, 1875-01-20
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came to THAI {, .pers, thoy norer cama
through me.
The letter of 6 4, written by s1r. Deec1ar
to Monltan. nAk-. tie rapefH hna documents
In his pobHepsteS5s also read, stating that they
hnti hecn place. lia etHtody for 8afo keeping,
and that ho cue. . dsd not ash for thetn rs i
tneana whereof light hurt TiItou.
:, Ex.Jnigo i'v'.... holding np tho paper. asked
tho wltncas II that HAs q correct transcript nf
tho account ri lis firm ri !, Theodore Ti1ton.
Tho witness stated that 1t waa correct copy Of
Tho whole transactions OF TitoB with h!s firm.
The total 0ehits in tie ncctlnt we're sl2, g31, taa
credit total being tho satt,a amount. Tho vttnosa
said t'!s was correct statement 30 far al na
knew.
Tie Account Was offered in evidence By cz.
judge Porter,
No.Eys rA1p III BEEcrrH.
Tile statement u ,aof:cr- tcGoivc1 from tho
Rev. Henry Ward Eeeeiicr arl raid out by wit
ncsh were then offered in eyltlsnce and road.
i APPEARED from 1871 10 lj7l he had paid out to
II. Teade, a,hl tho 1tey. t.. e, Eoa!tio, suma
ra:lnii'G from :25 to $1,000, which latter wAa
giyen 10 TIton il, 1871 tho total Icing eo,07s
/ Nilnea. continued: These items wero talon
F.! from my account in tia ledger. Tunra vora
rome cnrrnacY snnts wI,ich l rccclecd from
| Eeecher. which I almost Immediately paid out.
think tlIls happened on tno occasions, and Of
item tdoK no memorandum. l will produea
| my ledger u court to-tnyrrow. There never wAs
/ at any time an account hctveen my firm aflI Mr.
| Eeccrr. and it only apIcarel oil the FIRMS books
~l4en deroHltet there Dy 1ne personally. On ona
! Of theHc. times, Of whieh took no tnomorsn-
dim, I think the amount vas $500, and
probably TN tho other occasion it might
havo been f!lD) l t..in. it was a
larger min on tho Inst necaaioll. Tho S5D9o re-
ceved sfum Beccacr did not eater into this
| account. On QUO OCCASION T1lton depoeitod
/ :i.5g9 in ellec&s viii, my tirm. contributed
l,5uo to the ftohca dec, and subscribed 81. .uUl.
t ID not remainder What time paid thi. contr-
button, but tlti1k 1t "AB III tile Hpring OF lS7l.
paid it III cash. Lent Iutnn s.:jn0u Which waa
nat MI repaid. riitun renrrhiiy casno to thu
| i;rsn nilen ils wanted to draw money. On Dec.
-. 1s7u, | saw TI1tp1. when ho Bn1 ho
was Eaing to sec Bower, and ask him
t.cycr coaHultcd mo then AbuIt lis relation
sltl Lorcn or about hiB probable diamiHHion
l do not remember il tho thing war proposed bj
HIS to bp done. Tho next interview ti!at re
member With Tilton was Dec. %. There uose
wns any conversation between us at either O.
thaee interviews us to procuring atatencn
from Bowen. 1T cur interviews Tiiton gaid IL
had no doubt tho charges preferred by Bower
asainst Deccher Tcro tine. Ilton. prior to this
in Plymouth Church. This WIRE in tic latte
part eli 1870. 1lltou did not give any Of tho name
Of these tnistrcsecs. / did not believe thi
statement. Ny wife, at tint time, attended III
church. nnd Sic ceased to atLeud shortly afLer tt.
facts OF tue case became known TO her. lie
,auo il still on tho rolls Of tho church. Wo ha
Il tlew up to 1879. which paid for. / never ha
been regular attendant Ut Plymouth Church
was there last On the esening Of the report @
attended divine worship tAere. 1soblnHon, u
wite'a uncle. attended tho church.
II 1HlB poiut tho Court adjourned for th