New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-03

cheaply Tor all cOnslaefatOh-s
o.-Do you think a single man lives very cheapy who
ENJOYS an income of from 81 800 to $4,000 year. and
cannot pay anything debt Of honor In four years
Al think man who lives from 81 500 to $1,000
year is living perfectly within reason
o.-Do you think so when he is in debtl Al think
be Is certainly extravagant and is living within rea
son, although in debt.
Q-Qetlor shown witness)-Dii you write this letter
and send 1t to Mr.. HALT Ayes sir.
o.-This letter. dated January %. 1888. says Ab-
sence from town is my for not replying to your
fayors sooner" Did you write thatf Ayes.
owas IL true that absence from town had prevented
YOUR replying to his favors soonerl Any relnem-
brance Is that went out of town. Idont know the
Question repeated A-From tho fact Of my so stat
ing believe 10 to have been. -.
Q-When did you GO out OF town anu when ala you re
tufnI A.-That can't remember
u%Ssrei NV recollectlon does NOT serve me- only
from the reference in this letter $50. $50, III,
O-Refreshing your recollection by ms ietter' wiz
van swear positively that you out OF town In Janu
ary 1891 Al am unable to state exeept from this
rou abIe TO state by thatf A-So than
the letter states presume from tho statement IN
oNWbere II anywhere. did you go in January 1893
Al cannot remember at this moment
1883 receive from Mr. Hall letter in reply to that con-
tanning the following: "Your position AVID manner on
tbat In vour case it Is possible 1t il that your
favor above referred 20 you state thai you are Wholly
without means ut present settle the account But as
YOU also state that you have been absent from town. ana
your reply delayed when such absence has been PSs
your first statement may baye been eltaliy nasty
Al remember to have recsiyed sen NE, o,' t, orr ali
sence was then positively denied do you now say tha
that statement made by you III your ho ., "a" r,Srf
to have been out OF town 49, u 49,.
above referred tol Al went 10 see him. don't
know whether replied to II or not. III, ~. .,o,.
Odd you over have a conversation Win him ABOUT
nfn ia Al
d Won not in that conversation with Mr. Han.
state that YOU had not absent from the ety. and
that he misunderstood your letter A-Nst TONY rec
objection. He appeared satisfied with what explains
ton made, and go expressed himself $1,000, =,
o-what did you say to him on that suiJectf Al
o.HSane any place you have visited outside of tho
city IN 1888 Al think went to Boston, and 10 Mall
chester, Mass and to Lowell
Are these all you can remembers A,--Yes
GLOW many different visits did you make TO these
places A.-rwo went once to Lowell and once 10
Boston and Manchester.
O-At what season Of the year were these visits 7 A.
Two IN summer and one in autumn:
o-so ron cannot rccocct any place yOu visited In
1853 prior the summer Of that year. can youi Al
do not recall don't Remainder.
O-IIow can Won recollect that Mr.. Hall expressed
himself satisfied with your explanation when you cannot
or the explanation you gave A-From Mr. Halls man
ner his behavior and treatment up to this tune OF me
O-ry this answer do you mean 90 say that yon have
no recollection OF his saying what YOU credited him. but
infer tliai he mnst have been SATISFIED beGaise Q. tno
ton conduct and Versaon since thcn have Indicated
that ~ satisfactory 10 MIN
O-Do positively rec0cct that he said 80 ut the
tinicl A.-That IL my recollection. "
O-And Is It equally true that you have completely
forgotten what You stdi Al do not rcnsbeT the de-
Q.-Do you recoIect anything you sad at the time
ANNOt positively; no. DO not.
o-Then you don't rscoilcct denying that your state
ment about being absent from the city was untruei A
o.IEhowing witness ie;tcrJ April 10. did ron write
thati s.yes; wrote that
O-Did y5u make the business cement therein
ferred TO I Al did not. rs told Mr.. Hall.
trying to make 70 which you referred In that ettcr
A party who has been for somo years
kind rg Secvn sqp' tSst iRa ns,
going tn improve. thought that might be OF some
one OF interviews, but things I'D not improve
and became rather worse We considered best TO defer
niproyed nothing has come OF because matters have
become worse rather than hotter.
utable man down Pine It.. but don't know that
should have hight to bring his name In matter OF
Q.-Had you any projected arrangemcnt with him ro-
you TO geti Ave dIi not ret so Ear ~ that simply
general talk to whether we could be Of mutual service
Q.-Were You to go with him az a clerk A-That we
did not gvt TO should have tried TO get guarantees,
o.-was he already IN the business, A.-oh. yes; has
O. n YOU have told the whole truth now abont that
matter how coald you write - you did IN that letter
a business arrangement that VIII. II carried through
expedite "a settlement OF our matterf A-Beeanso
win your calming on Mr.. HaDt Al had more than
o-aow ennd those two or morr conversations have
intrrfered with your calling on MT. Hall Al don't
Question repeated Act me state: Mr.. Hall would
sonetnes say, come IA In two three weeks and let
during ono OF those periods THAI did wish Mr. Hall
TO eonsier that was ncslectng TO come ani sec him
q. Letter shown witness, dated May JO' lSsJl-DId
You write that lciteTi A.-fes
TIE ANNOYANCE or BEING IN DEBT
o-when yon wrote la that letter this appreciate
the cotcsy you have shown mo In tbs matter aud can
assure You that the delays ~ settlement annoy mo
much more than they you" did you mean III A
/ did. yes.
Q-what couttesies had lac shown you ia the matter :
An not pressing Il than he had aud saying no
did wish to press Ia; matter any more than he
compelled to do.
GLOW did the delays ANNOY yon more than they did
him A.-Bccanss 10 had been n matter that I Would
have liked settle would all debts II plcasu
to owe people money
Q-Do you bel eve that your failure to pay annoyed
you more than IL did him A-Wcli, can't say whether
1t did not, that's -
Q.-wiat dsfpo stion do you make Of the income you
have remaining after paying yonr aud club balls
wines and cigars Al simply spend money to live ~
80 along
Q-Do you accumulate anyt Al do not
Q-Have you a watch Ayes.
Q-Have you any jeweryl A pair OF sleeve but
tons three scarf pins worth s3 ~ apiece thats all
Q-Wlth whom do you do business "a an e1ehange
broker A.-BfOkcrs generally.
Q-Nams them A.-Brown Bro;hera. Bank British
North America Nevada Bank OF san Francisco that is
when agy business Is going there isn any now,
Drexel Morgan and all doaers in foreign exchange
Q-Are you member OF the stock Exchange or any
other exchange A.-So.
After other adjonrnmeuts the proceedings we're again
resumed and tie following testimony taken:
David H. Butcher being called a witness on his own
behalf daily testified as follows:
Odd you have conversation with the defend ant
In the carly part of the month Of March, 1882 In tho
office Of Mr. BOstleman, and state aald eonyersa
tout Al all Mr.. Kimball said he coud not paw this
judgment ali he once, and wanted 10 know II no could
not make some arrangement to II every nov and
then asked him what arrangements he could make ma
TO payments; be stated he could make any definite
arrangement then. that he might borrow some nonry;
asked bin how II that he could live linton
and not pay spll Judgment like this for 500 ho said
he did not live at the Union Club that had a roo and