Year: 1875

O. Now, will you be so good as to give me some
notion as near as you can OF the frequency with which you
were In Mrs Woodhus publication Office or business ONCE
which ever it was during period of time that you have
assigned as the space Of your acquainance A. think said
yesterday that was there very frequently don't know now
frequently.


O. Were you there every day, A No Sir.


O. Were you there several Zines wcek' A. No, Sir.


@. Were you there every week A do not know tha'
was went whenever occasion required it.


O. Well | want the fact, how often you went! n "eh
with no regularity; good many times altogether.


O. Now can't you recall your mind that you went there ~
least once a week on the ayeragef A. No, Sir


O. During that time A. should not like TO say that be-
cause there regularity in my going went when occ
sion required
not require.


O. Do Won remember whether you habituay when you
were sent for or went spontaneously A. always went when
was sent for.


O. And did you sometimes 90 spontaneously A. Yes Sir


O. Can you give me any notion Of the number OF times tna'
YOU were visitor the house OF Mrs Woodruff during '
period of your acquantancei A. should perhaps IN ALL
ten OF DOZEN still won't be accurate-wont be positive


O. Can you give ne any notion OF the number OF times tat
you passed the night her roof? A Yes Sir exactly


O. How manyf A. Once.


@. And only' n. Once only.


O. And that in September! Well don't know 'h'V-i
don know that you fixed the of that A. That was on the
occasion IN which referred in my cross-examnaton.


O Yes on the OCCASION But you liked the date OF '
A. Yes, Sir.


O. The date Of the occaon-was it September 1t was
the month Of September do not remember the precise date


O. Very we'll that is enough. Now, can you tell me
where yon were from the Sd to 9th Of july 1871! A. WHAT
is that, Sir?


@ Can you tell where You were from the 81 to the 9h OF
July 1872 A. Well Sir have data in my mind to answer
that question on the spur.


O. Well you notice that the 4th Of July came in between
those days? A. Yes, Sir.


O. Now can you tell us how you spent the 4th OF Jny and
the day and after it, in that year! We 90 not fe
member, Sir


O. Did you spend those days any part Of them in the COM
pany of Mrs woodruff? A. Well, that do not remember


O. Did you spend those days. any part OF them at the
house Of Mrs. woodhur' A. That do not remember


@ Did you spend either of the nights connected with those
days at house Of Mrs. Woodhu' was never at rs
Woodhus house any night one the one which have
named.


O. Then will ask you now this direct question: whether
these three davs the 3D. 4h and 9TH Of July 1871 you were
not in the company OF Woodruff at her house. and
did not spend either those three nights or one OF those nights
at her house? A. will part OF that question: Sir, with


perempory no. did spend either one or two or three
Of those nights whether during those three days saw
her | cannot at this distance of time say.


@ DO you that. in regard to an occurrence as
far back as July 1871 and relating the mode Of spending
that holiday and the days about it, you have no recollection
whatever? A. have not any, Sir at ALL


O. None whateverH A. If anything noteworthy had oc-
CURED on day should have remembered IT, but Is all
blank in my mind.


O Do Won mean by noteworthy anything worth repeating
A. ANYTHING that would be salient in my memory, Sir any
thing that should feature of in my thought or remcn-
branOe.


O Then II you had spent those three days in her company,
leaving out nights that would not have been salient Tact
in your intercourse with that lady that would fix Itself in your
hat have QcDeuQed entirely what
transpred


O. The passage Of the three days in her company con-
seutiyy would not have been noticeable fact in the course
Of vour Intercourse with her that Summer? Yes, Sir
would have been a very noticeable fact.


O. Very? a. Yes, Sir-I never passed three days


O. Now will you tell whether you did or did not pass
those days or part Of them in her company that sum
merf A. Well Sir passed any three days in her com
pany whether not passed part OF three days. OF rag
ment Of three days, that cannot say.


o Parts of three daysyou say whether you passed
part of three consecutive days surrounding that holiday in
her company A. No, Sir; cannot.


@ And that if you had done IT, would not have been such
noticeable fact in your intercourse with her would impress
tef on your memoryf A. Yes it would Sir If had passed
any considerable portion days with her should have
remembered at moment; II had seen her in chance
way three days succession coud easily have forgotten it,


O. In a chance wayf A. Yes, Sir


But would you regard visit to her. at her own house on
he consecutive days. chance that would leave
noimpreson on your memory A. think il had gone there
three DAYS in succession should have remembered it, because
there been particular occasion to required


and should have remembered the occasion not the visits


O. Do you remember where Mrs Tilton was during these
three days Of july 1871? A. No. Sir not without referring to
some--


O. in the country, was she nof a. don't rene-
Der; what year do you now alnde oi


O 1s7l? A. Well that question by referring to
some OF her correspondence hee think that she was thar


time in Schoharie by date Of the Catherine Gaunt letter
which you read yesterday.


@ Very we'll that is all want where she A. think
90 YES Sir but that the only way know it could not
remember it OF itself.


@ II is immateral how You know, If your recollection
the best of your memory that she at Schohar We


know she was if her letter dated July but that is the only
way know it.


o. Very well, she at SchOharief


Mr. Fnerton-No he does say that.


Mr. Evarts-Conneced with the Catherine Gann! letter.


Mr. Beach-lIe says he knows by that letter


Mr. Eyarts-Wel that is net the ith Of July.


The Witness-My impression Is, Sir that in my statement
there is little letter from Mrs Tion dated July 4h, seho
hae or july lst 3D. Schohare That the only way re-
member it,


O. But the best recollection that you have in yonr mind
that your wife Schohare at that timer A That h pro-
ybled those letters confirm that recollection.


Mr. Eyarts-We matter II you find occasion 10 correct
yourself hereafter why OF you will have the opportunity
" do


Mr. Beach-we he has perfect right to qualify his answer
now by reference 10 those letters.


Judge Nelson-Yes, he has q right to do that


Mr. Eyarts-Not the least suppose he has rght 10
answer my question whether he remembers where his wife was
Mr. Beach-IIe 81 does not remember except by refer
ence to the date Of certain letters from his wife


Mt Eyarts-He says he has no doubt OF IT,


Judge NesonI was suggest TO counsel that WAS
oue proper for the add II he wished TO- she was At
Schohare but ed get at the fact by letter OF hers
written from that place.


Mr. Evarts-wel, that is the way he happens to know
Mr. Fullerton-Well he does not say that


Mr. Eyans ia not of the least consequence 10 me wha'
he says II he will only say what his recollection is