Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 May 1875 — Page 4

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL THURSDAY. MAY 13 1875,

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THURSDAY, MAY 13. Indiana and Ohio have been left untouched in the late raid. Are all their offiHaia immsrnlita. or would expoenre in these states be too dangerous. Postmaster General Jewell ought to take courage now, after Br is tow has set him such an example, and go on with the exposures in the pctfffice department. The next congress will let daylight Into the corrup tion anyway. The exDosare of the whisky frauds is made in administration papers, and is put in nrh a wir as to do the least barm. The Cincinnati Gazette, Chicago Tribune and st Tini Democrat eot the first chance to tell the story. It must be borne in mind that the exhibit of the awful system ot peculation in the Interior Department comes from adminis tration authorities, and the sum stolen is prtbably understated. "Beware, beware, they know bow much it is best to show !' It is a common charee that the democrats drink whisky, but it can not be 6ald that they bare stolen ?li0,000 out oi the gov ernment tax on it. Thieving of euch dl xnensions Is, of course, a highly respectable crime, although getting found out is a little awkward. rm... f tha Plniinn.t TTnin rer . . . , . i j ocasta mat -no uimstni, la a very uauuy per- i aon in a bar fight." The Sentinel, which is a serenely peacelul paper, regrets to hear this rather strange that the man who went to the Enouirer office in duck pantaloons and isle thread gloves, escaped wit his life. If this process of reform within the party continues the country will be stolen as bare as the outside of an eze. A fraud isn't dis covered until it has b9en practiced four or five years, and lor every one that is sup pressed half a dozan new ones are put in op eration. The experiment ot allowing thieves to inanaze vai revenues is not bv any means successful. General Grant's administration will afford a fruitful source of examples for practice " for the future arithmetic maker. For in stance, bow would each a problem aa this look? "If the sum ot f 1,200,000 was stolen annually out of the whisky tax, and the Indian agents purloined twice as much more, and the post office contractors defrauded the government out of two-thirds of the amount taken by tho Indian sentsand if the navy depart ment squandered ones land a half times what the postoffice department lost, and so on to the end, how much did the peculation of a single year of republican rule amount to?"' Such problems will .combine practice in figuring with accurate historical information. For exercises in notation, totals can bo given such as the sum stolen in the Credit Mobilier business or the Sanborn frauds, or the amount of plunder drawn out of the elevea Southern states. Itepnblican partisans have mada a grea deal of capital out of the reinstatement of fonr democrats by the Louisiana legislature, I whieb act, it was said, was a violation ot the terms of the Wheeler compromise. This view of the case was justified by an ex tremely foolish letter from Frye. of Maine, one of the arbitrators, who denounced the restoration oi these members in tho' most violent language. As the four member in question had been declared elected by the returning board, it would not be easy to understand the theory on which It was claimed that they should still be exeluded. The temporary organization of the House, during which they were expelled. was conceded to have no authority. Mr. Wheeler, under whose maca26ment the whole compromise business was carried on, h:s Just published a letter In which he defends the reinstatement of the four democrats who had been expelled, and declares emphatically: " No one can be found in Louisiana to assert that at the time these 4 four democrats W6re unseated, there was a 'aaorum of the House present. Bo these four democrats had never been legally deprlved ot th9ir seats. Being legally en4 titled to their seats, and having done nctb lng to forfeit them, their reinstatement ' was an act ot simple Justice which all full; 4 understanding the facts must approve." Of oourae the party press that has denounced the action of the Louisiana lest-uture eo aavazely will pas oyer this vindication from a leading republican congressman. Vigor ous lying all along the line seems to be the order ot the day now. The second great centennial commemoration cccuh to-morrow. On the ICth of May a hunlred years ap, E'.hm Allen and Bar edict Arnold, while the mists of morning still hunir over Lake George, dashed through the opeu wicket of Ticonderogs, lol lowed by eighty-three intrepid ffierj.aod captared the key of the northern frontier by a single stroke of the sword, demand leg ot the astonished command ant, the surrender of . the poet, "I'i the aanie of the great Jehovah acd the cantint-Lt! congrefc." Tl.at heroic phrase AO'! tJ6 heroic deed wbl';"ji was crowned by it deserve a due ehara of Lonor in an era of graat achievements. While France held Canada and England ruled the colonic, one of the great passes between the hostile territories was that along Lake C'bampUin.and down that fair expanse of wfter came various expeditions of French and Indians, and the whole region is redolent with nnitUl memories. The key of the frontier wai Ticonderoga, and the country About it L'as aeen as desperate carnage as .eome cf the campaigning gronnds of Eu rope. For a .Snndred yeirs before the revelation tLo wilderness had been familiar -with hostile expeditions, and tradition aad romance .bare given their added elorle ' to one ot the most beautiful regions in America. One (in

