The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-02

ment. The principal point in this witness testi-
mony was that the pistol shown to MN MIN In C09a,
found on the sofa in the Grand Central Hotel. Here
the defence made point When the question was
you saw in the white coat here in court ?" there
was stir, but the answer was stopped and ex-
| Guided.
STOKES TAKING DRINK
The next witness was Mr.. Henry A. Polhamus,
doing business as commission merchant In Front
| street. He found Stokes at the drinking place OF
Chamberlin Dodge, No. 700 Broadway, on the day
| OF the shooting. Polhamus declared that there
We're four persons in this place when he was pres.
they were all talking and conversing with stokes
the time was between three and four O'Clock or the
the distance from the drinking saloon TO the Grand
Central, but nothing OF interest was ELECTED by his
answers.
sELF-PossEssED VALET DE- PLACE
| The next witness was young negro named John
Marshall, bullet-headed and cheeky specimen Of
| his race who carried cane and sucked at It's
head during the evidence which he gave He
seemed to regard the Court and jury and spectators
| as an assembage OF persons who were collected to
| witness his GOODNESS ana cheek. He wore sport
| ing pair OF check trousers and his ensemble was
calculated to strike the beholder with astonish-
ment
| This witness was summoned by the District At
torney to have the cape of Fisk tried on his person.
| and the prosecution made as much as possible or
the occasion. vaiiae was produced In when tine
clothes OF the deceased man were enclosed, and
| the lock was opened with q sudden snap, which
had Its effect in court. There were but nine women
in court and OF this number there were three who
sat together and attracted general attention by
their loud appearance. Ii was whispered that they
were ballet girls from the old company at the
Grand Opera House, and their appearance justified
the suppostion. The inside frock coat vest and
an enormous pair OF pants of light brown color
were produced, and the bullet holes were pointed
out by the two private counsel, Beach and Fuller
ton. These garments were viewed with compare
tive quiet, and there was no excitement whatever
in court when the bullet holes were exposed
FIsK's BLOODY COAT.
But when the inside ofthe coat sleeve was shown,
with bloody stain, there was an exclamation, and
the three women VINO were supposed TO De - pallet
then subsidized for the rest of the afternoon The
clothes were handed to and fro, and every mans
morbid curiosity was completely satisfied before
they were replaced in the valise and the bloody
show was hidden away from sight
Inc witness VINO was S valro OF IlsKs cpeate ea
word valet and testified to his whereabouts
for five years, being crossexamined by, Mr..
that the witness had been in the employ
Of Fisk really, while Immediately he served
aao ia MISTRESS ~ nne ueaT M, JOSIE MAILS tnn
brought out the fact that while in the house No 1863
West Twenty-third street he waited on Miss Mans
field and she sent him for money to Fisk, and when
he brought 1t from the Opera House Mansfield paid
him his wages as well as the other servants out Of
the money which Fisk sent to his Jezebel. The
month, but when he left the house No. $50 and went
to Fisks own house. No. 49, to live in the service Of
the latter, Fisk increased his salary to 500 month
or more than double his former pay as q valet. He
gave as his reason In court why he left the house
to wait upon Stokes.n This time nearly every one
in court laughed, and Stokes joined in although the
laugh was against him.
The next witness was Mr.. Frank Reed, who was
summoned as stair building expert, and he
brought with him into Court model of the stair
way. This was criticized and shown up by both
sides, but nothing new was developed. The next
witness was beautiful and intelligent young lady,
named Miss Grace G. Hall, who testified to having
found pistol on the sofa in the hotel on the day OF
the killing of Fisk. There was nothing ofimp0rtance
and blushng reluctance, with the exception of the
fact that she, like the hall man, could not identity
the pistol shown in court as the pistol found by her
on the 9th of January.
MEDICAL EXPERT.
DR.. James r. Wood, the eminent surgeon, closed
with his testimony for the days proceedings. He
was cross-examined in regard to the influence Of
chlOrOfOrm and probing and no one could see exactly
why he was called, although he was kept on the
stand an hour and five minutes He simply proved
that he had examined the wounds on Fisks person,
and nothing else. DR.. Sayre was then called but
minutes past three O'Clock, until halfpast ten this
morning.
Tenth REORGANIZATION OF Testimony.
Notwithstanding the oppressive heat of the past
three days and the certainty that yesterday would
be one Of the heated term-withOut any dminution,
but rather the prospect of additional fervency Of
Old SOILS visitation-the court room OF Oyer and
Terminer was crowded yesterday morning at the
opening. The jurors, after their two days. rest,
were early hand and were in their seats few min
utes before the formal opening. Judge Ingraham'
counsel, prisoner and newspaper men were all
prompt, and at the moment Of halfpast ten, Mr..
Sparks having called and the jurors having
answered to their names the proceedings were
commenced.
TESTIMONY OF HENRY DE CORLEY.
Henry De Corley, parlor man In the Grand Central
Hotel, sworn and testifed-Was employed in the
Grand Central Hotel as parlorman on the 9th Of
January last; at the time of the shooting on that
Gay was standing between parlors and 7, beside
the heater; was then talking to some two or three
ladies.
Witness indicated on the map his exact position
In the hall Of the hotel at the moment he heard the
first shot.
Witness was standing beside the first parlor No.
2O7, in the hall about midway: was standing there
when heard the first shot; was excited and ran
to the corner OF the elevator; as was going Off
heard second shot, and immediately after heard
q distinct voce-a voice cry out very distinctly,
HELPS Me r,e MoGo ro PROTECTS Tee Me- o
going on and as l ran over from the corner
towards the ladies' entrance, and as went l saw
gentleman coming towards me, and wondered
why he came that way, and said to him,
FOR GODS SAKE, WHAT is THE NATTER ?"
man didn't run with me In the direction of the
shots; when l asked ''Whats the matter?' then he
said to me, pointing with his hand in the direction
person wore tall black silk hat and gray coat;
he said man was shot there very cOOy ran on
to the stairs and looked down, ana saw man re-
clining sideways on the balustrades; could not at
first see who it was but found out afterwards 1t
was Mr. Fisk: ran down the stairs, and said
''Is THIS YOU Mr.. F1SKYn
I got him by the right arm and then saw some
folks come there from the street; think they were
some coachmen from the street; when first ran
down
NE. FISK WAS ALL ALONE
by himself after that recollect seeing Pat Harte,
the hall boy, and some gentleman l didn't know at
the time, but heard afterwards It was Mr.. Curtss;
this gentleman took him by the left arm and by
the right; then called out to Hartc 70 90 for some
help and to fetch a doctor; we moved slowly, with
the Colonel resting upon us, to the reception room,
across from the ladies' entrance to the second
sofa, and we put Mr. Fisk sitting there, and we
TOOK on nus military cape; Thought IL better 10
have him removed into another room, and after
few minutes we TOOK him 20 parlor 2lS, after the
room had been prepared Tor him. when we took
him into 2l3 there were present myself, Mr.. Haskns
and Mr.. Curtiss: while there man was brought