New-York tribune., 1875-03-10

III,
O. | am asking you what you omitted! A. "c" ea""o
recollect anything than have stated
O. How, A. l cannot recolect what Ihaye omitted
any further than
THE COMMITTEES WAY OF EXAMINATION.
Q. Were you sworn before the Committce' A.
No. Sir.
O. Not sworn' A. No. Sir.
What were you requested to do when you went before he
Committee, A. Twas requested my interview with
Mr. Tilton in BRIEF and did So
Now did they request you state what you knew in re-
gard TO this scandal and what Mr. Tton had told you!
Well don't recolect
O. Didn't you know the Committee wanted you to state all
you had within your knowledge in regard to the scandal
anything that would throw the subjectl A don
know how could know that
O. Howi A. don't know how could know what the Com
mittee wanted.
O. Didn't you suppose they wanted it, You can suppO5e'
A. Well suppose can suppose
q Well please suppose and tell me what you did suppose
When you before that Committee didn't you suppose that
they wanted to know all that you could tel them ia respect TO
that Committee you learned from Theodore Tilton'
Mr.. Beach-n respect to that scandal
Mr. Fullerton-Yes, in respect TO the scandal
The Winess- don't know how answer that question
O. Why can't you answer it? A. Because don't recoect
that | recolect that supposed anything then.
O. Were you under the Impression when you went before
that Committee that they desired you TO tell everything within
you knowledgei A. believe they expected me to tell ALTO
tell nothing but what true at that Committee.
@ That Is what asked your A. don't know that
they expected tell all that knew about it, because was
there but very short time-in the Committee room.
O. The length OF time that you there won't determine
the impression that you had when you went there. Now
this question: did you not so before that Commit
the under the impression that they wanted TO know from you
everything that you know that would throw any light upon the
scandal that then the subject OF Investigations A.
went there with this distinct impression that was to tell all
that knew in the matter, II called upon.
O II called upon A. Yes, Sir; that was not to keep
anything back at any rate.
O. And you called upon you didn't expect to tell
anyhing' A. didn't propose to volunteer anything at all
Mr.. BEECHER NOT IN NEED OF vINDICATI0N
O. Well why not? 1t was your pastor, was it,
who was on trial IN measured A. didn't think he was
e. You didn't think he was' A. No, Sir.
O Didn't you know the Committee was.appoined by him.
A. Yes knew It blythe the public knew it didn't
know it personally.
O. And didn't you know that for the purpose OF vindi
eating him! A. | knew that in general way that it was
suppose
O. Then why didn't you give all the evidence within your
knowledge would tend TO yndcate him. A. gave such
as was called
O Why didn't you do that, am asking you question. A.
Because as said before, didn't volunteer any testimony
answered the questionsthe talk that was put to me-
@ You would volunteer to give information which
YOU had received from Theodore Ton to excupate vind
cate your pastor unless asked Of your a Ny pastor did
not need any vndcation from me.
O. You ddn. think necessary to appoint the Commit
tee did your A. didn't think he needed-we, didn't
care whether he did or not so far as was concerned
O. Didn't YOU think it was unnecessary appoint the COM
mittee A. don't know that had any thought about it.
II you thought didn't need any vndcation from you
what did you 20 for that nigts A. went there at the
request Of the Committee through Mr. Hill.
O. For what purpose A. To state what knew, knew
anything.
O Why didn't you state what you knew A. answered
every question that put to me.
O Now Mr. Becher you asked substantially this
onetion that night Did you interview with Teo
dore Tlton in the Autumn Winter OF 1872 A. can't
recolect now, Sir what questions were put to me.
Was not question put you calling your attention to
the interview which you had with Theodore Tlton in 1872
A. don't remember, Sir.
O Can you that that question not put to you A.
No. Sir cannot that it not; don't remember.
O. Now then will you tell me what questions were put to
you, A. No, Sir cannot.
O Can you tell any question that put to you A.
No, Sir.
O Not single one, A. Not single one.
Can you testify positively that any questions put to
you, A. No. Sir; cannot
Then you only answered questions that were put to you
and can't state whether any questions put to youA
am giving the OF my recoection; believe questions
were put 70 me- but cannot remember what they
O. The purport Of them-you can't give that' A can't
remember; no, Sir.
O They did not impress themselves upon your mnd' A
No Sir did not impress itself on my mind at ALL because
WAS there but very few minutes.
Was any question put to you which led you to give any
mart Of this interview, don't recollect 1t II Ii
O. Can you tell then, how happened to give any part
~ the interview between you and Mr. Tlton' A cannot
n Haven't YOU stated, Sir you have been stand
too that tfptar hofxp "A
Mr. Triton. A. Well the record will show whether have
not
O. Well Iwan you to show you ore the record that am
after a, A. What-state what
Haven't you stated since you upon that stand that
Won were requested before Committee give the interview
between yourself and Theodore Tllton' A Haven't so
stated
O Yea A. ! don't recolect
O Whether you have so stated A. No; do not
@ Even forgotten tha,i A. don't recollec whether
have 50 stated
Now will you tell this jury how You happened to give
any OF interview A don't know that understand your
question, Sir
before the Committee between you and Tilon. A. don't
know that understand how came to do it,
MR. BEICHER A VOLUNTARY WITNESS.
O. You went down there voluntarily, didn't you'
A. No Sir did not; Mr. Hill came for me In carriage and
took me down there, and went before the Committee
@ Was that voluntary A. You might call it voluntary
II you choose.
O What do you call IT. A. did not volunteer go before
the Committee.
q lie didn't compel you go did he! No. Sir didn
volunteer TO CO.
Q But you voluntarily A. The gentleman came for
me and went with him.
Because he requested IL A. Because he requested IT,
q And to give testimony A. did not 60 under daress
Was not carried there by force Of ArmA