New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-10
mother person was no. stranger to you was ~ A What

Whom you after the sort OF summons she sent
you sec her publication Of May
ED 1871 had her and been introduced to her
O. When that and under what circumstances A. One
day. can't recall date-shorty before that occurrence
gentleman called my Office and in the course OF some con-
vesstion asked me had Mrs Woodruff the Broad
ct broker sad no. had lie told me she was avery
remarkable woman ..
O. Idont care about all this detail you know only want
the circumstances A. walked down town with him into her
Office and introduced to her had an interview supP'o
four or five minutes long the first time saw her,
After that very shortly after that this card when she
| sent for
O. About how coon was this about what date was this pre-
vious interview A. Ny impression Is that was very sno
! time previous TO the publication Of this card.
O. Do you think during that month Of Msyi think So
| yes Sir
O. Well there You saw her alone In her olce A. No. Sir;
saw her husband there and two other persons oon
remember all the persons there II was sort OF ieyee
O. Did this gentleman 60 with your OH yes ne info
duced me.
O. Introduced you and remained, did he' A. Yes. Sir
O. But it was an interview her Office. was not' A. Yes
| Sir.
@ Only yourself and your friend. and A. Ny impress
| sion il that others were there
@. And this lady and her husbaDdf A. Yes Sir think
that Others besides In the oce that is my impress
sion There quite numbec Of people there but won't
i be certain about that
O. Now Sir when did you last Mrs. woodhul A. The
last time i her, Slf, was IN tfo montn " hP'" A0~
shortly before the Cincinnati Convention that nominated Mr.
| Greeley.
O. And what interrupted broke of your intercourse with
her at that time, A. Did not give that in my direct examine
| tiOni
Mr. Besch-Neyer mind-neyer mind; he wants you to
| peat II.
Mr. Evsrs-I don't care about being the same; only want
| the fact
The witness attention had been called about that time
article the proof slip Of which was shown to me- In which
Ms Woodruff proposed to Willy and blacSen the names OF
dozen fifteen weknown ladies connected with the Womans
Suffrage Movement went down to see her. and asked her
whether her article whether 1t had been pre-
pared by whether she designed publish it, and the sub
the reply that she made that she did not design
| to publish It, that she had not written it. that she
| did not approve Of IT. but few days after
| wards l learned that though the slip had not been
published still proofs had been taken OF It, and 1t had been
hher and yon told to the various editors and other
people, down and upbraided her for that and
with her such have related and turned my
| back upon her, and saw her since.
O. Well that the article that you have spoken of-either
you-you have spoken Of don't know whether you gave
it the name the TiJorTaf arce' A. That is my I'M
| preston as to the tle yes Sir
| @. That Is the titlei A. Yes, Sir.
O. among these ladies' thus exposed to public comment
acquaintance Of yours there mott Every one OF
| them was intimate acquaintance
O. Every one Of these fifteen ladesi A. Yes Sir knew
every one think personally knew all the ladies connected
with the suffrage movement more or
O. And that your personal feeling resentment about
the matter that among friends and
for whom you had respectf Yes, Sir; told Mrs
woodruff felt outraged that woman whom had de-
Tended against attacks Of Others should now herself turn
around and attack other washed my hands OF 1t
| from that moment
| EXTENT OF THE TIITON Woodruff INTIMACY.
| O. How frequently had you seen Mrs. Woodruff
during period that intercourse did continue' A Ny
| acquaintanceship with Mrs. woodruff began
| @. Well we have got the datei A. Wait momen
| O. And the end Now how frequently during thats A.
Well during the eleven months from the beginning the end
had long lecture in the Winter and think Sum-
mer vacation That left perhaps five or six months during
which her; perhaps six or seven months Does that
| answer your question:
O. No. not in the least A. Well, what is 1t you want to
| knowf
| Judge Neison-How often.
| Mr.. Evart-How frequently you can see herr
The witness-Oh, beg your pardon saw her very fire.
Quentysomemes at her house and sometimes @ her once
generally at her Office
Did you her elsewhere than at either her house or her
ONCE elsewhere than the occasions that have been
spoken of at your Mr. Moultonst saw her at
| Mr. Moulton's house. and saw her at my house
O. Well that will leave out; we have had that A
| don't remember seeing her anywhere else.
O. you her house at other times than any
that you have menonedi No, Sir think she was three
| times at my house.
|
during Summer Of acquaintance with her in which you
went down with her to Coney ISlandi A. Yes, Sir.
| O. And bathedf A. No. Sir.
| O. You don't remember the bathing' A No.
@ Well was your house before you went down With
her TO Coney day. Think that she and her hus
hand came and stayed all night my house Saturday night
and part Of Sunday during which Mr. Beecher made thema visit
in the afternoon Mrs Ton later in the afternoon Whether
they stayed at my nights have forgotten
| possibly two nights.
O Well had that any connection with this visit to Coney Is
lsnds think Sir that when went to Coney Island wasa
Saturday afternoon and that on coming back Is was the same
Saturday evening they stayed all night won't be positive
| about that.
See you can refresh your recollection do you remember
| taking carriage, A. The carriage took me.
O. after pause) At your house and her In 1t with nobody
else and going Coney Island and there bathing togeher A
No. Sir was in the water with her. except In the
hot water in which been put these last Laugh
| tori
O. And returning going Mr. Mouons house with her,
and then going this carriage to her house in New York late
that nightt A. No. Sir don't remember that but quite likely
| It may have occurred, all except the bathing.
O. The rest you think very hkeyt A. There Is nothing
| improbable In It,
O. Do you remember returning from Coney Island with
her stopping your house. leaving her in the carriage going
in getting some manuscripts talking with her about them and
showing your Mouons and that they related TO
this business with Mr. Beecher' A. No, Sir; no, Sir.
O. You don't remember anything Of that knds A. No. Sir;
| no such incident ever occurred.
| O. Nothing OF that kindt A. No. Sir
Now when you thus late night after the Coney Is
land excursion to her house. carriage you
and was it dlsmisscdi A don't remember, Sir don't
| member the circumstances -. o.
@ No; but you bay may have happened all bat NE bath.
| isgf A. Yes, Sir; It may have happened.
| Mr. Mors-He didn't say 1t did happen.
| Mr.. Evarts-wel, 1t was natural.