New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-08

Q. DO You remember what yearf A. IL was-i cah
tell with your permission, Sir referring to memoran
dun
Q Perhaps this here is a letter Of I'd January,
Is72 from you u Mr. aouIton, witch IL in evidence
Handing witness a letter A. II was In the Winter-i
was hesitatng whether it the Winter or leIo OF
| Spring OF 1872
Q. You the Winter OF 1871 A. Imeant ISL or
| the Spring OF 1S72.
q Is that the letter which you speak OF as having
been received from Mrs woodbul-s the letter Oh hers
TO which yOu refer in your letter 10 Mr. MouitOn anu
which You refer 10 and send him in your letter OF Jahu
airy, 1921 [Handing letter to witness A. Is 1t what
sirf
O. Is the letter that You are speaking Of as having
been received by you from Mrs Woodruff the letter
which you refer to IN your letter to Mt Moutoh OF
the I'd of January, 1921 A. No, Cir.
Q. Very we'll Then VIC will pursue that inquiry IN con
nection with this paper You speaking OF the letter
OF suffrage! A. The letter OF November, 1871
G. Was not the stenway Hall letter about presiding at
steinway Hall A. Yes Sir.
Q. You were Just speaking OF n letter asking you
to 90 to Washington A. That was IN January.
Q. That the letter am desiring 10 talk about A.
understood you to ask me if the letter spoke OF mo-
ment ago. volunteering The letter that accompanied
her invitation, was in answer TO which answered
about the Washington speech.
Mr. Evarts-N0.
The Witness-Then misunderstood you.
Mr. Beaeh-Tbat the question.
Mr. Evarts-No.
Mr. Beach-The question was whether the letter in
reference to the Washington speech was the one ne re-
ferred to in the letter to Mr.. MOutoni
The Wtness-I mistaken, for whichever letter he
asked me about thought it was the other
Mr.. Evarts-You speaking OF a letter you re-
ceived the subject Of your going to Washington A
Yes Sir
@. Now was that letter of Mrs Woodruff to you the
one that you refer to in that to Mr.. Mouon
| Handing witness q letter.
Mr.. Shearman-January 2dl
| The Witness-I see yes Sir.
Mr.. Eyars-The letter referred TO in Exhibit A. NOW,
did receive letter In regard to the StelnWay uaIl
meeting alsOl A did.
O. The date Of Mrs. Woodhuls letter was somewhere
near date OF letter Of yours to Mr. Mout0n was
| it mott A. You mean the Washington letter.
@. The you refer your letter to Mr. Moutoni
A. Yes Sir; think II the day before, or the same
| day.
Q. Very we'll Now we will go to the Steinway Hall
meeting What the date OF that A. November; II
| you Will tell me the date of the
O. Was IL the date Of the meetng A. got the letter,
| think before
| Mr. Morris-The Goth; the meeting OF the 2othi
q. What the time that you received that letter
how the meetngl A. The first letter was within a
| day or two days, cannot say which.
| O. Before the meeting A. Before the meeting.
O. And had reference to that meetingl A. 1t was en-
| tirey about that meeting.
| @. Did you receive any other from heri A. did,
O. At what time A. tina either OF these
| was in the year 1872, I think.
O. Was after about the time OF the publication OIL
what il known the Woodruff scandal A. Not great
while before that it the Autumn OF 1872 some time
| Mr.. Evarts-Tlat is already in evidence.
| The Witness-Oh. no; it was June 3.
Mr. Eyarts-Mr. Morris, Mr.. Sherman thinks il is not
| in evidence.
Mr.. MOrris-Tt Ia in evidence.
Mr. Evarts-If il il will take IL up.
The Witness-I call it the Gilsey House letter.
| Mr. Evarts-It is dated at the Gilsey House.
The Witness-I doubt il it's dated there.
O. This letter was some time in the Summer OF 1877
was 1t notl A. June Of 1872
O. And with these exceptiOns-these three letters-dld
! you receive any other letter from heri A No. Sir
O. Now Sir how many and what letters did you write
10 her and what dates A. wrote to her In reply 10 hei
Washington letter OF Jan. and replied tn the Glsey
House letter-the letter call the Gsey House, because
! it was a letter that subject.
| O. The letter in June, 1872 A. Yes, Sir.
O. And the stenway Hall letter-was there any writ
! ten reply to that A No. Sir; had an interview