New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
TESTIMONY OF JOHN WOOD.

John Wood was next called on behalf OF
plaintiff. and. being duly sworn. testified as follows;
Mr. FuIerton-what is your occupationl a. Printer
O. How long have you been engaged in that business
A. In business for myself. do you mean
O. Yes, Sir A. Since August 1872.
O. And before that, how were you in busnessl A. l
had charge of an incorporation for about four years
O. Printing! a. Printing; yes, sir.
O. Well what was the character Of your business,
printing newspapers pamphlets, or books, or what
A. All kinds of printing-newspapers, books, and job
work
@. Everythng3 A. Yes. Sir
O. Did YOU know Victoria woodruff A. did
O. And when did you become acquainted with heri \.
III May, 1870
O. And did you know Col. Blood, her husbandi A.
Yes Sir.
O. And when did you become acquainted with him
A. At the same time.
O. And Mr. stephen Pearl Andrews, do yos know him
A. Yes, Sir
@. And when did you form acquaintance with that
gentlemanf A. 1t sOmewheres in 1870 in the Fan
Of 1870. think.
O Now state whether or not you printed the news
naner called The Woodruff Cladn's Ecekjy7 A. Yes,
Sir.
O When did you commence its publication A. !
commenced the publication with the third number, l
think in May 1870 when had charge Of that corpora
ton known the JCuTneymen Printers Cooperative
Association
a
that naper1 A. think till about February, 1872.
O. And then what became Of iti A 1t was then taken
TO the office Of The American SpsT1tndttSt
O. And how long was it published theref A. think it
was discontinued.
O When was thati A. think it was in May or June
of 1872; l am not positive OF the time.
O. Now, was it afterward resumed, and ii So when ;
A. In November
Q. OF what yeari A. 1872.
O And who printed it in November, 1872 A. set
the type for it.
O. Wheref A. At my office.
@ Well, it printed therei A The type was set
there only. ~
O. And taken 10 a press somewhere elSei A. Press
room, and printed
the last week Of October
O. How are you enabled TO state that u was the dsI
week of October A. Because that is the first time that
had apv men employed in my placeonly our two selves
previous 10 that.
q How, A. That ia the first time that had any men
nloved our two selves used do all the work previ-
ous TO that last week in October
O. You did your own work, you sayi a Yes, Sir
n Among yourselves A. Yes SIR, our two selves
q Whom do you mean A. My partner and myself
~ And that was the first week that you employed any
journeynen A. Yes Sir
O The first week in October 1871 A Last week
n The last week Of October, should say 1872 And
Won are enabled state positively, are you that 'n"
in type. Inat nunDcI VI "V""'''' "'"
Cd,ns Beekip In the last week Of October 18TH a
Yes, Sir ,., . ~,
O. When did the form 60 out from your piace' a. OH
Saturday evening the Goth OF October.
O. And by whom was 1t taken A. Taken away Dy tne
carInan from the press-roOm- 80
O. Did YOU see it after thati A. saw the copy OF the
paper after that
| O. How long AFTER A. Oh Monday.
O. And did it contain the article which had been SET up
in your place A. Yes Sir.
O. Had any part of that article been SET up peiore th
| time 10 your knowledgel a. Not TO my knowledge
O II it had been you had no connection with tf A.
No, Sir
q As a whole or parti A. No, Sir.
O DO YOU know whether any number of that paper
| was published after May, 1s72-
Mr. Beach-May June.
Mr. Fullsrton-May June, ls72-up TO the nrst "eeA
os November ls74f A. / don't think there was any
the number that done numbered after the one That
was stopped in May or July, 1872.
Mr. Beach-Followed regularly A Yes SIT followed
| in regular order.
MIR FullertOn-It was the next succeeding humDef' a
| The succeeding number yes, Sir.
MI Fuerton-That Ia all.
ROsS-EXANINATION OF MR.. WOOD
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