New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-07
AIR BEECHER'S TRIAL.
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M "a even the eitoualsi A. No, ST. r,.
MnM ~ VII I nave listened 20 people arguing
he MISUNDERSTANDING the mateI-io1ninx hS S hava
O You have deOaaed tAe Mater a. Nv SA
mo- What did Won do when people talked about 1T A.
Taen ~ was Conversation only on one side in re-
rpsct to this case A Yes, sir. ,,o oo,.,Dne1 A I
q. How long did SUCH CONVERSATIONS 'O"''"u''
cannot say, SIR. - ...,,,o,s A 7 cannot say
uw many such conversations have you heardi A.
FrdIratly-eyery dly wodid near more OF le' o,td
a Almost every dayf A. Almost every day "ouiu
n " n a. atei be;wee II rent pItles; - =, sro
n Are yo acQ IlInied with Mr.. Morris one OF the
.S,sslf I nave known the gentleman seyerai years
q How l1ug have you known Ll!n A N"'N 'eN-
~ Tai DO not answer my question quiiei A
bax, known Mr. Morris for some 10 or 70 years; -e-
EYER eunpIOved him cOunselt A. NO, Slr, never
bav he mas acted counsel for my brother AZ O"e
tim I believe, bat he was never counsel Tor me ,,
Tl. was a su llect wAch you were somewO at inter
e,ica In. was IL not-lhiS controversy A No. sr'
Van YSS know MI riIon as prominent mani A. No.
90 yop d, not know him as prominent mani A. No,
So I N,. once introduced TO Mr.. Tlt0n, bat doh't
think tnat I WOuld Tec0giGz. INN II saw nun w.
o. You nave heard great deal about thlSi a les
o. Siso anoS- MI Beec1cri A. Yes, have heard the
ma er talked Of -,. oor,ro
yof,IG A. never expressed any opinion. - 4,
WHEN tie pablo generally taxing very HIe" III
teres;f \. nave never expressed an OplHoh. On. ,,l
q. DIi you uot know thai facit heard great ueai
Of Liz about II I must confess thar. .
O Yon heard as muen talk about It as about any mat
ter dunag tle LIST stmu.crt a. That Is question
cannot very well answer 1 pad no attention 10 the
O. H,t Ven 10 those conversations OF your friends
o. Did You not treat them respectfully even when
thy were sae9nz about IT, Is 20 listen to what they
Lad 10 say h. / just listened 10 them ami tAat Was
al dlt not pass a0y opinion .-,..,.,
O Dd they express ANY opinion 10 you about III a
N, sir; no. IN my presence
q 1leuuon some OF Ihe gentlemen with whom You
have Ia ked about - \. As said before, did not
ID % . D
2 Acut9n SONG on who mas talked 10 youi A II
No"' 80 impossible FOR mo 10 name al that nave 'Aou
@ Name soac Of them; are trey so numerous tnat
you e1uurt remember tacA! A. cannot peSiA 10 re-
O. You cannot remember single individual A. No.
Did Won talk to your bOokkeepcr about it, or no to
O never mentioned IN A. No, Sir.
4 p rhaps yea would DC cd enough 70 meuIou
why you nave avoided ths sunject 50 mucpI a. FL
tsr }ely that look no interest III me mater
YhIcvcr. and NY business calls me 10 sOmeInIns ese;
Y Are you yery mach engaged Win your OuAAAeSS'
A. l.s, sIg: an. AIN indeed, SIR
q. Are yCu large business A. Not so very IArsej
U WlOIu 90 OF 10 business IJrI name some OF yeur
.t-YCrE-oae Of ny laen; do business for Joseph
N. Greenwood, and also for Mr. A b. EnDtee oi F1ln-
ave. New York do business lOr more or less people
Z TlaC Is three gentlemen; name some more. A
" !, 10 business fOT MIR. Thomas Z. Cara.
