New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-10
FJSR'S Rival.
THE STOKES ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT CASE
EXAMINATION AT THE ToMBs-TnE LAST IN
JUNCTION.

! THE STOKES ALLEGED ENLIGHTENMENT CASE
| EXAMINATION Al THE ToMBs-TIIE LAST IN
JUNCTION.
The examination in the case of Edward s.
Stokes, alleged to have appropriated $4,000 belonging TO
the Brooklyn Refinery Company, was begun yesterday
before Justice Bowling, at the TOmbs. WIN. A. Byers,
Treasurer of the Company testified that he learned on
saturday that f. W. Devoc OF FutOnst. had gwen the
accused three checks the Importers and Traders
National Bank amounting to s70 and that Stokes had
drawn the money and deposited 1t to his own private
account in the Fulton National Bank He had previously
seen Stokes I'm the oC at No 80 Pnes and the latter
had made no mention of the checks The account OF the
COMPANY was = pt IN the Fourth National Bank, and
wine had ascertaned that Stokes had not
paid in any portion OF the money 10 the
credit of the Company. The witness was cross
examined and stated that the works Of the Company
were at Greenpont, J.. L., ground leased from Mrs
Nancy Stokes mother Of the accused the lease was
obtained through the accused al assignment having
been made 10 him f0T five years; the lease contained
clause that tho property should revert to the owner on
failure OF the essees 10 pay the rent; this clause was
Cancelled on tic payment Of $500 per month TO stokes,
the contemplated sum not being yet put up the Com
pauy comprised three personal---very. Hawley Presi-
dent; J. g. stoes Secretary and WIN. A. Byers, ess-
urer; Hawey put As per cent of the CAPITAL Mr.
Stokes 20 per cent ara By p per cent Rce m
Of the COMPANY ana ths s4Ia a ne nFvate e acconnt
this was owing to the unavoidable absence
OF Mr. Hawey from the city he had authorized these
private deposits that witness might CfW cnechs auu
pay debts Of the Company; nearly an OF TINS sZ-
aOi had paid out account of the Company the
lease had given to Horace Stokes. brother OF the
prisoner who was TO obtain his mothers Gcknowedg-
mcnt and cancellation Of IL, but II was not returned
Edward g. Stokes, the prisoner, testified on ms own
beha that he wac That the Company alalrs were
an loose and GisordeTcd condition. and, hn1lng iat the
treasurer was depOSiting the funds Of the Company III
his own name he deemed himself JUSTIFIED N proscmg
his own interests by securing the money received from
Deyoe he had paid $500 this money in wages 10 the en-
the COmOauY the rest was IN TIC DdlK ana III
a paIlor at the Hoffman House.
Horace stokes stficd that he had given the tease 70
Bvcrs, and lac had not seen IL since.
The magistrate announced that he would h0ld tns lc
cused 10 hail IN {2000 and would adjourn the iurtbe,
Examination unI future day, when counsel C0ud
offer argument in the case The prisoner procureu Inc
re0uisite amount OF ball. and was then released
Mr. Stokes feels gTcvcd al hs summary arrest ana
te refusal of the magistrate to accept bail, although nc
offered any amount required. lie also complains OF the
onesided story that appeared ia several Of tho morning
him TO communicate with the reporters and give them
lis version Of The case while he was incrcerate IN
cell az Police Headquarters He has also seat 10 TIE TR
USE an affidavit duly and subscribed Oy hlInseli
wherein he denies detail, the published assertions OF
an attempt made 10y him To escape from the officers VINO
had him In custody.
tits currently reported that the proceedings agans'
Stokes were inst gated by James Fisk, r because one oil
FisL,s Inisnesses Mrs. Mansfield or LAwlor, had dis
carded the doughty Colonel OF the 9th and received the
addresses Of stokes instead The Ecenihg Necs grNey
asserts that Judge Barnard lately ssuod and served in
person an Injunction restraining Mrs. Mansfield from re-
wing the visits OF Mr. Stokes