New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06

was In the evening.
| q. When it set upi A. II set up during that
week. from Monday to Saturday evening.
O. State whether you set up the whole OF that paper IN
day If you pleased Handing witness the number OF
Woodruff d CIofin's Weeliy.l A. No; did not set it
| up only during the week from Monday to Saturday.
| Q. Did you begin Monday A. Beginning on Mon
day commenced and all except this large type
this large speech. That set up about two months
before.
@. The speech, in large type was set up about two
months before A. Yes, Sir.
| @. In your object A Yes, Sir, with view for
pamphlet.
O. And which part of this paper did you up last
A. set up the Beecher matter last. this article.
Mr. Fullerton-That is. the Beecher articlei a. The
Beecher article.
Mr. shearman-Do you recollect what time In tho
day you set that up, what dayi A. l think we got
the first copy for that article Tuesday.
O. That would be oct % A. About that date; yes.
Cir.
O. This speech that you up two months before was
tho speech delivered in Boston. was it not, by Mrs
Woodruff A. l am not positive about it,
O. Look at It'll Handing the witness the paper.l A.
Yes, Sir
O. speech delivered before the Association Of Spirit
uasts in Boston September IL, 1928 A. Yes, sir.
Mr. shearman-That is all.
Mr. FuliertOn-Mr Wood. that this number Of this
paper il Volume s. No 7. Do | understand you to say
that the preceding number Volume 8, being NO 8,
was printed in May or June Of that year A. May or
June; yes Sir.
Q. This succeeded in number A. Yes Sir.
Mr. shearman-IIow do you know that, Mr.. Wood =
did You see it did You print the previous numberl A.
No. but when giving instructions to make that paper
they gave marked paper. the previous number with
the dates changed and the numbers changed they do
every week
Q. You did not print any OF the Woodh"H Cldfin
WeekIieS If understand You correctly between Febru
ary 1872 and the issue Of this numberi A. No. Sir.
O. What were the periods OF publication Of this paper,
Mr.. WOOdi A. Every week; weekly.
@. Prior TO what timel A. 1t was published weekly
all the time from the time that done IT in May, ISL.
until February-May, 1870 until February, So
O. Well after that you did not print any more until
this number; now, how often 1t printed after this
number commenced 4. think II suspended after
that number. and the number got out in De-
cember or January
Q. 1871 A. 1873
@. December. 1872. or January. 1873 A. Yes, Sir;
and continued weekly after that.
@. Have YOU continued to print II since A. Yes. Cir
@ And have printed it down the present time A.
Yes. Sir
@ Was this MP in type. was 1t sterco-
typed A. It was set mp in common type, and then
stereotyped afterward, aitor there was an edition
printed from the type.
O. Well this particular edition can you tell the edl-
ton \. ! cOuld not tell. sir
O. Is there aHy difference in the type No. Sir there
is difference.
O. Can you print from type that used for stcreO-
tipping A. Yes, Sir.
Mr. shearman-That ia all.
Judge Neilson-That is all
HENRY c. BOWEN TEsTIFIEs FOR TIE PLAIN
TIFF.
Mr.. Fullert0n-Henry C. Bowen.
Henry c. Bowen sworn behalf of the plaintiff t-5ti-
fed follows:
Mr. Fullerton-Mr. Bowen believe you have been for
many years a resident of Brookyn' A. have.
O. How many. slri A. About 30.
O. And you are now the publisher and proprietor OF
The independent. believed A. am
O. And for many years In New York merchant a.
Yes, Sir.
O. When did you become acquainted with Theodore
Tllton, A. About IS or 90 years ago. should think.
O. suppose you have known Mr. Beccher "a longer
period than that, have you notl A About - or %
years.
THE RESIGNATION LETTER DELIVERED AT
A PREARRANGED MEETING.
O. I want To call your attention, Dir. Bowen,
to the month of December 1870 ana asi you your
lect of being bearer of note letter from MT Ton
to Mr Beccher in that month"; A. recOllect bearing
such a letter.
O. DO You recolect the date upon which you bore it to
MI Beecher and delivered i'll A. think 1t was Oh Mon
dav following Christmas day.
O. Christmas was on sundayi a. On Sunday. and it
was on Monday.
O. And it was the following dayi A Yes Sir.
O. Where did you deliver that motel A At the house
Of James Frceland.
O And prav who was Mr. James Frccandl A. resi-
dent OF Brooklyn. residing in Coumbia-st.
O. Did You meet Mr.. Beccher thercl A. did.
O. Was it by accident that you met him there a. BY
appointment
O. Appointment made with whomi A wrote
note TO MI Treeland asking him to mako the appoint
ulent
O. want 10 call your attention to M Beechers teSti-
rony upon that subject, Mr.. Bowen. He states that you
called in at Beechers house casually that he did not
EXPECT you and you delivered that note To him; docs
mat correspond with your recollection A 1t does not
O. With what degree Of certainty are you enabled To
sav that YOU did deliver that note at Mrs. Freelands
house and in pursuance OF appointment through MI
Freelandi A. 1 am positive that delivered 1t there
O. At what time in the day. or evening, did you de-
liver itl A. About or o'clock in the afternoon; am
| not about that
O. Was the note sealed or unsealedf a an NOT poS
| tive in regard to that.
O Mr. Beecher also states that you informed him that
| you were ignorant Of the contents OF the note
MR.. BOWEY's TESTIMONY RECEIVED AFTER
STERN OPPOSITION.
Mr. Evarts-Well, wait moment
Mr. Beach-What for
Mr. Fuerton-DO you rccolect whether that was 80 or
| Mr. Fvarts-Mr Bowen. II witness at all, IL witness
70 the interview question OF contradiction OF
| Mr. Beecher's statements
| Mr. Beach-Yes, IL ia.
| Mr. Evarts-Mr. Beeeher has been witness on one
side another witness comes on the other side 1t Is
not question of contradiction of Mr. Beechers state
nents as produced on the direct examnation-or the