The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-19
ANOTHER SCANDAL SECRET
FBE BOTTOM FACTS ABOUT LOADER
AND PRICES IFFIDA VITS.

AS the SIX Inonlns iilil vi lut bN'Niti
ease was drawing to a close last June the It'll
giants and their friends were one morning sur
rrsed by the publication Of what was said To he
new testimony. that Joseph Loader, Fulton
street uphosterer, had in 1863 seen Mr.. Bsecher
enter MIR. Tlltons house, take Mrs. rilton, who
met him In the hail, in his arms and kiss her;
that Loader, who was laying carpets on the hall
steps, called his fellow wOrktnan's attention To
what he had seen, and that both subsequently
saw Mrs. Tnton and Mr.. Beccher In an equivo-
cal position on the parlor sofa. Loader had not
In the published interview sati'factoHly idenu-
ned his fellow workman. but said that his name
was Price or Neville Price. The reporter fpuhd
an uphoIstcrer named Price. who said that he
knew Loader. He refused to say whether he
knew the same facts, but he assentcd to all that
Loader had said. and the strength Of the
suggestions that he knew more than he was
willing TO tell. his name was connected WIN
Loader's; but there was no positive assertion
that he was Leaders fellow workman AT the
time OF MIR. Bcecher's visit to Mrs. Tiltons
house.
Mr.. Tilton's lawyers summoned Loader and
Price to get their assertions In afidNit form
Loader had said repeatedly that he could not
Identify his old feow-workman, aud when
Price was introduced Loader expressed SUR
PRISE and said that the man he with was
older, and that his name was Neville Price, and
was sometimes called Capt. Neville. Price re-
nssuringly said that he was the man, and that
he was there TO swear to II. Loader made the
AFFIDAVIT, swearing Price into 1t. as he SAYS. sim
ply on the latter's assurance. Price followed
with his AFFIDAVIT, corroborating all the facts as
alleged In Leaders. Later the afidayits, with
one made by Geo. c. Legs. whitcstone drug
est, who had sold Mr. Beecher prussic acid,
formed the basis for motion to reopen the
testimony in the scandal trial. Judge Nelson
denied the motion.
Two weeks after the afhdavits were made.
Price confessed to perjury. ana in his conf ssion
bacImaer On the night OF June ~ Loader.
who had been closely watched bv detective,
was arrested hurried 70 Justice Rley's Court
arraigned on a charge OF perjury. ana nnstened
e. RAYMOND street jail The next day Price APP
peared IN court as witness. and Jusiice Riley
committed him on the same charge. rnev were
subsequently, indicted. In December, District
Attorney Brtton entered noble pr ,sequi in both
cases.
FArHOMfNG A GREAT MYSTERY.
The LAWYERS on the pl,intir's side r,uld NOT
re nv" ss,,sf,c uv y, .1ni.n,in ~ pi
sciion. inasmmch ss tbeS enid sne mo r., s,,n
ybv he should he within; without iniicer,pnt
,rovinns itta 1s,irnd IL ,ei.s ~ ~, Ia, 80 ,,
a,ventirer and "A ready FOOL nil,ann for 1n0n,,
in bond or in nrcsrcrt ,fhc N ,,r,l ,,'.,,.
So nm he Ma Loo, ,,,r.h.s"di a., H. A.. .cb,,.s
,n,srnst 10 tha ,snii,,,,cn ~ i,t, 80 ,,.,
,hnir frof"ssi ' Srotbar NJ Sh,,'p,o, rteS.
