The New York herald., 1875-01-19


judge Porter hero showed the witness copy
or the letter In question which Is printed IN .
pamphlet OF the case that oas very large
ton ioaSed at ' It calmly Hi iH and the m co%Dsei u
asked, Have you the original OF that letter
aSVe or uos viii Search ~ for 9i it and
produce 1t IN the morning. II have IT. think
The letter, which the counsel then read is from
Mr. Beecher informing 'Dear Mr.. Moulton' that
be lNlr. Beecher) Is engaged In making out a
Statement and needed the papers and documents
intrusted to his (Mr. Moulton's) hands. lie re-
quests that they be sent him by Mr. racy, and he
VIII return them as soon as he can make extracts
q. what re0ly did you make TO this letter Of
July ~ a, told him was going out o! town;
tnat is all that distinctly remember; perhaps my
reading wnaJ followed may refresh my memory.
referred to and SAID II told nim could not hoi..
prably give 10 Mr.. Beecher the papers anu docu-
70 Theodore Tilton MIR. Tracy wrote atetter IN
ny ONCE and put 1t IN his pocHet and took It away
Y. DID Mr.. Tracy ask you for COPY OF the
paperss 4. He said gentleman named Cunnlng-
trusted with making copies OF the documents re.
lerred 10: said that II ought not to give copies
20 one party ougn not 10 give tnem lem 20 ,nS
z. Did you say anything about the nonorane
oeli2aiops which you were under preDen.ing you
! SAID something OF the sort.
pa Tracy wme rass essr sa wnSa you
my desk and wrote note. but did not refuse to
.. Did he not read It to you and you refused to
receive ity a. He put 1t in his pocket; don't re.
member whether he read 1t or not; he wrote 1t IN
Q. Was It not addressed TO your A. don't
know whether II was TO me or not.
U. What did you understand about the letter.
a. l dld not understand anything about IT,
q Why, didntyou say he did give You a . letter M I
the letter to you' A. MIR Tracy said. 81 VIII write
, letter asking lor copies, and having written q
letter he put 1t IN his pocket and don't recoect
u
e Wnsn you wrote the letter TO ar. NC, Seeches M
the originals that copies OF the papers would do
as wells A, Mr.. Tracy said copies might do as
we'll ntf
q. Do you deny the original answerf A. cont
deny the original, nor DO deny either; ana not
originals or permit OF their being copied
-r, q. When did you next near rom Mr. Beecher on
wea dd you rscve inc 'u "a
A. did not receive the letter OF July % until my
return TO Bro1kyn on ~ August T. NY letters
ABSENCE at Narragansett, but aid not receive this
@. When did YOU leave homer A. Ilett home
July "a, and returned on August 4, when received
this letter. ~
- the counsel here read the letter OF Mr.. Beecher,
expressing the wish for Mr.. MOulton TO appear
- before the Investigating committee and bring
wltn him all that bears upon the case.
Z. Now. Mr.. Moulton, did you take o1ence at
thai letter. DID you consider It TO De uniLlendlyg
A. No, sir; did not take offence at that letter;
didn't cOnsiderlt unfrlendly. ""t
z. On receiving the letter OF July 90 on the attn
Of August you wrote again to Mr.. Beecher? A.
g Counsel here read Frank Moulton's reply to the
request lor the documents and letters lntrusted to
: hiln THAT they might be used IN the controversy
with Mr. Tlton. Moulton takes occasion TO re-
mind Mr.. Beecher IN thls letter that II he VIII
rec0lect .'he lett the papers care, that he
would not IN honor give them to either party TO
. aid him as against the other,' and assuring ar.
oEeechcr That he had not shown any of the papers
TO Theodore Tilton ana regretting the position
that each ned to the orher. lie assures him tnat
he (Mouiton) Will not exhibit the papers "untll
compelled TO 90 go IN q Court oil JUSTICE"
n s. ht saesn o oa weIa wer yo ss
not? A. had been as friendly to one party as
O. Were you as friendly to one party as to the
other when ou wrote tnat letter to Mr.. Beecherl
A. l was lie irlend OF Mr.. Beecher. ana the lrend
OF Mr.. Iiiton at The time when wrote tnas
3, q. You cherished the same steadiast friendship
Q. Had you sunered no wrong from Mr.. Beecher
up 10 that limeg A. had suffered no wrong from
ham except In ms 3, having asked me to he Tor him.
