New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-20
THE FIRST HOSTILE WORDS BETWEEN THE
FRIENDS.

Mr. Evarts- readingl:
~ REMsEN STREET, BROOKLYN, August s. 1874
Rep. HENRY WARD BKEcHER:
MY DsAG SIR: In all our acquaintance and friendship have
received from letter OF the tone OF OF August
4h unlike yourself and to have been inspired by the
iadysers who had lameDaby carried your private
Affairs before committee OF church. and thence before the
public
In reply let remind you that during the whole Of the
and Mr. Tton have entrusted to me TO have been entrusted
because they had reference TO your mutual differences hold
papers either Of yours his except such as bear this
with Mr. TltOns matter" You probably allude here to the
memoranda Of your difficulties with Mr. Bowen but these have
~eo deposited with me BY you because Of such reference
speak also OF letter or two from your brother and sister
snd % S nfS nj od $p so Nf Sa % wSs
fceshadowed invade pulpit and read to your
You speak Of other papers which hold subject to your
wishes" hold none SUCH nor do hold any subject to Mr.
Tions wishes The papers which hold both yours and his
given TO To be subject 10 the wishes OF either Of the
parties But the very object Of holding them has beOn and
s is to prevent the wish Of one party from being uriousy
exercised against the other
You incorrect in saying that Mr. Ion has had access o
my depository OF Materials the contrary have refused
During the preparation of his sworn statement he came to me
and said would be incomplete unless permitted him
the Of oil the documents but refused and all he could rely
upon were uch he had made from time time from
writings OF yours which you had written to TO be read 10
him. passages Of which he caught from my lips in short
session and would be surprised facts
Of the case than you can possibly be-
know not but they have not come from me.
Sf Se GHa any you which SS Mr. Elton may hae
given YOU but do demand that you forthwith place before
1e m p can only say thai cannot Justly place
before the Committee the papers Of one Of the parties without
This fonorby except either by legal process compelling
else by consent In writing not only OF yourself but o. Mr.
Ton with whom shall CONFER Oh the subject as specify Us
possible
than you infused into your unusual letter OF August h
very f tssRsS.uDHy ). iMoulrox,"
Marked 90 Exhibit D O.
Mr. Eyats-Now we offer the letter to which that Is
sver having been communicated Mr. Tlon read by him.
and quoted from by him parts Of his r TtonS written re-
ply TO be signed by Moulton.
Mr. Beac-That may probably be assumed to be
true Sir from what has already appeared but still it is not
evidence and think should appear by the direct exsmna
ton of the before withdraw objection to its In
reduction Whether brought to his obse
vson-submitted to him don't know II viii be easy
prove 1t II i q fact
Judge NeouSuppose you aterrogae him upon that sub
ject
Mr. Eyarts-l dare say your Honor that Ia proper that II
should be DONE bu, make this suggestion there Is pre-
tens, that there was any letter OF the 4h Of August
Mr. Beecher and this letter which I have read,
every word Of which written by Mr..
Tiop i In In referring TO the date OF Mr.
Beeher eter-his e,tersnd making three separate
quotations 'front.' every principle OF evidence that has
been pracced upon civil crmina suit, the writer Of
answer to Is affected with knowledge OF the letter
which he is answering Now submit TO your Honor that 1t
il bat an idle form 10 proceed any further.
MI Beach-That would be true Sir II the letter TO which
the reply made addressed 10 the party making the reply
whole Of the letter had been quoted in the reply
Here parties engaged in preparing this It does
appear that Mr. Ton the whole OF the answer
that he did write portions OF the dcaon Of Mr. Moui
ton does not appear but the quotations In the
given by Mr. Noulton Mr. Ton to be Incorporated in IL;
aud IL those perhaps somewhat technical matters which,
insist ought appear before tho whole OF Mr. Beecher
ter Is permitted TO DO read.
Judge NesonI think II proper to nteraie the witness
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Mr. Evarts-Does your Honor rule that this letter not ad
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