The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-01
Charles Storrs as an arbitrator. think I
named Mr.. Freeland IS first arbitrator. I

being named at all. No papers for the arbitra-
ton were drawn mp that night. There was no
decision In writing, TO submit the matter to
arbitrators. The arbitretors met to hear the
parties night or two after this, at the same
place Moulton, Tilton, Bowen and the ar
Ditrators were present. The parties were
their own lawyers, and we got through
quick. Laughter.] Tho check was drawn
immediately afterward. 1 did not lend the
money TO Bowen, as he came next evening
TO my office and said he would not need it,
Il DO not remember anything being said
about depositing the check for collection.
was present when Bowen and Bescher
signed the tripartlte agreement. Beecher
signed 1t last. A printed slip was attached
10 The agreement. L don't know whether
the paper was read, but IL was passed around
for inspection. We never went into the
truth or untruth of
THE STORIES IN THE PAPER
nor did we discuss them. 1 don't know
what became of the first draft of the
tripartite agreement read by Wilkeson at
the first meeting. L took the completed
agreement to Wilkeson and have not seen
either OF the papers since. Tilton proposed
to leave the agreement when signed with
Moulton, but this was objected to and /
proposed Freeland or Storrs, ] finally took
the paper by agreement between Freeland
and Storrs. No obligation was imposed on
copied. No persons saw ii while
in my possession. Stcrrs afterwards
got IL. Beeeher borrowed the paper
one day while had it, but returned it soon
after. think this was in April, 1871. re-
member the time IL was published in the
newspapers. knew Victoria Woodruff
little and have seen her on two or three &C.
cssions. She called at my Office and re-
turned the call at her Office at Broad street
soon after, but L do not remember the year.
She had been to my house and spoken to
Mrs. Claf1in, and she urged very much that
L should be asked to call and see her. This
was either In the winter or spring. / called
on her the same week or month after. /
did not subscribe to her paper she sent to
me. am not certain if paid for it. L did
not advertise in it, but 1 saw an adver-
tisement OF mine in it. / went
to her house once with Bowen, but do noy
RENE mber the date. know it was the week
that Louis TappIn died, as Bowen came
down to attend the funeral. This was about
P. NJ. We went there to see some docu-
mentary evidence she had in her possession.
/ think it was suggested at all the meetings
that papers relating TO the scandal should
be burned. Redirect examination-I went
to Mrs. Woodhulls at the request of
her lawyers and Bowers; tDat was
the only time L was ever in her
house. think it was at the last meeting,
when the paper was finally settled and
agreed upon, that the proposition was made
to leave the covenant with Moulton. 1t was
said at this meeting that the difficulties were
to be settled by arbitration. AT the first two
meetings Wilkeson said that the difficulties
between Bowen, Tilton and Beecher should
be settled, and L agreed with him. Tilton
said he would not settle until he got some
SATISFACTION OUT OF BOWEN.
II was difficulties set forth in personal state
ments which were to be settled by srbitra-
ton. Tilton stated in one of these conver-
sations that he had already one suit against
Bowen. This concluded the redirect exami-
nation and no,,further questions were put by
the prosecutor. Recess was then taken.
Beecher was absent during the entire morn
| ing session, but Mrs. Beecher and her daugh-
ter-in-law came in shortly after the opening
of the case, and occupied their usual places.
Evarts remained about half an hour and
then left the case in the hands
of the remaining counsel for the defense.
After recess, Louisa Jonna Roger, a
young lady, took the stand and testified: /
am telegraph operator, and was so in 1873
| / was in that business in New York IN June
of that year, in the employ of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Handed dis
patch / received this message, and I'm
able TO swear L received it the
I'd of June. I recognize the message
| by certain marks written upon
1 lI.
stand. Mary @. Joseph testified: L am
telegraph operator in PeekEkill, and was SO
on the I'd of June, 1873. l received this
telegraphic dispatch there on that date.
This witness also left the stand without
being Cross-examiled. The next witness
was Geo. f. Williams; be testified: 1 am
law editcr of the New York Herald, and
have been journalist Tor eighteen years. /
was at one time managing editor
of the New York Times. ]
| November 2, 1872, and saw proof
slips before it was produced publicly. re-
ceived proof slips OF the scandal against the
Rev. II. w. Beecher. This was objected TO-,
and Shearman said that they proposed TO
show that these slips were in existence be-
fore the story was published, aud in the
plaintiffs sight before the publication prior
TO the time on which Woolley said he saw
them. Fullerton said that the other side
desired to
BOLSTER UP wooLLEY's Evidence,
but they could not do it in this way. He
submitted that the proof in regard to the
matter was entirely irrelevant, aud the
other side must show that the plaintiff had
some connection with 1t. Hill argued that
the plaintiff was connected with it as shown
. by the testimony of Conley, Cooke & Wool
lev, and he desired to show that newspaper
men were intimate with the story before il
was published. Hill, in the support of his
} argument, quoted from the testimony
given by the witness, Woolley; and
Mr.. Shearman also quoted from
cross-examination by Fullerton of the same
witness. Judge Nelson finally ruled out
the last answer of the witness, who was ther
allowed to leave the stand. Charles Storr:
] was the next witness, He testified: 81 re
2 side in Brooklyn, and have for twenty
] wears. 1 am q commission merchant in New
} York, ard have been in that business fo
twenty-five years. carry on bus:
\ Tilton for dozen years
|. and have had friendly relations with hin
D during that period. In 1867, 1868 and 1856
: he remitted moneys to me when he was cl
c lecfuriDg tours. 1 have lunched at Delmon
r ico's for 16 or IL years, and so did Tilton.
q sometimes saw Tilton two or three times
8 week, aud sometimes oftener We were il
|, the habit of talking often on general affairs
l / learned on the I'd of January, ls7l that b
II WAS discharred from the Indepcndent