New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-30
TILE STOKES TRIAL.
OF THE PRIs0NER-oTEEl
TESTIMONY.

cRoss-FxAMINA ALTON OF THE PRIs0NER-OTHER
TESTIMONY.
The crowd which gathered in and about the
courtroom Of the Oyer aud Terminer ON saturday 10
hear Stokes crossexamned was much larger imam mas
been seen there before. There were number OF proh
nent railroad men present who had been subpenaed py
tho defense. including Horace +. Clark. Dorman b.
Eaton and Joseph II. Ramsey. number OF very I'M
portant witnesses were examined beside Stokes espe
oally De Corley, the parlor-man, formerly ut the
Grand Central whom the defense insisted that
the prosecution should call. fhe proceedings
Of the day were begun Dy the croSseAaDlpa
ton OF Stokes continued by Mr.. Beach The prisoner
admitted that he carried pistol regularly aiter MS
troubles with Fisk began. He told how he had been
warned by Miss Mansfield that Fisk would lay MN
ont like Eaton and that ought TO keep out OF FsFs
way Phil Brady used 60 round with him after night
fal such was his dread that Fisk would execute the
threats and Brady at time communicated threat
which he had heard that Fisk had made, TO the eject
that the latter had offered man named L0ms berreh
$1,000 TO clay Stokes out" Stokes denied the story OF
his practicing shooting at mark In BroadWaY anu
saving when he hit the target that that was TIE way NC
Joseph H. Ramsey President OF the Albany and sus
ouehanna RaIroad was examined. He knew Fisk as
. a bold, reckless and dangerous man, with no mordl
rstraint FISH had used personal violence toward MI
ven VsILenlnrg In irving 10 gain possession OF the AL
bany and Susquehanna Railroad FISK had sald ha DO
power in the state could prevent him from running Erie
Francis NJ Bixby testified that Stokes called on him AT
his Office In Warren-s o'clock on the evening OF the
shooting and asked him whether the Grand jury nau
found an indictment OF Witness told INN no lnuct
ment had been found Stokes said his reason Tor asking
was that he intended going TO Eatonsville on MOndN
on business connected with bet and would not go II ne
thought indictment would be FOUND as nc "Ouu Ao'
ike to be brought back on "A warrant ~, - ~,
Rufus f. Andrews testified that Stokes called on MN
on jan G. O'clock and asked as to the nndng OF
an indictment by the Grand Jury He gave as ms reason
for asking that he wanted to go out or town on Mohua
Witness assured him that Indictment had been found
George W. Cotrel testified 10 meeting stokes on the
afternoon OF the homicide, and having conversation
with hun as tn the best route TO Eatonsyle witness
saw him writing dispatch at the telegraph once AFTER
ward John L. OOty testified to tue dispute growing 0ut
OF the race Other testimony tending 10 snow tnat
Stokes intended to appear before the Board OF Appas
AT Providence Jan Q. 1872, was then introduced.
David Smith and ID. ?. Insraham r, swore tnat taey
met Stokes at DJdge x Chamberla1ns about $40 p m'
and held conversation with him regarding inc race -,
Henry DE COrey was the last witness exahllheu' ne
was engaged at the Grand Central Hotel on the day OIL
the shooting III the capacity of parOrman ana assisted
Fisk to room No 2l7; he did not Thomas Hart there
but saw Patrick Hart behind ,Flsk, and sent MN Tor
doctor. Witness present When FISK positively luen
tficd StOkes as the who shot him. AOOut y, IN
Miss Hall handed him pistol which she had fOundi II
was beautiful silverpated little sixharreed revolver
| which he gave 20 the bOUel clerk Upon being shown
S.okess pistol he SAID that IL not the pistol wlch
be had seen, as that neither back nor brown
witness heard Thomas Hart say that he would make
money out OF the shooting