward tpe end oil Marcn, 1872
was IN type; discussed 1t with Oliver Johnson 1t
was putln slip form: Mr.. Moulton showed 1t to
do not remember showing It to any person outside
OF my own counsel: think showed 1t TO Mr..
Ward, but do not remember # showed It to Judge
my impression IS that nobody saw 1t until alter
the woodruff publication IN November, and was
joining with Mr.. MOultOn making devices; 1t was
part OF the trpartlte agreement-an article
o. How early In the progress OF the tripartlte
agreement did you Snow 1t to Mr.. WllKeson. A. l
Q. DID you show it to him before 1t came to be a
pars Of Inc Ipaate men before ne Tex
A. Why, OF course; how otherwise could 1t have
been made part OF the agreements there was
one arbitration, and that Was the one few days
before 1t was ended by the award.
q. Had you then any suit pending, or bad any
been commenced against Mr.. Bowen? A. Yes,
q. In what courts A. We'll. I don't know; one
OF these courts; perhaps TINS one; Mr.. Ward COM
Z. We'll, there was suit pending which had
been commenced during your absence A. don't
supplementary proceedings; is that suit To take
q. Well have heard OF q young lawyer begin
ming suit by issuing fl. ia. put your view Of the
matter Is there was q suit pendingY A. There was
suit or some proceedings.
U. So ne proceedings AT law for the collection OF
the amount; that Is your notiOnf Yes. SIR.
z. Now. who did you snow tla1 letter ~ In De-
slipa A. aon't remember that showed 1t to
anybody merely as an article by ITSELF but only IN
Ssnry y, nernans did show II 10 Mr. Recner.
think did, to Mr.. Samuel Belcner.
WHAT BECAME OF THE SLIPS?
Q. Now, am nOs lnquirlng ABOUT anything at
present except TINS arucle as put in some form OF
type by itsel.; now, you mink you showed 1t to
Mr.. Belcher? A. Yes, sir.
q. And in this same time in December A. 1
don's remember; 1t may have been earlier than
that.
Q. Do you know how many slips were printed
A. Three. | tnnk; aItefward learned Lnat the
printer had one; alterward learned that a copy
had been dropped, AS was told nom my pocket
in the printing ONCE; whether that wa true
can't say; printed slip had been shown to the
Rev. Dr.. Field, the editor OF the New YORK Erdn-
ge,ist, whose printing office was on the next floor
above NINE.
z. Very well; now what became OF the three
slips A. One went to Mr.. Wlikeson and Is en-
bodied In the trlpartite covenant and Is here in
court and one Is IN our possession, with Mr.. john
sons amendments; tnink there was only one
completed slip; one coy was picked up by the
printer. think that was an Incomplete copy,
without Mr.. JOhnsOns amendments; Judge
Morris and have the incomplete copy, except so
far as Mr.. JOhnson's handwriting; think the one
the tripartlte covenant Is the only complete one
in type.
q. Now Mr.. Tllton, did you loan one OF those
slips TO Mr.. John W. HARMONY A. Yes, sir, did,
alter the Woodruff scandal; Mr.. Harmon Is q very
intimate friend OF mine, and consulted with him
frequently; l showed him slip and committed 1t
to MS discretion; did not say to MN | didn't
care what ne did with 1t: | cared good deal
what ne did with IL: Mr.. Harmon mad IL two or