New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22

O. Now Mr. Bcechcr what was the condition Of your
health in the Summer Of 1873 ltq.4.
Mr. Evars-There Ia dispute about this letter. This
letter. a. understand it, Mr. Fullerton, which you are
seeking for and supposed we had. Ii letter written ny
Mr. Beeeher to Mr. steinwayt
NJ Fnliertop-Yes.
Mr. Evarts-Weil naturally should not have II, OF
course.
Mr. Morris-No; but we understood that you had OBJ
tanned It,
Mr. Evarts-No
Mr. FuIlerton-There may be- n misrepresentation about
il, but supposed that you intended to De UNDERSTOOD
that you had that letter and would produce 1t.
Mr. Evarts-No I didn't intend anything about it we
haven't the letter. t
Mr.. Fullerton-wen we will produce it hereafter, be-
cause it is in existence.
Mr. Evarts-we haven't IL.
Mr. Fulertonwe don't complain OF IT at ALL it sa
misunderstanding. ITO the witness.
THE CONDITION OF MR. BEECHER'S HEALTH
...r,r ts. IN 1873.
o. What was the condition of your health In
1879 Mr. Beecheri A. Ny general health SO far a. can
recolect SIR, was good.
O. Did you at that time anticipate sudden deathi A.
In the same way
O Never mind the way; Just answer the question.
pEeaset A. Icannot answer IL truly by yes or no.
Judge NeilsonCant you say in certain sense, yes or
no, and then he will ask you what sensef
The witness-In certain sense, yes, ana no.
Judge NeiIson-I thought would try and help you.
The Witness You always help me, Sir.
Mr. Puerton-Dd you state at that time, that you sup
posed that you entered the pulpit one hundred times
when you never would leave it aivef A. have often
entered the pulpit
O. Did you state that A. Did state
O. Yes A. As belonging to 1879
O. Yes A. No. Sir, not as relating to that
O Did YOU ever make that statement A don't think
did.
O. Relating to any period Of tmei A. may nave
made it as relating to Iny life, az relating to long
rrods OF time but AZ it related 1873, you should
recoee Sir that that would every time that ever
entered the pulpit about
O. can't help it if you made OF that language A.
Well IL did very oareess and should not DO ds-
posed TO stand by IL, Sir
O. Let me read and sec if retreshes your recollection
(Reading:l
In my letter to Mrs Tlton alluded to the fact that
did not expect when saw her last, to be alive many
symptoms which / first experienced In 1850 went
through the Fremont campaign, speaking IN tne
2EPen ak 'sr a r e0er ny literary labcrs
felt | must have given way; l very seriously
thought that was going TO nave STss ooeason While
preaching should have fallen In the pulpit II naa no.
nea 1n 70 '1e the LAST teSn years gone
the pulpit, suppose hundred tines WIN VERY st[oGg
shoud come out OF IL awe nave
preached more sermons than any human being would
believe when felt all the while that whatever mad g9t
to say to my pe csnce iSs t. n had Consulted
ply stefan his first advice would have been You must
stop work" But was in such situation tAat couu
not stop work.
Now did those symphonic continue through 1871 A
do not recall Sir the fact that they did The state OF
mind continued through that year
O. Now, Mr. Beecher, please talk about the symptoms
and not about the state OF mind A do not recall SIR
about that.
O. Didn't You connect these symptoms with the writing
Of tho letter OF June l. 1873 in the statement which
have Just readi A. do not recoect Sir, connecting
them with the symptoms in that year.
Mr. Eyarts-He asks you whether the statement does
not connect them.
Mr. Fullerton readngl
That statement stands connected with series Of symp
toms which first experienced Ia lSoo--
A. Yes.
o. Now the statement is this A have no recol-
lection OF the statement.
@ [Reading:l
In nv letter To Mrs Tton alluded 70 the fact that
did not expect, when saw her last to be alive many
days.
A. Yes
Now. what period did that refer TO- this statement
Tn nv letter 10 Mrs Tton alluded TO the fact that
did not expect when saw her last 10 DO aiIVe MANY
days.
Mr.. Evarts-That is the letter Of February. 1871.
Mr. Fuerton-I am asking him when 1t referred to.
actly
@ I will put II again. fReading.l
In nv letter to Mrs Tlton alluded TO the fact that
did expect, when saw her last 10 De awe many
days.
Now what letter did you aude toi A. do not now
recall the letter.
O. Was il not the letter OF February Z, 1871
Mr.. Eyarts-Certainly.
AHitw was it was but am not now appraised that IL
NJ letter or
Feb z ls7Ii A. Oh, yes; bat this Is question about
that statement
f. not that very statement in 1T Does nothe letter
omen with that statement A. Well cant- It does, it
does put don't remember the letter except In very
genera, way.
Mr. Fuperton-Pease produce it, and let us show it to
him.
Mr. Beach-Giye him that book.
The Witness-I can save you the trouble OF looking
those papers over by taking my own you please what
is the datei
Mr. Fullerton-Feb z, 1871.
The Witness-The letter Isl
Mr. FullertOn-Yes.
Mr. Eyarts-shOw TO him in connection with the letter
which he has before him. You call his attention TO
written statement; put that IN his hand and let him
IL.
O. TASK you again now, whether the letter Of Feb. :,
1871 was not referred TO when you used this language
In my letter TO Mrs. Tton alluded TO the fact that
did not expect when her last, to be alive many
daysp A. presume it was, sir. viii you allow me to
see the statement
@ Yes Handing witness book.l A. Yes Sir; that
Ia evidently the reference made
O. To that letterf A. To that letter.
O. And did you not intend to connect those symptoms
forewarnng you Of apOpleXy with the period when you
wrote that leteri A dol hardly think that would he
fair 70 say that did, or that did not in that caegor
zeal way.
O. Had those symptoms al disappeared in February,
1871 A. In 1871
O Yes when you wrote the letter OF Peb. :. 1871
A. I don't recall now those urgent symptoms.
O. don't care whether they were urgent or not am
sneatng OF symptoms of which you have already