't the first design bit opoC after the battla

of Lexington was tho capture of tho great

I fortress which commanded the route to anadaaacreliminary to an expedition to the ada as preliminary to an expedition to the North. Theutory ol the first beginning of th enternrisa In Hartford and the proeress -,.u. . .Ko .-.HortrmV the uiiiuoiow uarnii on " task need not be rehearsed. The scheme was a wild and visionary one but its very bold nesswaa the secret of its succees. It is a curious fact that Ethan Allen did not nn th nartv ot which he became the head and heart until it reached Bennington, t ,t,i aii in with it until it had halted within twenty five miles of the fort. At the dawn oi aay hundred J ears ago, when only 83 men out cf his company of 216 had crossed the lane and gathered i-- tk. nf Ticonderoga, Allen, realizing the neces sity ot instant action, stepped forwad and said : ''Friends aad fellow eol1 dif rs: We must this morning quit our pre tentlona to valor or cossess ourselves of - - . 4 this fortress, and. Inasmuch as it is a desperate attempt, 1 do not urge it on contrary to will. You that will undertake volun1 tarily, poise your fire-lock." Not a man blf nched, and every schoolboy la familiar with the resnlt. That feat of arms was a fitting sequel to the triumph at Concord. Another Xnormous Fraud. Driven to desperation by an empty treasury and an approaching presidental canvas?. the administration has assailed the whisky rinir. which, since the re-election of Presi dent Grant and the appointments made bv l Uliu (U uw o v. . . t, j erown stronser and stronger, until it dared ueiy lue governujeufc neon. iwciaiwua i regard to this ring, recently 'made, will be Sentinel. It there appears that the treasuryihas been defrauded of twelve hundred thousand dol lars annually by the dishonesty of adminis tration aDDointees. The head of the Intera a nal revenue department, if not a party to it directly, was indirectly responsible through incompetency. A year sgo that official was notified that the revenue system was rotten, and that there was an immense leait scmewnere. lie uuiu a T vi that such could not be the case, and failed to find any fraud. A few dajs since, the announcement was made that Mr. Douglass had been reaues ted to resign the office of internal revenue commissioner. Ot course the Washington correspondents set to work to learn the reason. They soon struck the scent, and it led them directly to the treasury department. Secretary liris tow was at the bottom of it. For six or seven weeks he had established throughout the country a system ot tspionag over the doings oi aisuuers ana aeaiers In distilled spirits, and also over the acts OI agents of the government whose business it is to see that the tax 13 raid on all OI the I . .... jm TT- i arucie maauiaaurcu. xv tuu snrpd himself that there was a series Of startling irauus Demg perpesraieu oy toe . a a-li a 1 I former through the connivance of the latter, So direct was the connection between the distillers and the department that the cor respondence was carried on in cipher out side of official circles. None knew of the investigation that was going on except Sec retary Briätow. Solicitor Wilson, Chief of I the Secret Service Wasbburne, and their most tried and trusty dttectlves, though the ricar operators were Informed by their spies in the department that there was trouble brewing. Some one sent a dispatch to the St. Louis headquarters from Washington, Satarday night, that lightning would strik9 Monday, but the ring managers didn't know were to look for it, nor in what shape to ex poet the electrical shock or exposure and consequential aam?es Meantime revenue officers from the EiSt were en route to St. Louis, Chicago ana -Milwaukee to seize the stock of spirits on band, and also the J distillers with their books. One of the strange and startling features of the affair was the necessity of assigning Eastern revenue officers to the duty of seizing Western distilleries. This was an admission on the part of the administration that the appointees at those points could not be entrusted with the exe cution of such responsible trus'.s, Another development made by the invest! gation, as admitted by administration or gans, is to the effect that the whole system of frauds, in so far as the complicity ot col lectors, etc., is concerned, bad its origin in the demands on them for money for campaign and other political purposes These remarkable revelations can but lead to the most radical reconstruction of the revenue service. The administration has at last coma to comprehend that the people will not continue in power, a party that per mits such plundering on the part of its parasites. The head ot the party in power can clearly sea through the cloud ot smoke that everlastingly envelopes him, that another campaign can not be lougkt and won on the war cry. People ot all parties hare learned to their sati-iaction that the war is over, and that their proper pursuit in that oi nonce, and will nolocser listen to a ' w stuff aad nonsense. What they want r.ow is an uont and economical adminis tration of the government, and the party that aivea