New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-07
Mr.. Evarts-I don't misstate.
Mr.. Beach-You very clearly DO.

MT EyarB-I don't mi5state.
Mr. Besch-You very clearly DO
BY Mr.. Evars-This very paper that you signed Is not
the paper that left with you the day bcfore A. No.
Sir; 1t was not.
@ Now before that had any paper purporting 70 90
Trpartte Agreement been left with you A. There was
paper left with me the day day but one before
signed It,
@. Very well And only one such paper was len with
you before the day you signed 1T A. l think not
O. Very well. And that the day before you signed
it, A. think so but possibly two days might have In
tervened.
O. Well your best recollectioni A. My best recollec-
ton.
O. so that there was but one paper laid before you
until the paper came that you actually did sign' a.
Only one, according TO my recollection.
O. The best of your knowledge Is that there was an IN
terval of day between the presentation Of the first
paper and the signing OF the actual paperf A. There
was actually one day. and possibly more.
O. Possibly morei A. Yes Sir.
O. Now Sir who brought you this paper the day that
you signed III A. Mr.. Clafin, believe
O. And he had brought up the other paper the Gay DC
forei A. Yes, Sir; II 1t was the day before
O. Well, that day, or the previous dayf A. YES Sr
O. One Of the two daysi A. Yes, Sir.
O. Have YOU any idea that there was more tnan one
day betweeni A. I have no recollection; think but
one day. but there might possibly have been moro
O. Now where these papers-the two papers sue,
A. At my office in New-YOrk.
O. At me Independent object A. Yes. Sir; No Park
place. -,
O. And YOU remember that distinctly A. do, dis
tinctly.
O. And that it was Mr.. Claninf A. do remember no
brought them
had signed this paper that the other parties had signed
ti A. not able to state understood that all had
assented to IL, II their names not on it.
O. When you signedt A. When signed.
O. You understood all ready to signf A. II they
were not on already 1t a paper which had been
assented to by all parties.
O. And you so signed it yourselfi A. 80 signed It,
O. And when you first knew the actual signatures had
been appended A. am not able to say.
@. You not able to statei A. But very soon
@ Did you retain any copy Of iti A. did not, nor
memorandum
O. And have no memorandum concerning the dates or
places where this was presented A. have no memo
randum whatever regard to the paper or to the occa
sion.
O. Nome Now. when were you first advised that there
was to be meeting of the arbitrators A. am not able
to state within very few days before 1t occurred pos
siby two or three.
O. And what advice did you receve-what information,
and what notcef A. 1t was a verbal notice.
O. At particular hour and place that they were to
meeti A. 1t was stated to me that the arbitrators
hour.
O. whcnf A. On certain evening.
O. When would they meeti A. can tell by referring
to
O. Was it the evening they actually did meeti A Ac-
cordng to my recollection.
@. According to your recollection A. Yes sip
O. That was the Sd of April, as undersandt A. 1t
was on the date mentioned in the paper which, gave you
yesterday.
O. April 8 ; the evening of April 81 A. TIE evening of
April 3.
Q. Now did you receive that notice earch than that
EVENING" A. 1 am not able to state
G. You cannot say about that A. cannot say.
O. From whom did you receive the notice. A. l am
not able to state.
O. You have no recollection A. No. Sir
O Whateverf think it from some Of the arbi-
trators-either Mr. Clafin or Mr.. StOrrs.
O. You have no recollection OF 1t A have no recOl
lection who received 1t from.
O. Do you remember whether that was the first notice
of the actual time and place Of meeting A. have
stated have no recollection that subject, and say 1t
again.
O. so far your memory goesi A. 1t may be so, and
il may NOT