New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-29
,c,pp FROM EDWARD 8. STOKES.

tn the Public: Ever since my cohmltmehV
IN this prson Mt the request OF my counse nave ro
Trained from making statement OF any hhu 70 inc pun
lilo Ibave suffered physically from unnecessarily close
Nv -, oraor ~ the Commissioners, but the seal
., ence nlaoed upon my lips has been even more Caring
to mo than nv Imprisonment have suffered more
mentally from the repeated and gross misrepresch'
i'm newspapers under the control ana ihhuehoe u Ivy
enemies than from my confinement shehtly an" p''"-
fully have listened to the accuson ov v from Fisk
leaSue with Miss Manifold W extOrt money ilo i,S
and IN ross Recommendations Of my relations Win
her These accusations are fisL Miss Mans
In tho prosecution OF suits against FISK mlss h
Aeld,s otIdayit was deemed necessary by my counsel
but had any business reiaOns INV With her ex
cept through the Vaccinations OF FISK, VINO Rt
to act az IN Te9 Fisk will say t6at
have been in legitimate business ior tne LAST yen ge on
orally successfu until was induced to take James
Fisk ir, partner in my oil business IN br1Sy ncry
him was fagranty robbed aud OUTRAGED. NY renei
was seized at midnight Sunday by lawlcss gng VI
rulians without any process OF law while was throw"
nroceed 10 regain my own property After considerable
litigation a satisfactory compromise was mace; put an
Ef Induced HTSeG % nSr to
made and on the 1sags or Os hs semen which would
have stopped all litigation between FISK ana myself Ne
obtahed Az 9 NV aonadence by making an award in the
interest Of Fisk The same gay the %yer g ne o U
OF 100000. which 1t was previously supu"'cu
should receive. .,,o.,,. 90 ,,,,ish
|
Fsks letters to Miss Mansfield. This Is absolutely and
unoualinedly false. The greater portion OF those pup
| lshed since Fisks death never read unu saw .nei
in the public prints These letters were procured ana
| uublished without my knowledge and cOnnlvance.
have never seen Miss Mansfield since my commitment
shoud have remained silent in regard 10 al these
accusations il had not lately been grossly ibeled on
the stage nj Nblo manager SO lost 70 all sense Oh
decency as TO prostitute the drama by nbelhg person
i'm INV unfortunate and helpless condition would receive
only silence from had lie not, 10 make tue Drama sun
more Dpressiye out In card denying ts we us
seminatons and yOuchng for Its untruthfuness. Inc
Incidents this lbelOus play require no DENIAL WIN
those who me- but 5000 persons VINO Know nothing
of nv anteeedens character nightly witness TINS ms
representation OF me gambler, roue f0rgcr ana as
sassin and possibly may accept u Tor truth no ndn
can honestly assert that knowingly ever injured any
one and as for being adept NJ cards, hardly KNOW
one card from another, and have scarcely played game
in many wears In this mOnstrous play FISK IL repre-
scented as being prosecuted by me- ana as having owl
| new charge ard one ridiculous that hardly know
how TO reply il. But Will say that never slgheu
nv name To any document more discredlabe 70 yse
than when put my signature 10 the OIL lease III cOnslu-
Grafton of receiving certain rebates whereby the Erlc
R1rnad was robbed to benefit him and his colleagues
refrain at present making statement, i0f nave
! n duty TO perform To counsel must IoioW tLcir
advice and direction These few statements which do
make | made without their knowledge, ana ehlreIy
| upon my own responsibility. ..,,-,
will only add that when all the iacts OF thls uhlor
funate affair are developed and when II snail nc proved
how UNANIMOUSLY the witnesses perjured themselves at
the (cr0ners Inquest then public opinion. which has
been based upon false statements, VIII set la my favor
| | am anxious and always have been anxious, for u
| speedy tIiaI by an honest jury OF my fellow men
| 'Tovibs Anil o. 1872 ED. 5. STOKES.