New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01
DISCOVERY OF THE COPY OF THE TRUE
STORY"


@. Now, you then were acquainted with the
True Story" were you mott A. Yes, Sir
O. And knew what the change in the" True Story was
A. Yes. Sir.
O. For that reason was it that you asked him! A. Yes,
Sir.
@ Whether he had told you the whole TRUTH A. Yes,
Sir.
O. What did you understand at that time the charge In
the "True Story" was A. Improper proposals.
O. Now was there no other conversation before you
took him down stairsi A. That morningi
O. Yes A. Not that recOilect, Sir; Of course there
must have been conversation than that because at
least half an have elapsed from the time that
he gave that to the time went down stairs
in the time must have sat strokng his hair for at
least ten minutes he was feverish and was trying TO
G. Did he say to you that he had not slept for some
time A. don't Remember SIR don't ~, repenner
whether he did say you that he had not slept for
many nights. A. can't recall it, Sir ,-.,.,o 49,,
O. Didn't he tell why he was in that feVeflsn ana
excited state' A. No, Sir; ! did not ask him;
O. Well, whether you asked him or not didn't he eX-
plain the reason that he in such mental and phys-
cal condition. A. have recollection OF It, sir; he
may have done so; he may have done so, say; have
"1 # est story Ty -" A. At that timei 9
& Did he say anything further in regard to what his
wife had said about denying ii il be published that state
menti A. He said nothing further than what nave
O. But he did say that 1t ought to be published, did he
O. But he gave no reason for saying why it shoud be
pubshedi A He reason at that interview, Sir;
O. Did he at the second interview give any reason for
desiring the publication Of the True StOIyP A. Excuse
me; | have been talking about the second interview
c. Well AT that interview did he give any for it,
for preparing the True Statements A. No, Sir; the
True Story itself contained the reason why he pre-
pared it, and don't think that II certainly had be-
wcen-with Frank and Theodore must have had 80 or
10 conversations that Winter, but don't rec0llect tha
Theodore any reason or that ever Thought OF
j thought
O. Well wasn't it elaborated in some of your CONVERSE
ons A. don't remember, Sir; dOnt-iti is possible
| don't 80 ,..,
A. had It'll had a large number of papers at the time
went to Philadelphia and Baltimore, left themn New
York. On coming back went to England, and sent IT,,
with the other papers relating to Bellows accounts, TO
Boston on my return put among S 0sF pspsrT s and
forgot all about until it accidentally came up one time
| @. Well, when was that A. At Peekskill.
q. Whcni A. 10 was IN the Summer Of last year.
NAY not have BEEN until aw Mr. later
the White Mountains at any rate II was not at one OF
those times III fact it had passed out Of my mind alto
q MIR Redpath, is that letter in your handwriting'
writing shall read II
Mr. Fullcrt0n-No Sir.
Mr. Beach-Oh let him read IT,.
Mr.. Fnllerton-For your own information, of course.
The Witness-I don't
THE Witness-I don't desire to
Mr.. Fulerton-I have no objection at all; thought you
meant to read it out loud, and did not mean that you
| should do that
| The Wituess-Yes, Sir.
Mr.. Fulerton-Can You tell when you wrote 1t. A.
IL after wrote II Immediately after my return To
| Boston, after my visit to Peekskill. .
O. Please look at the date the printed slip and see II
il will refresh your recollection as to the month A.
That about the time, Sir; Juy-n July, the middle
| OF July.
| O. About the middle Of July : A. Yes, Sir.
| O. OF 1871 A. Last year.
q Yes where had you seen Mr. Beecher next before
| writing that lcteri A. In his own house.
| O. Where, peasei A. In Brooklyn.
| O. In Brookynl A. Yes, Sir.
| @ / thought yOu mentioned Peeksk just now A.
We'll, but you asked where last before had seen
him last before in Brooklyn, and the day before that
| at Pcekskill
| q Oh yes you him on two occasions, then two
consecutive days A. Yes, two consecutive days N
| q. In the month OF July, 1874 A. Yes, Sir.
| O. And about the middle OF July A. think 1t was
| about the middle but that Is easily
O. Was 1t before Mr.. Beccher made his statement be-
fore tn Committee A. Yes, Sir.
O. 1 believe you under subpoena, you not, fOT
next Monday, Mr. Redpath A. Yes, Sir.