New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-26


state anything else that you heard Mr Tton and Colonel
Blood say when they were standing by themseyesi A. Well
@ How. A. Well could; could state some things. bnt
want be and in straight line or
not
O. wen those things James that you are sure OF,
what else did you hear them say, IL anything Yes dd
hear them say more
O. Well now please state what ese you heard when Colonel
Blood and Mr. T,on standing there BY themees' a.
Well. they talking about Mr. b ,echer'
@ They were talking about Mr.. Beecherf n YES sH'
COL. BLOOD WASHES HIS HANDS OF THE WOOD
HULL SCANDAL.
O. Now, what did they say about Mr. Beechery
A. They were talking about Plymouth Church; Mr. Beecher
church was rich congregation and they eonld make $l0
by publishing publishing that Beecber article; sad lcy
would pay any amount they would pay any amount 10 nave
stopped.
@. To have IL stoppcdi A. Yes, Sir
O. And what did Col Blood reply to Mr. Thon' a. He said
no. that he would not nothing to do with IT. 1t would
ruin them
Q. Now, how far were tho girls tho s4des standing from
them when Mr. Tilton and A. They were standing talk
ing; don't remem' now far they standing at all.
Q u", far were they from Mr. Tlton and Col Boodf A.
Gont know Sir they might not have been standing urIhe
apart than you from me probably.
O. But this private conversation between Mr. lHon
and Col Blood, A. That was private conversation yes, Sir
at that time.
O. Well did they talk in lower voice than they did before'
A. Yes Sir; they was talking in lower voice.
O. Did you listen to hear what they sadi A. No. Sir did
not
You engaged in opening the exchanges' A. Twas
engaged in opening the exchanges
O. Well how long you engaged in opening those ex
changes! A. Oh we'll probably took methere was quite
ito ayghi
have to stop TO 90 first one GRAND and then another
O. Well Sir did you stand there and open the exchanges
until they got through with this conversations A But when
opened the exchanges then would look and mark the
certain articles that was In the papers.
@ Yes; for what purpose did you mark them' A. Wen
knowed that Col Blood wanted to clip them great many
times.
O. Yes; you made the selecons' A. What thought he
would want to clip out.
O. When you stood there either opening the exchanges or
marking the papers' a. Yes, Sir.
@ Until they got through with that conversations A. They
in the Office before they got through they went in all OF
them, went In the back Office,
O. Went in the back office, A Yes Sir; had interview
there.
O. We'll, did you stand and open exOhanges- A I did,
Sir.
O. One moment Did you stand and open exchanges, and
mark the papers until they went into the back officer A
did Sir.
@ What was between you and them! A. What was be-
tween There little door, little small door, suppose
high this cane guess there where went back
in the counting room, behind the desk
O. And you stood A. was 10 between, standing at the
desk-a high desk.
O. And the desk between you and them, wasn't t' A.
OH no. not the desk wasn't between and them.
O. Were you standing with your back or face towards them
A. standing right just sitting now near the
counter.
@ the papers the counters' A. The papers were
the counter.
O. Then counter between you and them wasn't III
A. No Sir the counter between and them there
little door, was telling you, where you open aud go
in behind the counter.
O. The door was connected with the counter, wasn't ' A.
Yes Sir the door connected with the sides Of the
@ Howl A. Yes Sir the door connected not with the
counter but there little railing that went around
O. Well how did you stand; facing hemi A. No, Sir Twas
standing sideways to them.
Q. Sideways! A. Yes, Sir
@ The table was here ustrang wasn't It, that you had
your papers tf A That not table; it was desk,
writing desk.
O. Now suppose you stood here and the papers were before
you on this desk where tAeyi A. standing just
pretty much sitting now, and they were standing right
Off to my left
@. On your leit! A. Yes Sir.
@ And the papers we're IN front your A. The papers
were front OF me-
O. Now in looking those papers, then you marked
what you thought Colonel Blood would want to cut or clip
outs A Yes Sir made selections the best Of my know
edge.
Q. Making sclections' A. Yes Sir.
O. WELL You OF course read what you marked before you
marked t' A. Obi would Away, look at the heading to
what Il was.
O. And marked It for him 10 clip out A Yes Sir; what
thought he would like.
O. Yes, cut out for publication in The W1otu2 and Cns
Weayf A Yes, Sir; from the exchanges.
O. Now where did you go when you left that desk and got
through with marking and opening exchanges A Before
90, drought done several things before got through
couldn't say was in the back Office and out and and
out
O. How long had they been in the back Office before you
quit opening tho exchanges, A. How long'
O. Yes A. Not very long before Mrs Woodruff called
to 90 out; know Grand recolect-
O. No. don't mix up errands; whenever You got through
with opening the exchanges aud marking Them what did you
do after they in the back Office A. When got
through? don't know through don't know what
time got through don't remember what time got through
at all
@ Well when you left tina. position first after they into
the back office where did you go? A went into the back
office; they called me.
q. They called your A. Yes, Sir.
Q. What did they call you for' A. To do something;
don't remember what.
O. Did they tell your A. Obi yes, Sir they told me.
@. And did you go and do it, A. Yes Sir.
@ Right awayr A. had to wait some time for a
O. Yes; and who in there when you in heoI A.
Col Blood and Mrs Woodruff, and Mss Cafn and Mr..
Tion
Q. Anybody else? A. Nobody else.
O. And did you ythlns that said in therc' A.
Yes Sir.
O. Well they had talked this matter all in the middle
room, hadn't they' A. They was still talking.
O. Still talking, A. Yes, Sir talking the subject
as far a. could learn.
O. Well did you hear what said when you in there,
A. Oh! heard talking about this article
Q, No. no; did you hear what was sad' A Did hear
what was saidi
O. Now what did you hear liz the back room' A. heard
thom talking about publishing this Beecher article
O. Now tell me who spoke, and what said, A. Why,