New-York tribune., 1875-02-02
TuTov.s FINANCIAL INTERESTS.


Q want to ask you in relation to your property
In he Of December 1so what property were you TIE
owner Of? A. At what date:
Q IL December 1870 A. Wen Sir shall have 20 speak
@ At the commencement Of ISL don't want an exact ac
hut give approximate estimate II The property ana
what II consisted Of A. owned house. IN which lived No.
IA Liyineston-st which with it- library furniture ana PIC
uros suppose va valued OF about $4,000 owned piece
Of property in Lcwcryu Park NcwJcrscy valued az about
$1,000 owned share Of TIE NEw-Y TRIBUNE. valued
think AZ that time Ite more ,lan $1,000 io"ned a
small farm ont West-
O. What state ule,.c' A. Ia Iowa valued al about sltoo
owned piece of land le fragment of r. near Prospect
Park I'm this citv valued at about thousand dollar. had
also some none, 40 tc four five nou and
dollars Those age au thc items that occur 10 Inc az this mo-
mcrt
O. n there any liens rpon th property rol vL please
state thems There except Ho instances, there
va. MORTGAGE ON mv house. tnk the amount was ? Jl
There was mortgage on another piece of property, or rather
not mortgage but bad assigned by power Of attorney 10
my father valued about $1,000 Na lAa exception every
u'l- else was free and clear suppose had al Lat time
yol vi .h .le % -.y. y.e ,-e .-m .o,.:
q The sum tot u Fo1 r'.l.. g. --1I .-e t-- 0' ae
occasion Of NY retirement from III. Hdl.'.' and 1e
i,..t'ya Iaio, which e the date d, which yol ilqu--t
@ Y.-: A. Ny property free 4u. ,.ar u a membrane
would have amounted 20 about $4,000, perhaps s'0"-
G. Nov..r I-t Vt january. l-- ner, yI1 Oh. receipt
Of any income. lI n a. what u-ol' i. Nci >r cannot ay
.4. a.- u t-e receipt VI steady ao1ma but as n ID. pee
c.rt of-se- was a-o-i. ,Ie first place bad money 30
Interest. about fl01 0- -d which Yielded la -Iae ia,.-'
- WA-r. wa .-.: A. I4- Wl- up si..l Hl --- lr- 9i
NuoirH ,- Rlh.a-0us. received ALSO
e. 60 ou. g. L uu. rs.aat gyaf 4I--- -.n b. - what Sums
oln.oucy -4vo received since.
a. WHAT -oor-. oi income had sla after t l-- " January
ISL: s. Wei. about 5i"' .l--.. with tle lm oi Wood
rlT RlUi..s. 4uou. 5i0Jj should y d. round mum --
NOT able % Dee .r- accurate iu VI the banks IN this
city; S1ooJ which received under my contracts with Sr
Bowen 5000 round numbers The result ~ my cciurc
season in The Winter OF i,1l2 between slr) and ,s0n on
uy books from my publishers; -put1 uc ll 4- Ny ool-
ruI has explained capita. fJr Is roL. y-i IL l--.
ton q, that. aaaat .5c.I .A %. O. m Na N.....a
O. Non ~.r l.- yoI .a.e 5 other incomes n.g a1 what
r.. La.u stated. A. $780, ,r beg your pardon, -ir. Ia.
to-,.. m.u..a uy e......t l,-. Oh.
q Yu mentioned le.. ..-.--o- Was Hl,.c -.E income
from I1s ltt.I...,a. s. I. --. ...re wl- large n-
come ..om T7, lI -l. hl 4,l- "l. --' o. .i-e o'-,'
t.erc ,a. uo profit.
O. Was ,4ere any u.. aaomcs a. During fla, r'r,-;
@. Yes. 4. Oh, ye-. ] should t.lk about -iOy1
O. Eet income over a. above ,ue -xpul-c-: A. OBJ. no.
sr tlua NOT, y,.y slight a, -l events.
a. What 4cD. lt .ol o0- 90 t-, ..-c = any s. A. "-N
tmo, Sir:
o. after J.naar, ,,i over and above the liens aaou tl-t
pop,.,vo which yog.ayc- oh.t a. Ola. ll4a ta9t >r
other than the current household eAi,4es, lol @ ever
was in deb, over $1,000 90 any one time.
O. A. TO III, Gaia. AJes;ac whether Tia; va- hr-. y
commouccmeut AZ Nr Woodruff A- explained. owed $n"o
90 , Gentlemen who coIlJlto. ID, T,y lNer6al returned
c their notes making ;4' money f.ee ~ That cancelled
tat debt The only other debts which The GD0 1Je ever
had were debts f8r current expenses and dout think tia; a
any time hey ever above $50 or 500. or Sia0
q. Not beyond that az any time: A. / don't recall amy
instance al rc.,. a. which Tic debts % TIE CDiH Ays were
over $1,000
o You have spoken Of 5000 there4JJu,s received f-om
Nj Mouton: \. Ycs, Sir
Q Did You know The source % That money: A. I'D not
Sir
Did vou know that any part Of it came directly o nni-
rectlv from Mr. Bcechc- \. 40. Sir; not q cent
O. When ind you first learn ~ a. When Nr N'H-'on
wrote thc Fac, IN Dir second -tatemcnt think.
q In 1917 A fcs, Sir.
q And you didn't know untE thai tins: \ Ns7er nil
then.
@ Vow Mr. Trton 7 want % call yonr attention 70 the
month " December ls0 }h day u that month and ak
Won whether that day you had an Interview with Henry
Ward Beechers A. l had Interview with Henry Ward
Beechcr On the evening Of t.at day.
O On the evening Of the Both Of December 1902 \ Yes
Sir
O. Where did the interview take place; A. Il took place in
the second hoor front Of Mr. Moultons house at LIS
then residence No. li9 C.nton-st., Brooklyn.
O What length Of did the interview occupy 4
should think threequarter OF hour, possibly hour
O. Who were present al that interview: \ Mr. Beecher
and
O. No one elses A. Mr. Moulton the fret moment Of it,
but be instantly retired.
O. VIII You now state what occurred al that interview