New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01
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substance of the paper as Welt A. Because my memory
" not good for repeating language; words cannot use
have no faculty, ! think, in my head for words.
@ think you have pretty good one Won't you tell
me tho substance Of that paperi A. could not tel
you
q You cannot tell the words the substance Of it,
A No Dir; cannOt-I cannot tell what the substance
was; didn't take the papers in my hands; only know
that tho papers-t said allshould be burned and
destroyed all that had this scandathat related to this
scandal in any FORM
q. The scandal between Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Beechcr
A All the parties, LIZ Beecher M Bowen, Mr. Moulton,
and-sO-forth.
q. Mr.. Mouton. tool A. don't know that Mr. Moul-
tons mentioned about the scandal papers but
all the papers were going to be burned.
Q. That you remember very DISTINCTLY A. do; be-
cause 1t was impressed very strongly on my mind.
Q Yes. Now, what said about signing the paper
there in presencei A. Mr. Can repeated that re-
mark as said to you he did in my direct. When they
came to sign it, Mr.. Clafin said
Q. But you don't recOilect that they did sign It'll n
No, Sir do not recOlect but far regars-no Sir
do not recolect any signing of paper; it was not
signed there. understood 1.-THE Trpartite-because
the conversation only about Mr.. Clafin getting
it
Q. Taking it to Mr. wilkosOni A. Yes. Sir.
O. What was said about the Woodstock letter' A. MI.
Bowen somebody said something about the Woodstock
letter.
Q. Was 1t delivered up that night A. don't know.
Q. Didn't you see It delivered upl A. No, Sir.
Q. If it had been delivered up you would remember IT,
would you not A. No; don't think should paid
very little attention to the papers in any form.
q Did you hear any scandal spoken Of there that night
except the that contained in the letter Of JAN l.
1871, called tho " Personal Statement" A What we
arbitrated upon far the scandal was concerned
O. What you arbit-ated upon a. SO far as we arbi-
trated you observe Mr.. Fullerton
O. observe that you don't answer my question A.
Well, srl
O. Was there any scandal talked Of there that night ex
cept that A. No. Sir; don't remember that tie
scandal was named.
O. You have not heard half thequostion yet Was there
any scandal talked about there that night except that
which embodied in the Tripartite Agreement, and
contained in the paper called the Personal Statement!
A. don't think there was.
O. Was il the papers rotating to that scandal that
were to be burnedl A. did not understand it-aH
papers.
O. Relating to that scandal A. To the scandal, far
IS it had been going
O. Had you heard of any scandal at that timei A |
think had, before l came there.
O. What was il; anything except what was in the letter
of January l. 1877 A. l cannot say "a to that; did
not read it.
O. You did not know what was in 1t that night A. MI
Fullerton have avoided reading everything could.
O. Now you are that they spoke that night OF the
apology being burned7 A. am
@. You recolect that distinctly 4. think 1t was
called for and seemed come in fOr1n-I think MI
Bowen
O. Mr. Beecher not there, was hei y. He was not
@. VINO asked you to become an arbitrator ~ don't
know.
O. Have you no recollection upon that subject A. Not
q word.
@. Do you know how you camo to go there' A. NO.
do not. only know that somebody sent word to me
whether it Mr.. Cahn or MI Storrs, or whoever 1t
was-the first thing knew was notified to meet at Nj
Moultons and do not know who nominated me can
not say.
@. You cay you have been member OF Plymouth
Church for about twenty-five yearsi a. Yes Sir; Think
| have.
O. Have you filed any offices IN that church, A. Yes,
Sir.
O. What Offices have yOu filed during that periodl A.
have had the honor OF being President OF the Board OF
Trustees think that IL all 0f the offices ever held
there.
O. Were you ever q Deaconi A. Never; amt fit to be
q Deacon. Laughter
O We're Won ever q member Of the Examining Com
mitteef A. I think was Tor the hrSt or two years
O. \ member OF any other committee during thar
periodl A. don't remember, Sir.
O. Can't you recall the fact now whether You were
member OF any other committee A. No, really could
not.