The Portland daily press., 1872-06-29

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llsh banker, states that he has come here to ad-
vance the interests of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway, by aiding in the formation of
new board of directors of the Erie Railway,
and if possible place Erie under fnll control of
the former company !Gen. Mcclellan and s.
M. Barlow were closeted with McHenry during
the day. 1t is generally believed that either
Sickles or Mcclellan will be the next President
OF Erie. Gonld is apparently not thought Of
1t is stated that the McHenry psrty, after OBJ
tanning possession of the Erie, will issue reor-
ganization bonds amounting to about $4,000
900, and then consolidate the Atlantic and
Great Western and Erie under one manage
ment. =
Rev. Dr. Michigan, Vicar General of the West
Indies is mysteriOusly missing from Brooklyn,
where he had been visiting.
Mr. j. TomlinsOn, retired grocer, shocking
ly mutilated his daughter in Brooklyn last
evening, with a carving knife, because she re-
fused to discard the addresses of young man.
Tomlinson was arrested. seH T
ru Pie Oriental Climb ' one OF r4'' Ris 0a'N
Over one-quarter of the deaths in BROOKLYN
for the week were cholera infantum
The Stokes Trial. t
Few YORK, June 2S.-The Stokes trial was
resumed this morning. There was large
crowd present, including many ladies. N
John T. Redmond hall boy at the hotel testi-
fed that Fisk had asked him if Mrs. Morse or
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few steps, when he heard noise and looking
up saw Stokes at the top of the stairs, whom
witness saw enter the hotel about ten minutes
previous. Stokes was resting his left elbow ON
the banister with his right hand raised with o
pistol in it. Stokes fired two shots. Fisk stag
gered back leaning against the wall Fisk was
helped up stairs; saw Fisk identify Stokes as
the man who shot him.
Richard Wandell testified that he was
sporting man; that he was standing at the main
entrance of the hOtal tho day Of fba
saw Stokes coming at a smart space, between
run and walk, attracting the attention of the
witness by running against lady; saw Stokes
go in at the ladies entrance about five or ten
minutes after Flsk's carriage came down Broad
way; Fisk got out and went into the hotel by
the ladies entrance; did not hear the shots but
heard about t he murder shortly after and saw
Stokes in the hands of the officers. The cross
examination ELECTED nothing additional.
Francis Horsman, colored driver testified to
driving Fisk to the hotel. Fisk went in at the
ladies' entrance; Immediately after Fisk partly
opened the door again. kind of backed out look
ing very pale, and then went in again The
shots were fired inside, about a minute and a
half after the Colonel went in.
On crOss-examination, the counsel for the
prisoner endeavsred to elicit answers to certain
questions, by which he desired to prove that
Fisk went to the hotel for improper purposes,
and to prove that the witness had received val
able presents from Mrs; Fisk, and quite a scene
of words and excluding tho questions. u
A witness (Fisk's coachman), testified he
didn't know whether Fisk was armed or not ;
never told any one that Fisk took pistol from
the saddle in the stables as they were going out.
. Coroner Young was examined and produced
the pistol given him by police Capt. Byrne.
Two barrels were discharged. He also testified
to his proceedings, and read list of articles
belonging to Fisk in possession of Mrs Fisk,
including fifteen 500 bills.
The court then took a recess %"
After the recess Capt Byrne of the fifteenth
precinct, testified that when he heard of the
shooting he went to the room where Col. Fisk
was lying wounded, and he was saluted with a
nod: He got the pistol of Mr.. Crockett, clerk
of the hotel, and also pistol ball found on the
stair. These he gave to the coroner. The
prisoner had been arrested and identified by
Col. Fisk before his arrival. DR.. Tripler was
probing the wound when he got to the ROOM
He received the pistol between 7 and O'clock
on the night of the shooting. ,rs .s.sr
The court adjourned until Monday.
t Obscene Literature.
In the Court of General Sessions this after
noon, the case of John Meeker. charged with
selling obscene literature was taken up. Asso-
ciate District Attorney Fellows in his opening
remarks to the jury, made the startling state
ment that the young ladies seminaries in this
city and vicinity were actually flooded with
books and pictures of the most indecent kind.
ssurreptitiously introduced, sometimes hidden in
nuts and candy by such men as the prisoner.
Brooklyn Frauds.
Gideon Frost and j. G. L. Blocker, members
of the Brooklyn Committee of Fifty, during an
interview with Mayor Powell to-day, made Sc
rious charges against the Commissioners of
Charities and the management of Flatbush Lu-
matte Asylum. They claim that four-fifths of
the total expenses of the institution or SS4 900,
is either paid for the board of the insane for
other counties, or for the support of our county
whose friends and relatives are able to provide
for them; or the money, if collected from such,
the committee. The loss to the taxpayers of
Kings county by whatever cause occasioned,
the committee believe is not less than $40,0 900
per annum. -. - ..v,
The Eight Hour Movement.
The strike of a portion of the trades continues
but the proceedings of the men are devoid of in
terest The metal workmen confess that at
least one-third of those originally engaged in
the strike have returned to work on the ten
hour system, but say that early the next week
they will have abundant funds and the men who
have returned to work at ten hours will then
strike again with more determination than be-
fore. The men in the hose shops who went
back to work at nine hours are expected to be
among the number
The workmen in the Continental iron works
who resumed work at ten hours are reported
out again.
1t is said that the employers central execu-
tive committee are preparing to issue tracts to
the workingmen, explaining the situation in
the hope of convincing the more reasonable.
The chief object of the employers union is not
to defeat the present strike which they think
is nearly ended, but the adoption of measures
to prevent its recurrence.
The Orange Parade.
Negotiations looking to obtain the assent OF
the Orangemen to parade in citizens dress on
their anniversary, have been unsuccessful.
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AT Salem, Mass, Friday, John Lincoln, aged
SIXTEEN was killed on the railroad, and James
A. Dodge committed suicide.
In the district of Los Tunas, Cuba, 1O2 insur
gents have surrendered in single week.
The fourth trial of Mrs. Glern, for the mur
der of Jacob Young and wife, in Indianapolis
Ind, resulted Friday in verdict of guilty Of
murder in the first degree
The Americans in Paris propose to celebrate
! the Fourth by grand banquet