The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-28
NEW YORK CITY.

New YORK, June 27.-The hearing
oil the, witnesses In the Stokes case
began this morning, and the Court Of
Oyer and Termiher was densely crowded.
Several ladies were In the Court and
among them was Mrs. Fax.
John G. Hill, Of Troy, New York, tes-
titled that he was at the Grand Central
Hotel on the 9th Of January, tho day on
which Fisk was shot; he heard the shot
fired and saw Fisk alter he was wounded;
he then heard some one say THAT is the
man that shot him"
Witness recognized Stokes as the man,
and 30 pointed ont model OF the en-
trance and hallway OF the hotel being
used at the trial.
David Murphy, who was arrested for
the murder Of Daniel Barry last April
was, this afternoon, sentenced TO be
hanged on the 22nd OF August.
The Superintendent Of Castle Garden
reports that the German emigrants on
arriving here are invariably sWindled out
OF from five to ten per cent in exchanging
foreign coin and paper money"
Mrs. James Fisk, on riding TO the court
house last night to attend to business,
was mistaken. for Josephine Mansfield,
and was hooted and hiss and otherwise
insulted.
Ex.District Attorney Morris and ex-
Justice Cromwell, Of Brooklyn, are
charged with malleasance in office. 90
The second witness examined in the
Stokes case was Francis Curtis, Of Boston,
who testified to hearing pistol shots; went
Immediately TO the head OF the stairs;
heard Fisk ask twill any one protect me p
From this assertion, Curtis went TO Fisk,
asking "ls this your" Col Fisk respond.
ed II am shot, Helped him up stairs;
Fisk pointed TO his arm and abdomen,
sying he was shot in those places; took
Fisk 10 the reception room and sat on q
lounge with him; heard all that was said.
Objection was raised as to what was said.
Captain, ,Byrne asked Fisk If Stokes was
the man who shot him and if he recog.
nized him. Fisk answered, ayes, that Is
the man who shot me. Take him out |"
The third witness in the stokes case was
Peter Coughlin, q servant in the hotel,
who testified TO hearing shots, seeing
Stokes at the head Of the stairs and Fisk
lying at the bottom, with two or three
people assisting him up. s--.-
John Chamberlaid testified: Was in
Fisk's office in the Opera House on the
day Of the shooting, and saw Stokes drive
across the Avenue at $3.50 p. N. and look
in at'the window where Fisk was stand
ing; Stokes was driving in the direction
OF Mrs. Mansfield's.
Patrick Hart, servant at the hotel,
testified to hearing shots and seeing Fisk
lying at the foot Of the stairs.
Thomas Hart, dOorman Of the hotel,
testified that Fisk entered the hotel at five
minutes Of 4 o'clock, on the 9th Of Jsnu.
ary; saw Fisk coming up the stairs; saw
Stokes on the landing coming along in q
stealthy manner, slightly STOPPING and
walking very lightly; Stokes walked
to the head Of the stairs; heard him
say now 1 have got you; then drew pis-
toi, and resting his hand on the bannlster
fired one shot, at which Fisk staggered.
Stokes then fired sscond shot, and Fisk
threwup both hands, exclaiming, "0h |
oh oh don't, and slid down to the bot.
tom OF the stairs. Stokes then turned to.
ward the main stair case, and in passing
witness, said somebody has been shot
there and he ought to be attended TO-
Witness replied yes, and you are the man
who shot him. Witness followed Stokes
and saw him throw something away
The cross.eXaminatiOn did not alter Harths
evidence. Adjourned till Tomorrow.
Several people had their pockets picked
in the great crowd at the Stokes trial TO.
day. Stokes manifested considerable in
terestin the evidence given.
The case Of Sadie Wilkinson, who sues
Mark Pomery for breach Of promise, was
argued to.day on the demurrer to the plea
of not guilty to a declaration Of the mar
riage, instead Of denying the allegation,
and the decision was reserved.
After the sentence of death was pro.
nounced on Murphy, the murderer, his
counsel obtained a stay Of proceedings
from the Supreme Court. !
AT a meeting Of the metal workers
strikers to-day one MIR. Pepper addressed
them, urging them to accepl the arbitra.
tion Of the Citizens Association between
them and their employers, and If the EN-.
ployers did not agree TO that then not to
surrender. he claimed to be arepresent.
ative OF the Bureau Of Emigration. 81.
There have been renewed strikes oil
cabinet makers and carpenters in several
shops in the city, owing to misuIder.
standings. The men OF Howe's sewing
machine factory voted to-day TO continue
the strike n sl .TaW i Z
| An Albany dispatch states that Judge
Prindle's impeachment is to be tried be.
fore the Senate tomorrow, after which
Judge Curtis case will be tried. In the
testimony, to-day, before the Senate Mr.
Larogne testified that McCunn appointed
Mr.. Barr receiver of $4,000 in gold, be
longing to the funds which had beer
deposited with Mr.. Belmont, and that nc
one now knew where the money had
gone TO. ,,st v,.sst,d. -ligss. --,.asa
At tho trot to day for 5000, Betweer
Goldsmith AIaid,- Lucy and Henry, The
former won in 8 straight heats. Timt