New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-06

You sat the bed and using figure OF this knd
In respect TO which Mr.. Tilton says: 49,.
won't undertake to quote the exact words, but the
picture like this: He drew the figure OF man s,S
ting on brink, and said that ne was oiI%y' anu wa" ~
one on the edge OF hell.
O. Did you use an expression OF that kind A. did
not. might well have done 1T.
O. During that conversation this subject spoken o.
In words like these that you spoke to the effect that you
were in great grief through Mr. Bowens action in ms
case-the termination OF his engagements with Mr.
Bowen's pspers--and that you felt that Bowen's sud
denly changed mind had been largely owing 10 Sta'e
ments which Mrs. Bcecher had made TO MI Bowen anu
to statements which you yourself had made thouSh you
said that Beecher had been more mschicvous IN e
utterances than yourscfwas there any talk OF that
kndt think that is very garOed statement OF the
early part OF the interview when expressed my regrets
for the interference with his affairs with MI Bowen but
so far as 1t regards my wife, did not say that regarded
her interference as mschievous than mine.
O. Did you mention him at this Interview that you
had voluntarily written letter to Mr.. Bowen that day
or the DAY before which You had taken back some OF
the unknd uterances or injurious statements a,
may have stated IT. don't remember. had written
the letter
O. And sent iti A. And sent it. don't remember
mentioning IT in that interview.
O. The day before you did that, the Oh A. did. carly
on New-Years morning that is the secular ne" year.
the "a OF January.
O. How soon after this Mr.. Beecher. did you have an
interview with Mr. Moulton or Mr.. Titon This was on
or about the Sd A. On about the Sd take H. ss
poet there not any time until the 18th or l4'h III
which didn't Mr. MoultOn every day; sometimes thV
werc shortconyersati0ns brief; sometimes they "ere
loug and serious; but this the last interview MT
Evarts think until time in February, III winch
the subject of my relation to Mr. Tntons disaster IN
busness and distress his household was discussed
again From time forward our interviews concerned
themselves, in reparatiOn.
O. In regard to Mr. Tilton's a4irs' A. To rcouilj-to
restore Mr. Tton his position and to prosperity, and
ito rebuild the household" almost the catch
words.
O. Now did you have, about this time. between tho
Sd and the middle, or whatever limit you FIX now your
almost daily intervcws-did you have definite CONVEX
sation with Mr. Mouton about the 7h or thereabouts
OF January, in regard to Mr.. BOwoni a did; l had
several preliminary Oh seQucntia iner'iews Dut thee
was one that stands out very distinctly in my remem
brance; one before the interview Mr.. MOutOn with
Mr. Bowen and one immediately following it. think the
very next day.
O. What was the course of the interview between Mr.
Moulton and yourself when this topic of MI Bowen was
the prominent Onel A. bly, impression is that 1t was
conversation in which Mr. Tilton and Mr. Moulton and
myself present in the paror of Mr. Montons mousse
i know had some conversations with Dir. Moulton
separately; and think they led TO this very general
conversation the presence OF Mr. Ilton; L mink tat
they were the reasons OF those and they urned-the
conversation turned the subject OF Mr.. Bowers
treachery toward Mr.. TltOn and toward me-
Mr. Beach-Do understand that Mr. IltOn was pres
emit A. do think
O. Is that the date the 7thf A. TWAS somewhere be-
fore Jan. 10, | think.
Mr. Evarts-On or about Jan. lOi A. On or about
My only way Of fixing landmarks is by my lecture en-
gagements. by the situation Of those about what
the topics were and then have part of my lecture
tho dates where was and when out OF town. and
I throw
they must have The dates could not fix, except
In some such way that and they liable, most OF
them to shift day two, except those OF the 10th OF
December, both OF December, 3lst Of December, and
Jan l. Those not movable feasts in the calendar
MI Evarts ito Mr. Beach-Ihat is al interview con
corning which Mr. MOutOn testified l can refer you TO
the passage; ii is of Mr.. MoultOns narratives.
suppose all the interviews between Mr. Beecher and Mr.
MoultOn during this period ought to be IN evidence but
this is about which Mr.. MoutOn spoke.
The Witness-Al interviews not with Mr.. Tlton
not all