New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-11
THE DEGENERATION TRIAL.
Con,iuued from Fourth Page

O. Were YOU ever called to ACCOUNT A. No. don't
think was ever called to an account.
@ Were you ever expostuaed with' A. No, Sir; doht
think - CT,
o. Were Won ever spoken 10 on the subect' A. Yes, sf;
but think was the first to speak OF it,
O. You spoke TO yoursefi A. Shall tel you the "hoe
truth about III -,
O Answer nv Question and don't get the whole truth
out will be my losss A. Very we'll What IL your question:
@ Ny question is whether Mrs Tton ever accused YOU :"
cxpoulatcd with you in any way for having M
husband with infdel notions! A. NO never III '"e "0N'
never said anything Of the Kind TO me-
Q Never said a word TO You upon 'hS' sup.'0' ~ -
until introduoedit.
O didn't ask YOU who introduced II. A. mean 10 say
IN answer TO your question that Mrs ton never volunteered
word to me that subject in any shape and She never
CHARGED me with leading her husband into inhde never
and never nmsted in that she was uneasy IN
that recsrd-in regard TO my influence over Mr. 11ton
O Now Mr. johnson, do you recolec who drew up your
contract your employment with The CAtS'2" O'd0"| a.
] drew it myself.
@ .yholy' A. 1t Is possible that paper written by Mr.
Ton and before al the time when Grew H. may nave
suggested some Of Its phrases
O Didn't Mr. Tion prepare the draft Of your contraci' A
No Sir he did not.
O. And didn't Mr. Tilon and Mr.. Mouon fix upon yonr
saaryf A. No Sir; that know Of never heard oil II
they did never heard that they had any agency in It,
O. Didn't Mr. Tton prepare draft OF that coh'fac'' ~
Mr. Tlon did youneer-vouneered without any request OF
mine TO prepare saying he professed to be endy
with me- glad that had got place on TIE CHft'an C"
and he said "Now you ought 60 in under contract
said to him that had contract with anybody who
had served "We" he said, "you ought to have con-
tract with Mr. Beche and will draw You one and he sat
down 10 his desk and one and took and put 1t INTO
NV poket and some days afterwards when had occasion TO
draw the contract which afterwards signed by MT beechr
and myself took it ont Of my pocket end looked it, and,
perhaps some Of its phrases may have into the real docu
ment.
@ He first suggested the contract? A He suggested that
ought to GO in under a contract.
O He suggested the contract did he not: A. Yes Sir
O. And you adopted that suggestion, did you not? had
previously thought should have it before
O You had had Ole before! A No
O. With anybody A. No, Sir
And when he suggested you told him you never had one
beforei A. Yes. Sir; did
O. Then didn't he suggest the idea to you: A. Yes Sir he
did
O Do Won know whether, not Mr. Tfton had not an
agency in securing you that place before obtained W A
can only say have no knowledge
Mr. Beach-Wa ait moment.
Mr. Evarts-Why should not in the way he was
going to answer itf
Mr. Fullerton-Because II is wrong.
Jndee Neilson-He asked him II he knew.
Mr. Fullerton his own knowledge.
Mr. Rvars-You didn't put that in
The witness-I do not know.
Mr. Fullerton-That settles it,
Mr. Pullerton-Yon don't know. OF your own knowledge
Shat he didn't have agency in it, A No, Sir.
Mir FullertOn-1lat is ALL