, 1875-05-07
Doechor, and lis wife, roro in tIoIr usual p!ao,t,
In tho yan Of tho 1'iymoutll Church party.

~. ~ H 9a@a.e. pa's - oH,oek 'esly -. noson
'ook N" "t'hesa euAit. ahu hls o1atnlhat!oh Va"
S0 on. IT. IT, 5e5a csr no,y so,es o,s1y .ns. % ,e
pr,or 10 ti,o 9Gtla Of peceu,lnr. ;s7o Thoosioro
Jilon aud ha a!7air1 NAV haye boon TIN sulicct
nt conversation betwee1, uE On the lat OF Ifen-
nnry, 1s7l~ told alr. B.scher Of 1ny tn.ou-
p1sx:ss 711.ro. rnot NY rArEn.
! ca1lo1 At Mr, l,eochof'x houso on tho evening
Of tic day nav y1r. i:ceci1.r Al Deacon F,eo.
lands, and var Mira. Deechcr. Her husband WAS
mt p.csen:. lid not reply to ait. nseo!lar'a
latter .: ian. z.
Mr. Fuilnit3u read pas3n9cs frotn tin le.ter,
snh questioned tho wi.nesa ~ 10 tho storica To
which sEr. Eeecncr a!Eicd-
Iilo witao?a ra''l sliat Nr. BearhGr rati tfo:e
al character. Ho tn!i ms nf t's'n tut don't
ronic:obes thnn, dr. lsaacl!er lila ct i,'o Il vas
li'A .f,ie"l, a"1 toll bm ',ad M ualric.Miiy
tesll!sn towo:ds him. dlI NOT srY % :{r.
mrlo thc eal y, WITH friendly lcelin.H ous ! did
no. manifest t!iem In any other form shsn haze
fnehta"neu. iheso tcellhRs fonathou thsonS1;
,hs tho interview. and NcFo NOT a!tosod wien
''ts; H. ruo,,ou s,td that ~. al, Tint bo b., to
ask tho "itacsH. ....
=. cEosa-ESAN1:;rn.
NJ. ETafss crose.e1asntnen @ !lse witness. 10
liah.sea NM letter a,it1 shsnoi,s, and .he W.T.
nesa faia Dele'c tuis r. tno letsee ata owe
lope t'ias tooE to 2lf. E"echc:. l: boara TIC
niaEs OF havtnE bcun opened anu closed nave
m recollection whether 1t Wa7 opentti Or c1osea
Wien Eayo tt 70 .Ir. Benchef. Ihia lot
ter liat beoh Two or thro9 iaouts ~
my potsessIon wilon, I deiiseroa it. I
70. IL sto'a ll!.on ~ NV houAe. so p"Fhon "aA
present wloh T. Hna eiYo'. 70 inn: 1hnsn "aH no
ntpointmene It roy lo!a'e vain 1'lton .hae morn.
ing. II "an mRao ~ -is. John 'on nntl ;tr. 1!l.
ton o. Tao sunday before. Think to'a iilcHt l
wontd no a. nomo ale Or taat fias, and "onlu $40
thcn' when thny ans!tcd. ! rentenaher ~? sad
~ theF To'slh call On tu' n1oralnE Of Mondss:
1uo5 came easl7 m tae 'o1enous1; ihlnk ~ -
1eiocs, ana tbey may Aafo sta}od t"o housA or
moro ..-.-..-.
THE Torst or CONVERSATION
Tau almost entirely that tor w}llch tho lntoryevF
| was mado. Mr. Johnaon le[t heroro Tis"n nt IL
10 peacon Fioelard TINT day. bit hayo no copy
! OF it. do no: behave ti1do \ copy or 1t.
cont thus no.e to sir Freclaatt immediately aftor
| tbs seatlctuan loft. I think botneon T. aud 2
| o'clock. l received q verbal nnawer, and fcH
1nilltcs after tho mos gencar returned. dill not
SEQ slr. Fteeland or Mr. Eeecl'er. The message
WIS brought ty mesaeuEcr, who wa3 MY COL,
| Joln Elll.tt BoHon. It was4 or 6 ocloca in tho
efsslnooa Sl1on aent to 500. a1r.
| Deocher. I Ito not recoilect II I eaw
Muy person .t Dotcon TeelanaH llonBe
except ilr. Decch.r. IlIare no recollection o!
Eenlu% servant Hho ononcd ti4n door. do no.
resneaahor wlsetlos this Interview was by Eaa.
light or Daylight. l occupied lie trout ratlor.
Nj. Trcoland'a family consetcd Of iis vito end
ttAer members. calti,t tell how manJ.
fME foLp1:Iu-'nons wEnE cLos:.l'
When wont III. I think etayod there about
half an hour. OF little longer. do nut ron,e'n.
waiting to seu mo ~ to nus condensation with
Alr. Beeclor nor do J fclHonper conversation
with Geatlsnlan befora I wont to SEQ Nr.
1;oecte7; DO not remember soeirg EsEioston
| there. EEglcatou Tan ono uf the co-cattora ot
tho independent. Whom received tho lct:or oi
Jan. 2 from Mr. Deeelaer. read It mud kcpt it.
do not think It struck mo that the letter con-
taincd q different yernlon Of tho s:osr OF rny
Interview With Mr. 1'occher than really oc-
Cured. On Saturday, Dac. 81. told TiIton o:
my intention to ternls,lele bis connection wiils
taa. i.dcretdt1t. told Tilson ofmy intention
Mt tue Uhion office. then loft. believe Ell'
lin at tbs Union office. After thai, later III tia
day,
sES7 H1d FORMAL. NOTICE or nrs REMOVAL
Tic witness handed Mr.. Eysrta two papern.
which, ho said, ware tho not;cea Of the removal
| OF Titon from tho independent and ufaioH, mt
which Eyarts read In oyideuce.
Tho wlt,.sss continued. believe I received
hnsvars to tless notea from Titon, but AMI not
cor.ain. have All impression rpcoived some
reply In writing. wna ensircy solvent at that
time, nnd hayo been 50 sinco. Ihave no rocol,
j lcction OF Tho subject Of admitting that owed
Tilton any remuneration for tho capcolins Of
contracts. I naid other ciatms 70 Iil!on,
amounting to bat"oen 81 900 and $1,000. They
wore given to A1oulton ; do not think MoItoi
loft power Of attorney with mo thon.
l1r. Eyarts road tho receipt gwen to tho wit.
ucas bY Tilsou for check Of S7,000, anti thc
witness said TlLa receipt Was given by Triton
an tha evening the arbitration wan made, and
thc check given linn. About this ttmo was
sllown gkltoJ-proof Of
raE uoLpEs ACE ARTICLE,
and halloyo It wan Shown to me by person
with whom talked about the arbitration. ds
not romgtaher WHO the person VAS think
nansd Clatiin on tho Arbitration Committee
did NOT understand whou, Tilton named. da
not remember when hoard t:lo na,neu 0: thu
three arbstratora named. Never beforo the oven.
Ing Of tho arbitration did see tho text Of TIC
! tripArtita agroement. It was aftor this hcas1
about 1t. received the Woodstock !olto. two
or tl,rco dsyn after my sattlenent with T.ltou.
1tEaa dated Juno 1B. 1870. This 1otter was re-
turned to mo aftor tho settlement. never askosl
for it, return; nor did expect It. 1t Was q sur
prieo to ms when received Il. II was Ca1in
THE ru1pAnE1rE AanEEMExF.
It MA loft with mo. and not itnmedlsle!y