The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-06

the stenOgrapner, at the request or counsel,
told her Hilton charged MIR. Beecher with adultery
Ihe witness said-Yes; tho conversation 1 mad
with Bessie lasted about two hours.
o. What did she say upon that subject
Ihe Court--I think that is as far as you can 60
Mr.. Beach, think we have a right 10 have the
language IN which the story was communicated 10
Mrs. Bradshaw.
Tne court think that is az far as you can go.
q Dld you make any request TO Bessie Turner
in thaG conversation A. Yes
time 7
objected to.
me Court--Tdo not see anything that win justify
Mr. Fullerton read from the evidence to show
That Mrs. Bradshaw did make request OF Bessie
Turner.
The Court think that you cannot 90 further
than that.
Mr.. Beach read nom the evidence 10 show THAT
Bessie Turner had said that she did not remem-
Der Mrs. Bradshaw asking her 10 Keep silence.
Tns, said the counsel, brought the matter specl-
hcally TO ner attention.
After some Iurther discussion the Court allowed
the question, Mr.. Eyarts noung an exc .ptlon.
charged Mr.. Boecher with adultery OLA sou tell her
tnat sne must not tell anybody ABOUT ~ A. Yes.
TESTIMONY or JOHN WOOD.
John Wood sworn:-l am publisher; / had
charge OF Corporation printing for four years; oe-
came acquainted win Mrs. Woodhull anu Colonel
Blood Ia May 1870; | became acquainted with Mr..
stephen Pearl Andrews ia the iaii OF 1870; COM
menced printing the third numDer OF the Wood
hun claim paper and con iinued printing III I'M
til November. 1872; it was discontinued Tor q
tlme, ana l again commenced printing II when
IL was resumed; the forms OF the last number OF
October. 1872, containing the scandal. were sent
out TO be printed no part oi the scandal article
was, to my kno Wedge, in type until lew days
before the paper In Tnlcn lt appeared was issued.
Crossexamined 10y MI. Sherman: The article
was set up during the week nom Monday to satur-
day the speech, in large type, was set up IN my
ONCE TWO months before; the Beecher scandal
article Was set up on October o. The original
paper was shown the wltneSs.l
10 Mr. Fullerton-rhls paper Is volume seven
70 ume six was set up IN May or June, because
there was suspension OF the paper
10 Mr.. Snearman-l have printed the paper down
TESTIMONY or HENRY G. BOWEN.
Henry e. Bowen, sworn-EXamined 10y Mr.. Full
lerton:-I have been Tor thirty years residens OF
Brooklyn; am now PUBLISHER OF the Independent;
have been a merchant In New York; became
acquainted with Triton twenty years ago; have
been acquainted with Mr.. Beecher somewhat
longer on Monday. December 20. delivered a
note frJm Mr.. Triton to Mr.. Beecher at
the house OF James Freeland, where |
met Mr.. Beeeher BY appointment; l ma
TO make the appointment am positive on these
two points ana that did not deliver the note at
the noie was sealed or unsealed; did no. ten
MIR. Beecher that was ignorant Of the contents
OF the note; knew the contents Of the note.
Y what WAS said to you on tnat OCCASION Dy
Mr.. Beecnerg
Mr. Eyarts objected TO the question.
U. want 10 call your attention. Mr.. Bowen,
10 the month OF December, ls70, and ask you II
you recolect OF oeng the bearer OF note or letter
from Mr.. Tlton TO Mr.. Beecher IN that montnY
A. recollect bearing such letter
u DO you recollcct the date upon which you
brought il 20 Mr.. Beecher and delivered ~ A.
lhink il was on Monday following Christmas day.
q. Christmas was on sunday A. On sunday.
z. And Il was tne following day a. Yes, SIR:
q Where did you deliver that note A. Al the
house y James Freelaud.
q. And pray who is Mr.. James Freelandf A. A
resident or Brooklyn, residing IN Coz umDia street.
q. Did you meet Mr. Beecner there A. did.
q Was III by ACCIDENT that you met him there
A. BY appointment
mole 10 Mr.. Freeiand asking him to make the APP
pointment
testimony upon that subject, Mr.. Bowen. lie
states tnat you called at MS INT. Beechersl
house, casually, and lie didn't expect you, and
YOU delivered that note 10 him. Does that cor
res pond with your recollcctions A. IL does not.
