New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-16

Marked Exhibit No a."
Q What was the document recently pubushedi A. The
"Tnpartite Covenant"
BOWEN AND CLAFLIN SEEKING EVIDENCE.
Q. This card that you now speak of, as | under
stand you prepared and published after the pToposed
resignation from the ministry A. Yes, SIR
q The day noi A. Published on June, the "a
| sir-Monday June the I'd.
Q Now there another card published soon after thatf
A. Yes, Sir; there a card published after that
q State the circumstances under which that card was pre-
paredf A. What card do you refer TO- snf
@ The second card Of Mr. Beecher, following June ID
There the card that have in mind now Sir that am re-
| fening TO, II You will allow me TO speak OF that
Q Yes Sir A. II the card with reference to the visit OF
| Mr. Bowen to Mrs. Woodruff.
q That IL the one Sir you are night Now tell the cir
clnnstances under which it was prepared, and the
| circumstances which led 10 its preparation, az you
learned them from Mr. Beecherf A. There was an ac-
paper Of Mr. Bowen and Mr. Clhn visiting Mrs
Woodruff together the purpose Of getting evidence
! Mr. Ryarts-What il the object Of thi-r
Mr. Fulerton-It is only Introductory Sir to the meeting
with Mr. Bcecher
The Witness-And this account in the paper Of the
visit Of Mr. Bowen and Mr. Claim TO Mrs. Wood
huls, for the cake Of getting evidence against ME-
| Bccchcr, I thought rather serious and saw Mr.
! Beecher in regard to II, and said to hm'
think Mr. Beechcr we can make very short work Of such
|
evidence in his possession against YOU and we better publish
The Eg Calling upon anybody with papers or ey-
licences against you to produce them and Mr. Bcecher pre-
pared with reference that matter which met with my
approval and took it down TO The Eag,e office.
q LOk at the paper shown you and say II the card
that you speak OIL Handing witness card A ms s the
card az it prepared yes, Sir.
Mr. Fuleron-I propose to read IT, Go on and hn7h the
narration A. Mr. Becchcr was out ortown or was gong out
of town. upon day Mr. KnscIa, of the Brooklyn
E1g and Mr. KnseIa himself altered the plraseoogy some
what and we Jointly took the responsibility of printing with
| the alterations and ] Mr. Beecher subsequently
he said approved OF the alterations ana thanked
me for my kind Offices in the matter Mr. Beccher said to
furthermore OF Mr. on viii not produce any
documents" well said, "of course he won't, ne hash
got any that know Of original documents 70 produce ana o.
| course won't"
BY Mr. Eyarts-What conversation ~ tins The CONVEX
| sation with Mr. Bcecher. Mr. EyaFs
q At what interview A. At the interview at thu proIara
| ton Of this card.
| Q When that paper there A Yes certainly
Mr. Fuieron-Tic proposed card reads as follow;
Brooklyn June, 1913.
have soan in thq morning papers application mas
been made to Victoria Woodhu for certain letters Of mine
supposed to contain information resp@cuns certain lnGus
an invitation suffrage meeting and the other declining 20 ave
hand. Of any other persons they cordial consent 10
publish viii only add in ths connection mat the Store.
and which have, for time been circulated aDo'
grossly untrue and stamp Them IL general ana IL
| particular, utterly iaIrc.
marked Exhibit No * '0
O In whose handwriting IL the ncrncaon IA that card
that have lus read proposed card A Nj Beecher-
O The ensures do you know anything Of them A. Tho
were made by SIR. Beecher.
nv Mr. Eyarts-I understand Mr. Monitor that that paper as
If reads emitting what erased and reading that pencil inter
ncaton IL ar it came Mr. Beecher A. Yes Sir that n
precisely the paper took 10 The Brooklyn Ee Office
O And the alteration. there made not made IN this
paper A. No. sir have copy OF the article az Nj Am
s.Ia changed IT, and wrote It in pencil.
By Air Fullerton just been shown o.you has 1t not
in print A. Yc- Sir; that i The article.
Mr. Fl!erton-I now read card amended aud pub
hshed.
Tie Witne-s-Thcrc omitted Sir from that lead pencil
memoranda Of mine Of the sentences ta occur N the
original letter did it 70 save time.
Mr. Fullerton Reading
sR In l9n@ and active fa IN Brooklyn has rarely hap
pcncd that RE Eag and myself have been IN accord on qes
reason compelled acknowledge the unsolicited confidence aud
regard of when the columns Of m Eye Of late bear testimony
been made 10 Mrs Victoria Woolhu for letters Of mine sup
posed contain information respecting certain INFAMOUS
stories against me-
Mr. Fnlcrton-I think there misapprehen~on about
this shall have 10 a. the witness whether that part Of ia
parenthesis was published Handing witness the book
No. Sir
@ That was not publ-hed' No Sir
Q Then am to read il without the pacnthessi With
out the larenthesl-
Mr. E,ars-Hayen't you got the very publication?
Mr Fuilerton-It does seem to be here
Mr. Eyaus-The newspaper itself that will show.
Mr. Fullcrton-lt Is not here
The Witness-I tell you foI what purpose those paren
theses introduced
Mr. Eyarts-We, that u no matter.
Mr. Fullerton Not at present.
Mr. Eyars- Your Honor please there some danger OF
getting into little confusona and doing injustice perhaps to
one side or the other The direct aud satisfactory evidence OF
what was published in Ihci2 EIgIe would be, Of
course the production OF the newspapers, and then we
cond all see for what it had supposed this
printed letter or note which ARE all familiar WITH was what
was published in The EJg but it seems that we cannot trust
Tor tha-that a. MOuton says not the same there
fore if they cond give The copy Of The E We should be
glad, and then could
| Judge Nelson-It would be- better no doubt, Sir
Mr. Eyarts-Otherwise there may be some confusion.
Mr. Fueron-I will dofer this branch OF the case until we
get copy of The BROOKLYN Eagle Probably would be well
to strike what read from the card.
Judge Nelson-From the printed card'
MI Fullcrton-From the printed card when published
it will all 20 in together.
Judge Neilson-Yes, Sir may az well.
THE WEST CHARGES AGAINST TlLT0N.
Mr. Fullerton-I call your attention now to the