New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-05
TESTIMONY OF STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS.

TESTIMONY OF STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS.
Stephen Pearl Andrews was next called on
behalf OF the plaintiff and being duly sworD testified as
Soliows:
BY Mr. Fullerton Mr. Andrews. where do You reside :
A. gn the City Of New-York.
How long have you resided In the City OF Newly ors
A with the exception Of one year, nearly 80 years.
Q. Nearly 80 years. A. Yes, Sir
q. And before you had yonr residence IN New-York
where did you residei A. resided six years tmme-
diateIy before in Boston, before that four years TN
Texas prior that six years in louisiana, and prior to
That In Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
q Since your residence in New-York what has been
your occupationi A. came TO NewYorh City as an
educatonst; engaged in the business OF introduc
rug photography and Photographic reporting; In found
ing this profession that serving now az u.s. Sir
O In what year was that, Mr. Andrewsi A. 1859,
think, Sir.
O. And have you been engaged in any other business
besides that A. Do you through the whole
OF my life, Sir, OF through
O. sinee in New-Yorkl A. Since in Hew-York-I re-
NAMED in that specific business, connected with report
ing and with phonetics only about two years, two or
three years after came TO New.York
Q And III what year did you give up THAI business
A. 1852.
O You said 50 a moment ago. You meant le49,
eupposei A. 40 meant; yes Sir.
q And after that what your occupation, Mr. An
arewsf A. My occupation from that time has been,
almost entirely new and somewhat scientific and
philosophical invest gatiOns-some efforts toward social
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT construction-as reformer, If
yOn choose.
O. And in the mean time, Sir, have you given your at
tenton 10 authorship A have been all through NY
life author various subjects.
q And what number Of books have you published
A. Well Sir have been almost as voumnous author
~ Mr.. Beecher. Do you wish some specification Of
q II You please, sir A My first publications, when
rssded Texas legal TRANSACTIONS connected with
tie Spanish language Ny first independent work was
Seatise on entails legal treatise entails at the Civil
Law and at the Common Law. Then when my connec
gan with reporting with the introduction rather
Of this special system which is called "Phonography,"
for the purpose OF reporting published entire series
Of wOrkssix Or eight lnstgAetion books Of various
characters connected with that enterprise. then
published a controversy that was held between
myself Horace Greeley, and Henry james,
OF Love, Marriage and Divorce. then pub
sied treatise individuality and the sovereignty of
the individual social solutions. They were subse
Quenty Tepublished in single book and called the
OF Society" published, wrote prepared, and
the Appetons published two works French nstruc-
ton like the Olendorf system More recently have
published three works Universology, which 10
the name that confer upon scientific BY stem which
have been engaged in celebrating, one entitled the
Primary Synopsis of Universology," and entitled
The Basic Outline OF UnivesOogy," which is book as
large Bibe-a book Of 900 pages which very
people read.
q. What have you recently been employed at, Mr..
ABdrewsi A am entirely employed in the prOmulga-
Of it get opportunity and in the special elabora
hon Of universal language, which grows by logical
sequence out OF the science OF uDiversOlogy.
@ Had you any connection at any time with Mr.. Gerrt
eDithi A. had.
Q. WHAT A. variously, az different times.
O. wish you would state what that connection was If
Won please s A. often visited him at bis residence
sndH er
general antlsaycry purposes in which engaged;
perhaps the most msrkworthy connection thatI had
with may furnish little matter Of untold history in
connection with the anti-savery movement.
Mr. Evarts-wel is MT ii well, II your Honor please,
tllat 1t should remain untold.
Judge Neilson-He don't propose 10 give II now.
Mr. Eyarts-I thought he did
Mr. Fullerton-No he merely informs you that II has
not been gwen the world yet OF course he won't give
~ II you don't want II.
Mr. Evsrts-I have objection TO its substance; but
think the elaboration OF the witnesses intellectual char
scter has been sufficiently made is only in that light
that any Of this is proper
Mr. FlllertOn-I propose 10 show what he has been
doing in this world they have shown what their wit
pesses have been doing.
Mr. Eyarts-WeL a. 10 o witness IL is not admis-
sible.
Mr. Fullerton--0h, yes; Mr. Beecher WAS mere wit
sess the stand.
Nj Evarts-0h, mol
MI Fullerton-0h yes be was; he had no other busi-
ness there but being witness
Mr. Evarts-I don't the admssiby OF this inquiry
Mr. PueroD--I insist upon the question, what business
connection he had with Mr. Gerr1t SMITH
Judge EeilsOn-Weul a
The Witpess-I WAS commissioned and sent down by
Mr. Gerrt smith to the State OF Delaware 10 negotiate
nth the political men Of that State for the abolition Of
10 that State condition Of the purchase OF the
l..lt1 nj AV0 IN