greatest promise to accomplish the desired end will be Burest to receive their support. This therefore may be regarded 9 a fipasuiodio attempt of the republican -party to logratiato Itself Into favor with the public prior to the campaign that is coming on in the Immediate future. Readers will do well to glance over the remarks of a republican member of the last legislature on the work of that body, published in another column. The contrast which that gentlomin makes between what was done by the legislature of 1873 and .whit wa3 done by the legislature of 1373 la not new, but it is worthy of consideration as coming from such a source. No better eulogy of Oov. Ilend ricks could be pronounced than this from the lips ot a political opponent. Mr. Reeder shows clearly the different methods which expenses were curtailed, and pertlnently remark that the legislature earned

the Journal's enmity by cutting off 4,a good

deal of the Journal's fit." The following statement is naive and interesting It vm nnitA a. ink ft araonar the republican members that as the democrats had sot most of the state officers, we cmld well afford 'o reduce their salaries. We recced the perquisite of the i auditor of rata fully ii.ü"ü a year: wersuucea the salary of the secrttary of state some twenty tw r pi'nt. Tli Piverncr's salary was reduced ZOnO: and tha'. of members of the legi:ature from 14 to ti per day. Iben the tax levy for stale purposes was reduced from sixteen e nts to thirteen cents, if 1 am not mistaken. And we cut down the appropriations for state Institutions to tbe extent 0f aoont what we thought was beln? stolen by the officials. There was an average saving effected to ach unty, on county o Ulcers alone, or fl'-iAX) a year. Then the a , h l . f ,, f:i(lunno to the school I fund in the next two years, while l wouiu o hjaUois altogether, ms se.f. yet, as that can not I rw rinn, nerhana It la well enouza tu me 3O,0"0oat of toe profit that would otherwise eo into tne pocicets or the wnisay euer, ana im n wnere it will do more gooa, in me scuooi juuu, To the members of the Common Council this example is seriously commended. Tbey too have a work to do in the way of re form and retrenchment, and they should not hesitate to follow in the footsteps of the legislature. The republicans raised the sal aries of the members of the legislature and of the state officers, when their own partisans were In power, ana A thought it an exquisite joke to make reductions that wouli aiTact democrats. Let tbe Council strike at all alike. The perquisites of the city treasurer should go ti keep those of the auditor of state company. What democrats did for one of their own party they should not scrapie to do for an Opponent. jf Mr. Fishbuck. of the tsemlnel, will Irok over the Enquirer s list of stockholders he M ilt nnd that no stock n held in the name ot euiier Allen or Pendleton. These gentlemen are no more responsible for what the Enquirer doethiin the trudltlonai K-ntletuaii In the moon. We are certain tbat the paper Is not run to snlt them, bat as they have Invested no hin in our business they can't expect to exercise full control. Tne Enquirer acknowledges no allegiance to party leaders. It has a constituency rnae np of democrats who belle-e in it and are laithfa.. To these people and the principles of the demo cratic party as we are given to understand them tne i.nquircr owes allegiance. Aud it win no found" haror tbarabouis" at all times and In all seasons. Cincinnati Enquirer. This is just what the Sentinel wanted to get at. The Enquirer has such a style cf assuming that it represents net merely the democracy of Ohio, but that of the whole country, that we desired to socure for refer ence tbo declaration that it spoke for no body but the two fast young men who run it. Hereafter it is to be presumed that the Enquirer will have the grace to allow to other people's opinions the same authority which it claim for itj own. The n99ur ance that Allen and Pendleton have notb ing to do with the paper, and are not pleased with the style in which It is managed is unnecessary. The Sentinel never seriously supposed, for a moment, that they, or any other man of chatacter and ability, had any thlng to do with the Enquirer. b EZZn&MlV3 LnseTS democratic defeat. We ought to have galnel Iground. "ot to have done so is a defeat. We can learn some lesson from lt. Nothing of generai pomicai importance to stay tne tiae or dem I rvTQ 1 1 GnnnfiGa clnPA t hn Ishrt laut fall hr.a ämv kj -0a,u a aiv . s.vhiu awaa aiuo come to pass, save tho legislature. To that we most chlerty look when we search for the preventtves of the victory we should have largely won. ine aemocratic party promised reiorm to that state, and its legislature failed to deliver the goods with that promptness which was de sirable, Cincinnati tnqulrcr. The legislature is now generally acknowl edged to have been one of the beit ever assembled la the st ate, judged by the economy of its expenditures aud the good results of its work. That it received for a time a bad reputation was due in a great measure to the lying corresnondsnt sent here bv the Enquirer and pure-based by the Indianapolis Journal. lie devoted himself almost exclusively to slaaderiag everybody connected with the democratic party in this state, from the governor down. The Journal copied hU letters from the Enquirer, and paraded them as democratic sentiment. It i3 certainly