New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01
CROSs-ExAMINATION OF MR.. FREELAND.

time. would not swear TO 1t positively 1t might nave
been few days less but that is my IMPRESSION
as far as can get at IT,
O. 1t might have been a few days before or few days
afteri A. 1t might have BEEN but that my impression
Well get 1t in measure from that check-the 4th
O. Have you seen the checki A. saw the check
there but heard it spoken about-I will tell you ex
actly-
Mr.. Fulerton-Ahl
The Witness-Ohl will stop, Sir when you say so;
don't want to tell more than you ask.
O. You say you will stop, but you donri A. III shut
my mouth up.
O. But you don't; you are at 1t again. Did under
stand you TO say that you saw the check' A think
IL on the table
O. Did you read iti A. I did not.
@. Or any part OF III A. No, Sir.
O. Then how does that enable you TO set at the datef
Now you can talk. A. VIII you allow met
O. Yes A. Well, Sir, heard there was check OF MI
Bowen's-I will tell you another thing
O. No; tell me that first. tLaughter.l A. will; am
glad you laugh don't like TO see Cross IO4KS tna
is the best way TO get along.
O Well laugh after you explain that. A. will.
O. If yon did not read check, how does the check
enable you Fix the date' A. am afraid you WILL STOP
me IL undertake to tell you.
Mr. Tracy-Wen, try it.
Tho wtness-[After pause.l II know Mr.. Bowen very
well and knew him TO give check after O'Clock
that he didn't date it the 4th now that is one OF the
strongest points in the matter
Judge NelsonThat it, he would date 1t the next Gay
Mt FullertOn-Oh! your Honor
The Witness-Yes; the next day
Mr. Fullerton-He always dates them the 4thi A. go
far as know him.
O. Ifhe draws a check after o'clock, he always dates
the check the 4thi From my experience in business
with him. have had good deal Of experience with hin
in business.
O. You say If he draws check after O'Clock he always
dates it the 4thi A. YES; after o'clock.
O. Suppose It was the 30th day Of the month would ne
date the check the 4thi A. guess he would take the
day after then.
O. And not the 4thi A. I cannot say as to that.
want to tell you right Don't ask me to talk too
much if you please.
O. Did you ever him draw checks A. Oh! yes
O And you read iti A. He and have exchanged
checks.
O. Have you seen him draw checks A. Yes, aud he
and have exchanged checks great many times.
@ Have you seen him draw checks after three O'Clock
A. Yes Sir, think have.
O Is there any other way that you get at the date
of that except by the date of that check which
you did not sees Ny memory s very poor for dates
cannot remember dates il is the most difficult thnS Ior
O. That will he good reason for your saying that you
cannot do tf A. Well, cannot say.
O. That is an answer to question. Is your recoec-
ton good in respects than daesl A Associations
they are my best--
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tons.
O. Is that the way you recolect what took place before
the arbtratorsi No. not that am sure was at the
arbitration; that is firm in my mind
O. That you sure of A. l am
Are you equally OF what took place after You
cot therei A. am equally that know the verdict
we brought ill.,
O. Are YOU quite sure that you remember what was
said after the arbitrators came in A. No. Sir; could
not say that could repeat the language at all; could
give only the substance
O. What papers were before you as arbitratorsi A
think the article OF agreement between MI Bowen and
Mr.. Titon.
O What other papers were before yOu A. think the
Tri-partte.
A. The rripartte was before youl A. think it was
yes l am sure it was.
O. Was it signedi A. don't remember.
O. Can't you tell whether it was signed or notf a
don't know whether 1t was or not
O. You looked ut it, A. saw it, but didn't read IT,
O. Didn't you see whether it was executed A did
not -
O. They did not sign it there in your presenter A..
That cannot say.
O Howl A. They might have signed It there, but
did not them sign It,
O. You have recollection on the subject oI sisHs II
at ALI A. No, Sir.
O One way or the othorl A. No, Cir.
O Did Won see Mr. Tilton draw what purported to be
an alteration Of the Triparte, therei A saw linn
take pen and write there
O Did Won understand at the time that he was drawing
an amendment to the "Tripartite Agreement A l
heard him say what he wanted TO do and he took his
DC n and saw him writing.
O. What did he do with that which he wrote' A. II
was on paper and it was put on that paper t DC was
examinng-this Tripartite
O. It was annexed to the "Trpartite Agreement was
it, A. Yes, Sir; as saw II.
@ How was 1t annexed A. cannot say as to that
II seemed TO be piece of paper put on the larger paper
q Was II pinned fastl A. cannot say as TO that
O. Was 1t annexed to that paperi A | cannot say
O Now were there any other papers before the arbi-
tratorsi A. Not that remember
a The agreement between Bowen and TiltOn, and the
| " Tripartte Agreement" were the only papersi A |
think they WERE so far know There may have been
other papers that did not see
O. You recollect none otherl A. No, Sir
O. Well were there any papers relating 10 the scahdai
tbere9 4 No don't remember that there was
n Howl A. don't remember that there was
n vos there nothing attached TO the "Tripartite
oe,nentD relating 10 the scandal A. Not that re-
| member.
@ Was that read over after you nett A. think part
% II ,Vas NV somebody but remember very little about
the papers; don't think took them in my hands
| o. What part was read overt A. cannot say
O Cannot you repeat anything that was read over A.
could not repeat one word.
O. Not a single wordl 4. Not single word, because
didn't read the paper myself or take It in my hand
@ Well II was read over the purpose of having you
hear IT, was II mott A. Very likely 1t was.
O. SO that you might know what It containedi A. Pos
sbly.
O. But whilst you can recollect the conversation, you
cannot recolect anything that was III the paperi A
What conversation DO you speak OF!
O. After tho arbitrator came iul A No. Sir. The sub
stance OF it rcmembcr