New-York tribune., 1875-01-26

took that downi A. really cannot, Mr. Tracy would tel
you could II is not very long ago. not very long.
| O. Was II three months agof A. This IA -
| @ january A. January; yes.
@ The 25thi A. Yes; December, November, October-l
should think three months ago. should think II
| was
O. Is II about three months agos A. should think 1t was
moro than three months ago.
Q. When was III A. Within the year someiims cant teu
you
| O. Obi yes; when was III A. I can't recollect.
O. Don't you know 1t Ia since August A. No; don't
| know that Il Is since August.
O. Don't you know that Is since your statement Deioe inc
Committee Of Aug bthi A. don't recollec. Sir, that IL
| was since then.
O. Don't you know that that portrait hung In your house
Moulton after you made statement before the Com
mittec OF Aug 5h, in your front paror' A NOW doh l
recoect, Mr. Tracy very likely 1t did, eannot say
| recolected about IT, would tell you
O. You mean 10 say that you don't recoect' A. mean TO
cay that DON'T precisely; that IL my answer; yea, Sir
O How long had it hung therei A. think Mr.. Tion gave
| me that portrait, Sir.
O. didn't ask you anything about that Sir asked you
how long had hung hercf A. was trying to fix the date
| Sir, by the gift.
O. Just tx the date in your mind and announce It,
not necessary that you should think everybody hear your
| A. l will try not to- Sir
Mr. Moris- is not necessary that counsel should assume
| the tone he does, quite.
The wness-I think that portrait given to by Theo'
| dore Titon-
O. didn't ask you that Sir submit now, your Honor,
that that not proper answer A. Wou ask the question
again, General.
| @. have asked you twice
Judge NelsonH long did it hang there in your pasor
He don't ask the precise date up to about what timer a.
Yes Sir. understand 1t hung there In tbs latter
part OF 1871, l think, Sir think
O. And continued to hang there from that time until 1t was
| removed, as you have stated A. Yes Sir
O. And was Mr. Ttons hanging in your back parlor at the
same time A. Mr. Tions picture hung In my back parlor
| in the dining room, Sir, the mantel- piece.
O. And Mr. Bcechers portrait and Mr. Ttons portrait are In
the front paror and the other in the back parowee they the
two leading pictures your housei No Sir they were two
leading pictures Ihad three portraits Of Mr. Payn, my
| besides
| O. Was your own partrait there too A. Yes Sir
Q. In what your portrait A In tue front
| paror.
O. You have stated a previous part Of your examination
that your wife had not attended communion at Plymouth
Church recently That communion is held Immediately after
the morning service is it not don't recolec about that
| O You don't know A. don't rccollect.
O. Didn't you time state that you also was member
f the congregation Plymouth Church lmay have done
| so don't know.
O. Well didn't you just after August 81 the next day after
that meeting you publish card stating that you were
member Of Plymouth congregation and such had right
to be there that your wife member of the churchf
A. think very liky Ibid not member Of any other
| congregation
| @ No That is good reasoning. A. Yes, fair
O. And did you state that your wife was member OF that
church, A. Yes think did II you will will allow me, Mr.
| Tracy would like to tell you why think did
O. Well content that you thought So at present' "A
Well have reference communication that made after
| the meeting in Plymouth Church
O. So have l. Now don't you know. Mr. MouOn that your
habit OF living in late Sunday morning. and having
company at midday dinner sundays has prevented your
wife from attending the morning service Plymouth Chrch
| A. No. ! don't know that
| @. You don't know that' A. No.
O. You know that attended the morning service
usually do you noti A. do not think she has very frequently
| Sir attended il since 1870
O. Has she not attended tho evening service! A Not more
| frequently than the morning, think, Sir
@ Not more frequently than the morning. A. No, Sir; not
more frequently.
O You have spoken OF the that you wrote 70 Mr. Boecher
on August reply his letter In regard to his demand Tor
his papers in your possession Now calling your attcn
ton to August s. at that that letter written? A
| Exactly; L understand
O. In which you say you will confer with Mr. Tton as soon
| as possible, A. Yes Sir
O. Did you write Mr. Tilton on the same suoJecr a NSt
| Immediately there Sir.
O. Right here' A. Yes Sir; put It on record at once
O. And Mr. Tlton present the tune sou wrote him. A
do not recoect whether he not Sir when wrote the
| letter.
Now was your lotter to him written the timer
A. Written right away after shortly after, mean, by right
I aIJer.
vas not he present and did not he your letter
,St -, - answered my letter that day whether
| it was right there not
O. right in your sudy' A. do not
rccoect whether he drew his Aswe right in my study or not
| Ny impression is that he did
q Did he draft your hu or did you draft !tf a.
| think drafted it.
| @. Have you got the drani A. thiiN | have.
Mr. Tacy-lTo plaintiffs counsel would like you to pro-
| duce that
| Mr. Morris-We have not got IT,
Mr. Evarts-Wil the witness look among his pape,-sr
The Witness-I will; will try and find it, Mr. EyartA
Mr. Tracy-we would like it now.
The Witness-I do know whether II Is amongst those
papers now That Is the 1 spoke | thought Mr.
Evarts alluded to my trying to find it elsewhere
Mr. Tracy-Wi you say matter Of recollection, that Mr.
Tton did not your letter to him. aud make his reply
you in the same and before you separated that evenings
He did not letter. my recollection is that he did
not draft that Sir; l drafted that.
Mr. Fulerton-Ths reminds me- your Honor please, that
ought make correction Of something said before the
cess which did learn until the that part Of the
"e story" called preserved; the whole OF not
DESTROYED stated that the rue story had been Destroyed
understand that some fragments Of were retained.
| AUTHORSHIP OF M0ULT0N'S FIRST STATEMENT
TO THE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Tracy-You made three communications, did
von not 10 the Commteei made the first one, think,
| on July l3 That is the first one made, believe