a nuisance for the .members of the party inlndlana that they hive not only to contend against the republicans but against such cut-throat organs ai the Cincln nati Enquirer. The Sentinel thinks fc&Dator Morton should be heard on the third term. But the Sentinel knows that it would be highly injudicious for ine senator to open nis inoutti. Many a man as been ruined by cacoeth's. It mar be net tDwn, however, that Mr. Morton Is not lor U ant, first, last and all the time until after he Is nominated. rue ws. This lookslikean authoiitative announce ment, and really settles the only point at issue. Mr. Morton would, of course, prefer his own nomination to Grant's, but th great question is: "Would he suppon Grant for a third term if he should secure the nomination in the republican conven tion?" That is the true test to apply to politicians in regard to tht matter. A TRUE TESTIMONIAL TO TUE LAST LEGISLATURE. REPRESENTATIVE REEDER, A REPUBLICAN OV RANDOLPH, INTERVIEWED HB SUSTAINS THK DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY AND THE X ECÜTIVE ESTIMATE OF THE SERVICES KEN DKKEJ THE STATE. Tue Winchester Herald, (May G,) reports the puVjoined interview with Martin A Boeder, a republican member of the last legislature. It. W ell, Mr. Heeder, eight dollars a day and nothing to do is rather a good thing. isn't it? Mr. R?edr. Some might think so, but if they try it once, they will perhaps change their minds. The last legislature was 'Reform Legislature," and it cut down the number of clerks. A I bad posted myaelf pretty tboroagbly la parliamentary rules, a 3d a ready writer, and was on several Im portant committee, my time was almost onatantly mployd SDraetime3 16 noun a day. It cost a good deal to live in Indian a polls, too. it. Did vou get a free pass on the lailroad? Mr. Reeder The superintendents or agents of the various railroads passed nrougn ine legislature and presented or offerred free passes to every member; and, so far as my observation or knowledge ex tends, every member except myself cheerfullv took the proffered free passes. I told the gentleman who o tiered mo a lrea pass tbt the state allowed mileage more than BofQcient to pay my fare; that I didn't consider it right to accept a free pass, as the railroad couldn't carrv passengers for noth ing and live. In fact, I looked upon the FREE FASSES AS A BORT OF BRIBE; for I remembered that when I was working at my trade in Indianapolis, a number ol years before, and applied for only a hall-lare ticket to so home occasionally, it was moet

I emphatically refused. But when I ws

eie'ieu to tne legislature, ana tne ena:e p.tid my mileage, (more that sufficient,) the same railroad was anxious to thrust a free pass upon me unasked. And it is my opinion that the railroad companies expect to get the worth of their money, in some shape or other, on all free parses they lsue. R. Who bad control of the Indiana legis lature, (Governor, Senate and House,) previous to the last Legislature? Mr. Reeder The republicans bad the governor and a majority in both branches oi toe legislature. R. Did the republicans increase thesala ries of the members of the legislature and that of the governor? Mr. Reeder I am sorry tosavthevdld They increased the salaries of members from Sj to S3 per day. and so on. K. Did the last legislature which the Indianapolis Journal called "democratic," aud a "fool legislature," and denounced so nerceiy did the last legislature reduce ex pontes any or introduce any reforms? Mr. Reeder It did most emphatically and that is what is the trouble with the Journal; we cut off a good deal of THE JOURNAL'8 "FAT." There were a great many farmers in the last legislature, but we reformed things con ßlderably. We reduced the salaries of state. county ana township otflcers very mate rially; cut off many perquisites, and did tho best we could, considering the money omciai innuence, and the denunciation ol interested newspapers used against the re formers and well-disposed republican?. It. What do you mean by sites?" prquiMr. Reeasr Well, for Instance, the o!d salary of five dollars a day to member;, with mo Bieaimgi m tne way ot stationery, stamps, newspapers, A:c (which wero car ried on py the wholesale), really mt tea mere to tbo members than eight aollars a day with these stealages cut off. Members could cirrv nfl stationery and postag stamps by the wholeMir, auu many oi imn unouestionablv did so, although they would deny it. of i ieci eare, irom close observation, that the taxpayers ui me Eiste would have to nav ito iu legislature II eacn memhprru ceivea merely ?s a day than to olvAtho rr nm 4fA -t,1, - : ; a . -. un,uiwio a.4JT Vit UCrUlimiLHS HIM I finiU ca uay sairy. i. . - " R. iou cut down the salaries and npnmi sites of state officers considerably? air. iteeaer les, it was quite a ioke aujuua luortimuiitaa memoers that n tho democrats had got most of the state officer.. "uvuuiu ncinuuju tu reuuee tneir salaries. REDUCED THE PR JU1SITS of the auditor of state fully a year : we reduced the saley of the secretary of etate some twenty per cent. The governor's salary was reduced ?2,000; and that of memten of the legislature from S to ?0 per day rati. a i . men toe tax levy lor state purposes was reduced from sixteen cents to thirteen cents, if I am not mistaken. And we cut down the appropriations for slate institutions to ll. . ft A 0 a - . 