New-York tribune., 1875-05-14

Mr. Shearman THAT is all.
CROSS-EXAMINATION OF Mr.. UIIIER.
BY Mr. FullertOn-Was there more than one
portrait there A. OF Mr. Beecherf
O. ask you If there than one portrait thcre'
saw.
O. Did you see portrait there of any other person.
persons A. L may have seen it.
O. Why you not recOllect that as Welt A. SIMPLY
because Beechers is q very prominent face, aud as
knew it very well remembered it.
O. Did you portrait there of Mr.. TiltOnt A can
not say.
Q. Howi A. / cannot say as to that.
O. Where did this portrait OF Mr.. Beecher hsngl A. II
hung on the eas-between the windows at the east end
OF the paror. the south side, think; won't be
certain that s the wall the south sidethe side
toward Schcrmerhorn-st.
O. And you swear positively it was portrait of Mr
Beechcr! A. do.
@. A portrait in oil I A. cannot say as to that.
O. Ii was not portrait OF Mr. 1iltoni A. didn't know
Mr.. Tton.
O. That is the reason ask you tho question 1t was
not portrait Of Mr. Ton tl A. Not Mr. Beechers,
the that SEEN
O. am talking about the portrait you saw. A. 1t was
Mr.. Beecher seen.
O. ask you whether you positive the portrait you
saw hanging there not portrait Of Mr. Titon in
stead Of Mr.. Becchcri A. l am.
O. Postyel A. Yes, Sir.
O. No doubt in your mind at all about it, is thcrei A.
want to understand the question.
O. ask you il you have donbt whatever in your
mind upon that subject, to whether the portrait you
did see vas u portrait Of Mr.. Beecher OF Mr.. TltOn!
A. have no doubt i'll my mind but that it MI
Beechcr.
O. Very well And when do yOu say you saw 1t there
A. Well in the first two weeks OF February, 1871 had
occasion to go to tho house-I think that was once
previous to that seen 1t.
O. Well, how long previous to that A. Oh, well
within two three years that lie lived there.
O. How early did you see ii there A. 1 cannot tell
you.
O. As near as you tell A. Within that time.
O. Did you see it there in 1S7Of A. In that year
should judge.
O. What time do you think in that year you saw it Z
A. cannot tell.
O. Did you see II there in 1869 A. I cannot tell; I
seen it several times within the time he lived there. He
lived there in 1869
O. Do you think you saw it in IsGs' A. cannot say
Sir.
O. Was Mr.. Moulton there in 1861 A think he was
can tell by looking at the old lease.
O. Can you not tell now A. L know he lived there
three or four years.
O. You cannot tell which, youi A. Tell which
what
O. whether it was three or your ycarsi A. Not with
O. We're you the owner OF the premises' A. was ana
AIN now.
O. Howi A. was then and am nov.
O. Well, what is there to fix in your mind when you
first saw the port rat there A. Because knew the face
I knew Mr.. Beecher By sight, knew his portrait;
heard him preach.
@. How late can you say you saw it thcroi A. That
would be tho last time the first part Of February. Mr.
MoultOn sick.
O. The first part OF February OF what year A. ISL
O. Mr. Moulton was sick AT the timct A. IIo was sick
in bed.
O. And the portrait in the paror, was it, A. 1t
was in the parlor.
O. When was your attention first drawn to the time
when you saw the portrait there in the house! a.
hardly understand you DO you mean lately!
@. Yes. A. Well, l was reading Mr. Moultons answers
In regard
BY Mr. Fullerton-A little louder. please. A. was
was reading the paper this morning-hs answers in re-
gard to Beechers portrait where he says there
none in the house. think-at least, 50 understood
Mr. Pulerton-A little louder
The Witness Ny attention was then called To t.
O. Was that the frsti A. In this connection. ! re
membered seeing his portrait there previous, though
while this trial has been going on.
O. What did you do when you Mr. MoultOn's testi-
monyi A. Well, Sir have business with Mr James in
Montagucst real estate man He has charge of some
property of mine. As had business, why thought
would go In ana ask
Mr.. Evarts-A little louder.
The Witness-I thought | would go In and ask Mr.
Tracy whether that that he stated there
none there, as I recollected having seen one.
O. Did you 30 to Mr.. Tracy A. did, for nforma
tion.
O. Told him what you knewt A. No, went to AK
him II that meant.
Mr.. Beach-we didn't ask abont that
The Witness am telling why went there.
BY Mr. FullcrtOn-Dd you communicate the fact to
Mr.. Tracy OF what you have sworn TOT A. did.
O. Whent A. This morning.
O. At his object A. At his 0tice.
Mr. FullcrtOn-That Ia ALL