New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-31
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ARBITRATION
AGAIN DETAILED.


AGAIN DETAILED.
c. Did you afterward act as an arbitrator
A. Yes. Sir
Q. With whoml A. Mr.. Claflin and Mr. Freeand.
@ Where was the arbitration held A. AT Mr.. Moul-
tons house.
Q. How after this as conversation that You then
had with Mr.. Tton do you think that arbitration oc-
curredi A. could not state exactly 1t might have been
three four days, might have been four five 1t
not long.
A. How did you GO to Mr. Mouons house the night OF
the arbitrltion-do you know A. Do you mean with
whom w(nti
@. Yes, Sir with whom you WENT A. think went
around with Mr.. Bowen.
@. When you arrived there who PRESENT. A. Mr.
Tlton, Mr. Moulton, Mr.. Bowen and myself
O. Was any sent for Mr.. Clahin and Mr.. Frccland
A. Mr. Clann and Mr. Freeand had arrived, and it
suggested that rhOuld go around and have Mr.
Clahn around and did so, and found Mr. Frecand
there and went around with them.
q. So you three went tOgethcri a. Aftcrward
q. On your second appearance there A. Yes, Sir.
Q. After you got there, what said by you on the
subject Of Mr. Beechcr being party to that arbitration
Mr.. Fullerton-When Mr.. TiltOn PRESENT.
Mr.. Tracy-Ies.
The wtncss-I said that had just learned from Mr..
Cafn that MI Beecher's matters be brought n
and said that the first that had heard OF it; that
il Mr. Beccher's matters to be brought ill., felt
in judgment upon who had not asked me to do
q. Well, what answer made to that and by whom
A. Mr. Cldfin replied that Mr.. Becchcr understood it
that they all updarst bod it-hat all the difficulties and
matters between tho three were TO be aIbitrated,
and he said there had been paper prepared to that end
and then he took what ia known the "Trpartite
Agreement" an think read it, or at any rate read
it; think he re III it, am not quite clear whether hc
read it whether read it; at any rate, read 1t.
q. What did you say after thati A. said, II that was
so understood why would remain
@ That You say in the presence Of all the particsi
A. Yes, Sir.
Q. What then vas donel A. Mr. ClaGn and Mr. Bowen
went another and when they out named
to Mr.. Triton and to Mr.. Mouton that Thought that that
was not fair paper and advised SIR TOn not to sign
it | said thought that If what Mr.. TOn had told me
was true, that Mr. Beecher the most to blame. and
said: This paper seems to be one-slded; and said
would not sign A. and told Mr.. Mouton to into the
ana tell Mr. Bowen not 10 sign H. from what
he had himself told me.
O. Well. what occurred after thatf a. Then Mr. Bowen
and Mr. Claim returned, and the papers between Mr.
Tton and Mr. BOwen-their cOntTacts-were offered
there statements made IN regard TO it, prncl
pally so far remember, it was in relation to per-
centaee that MI Tlon was to have from The Brookiyh
Union from Mr. Bowen.
O. Well 90 on. Did Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. TltOn make a
statement before the arbitratorsl a. Yes. sir
O. What was done after they made their statements !
A. They withdrew
O Well then what was donei A. Then the arbitrators
discussed the questions that had been presented.
O. Did they come to an agrcementi A. They did.
O. After the aTbitratOrs had come to an agreement
what was done thcni A. Mr.. Caain called them in
O. Who came ini A. Mr.. Tilton Mr.. MOulton, and Mr..
Bowen. . o.
O. After they came in, what was d0nef AMI CidHih
made known to them the award.
O state what hs saidl A. lie stated that the award
was that the three parties, Mr. Bowen, Mr.. Tton, ana
Mr. Bcecher, to sign paper called the Irpartite
Agreement and that all the papers were to be burned
that the three parties had that were likely to make a.
trouble hereafter and that Mr.. Bowen was to pay Mr.
TiltOn $1,000.
O. When Mr. ClaGin speaking Of burning any
papers were any papers particularly enumerated that
were to be burnedi A. That little later ia the CON
yersation.
O AMI very well After Mr. Cla1ln had announced his
award or the award OF the arbtrators what was Sau
A. Mr. Ton objected to signing the paper, and MI Cai-
lin saws "Why, Theodore, you have agreed to IT,
oWell" Mr. Tilton says, % know have, but wish 10
CHANGE it, And there considerable discussion on
that point for some 10 20 minutes IA remember ana
finally Mr. TiltOn allowed to amend inc paper anu
whether Mr. Bowen did don't remember, ana don l
know but he did Al any rate, Mr. Iiton wanted 10 make
soe alteration and he was allowed to do so by the arD-
traitors
O. We're any further amendments to the award sug-
costed, A. Mr. Bowen said lac wanted what Is termed
the Woodstock letter which, think, was III june 800
he wanted that returned TO him, and the arbTaors as
sented to that.
n THAT that letter should be returned instead of being
burnedi A. Yes, Sir
O When those two amendments had been made what
was said or donei A. Then the understanding was hat
Mfr Caan was to take back what is called the Iparte
paner TO Mr. Wilkeson and have It ensrOssed OF re-
written and then they were to sign IT,
O. What then a. Then there was discussion Wno
boud he the custodian Of that paper, and the under
standing-they didn't TO any agreement, but the
ndarst,nding was that they should agree, all three
mon some one party keep it, and he was to Keep
and not destroy it or give it MP to either one OF the par
tes without the Of the whole then MI Bowen
said ne wanted to close up the matter and he gave Ills
| Mr