New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-26

| pr0posiuOn
| Mr. Fulcr,on-My friend intends 10 point TO slips.
Mr. Eysr,I intend 10 point the question whether hcrs
| were any there not.
Mr. Eyarts-Now, James at the time Of this conversation
present any paper Of kind with these parties
OH yes there the proofs all ready there 60
| TO the press their publication.
| q. Who had them in hand there' A. Miss Cafn, AS
woodruff and Mr.. Triton. Colonel Blood had gone al.
o Vow were ycu or not that time, familiar with
proofs and printed sps-l don't this subect-this or
any subject that any part of your employment A.
OH yes Sir; usually taking them up TO the printing
Office.
O. Was that part Of your business go back and forth to
! the printing once' A. Yes, Sir.
O. Now at that time did you your hands zee IN
any way printed sps' A. There printed slips
| around there, but could not say
Mr. Evarts-I am not speaking Of those very ones
Mr. Fnllerton-Let him answer the question
Mr. Eyars-I asked him his habit Of carrying printed
! spsf A. Yes, Sir.
O. am now speaking Of the particular time when the
place and you said there sips there
Did you those very in hands In any way' A
did printed slips in my hands; butI don't know what
| they what they contained at all.
@ And did you those that you have spoken OF "a nav
| ing been in their hands A. Yes, Sir.
q at the time Of this particular conversation Int Is
my inquiry A. had all the proofs that were around there,
and those printed slips too.
@ Now after the publication Of the scandal 1t i' called
in their paper did you Of that facdd see In the
! paper' A. Did see that publication
@ The publications. yes in the paper after It was made
Well, the talk vast not published at that time
| at all.
O. understand that am now talking Of the time when 1t
really published, and when you arrested A.
didn't look at aI-a the scandal. heard them talking
about it-of the Beecher scandal, and Luther
Mr. Beach-Wait
The Witness-Luther c. Challs
Mr.. Eyarts-And the Chals articlet A. Yes, Sir.
@ Now, when you Mr. Tilton and these lades-Hrs.
WOodhu-together the office, the house did any
thing in their manner towards each other in respect to fam
artyp A Yes Sir them sitting together talking with
their around each other.
O. Both at the office and at the house' Yes Sir that
all very natural thought that ime thought any
| thing about it, laughter
O. frequently did you observe anything OF that
kind' A. Well that very often often ne was
there.
Mr. Evart-That is all
Judge Nelson-Oeer Rogers. you will haveIto take some
special charge this audience Gentlemen and ladies think
proper to laugh and gge the most trivial word that is
| uttered.
Mr. Eyars-How long before the actual publication Of what
we call the Beecher scandal in paper you
rested-about long before that yOu heard this
talk at lunch time about publication! A. cannot re-
member, Sir.
O. Well what time you tell? A. could
say; three four Ave weeks could not teal anything
or course never took any remembrance of it
Mr. Rvarts-That is all
The Witness-For it didn't concern ne.
The Witness-To Judge Nelson Your Honor can speak
to you SIR hope you will not let them keep me
long, have the rheumatism and would not ike to ST. very
| long
Judge Nelsonwe keep witnesses long; you will be
discharged
CROSS EXAMINATION OF Mr.. JAMES B. wooDLEY.
| Mr. Fuerton-When did you come North, James?
| A. came North in 1869
| Ftb. atc tha1
Of March or the LIST April about that time
O. Where did you live the close Of the up TO the
| time
| The Witness-In Petersburg Virginia.
| Mr. Fullerton-James
The Wltness-Yes, Sir
Mr. Fullerton-Dont before you hear the question
Where you resided close Of the and before
| came North in A. Petersburg, Virginia
Q. With whomi A worked at my trade-carpener trade
O. With whom A. worked with my uncle
Q. What his name' A. Archer Lowrey.
@ During the whole of that period did you live with your
uncle A. Oh yes, Sir since | able TO work At all
| scarcely.
O. No. during whole OF that period aierhe and be-
fore you came North A. No Sir he died little after the
war and then worked tobacco factory making tobacco
| boxes for Osborn & Cheese.
@. How long did you work in the tobacco factory' A
| worked there about year, guess.
q For whom A. Osborn Cheese.
O. When did your uncle die A. He died IN 1865.
q. A.
| the Spring; don't remember the time
@ Do you remember when the closed "A Pretty much
| l do
O. When did ii close ? A. 1t closed in is and 81.
O. long You with your uncle after the close Of
the war and before his death1 A. suppose about year;
| guess somewhere about that time.
@. About year? A think so.
O. That is your best recollection A. Yes, Sir; don't
recolect; never have taken that TO memory at all.
O. About how long it! You think it was about year
That satisfactory A. guess it was about a year
O. Howl A guess about year; don't recollect Ut al.
q When did your uncle die' A. He died in 1865.
q What time in 1867 A. don't recouect Sir, at all
| Mr. Beach-In the Spring he said
Mr. Fullerton-Were you the funeral! A. No, Sir.
@ Did you tell in the Spring of 1867 A 1t WAS
in the SPRING was not at the funeral though
=. 1t was Spring OF 1867 A Yes, Sir.
@ had then worked with him about year. as near as
| you tell. A. Yes, Sir
Q. Since the close of the war; A Yes, Sir.
O. How do you recolect in the Spring that he
diedl A. going down North Carolina some
| business
O. How long had you been gone on some business A.
| had been gone about a week.
| q Did he die during your absence' A. Yes, Sir.
O. What business had you down in North Casolna! A.
| went down there about some work down there.
O. you had quit your uncle, had your A Yes Sir
| had quit hlm at that time.
O. long had you been ont OF his employment hens
| had been out Of his employment very little while.
O. How long! A. Idont know Sir; don't remember
@ About how long, A. could not remember at all;
would not like say without had some recollection Of IT,
O. you give idea Of the length Of time you had
been out your unce employ when you went down North
Carolinai A. No. Sir; he had been sick for some time.
O. Give idea OF the length Of time had been out
Of his employ A think along the latter part OF the
Winter. was working with him.
O. Have you other recollection than hatf A No. Sir.
O. How long your uncle been sick when you left 60 70
North Caronai A. lie had been sick someprobaby three
weeks.
O Had he not been sick longer than ths' A. don't know