The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-26
M A. W. Tenny expressed yourself IN violent
terms OF hatred toward MIR. Beecher within three

70 Mr. Tenny.n
Nj. Beach-That il not the question, II Your
Honor please Your Honor gets the question right,
but the counsel does not.
wItness-I expressed myself against Mr..
q. 10 Mr.. Tenny2 A. think so.
Y. Didn't you express yourself violently A.
rerhaps ibid l don't recollecr now the expression
Q. Didn't YOU call HIM liar A. don't recol-
Z. A sneaKY A. 1 don't recorect
Q. And hbertineS A. don't recollect that
q. Accompanying each one with an oath2 A. I
z. WIN yOu say you did not2 A. II I had any rec
0llectoL about IL would state my recollection
i expressed ny sell u Mr.. Tenny on two occasions
hsread Of one.
q. When was the other A. On Montague street
don't recoect how long ago.
q. Have you not re ealedfy declared your inten.
ton o crush Mr.. Beecher at any costi A. No
don't think stated | would crush him at any
cost.
Q. lave you avowed your determination 60
crush him2 A. think not; nave not put II IN
Q. Have YOU avowed your intention to drive him
ont OF Brooklyn No, I'think not.
q. Didn't YOU say 10 Augustus StoErs in the
presence OF his brother Charles, CT when the two
were esent-didn't you say mat you intended 10
drive Mr.. Beecher out OF BrooSyny A. No. did
driven out, but didn't say would drive him out.
q. You didn't say he ought to De driven2 A. No,
q, While the investigating Committee was In
session dlan't you send Tor a brother OF u member
threaten INN that unless at least one member OF
tbe COMMIT rec Cissented from the report in favor
Of Mr. bcecheryon would publish or cause to be
published . seandalous statement about q lady2
A. No.
@. You DIDN'T A. No; I VIII tell you what l
said TO him II yon want To know.
@. Answer my question nrst ana then We Will
see. Pending the investigation. A. did send
nor brother OF ember OF hat committee.
z. Pending the investigation and before the re-
port was made did you send Tor Charles Sorrsf
o. bid you tell him n hs brother Augustus
haAnit signed the report he must not sign, or n
nc mad h. must take his name nom it2 A. didn't
o. DID you tell him mat n he did not do one or
the other son would make publication concern
mg person that would break the heart OF Charles
StOrrs A. No.
AN UNWILLING ADMISSION.
The series oil inquiries addressed to MoHlton to
show his resentment against Beccher were the
toughest part OF the inquiry, as there is no doubt
that Moulton. smarting under Beecher's stigma
tixing HIM as a backmaller. did call Eeecher a
har and a lbertine. He admitted az much In the
coprse Of q long citation OF witnesses who bad
heard him speak.
THREAT TOWARD A LADY.
@. Did he tell tnatp A. No.
q. And wnen he asked you n you meant Miss
Proctor didn't you say, al call no name, but II is
person that WIN break your heart r A. sad
@ Didn't you say lt was a lady friend OF his ?
A.. dd not 1 don't know whether said 1t was
O. Did Won threaten to make the publication
concerning some question II MIR. Augustus storrs
St%mo ~ .are n,S n.n' tr n. ~ W "o aI
sSHn,t thresren 30" A"'S avn I" A. wv o."
q. DID you threaten Charles s,orrs that you
~" . snr '" P"""'' y" "''' oo"'"e'AeJ
n ia non sto,o IN h,r, Tho, vor ,ron,s r,,r.
.rch unh,co ron " mo, v"u ym'a,hr ,ara s"n
q pubIicarlonY A. l said 10 him might make a
pubiicut,on
Q. About whom, A. That it nigh, be necessary
En- rntn IN a IN nm. .lt.ns flne 4
would be necessary Tor me to make.
o. How dld you ocscri,e tho person. A. 1 don't
think described her. inink he asked me n
referred 70 Miss Proctor
O. what ana you say to THAR A. told him
o. p,a o YOU saw in.any Tay that IL was nerson
that would break Ms neart-a persoa IN whom he
was interestedY A. didn't use that la nquagc.
Q. DId you designate ner any way? Vas Miss
Proctor com ccted with Mr. Storrs, family az tnat
time?
Judge Neilson-Onc moment. The other day /
expressed an earnest wish tnat the third person
should he unnamed when Miss Proctor was
alluOed TO. lwant IL omitted out OF his answers.
has not been complied with 10 That respect.
Judge Neson-l don't know whether that was
when Mr.. tracy was here or before he came IN.
certainly did express the wish that the third per-
son should be left out 1t Is great pity that the
Mr.. Fullcrton--It is a great pity.
Mr.. Evaits-Ihe witness brought the name In.
Mr.. Fuller ton-He did not.
Mr.. Evarts-He did. He said Mr. Storrs asked
him II he meant Miss Proctor. There was no uues-
tiOn by us that reached any other person. lie
told Mr. SJorrs that il ne dIdn't do SO and so. he
ttnis wirness) would publish statement concern
Ing u person winch would break his heart Now
Your Honor certainly does not mean to say that
when we are trying this issue between these par.
ties we have no right TO prove sucn statements as
that? Then the witness said, II dad not. lie
asked me II meant MISS Proctor"
Mr.. MorrlS-Uh, no.
MISS ppocToR pporcur IN
Mr. Tracy ana the Jnd-c rad a sharn cou,os.
over the Introduci,on OF Miss Proctnrss name
vhicn Tho IuIga mas All aion@ wfsbed to h. n,,atnJ'
rom mnitves of decency and comnasso,,' wr'
Piracy seid ne would take the responsINi,itv rrc
JuGGe saverelv ren,,eG That n w,s - res,onsih,ii,
10 he endnred ana n,s time was o, one - nn nad
the rei,ai that Ono iayyyers vera nassinr mo r"
rarv IN tneIr desire 10 connec tna yyitnesa WIN
a. ana aoscns female. MISS PROCTOR owes debt Of
~rot,tnIie to me (,n,ef Jnstice ~ ~ "
Mr.. hvartsMiou have aot the stenoyrapber,s
notes
Jndgc Neilson-J diun,t think Mr. Tracy vns
nrcsent vnen made The reouest To omit Iue
name OF a third person.
Mr. Tracy-I was
Mr.. Bcacn-I.et us see. Mr. Srenorrapher. please
read the last question 10 wnich that answer was
rfven
Mr. Tracy-I DON'T hesitate 10 take the RESPONSE