Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-05-07

1 i went 70 see Beecher. lido not re:
member seeing Eggleston there. Egg
Igleston was bne of the editors Of the
Independent. When received the
.|lettcr Of Jan. I'd, from Beccllcr, Tread
lit and kept it. II don't think.it struck
lme that the letter contained any diff
ferent viewsson the s,,bject4nf storis,
LOT my interview with Beecher thar
iseslly occurred. On Saturday, Dec
3rd, I told Tilton of my intention tc
release his contract with the hide.
pendent. Ittld Mr.. 1ilton of,my in.
3|tention at thes Union Office. don't
think Moulton LEFT . power Of attor.
ney with me then.
Evarts read the receipt given to
4 toe check Of seven thousand
dollars and witness said This receipt
ss4e given, by Tllton on theSevening
the arbitration was made and check
given him. About this time was
shown the galley proof Of the Golden
Age article and l believe it was
shown me BY q person with whom
talked about the arbitration, don't
Tremember who he is or was. Think
9l named Claain an the arbitration
committee. Did not understand who
Tilton named. l don't remember |
heard the mamie Of the three arbitra.
tors named Never before the eve.
ming a ybitrstion did 4 see the tri.
partite agreement. It was after this
I heapd about Sit. ] received the
Wheelock letter two or three days
aftef my settlement with Tilton. sIt
was dated June f6, 1879, this letter
~as returned to meNafter the settle
n.ent. never asked for its return,
nor did expect it. It was asurprise
to me when received it, It was
ClaAin who brought me the tripartite
agreement. h was left with me and
not immediately signed. 1t. was lef,
at my Office in New York and signed
| think next day, l can't FIX the day
it was left with me- This paper
which was left with me was changed,
and after it was changed l signed it.
(shown paper. This is not the pa.
per which was left with me, aud sign.
ed ed da la cannot state
how soon alter it was signed by me
the other parties signed, but believe
It was short time. | was informed
two or three days before the meeting
If arbitrators wten they would meet.
II Was stated TO mcsti,ey wouldzmcet
1t Moulton's in the evening They
[did meet April Sd. can't say from
whom ! received notice but think it
EWh9 from one Of the arbitrators.
seat around TO the meeting with
Chas. StOrrs. When ] got there, l
don't remember who was there. don't
remember if Tilton or Moulton were
there. Forought know, when got
there with Storrs' there may have
been other parties There. When we
assembled there, we shook hands all
AnoLnd. his was in the back dining
room on the parlor floor. cannot
recell whst Vas said there. Ihave
not any recollection Of it. The arbi.
traitors gathered shout the table and
lasked what was to be submitted. mid
they said the difference between Til
ton and myself, and | said that ]
would not 60 step f.rther until q
hmissionSof the mater was made in
lsvsiliaa. Aoultong garew up !. submis.
siop, aud Tiltop md myself signed it.
riiEm lfen ,dbmitted his state,nen,
to ! commit tee. He claimed Ger.
fftain h, substance. i,.. sid;
81 claim s7,oO0." He gave certain
reason for claiming that amount. He
said that by the article Of contract he
kcla,mcd about $1,000. At this mo.
xSntss dbl siseItilaIember that he. said
ftl slse sal q ,itrataf,.l
thst IN my view this was no lcr,,]
claim against the Independents. 8, i
Union. and that i would leave ihe
whole mstter with them. j don't IS
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