The New York herald., 1872-07-09

In the testimony OF Mclaughlin. You cannot get
| along without your 81 object obiectl'
Q. what conversation had you with him , A. The
| cOnversation was that would not be ready to go
to Providence on Monday unless had these papers
Q. What inquiry did you make as to the residence
Of these menf A. inquired where I could 6nd
Broadway and Amity street; as said BEFORE Fer
rs formally had livery stables near there and he
the the HOFFMAN House found some Of the papers;
had left some Of them at Miss Mansaeld's house the
+ 8. Where was thati A. $50 West Twenty third
street; got into the coupe at Twenty fourth street
and told the driver to drive me to s59 West Twenty
drove me there Without stopping; did not tell him
how to go; don't recolect whether looked out at
or t ~f d sS ss,s Msu
Miss Mansheld's found the windows all shut up
! and thought to myself that Miss Mansfield must
| be sick, as she had been sick before leaving the
| Court, and thought I'd not disturb her then.
The Court ito witness). Is not proper for you
Mr.. Tremain-Can he not state why he did not
go In.
Tns What ala yoq DO; S him Tim
Grand Central Hotel; did not know the street at
that moment; did not give him any other dlrec;
round while we were In Seventh avenue was
then read ng paper, and t9Id oil y. him to 60 down
count OF the wooden pavement.
Q. The pavement was rougher on the other
o. What were you going there fors A. To Smith
Ferris; when got to the corner Of Fourth
street and broadway raped with my cane at the
So; from there walked up to Dodge 4 Cham.
berlin's, a saloon which Smith and Ferris often
ing at the door If he had seen the parties he re-
Piled that Smith was In the sample room at the ex
treme % END Of I'll, the store Went IN apd saw Smith
talked with him over five minutesj after ! had
finished my conversation with him met Mr.. In
ham had come private conversation for about
another five minutes; was In the place in all about
ten minutes; then crossed over to the corner Of
Amity street-nOrtheast oOrner-where was told
would be likely to find Ferris; l didn't see him.
and there I met with Mr. Bailey; he asked me
where was going and said to the Metropolitan
Hotel to get tickets for the Black Crook Iasked him
would he not come with me and he consented, and
the grand entrance OF the Grand Central; passing
1t noticed a lady at one OF the parlor windows;
as ou o a S s taSy
dow In the diagram and thought she was lady
had met at Saratoga; took or my hat to her
and she
PARTLY RECOGNIZED ME,
and then asked Mr.. Bailey lfe would not come over
to the hotel with me- but nc refused; we had been
talking on some business In connection with my
brother; walked part OF the way back with him
to almost the corner OF Bond street; he then walked
back with me half block, until nearly opposite the
ladies entrance Of the hotel, when crossed over;
the street was crowded with carriages; when came
ladies' entrances was not running, but / might
have ran across the streetj the carriages were all
IN line; went through tnem ana walked TO tne
ladies' entrance; walked up tho stairs and noticed
the boy Redmond standing there turned to the
door OF the ladies' parlor and saw the lady again,
but she did not recognize me, and could not well
recognize herj walked along the main hall
roINiINa OUT ON THE DIAaRAD
to the reading room, think, as far back as could
go; went inside; 1t was the first time had ever
been on the second floor OF the hotel; I looked in
md r sa e tnass eafk again tns along the na
standing near the ladies' parlOr talking to some
ladies; l walked down the main hal! to the dining
OK d On ha Ia 0nu from thn Ind
and passed mo about there indicating the spot on
the diagram) as turned size went up the stairs;
walked directly back from the dining room sup.
posed 1t was the dining room; the doors were
closed and did not see inside; walked directly
back; didn't stop at all here; went right down the
hall; didn't pause at ALL
O. Where were you going to ? A. Going out;
got down three or four steps
ENCOUNTERS FISK.
when saw Fisk coming in; he looked up the stairs
and saw me; he Immediately sprung to the plat
form and drew out pistol; he held 1t this way.
THE FIRING.
The witness, Stokes, then described the way as
he alleged, Fisk held the pistol He turned hall
sideways In the chair to the left put his left hand
IN advance of his right keeping both ON level with
his hip, as If cooking it, and so described the way
Fisk was preparing for the encounter Not the
slightest change appeared In Stokes manner as he
there any perceptible change In his demeanor oil
the time lie remained on tic stand. His utterances
were rather snappish and his testimony hurriedly
given without feeling or any exhibition OF senti
ment, either as regarded the danger In which he
himself stood, or at the dreadful fato which his act
had precpitated upon the unfortunate man who
had died by his hand
stokes resumed-when he pulled out the pistol
was alone with him; cried out,
DON'T FIRE
then jumped from the side was on to the left
hand side and placed my hands
THIS WAY ON THE BANNISTERs
describing his motions), and fired at him.
Q. How lar down were you then A. Four or Ave
steps
q. Did You count all the steps tberep A. Yes;
there were sixteen; he might not have had his leet
ON fhn Off hn fha nia
Q. Did you intend to pass him A. he came up
quick; the boy Redmond was inside OF the door
when fired the first shot; think Fisk speak
ing to him; heard some conversation.
O. You had no Idea 1t was Fisk
A. NONE IN THE WORLD.
O. When did you first know 1t was Fsk-hOw far
were you down the stalrs9 A. l was down four
Ave steps; might have been more, but that many
O. Why did you fire at him A. Because know
He WANTED TO KILL Mr.;
he had his pistol In his hand In this manner (hod-
Ing IL as before, as ii cooking it).
O Did you see it A. saw it distinctly.
@ How do you know u was pistol a. an, as
positive OF 1t as could be Of anything; IL wasa
sILvER-rLATED PISTOL;
Yes, directly he drew bis pistol; wouldn't have had
time to draw my pistol but that carried 1t in my
OUTSIDE COAT POCKET.
I pulled IL out With hand and fired as quick
as possible; when my first shot was fired he had
his pistol In both hands, and held 1t so when the
little from the firing but he still had the pistol In
his hands; cooked the pistol
AND FIRED AGAIN;
| after that he cried out
"ou, IN SHOT,"
he then dropped his pistol; while stood there o
moment he turned his back this way then walked
up stairs; one was there then; when the
second shot was fired Redmond was In the street.
but | thii.k he was there when the first shot was
fired; no one was at the head of the Stairs; I
then came up to tho head OF the stairs. and my
impression is that dropped my pistol; was
very much bewildered my pistol was dropped
beyond the head Of the stairs; the first person
there at all; ] recollect meeting Hil and he
-"'r* SAYS 70 Me- ''wHAT Is UPs
what is the matter?r l said, "A man Is shot below
stairs !" didn't stop at all the frenchman then
| came up to me, the man had previously seen; he
also asked me what was up, and told him that a
man was shot, to
GET DOCTOR.
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