New-York tribune., 1875-01-26
HINTS ABOUT THE DEFENsE's WITNESSES.

| Q Do you know Senator John c. Jacobs OF this
| eiiyi A. Yes, Sir; know him.
Y Did you have any conversation with him Albany
any time in regard to the BeecherTon scandal A don't
| recolleet whether did or not
Y Did you at Albany in the Spring Winter Of 1873,
during the session Legislature Of 1873 in conversation
with Mr. Jacobs where the Tlton scandal tho
subject OF conversation him that this
investigated Mr.. Beecher woud prove TO se all rghti A
| don't recoleci whether did not
Q DO you remember that you did mott A. II had any
recollection about II would tell You.
q You to say then, that you have recollection
| A. l have not any recollection about that
q Have you recollection Of converting with him on that
subieci A. think did talk with Mr. Jacobs about it;
yes, Sir
q In that conversation did ron cay anything in substance
Ike what have repeated A. think carried the impression
That Mr. Beecher was not guilty man-I think 90.
q And didn't You say In substance that whenever the truth
OF this matter known Mr. Beecher would prove to be
innocent man A don't recoect that Sir Ny impression
with regard 10 what have said have just given you
Q. What was ii A. All recOllect-the impression that
! gave him was that Mr. Beecher not guilty
q How did you give him that impressOni A must have
given Il in words
u Were the substance Of the words by which you conveyed
that impression to him that when the truth known, that
when this investigated Mr. Beecher would prove to
BE- an innocent man A. don't recoect those 70 be the words
or the subs snee Of the words.
q Did you say anything the subject OF what the result
wOun be OF investigatoni A. don't recOec that did
| Q. Do you know Archibald Ba1terf A. Yes, Sir.
Q. OF this cityi A. Yes Sir.
O. Did you have any conversation with him touching the
| WOOdhu scandalt A. Yes. Sir.
Q When III A. On Change; somewhere in the neigh
borhOOd OF the publication.
&, Soon after the publ caon' A. Yes, Sir.
Q What did you say 70 him about f A. don't reeolect
the precise hnguage had conversations with him.
O. Did you cay him, in substance that MT Beecher was
guilty Of the charge made against him in the WOodhn pub
catonf A. No Sir think when pressed by MI Ba1-
ter told him Mr. Beccher pure
q You told him Mr. Beecher pare mani A. Yea Sir
that thought he was something Of that sort.
Y You say you pressed by him Didn't Jon volunteer
go him A. volunteered the hrst tse to &c him. the
first conversation Aal with him when spoke 70 him about
the WOOdhul pub icaOn in that conversation told him Nj
Bowen originally the author Of the stories that the stories
originated with Mr. Bowen thai when Mr. Bowen had been asked
produce the evidence he had failed 70 do IT, and that the
differences between Mr. Bowen and Mr. TitOn had been
settled and the WOOdhul publication said II was
true it Infamous and 1t fase was dabocal and
II MIR Beechers hie not answer did not choose TO
make any and the second Conversation think Mr. Baxter
came 10 me about H. and pressed concerning with
questions and think told him in ubsance-I denied the
guilt of Mr. Beecher and told him he pure maA-eome
| thing Of that sort.
Q Did you say this TO Mr. Baxter m substance II you win
only be patient you will be convinced that Mr. Beecer Is as
good a az you BAXTER believed him to bei" A
really don't recocc the conversation ddD give him an
| opinion adverse 10 Mr.. Beecher.
Q Do yon say yo1 did that language TO hmi A II
had any O recalling the language would do II, but
| cannot recall the language.
O. viii you ray thst you did that language to Mr.
BaEieri A No. Sir have not any recollection about IL
gave him very high opinion about Mr. Beecher however
q Did Mr. Baxter you II yon did not purity q
! special sense7 A. don't recolleet thai
U Did you make any repyi A. Make any reply 10 wbati
| btr. FulIerton-ro what you don't eooiecti
The Witness-I could not
Mr. Trscy-Didnt Mr. Baxter say: There different
meanings the word pure Do you mean that Mr. Beeeher
pure ordinary OF lai wordi Was be ohaei Had
he broken the seventh commandment" A. don't 'econect
that guess gave him idea that be bad not broken the
seventh commandment
| O What did you say 10 hrni A. don't reoolect
q Did Mr. Baxter ask yOu ths question: A don't eeel
eot whether he did or NOT gave Aim very high opinion
Of Mr. Bsecher
Q, VIII you say did nOti A II had any recollection
! about il would answer you.
Q VIII you have no recollection that he did not ark
you this question: A. II had any recollection about
should bat have giving you the impression gave
| Mr.. Baxter.
O. am asking you what Mr. Baxte, ased youi A. Iesad
tell you would.
| @ You cannot tell A. No. Sir; cannot ten.
O What reply did you make these questionsf ranghte'
What reply did you make Mr. Banef Did you not say in
answer to these questions lie pure IN that sense"f A.
don't recolect
O. Not only IL he now always been pure
believe" Did YOU say that TO MI Baxteri A don't
recollect the answer.
O. Will you swear yOu did not make that reply 10 HIM
If had any recollection about it would give to you
don't under,taad how can any positively than
| / am answering It.
Judge Nelson-He simply you to say whether you
recoect A. have not recollection Of the form Of
| the answer
O Then Won canno, say he did mott A. don't recolect
those wors your Honor The impression gave him that
! Mr. Beecher pure man.
Mr. Fyars-We are entitled have snswer, seems 70
us II 10 the usual course Of examination.
The WDess-H Nj Baxter should say did, should say
| did
MI Eyarts-He tel whether be can say he didn't Sy
| IL
Judge EeonCan you say you did not nse those nordsf
| A. / cannot say did not use those words.
Mr. Trscy-Do you know Edward A. Bideni A, Yes Sir;
| know him believe he 10 an elevator man.
O. L. he member Of the Produce Exchsngei A. Yes Sir
O. Have you conversations with HIN Iouching the ood
hall soryi A. believe have had, once or twice yer Sir
O When did you have those conversational A. think
have seen him about time Of the Woodruff pubhca
ton.
| @ wherei A. On the Exchange
O. Did you speak to MIN subject Of this scandai A.
Not at length avoided talking with him very long about IL
O. You spoke to him on the subiecti A. l believe 80
O Did you .ay to him. false there lie word Of
truth in IT, AZ far az Mr. Beecher b concerned - A. don't
| reooIeet that used those words TO him.
Q Did you anything in substance ike that A may
| have told him the story was untrue
@ Did you untrue far a. MI Beesher was con-
| cernedi A. don't reooect that
q Did you say that there was was not word OF truth in
| thAti A. don't reoolec that neither
@ Did you any such language in substance don't
recoIect that nave that impression 10 him, think
| @ you know j. Haynes Drskef A. Yea Sir
O. DID you any conversation with him' A. Yes' Sir
O On the subject Of the woodhu publication A. believe
| I did a short conversation with him.