New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27

| O. Well the question whether Mr.. Andrews
not An inmate Of Mrs. woodhull's house in the early
part OF 1871. when you first visited hcrei A. Yes Sir
O. Now do you say that he left his residence that
| house during that yearf A think that he did.
| Q During 1871 A. think that he did.
Q. And what tmei A. I could not tell don't rcmem
| Der.
Q And for how longi A. cannot remember; he left
it entirely
O WHAT A. He left there entirely; moved away from
| there.
g You certain that he left before the early part
! OF lS72-January. 1872 youi A. No. Sir and could
not swear that he left at ALL it Ia only my impression
@ Well. these visits Of Mr. Tilton TO the house Of Mrs
Woodruff and famiarities there Of which you have
| spoken. during the year 1S7Il A. Yes. Sir
| @ And up to what time did you observe themi A.
During all that year, think.
| q. During all the year 4 7i A. think 40.
O. Well. will you please reflect that you speak
with some certainty upon that SUBJECT A. think
1922 it Of course began in Januarybegan the winter;
think that It continued up the time just before the
5feinway Hall meeting; know that II did after that
don't know anything about it,
@ After that You don't kuowi A. After that don't
know anything about II.
Q. Aud the stenway Hall meeting you understand to
have been In the Fall Of 1871 A. Yes, 1877 or -
don't know-I don't remember when the steinway Hall
meeting whether III - but tins acquaintance
continued up TO the time of the Steinway Hal meeting
Q. Just before the Stenway Hall meeting. under
sto0di A. Yes Sir. We'll. IL up 20 the time OF the
stenway Hall meeting. before II; but it ended 80 far
"a knew anything about 1t, with that meeting.
Q. Was Mr.. Blood what you called the bedroom
OF Mrs. Woodhul when you Mr. Ti,ton thcre' A.
Yes. Sir
O. Mrs. Palmer. you say you prsssu 81 CONVEX
sati0n or consultation between Mr.. TtOn and Mrs
Woodruff. at the office of Mrs Woodruff concerning the
prospectus Of The Golden Agsi A. Yes Sir.
OWN you give me the date Of that conference as near
You can A. II vas think in tho month of FebrI-
airy; know that it.
O. The month OF February 1t A. II.
O. III A. II Just before the starting OF the paper
O. Well. we will see about that Where were you
siding then' A. was residing at my friends IN Park
avcnuc-i9 Parkavc. there for number OF
weeks during all that period
O. In what part Of the office the conference hell
A. Sometimes in the front Office aud sometimes in the
back Office 1t spoken Of a number Of times
@ MT Blood presenti A. Yes. Sir.
O. Participate in the discussion A. Yes. Sir
q And any else besides yourself and him. and Mrs
Woodruff and Miss Claim. and Mr. Tltonf a. did not
partake in the conversation at all.
O. No, don't understand that you did you were
present and heard it A. cannot ten You there was
many coming and going in the Office. and this thing
spoken of openly between Mr Tlion ind Mrs wood
hull and Mr. Blood.
O Madam, you not answering my q1estions-un-
consciously probably want you 10 speak Of any par
tculsr occasion did understand YOU TO on the direct
examination when there a conference between MIS-
Woodruff and Mr. TltOn concerning the prospectus Of
The Golden &C. A. Well en- tell You only one definite
time there werc number Of times but can only tell
you one. ami that can't give you the language Of
Q. Oh. A. can only give You tho idea.
O Well that IL the ut which you say Mrs. Wood
hull. and Miss ClaGn. Mr. Blood. and yourself A.
don't know that Miss C1ahn present; would not
swear that Miss Cllan present; | would not
swear that anybody present hut Mr.. TOn and Mrs
Woodruff at the ono which have in my mind now, which
q. But you spd Mr. Blood present at that A. He
was present at number OF them-at number OF these
conferences.
O. Why at tlis onel A. This Is the only one that
can swear 10 anything definite.
O. Why do you get him out of the way now A. don't
wish 70 get him out OF the way At all.
0. Was he there a. He not there
O. Which room was inf A. In the back room; have
no get rid Of people at ALL in any Of these con
ferenoes.
@. Well You say there number OF these con
versationsl A. Yea, Srs it was common thing
O AT which Nj. Blood present frequently A.
Yes. Sir.
O We'll how are yOu able to distinguish this one from
the rest 40 as Mr. Blood not thoref A. IL was
probably the frst one it might have been and 1t might
not have been don't know how am a5e to do 1t;
only recoect The fact but cannot tell how DO IT,
O. WHAT A. say cannot tell you how do it;
only know that am speaking Of fact without lehihs
you how DO IT,
O. WELL do you say that yOu have present reeoi
lection that Mr. Blood was present at Che convcfsa-
tan to which you aude in the back roomt A YES
Sir for there were a number at which he not pres
en-not only this but there were number AT whch
he was not present; il was frequent thing for
O. Well but this conversation was OF the same charac
and to the effect ~ the Others you sayf A. ie''
Sir but this one happened to fix itself on my mind
O. And some OF them in the back room. / sup
pose A. Yes. Sir presume they were don't re-
member.
O Now. ask what circumstance incident there is
which enables you say that at this particular one OF
which you speak Mr. Blood was not presents A. At Ills
narticuIar one OF which speaking now-what fixes
IL in my own mnd- filling order for stOcklngsls-
penders and was putting them in the boxes and marx
ing Them when Mrs Woodruff and Nj. TitOn came INTO
the
O. Now, wait moment. Was that an unusual event
for Won 10 DO 10 Ill au order A. No. Sir.
q Well that does not be u circumstance which
should enable you to remember that Mr. Blood was not
presenti A. Yes Sir because 1t was an unusual thhs
for me TO remain and continue my business when Mr.
Tton came into the oiiceint0 the back once; there
was always sign that Mrs Woodruff gave me II she
wished 10 he aonelf anyone came in and was In the
hack office and anyone came in would simply give ner
a loo 20 know and my head to her. or some sign
| T would give her to know whether sue wished me to
| leave her alone
O That bappened very often, suppose A. Well, that
can't say whether it often or not II Is TOO long
aeo and too many things intervening can't tell you
O II does not seem such especial circumstance
IA should enable you say that Mr.. Blood was not
tberet A. don't the question that you are asking
| me-
O. Isay that Il does not seem TO be a circumstance OF
40 much importance TO enable you by It, to say that
Mr. Blood not present in the room al the time a.
| Well Mr. Blood wasn't present.
O. Well that is u matter OF simple recollection A Yes
| Sir