The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-10

HlA' AiANtt oAlt- - AGut dAln"fA Nf9ttANtF. W.
warts, 10 question put 70 me concerning ne
mortgage on ms house; md. on inquiry. that the
instances are somewhat different nom me
narrative Oh Yesterday: there Is a mortgage on
my house OF $500 there Is also q collateral
mortgage on the Llewe.lyn Park property; dId
not recall tLls YESTERDAY Tor was not aware oil IL
unJl IT was brought 10 my recollection this morn.
ing; 40 Is a mortgage didn't know was made:
h1d deposited IN the hancs OF Trend OF mine
the deed OF TINS property at Llewellyn PARK as coll
lateral security, so mat III case OF any deprecta-
ton OF property my house in Brooklyn would not
have 10 De sofa 10 pay the mortgage.
Q. An ADDITIONAL mortgage TO secure the same
deOt A. Yes, SIR.
q. And not increasing the oollgationS A. No,
sir.
q, Now. 20 whom was the principal mortgage.
Mr.. Franklin Woodruff.
Q, And VINO was the friend who was entrusted
with THIS discretion in regard 10 the collateral
mortgages A. Franklin Woodruff.
Q. Aad Mr.. Woodruff was the MORTGAGE? A.
Yes. SIR.
q. He is the person to whom you had owed the
money. and 10 whom the mortgage on your Lv-
lngston street house had been made? A. Yes. sir.
z. VINO executed this collateral mortgage 10
Woodruff A. l presume ne executed II himself
&. NOW, have you any idea or recollection, Mr.
Tllton, OF having authorized ANYBODY else as your
attorney or representative TO execute mortgage
on tne Llewellyn properly A; No sir
quite certain OF IL.
Mr.. Evar!s 10 tue Courtl-l SUPPOSE the proper
way would be to nave these mortgages Drought
into cOurl, so that we can see what they are
TIE Judye-Yes. sir
O. You nave spoken OF the value OF that Level.
lyn Park lot. WHAT did you pay for 1t a.
bought II by piecemeal little at different times;
,r,inp Of ~ in The adver,isInp co,nmns ~ The IN
99onendsof merriam of me pro erty came through
~ tae'oieof ~ Wont ~ nav Tor nm adyert,se
Nm IN mar ,nn,rnSl. he advsrit,ement md been
inSer,ad Nv Inc rertleran rom wnoIn / boupnt
iuseIteu ~. 'tG ayoitrn srau. nald cesh.
isn+ hin, some MISUNDERSTANDING 500 neueve when
ne was In y ti~St mace took some land altar.
ward; so tnat finally I had some three acres.
on ~ rhot le,ve,ivn p,rr nronertv9 4 only know
what Mr.. Woodruff told ne TINS morning; had a
srand The ierai TRANSACTIONS myself; Mr.. Woourur
can eynlaiI IL 10 ms.
~ Trr 1NDrpFxDEvr CONTRACT.
n Now as 70 whether your CONTRACT, made the
ooTTn, op ohont the 90fn NJ Derember Win Mr.
1loyao in resnect IN the y5denenfenf- it a
ne Snaara, or t5So Gears, contractS We'll sir
Gon,f theee n@nerS. I rememher very dis
tlactly mat me contract with the Union was Tor
ve vssars sont rerneobar whether the contract
wn ne was Two NV i've
Q. Was it not two years, on your best Iecollec-
whcn uom ,,ava ~ Mr won,ton on the n,oht
ot the aorh Of necemher mis- letter in YOUR wite's
y, W. .vVu 80 80 mo. yo,, tSnuSbt &, NJ
paacnar N rsrnosed ob,econs to comng that maj
iyonId ,panca MIN RI come did youp a. Or words
W. wo ~, 'a ,.ect HiAA W o'"e' "a" " " "NAN'
W si eSe :, not "a no usoa pn,ess for tba, mr.
nose5 Aua Ta a,dn, mo sav tnaI exacty' SIR: said
"a. S M Monton hr,seir ~ ,rear thar snh
u. ot "isn NIL -"ouiso A''A'o' W ''0"A
Jec.' oor :, vosro,, N h. rsed nv Mr. Mo,,,on
y. uiea u ~ W -, ,a as yes sir. nav
ny - ~ 80 1919 brIr1 Mr. uee,har N ms
ina taaS hnle woaa orS e M o ns
hasl no which a. an honorane man mi rht mold
my % Io aha nae or es or
etnntng Mr. Eeecner on the day on which the IN.
~, ,.r oaNrroo to mo 70 nee ~ TING mil
NJ NJ Won,.on srggesTed itW,Sar nossibv AIR
aeecher mirht not cone.
n Nv Air rIton 7 understand Won 70 have
M To MI ,rect examinatien tnat the motive
sn'I oniacr ~ inSs ,ntervIew win Mr. Beechar mad
solely relation 10 the protection of the relations
herynen vnur wife ana Mr. Reecher and prevent
their reing drought out into public ty or discussion
nv raasnn ri or IN injection W. IN All con Ioyersy
thar mierhr arise between MIR Bowen ana Mr.
BeecherS A. II understand your question that
was fha nurnorr: me object of mat interview wa,
tn nrotscr nj zahsth in connection WITH the puD.
llclty growing OUT OF the controversy between Mir.
bowen anu "i wHo;s .rR.rn
O. We're Won atraldY A. No sir,
O. wait moment, have not got through with
nv question: Were YOU AFRAID A. No. sir: on.
10 your paraon
O. have warned you, Mr.. Tllton, that that was
MOI my whole question: We're you AFRAID that MIR.
Beecher would give publicity to these supposed
relations A. No, SIR
o. Not IN the least A. No, sir.
0. Now, SIR, you received late you say on the
MINT of the 3lst iron Mr. Bowen notes OF your
dismissal on the termination OF your contracts.
These notes are not here Did they include also q
statement That he was ready to pay or settle all
demands, ana wished to do sos A. dont re-
MEMBER as 10 that: think Mr. Moulton had these
notes; won't be certain about 1t.
Mr.. Evarts-We have understood that they can.
not be mad Is that So Mr. MorrlsY
q. was not the notification you received from
Mr.. Bowen tnat your engagements with the Inds-
Terminated and that he was ready to settle
with You IN full OF all demands a. | don't
rem mDer the contents OF mis- notes: l re-
member that there was brief note-l think two
notes, one the publisher OF the Independent and
the otner President OF the Brooklyn Union Asso-
cation.
O. Can YOU say now whether they did or did not
TINS latter clause: he was ''reaQy to settle
with you IN lul OF al demands ?' A. cannot
say; cannot say at what hour OF the evening
received the notification; should tnink about
nine O'Clock or haltpast; IL was on saturday
nigat-the last OF the year; | went round TO Moul-
TONS mouse alter receiving IL; had not seen him
before that evening"; | went around TO talk with
him ABOUT IT. Mr.. Moulton was not at home; | sat
at his DESK and began letter In reply to Mr..
BoWen's letter.
MOULTON CONES IN.
Moulton came In from Mr. Beechers house little
later IN the evening; we continued the interview
tnere and think that later the evening. as the
year was waning away and the bells OF ST. AIMS
began 10 ring, mink we went out into the street
10 listen 10 mem; tnat Is my IecoIecAon.
stmreetS Yes err '"'' ''N "'N' 0u' wv '"'