New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-14

had to say-Or hear.
Q The request that you should como to Mr. Mou-
toms house, A. Yes. Sir.
q. Well did you regard Mr.. Moulton at that time rs
friend Of Mr.. Titon'si A. Yes Sir.
q. An intimate friendi A. Yes, Sir.
q You knew he had been q ciassmate OF Mr. Tiitonf
A. Yes, Sir.
@ In his early life, did you mott A. knew that
q. Did you suppose that Mr.. Mouton. at that time
knew the object with which that visit WAS requezedf
A. don't know that that matter passed through my
mind Mt the time OF leaving.
O. Why didn't you ask Mr.. Moulton what Mr.. Tilt"n
wanted Of you, and whether be knewf A. can only
say that did not.
@ wen did you get somebody to attend the prayer
meeting In your placei A. Yes, Sir.
q And you went of at the beck OF the man who had in
suited you on the 26th to know what he wantedi A
did, Sir
@ Now, what was the manner OF Mr.. Mouon when he
came therei A. That OF gentleman.
O. Well gentleman sometimes be excited ana DE
gentleman st; was he exciedl A. No, Sir; not any
external excitement.
@ Well there any internal Excitement a. He
had the manner of that felt that he had an mpor
tant errand.
O. Yes and how did he manifest that A. BY his
tones by his general manner.
Q Something little peremptOry in his tonef A On
mol but there something that conveyed to me the
idea that he felt it to be important
Q Well did you regard 1t as probably important! A.
could tell better after had heard it; thought 1t sui
cently important to go.
@ Well am asking what you regarded 1t before you
heard it, A. thought of sufficient Importance to 90
O. Well there anything in the manner OF MI
Mouton that occasion which attracted your attention
excited your observation A. Yes, Sir.
@ Well what was iti A. II was that he had brought
mo message, in a very earnest manner.
O. In very earnest mannerl A. Yes, Sir.
q a.
tone and in his general demeanor
O. Talk loudl A. No, Sir.
Q Excited A. No, Sir; he was a gentleman
O. Well gentlemen sometimes talk loud and get exct
ed. A. But then they not gentlemen.
Mr. Fuerton-Oh, yes they are, 1 beg your pardon.
The witness-That il the exceptional part OF the
Mr. Beach fin an undertonel-I am afraid he has not
been gentleman on the stand all the time.
The Wirness-we all OF us come short in spots
bTr Beach, don't agree in your definition
Mr. FulertOn-Iet me read now and see II you recog-
nize the description given of this meeting on another oc
cason: "On Tuesday evening, Dec 30, 1870 about
o'clock lit ought to be Friday on Friday evening"
then
The witness-There are many errors in that account
from which you reading.
Mr. Beach-we are only reading to refresh your rccol
lection.
The witness-Yes Sir.
Mr. Fullerton: [Reading.l
About O'Clock Francis D. MoultOn called at my house
and with intense canestncss said: % wish you 70 go
with me and Mr.. Tilton" replied that conld not
then. | was just going to my prayer-meetng Wlththe
positive be said You must go; somebody
else will take care OF the meeting"
Do YOU recolect that that about the way that the
thing occurred at that time A. His tones and emphasis
were not like yours Sir; he did not say you must CO.
Mr. Fullerton-Dd he say you must gof A NO, sir,
neither OF those.
O. Well is that description OF the occurrence that
evening without the emphasis A That IL one descrip
ton OF 1t, Sir
Henry Ward Beecher
@ Was il correctl A. According to the best OF my
recollection then
O. You don't recOllect any better now, DO your A
recolect as have stated it,
O Well that was your account OF it once. was it A.
snppose it TO be So the account given before the
Committee.
O. Well il was Sir Well. then you left, did you, and
went with him Z A. I left and went with him, Sir.
O. Well. how did You get word to Mr. Bell to take
charge of the pray ermeetingi A. am at loss to know
whether sent one OF my boys servants TO him, or
wbether called at the door had to go right past the
door. -
O. Well what your object in going down to see Mr.
Tiltonl A. To what Mr. TLton had for an object IN
sending for me.
O. You didn't surmise that object, suppose A SuS-
pected many things Sir thought very likely the letter
OF the 26th would come mp.
O. Well why didn't you say to Mr. MoultOn Il VIII
call Tomorrow evening or other day. A. Possibly
that might have the wiser course; but was not the
course that pursued.
O. Well haven't asked you about the wisdom OF H.
have made up my mind about that. only ask you why
Won didn't say. A. cannot say why dd not except
that it did not occur to me.