New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-16
wRANGLING OVER THE TESTIMONY.

O. Oh, / don't want you to assume anything,
now you speak from your recollection, because h
Of important point, and wish you 10 recoec
IL you can a canno. recollect Sir anything more than
have told you.
@ Well il it should happen Mr. Schultz that up the very
last days March that Mr. Ton had been West and had NOT
been in this neighbohood for some months how could that
affect your ecoectioni A. 1t would not affect my eeolee.
ton at all, Sir; should
@ You would still say from four to six weeks'
should think from four to six weeks yes. Sir.
Q. Before the date Of that check' A. Yes. Sir.
O. Even il he in this part Of the country A. Wen,
II that was established my satisfaction why certainly
should think was mistaken
O. Well now we will go this conversation which was four
to six weeks before check exhibited YOU viii you
please relate that conversation. A. Well Sir be came IN Win
his usual temper and disposition
O. Oh don't ask about that A Well do you want me 70
state the langlagct
O. Why want you to state the substance Of that converse
ton didn't ask anything for his appearance or his empe'
A. Well don't know Sir. that can recolec' the eAaos
language except what have repeated
O. Well you surround the occasion with any OF inc
circumstances can't you tell how it happened-hos the oo
versaiion openedf A. don't know that can. Sir reHs@
Der distinctly
@ Well. wait moment.
Mr. Evarts-Well.
Mr. Beach-wei, what!
Mr. Evarts-He began to cay: 81 remember distinctly
You have asked this witness IL he could not surround tins con-
yersation with any circumstances and be begins TO tel you
" remember distinctly"
Mr. Blackwell, you are just question behind Is USUAL
Mr. Eyarts-I am not question behind
Mr. Beach-Yes you asked him II ne coa'i too"S'
how the conversation began. That was the question
Mr. Evarts-Now he tells you that he recolec d'uneuy
Mr. Beach-wcl he told me he didn't recolect aud then
proceeded to say something else and stopped him.
Mr. Evarts-How you to know what witness reso's
unless you let him ststeg =.
Mr.
want to know. -,
Mr. Evarts you ask question that draws from the VIZ
ness it is not be imputed him Afterwards that
witness. .,
Mr. Besch-The gentleman reasoning an aosfaS' P%'F'
sition which do to discuss with him
Judge Neilson-Then your question Is repeated. ,,.
Mr. Beach-There question; he answered the 'u''
and was proceeding 10 state something else
Judge Neilson--Pnt something else to him. -,
Mr. BeachYoa cannot tell me how the conversation ocsA"'
A. No, Sir. -, , .
O. or upon what subject Opened' A No, Sir the SD
stance
Mr. Beach--Wat one moment
Mr.. Tracy-ue going on To tel the SUBSTANCE A.,
Mr. Beach-No he was not he said he could not 'eN ~
substance Now will you tel me the ezss thing tna " a.
that YOU recolects A. cannot speak, cannot give '01
exact language OF anything that no said Ans
@ Mr.. Schultz, am perfectly well aware " JIM, - Ara
ask YOU for that You give now the substance "
ru,ark that YOU recoect which made BY either w.
that occasion A. cannot recolect only the h.t
o That Is YOU cannot give the substance Of the ren
yOa recoliect, A. Why lean rccollec tina! he said 70
O. Allow me to interrupt you, because AN '. =,
10 get n can now the hrst remark the opening rn A..
a. your recollection goss Glvs mo the substance "
thing that was said between yoa 50 far as yoa rc"
eanno, rccollect the remark 81 all can NsoS' 10,
ea conversation and the conclusions TO whieh VIC ina
cannot tell you the conversation detail can ieSo
arst words that were used a., M, a,..
O. Ibid not ask that A. Yoa asked me to ''''' wv
one that rccoilected
Judge Neilsoa-rao arst remark
The Wltness-That cannot give you ..h
BY Mr. Bcach you say you cannot give It, thai H O", ~.
Now, give NV aaythips that was sad A. But iea "A''