New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27

O. WHAT A. don't recollect anything about IT
don't recollect.
O. Well you must have folded II three times. There II
IL you see IT, don't youi A. Folded II so II would go In
there
O. Well YOU folded 1t three times did you not A. Do
you EXPECT | recollect from that time until now how
many times folded that piece of paper as though bad
nothihg else to think OF
@ Well here Is the pocketboOk, there the paper ron
how il is folded to go there and you II Wont 20
in without folding don't you
Mr.. Evarts-That is reasoning; not memory
Mr. Beach, ask him TO look at this paper and tell me
how many times folded it put 1t into this pocket
book.
The witness-I can't tell you anything about It,
@ No but looking at the paper and your pOcketbook,
and making the experiment, you can tell A. Well, you
can tell
@ Can you tell want to get it on the record A.
You get 1t on the record you please put
1t into my pocketbook
@ You take that paper with your pOckebook and tell
me how many times you folded it to get 1t into your
pocketbook A. Well it requires the folding that 1t has
now to get in there
@ That is three foldngs, isn't IL A. Well can't see,
Sir
O. Look at it--yes, you can see that know betteri
O. That ia one, and that two and that three-that
makes three. doesnti A. Well don't three-unless
you count one two, three.
@ This one amt it, to fold 1t his wayi A. Oh, yes,
Sir
@ And hat is another and hat is anotheri A. That is
another.
O. How long did you carry It in your pocket-booki
Well from the time put it into 1t until the other day,
in my pocketbook
TO WHOM THE YELLOW PAPER WAS SHOWN.
@. Did you have it out at any timef A. /
have.
O. How many finest A. could not tell you how
many times
O. When did you first have 1t OUT A. don't recol-
lect OF ever showing that
@ Wait a moments when did you first have It out ac-
cordng your recollection can't tell you Sir, only
can tell you that since particular time
Mr.. Eyartl That is, taking 1t out showing it.
Mr.. Beach, don't ask him about showing it to any
body
The witness-oh have no recollection Of ever taking
that out until / took 1t ont to show IL to somebody
O. Well when did you first take 1t out to show to some
body thenl A. II since-I have no recollection OF
showing that to any one until since these state
ments.
O. Since what statementsi A. Well statements that
made last Summer, think.
O. That ia the first time that you took IL out A. /
have recollection of taking it out
O. To whom did you first show it, A. could not tell
you that.
O. Who is the first person that You recoect that you
showed it tol A. should think that the first persons
showed it to individuals in our own family.
@. Well, who A. In own family-in my own
family
Q. Well, whoi whoi A. My wife, or my children, or
both; perhaps at the same time don't know
Q. Well, want to know whom you recollect first to
have shown it toll A. don't Tecollect who did first
show 1t TO.
@ we who do you recollet Of showing 1t tot A.
recoect Of showing it in my family; recoect OF show
ing ii TO gentleman by the name OF Clark
@. Where does he reside A. He resides In North
amptOn.
O. What is his full name A. His full name isl think
il is Josiah, Sir.
O. when was That A. That was last Winter.
Q. Well, who else do yon remember showing it to A.
I remember showing it to Mr.. Albert Woodruff
Q. Albert Woodruff A. Yes, Sir
O. Who is he I A. He IL Mr. Albert Woodruff he was
formerly member of the firm of A. Woodruff & Robin
O. Was he member at the time you showed the paper
to him A. No, Sir he was not.
O. Where he when you showed IL to him A
at his house, Sir
@. Where A. In Safest, Brooklyn
@. In this city 7 A. Yes, Sir.
Q. When was that do you think 7 A. should think
that not than 10 days ago, or fortnight per-
haps that was recently.
THE YELLOW PAPER KEPT AS CURIOSITY.
O. Now, in the month of April, 1872, were
you personally acquainted with Mr.. Tiltoni A. had
seen him repeatedly; l never had any acquaintance
with Mr. Tilton; know him well by sight.
O. well that time did you know anything about the
difficulties between Mr.. Tlton and Mr.. Boweni A.
knew, previous TO this, that Mr. Moulton and think
Mr. Tilton with him, came to me one day
@. No, no; I am not asking about that A. am tell
ing all know about II, II that is what you want
O. Well, don't want it all; it would be burden to me
to carry it, am asking you IT, at the time this check
handed TO yOu you acquainted with the diff
culties between Mr.. Moulton and Mr.. TitonMr Tlton
and Mr.. Bowen, I meant A. All that knew-that
recollect that knew at the time that received TINS
check, that had been informed that Mr. Tilton on
his way to Mr. Bowen, had some paper printed In
type that he going to Mr. Bowen and show 1t to
him and tell him that he must settle with him, or pay
him some money something or other or be should
publish that that is all that knew about 1t up to that
time
O. And that you had heard from other particsi A.
That had heard from other parties; yes, Sir.
O. At the time you took out this yellow paper and put
it in your pocketbook had you heard anything more
about i'll A. had not heard anything more.
@. Hadn't heard anything morei A. That is all that
O. Now, when did you first communicate to any person
that you had this paperi A. Well told you did not re-
member when
@. WHAT A. since-I don't think ever mentioned it
TO any one until since
@. Those statements last summerf Yes, Sir those
statemeDts think it was, mentioned, since those
statements.
O. Were there any other checks in that drawer at the
time you put these papers in it, A. presume there
were. but that is matter Of guessing don't re-
member anything about 1t there generally was checks
there
q. You did not attach those papers together with
pint A. never did-not TO recollection; have no
recollection OF anything about pins or pnnng in
connection with 1t.
O. Have you no idea how those pinholes got in there
A. No; not the least j., the world, Sir