New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF TIE DIP
FTCULTY.

THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT Of lfiE pI-
FICULTY.
@. Now, I read from this Exhibit No. 40
lReadngE
that had been wrongsd bat was under the mputaton
Of being the inquirer
Did You learn Mat from Theodore Tlton' A. Learn
what
O. What have read A. Do you mean that got mat
sentence and put 10 into that card from HIM
O. Did you learn the fact from him that he had been
for years acting the conviction that he had been
wronged, under the imputaton OF being the IN
Jureri A. do recall that learned that specially
from him.
@. [Readingb
Ilearn from You that Mr. b. in bis staten ent to you
has reversed this, and lras done me Justice
From whom did you get that statement or idea A.
WELL got pretty much the whole OF 1t from MI
MoutOn.
O. And recorded IL lust az he told ysu' A. No I
threw IL into shape, according &c hs suggestion " tx
press this idea and that idea
lam willing should he consent, 10 appear before yon
with him, and dropping the further statements when
felt il to be my duty 10 make for my own clearance
10 have been made public, finally and amicaDly
Were you willing that Theodore Iilton snonld make
such abatement that. and you willing mat the
difficulty should be settled in that wayi A. Alter the
Committee appointed, was .o.... 49, .,,o.
O. Now Mr.. Beecher, IL you please, answer my lIiee
ton am talking about the time when this was written
A. tell you what my trains o. thought opeiaed
O. Were you willing when you wrote ms without re-
gard to the date, that the difficulty should We th 80
tledi A. willing that the difficulty shoud De KEEP
still before the Committee. M, .
q Now Mr.. Beecher n you please, were you willing
A. was not willing the difficulty should be settled
in any other way than by an Investigation that shouId
O. We're you willing that it should he settled az herein
expressedf A. That cannot answer hat question; be
cause II part and parcel Of any OF my record OF re-
O n vou were unwilling why didn't You state to
il he dictated this To your \. ms wa NOT
matter OF discussion between us but II suggestion ana
O. We'll, IL he was to take it 10 Mr. Tiiton to he
waa willing and IL you unwilling 20 settle me dlI-
SI.ty;,sio M Bccarse az that time had ceased
have confidence IN the generashp % fldhh houi,3n
and knew that there coming tribunal where Ills
O. Then You we're willing TO draw up this paper under
his suggestion that it should be settled IN thus after
you had lost confidence in his general-bipi A Many
| and many suggestion oonsldered- ,,
O Were you after you had lost confidence IN lis gen
eralshp willing draw up in writing what he dictated
embracing the terms OF settcmenti \ wa; perfectly
| willing to put IN writing what he suggested
| q. And were you not willing. when you put that ~
writing TO have this difficulty settled in that way A
O. And yet you put in writing A put it in writing
! evidently. ,,
Tilton for him TO consider A. I think gave back Ia
him for consulting with Mr.. Tilton or with anybody
O. And at the same time when he was going to consult
Mr. Triton whether he willing 10 agree TO Il,
you were Va Hing 10 agree 10 IL A did not believe
| il would come to anything.
O. Were you willing drop the whole thing and agree
10 the settlement in this paper nic gave him and
which you put writing at bis suggestion A. He gave
suggestion that II should he titled IN iiat way and
wrote it OF ~ see how II would look, ana gave pacA
| 10 him.
settle It in that way! 4 At ne same time ddn p',
evc it would he worth that lsnappns his finger aud
O. Ten me- were you willing TO accept these term: "
settlement al the time these papers Mrie dia"ni A /
was n9' y tntg 49, ~ Answer
| my question: donttry TO evade IT,