Year: 1875

,a NV NJ, Auvustus Maverick who made the copy which
lsd before the Committee He made unbeknown 10 me- copy
as am informed during the very night when was before the
Committee and on his responsibility and without my
knowledge thinking accomplish thereby my vndicaon
before the public he Published that statement In me Argus OF
July st


O. Was Mr. Maverick your frend-conddcntial frend' A.
Mr. Maverick had been friend OF mine for many years lie
was my groomsman the occasion Of my marriage


He the gentleman who witness here In your cause
was he notl A. Yes, Sir.


@ And did your friendship remain unbroken after It's publ
cationf A. II did Sir.


@ He was an editor he not manager OF newspaper
A. lie Is tho managing editor Of The brooklyn Arg~.


@ And was at that timer A. Yes, Sir.


@. And that you knew ? A. Yes Sir.


Mr. Ton you asked before the issue OF fhat paper
The Argus containing this statement by any one connected
with that newspaper whether The copy they had was correct
copyi A. didn't know they had any copy.


Judge Neilson-weu, answer the question


The witness-What is that, Sri


Judge Nailson-Say yes or no.


Mr. EyarsSay yes Were you asked by any one con-
neced with the newspaper establishment of The Ag in ad
the paper which contained this state


en yours whether the copy that The Ars had and was
to publish a correct copy or notf A. No. Sir


O. Had you no interview OF that kind in which the fact ap-
pesred that that paper copy and going to publish
and you were consulted to whether 1t was coect A. No.
Sir no such interviews such topic such hint or suspicion
my part.


O. Did you reOelv, information Maverick proposing
to publish it, before published' A. did not Sir


@ Did you receive from Mr. Moulton that night warning
that Maverick would publish iti A. did not, Sir.


@ Do you know Mr. Tton, whether the copy from which
Mr. Maverick made this publication bears actual signature
at the end OF t' A. What is that, Siri


O. Do You know whether the copy from which Mr. Maverick
made his publication bears your sgnaure' A. No copy OF
bore my signature my original copy-save my own
original draft


hal eto raturae NO
Sir my original draft which he copied for the lnvest
eating Committee and presume he made from that the copy
which was published in The Arow-f his copy don't
that Ts Argus published it from his copy never IN
uuircd who did don't know who made tho copy


O. WELL did the draft contain your sgnature' A. Well that
don't remember.


O. And did he have possession OF the draft' A. lie did


A. And retain it' A. Yes. Sir


O. With your knowledge A. The circumstances were these
My original draft Almost legible from the numerous
alterations it Mr. Maverick made copy for presentation
to the Committee asked him If he would make for me at
his leisure during the week copy for my own use-presea
on-nsnuch as my original draft could not be read by any
body without much pain and he said that he would come ne
evening after the paper was out and perhaps ouhg "o
evenings make clean for me to preserve In ha way
he had original in his possession for that uso-to that end


O. At the time of the publication, had he the orgina' A.
No. Sir had brought back the next morning to my house.
with three pages copied saying to me that he had been
busy and would in during that evening or the next
evening" and complete the copy That in order to make
the deception complete the straegem perfect


O. Was Mr. Mouon at your house the night before the pub
lcaton! A. NJ Moulton around about twelve O'Clock
that night think with Mr. John Russell Young Mr. Young
besought to give the manuscript to The Herald.


G. Did he to you find you at subsequent interview
later in that nght-did Mr. Moulton A. No. Sir Mr. Moul
ton Mr. Youn, and were all together that night.


O. Well now that interview did Mr. Moulton come to
you later night and you sgan don't remember
that he did.


O. Between and two o'clock in the morning. A That
don't remember


@. Where were you that night' A. AT my own house