Z: And did You think 1t wrong TO lie for hl:nl
; q. Dii you intimate to Mr.. Beecher that Mr..
Ttgton mad not access TO the papers which you
denied 10 hims A. Mr.. Iilton DID not have access
q DO You mean to say that Mr. Tilton did not
have the so-called letter or contritions A. mean
. 10 say be did not nave the letter OF contrition.
q. Did you mean that when you wrote this
letter that you had furnished no copies to Mr.. Til
ton, ana 6nat you wonld furnish none to him A.
did mean IT, had furnished none TO him.
q DID yea not hand Theodore Plton the ''re-
X.
d the very morning you procured 1t no, Mr..
-s beechers A. handed 1t to him to read. out not
g. q. Did you not dictate it to him while hu made
- copy oit2 A. Lid notdctate 1t to MN while ne
70 o. Did not Tilton afterwards send you the letter
OF Iecantation? A. My impression Is that Kept
O. Had you at the time read Mr.. Tilton's state
& ment2 A. did not read 1t all, sir. r
o. Would you not have been guided BY 1t A.
would nor have Oeen guided by 1t II had read It;
don't swear tnat he never had the letter then or
before this controversf; it would nave been ma
"a .turai If had banded MIN that Eote. .ee apJt -
Q. DO you know whether Mr. Tilon had copies
- o. other papers which you had denied to Mr..
Beechers A. lie toc me that he bad made copies
u the letter or contrtt!On, part ot which he said
he hat quoted tn the Bacon letter.
e DO you % remember nm sending that letter
,e more secure Win you M a. , YES ara not @ reaa
)apers TO him While ne made copies.
q. Would you swear 10 shatp A. should
. iwear did not as don't remember that ever
Q. Did you read Mr.. Tilton's first statement
a. . dd not read all Mi. Iilton's fist sta:ement
.sear read read portions OF u after It's publica.
ton; ! don't know wny didnt read the Whole Of
III; did rot read his examination before the COM
e mittee. .afra 4trr t.r ra.' .5
Judge Porter had gone on In the line OF his cross.
examination about iorty minutes when SIR. Beach
Interrupted and the Judge took his seat. while
~ Nessrs. Evar;s and Beach discussed the admissi-
billty OF MIR. Beechers letters as statements OF
fact. rs.lnl n,.f o.. -fi.t f.r
Judge Nelson plainly intimated that he did
lot consider such letters as conclusive. Both
Nessrs. Porter and Evarts successively spoke and
MT. Beach each time replied. Aow was apparent
the value OF an extra counsellor on the defence, a
fresh ran constantly in reserve. 1t was, how
ever, but fifteen minutes TO three O'Clock and Mr..
Beach held on without fatigue. a.s.s.
The Judge ruled out Mr.. Beecher's letters, and
an exception was entered with some little feeling.
The theory OF the Judge ana the paintirrs counsel
was that Mr.. Beecher's letters appealing Tor his
own, might have been written to make state.
ments and put them on record or evidence.
Mr.. Evarts said Whine they admitted those let.
ters mad nothing to DO with Mr.. lilton, they mad
bearing pertinent to the ISSUE Mr. Mouiton as
q. he deyositary OF lie ndsnP nad posses SION OF pa
ters and was in POSSESSION OF oral commnnica-
hons and now controversy arises wnich these
papers are pertinent and nportant In oehaii OF