, 1875-02-12

f1pnfesfr1. Knf# alr. Afel}effnhlt, lie uHel
70 bo M the ,sun.iay l'rcs,. nn certain that
tir. hfcDer1nott dll mt tall the Of this before it
VIII pnbisLtd. lin called to tco ma in tho
f;otien Age Office afttr. raid ho wall tin mn.,
that published it, AMI o't1eteti lin out Of tito
ntsice. do aot nndaratand that the copy given
to Harmon wah the 1nesna OF this publication.
heard that i3eocher showed tho tr1psrtito ugrea-
mont to klnsea, which was tho teason Of itH
publication IN tho ENJ'r. lH not xnpw which
Harmon'a slip il now. hut l think it Wa returned
with Harmonic leltarn.
THEnE ARE haIr TnER COPIES,
either complete or incomplete Of this alp. TINT
I know Of. think attended plymouth t:lIareh
all tho way down To the st,rin. Of 1871. do t.ot
remember how many times wont ti.ors in 1861.
probably eight Or nine; nos cali 1 rccoect
how often i'll 1867. nev"r passed bu! ono night
At Mrs.. Wotlhuila lionHs, but generally left
there about II o4lock at night. never Etaycd
theto until the small h1urB of TIN mort'ing. l
went through tho house Oil ono OCCASION nj h lier.
aud found that all TIM rnunln wero Lare. ext et
The room abe occu1inl with her hllsna,ld. 1Ms
WAS shortly after my acquaintance With 1ler. On
told 1ue hrr house had been called house Of III.
rcputc, aud ale toox rne through it to Show mo
It was bare, empty 1,onso. Thaa was ono Of tho
circumstances tLat led mo to telievo she wnA d
t,nluced woman. noyer hear! it was ever fur
nislod durin: tho period Of my acquaintance
with Aef. do nat remember thst anv Iettora Or
papers cnme into InJ hands from Monltou after
tho Bowen publication. went to him before
inv HHuTl hLAtGHlEHk wan EIepdfEu. at1u nnkEu
bin aeo aonc Of the rapers in hrs posseaaion.
! never copied Or received cories Of any Of tcso
Documents which WAS in Mr.. ifou1tou'a PASSION,
FOR he wAa very angry nhcn asked him, aud to-
fused mo-
The Court hero took tic customary rcccsB.
''THE TREE sTnEv."
After the recess, NF: EyattB continued TIson's
croEs-examtnation. Witness had few papa.s
In bis hand which he handed to alr. Eya1ta. and
said "Ii,ia rs The first draft Of tho True StoIv.
and in all that iaye t,rcn nh1c tn fftdn Mr.
EVarso then read PORTIONS OF the 'Truo Story "
md asked Witnass It he remembered tho parn
read. Tie reply was geucra!ls that lie did not
remembos tho parasoolnsy az it WEa 50 long ago.
but lie "aH OF opiulon TINT, IN substance. his
Etathlnent was tue saie III read by tie cDitiscl.
Alr. Ful!erton obicc:ed 10 tho readmg ot this
paper and getting It II th evidence. lie agued
TINT u could not oe read anI ,'iAcoa in esidetto
until 1t waS shown that the original "aa nos III
NJ, Bench contcnded tlat it mnxt be nhorn
that the other AIde lost tho original doc llent.
and inado search for it before theg could iu,ro-
duce this secondary evidence.
! Judge Nelson tuted that Mr. Evarts could
continue hiH raad'ngn ann 1t vas resumed A. the
point where tue interruption occiFted.
AZ = certain po!nt II, this reaJinp witneps,
Wheeling nro1nd in his clair, faetd tho courf.
aud requested Judge Scil'on 70 lnstrnct him
What o1'awcrB no Ehnl'd MAKO to- tho l''estioas
4 10 t1nd wrtt:n 70 and 70 eontlo OF Years ago.
tltH memory Of what he had written 40 long a*o
was not very clear, aud ho did not wish. unw't.
t'ngiv. @ TO- swear falsely, -,,
ike. or sini;ar in any degree, 10 what
| he had w!!tten III his statement at thA'
tine, ard Hr. LSarts rcFu11lo1 HIS siaatat'ons to
aid not remember ahs sorh phraaeulosY' Ct fhas
1t Was something Ike That.
| Mr. Evarta read tue account OF the intcfsc"
IN the atatement between Bowen and Ni!neR7,
and in Which tiID FORMER HtakHd that tjn latter