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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01
CROSS EXAMINATION OF MRS. JENNIE
MOORE.

Mr.. Fullerton-When did Kate Carey COM
menee living with you, Mrs Moore A In the Fall of
1873.
Q. In the Fall Of 1871 A. Yes, Sir; October.
O. October, 1871 A. Yes, Sir
o. How do you recollect the month"; A. Well, it was
Just after married
O. How long did she reside with youi A. Two mouths
anu two days over her two months.
Q. Did she come with recommendation A. she lad
several recommendations.
Q. Severali A. Yes, Sir.
O. Did you go make inquiries in regard to heri A
No, Sir.
O. Did she have one from Mrs. TltOni A. No, Sir; not
that saw.
O. Didn't she refer you 10 Mrs. Tntoni A. No, Sir.
O. You are quite sure OF that A. Yes, SIR she told
me abe had been living with Mrs Tlton after she had
been there a week
O. And she left in November sometime, did shei A.
Left wherei
O. EFT your employer Decemberl A. December.
O. or the same yeari A. Yes, Sir two months she was
with me.
O. Did you know her before she came therei A. No,
air answered an advertisement In the paper and got
her.
O. Did you make any inquiries in regard to her whist
she lived with youl A. Whilst she lived with mel
O. Yes. A. No. Sir.
O. Did YOU make any inquiries in regard to her AFTER
she left you'll A. After she left mel
O Yes A. In what wayi don't understand YOU
O. Did you make any inquiries In regard to Kate Carey
In any respect after she left your servlcei A. No, SIR
q. Howt A. No, Sir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01
TESTIMONY OF JAMES FREELAND.

James Freeland was then called on behalf of
defendant and being duly testified as follows:
Mr Tracy-Where III you residei A. No 140 Columbia
st., Brooklyn
@ How long have you been o resident Of Brookyni
A. Thirty odd years
@. Are you member Of Plymouth Churcht A. am.
Q. How long have you been such memberf A. Twenty
Ave or twenty-six y ars
@. Do you know Mr. Il sechert A. do.
Q. And MI Tiltoui A. Yes, Sir.
@. And Mr. Bowen A. And Mr.. Bowen.
O. How long have you known Mr. Boweni A. Well
thirty years.
@ Were you form Ply merchant engaged in business
In New York A. VAS
O. You arc now Hector Of Internal Revenue Of the
First District A. am.
@. How long have you been such Collector A Six or
seven years exact you understand. as to dates
@ has been stated that you were one OF the arbra
tors in this difference Mr. BeecAer, Mr.. Tlton
and Mr.. BOweni A. was.
O. You met at Mr.. MJulton's hOusei A. We did.
O. How long before that arbitration actually occurred
were you informed that you to act as arbitrator
A could not tell
O. You went arOun 10 the house that night with whom
A. Mr.. Clafin AMI Mr. SOrrs.
Q. When you arrived th're whom did you find therei
A don't remember fly. know that shortly after
got there noticed that Mr. Bowen and Mr. Tilton and
Mr. MOulton were there ami Mr. Cllfin and MI storrs
and myself.
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O. What done thent A. Well, I saw the check
passed around. but did who it delivered to-
@ Was the check filed out there A. l think 1t was
hands.
@ Did you actually it pass to Tton A. No. don't
think did
O. After tho check was filed out what done or
saidi A Wen, have got pretty near the end Of my
rope.
Did you separate then after the filing out of
that checki A. Yes, sir; we had pleasant chat.
@ How long were you there at MOutOn's house. from
the time you went there until you left ti A. am
well versed In time; about three four hours; could
not state.
q, You don't remembcr3 A I don't remember the
time; there was considerable time.
q Don't you remember about the time that you broke
up that night and went hOnei A. Well, think 1t
pretty late 1t was late for me, surely.
q Do you remember whether you were afteTward con-
suited by Mr. Storrs in regard to this "Trparte Agree
ment" being deposited with Mr. MoultOni A. Oh, yes;
there some talk about that and said right off, Mr.
Caiin must keep that Tnpartite II remember now
suggested MIR. Clafn.
@. What said. II anything. about Mr. Clafin's
taking this Triparte Agreement, after it had been
altered by Mr. Tilton to Mr. wnkeson, to have fair
copy made Of tl A. Yes, Sir that is Mr. Clafin WAS
to take it and have a fair copy made OF it.
Q. And did he take 1t away with him that night a.
Yes
q. When did you next see it A. don't think ever
1t after that.
Q. You don't think you ever saw iti A. No
Mr. Tacy-You may examine, gentlemen.
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ECROsS-EXAMINATION OF ROBERT II
MOORE.

