New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-29
THE TRIAL OF STOKES.
FURTHER DIRECT EVIDENCE AS 10 THE
SHOOTING.


WITH FISK NOT TO BE INvEsTIGATED-IIlb
RULINGS OF JUDGE INGRAHAM DENOUNCED
AS UNFAIR BY MR.. FIREMAN..
The trial of Edward s. Stokes for the mur-
der OF James Fisk r. the 9th OF January last was
continued yesterday. The morbid curiosity when hu-
many,generaly displays where the fate OF afeo" eroa-
ture is concerned drew together the usual crowd Of ex
pectant spectators who oiled the lobby adjoining me
courtroom long before the doors opened struggling
violently with each other for precedence Inough "i"
admitted to occupy all the seats in the courtroom pu
the hung the Railways the rest OF TIC day
utterng their discomfort at their exclusion, and dues
toning every who out OF the court IN regard
to the progress OF the trial. sokess appearance and
similar matters.
The accommodations for reporters were ample had hey
been permitted to make Of them; but several VINO
arrived minutes before the court opened found all
the chairs around the tables that were not occupedy
reporters in possession Of spectators and were obliged
to place themselves the wall and far from the
bench that they could hear much Of what was said
either by witnesses counsel There Is In attendance
the court number Of minor officials who require m
structons from Judge Ingraham that the regulations 90
his court to be enforced without unnecessary inso
lence toward those who are unhappiy required by bus
ness to attend the trial. These officials permit tie In
closure reserved for the bar and reporters 10
be filed by people who have business whatever IN
the court until at times there is not work.
The manners of these attendants evidently stud
led under Judge Barnard whose nsolence they pattern
in little mpertnences and they appear to have forgotten
that he has been removed from the place that shall hap
PLY know him and that they may share his exile
Controller Green will do the professions which have
most to call them into this court some serycefhe wpaek
some OF the Tosser maOrs after the mpeaohed Judge
To remove one two Of the offensive fellows VIII
have the effect of teaching the others manners These
comments do apply to all the attendants. and 1t Is to
be hoped it will be necessary hereafter TO name
those to whom they do apply
The interest Of the audience was, as usual mainly
centered Stokes, who sat balancing himself on the
edge OF his chair, consulting frequently with ms egai
advisers and otherwise evncng deep interest IN the
proceedings. When the recess was taken at O'Clock
the audience body, and pressed eagerly for
ward to the rail get view OF him. and though
lie bears this natural but uncOurteous scrutiny with
equanmity is evident that he feels it to be not the
least Of the evils consequent upon bis unfortunate
position.
The testimony introduced by the prosecution was OF
the same character that OF the previous day, and
tended TO fix the fact the shooting OF Fisk upon the
prisoner at the bar. The first witness called John
p. Redmond youth Of nineteen, who was caIbOy az
the Grand Central Hotel the day of the shooting HIS
manner was quiet and collected, and his evidence
as important as that OF any who has testified IL
made an impression every one present
and notably on the prisoner and his counsel,
the former half rising and whispering TO the latter
Iswhen the witness said he identified Stokes as ihe man
who shot Fisk He steady under the crossexamna-
ton, answering every question promptly with no re-
dundancy Of words. His testimony may be summed up
in few words: he saw stokes enter followed four
minutes later by Fisk and saw Stokes fire twice he
heard no word pass between them before the first shot
Richard Wandle, gambler, the next witness but
his testimony was merely another attempt 10 show
Stokes as tracking his victim 10 the hotel
Can't Byrne testified that he Captain OF the Pre-
einct when informed Of the affair he went TO the Hotel
n
was lust probing the wound; Fisk did not appear to
suffer from the probing; he spoke to the witness in
natural voice.
Francis Housman, Fss eolored driver, said he drove
the late Colonel TO the Grand Central who went IN by
the ladies' entrances he backed out again IA minute
or So looking very pale, and went in again
on the crossexamination the question was asked now
late in the night wrness in the habit Of driving Fisk
about which was objected to by the Discretionary
! as mmaterial Mr. McKeon said he wanted to prove
that Fisk went there for improper purposes He struck
the table and spoke Indignantly, referring 10 the pri-
vate counsel (Nesrs. Beach and Fulerton 90. hired TO
| nursue his client to death II his client WAS Ia be
hanged he wanted it known what was the power be-
| hind the throne "a. -+aA-
Judge Ingraham in no wise partakug OF the oounse's
excitement quietly excluded the question IL - OF
course impossible divine the exact line OF INC u'is'
but the above and subsequent discussion pet"eon '
and the prosecutors well as what has occurred pre-
vouslv shows that they consider Development OF tue
late Coones private character vital to their case NOT
because they desire to ,cfame the dead' out peea"S'
they show that the character u INC :,
such as to lead the prisoner TO feel himse. - q,
his life It might have mitigating effect on L. =. AN,
the jury With this view they strove 10 show tina :
witness, Crockett, clerk the Grand Central was in
uenced by the fact that Fisk kept mistresses in that
hotel and paid the propretOrs large Of money
their board Upon this point Mr. Tremain made strong
argument claiming that the largest latitude should be
given to counsel and they should not be compelled TO
diyuge their object in asking questions, unless they
were suspected Of rihing with the time Of the Court
The testimony given yesterday will be found below at
length.