Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-04
THE ST0KES TRIAL.
Conclusion Of Testimony for the Prose
cutiOn-StrOng Argument for "
the Defense,

New YORK, July 8.-The courtroom
was greatly crowded during Stokes's
trial. The first witness, Dr. Marsh. tes-
tified that he attended the poa D9oyfefa
examination on Fiskis body, describing
the course taken by the bullet IN the alb
dOmen, and Judged that the death of
Fisk was caused by the shock. 3
This afternoon Mrs. Hooker half
sister Of Fisk, testified to relationship.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Mckean made the opening speech
for the defense. BE traced the move
menfs OF Stokes after the examination
in Bixley's court, first to Ruf1s +. An
drews's Office, to inquire lift was true that
Fisk had got an indictment for black
mailing against him, mentioning as
his reason for asking, he wanted TO be
in Providence, Rhode Island, on the
ninth TO attend an arbitration on a trot-
tiEg race; Andrews told him he had
heard nothing yets Mr. Bixby, Of the
Grand Jury, whom be next visited, told
him there was no truth in the runlor
then he drove in cab to his residence
at the Hoffman House, and told a gen.
tleman, who would be produced, that he
had come for the papers in the trotting
case; he got them and drove down on
Broadway to Josie Mansfeld's resi-
dence for other papers, but, seeing the
blinds closed and knowing sha was i'll,
did not go in, but ordered the man to
drive to the Grand Central; he had not
tracked Fisk the whole time, and gave
the driver no directi ms as to the route,
and the cab went a different route
than what Fisk had taken; on
getting out of the cab, an ac-
qaintance walked across the street
with him; Stokes said he thought there
was lady saluted him from the ladies'
parlor up stairs that knew him, and
that he went to see her; he went in by
the ladies' entrance and went to the
ladies' parlor, and, looking at the lady, !
said he was mistaken; he was returning
to his friend, and when at the head Of
the stairs be saw Fisk coming; his first |
impulse was to go down, and went a
step or two down, and then paused, and /
at the same moment saw Fisk taking
out his pistol and in the act Of cock
ing it; knowing the desperate char
scter of the man he had to
deal with, and knowing that
Fisk had threatened his life, he pulled |
out his pistol, which be had carried |
IN self-defense the whole winter, and
rapidly fired two shots, and then walked |
back and descended the main staircase;
not soul under the heaven, but the two, |
'aw what had happened; on his way
iown he told one Of the servants to go |
and look after a man who was shot.
In the conclusion, the counsel dwelt
N the admission of witnesses for the
prosecution as to the rumors of Fisk hav-
ng been armed, and regretted that
he District Attorney did not bring
orysrd the parties who had taken
,harge of Fisk's clothing, and assured
he jury in addition that some OF
Stokes's relatives had insanity, and that
Stokes's mind was upset since his incar-
'eration by Fisk on a charge Of einbez-
dement,, so that his love for his father
vas turned to hate.
The prisoner at this point trembled
md shaded his eyes. The court ad-
burned TO Friday morning.