The New York herald., 1872-07-09

and Stokes before the shooting. Mr.. Beach fol
lowed in q very long speech, taking near an hour,
and WAS followed again by Mr.. Tremain who de-
clared that he believed that the long speech OF the
counsel just finished had nothing to do with
the case In any way as to tho admisslbity OF evil
dence that the defence were surrounded by Erie
influence, Erie detectives and Erie agents. Judge
Ingraham stated that he supposed any man (rofer-
ring to the Erie agent C0mer) had right to be In
Court and Mr.. McKeOn retorted that he must then
take the consequences OF the murderous proceed
After a good deal Of this legal warfare the pris-
oner went on to tell his story at length to tell how
and Sed he peeVeS Il was about
ter past four O'Clock when he entered the hotel;
called there while in company with Mr. Bailey, be-
licyed he had seen at Saratoga and he lifted his
hat to her; Mr.. Bailey. whom he had asked. would
hin hmse; ;'V went IN I'm In the ladies' - entrance and up
stairs; did not stop or ioiter around anywhere.
The LADY came out Of the paro; RI h., and he
and was gong down; was down about four or Ave
steps when he met Fisk coming up, who made I, {,
the stairs Fisk pulled out his pistol, and he saw 1t
quite plain in his hands 1t was SILVER mounted ted
that tina '.s he CRIED out to Fisk poh re ana then
pulled out his own pistol and fred at Fisk. Had i
In his outside coat pocket. He leaned on the rail-
on the side CT the stairs and cooked with ono hand
and fred Fisk held. held his pistol r.l In both both
aoh," and he dropped his his pistol after
the second shot Of Stokes Stokes swears that he
fred purely In his own sefdeience, as he believes
that Fisk meeting him on the stairs Intended to take
his life Stokes says he asked for doctor, and is
positive that the boy Thomas Hart swore falsely
Stokes then went on to describe at length the peo-
pie whom he saw in the Railways and also swore
ness was brought, did not state that "1hat is the
aaia who sh1t It me- tHS am aW Snt
did not mean to- Kill Fisk. and asked
for Doctor, but that he meant to MT him when ne
saw Fisk draw pistol on him on the stairs, rom
which he said he could not retreat. He swore that
he had heard that Fisk had threatened a. as NE re-
was about December 20, previous to the shooting.
At the recess the Mansfield . party went out to
McKeon and Tremain, and Mrs. Stokes went into
the Supreme Court Chambers, where they had
Stokes came out soon after ana he seemed In much
better spirits than usual. owing to the evidence
produced in his favor.
Mr.. Townsend called her for the dolence, and, rs
in the case of Stokes her appearance on the stand
caused all to crane their necks and stand
up, looking over each others heads. On the cross
examination OF Stokes ny Mr.. Garvin he related
the, the same story, exactly word FOR word az ~ had
The attack on Mr.. d. B. Eaton was also discussed,
but the questions were excluded by Judge lngra-
ham. Stokes told when ne had purchased his pistol,
and said that 1t was afourbarreled one, and that the
charges had been in 1t for six months before the
Mrs. Mansfield took her seat In the coolest man.
ner, fully equalling the GOODNESS OF Stokes, whose
hand, In pointing to diagram on the wall, never
trembled. Helen Josephine was 1rm, too, and hut-
tered her fan with playful viyacity while she was
examined. She swOre that on or about December
10 Fisk sent her note, which was produced in
Court, and being at first rejected was afterwards
admitted in evidence. This note was taken to Mrs.
Wa@s nS Se MnS
sAs sS aPpelntmeas viii Win Mrs; ~ Mansfield, which
demand that Mrs. Mansfield should with,
HIM in the Yorkvie Police Court and Mrs. Mans
field swears that she declined to do 80 unless
Fisk, over his own signature, should come out IN
the papers and publish full and entire vindication
OF her tMansGeld) which Fisk said he could not do,
as many others were involved in the matter, Mrs.
Mansfield says that she then declined to withdraw
the case, when Fisk pulled ont silver-mOunted
vory-handled pistol and said that bloodsned would
sSe said oh I S nv ohe sor
as she did not believe him, but that she warned
Stokes to be more careful when he next saw her
(Mansaeid). On the cross. examination by District
Attorney Garvln Mrs. Mansfield testi1ed that she
knew Fisk to have eight or ten pistols in the house
of them away. She knew that he had carried pistols
on the occasion OF the Black Friday excitement and
during the Susquehanna and Erie trouble, as well as
when they two went to Jersey City together. These
were stated occaslons but he had carried them at
other times. Mrs. Williams, on being sworn, testi
fed that she had heard Fisk threaten the
life OF Stokes on several occasions, and had known
him to carry pistols also on several occasions in
his clothing. The last witness but one was Mr..
Stobo, a merchant, who testified to having been
present at the Southern Hotel at fifteen minutes
past four O'Clock on January O. and saw Stokes
cross over having left friend at the other side
and, taking of his hat to one, enter the ladies'
entrance OF the Grand Central Hotel. W: y. G..
Shanks the city editor OF the tribune, testified to
having been In company with Stokes were followed
by two men, whom he told hIm were Erie Railway
detectives. The Court then adjourned until this
morning. A mob followed the Mansfield party TO
the carriage, but did not moest them IN any way.