The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06
An Interview with Loader.
From the Brooklyn Argus.l .sv


ward and inquired what was wanted.
sis Mr.. Loader within g.
The young man cast an inquiring, look,
toward the rear of the premises, from
which voice was heard
''What is it you wish e. =: =
'Mr. Loader, suppose, said the re-
porter, going forward.
''That's my name.''
''Could I speak with you in the other
room mon nt ?ss~a=szA .ass,,ieldleepasetl~ewe
man was busily engaged sewing, whom it
was rot desirable to have present at the
interview.
"What is it you want - Mr.. Loader
repeated, hamnering tack after tack in
an arm chair which he was recovering.
''1f you are reporter don't want to
say anything to you. Look in the Her.
aid and Sun tomorrow morning aud
you'll find my card, which has got all I
mean to say
"l'm from the argus, and the Argus
would like to pub lish what you have got
to say this afternoon
II won't have anything to say to YOU"
said the little man Che is only about five
feet high. The Argus can get what it
wants from the Herald and Sum-
''The Argus man laughed to himself,
and thought: ''Not if l know it. You IRE
from the old country, Mr.. Loader--from
England g The had been pronouncing
house '''ouse,'' and hot "'ot'')
Yes, SIR he replied, as he drove
home another tack. A long talk about
people and things and places in the old
country followed.
$50 there's no truth in Mrs. Tilton's
affidavit, is there?''
Mr.. Loader Not an iota of truth in
it from beginning to end, as far as [ am
concerned. was so ravin' mad when
saw her letter in the Sun that sat down
and wrote reply to it.
''You were laying down carpets in Mrs.
Tilton's house then, in 1902
MIR. Loader. I was, and Mrs. Tilton
knows it: They were old carpets which
had been given out to be cleaned, and we
laid them not only on the parlor floor,
but on the stairs and on the floor above.
''You are quite sure you were there in
1902
Mr.. Loader. I am, and am pretty
sure can prove it from my books.
''Haye you ever been to the house
since e.
Mr.. Loader. I have not been there
since, nor for five years.
Here he suspended his lacking opera.
tons, and continued with much ANNA
ton:
''If what have said is not true. how
could I have drawn aplan of the house,
of the rooms of the house, and shown it
to Mr.. Moulton and Mr.. Tilton, as I did
afew days ago."
''And it was correct plan g
Mr.. Loader. 1t was. Mr.. Moulton
and Mr.. Tilton were quite surprised when
[ did it. They did not seem qnite TO be.
lieve me till then. had pot been in the
house for five years.
"You will excuse me, Mr.. Loader, but
suppose Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton
were in that parlor and committed the
acts you name, the door would most as
suredly have been locked. If Mr.. Beech
or, in his excitement, had forgotten to
turn the key, the womanly instinct of
Mrs. Tilton would have prompted her to
do it,
Mr.. Loader. All, that's the very thing.
The door leading from the parlor to the
hall was locked, but when pulled at the
folds it opened, the bolt remaining turned
out Of the lock. You have seen that
done '>
s'Oh, yes, when there was no bolt to
catch the top OF bottom Of the FRAMEWORK
Of the door,
Mr.. Loader. saw more than you have
any idea gilmore than has appeared in
the papers. + j. ~ i. - =
'One more question, Mr.. Loader. Has
anything ever happened that has caused
you to have feeling of dislike to Mr..
Beecher %
Mr.. Loader. No, sir.
''You don't admire him as preacher,
perhaps?''
Mr.. Loader. Up to five years ago, l
used to 90 very often to hear him preach;
but when i found out that he was preach
ing one thing and practicing another,
when this happened at ia Livingston
street, I stopped. going to Plymouth
Church. I liked him very much as a
mar and preachef. 1T One sermon Of his
about little sins and how. they grow to
big ones, remember YER distinctly. T.
= Has Mr.. Tilton ever done you any great
or special favor? .,.
Mr.. Loader. No I care no more
about him than do, about Mr.. Beecher.
+ never spoke to or had anything to do
with Mr.. Tilton until a week or two ago,
when l met him at Judge Morris office.
| thought they. had enough against, Mr.:
Beecher without my testimony, or |
should have spoken about this before.
J You. see, outside Of my business, [ have
no time to attend1to any thing = III & ta'sS
MRS. TlLToN coNTRAD1cTED. r ~
The fact, too, that, yesterday after
noon, Brooklyn evening paper pub
llshed an interview with The newly dis