Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-29
NEW YORK.
Progress of the Stokes Trial.

New YORK, June 2S.-The Stokes trial
was resumed this morning. There an a
large crowd, including me- i.3Ias.
John +; kedmC.. -, hail boy at. the hotel,
testinea t-.l,st Fisk asked him If Mrs. Morse
OF ,,sughter were in. and followed him up
few steps when he heard voice and lock-
ing up saw Stokes at the top cf the stairs,
whom the witness saw enter the hotel about
ten minutes previous. Stokes was resting
his left elbow on the banister with bis right
hand raised with pistol in it. Stokes fred
two shots and Fisk staggered back, leaning
against the wall. Fisk was helped up Stairs
and be saw Fisk identify Stokes as the man
who shot him.
Richard Wandell testified He was a
sporting man. He was standing at the
main entrance Of the hotel the day of the
shooting. Saw Stokes coming at a smart
pace, between run and walk, attracting
th attention of witness by running against
lady. Saw Stokes 60 in at the ladies' en-
trance. About five or ten minutes after
Fisk's carriage came down Broadway.
Fisk got out and went into the hotel by the
ladies' entrance. Did not hear the shots,
but heard about the murder shortly after,
and saw Stokes in the hands Of the Off
GERS,
Frank Hausman, Fisk's colOred driver,
and Coroner Young were next examined,
after which a recess was taken.
During the examination Of the driver the
defense tried 10 prove that Fisk went to the
hotel for an improper purpose, but the court
excluded the questions.
Afler recess Capt. ByTnes Of the Fif-
teenth precinct testified that when be heard
of the shooting he went to the room where
Col. Fisk was lying wounded and was
saIuted by him with a nod. He got
| pistol of Crockett, the clerk Of the hotel,
] and also a pistol ball found on the stairs.
These he gave to the Coroner. The
prisoner had been arrested and identified
| by Col. Fisk before his arrival. DR..
! Mypler was probing the wound when he
| got TO the loom. He received the pistol
between seven and eight O'Clock the night Of
the shooting.
S. Frank Crockett, clerk in charge of the
! front office Of the hotel testified that be re-
ceiVed the pistol from the parlor man Hen
~, and that he threw up the chambers and
/ found two loaded and two empty. He at-
| forwards gave it to Capt. Byrnes. He then
! described the seizure Of Stokes and the ar
rangement of the parlOrs, stairs, etc. In
| Col. Fisk's room were Mr.. Haskins, Mr..
/ Curtis, Coroner Young, Mr.. Powers and
| DR.. Truler. l don't recollect any others.
! Mr.. McKean-Is not the district attorney
/ trying to get a round ante mOTtem eXamina-
| ton?
| Mr.. Beach here made some remark to
/ which Mr.. Mexican protested that he would
not be interrupted by hired counsel. He
was rewarded with applause by the audi
| ence.
The witness said IN answer to a question
! by the officer, that Fisk said: That is
| Stokes, the man who shot me"
Question.-Have you had good deal to
do in getting up this case?
AnsWer.-NOt that l know of. l have
given some names Of witnesses to Capt.
| Byrne. The District Attorney has asked
me about several persons and l have an
swered him. l have not, that l remember,
told any one not to subpoena Henry.
Q. How do you know that be Is not sub
pGnOed?
A. l have not seen him, and have been
here to-day and yesterday.
Q. Did you say that Stokes was run
ming?
A. say that he was coming fast, so that
his coat flaps were flying back. l should
say he was running. l don't think saw
Col. Fisk at the hotel more than two or
three times.
Q. How long had that Morse family been
there?
Objected to by the District Attorney as
| irrelevant.
The court ruled that this was new matter
and therefore excluded the question.
Adjourned until Monday.
Hanged.
Jno. Avery, tie murderer Of Erb, was
! executed at Hackensack, New Jersey, to-
| day at noon. He made brief address un-
! der the gallOWs.
Judge McCumn Defies She Court Of
impeachment.
The withdrawal of Judge McCunn from
! his trial at Albany is a subject of interest
among lawyers. McCunn has resumed his
place on the bench OF the Supreme Court,
and his counsel say that his case must be
! passed upon by the Court of Appeals if ad-
versely decided at Albany. They claim
! that extraordinary rulings Of the Senate
obliged them TO retire.
The OrangemGn.
Negotiations looking to obtaining assent
of the Orangemen to parade in citizens
dress on their annual anniversary, have
! been unsuccessful.
Excessive Duties.
The Jury in the United States Circuit
Court found verdict of S499 in gold, in
! favor of Horace J. Fairchild against eX-
| Collector Barney for excess Of duties i'm
posed on imported goods.
A Social Cancer.
In the Court Of General Sessions this af-
ternoon, the case Of John Meeker, charged
with selling obscene literature, was taken
mn. Assistant District Attorney Fellows,
in his opening remarks to the jury, made
the startling statement that the young ladies'
seminaries in this city and vicinity were
actually flooded with books and pictures Of
the most indecent kind, surreptitiouslY in
troduCed, sometimes hidden III boquets OF
flowers, sometimes in parcels OF nuts and
candy by such men as the prisoner.
Arrested for Perjury.
Siegel was arraigned for perjury to-day II
the Tilden Butler suit and given until TO-
morrow to obtain bail.
A Future FarragUt.
In a contest yesterday for a cadetship tc
the Naval Academy rendered to the mem
bers of the schools in his district by Con
gresham Roberts and for which there were
a large number of entries, the prize was
won by a ragged newsboy named JohI
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