-. ~, y, - =, u.s. ,st ,t'i,.t, ~ liz 80, 49,
-. ~, 49,, so',,t ~, a.. -. go 49,.
cnv suvJvi' ieS'eu' "S Lax ~ tue ""So's "eIv
oil faI 10
"a 'evutt,,' noWeNct' N,s,'eu nne ,,,''Is'
In1aer ,yes W. r,,ie as any nne H. .i tp,
ha 80 ,,, id ~ &c. Ia, ~ W.. at, 10 ~
ne e ,,u , s'. v, iri N ,"' i,I ~
ciarad th,t he vn ~ =, b ,,, :,
VII After The nni5 ,yiis ,,,ra made l. 'ader
ss,d prica Ia iir, ,na, ,H, , rl'ry'
money on Titon's side as un Br.rher'., and
asked him TO change. Loader refused.
iriSe sn,H tnat ne h,d told tne run IN ms
second hmdaVit, anu that ne ulun need money
TODD that.
~ ap , IL ,h i rice IN tne interNa Pc
tween we ume hls name , was nist lsnfed Win
been with Edward Conner, last young man
who was well known IN BROOKLYN for his ad..
ventures. Mr. Shearnan saiu that rice called
AZ nus mouse WIN conner before no went TO the
ONE Oh motifs Pesrsali anu the clerks In that
once salu conner came there with Price. On
the nrst DAY OF Leaders examination Conner
was crested IN Justice RILEY 5 Court on charge
OF abandonment preferred by his second wife.
he was sent 10 Jail with frce and was soon dis
ensrgeu. ~ 49,. ..,... r,..-,.
,.iio wa; some pn, time neiore oonners exact re-
Ialons 70 frlce.s supposed purchase could be
ss.a9hshsu, put az eng'h u was ascertalned be.
bb o,nu "a Houot .na' ne Knew tne money that
"as pau. NonneI iSi. uSsa.i ,neu pechuse gu Oh
p e S 6 mn MN h,d not 9eeh received
prSomislne hun hali oil all that he could get lie
islusdu !" maze known the idcts Al nrst put
n p Sd no. .y e1v ali fI no ~ &
mated that ne would institute suit against Mr.
the resi- 81 The money due ""''" "' ue''' i'i
ncner "a A. .u 1enrh ysvtod u, , cha ,,
IN ne nnasessIon 70 NJ r. usra,,' w" c,,,5
~ n'9 pps1es9'ou W III q. a. nnrSau' couhsel
s os SSosepn i ~ m 6"n,,elI piateu su,t
ton 1or ,,si,ctoms nrso,'ti Guy 80, .i's' u,
II snd indtctment ~ In ~ '" ~ ~ i,'s alIes'
Jn,isi r.isd !: ~ S,i. -, N""iet' Vuun-
srnt 20 NJ Waraa u ,e,o au .ue reppiteI
~ roi,.,.i,, van ''nNe' ""u NoH"eI 'e'aleu
THE FIRST VISIT TO BROTHER sHEARMAN.
IL was with John j. Price when he received
the subpoena to 20 to Morris Pear. ll's on -
on June 49, 1874 we were az Harvey Mc(;raIh's
saloon, the Fulton House. az 4si Fulton street
l Brooklyn, and IL was about q O'clock in the
morning. Price said thai he did moi tbinE that
Hilton had much money and said that We had
| better see Shearman we didn't know where
he lived hut we learned from ovington M
thers that his residence was AZ 81 HICKS street
Price said that Sbearnan .n,gh, no ht,, s,,,,,
Thing nice IN skln-to Get out 81 tho ,,,av ' "a,
Sherman came 10 tbs door and ~" Shen ~ az,
that IL was Price who Vas Win me- ha s sa,p
Come in, come in He took us into he oarlot
and asked us what he couId do Tor ~ I IA
| him riSht ont thai we yvera af,er ,sun, 49,
Il lmoneyl. Thai price had been suhnnn ,ad rs ~ 90
10 Nj rns's once and rhat he was ~ ine ny, So
II 60 il be was paid Tor H. snearman iimned mn n,
IL and called In MIS- elerk and toid him ~ ,aLe
VI notes OF what WIS said The cIerl, axed his
NJ paper and pencil to take notes. but PrIce inmn
II ed up and said that no notes should be taken OF
Suat We salu' tolu suedtInah tuht ne was a