The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-07-01
THE WITNESS WHO WAS n
CALLED.

AN INTERVIEW WITH LOADER-HE STICKS TO
HIS ORIGINAL STORY.
In connection with the arrest of Loader,
noticed in the telegraphic columns this
morning, the following interview which the
Brooklyn Argus published last Friday even
ing, will prove ofinterest: At noon to-day an
Argus reporter entered the upholstery store
of Joseph Loader, No. 922 Fulton avenue.
A young man working in the rear room
come forward and inquired what was wan
| ted.
SIS MIR. Loader within?n
The young man cast an inquiring look
| toward the rear of the premises, from which
| voice was heard
"What is it you wish''
"Mr. Loader, L suppose" said the repor-
ter, going forward.
"rhat's my NAME"
Gould l speak with you in the other
Soom moment?' A MIDDLE aged woman
was busily engaged sewing, whom it was
not desirable to have present at the inter.
view.
"WEat Is it you want?" Mr.. Loader re.
peated, hammering tack after tack into an
arm chair which he was recovering. sit
you are reporter L don't want to say any
thing to you. Look in the Herald and Sun
tomorrow morning and you'll find my card
which has got all 1 mean to say"
"Pm from the Argus, and the Argus
would like 10 publish what you have got to
say this afternoon"
81 won't have anything to say to YOU"
said the little man The is only about five feet
higb). "The Argus can get what it wants
from the Herald and Sum-"
The Argus man laughed to himself, and
thought, mot if know it," "You're from
the old country, Mr.. Losder-from Eng
land?" Che had been pronouncing house
s'ouse, and hot "'ot.")
Yes, sir,'' he replied, as he drove home
another tack. A long talk about people and
things and places in the old country fol-
lowed.
$50 there's no truth IN Mrs. Tilton's al
fidavit, is there?''
Mr.. Loader-Not an iota OF truth in il
from beginning to end, as far as 1 am con-
cerned. L was so
RAvIN' MAD
when saw her letter in the Sun that 1 sat
down and wrote reply to it.
"You were laying down carpets IN Mrs.
Tilton's house then, in 1862"
Mr.. Loader-I was, and Mrs. Tilton
knows it. They were old carpets which had
been given out To be cleaned, and We laid
them not only on the parior floor, but on
the stairs and on the floor above.
"You are quite sure you were there in
1862"
Nh. Loader-I am, and am pretty sure
can prove it from my books.
"Have you ever been to the house SINGER"
Mr.. LOADER have not been there since,
nor for five years.
Here he suspended his lacking operations,
and continued with much animation:
eff what 1 have said is not true, how |
could have drawn a plan of a house, of the |
rooms of the house, and shown it to Mr.. |
Moulton and Mr.. Tilton, as did few DAYS |
ago?"
'And it was a correct pIan?'
Mr.. Loader-It was. Mr.. Moulton and |
Mr.. Tilton were quite surprised when did |
it. They did not seem quite to believe me
till then. had not been in the house for
five years.
"You will excuse me, Mr. Loader, but |
suppose Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton were
In that parlor and committed the acts you
name, the door would most assuredly have
been locked. If Mr.. Beecher, in his excite
ment, had forgotten to turn the key, the
instinct of Mrs. Tilton would have
prompted her to do it."
Mr.. Loader-Ah. that's the very thing.
The door leading from the parlor into the
hall was locked, but when pulled at the
folds 1t opened, the bolt remaining turned
out of the lock. You have seen that done?
"Oh, yes, when there was no bolt to catch
door1
Mr.. LOADER saw more than you have
any idea gilmore than has appeared in the
papers.
zone more question, Mr.. Loader. Has any
hing ever happened that has caused you to
nave feeling of II
DISLIKE TO MR.. BEEcHER?n
Mr.. Loader-No, sir.
you don't admire him as preacher per-
lsps?"