1 a. . iutxi?L t vi aoout woai we tnought was being stolen by the officials. But they will get their "perquisites" somehow or other, no doubt, even if they make the inmates sutler or the tax-payers. R Then tne late reform legislature, or democratic legislature, or farmers' legislature, or fool legislature or whatever the sore-head newspapers call it did reform things somewhat, and reduced taxation? Mr. Reeder Yes; there was an averaze saving effected to each county, on county officers alone, of 82,000 a year, l'hen the new license feature in the temperance law will bring in fully $500,000 to the school fund in the next two 3ears. While I would be in favor ot prohibiting the sale of intox Icating liquors altogether, myself, yet, as that can not be done, perhaps It is well enough to take f00,000 out of the profits that would otherwise go into the rOCKKTa OF THE WHISKY SELLER, and put it where it will do more good, in the school luud. R. You are a thorough-going republican, are you not, Mr. Reeder? Mr. Reeder Yes, sir; and a temperance man. l believe the lat legislature passed many good laws. It was really a rerorm legislature. Many of the members were new and what you call "green" in matters ol law making, but all things considered. they did well. R u hat do you think of Governor Hendricks and his defense of the late legis lature? Mr. Reeder To the bast of my knowl edge and belief, the governor's letter of deranse or the late legislature la correct. And from an intirnate personal acquaintance with Gov. Hendricks, I believe him to be a thoroughly honest, fair-minded, temperate man. I say this as a republican I have al ways been a republican am a republican to-day. And I do not believe the republi can party can sustain any Injury byac knowledi;iug well known facts. And the republicans of the late legislature deserve high praise for their share In securing the passage ot tho reform measures. CENTENMaL claims. SAMPLES OK WHAT WE MAY EXPECT FOR SOME Y K ARS YET TO COME. Tho New York Tribune save: We hal live for several years to come in a rainy sea son of Centennial" claims. One hundred years ago almost every.pait of the colonies was animstHl by the same patriotic spirit, and local pride, stimulated by local tradition, is ii w unusually active. Thus the people of East Westminster, Vc, assert th it th(f "first blood" of the revolution was shed witiiu their limits on tho loth of Marcb, 1775. and William French and Daniel Houghton we shot in the com t house by Tories, thu securing a monument which has been erected lo their memory by the state. This bears the names of the 1'AIB OF PROTO-MAR1 YR3, and also the epitaph copied from the head stone of William French: "Here William French, his R3dy Lies, For Murder his Blood for vengeance cries; Kirg George the Third, his Tory crew, Tna with a bawl his bead shot threw; For Liberty and his Country's good, He lost his life, bia dearest blood." They were noble men In those days, but just a little shaky in tfceir orthography, to say nothinK of their poetry. Aud yet this doggerel Is serious enough; u is im possible to laugh at it. for it contains all the elements of an epic. Most of ua at timeo had our "heads 6hot threw" with a "bawl, metaphorically only of the leaden kind. William French bad probably discharged something of that sort at tbe Tory crew; there was a cood deal or loud and strong expression flying about in those days. It ii stated that in Chicago, on the 1st of May, an expressman advertised as au in ducement for patronage: "Furniture loaded so as to soow to tbe best advantage." Probably this is only one ot the sarcastic fabrications of which Chicago is the chosen victim; but there Is a germ ot sense in it after all. Cuitoua requires tnat all one's handsomest f jmitur. shall be kept in a dark room and robed In pantalets and tblncrs. Then whv have handsome lurnltareT But, lr once a ye ir, we can display it to advantage upon cuts, and move it in an attractive procesion through the most frequented streets. the considerable sum of money which itrecreEeats will not have been ipent Id vain.

WHICH IS IT J

FOR ONE OF THEM LIES. TILTON ON THE STAND AGAIN. HE DENIES ALL. THAT HIS OPPONENTS HAVB SWORN TO EVIDENCE OF MRS. MCDONALD TH K PLAINTIFF INTIMATKS TH AT NEITHER TRACY, BKrclIFR OR 15SME T CRN ER HAVE TOLD THE TKCTII HCT tWKAK4 THF.IR EVIDKNCS M A TISSUE CF FALSEHOOD. New York, May 1 1.-lcher wan absent when thegieatfcamUl trial waneumed ta-day. Mrs. Reecher.howevt.-, was in couM. The examlna-' tion of Mrs. McD.nald wa continued by Morris, and she tetlQVJ In ubstance as follows: J think I5eie Turner went to Keypor on Tuesday. !-he lef -iilton's about noon Monday. I remained at Keyport four or five weeks. Kessle Turner returned about a week Defore 1 did. I think Mrs.Tilton had returned from Monticello when Bessie returnf d to Brooklvn. The folding doors on the second floor were 'generally open üeT.tr .. knew lhem to b lckd. f w0?0'!1 8iy they ere never locked. Thev were pulled together when the doors were closed. The top part did not come together closely. CroKS-examlned : I have been In Tllton's family for over twents'-flve years. I lived ith his parent at Keyporu 1 came to Theodore Tllton's, at Brooklvn, for ten or twelve years, and went back and forward between the two place. When I was at Tilton the flrst time thy were living with Mrs.Klcharoa After they went to housektcpitg, about four years aeo, I went t Tllton's lo live. I was there when Ralph