New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-30
GEN. TRACY's PLEDGE TO MR.. TILTON.

O. The 18th or oath of November, or the
LIST OF December and that interview at Mouton's study
which you have related was preceded by two interviews
understand You, with Mr.. Woodruff A. Yes. Sir.
O. The first interview with Mr.. Woodruff was at your
Office A. No. Sir the first tiff you by that the first
talks
O. mean the first Of these three interviews of which
you have spokeni A. Well strictly speaking Mr. Beach,
saw Mr.. Woodruff three times before the interview at
MOultons house. where the subject of the scandal was
talked about-where the scandal was talked about be-
tween myself and Mr. Woodruff
g. Well where did they happcrf A. One happened III
the street, and the others
O. Which was that2 A. The first; the other two think
happened at my office; the interview with him
and Mr. Moulton when MoultOn was introduced to me-
O. In this interview at Moultons study understood
you say that Mr. Ton addressed you in this form;
"Mr Tracy, will ask'-Or he said: 81 am about to
am not whiChl-tO make statement 10 yOu ABOUT
my case against Mr.. Beecher; don't know what the
etiquette OF your profession allows. make S'a,e
Beeche and myself should aftcrward come into collision
c SSu Ie for tpr Mr. Bsocher replied MI Tlton
without discussing what the etiquette OF my profession
having a controversy with another, comes to me and
makes statement Of his side OF the controversies ana the
parties should atcrward into collision on that case
should not feel at liberty to become counsel for the
other party"
by the term. off the parties should afterward come
into collision" did you understand Mr. TltOn to refer,
and did you yourself refer to an ordinary litigation OF an
action in court, collision in other formsi A. don't
remember that that word suggested any definite shape in
my mind at that time.
@. Will you answer me, Sir. whether you understood
that pledge which you then made to refer to an ordinary
litigation court, TO "a collision occurring in any other
forni A. Well, only judge how used it from the
language then used, now; matter of memory don't
rccollect,
O. You do not know A. I did not say do not know.
Q. Well, understood you to say II you know you
will tell us, won't youi A. say don't rccOllcct.
O. We'll, then you don't know A. That is "A matter OF
reasoning.
Mr. EVarts-It is not necessary TO reason
Mr. Beach-Yes it Is necessary to To the wit
ness DO you rccocct what the statement Of Mr. Wood
ruff in regard To what your pledge upon that oc-
cason to3 A. have general recollection OF
what Mr. Woodruff said about IL. but cannot repeat it,
O. Well refresh your recollection, will direct your
attention to 1t If put my eye on it. Turning TO
Mr. Morris.l viii you turn my attention TO 1t. Mr..
Morris3
(Mr. Morris looks for the place. assisted by Mr.. Mou
O. This is the conversation which Mr. Woodruff gives
speaking Of Mr.. Tton, he says that he said to You:
II Nh Beecher and should ever get into law, or into
court in regard TO the matter could you, would
ever nc counsel his sidcl And Gen. Tracy said no,
he could not and should not and he need not have
fears on That score
That was the reason OF my asking the question, Mr.
Tracy-t0 know whether you understood the pledge
which you then gave Mr. Tton to be limited in its APP
pcaton to a lit cation in a court OF Justice or whether
1t applied to any collision which might afterward
between Mr.. Beccher and Mr.. TOn in any form IN rca-
ton the subject matter Of this scandal A. Well,
now, what question do you askf
q I ask you now how you understood the extent OF
that pledgol A. say. matter Of recollection,
don't know that stopped TO consider the question. OF to