The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-10
have let these lines have gone in print II / had
thought for one moment that the pubic should
give that meaning TO 1t; would have cut my
right hand OF rather than have done It,
Counsel also read the llues:-
am now all bereit-
As when some tower doth tall,
With battlements ana wall.
And gate, and bridge, and all

Counsel also read the nnes:-
am all bereit-
As when some tower doth tall,
With battlements and wall
Ana A gaie no ahh SrIi sfgS ana all
These lines were not appropriate to the case In
witness construction OF his own feelings.
ance OF the card Of Mrs. Woodruff In the paper,
and alter the circulation or these imputations on
Novem Der following the woodnu card you pub
!ished this poem III your own paper, and you did
not think i could carry any danger to your family,
railroad car, and would have lost my sight rather
than have printed II had thought So
Mr. Eyarts.Now' sir, as understand H. the
principal trait In that poem is the verse which
re fers TO your deceit In lover
Witness ito the slenographer)-R that ques'
The question was read, and MIR. Tilton signned
that his answer was In the affirmative. Then he
leaned back IN his cheir ana appeared to enjoy q
respite oil a couple OF minutes which ensued while
the counsel conferred as to the next line OF ques'
tions.
Q. Now. Nj. Tiiton, when did you start on the
tour on which you were absent all the time Of Inc
the Tune OF the Cincinnati Convention up to the
election.
A. Nearly all that time; came home alter the
Maine election to Brooklyn and spoke IN the Acad-
returned to New England to I'LL up the rest OF the
time In New Hampshire.
@ Then you were not much In New YORK at this
period A. No, sir.
O. Had you any communication with Mrs. Wood.
null from the time you broke at the "Ilt for Tat"
up 10 this publication OF the Beecher scandal A.
hadn't any communication with her them the
last time saw Mrs. Woodruff was in April, 1872.
O. Had you any written or personal commnnca-
ton. or any sort OF COMMUNICATION, with her9 A.
No. sir; she sent me no communication during
that interval, as lar as know OF IT.
III Is the usual hour for adjournment" re-
marked Mr.. Evarts at THIS juncture and Judge
Nelson, rapping sharply with his oave, delivered
his customary admonltion TO the assembage,
who were beginning to rise from their seats.
Mr.. Evarts-Ono moment, gentlemen.
e. Mr.. luton, you were absent on the political
campaign at the time the Woodruff publication
OF 1872 was made. you stated. DID you receive, see
or hear that publication or any portion OF 1t being
in slips and know OF IL being proposed to be pub
lshed before it was? A. All ever heard on that
subject was through Mr.. Beecher; he SAID ne had
been spoken to In ADVANCE Of the publication that
some matchmaking letter had been sent him; l
never saw any slips or the publication.
q. what did you hear from Mr.. Beecher about
his notice OF the Woodruff statement before the
article IN the paper appeared? A. He made q
statemenJ TO the effect that the day before II was
published some person had called and told him the
publication was TO be made; my impression Is he
made some allusiOn to that