was born. In June, 1870, but not long before that. Mrs. Tilton generally mid rue my waeee. and Komotim Tumr. Tilton paid me mv wages for all of tbeVear lftctf' Hi'iiounu l was not mere all the time, l never it-ibiiuoua iaruiiyaitogeiner and was living there when Mrs. Tito a went away. I was on Intimate and confidential terms with the family. Whea I was down at Keyport I was treatt-d as one of the family. I saw Tilton eive M'ss Turner the money to go to Keyport. There ic "n-iiuui niuuij couneciea oy loidlng doors on the second flrxr of in on's house I'.edirect examination: Kalph wai nbout Jour years old " tu A. 1 Ä W LA V IT Li V IU iU Ii 1 1 CC i THEODORE TILTON WAS THEN RECALLED. imusuned: i never was at Mrs. Woodhull's house while she lived In Irwin Tlace. I never said to Mrs. Woodhull at any time, or In any persons pre ence, "Vickie, you publish this and you are ft made woman," referring to the scan dal. I never called Blood aside at tho Eroad street orlic and talked to him abont thetcandal lie never said to me hat he would not hnr.' anything to do with the publication. I have not fponen io xiioou since the month of pm lb.z, i never was in the omce la hich the scandal - noiim -a-a a lisbed. I was never present when any proof sdps ol that article were shown, and 1 never saw any slips. The witne here r ad from a list places at which be had lectured, outside Of Brooklyn, fiom October 3, 1871, to November 5, 1S72. In answer to Mr. Morris, the wltness sald that on April 15. li?2. he terminal.! nis acquai-iancesmp wnn airs. Woodhull The witness continued: i ofgan mv political campaign on July L. 1S72. at Baltimore Thi i. the period when Wood ley te stifled I was at the o:iie. iCo conversation was ever held about tiuci a i.-nsiitgaLiuu payitg tiuv.uu IO SUp press tne publication of the scandal. On tho jtb of July, 17-.M did not stay at Mis.Woodhnll'a. um wasaimyown nonse. Thl wanonnnr tu nays -w iien i aasconnoed to my hou-e through Illness. Intver sleut oa a sofa bed tMrv Vi. .... 1 . ' i"juuuii jut uiive ai mv own iifinse. mm ones never waited neon Mr Wnihnii ana mystii wnt-n we were at a rham. paijB suppir. I never saw chamnaisn in that house. Mrs. Woodhull and I weie never served with refreshments in er iK uroora. i never roao out wit ii Mr inn-i. hall in a phaeton with a white hoi-s. Mrs Woodhull never said tome that IWciior hart better preside at he. Stela wav Hall she would make it HOTTER FOR HIM THAN HELL WAS BELOW. I was never in her office by gaslight. I never went to Moulton's in a carriage with Mrs. Woodhull. Mr. Cooke never was asked by me to Join me on the Golden Age. I declined to take Cooke on the paper when he requested me to do so. I becatre acquainted with Mrs. Palmer about three mouths arter ihe olden Age was started at Mrs. Wcoihull'a office. It Was lmm.lh! ihm she could have heard a conversation about starting this paper a it was statted long baft re became acquainted with her. The Hii, of scandal were never khown to me In Mrs. Woodbull s t nlce in Mrs. Palmer's presence in the prlngof ls72.or at any other time. At that ime 1 was somewhere between the Ohl rivor and tbe Mississippi. The witness was asked to nx the precise locality he was In for the six weeks before the h,t of May, the date fixed bv Mrs. Palmer. To this conversation Mr. KvarU oblected. anrt n. long discussion followed. The witness then continued: I did not ride with Mrs. woodhull in he Kosscl procession after it broke nn. nor vim 1 In acarrlsge that day. Iwentawnv with. lohn Swinton.and dionolsee Mr. Wood.uii that day. At the interview in Moulton's study, in the early pait or .November, 1872, when Woodruff and Tracy were present, I had not written the true s.ory or any part of it. It was not written until December. I recolect by my goins to Dr S'.oris about ii. at that time. I never uncovered a manuscript nor üi'Eaa io reua ii at mat interview. 1 never heard the letter of contrition sooken cf bv Moulton at that Interview as mere me.nomda. Evarts objected to this last statement o' tbe witness rn the erouud that accord ini? io Oen. Tracy's evidence Tilton was not present tun this memoranda or letter of contrition wasspokenoi. A long argument ensued between the counsel on the subject, and the testimony of Tracy was hunted uo and rad. The court finally admitted the answer ot witness. The witness men testified: .Mr. Moulton did notay it wat memoranda or notes or a conversation he had with Beecher nor anything to that effect. ine witness was then asfced ll Tracy said to him last summer, that if he made a charge of adultery against Beecher he (Tracy) would not teei nis oath binding on him, and would be KELEASSD FROM HIS WORD to the witness. Tlijs was objected to by Evarts who asked for time to Icok at General Tracy's testimony, and in the meantime the hour of recess had arrived and the court rose After tbe recess Tllton's examination was continued as fallows: Mr. Moiris(toTüton): I was bing .ir. -i racy -a nou neat ion o you of his intention or ol feeilnz himself at liberty to act for tieecner. l nave tne evidence tefore me and win rend 1 and call your attention to it Kneak ing of the interview Mr. Evans asks: Where did it occur, ma', interview, mat, conversation? A i thina it occurred at the club. (. Tue Brook lyn L1U07 A. ine Brooklyn (lub. it may have been at my ofllce Mr. Tilton was in the uauit oi uropping in -at my office mquenuy, and ne wa also in th habit of dropping in at the club when I was taking lunch, or at dinner, and I met him in the Bireeiouen. v e naa several conversations, o. wen, wnat passe t between you? Ilow was the matter introduced! a. Kelrringti the con versatlon of ls72. 