Y. Woo e.sei A. Several others.
q Name some of chem. a. DO business for gen
q Name aim A capt Joseph H. Nlokerson.
q Ihe next onef A. 40 business-iOr tine NE OF
INC 1 cannot name them all unless had my BOOK
Z You have now named six seven Who else : A
10 more less business with tie different Insurance
couipaaies-tne tIcmaus Trust the PnG1lx, ana the
Comm uidl.
y. Nith whom 10 the Fremans Trusti A. WIN the
n silent.
q WAITS his namef A. Mr Felzer he is not the
Pr steut; De ~ tde Surveyor
Y W.o 10 the President at that eompanyi A. trans
aci al my business with the Secretary.
q WAC is nel A. f. Y Wood.
z. Then you 10 not much business with the survey
Y The President asoi A Yes. sir.
Y What is his name L think his name Is Mr. Furnad;
never saw HIN Uut once OF twice in my life am not
positive.
Y. WHAT other officers Of that Company YOU ac-
qnhnted with A. Mr. Wood aud Mr.. FeZer are really
ABOUT all me officers OF the Company That am &C
q, lake the next insurance company A. The Pho
nix / transact more or less business with them.
q Name tue individuals with whom you do that
hasuessl a. don't know that can, there are 50
O. They are numerous yon can name sonnet A.
couid very easily hnd out # mad my diary here out
q. You caunot remember the names just nowi a.
No
Y Not anv Of the names Of the Phnnix people at al
a. ioWt know mat can. can Iec1icct Nj butcher
OF tbe Continental Company very well.
q We Will take ~ tnat by and nv. HOn cannot
T.cJcct sinsir name Of the P-GnN Company a.
q You we're looking al some memorandum Just nowi
a. fe,i THOUGHT AAd an envelope oI the PneAi1
Y Ana tuat the way you proposed refresh your
mmOry as 10 the names Of men tna Won have done con
siderable business WIthl A. Yes, Sr; / do less
business With al the cOmp1us~.
& Do Won finally now ,ay thar you cannot remember
tho names the officers OF the Ph5eux Insurance Com
parry with vod I'D businessf a. might remem-
Der nut eanuot say positively would not ike to say
Q, How MANY years have yon done business with
tbemi A. nave transacted business with the PnGnx
for the past Il OF IS years they formerly tenants
Of Ours.
Q. How many times have the officers OF that Com
! a1@y changed IN the mean "me' A That cannot
Q How many different individuals did You meet in
traosacung Du,Aess with the Pu9ux Company
a. Different there would dI rent men there
-lf-rent clerks aud different hookkeepers.
q Can you name anybody VINO ever President Of
the PLUlX Insurance Company that YOU did business
with or when you did business with them A Yes,
Q. Name one A. Stephen Crowell.
4 How long ago was that A. That was-I wOnld
not DC positive as 70 the date know he used to pay
4 How long 10 You collected rents from him
A tniuk Wac IN 1856 1t was when the property
sold there Will not De positive as 10 the date.
Y Have you ever had any business Win Mr. Crowel
siuce that time A. Yes. sir.
nj. bedeh- IL seems 10 me- II your Honor peases that
tms examination Is degeuertting into too much detail
on coIateras; cannot the relevancy OF these
qulrles made Of the juror.
Nj HILL viii return to It again presently; do not
propose 70 weary YOU.
Judge NeIlson-I propose TO allow the counsel good
deal OF latitude.
Mr. Beach-Certafnly do not object 10 that az ALI.
but there must he some end to these inquiries
By Mr. Hl-Have you done anything for the Phpnix
Insurance Company or any of the officers OF It, during
the past Yedrf a. Yes, Sir.
How many trsnsactopsI A. think only one.
y When was that's A. / think last October
q Bow soon after you left Morris County, n IL A.
Well IL was in fact, the mad come 10 NV off se
before returned.
Y Il was simply renewal A. renewal of an in
anoe policy.
4 sent 10 your Ohicei A. Yes Sir.
q So you dId any OF the officers In connection
VIA itt A. No. Sir.
q Did yOa do any business with Mr. Pierrepont
witGln the last yeari A. Yes. Sir
Y When was tbati A / generally see him four times
year, aud some shines a dozen times a year.
q IL was 70 pay him rent collect remit A. I pay
hun rent and collect rent for him also.
Y Dld You see INN " pay hun rent during the last