By Mr. Fullerton-Now, what people did you
hear talk about the stories she told whilst she was living
with voui A. My wife's relations in NasSau-st.
O. How did they hear the storesi A. She had been In
their employ a short time.
O. She hid been in their empoyi A. Yes SIR.
O. Do you know that OF your own knowledge A YES
Sir.
O. Saw her therei A. Yes, Sir.
O What was their namei A. Lahy-spelled Lahy.
O Which OF them told youf A. don't recolleet Sir
q Howl A. I don't recolect l remember that there
were some stories told and remember What the stones
amounted TO.
Mr. Beaeh-That not the question fiat is put 10 you
Nv Mr. Fllerton-I want to know the name Of the per-
son who talked you the stories she told when ss
lived with youi A. cannot tell you just now
O How many there Of themt A. There Is au'se
large ,amily; cannot tell you the rumber'
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REDIRECT EXAMINATION OF ROBERT T
MOORE

Mr.. Shearman-TIave yeu heard other people
talk about her character for TRUTH
Judge Neil.on-That is question you should have put
before you got through ON the direct
Mr. Fullerton-Yes. Sir.
The wtncss-Yes; Ihave heard my wife and brother
talk in relation 10 that matter
Mr. shearman-Have you heard other people talk ahous
the stories she told whilst she living With yout A.
Yes Sir, believe have
Mr. shearman-That is all
Mr. Beach-wat a moment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-01
TESTIMONY OF ROBERT T. MOORE.

TESTIMONY OF ROBERT T. MOORE.
Robert T. Moore called and sworn on behalf
OF the defendant.
Mr. ShearInanMr. Moore, you are the husband OF tho
last witness believer 4. Yea. Sir.
O. DO you remember Kate Carey or Kate smith, A.
Yes, Sir.
O. she was employed in your familyi 4. Yes. Sir
O. Did you have any conversation with her on the -ue
feet Of Mr. Beecher and Mrs ItOni y On several occa-
sions and one occasion in particular.
O. On several OCCASIONS and occasion in partic-
ulari A. Yes, Sir
O. Did you ask her whether she ever saw anything
wrong between Mr. Beechcr anu Mrs T0n, or anything
TO that eaecti A. / asked her II she ever saw any
familiarity bstween Mr. Beecher and Mrs Tton or any
thing she considered wrong. she answered, No. IN
deed"
O. Now Sir Is that ALI A. asked her also II she had
seen Mr. Beecher there the first place she said yes
then asked him there often she said YES
quite often when Mrs TltOn SICK anu spoke of hn
bringing a bouquet OF flowers on one occasion; then
asked her IN regard the familiarity and her reply wss
"NO, indeed"
O. Are you acquainted with the general character Of
Kate Carey Or Kate Smith truth ind veracityt A.
Yes, Sir
O. What is her character in that respecti A For We
racity should say It was very bad
O. Would you believe her undor oathi A No, Sir.
Mr.. Shearman-That Is all.
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THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL.
Ceutirued from Fourth Fage.

Thursday he absent from your sight long
enough to have gon, 70 New-Yorki A. No, Sir.
q. Was he ever absent long enough to have gone half
way to New-Yorkt A. No. Sir.
This closed the direct examination Of Mrs. Perkins
Mr.. Buerton-I have nothing to ask. Madam
Judge NeilsOn-Th4' is all, Madam.
Mr. Shearman-lf your Honor please the witness we
have counted upon stepped out, thinking ho would
not be wanted until after recess.
The Court here TOOK a recess until 2 O'Clock.
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Judge yeIlson-Yes.

Judge NeIlson-Yes.
Mr. Bvsrts-And the print does not conclude Us from
proving that fact there BIZ mistake In the prnt a5 to
Mr.. and Mrs Moore as well as Upon anything else.
Judge Neson-Do you any way to correct itf
don't.
Mr. EvartsBy appealing to the recollection Of counsel
Judge Neilson-I have recollection.
Mr. Eyars-By appealing to the recollection Of counself
Our friends don't profess TO say that they recoec 1t
Mrs. Moore and not Mr.. Moore.
Mr.. Beach ITO Mr. Evarts-Do you pretend to say you
rec0ect III
Mr.. Eyarts-T don't personally recoilect 1t.
Mr.. BeachThey don't make any stronger pretentions
than We do.
Judge Nollson-That leaves us the record, therc-
fore.
Mr.. EvartsThe answer, however, Is given that moth
ing said at tho house to anybody agree that we
must lay the foundation for asking the question.
Judge Nelson-I don't think that general statement
hays the foundation.
Mr. Evarts-I agree that we must lay tho foundation
for asking the witness the question 10 IL question OF
fact we will have TO look at the record for.
Mr. shearman-In 1t should turn out that this
should not be Mrs Moore, will make offer TO prove
by this witness that Carey Kate Smith did say to
Mrs Moore when in her employ that she never saw any
thing wrong between Mr. Beecher and Mrs TiltOn and
that whoever said 30 was a liar. We make that offer
Judge NeilsOn-n you find the record the question
was put TO Mrs Moore instead Of her husband you can
recall the witness at any time.
Mr. Shearman-But otherwise it is ruled QUIT
Judge NeilsOn-Yes.
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CRoss-ExAM1NATIoy OF ROBERT 7. MOORE.