1 said to him: Mr.Tldou, a iong as you aanere to me cae that youthen stated to me, 1 shall adhere to the protni.se 1 niaue iou, out i aesire o say to you that then you change your case against Mr. Beecher, if yoaeverdo, and state a dl erent case Irom what you stated to me, 1 shall not reurd mypr mise then made to you as bindlnsr on me.' n. Did any conveisatlon ot that kind ever occur between you and Mr. Tfacv prior to your meeting refore the committee"? A. No, wti. iiu urvciKaio KU RUCH KOIinCA IOU il. You have related what occurred he fore the committee. At the Brooklyn Club, or his office, or any wnere eieeaiu ne say that prior to that time? A. Isever, sir, never anything-. The wit ness continued: IreadtoMr.il ctur the same taper l read to Mr. Harmon. The first sentence of rr. sinrr'a document. rela.ilni t Mr- Beecher's asking Mrs.Tilton to become a wife to him in all that the nunie Implied, was incorpora ed in the statement 1 read to Mr. Beecher. Q. I read to you a brief s lernen I of Un Ovlngliin'n nd ask you a question lu reeard to it. Mwikin. oi the Interview which you had wiih hersne was asked this question: "tstate what was said or done on that subject? A. When he Rooke of tho. Action thlnfe it was that he said Elizabeth will lie for me. She will tn any number of lies to clear me. She l ives mo. Ha tad: Even if I were en trial for the Nathan in order, and she had nn m mmmtt iv.unr do you think that she. If called nnon ininr' did you think that she would tell'he truth and have me convicted? He said: "No, she would not." Q. Now, do vou remember anvlhinirnf Ind hlDDeninfff a. 1'hA i a k A . havejustrean? O.Yee. A. Well. sir. rahrfnid not know hoir to answer tt at, because it has pawn irom my mli u.and bow that you read it. .lton having l-t out THE ONLY COOL BOOM she had at the nous, and yonr using eome expressions of this kind : Why does Mr. Beecher ether? Why don't be take care of her?" Explain that. A. I recollect aome thine of that kind. The circumstances were these: I waa vis iting with Jlr. and Mra. Ovinctoa onthel

piazza. and I rkuiMxt t n aie a remark to this eß,-et- that r was sorry the piarza of my hon back part instead of the front wa Drac". IpaI t v of swaanotln the that rv rk(A. order to use U Jbeylnnn pokern? iv t2 the street, whereas that of Mrs. olnctor X could ba enjoyed in comror and that tK family could maintain their privity, i tt Ink Mrs. Ovingtcn made V.mV 1 "vi1 my housa being cool and mmf.uh.' In the summtr, la conseaueuco ör the gallaUu place openlner in front of lt I ."v.iui.,,lu,v iui wag ITU.- Im! tlT,aS,eryrr tuat Mr- T'l'on hed been compelled to yield up tha pleasanteM and coolest room In my hon, a second ator !ront room JiT- Mi8' TJ lor- wüo wer then uLyl n it, and adned. perhaps, in a satirical way. .ini "'consequteejs ot thia acandal. Ln.rs. I defend myself against the accusation SlSVrr "B.lnrt !?' 1 P I "hall go to. Th'J; i.iu- ,.lwA 'Otaesuch oonversltion as that. fnMr. Mouliou lived in iinto ir i'.r i rrtrait. wa, in my house. mm. i never hail un ana nave swn .lLB?5ch tbt I knew him (thla Theo. 1J. Tiu habW i7 iL a'NO'u'e man. having lo.) riman,Ile?cn offtr K show that at the ."n?e,ii alleged c -n Versal ion was aald to have i-aeupiacetnat this witnew did notkno facta concerning this Theodo7 it MWMa dlseussloi and waa on f nTl. ltn... tiuued is ai id Atothh.v2le.t1e a,lezed coavertaUon ia t have taken Moa .,. v, . taken Beecher. I place with knew such did not a person. i . but U. Miss Turner snokeof i L0.1 fc.I10W hl rhM..f with her upsta-rs, in which you reterred to the red lounffe, After some conKn,tM.. Jf1? had counsel, Mr MorrU said : 1 w iü w ühd ra w the 0 ues-ion. IIve you rea 1 hr V V . tervlew as given la the evjdecce? A.I hYe beard It read. . Uid any sr.ch Interview she relates pu that occasion take place ltween von aiid her? a N', i, There 1. an intetvlew 'lu hict she fpoke cf the r.d louneo and al-io another interview (rs;e 4SI) l will call vrfr Ve.1rt'rView,8M,'hft "lted them? Mr. .or.-l-read from tbe testfmonv of Bessie Tar 'B rcar? lo "e alleged rod 'lounge con t erTll ?r A.. I never had with BeleT-rner al ?i lime;.,n u,y P"t any conversation in reKal to tn.3 criminal reJations between Mr lated to them. Q. Do you recouett Bessie Tur2 c2J?,ln lnto lh roora -Tbcre you and your wife were havinir a converitioii upon thesubjfct? Did snecme in unobserved? les ir Äo other conveisatlon whatever upon that subject between her and you and your wife occurred? Mr. Evans-Mi,. Turner has eiven no testlmnnv a. i ' 1 ?hüJ frl? the room- V Mlss Turner Bays hat when he saw me he ordered me out, sayDAMN YOU, GET OUT. Did anything of that kind occur? A. No.Mrnothing of that kind occurred. Q. Now, I ak you the question acaln, whether at that inter- ? .vWneQ you OD8trved Miss Turner 1? . thwe. f0030' a"y conversation of that kind occurred? a. v .iMr. Morris tread In from MIm mony where t he says she heard TiMoa ta'fcln angrily with his wife) continued. Iid anythml of that kind occur? A. No, Mr, and I Lever ouwa urtmsun bays l ant. i never treated her, but wilh kiudness. None of the subsequent conversation which L'essle Turner swears to took plac. I nevn said to her, "Elizabeth, i