Year: 1875

Q, AZ the time OF This conversation WIN M "o"oN y"


the your debt named spoken OF between your
During the year. while wrtRga book-which was IRON
September 1879 September s4I very rarely went 70 fh'
oce stayed all the time at bou, and Mr. houlton toic
that he would that the paper was kept gohe
during that time, not 10 disturb myself asont II
twice duSng hst year. spoke to him about his kind
paper and told him that carrying an obligation
which did not know how going to pay He always sa
Be quiet and easy in your mind for there no other
way OF payment win take haK Of the paper one third
Of the paper, and reimburse myself in that way"


1t appears by The evidence understand IT, thar com
mencng with certain Of 81 COO the third May S's
you received between that date and the end Of Nay s the
OF $500 thereabouts from Mr. MOuton How did yOa
receive those Of money! think they were generany
paid by Mr. Mouon to Mr.. Ruand


O Have you any mode Of verifying the fact VIII the ac-
counts Of TIE Golden Age showi A don't know whether
they will not; have not looked Of the accounts;
kept them and looked three times into the books
OF the paper my impression that Mr. Ruand generally got
check and to endorse it, something Of that
kind.


O. When the first to you, and voucher re-
qured Of ygu you declined become debtosi A. Yes
Sh.


@ And you then Immediately received the 31,oeo' A.
Shortly afterwards, Sir


@ WE'LL the next day or some days aerwara did you not


Q Now did you consider Yourself debtor when you
did take that money A Yes, did.


Q Very wen; that is enoughi A. In amoral sense.


q And thereafter with all the that you received
from Mr. Nouon yoq considered yoarsef his debtor did
noi A. certainly did would take money from any man
without desire to return it


O. What distinction then did you draw between willingness
to be made debtor without prospect Of repayng and will
ingnessto give voucher debti A. Mr. Mouop sent
day check for O00 desiring by the hands OF
the messenger give note for it, something OF that kind


do no: know exactly what returned IT, saying that could
borrow 00 for did my way clear OF paying
it back Mr. houton then TO in person and said,
Now, know you need the money; mind giving any
obligation about paying back have trust in good for
tune and yourntegy consider yourself under no Obligation
Under these circumstances took the money and applied to
the paper He said that he would reimburse himself in some
other way II could not pay him the money.


O. Did he the way in which he would reimburse him
senl A. Yes Sir He sad: "There " the Heweiyn Park
property and there is the paper and aid be: can rei
burse myself any time, don't you be disturbed"


Then you understood that he sased TO give yoa the
money without any voucher security other than prop
ery aud belief in your integrity A. understood
act OF friendship between Mr. Mouon and myself
business transaction between and another but
the act Of the loving friend who out Of his abundance
willing TO help me in my necessities.


@ And who being Of your property and trusting in
your integrity he told you he could get the money when he
needed it?


Mr.. PnlertOn-TIe did not say that


Mr.. Eyarts-I think he did. understood il go.


The Wtness-No; said that my fortunes
again food tide would repay him. and he sad al all
events without that you shoud die you have property
enough reimburse me- take and make yourself comfort
able about it,"


@ Very WELL A. It is not every that woud have done
IT,; but Mr. Moulton Just the to do just that


O. Now when did OF his beraty and your
acceptance OF terminate and how' A. don't think
has terminated


O. that he has continued to advance yOu money
present timer A. No. Sir; think he would needed
it.


O. What inquire IT, when the actual advance Of money to
you by Mr. Mouon in the Of this his beay and your
acceptance Of it end, and how A. Well, Sir the
principal need Of money float the paper along; after
sold the paper that necessity ended with that sale from that
time to this, Sir have been in a better condition.