CROSS-EXAMlNAIlON Of RODEhl L. MOOhb-
Mr.. Fullerton-Now, Mr.. Moore, will you
tell us how you learned her general characteri A From
stories that she told while she in my employment
stories that heard her make
@ FasehoOds she told whilst she was In your employs
A. Yes sir.
O. Ia that the only wayf A. That is the only way.
Mr. FuIlerton-That Is all. ITO Judge Neilson Nowt
move 10 strike that out, Sir.
uIudge Nelson-Iet the motion be entered, anG let
Mr. Tracy-wc have not got through with the witness
yet.
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TEE AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Court met at ., pursuant to adjournment.
judge Neilson-Proceed, Mr.. shearman
Mr.. Traoy-Is Mr. FrrcLlnd in C0urtt
Mr.. Freeland-Ycs. Sir
Mr. Traoy-Take the stand, Mr. Freelana.
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
County OF HNns

Personally appeared before the under.
signed, Notary Public, of the city OF
jackson, H. o. Dixon, who on oath
states that on the day of the riot at Gin
ton he was in jackson and arrived at
home about o'clock that evening, 4th
September. that his home is about four
miles from Clinton, that he met w. III.
Harvey, Sheriff of Kinds county, on
Wednesday after said difficulty, in the
city of jackson, and that in conversation
about the difficulty at Clinton Harvey
said to him that they (the negroes)
seemed determined to have a fuss. and
that he tried to quiet them, but found
it impossible to do so, and that he liar
ney) left the grounds, and that the firing
shortly after he left.
III. o. DIXON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day of September, 1875.
SEAL. w. III. H. GREEN,
Notary Public.
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Sworn statement of John B. Anon

l am a merchant in Clinton, and an
old citizen of the place for several DAYS
before the Republican meeting near
Clinton, on the 4th day of September,
1875, l had seen notices announcing that
there would be joint discussion at the
meeting between s and 10 o'clock. 4. N.
on the 4th inst, closed my store and
went home my house is on one of the
main streets of the town; the procession
of negroes, said to be the crowd from
Edwards depot, about $50 or 800 strong.
mounted, passed my house have seen
many professions of negroes through this
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town during the last eight years, but
never saw them so boisterous, and bel
ligerant in their acts and words before
/ observed that nearly all of them were
armed with pistols buckled around them !;
/ heard many such expressions like this,
81 would like to see a Democrat )"
f'damn the Democrats ;" s'What do they
call this place ?"-''we can clean it
out by ourselves. So confident was |,
after witnessing their conduct, and hear
ing their declarations, that there would
be difficulty that | did not go to the
grounds where the speaking was and
cautioned others to keep away | think
over fifty or seventy-fve whites, young
and Did, went to the speaking, so far rs
know | saw no arms among the whites /;
they were quiet ard respectful to all /;
my attention was called to the fight by
hearing firing | ran out of my house
and saw the crowd scattering over the
field white man ran by me asking for
arms, saying 'they are numbering our
people ;" ran to my store and got my
gun and remained to defend the town il
it should be attacked
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of negroes running down / at once
went down myself; when | got there !
found FIVE or six white boys, among whom
were Martin Sivley and Frank Thomp-
son; in front of whom were about a
hundred negroes pursuing them, and the
boys gradually giving away going back
thirty or forty feet; about this time the
long rolf was beat, when the whole
crowd of negroes rushed down ; many
drawing their pistols before they reached
the bottom, and many crying in loud
voices, " come here, men, SO come here,
men l did not see single white man
come down; | believe that every white
man who was engaged in the difficulty
were the boys of whom | have spoken;
/ before single shot was fired Martin
| Sivley broke suddenly through the crowd
as if he had escaped from some one who
was holding him; Immediately after
ward the firing began in the crowd from
which he had escaped; when the firing
began the whole mass of negroes were
around the boys before spoken of, having
pressed them back until the boys we're
entirely surrounded by negroes on every
side; the negroes cursing them and cry
ing " shoot them" q Kill them; :" the
only shot which distintly saw fred, was
colored man firing at white man who
was running, though l heard great
number of shots. When the firing be-
gan was pressed back and the crowd
scattered; could not see the white boys
any more; | mounted my horse and rode
} upto where the dinner tables were spread,
when an old servant of mine came up
and begged me for Gods sake to leave
the grounds for they would kill me if
remained; it was after the crowd had
scattered that l saw negro following
e white man and firing on him | showed
no arms on the ground | went down to
5 where the boys were to try to stop the
difficulty, but found it impossible to reach
them in consequence of the immense
crowd around them on my way to town
. / met citizens of the town going out with
2 guns, but heard no firing afterward.
I do not think there were over seventy-fve
white men, young and old, on the ground
that day-most of whom were unarmed.
) [ am certain not over ten white men fired
[ pistol on the grounds that day. / am
certain there were between 1900 or 1906
e c,lored men on the ground. | was told
4 by the citizens who went out with guns
0 that they did not fire a shot because they
f found all quiet when then got there. ]
0 understood from the cries ''shoot them,
e ''kill them," that the meaning was shoot
t every white man, for Immediately a ne
e gro reached up to me and put his pistol
r in my breast though l had shown nc
r arms he demanded my arms; l told
e him l had pistol but had not used it
t and would not give it up.
/ T. G. RICE.
: Sworn to and subscribed before me OF
i this 9th day of September, 1875.
> L. s. SILAs j. CAREY. J.P.
In and for the county of Kinds anc
= State of Mississippi.
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