ID With what degree oil certainty are you en-
abled to say you dId deliver II lthe motel at Mr..
Freeand's house, and In pursuance OF an appoint
ment through Mr.. Freelandf A. ! am positive
o. Al about what time in the day or evening did
you deliver IIr A. About four or i've O'Clock III the
Afternoon; | am not sure about II.
q. was the note sealed or unsealedf A. am
not positive M regard 10 that.
.. Mr.. Beeoner also states that you informed
IoNoRASr OF rHE CONTENTS OF THE NOTE.
Mr.. Eyarts-Weii, walt a moment.
Mr. FulleriOn-Do you recouect whether that
was 80 or not
Mr. Eyarts objected.
Mr. Beacn-Wo oder II as a contradiction 10
Mr.. Beecher's statements on his direct eXamIna-
ton.
Alter soma argument the Court admitted the
question.
Tne wItness-That is not 50. lsensatonJ
q. In that Conversation dld Mr.. Beecher say 20
you In substance that IL was his judgment that
man tainted as Mr.. Iilton Was could not opery
be retained on such paper without dong u DAM
sge-referring 70 the LtdependeIt-and as u re-
spected the BrooKlyn Union, that ne thought MIR.
1lton an impractlcaDle man that ne wasn't apt
to agree with parties or movements except 80 lar
as he led them; that II thought - the editor Of
the republican organ IN Brooklyn, he would be
found to DC man uno saou!4 gst tne paper INTO
~ Fvarts-Don,t answer
Mr. FGllert0n-Dtd Mr. Beecher 10 that inter-
view, on Monday following Cnrstmas, "a Decem-
III ton a. the ediior Of the independent
Mr.. Eyarfs-Inat We OBJECT TO.
Judge Neison--lt IL leading. Did he give you
any ADVICE upon the suojecs Of retaining Mr. nj
ton, anu " sos wIai1
Nr. Evaris-ihe point = that II y not an ex-
animation 81 witness IA cnleL lie Is called 70
speaK TO an interview or winch one party 20 10
has given view. II Is an ordinar, case OF Wit
ness on one side speaking - an Occurrences II a
witness i called on the other SIDE 10
speak to the same occurrence be - 10
SPEAK TO Il a. an independent witness
and under the same rules Of examination tna5
the first witness was examined unuer. Tue facS
that a witness has nrss been called on one side to
speak concerning an occurrence does not alter
the rules OF examining another witness, VINO II
called BY opposite parties 10 speak concerning tue
between Mr. Bcecher and Mr.. Bowen Mr..
Beecher has gwen his View OF IL. Dir. Bowen Is
called here eitner TO connrm or give a different
meaning Whatever IL may be, he IN tue hands
OF his counsel, ~ primary witness, according 70
the rules OF evidence.
Mr. Beach--Ine ldea, II Your Honor please, that
the contradiction Of a witness - confined TO state
ments when he has made out OF court repugnant
to the evidence ne gives IN court, 70 Wnch MS
attention Is preliminary called - a some what
novel one. / sup, ose we can contradict wituess
by proving that a statement 70 which he swears -
incOrrectf
Judge NeIlson-Cndoubtedly.
Mr.. Beacn-Well, SIR, Mr. Beecher has sworn
thas upon certain occasion ne communicated
certain thing 70 Mr.. Bowen, the witness on tae
stand We can con radict that, supposef
Judge Neilson-les.
Mr.. Evarts-By proving what took place.
Mr. Beacn-By proving no such tang Took
place.
AR. Evarts-That you can't.
Mr.. Beach-We can ana we viii do t.
Judge Nellson-iou are az liberty to lnterrogate
him as to whether anything was said upon given
suDlect.
Mr. Fulierton-We all take too narrow a view
OF this question, and | Will state my reasons
Tor making tnat Otsers atIOn. IL VIII be remem-
bered mat Dir. Beecner stated here In court that
the cause OF MS overwhelming grief on the LIST OF
January following the delivery OF tails letter was
in consequence Of some advice that he mad
gwen Mr. Bowen on December %, 1870, as 20 tue