New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-07

O. What did no sayi A. am not able to remember,
Sir. what he said
O. Can you not give a word Of what he sadi A. He
said that the object Of the interview was to arrange ami
cably the matters between US IN dispute, and that no
claimed such amount
O. What amount did he namcf A. I do not think he
named the amount; he claimed about the amount that
was awarded.
Well what did he say about the amount he clamedi
A. have said don't recooct what ne claimed
O. You began to say he clamed" A. He claimed
ahout that amouut-the amount that was awarded.
@. You said he claimed about somethingi A. What
isHt
O. You said he claimed
Mr.. Beach-The witness SAYS he claimed q certain
.mount. the amount he don't remember but II
about the amount awarded.
Mr. Evarts-The witness is in my hands
Mr. Beach-e is In my hands to interrupt you to speak
to the suit.
Mr.. Evarts-NOt exactly.
Mr.. Beach-Yes, he is.
By Mr. Eyarts-Mr Bowen, what did Mr. Tton say in
respect to tho amount he caimedf A. have told you
that don't recoect exactly the phraseoogy he claimed
about that amount according to my recollection and
what he said don't remember
O. DO you mean say Mr. Tlton said to these arbitra-
tors. claim about DOOR A. In substance that was
what he said.
@. Then did he give his reasonsi A. He did
Q. What the reasons he gave A. don't remem-
ber He stated the case briefly.
O. Tho case I want to know what he sadi A. ] am
not able to remember the language that Is your qucs
ton.
O. The language, or the substancef A. The substance
OF IL was that he knew the contract claimed such an
amount, and he 80 stated 1t.
O. And he named the amount did MT hef A. About
the amount. He said he claimed about 80 much' ana
specified about the amount.
O. About 81 OOOi A. About $1,000.
O. Well. now, did he say anything elsei A. am not
able to remember.
O. Did he say one single thing the subject Of that
arbitration or the dispute between you and him. except
that he claimed about 81 ,0OOi A. He may have said
@. All! did hei @. I don't recollect
O. Anythngt A. Anything important, certainly.
O. And you don't recollect that he did say anything
else do yOui A. At this moment don't
O. Very well. This is the moment that am examining
YOU Now Sir after he got through with that statement
what did you sayf A. said TO the arbitrators that IN
my Judgment there claim on The Independent or
The Brooklvn Union-any legal claim for the amount
stated out that should leave the whole question to the
arbtrators made but very few remarks.
O. Won't you give US those few remarksi A. 1havc
given them to You, in substance
O. That ia about the wholei A. About the whole.
O. About the whole you saidi A. Yes, Sir
O. Now, Sir, was your statement to them that you
didn't ITO the Tribune stenographerI- Teau 'no
last answer.
The Tribune stenoGapher read the answer as follows;
said to the arbraors that in my Judgment, there
was no claim The Independent or the brooklyn Chton
no legal claim for the amount stated but that should
leave the whole question to the arbitrator made Dut
q very few remarks"
BY Mr. Evarts-Didnt you say to them that there was
no claim for any amount A. have no recollection
O. What is your best impressionl A. might have
said there no legal claim
@. No legal claim for any amount A. might have SO
stated. in my Judgment
O. I don't know but you were right And then on
those statements the clOsed A. The case was
closed.
O. That included evidence and argument-ali A. The
whole
@. And you retired thoni A. No. Sir, not Immediately
O. Wheni A. After the award was made.
O. Idon't mean from the room, but didn't you leave
the arbtrators alone A We did, and entered the adon
ing room.
O. You and Mr. Tton and Mr. MoultOn II he was with
yOui A. Yes, Sir.
O. Retired from the roomi A. Yes, Sir.
O. And where did you got A. Into the front paror.
O. Folding doors opcni A. Shut
@. Shut then, or had they been always SHUT A. They
had been shut.
O. Well Sir who were with you in the room that You
went intOl A. Mr.. TiltOn
O. And Mr. MoultOnl A. think not think he went
I'D stairs If he went with He might have been with
us a part OF the time, but know were alone some
minutes