STATE OF Mississippi, J
KINDS COUNTY.
I, Silas J. Carey, a Justice of the
Peace. in and for said County, hereby
certify that | was personally present dur
ing the taking of the sworn statements
of most of the dispositions, to which my
certificates are appended, and believe
that the same were taken in spirit of
fairness; that the statements were volun-
tari!y given, and are, from the character
of the deponents, worthy of credit 1 am
Republican, and am not moved by any
partizan spirit in giving this certificate,
but desire to do justice.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
September, 1875.
SEAL. SILAs J. CAREY, j. P.
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Statement of Jesse Wharton in reIa-
ton to the difficulties at the Republican
meeting at Clinton, Miss, on the 4th
day of September, 1875:
Shortly after H. 7. Fisher commenced
speaking, |, in company with Mr.. V.
Waddill, from Raymond, started from
near the speakers stand to go to the
wagon in which some young men came
from Raymond on the way, we were
met by negro man on horseback, whose
manner indicated purpose either to ride
against or over us just as he passed,
Mr.. Waddill said, g WATCH" or +" look
out where you are riding" and showed a
disposition to stop, but, fearing this might
lead to some difficulty or disturbance, |
succeeded in getting him on to this wagon
from Raymond; neither Mr.. WaddilI
nor |, at this time, exhibited pistol or
any other weapon shortly after we Mr.
w. and II arrived at this wagon, saw a
crowd of negroes running from towards
the speakers stand in the direction of
this wagon, with pistols in the hands of
many of them Charles Caldwell, senior,
colored, was in advance Of this crowd |
then advanced towards said Charles
teen or twenty steps from this wagon, and
asked him what was the matter he made
no reply to this question, as others were
talking to him at the same time then
asked him, said Caldwell, to stop his
men, or hold them back, saying, -" we
did not come here to have fuss or a
row." said Caldwell then raised his
hands and said, g for Gods sake, boys,
hold on" or used some such language;
the crowd of negroes was still pressing
on in the direction of this wagon from
Raymond, which forced me, by backing
before it, beyond the wagon; l then
heard the beating on the drum, and inn
mediately after the beating of the drum
the firing commenced can't say of my
own knowledge who fired the first pistol,
or shot; 1 did not exhibit pistol until
after two or three shots had been fired,
nor until after | heard the negroes shout,
:" go for the Raymond boys-kill every
damned son of bitch of them," or some
such language; after this, used nv
pistol to protect and defend my life /
was twice knocked down by the negroes,
and stamped by them; after | was
knocked down and stamped the second
time, and when much stunned bv the
blows, my life was protected by colored
man named Hubbard Strange, who lives
near Raymond, who put me in a buggy
and took me to Mr. Meals residence. near
Clinton; | cannot state of my own
knowledge whether the first shot was fired
by negro or white man; I am twenty
two years of age, and native of Kinds
county, Miss.
j. WHARTON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, a |
Justice of the Peace of Kinds county,
Mississippi, on this 18th day of Septem
Der, 1875. Witness my hand and seal.
J. w. CovINGToN, Up. TsEAL.7
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Sworn statements of s. S. Hubbard, c.
w. Grafton, and James w. Lowry:
We all reside in the vicinity of Auburn,
Kinds county-all farmers-and were
all present at Hsffa's School-house, eight
days before the Clinton difficulty, at a
meeting of the Auburn Republican Club
sometimes called the Oak Ridge Club,
and sometimes Spring Ridge Club. After
the club adjourned, the men constituting
the club, appointed two men Captains
to raise two cOmpanies-each company to
have one hundred men-and then go into
election of Lieutenants and minor officers,
and then to meet other companies at Mt.
Moriah Church, three miles south OF
Edwards Depot, and form a regiment
and elect Colonel-all for the purpose
of going to Clinton, the 4th September,
1875,