Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-07

/ amounting to between two and three
thousand dollars; they We're given to
| Moultou; | don't think MouItou left
! power Of attorney with me-
Mr.. Evarts read the receipt given TO
witness by TiltOn for the check for seveu
! thousand dollars, and witness said this
| receipt was given by TiltOn on the even
| ing the arbitration was made, and the
| check was given him about this time
! J was shown galley of proof Of the
0)tdG3t Age article, and | believe it was
SHOWN me by the person with whom |
| talked about the arbitration; | don't re-
| member who the person was: think |
named Clafiin on the arbitration COM
mittee; | did not understand who TiltoD
named; | DON'T remember when heard
the names OF the three arbitrators
named; never before the evening Of the
arbitration; did | see the text OF the trj-
partite agreement? it was after this |
heard about 1t; [ received the Wood
stock letter three or four days after nv
settlement with TiltOn; it was dated
June Is, 1873; this letter was returned
to me after the settlement; [ never
asked for its return nor did | expect it;
II was surDrIse to me when | received
III IL was Clafiin who brought me the
me and not Immediately signed; il was
left at my office in New York. and
signed, L think, next day; | can't
nix the day it was lett with me;
the paper which was left with
me was changed,and after it was chang
ed l signed it. [Shown paper This IS
not the paper which was left with me,
and signed on the next day; cannot
state how soon after the paper was sign
Ell by me- other parties signed it, but |
believe 1t was short time; [ was in
formed, two or three days before the
meeting OF arbitratOrs, when they would
meet; 1t was stated to me that they
would meet at MOultOn's on the evening
they did meet, April Sd; cannot say
from whom | received notice, but think
1t was from one of the arbitratOrs; |
went around to the meeting with Chas.
StOrrs; when got there don't remem-
Der who was there; | don't remember il
Tilton or MOultOn were there; for aught
| know, when l got there, there may
nave been parties there; when we as
sembled there, we shook hands all round;
this was in the back dining room on the
parlOT floor; L cannot remember what
was said then, nor have | any recOllec-
ton OF 1t; the arbitratOrs gathered about
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submitted, and they said the difference
between TiltOn and myself, and l said
that l would not go q step further until
the submission of the matter was
made in writing; MOultOn drew up
the submission, and 1'iltOn and myself
signed it; TiltOn then submitted his case
to the committee, claiming a certain
amount; in substance he said: 81 claim
seven thousand dollars" and gave GER
tain re~sOns for the claim; he said that
by the articles of the contract he claimed
about seven thousand dollars; at this
moment don't remember that he said
anything else; | said to the arbitratOrs
that in my view there was no legal claim
on the Independent or Union, and [
would leave the whole matter with
them; l don't remember saying there
was no claim for any amount, but may
have said there was no legal claim; after
these statements were made we went
into the front parlOr and left the arbi-
traitors to themselves; TiltOn and myself
went into the front room, and MOultOn,
l think, went up stairs; we were there !
about half an hour before the arbitratOrs !
announced their decision; the folding !
doors were then opened and we were |
invited to go back; the award was then |
buL uOIl I6LQGQDeE WUAL
was said or who announced the award; |
no statement was made to me by Clatiin |
that all papers were to be burned and |
the tripartite agreement signed; moth |
ing Ol this kind occurred; there |
was nothing said out of which |
this statement could occur; 1 re
member the conversation but it did |
not take place among all the parties in |
the room; | don't remember them sep
aratlng into kuots or groups in the
room, though they may have done so;
Clafiin may have said this out of my
hearing, but don't think it was said
in the presence Of the arbitratOrs; this
room, where the arbitration took place,
was large room, about fifteen feet by
seventeen should think.
Recess was here taken.
PRESS COMMENTS.
The Brooklyn Argus says Of BOwen's
testimony: Mr.. Bowen cOntrAlicts Mr.. |
Beecher on two Of the most vital points |
OF the case. Which is right, must be |
determined by sustaining the witness.
If we remember correctly, Beecher ex- |
planned his grief and letters by his con-
victiOn that he had done Tilton an In !
jury by advising Mrs. TiItOn to seperate |