New-York tribune., 1875-01-26

Mr. Tracy-Dd say IN substance so' Did you su0stsn-
tally use the words: As to the crminaty Lere Ia not
shadow Of truth in h"i A. don't recolect IT,
O. Anything like that n substance' A. can gve yon The
substance Of what reooect as near as can reoonec'
O Do you know William b Barberi A Yes, Sir sah
did good while ago.
O Il he member Of the Produce Exchange A. Yes Sir
Q Did you have hin the subject Of the o0o
bull publication A. Yes, Sir.
Mr. Morris-You have been all over that, NJ. Tracy
Mr.. Tracy-Oh, no Sir.
q How did t after the publlcaonf thihA
the day It happened.
O. Did you say To him. speaking Of the woodruff publcs
ton There Is particle Of r.h In the statement ss
against Mr. Beechcr"' A. No Sir did not say that " hin
recolect what did say.
O. Didn't you add Mr. Beecher Is pure man as ever
lived A. No Sir didn't add that to aim. shall tell
you what him can give you that conversation
Mr. Fullerton-No they don't you 20 tel that
The witness-rro Judge Nelson Can l Lot tel, your
Honor what I said
Judge Netlson-By- and bye you win get chance
O. DO yos know A. H. Davis A. don't reco.lect Inn
him pretty well.
O. Did you have talk with him concerning the WoodhuL
publcatioui A. don't recolect whether did or Dot
q At the Custom your place Of 6asincssi A.
don't recolect-
O. Did he ask you what does this woodhu scandal mean'
is tnere Nuin IN VI a. uoh sIeSOlS~' ~
upon the subject at all
O And did you reply There word Of truth in n.
think it Is shame Mr. BeecheE has lived 50 long that
anybody shoald believe ~ A don't recOiect having met
Mr. Dsy.s.
O Did you have any such conversation with him. IN Ho-
stance, A. ecoect having met him on tie SUBJECT
Judge NeiIsOn-Or hay had such conversation! ANo,
Sir nor hayiny having mad snch conversation.
Mr. Tracy-Do you know Reuben W. Ropcs' A Yes sir
u Did you have any conversation i'll Am about November
1873 touching the woodhui publications. a. don't ecoect
whether November, 1874 Ny impression s that LAD
conversation VITA him coming up Wallet Ferry here
v Yes, Sir, that is the place. A. Nehr
q Did he say you have happened to meet yon
20 speak with you since the affair Of , BeeclcfN oodhni
publication Did you 90 Mr. Beechers hoase with pistol
and demand paper stated in WOodhnI Claims paper
and did you -ay that II daned internal
lie - don't recoecL whether s"ore N hs presence u
not bat that is substantially what said " him.
O. and cid you add You happen TO know more Of this case
than do Now there any truth in gar 70 he sclndAl IA
regard to Mr. Beecher and did you repy TAey Ee PACK o.
internal iesy, A. dont know whether used a language
not guess gave Mr. Ropes the Impression 'hS1 f'
Beecher perfectly pare and shat the stories were hes
O You said So IN A. gave that IMPRESSION
whether said it in substance don remember the words
q Do you know Edwin A. studw q? a mar that Gsed to
live south-a Florida Improvement man'
o. Yes. sir A | don't know him very wclL have met
him; don't recolect having met him on his subject
Did you him in Florida when yoa Ser. t-e'e n 1871
A. Yes, Sir.
@ And talked with him a Yes, Sir; that before ne
Woodruff story.
O. Yes, SIR in 1917 A. Yes Sir in March, 1871, was it
not Yes sir; him in March 1871, in Jacksonville
O Did you a talk with him in Fiorids in the Spring OF
1871 regard the stones about NJ bee1eE and MI lALon
A. don't recolect that did.
u Did you cay 70 that yOu had all the papers in the case
relating to il, and that ss al damned lnceF
anst Mr. BeecLer' A don't recoLcct whether I'D or not
o. Did you say anything substance Ike tIati A. don't
recoect having any conversation with Mr. Sd"eA about IL
O. Did you say anything him ON that subject leaving OUT
the OATH with exceptions have l,d' A. Very likely
had that in talked him. don remember having talked
TO him at all.
u DO you know Charles H. Cadwelf A. What is bis buzz
ness; provision MANS that itY
Mr.. shearman-lI5 Broad 81!
A. don't know where his Office il. remember Nj Cad
well who used 10 be with Charles Parker. don't Ano"
whether that is the man You refer 10 or not
Mr Tracy-That ID the A. don't remember having
talked with IT. may have done -
u You say yOu remember talking with MN on the sud
ject Of the woodruff scaDdal9 A. don remember
u Within a time aieT its publications A don't rec
Olect
O. On train Of ears cong 10 Boston, don't recolect
tina, did recoect going train Of 10 Boston, but
don't recolect talking with him about IT,
y Shortly after the oodhul pubicatoni A don't reco
lect whether shortly after the WOOdhu publication or not
Beecer woodhu publication did you say there was no
truth in any Of the respecting Mr SoecAer A don
recOllect il.
O. Did you cay anything him IN reference to that A.
don't recoect that did recolect didn't say an thing
against Nv Beecher to him, if that will answer you
a. Did you tell him in substance this that II MF Beecher
shoed the next day Plymouth Church al the facts pertain
NO to his lie there woud he sugle person IT, who
could impae single benish the purity Of acr pastor 2
A. don't reeollect having used that language.
O. Did you use anything substance ike haf A don't
recollec any conversation with Mr. Caa sell AL the
subject.
O Are you willing to say you did say this TO hm1 A
am not willing say did say have not any recolec-
zion Of "a king with Mr. Caldwell would have obec
ton 10 telling exactly what did cay, remembered IT,
O. Do you know Mr. Halliday, Assistant Pastor u Plymouth
Church, A. sHgh,ly yes Sir.
O Did You have any talk With him the subject
Of the woodruff publication A l don't know
whether was about the Woodhull publication lie
came to after the Deacons meeting and talked with him
about the stories against Beechcr Can you give t1e
da.e Of he Conversation
o About Nov 2Id Is72-Deoember November A. Very
likely there was talk about the Victoria Woodruff publ
CATION
O. AT your house' A. Yes. Sir
O Did YOU tell him: M Halliday, know all about this
gunee conveyed 20 him the impression that M Becher
guiltlcss Of any charge against him.
@ thst; bu ark yoa definitely the question:
A. | cannot tell you definitely
O Did YOU teH him: all about this affair if anybody
knowsYb A. don't recollect that.
Do you rcolec you said that 80 him 10 substancei
A. No Sir; don't reeoect that said It In substance
q And did you add bringing your hand down the table
81 know guiltesss A. don't know whether brought
my hand down table point but know,
when brought down said it damned shame tor the
Deaeons 10 be digging into scandal that had been settled
between the parties