New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-10
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Mr.. TILTON's COUNSEL IN THE BOWEN TROUBLE
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Mr.. TILTONs COUNSEL IN THE BOWEN TROUBLE
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shudder Now up this stage OF the matter no particular
prosresshis through that Winter have now come W
date in Mayup to that time particular progress h"a
made In collecting your money from Mr. Bowen' A. w"
know that Mr. Moulton made any effort to 90 So de was
sick Perhaps he did some
O. Az matter Of fact there no particular progress
made in that msteri The money was not collected
don't know what progress was made In the matter.
@ You didn't know of any progress A. All knew was
that the money not collected
Now when It that You took advice concerning that
pecunlary interest between you and Mr.. Bowen,
Mr. Beach-when first
Mr. Ryars-e has spoken Of II in his direct examination.
Mr. Beach Ito the witncssl He means legal advice.
Mr. RyartsYes Sir You have spoken in your direct er-
animation Of having taken advice A. consulted Frederick
Ward don't remember the date thnka year elapsed
though.
O. WASN'T Warl alone in business his partnership
A. No. Sir Mr. Ward the partner Of Judge Reynolds
OF the present Judge Reynolds who then at the barr
A. Yea Sir
And you took advice with them in regard to the coec-
ton OF that clan' A. No, Sir did not
Q Well, what did you do! That is what asked you, when
you took advice concerning collection Of your claim aguist
MIR Bowcnt A didn't understand your question In that
way understood your question to be when took legal al
vice In reference to this business
@ My friend Mr. Beach, asked " meant legal advice
but didn't intend to give up the rest Of my question My
Question was when YOU first took legal advice concerning the
collection Of -FOUR claim against Mr. Bowen! A. never took
any advice to that point
@ Never at af A. No. The legal advice was as to the
validity OF the contracts
Mr. RvsrtS-I did not ask you that.
The WItness-W Whether the contract was good
Mr. Bvarts-Sti--
fe Perhaps secondary 1t might be re-
gsrded as advice concerning the collection OF the claim.
O. should regard it 80 STILL cannot tell how that is You
did then take legal advice to the validity OF your pecunaJ
claim against Mr. Bowen upon the contracts OF these gentlemen
that you have named. A. / took advice as to this
point namely whether those contracts which had drawn
not being lawyer good for the $1,000 Judge Reynolds
said they would till dOOmsdy that they were as good as
any one could have made.
O. That was the damages for immediate dissolution A.
Yes, Sir.
O. Now come to the 5000 1t would be $780, and where
aid the other 81 500 come fromf
beg your pardon didn't hear; cough
Ing.
MI Rvarts-I will ask you There penaly-I have under
stood was half the saary-whch would be beyond $1,000
Mr. Morns-Yes, Sir. and certain per centage.
Mr.. Byarts-Wel, am asking you the Witness). There
penay for breaking the contracts without notice,
vas there not A. Yes, Sir.
O. And was that named half the annual salaries the
two papers, it named 5000 in round sum A 1t
not named in round sum.
O. Very WE'LL it half the salaries Well that would be
S5sO0i A don't think 1t half the salaries Permit me
10 explain think the penalty for breaking the contract with
The Iadperdnt half the salary The penalty for break
Ing the contract with The Union half the salary together
with half the profits OF that year.
@ The percentage A That Is my recollection OF 1t I; 1
won't be positive Of it,
@ That is half Of your percentage Of the profits Yes,
Sir.
@ that way g. 900 to be the 1t in
Guided this percentage' A. Yes Sir.
IA II ~ that ia NJ
made up of half the salaries and Of half the supposed per-
centagei A. Together with some unpaid salary
@ That is what want to get at whether the whole $1,000
In the nature Of penalty whether included debt for
past due something Of that knd' think there
were certain for money due my salary that had not
been paid; don't remember all the items
@ And they counted into the $1,000! A Yes Sir; TO-
gether with the interest.
@ Now did you take advice the same time, at any
time before the collection Of the matter respecting the validity
Of Mr. Bowen defenseS against It's payment No. Sir he
had not any.
Q. Well, he didn't payi A. No, Sir he didn't pay immed
ateE; he did Afterwards
O. He hadn't any good defense perhaps bat he didn't pay
A. Well he had not any at all
@. Why didn't he pay yon then A will tell you why he
didn't pay me.
@. Well A. Mr.. Bowen wanted to arbtrate. In the
beginning OF January 1871 he wanted make the payment
OF the money he thought needed and he wanted through the
payment Of that money TO get to sign paper to the effect
that he would keep the peace He afraid In other
words OF the storm which he had raised between himself and
Mr. Beeche- and wanted arbitration in order that not
only business affairs but other difficulties should be settled
understand exactly why he wanted arbitration
Mr. Moulton forbade 1t.
O. Did he give you reason this only your under
standngf A No Sir he didn't give it, extracted 1t from his
mind.
O. That rs your understanding Of it' A. Yes, Sir
O. But he didn't give it Now, did Mr. Bowen admit to
YOU after you began collect wished to collect those qu
dated damages notdd he admit to you that he
owed any part oiS A. have already told you never laid
eyes on Mr. Bowen at personal interview between
December s6h 1870 and the night when he paid the 900
10 1917
O. Then he never did admit you that he owed you dol
Imf A. l never exchanged word with him on any sub
jeet
G. Well II arsumentaiye mode Of putting It. A. He
never admitted or denied conversed with him.
Mr. Morris-You mean the 9th the 18th A. Yes Sir the
a1tb or the sSth
TILTONs EARLY QUARREIS WITH BOWEN.
O. Now, Mr.. Bowen did make you a payment of
certain amount that time very early January ddat
her A He didn't make 1t to me; he made 1t TO Mr. Moulton
O. Well under that authority that Mr. Mouon hadi A Obi
no. that was quite another affair." these notes that held
O. We'll he did pay you money, anyhow A. Yes, not
having any reference my business with The Idspden
with The Union held Mr. Bowens notes for 81 OO there
abouts matter entirely distinct from my business
O. They then Of salary anything OF that
kind the for Of salary anything Of
that knd A Oh sir; no, sir; nothing OF that sort
@ Money loaned by YOU theyf A Ny impression is
that had sold Mr. Bowen shares In The Brooklyn
Union stock which held early period and also my
tmo,ss,oD hat he took from Mr. Cibson