ao ued to being lon.Iied that the Judges of other person by herself," and 1 never loid her that I bad seen Bee her and Mrs. Tilton haveseu intc-rcoorr on the re.1 lounge, n. fc-he ta after thit you repeated this conversation u ratal re. Iidju ask her upstairs and repeat any conversation to ber? A. So, sir. Q. Wi l you describe the Mtnation ofthe rooms in your houi? Tha witnes described the situation of tberoornsof hishotie o. Which rooms were fitted np for Mr. Greeley? A. Tbe two imnt rooms, tjie front side of the house. Q. Where was Bessie Turner's room when (.he say you took her irom her bed? A. Khesiyssae ceupled tha room next to mine. I occupie i th-rooin next to Mr. Greeley's roam. Q. Those foldingdoors, was there ever a key to lhem? A. I never saw them locked since I have been iu the honv. w. Are they In the same condition now as they were when Mr Greeley was there? A. I presume they are. The otizlual pint Is on the door, and thepalut over the locfe has never been thrust aside by a bolt's being turned. Q. How do you know that Miss Turner waat Keyport? A. From my correspondence, and the letters I received . Miss McD. nld and Mis I urcer left before M. Greeley csme to my house. Miss Turner and Mis McDonald left for Kevport on Monday. Mr. Greeley arrived at uiv house on Tuesdav. Bessie Turner waa not in mV house forjone momeut during Mr Gree'ey's visit. Mr. Greeley lelt my bouse three weeks before Bessie Turner retnrned from Kevport. Q. DiJ you dictate any letters to AU Turner? A. 1 did not dictate or suggest any writing for Miis Turner, o. Did you ever say to Oliver Johnson that you had been In bid with a u.omon she had remained virtuous? A. Nothinz of lb sort, sir. Did Mr. Beecher ever SIT ON YOUR KNKB after May, 1805? A. I heard Beecher's description of that occurrence. It took nlacn ahont r years ago. We had been having a discussion about a sentence in a little work I had written, and that was the way It ended. No such familisnty ever marked our acq jalniauce after the trouble came upon our hou-e. o. At the tim of the arbitration did von inr anything said by either of the arbitrators about burning the papers? A.I did not. . was anymiQg said before the arbitration in your presence concerning your difhculiles 1th Mr. Beecher? A. I don't recall a-ivthtnirof th kind that was said on that subject. Nothing that was between me and Mr Beecher was. in aayßense, reterred to the arbitrators. . Can you account for the fact that the tripartite agreement was dated April 2? A.Theflrtdrait of tbe covenant was made bv Mr. Wilfeemn on April 2. hanBSln its term-, wrm mario riv nu and Mr. Bowen, and th n it was handed back to Mr. wiiKeson to nave it cnaTORsed. and a feudays afterwards he made s cPan conv of it. th date ana all. U. I will call vonr attention to an Interview In which Wilkeson relates of your going to tho otlle and stat!:, i uai mr.w ecuer Daaoet n.iaaen care or, and Mr. IJoweu bad been taken care of, but your money h d been paid and the mit woutd have to go on. This is the testimony, (reading from the testimony of Mr. Wiike3 u ) Did anv Interview as related by Mr. Wiikeson take, place on that day? Kvarts objected. Juige Nellson sid that the witness could answer to correct any new matters cr cnected with the interview, t. I will ai-k you whe'her jou were a' Mr. v ilkson 'a office on the od? A I think Mr l keson must have chaDged the date. Q. Wer you acgrj? A. I pre-umo 1 was. i. Did you say you wanted your portion of te covenant to aiter before you would sign it? . Ves, sir, I think that is the substance. . Did you tay thi. Mr. Beecher had been taken care of, and Mr. 1 low-en had ben taken c re of. tnd that no body had taken care or you? A. No, sir. tj. I will call your attention to this si ate went of Mr. Wilkson: "I made the point that all the papers should re destroyed." Did ?.ou ever bave such a con versa.-'on with Mr. Wi ke-on? A. No, sir. He never made any such 6tig?es ion. f,. Mr. Wllke-on sptaks of an Interview he had with you at the Khb tt House, w ashii.gton. in rrjjird to yonr wife. Did you liavH any such Interview? A.I had an Interview with Mr. Wilkeson, hut did not make any remark he state In regard to m wire, if I should state what I did say to him It wou d be an lujtts ice to tint woman. Q. That the utmost Mr. Beecher hsd ever drna was io addre-s improper wot a to his wile. Did you ever a. y thltoMr. Wilkeon? A. No. sir. wr. .Morris Inst i. all. There wa no cross examination. rv.uen simii weputauother witness ott the stand to-night. sir? JadiA Ntllson think vo h.d hpttpr Inoieale hi tu. licach will inrii sying that it will ee Mr. Moulton. He is not nere. The court adjourned. A committee has been formed, with Mr. Disraeli as its president, for the purpose of erecting a memorial over the grave of Lord" Byron, in the chancel of Elucanell Torkard Churco, near Newstead Abbey. Among tbe membere of tha commit ee are Mr. Alfred Tennyson, Sir Thorn at Krasr Grove, Lord u-jv'inw, Lionel Dudley UarUtoo. Ixrd Houibton, Mr. Wilkie Goilins, Mr. Williarr P. Webb, of Newatead Abbev: Mr. R. J. Trelawney, and tbe venerable 13. Trollore, nicuuoiiuou oi onw. LO0ALX JTIC 8 Kvery mother ia proud to uv tier calld grow strong and healthy. We advise her to feed it on Ridge's Food. It Is the favorite diet In England, and will" aoon ba the everyday food for children In thl country. BÜSINfSS NOTIcKö. 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