The New York herald., 1872-07-11

are not regarded as much authority as medical
table Neurotics !" don't know the work.
To Mr.. Beach-Had any Injurious effect resulted
from the probing 1t wond have ~, been evidenced ny
Inflammation at the point OF Its INTRODUCTION.
MRS. STOKES, SR, ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Nancy u. Stokes was then called and ex:
amined She Is q middle e-aged lady and was atttred
In black. She gave her evidence IN mild ana clear
voice, although she was doubtless somewhat eni-
barrassed by the surrounding circumstances. she
Q. You are the mother of the prisoner at the barr
A. Yes, sir
Q. How long have you been in this city' A. Ten
Q. You came from Philadelphia A. Yes sir.
q. DO you reccollect the time your son was iul-
Q. Did you call on him when he was In PRISON.
A. No, sir.
your family after his marriagei A. Yes sir.
The witness then further stated that her son had
pistol, which he carried when at the H0nman
House.
Q. Did you discover anything unusual or peculiar
In prison A. l did on several occasions he
seemed to be very much excited when he was talk
Ing and noticed very peculiar expression ABOUT
Q, Describe his appearance A. He was very
wild In his demeanOr.
@. was this excitability something unusual. A.
Here Mr.. Stokes, the prisoners father, who occu-
pied seat in the vicinity OF the Court, became
q. The prisoners wife and child are in Europe ?
A. They are, as understand.
@. What were his social relations with the fam
lily ? "A. Perfectly agreeable.
@. This irrtability was something new ? A. Yes.
The witness was not crOss-examined.
STOKES BROTHER ON THE STAND.
Horace Stokes testified am brother OF the
prisoner: lived with my iather; recoilect when
my brother was sick last June; he sent me to the
Hoffman House for his pistol; he expressed his ap-
prehensions; got the pistol for him; found that
he was somewhat nervous and eXcitable.
q Y
objectnd.) A. He told ME he wouldn't pass the
night without the pistol; he said he had always
Fisk; think my brother slept in the next room.
To Mr.. Beacn-He said he was afraid of an attack
even in his fathers house; think his illness was
poison Of the skin.
Mr.. McKeon here read the testimony of Patrick
Hart, the hall boy at the Grand Central Hotel, as
taken before the Coroner.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. BENJAMIN HOWARD.
DR.. Benjamin Howard called and testined-I am
medical practitioner; have been appointed o
member OF the Royal Medical Chiruryical Society OF
London; there is no higher authority on pOisons
than Taylor; George Harleys work on neurOttcs Is
considered an authority.
Not cross-eXamined.
TESTIMONY or MARSHAL COwINa
Marshal Cowing was sworn and testitled:-
To Mr.. Tremain-I reside in New York; am a
manufacturer OF pumps and hydraulic machinery; l
am now Keeping honse; ! boarded at the Grand
m s know both Dr. Fisher and
Fisher than with any other man there; at the time
OF the shooting was at our store but was at the
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Trper about the probing; was running DR.. Fisher
about malpractice and he told me to say to DIR.
Trper that he had been
PUNCHING AWAY AT MR.. FISK
for half an hour before he came there, and to tell
him Dr. Fisher said so did say so to Dr. Tripier,
and he was put out about it and said this was very
professional of Dr. Fsher he said that he had punch
ed at him, but his instrument was entirely unfit
for it or he would have found the ball he said it
was unwSe OF Dr. Fisher to say such things, for he
could say things of DR.. Fisher that would drive him
from the profession and the house, Dr. Fisher told
me about himself that he had reached the ball at
four inches. and had pushed it four and half or
four inches further; asked him why he didn't get
It out then; he said that he hadn't the proper In,
he couldn't get one just then and the case was an
emergency
TO Mr.. Beach, was running DR.. Fisher; it
1t very seriously; l should say my talk with
Tripler was three or four days after Mr.. Fisk's
death; was quite intimate with DR.. Fisher; did
not note the conversations down; they impressed
me as Of serious characters the first conversa-
in that way, and they were all taken in good part
until DR.. Fisher found he had
LET OUT TOO MUCH;
that is the way looked at it; in the first cOnversa
tlOn with DR.. Fisher asked Dr. Fisher II he probed
the wound; he said he did, and struck the ball at
four inches and showed it back to four and half or
five inches; he saw the case required immediate
attention and his probes were good for nothing; he
O. You know what probe isY A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you think he would extract the ball with
probeg A. No, sir; he said his instruments were
O. You said the probe; which do you mean A.
Probe; we were talking about probing
O. Did you have any further conversation with
DR.. Fisher before you talked with Dr. Tripler. A.
know what think; can't be sure; 1t was all right
along; suppose 1t was week or ten days, or two
weeks or along O-Qaughter)- had this talk
with DR.. Tripler; / don't know whether 1t was at
dinner or down stairs can't say whether what was
said by DR.. Trper was at the first interview or not;
can't tell how many interviews or conversations
had with him; can't tell what was said at any par
ticuar conversation; remember what was said In
general; one conversation gives the substance OF
all; DR.. Triper was dinident and had to approach
him mildly.
Mr.. Beach-You are an operator in hydraulics,
Mr.. Tremain-He is gentleman of large prop
erty and high character, and is worth more prob
ably, hOnorably acquired, than all those around
this table,
Witness resumed-I said to DR.. Tripler that DR..
Fisher said that he had punched away at Mr.. Fisk
for half an hour before he came and so he was not
at all alarmed; Dr. Trpler said that he had punched
him for some time, bu, that DR.. Fisher should not
have said such thing, for DR.. Fisher had probed
him too, and II he should tell what he knew about
DR.. Fisher he dare not lift his head In the
hotel and that the profession would not tolerate
him he said he had probed him but the instrument
was of such character 1t did not satisfy him i;
he said he felt he must do something: l asked
him II 1t was not customary to wait for help
before probing; he said he wished to know
something of the wound and had prObed but quite
words punched at him. to initiate DR.. Tripler; I
first told this to the counsel night before last
first told these particulars about two weeks ago. in
an ONCE down town; l first told Mr.. Daily night
before last at my house at hafpast nine p. M.
To Mr.. Tremain-The portion OF the converse
tion have told was not jocOse; l used the words
because that was the way they were introduced; l
heard from Mr.. Daily that he heard this from Henry
a clerk in Mr.. Dunning's Office; Mr.. Dunning is a
lawyer; believe he Is partner of Mr.. Fullerton.
DIR. M'CREADy RECALLED.
DR.. McCready was recalled -"harley's Vegetable
NeurOticsr Is considered of the best authorities
In medicine; the published proceedings of the
MedicO-C Chirurgcal Is the highest known authority
as to the facts stated.
To Mr.. Beach-The owner Of that volume comes
from the New York Hospital Library; 1t Is an ex-
form part OF the public medical libraries; they
selected from the best communications sent to the
society
q. Did you look In the New York Medical Direc-
tory for Dr. Fishers name A. looked for 1t, but
did not find it.
THE COMMISSIONS AGAIN.
Mr.. Tremain now offered In evidence the test-
mnny taken by commission. of Mr. Amasa Snrarue