The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-29
The Stokes Trial.

NEW York, June 29.-The Stokes
trial was resumed this morning. There
was large crowd, including many ladies.
John p. Redmand, hotel boy at the
hotel, testified. Fisk asked If Mrs,
Morse and daughter were in and followed
him up few steps, when he heard q
voice and looking up saw Stokes at the
top Of the stairs, whom witness saw en-.
ter the hotel about ten minutes previous:
Stokes was resting his left elbow on the
banisters with his right hand raised with
a pistol in II; Stokes fired two shots and
Fisk staggered back leaning against the
wall; Fisk was helped up stairs; saw Fisk
identify Stokes as the man who shot him,
Richard Wandel testified: He was a
sporting man; that he was standing at
the main entrance Of the hotel on the
day Of the shooting; saw Stokes come in
at swift pace, between o run and a walk,
attracting the attention Of witness by
running against lad; saw Stokes 20 In al
the ladies entrance; 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 muir.
der shortly after and saw Stokes in the
hands Of an officer. The sexamina.
tion elected nothing further.
Frank Housman, Fisk's colored driver,
was then examined, after which a recess
was taken.
During the examination Of the driver
the defence tried to prove that Fisk went
to the hotel Tor improper purposes, but
the court excluded the questions.
After recess Captain Byrnes, OF the
Fifteenth precinct, was called to the stand
and testified that when he heard Of the
shooting he went to the room where Col.
Fisk was lying wounded and was saluted
by him with nod; he,got a pistol from
Crockett, the clerk Of the hotel, and also
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.. Nepter was prob.
ing the wound when he got TO the room:
he received the pistol between seven and
eight o'clock on the night of the shooting.
Frank s. Crockett, clerk in charge OF
the front Office Of the hotel, testified that
he received the pistol from the porter,
Henry, and that he threw up the cham.
bers and found two loaded and two empty
barrels: afterwards gave 1t to Capt
Byrnes. He then described the seizure
Of Stokes and the arrangement OF the
parlors, stairs, &c. In Col. Flsk's room
there were Mr.. Haskings, Mr.. Curtis,
Coroner Young Mr.. Powers and DR..
Truler; don't recollect ofany others.
McKean-Is not the District Attorney
trying to get around the anti.mortem ex-
animation?
Beach here made some remark, to
which McKeon 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 ques.
ton by the officer that Fisk said: "That
Is Stokes, the man who shot me-"
O. Have you had good deal to do in
getting up this case?
A. Not that l know Of
Q. Have you given some names Of the
witnesses to Capt. Byrne?
A. The District Attorney has asked
me about several persons, and have
answered. l have not that I remember
told any one not to subpoena Henry.
Q. How do you know that he is not
subpenaedP
A. have not seen him; 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.
should say he was running. I don't think
| saw Col. Fisk at the hotel more than
two or three times.
Q. How long had that Morse family
been thereH
Objected to by the District Attorney as
irrelevant. The Court ruled that this was
new matter, and therefore excluded the
question. : y, ~
Adjourned until Monday.