The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-21

Y. Had you no intimation from any
quarter that she had? A. Nota shadow
q. When did you first pay out any
money in reference to Bessie TurnerY A
have 1t my memorandum, June %.
Q, And what amount did you pay Al
that time? A. l could not say,
q. How did you make the advance
A. Through Moulton.
2. Do you keep check boOkI A,
do keep a check book.
Q. Did you make anything in the mar
gin9 A. ! do now, but do not know
whether did as early as that,
Q. Have you examined to SEQ how you
made up fthe first payment A. Ibid
! examined or rather requested mem
Der Of my family to examine.
Q. Didn't You find stub indicating the
amount and giving the data when given
A. l doubt it; at any rate l can't state to
a certainty on that | requested him to
give me all the return checks running
back the past year.
@. l am not speaking Of return checks
| am speaking Of the check bookH A. AS
to that have not examined II at all; re-
quested my eldest son 10 make an exami'
nation, who usually has charge Of my
financial matters.
q. Have you moi seen the cheeky A,
No, sir.
@. Have you not seen a statement Of
the amount and object Of the check A,
| don't know as reColleot,
q. Isthis one OF the checks you gave
10 Moulton? A. Yes.
Q. What occurred previous to giving
that check which resulted in your giving
II? A. lie said to me In substance that
the term bills OF Bessie Turner, who was
at school In the West, were due, and
that II would be embarrassing to TiltOn
To have to meet them In his slate Of af-
fairs; that he himself had expended q
great deal Of money, and he thought II
would be very kind thing II | would
pay II. | told him | would do II with
pleasure, That was the substance Of the
representation.
q. Well, did you ask him ut that time
why he was educating Bessie Turner A..
l did not.
Q. Didit occur to you to ask anything
about the matter2 A. No, sir; that Ia
not my habit.
q. Had anything taken place between
you and MOulton prior to that date on the
subject Of advancing money? A. lonly rec.
ollect ono thing,and that was prior to that
he had spoken about u mortgage on TIL
toms house, and said that hO thought 1t
ought to DO raised, that TiltOn would be
willing to settle the house then upon his
wife. | told him whenever anything Of
that kind was undertaken by tie friends
Of Tilton wanted to he counted In, |
wanted to do my share.
@. lsthat allthat occurred between you
and MoultOn prior to the subject Of this
check In 1917 A. All that i recOllect,
@. YOu were quite willing to give that
check? A. Very willing and another like
II,
O. No pressure was made at tho time 2
A. Not the slightest, II was done as kind.
ly and with as'much gentlemanllness MS |
ever knew.
Q. There was no suggestion that there
was any duty resting on your A. None
Q. You did ii freely2 A, I did IL
freely
Q. And that was the ground upon
which you did III A. That was tho
ground.
Q. Well you didn't regard TINT as black
mailing thenH A. No, didn't
@. lie told you distinctly what II was
for, | understand you2 A. knew what
II was for; we didn't go into any cOnsid-
cradle conversation about II; II didn't
take three minutes.
@. And had there been no suggestion
on your part, no arrangement, no time that
yotl we're to contribute to the wants or
Interests Of Tilton? A. | think not, ex-
cept in regard to the first, that Is the
mortgage on his hOllse; there may have
been, but | don't rccOllect anything.
z. Didn't you suggest to him generally
that II TiltOn wanted assistance you were
willing to render itP A. | did al some
part Of the interviews.
@. Don'tyOu think you did that pretty
early In the history Of the diilicultyH a,
That | can't say.
q. What il your best judgment Of the
sub ject--what do you think? A. | have
II general recollection only Of these two
cases.
@. But again / ask you whether or not
you didn't at an early day OF thisdifIlculty
suggest to MOulLOn that YOU would as.
sist II assistance was required2 A. |
don't think I did, except In the instance
here mentioned in regard to the mortgage
on his house and before the giving Of the
check In June, 1871.
@. Don't you think you made some
suggestion about aasistance2 A. don't
remember TINT | did; II would be quite
possible that did.
Q. Well, when we're you called upon
the second time2 A. The second check
I find mentioned November 10, 1871.
q. See II thisis the check that you re.
fer 10 (shown q cheeky. A. Iprestme II
Is; II Ia my signature; IL is Moultons
handwriting, and Il Is dated November
10, 1871.
q. When giving the first check in June
and the check In November, was there
anything said by MOulton to you with
reterence to the fact Of the condition Of
Tilton2 A. was gone away from town
most Of the time between, but don't
recollect that there was anything said In
the period Of time that interviewed.
q. Was nothing said In the interim
upon The subject 0f the condition. A.
Not that know Of.
q. What was said before you advanced
that money! A. Nothing except that he
merely said he had got another time bill,
and would like me 10 give him SOME PEI
Cuniary aid.
q. And you gave him check. A. /
presume 40.
q. And the circumstances attending
the giving Of this second check, did you
consider the SAME as In reference to the
firRt1 A. presume they were; sometimes
he asked me by note, sometimes person.
ally, and ! can't identify one from The
other.
Q. Have YOU tile notes he wrote you
4. ! think there is one In evidence.
q. Showing paper) Ia that one Of the
notes written YOU IN regard 10 that sub.
iecl2 A. Yes sir.
q. Did YOU understand at The time
for what this money was intended "a, Yes,
1Supposed IL was 10 be for the education Of
Bessie Turner.