The New York herald., 1872-07-09
The Accused Under ExaminatiOn--.His Version
Of His Rencontre with Fisk and Par.
ticulars Of the Shooting.
STOKES D0GGED BY DETECTIVES
Josie Mansfield on. the
Stand.
Fisk NegOtiates for Peace, but
Fails.
The Threats Held Out-"I VIII
Kill Stokes"
The Eaton Midnight Mystery Par
italy Unravelled.
ANOTHER BOUT BETWEEN COUNSEL.
Intense Excitement In tho COurt-.-All Ears to
ANOTHER BOUT BETWEEN COUNSEL.
Intense Excitement In tho Court..-All Ears TO
Hear Stokes and ALI Eyes to See Josie.
FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE TRIAL.


Tho fifteenth day OF the trial of Edward 6. stokes
has surpassed all its predecessors by the intense
dramatic enect produced in the appearance OF the
prisoner Oh the stand who was kept there from the
opening OF the Court until twenty minutes to three
O'Clock in the afternoon, when Helen Josephine
Mansfield followed him, to be succeeded in turn
by Marietta A. Williams, William Stobo and VIII
liam II. @. Shanks, in all i've witnesses, who took up
the entire days proceedings by their testimony.
Stokes who. was yesterday, for the first time
during the trial. addressed by counsel
both sides as ''Mr. StoGes,'' came into
Court usual, under the charge of Sheriff
Brennan and Deputy sheriff Shields, who
escorted him to his seat behind his counsel.
Stokes wore linen summer trousers, with small
black stripe, white shirt with handsome diamond
pin, and black tie with white spots, besides the
usual gray summer coat. lie was looking wei and
IN seeming better spirits than usual. His brother,
Horace Stokes, and his mother, Mrs. Stokes, the
latter dressed in deep mourning, were also in
Court, the latter lady sitting near her Edward.
Mr.. Stokes, Sr., came into Court later during the
day and sat near the prisoner.
But the great attraction of the day was the ap-
pearance OF the modern Cleopatra in Court, who is
known in this fight as Helen Josephine Mansfield,
and her cousin, Mrs. Marietta Williams In addition
to the mother OF Mrs. Mansfield.
Mrs. Mansfield came into court attired In all the
magnihcence that gold, silks, diamonds and aces
could bestow. She had descended from her car
riage in Broadway, and as q great many people
have curiosity to know how this Aspasia dresses
II shall be given. First there was heavy black
silk underskirr, covered over with some white 1lmy
fabric which came to the throat, and over her
shoulders was thrown very handsome black lace
shawl pinned in front at the shoulders. Around
her neck was a massive gold chaln pendant
from which an equally massive gold
cross, and, to make 1t complete, at her
wrists were massive gold bracelets richly
chased. Mrs. Mansfield wore Henry
Quatre hat, with rich black veil and long lavender
Kid gloves. In her were large hoop earrings
OF gold and sapphire. She sat behind the reporters
during the day, and on her right was her mother,
Mrs. Mansfield, who was dressed In black silk, and
who is still very prepossessng woman. Mrs.
Helen Josephine Mansfield is woman OF extra
ordinary fairness OF skin, while her mother is
darker stouter and shorter In stature. Helen
Josephine has dark, liquid eyes, and her cousin,
Marietta Williams, Is blonde, with tawny hair and
gray blue eyes. Her dress was also tawny
coored silk dress OF two shades, and she had q
tawny and black hat on the top Of her head,
and everything that was not rich on her person
was tawny, with the exception OF the heavy gold
hoop earrings similar t. those Of Mrs. Mansfield.
Dividing the attention with the Mansfield party
were the large crowds Of Erie Railway employees,
who yesterday filed al the back seats in the
Court, and began to swarm around the seats
OF the reporters, endeavorlng 10 crowd the press
men from their seats with the usual effrontry OF
Erie employees Besides these individuals who are
lost 20 name and fame in the mass Mr. John Conner,
the Erie Railway agent was in Court yesterday,
and was again showed to an admirng assemblage
10y little Mr.. McKeon, who takes especial delight in
attacking tls Inflated individual and making an
exhibition of him for the beneht OF the audience.
When Mrs. Mansfield saw stokes yesterday morn.
ing in Court It for the first time since his con
hnement for the killing of Fisk, on January @. This
woman who is a magnificent Medusa, took long,
tender look at Stokes and seemed for moment TO
drink p his every feature. Still the Medusa kept
her nerves well in hand and thought no doubt OF
the many strange things that had happened since
she last Stokes, six months ago, at the Yorkvie
Police Court on that memorable Saturday morning.
Stokes looked at Mrs. Mansfield and just bowed in
return to the look and Mrs. Stokes, the mother Of
the prisoner who is said to be a woman Of strong
religious feelings, regarded Mrs. Mansfield with q
look that only a mother could fathoDi
The first witness called was man named Hyland,
who did not answer, and then, amid great hustle,
the name Of Edward s. stokes'' was called loudly
court including the colored coachman Of Fisk got
on their feet to have a look at the prisoner, who
very quietly walked up TO the platform beside the
Judicial bench, and took the Bible In his hand,
holding his eyes down while the oath was
administered to him. Then he sat In the chair and
underwent the examination, both direct and cross
which lasted from fifteen minutes past eleven 10
twenty minutes OF three O'Clock p NJ, with the
exception OF interval OF half hour for lun ch
and intervals for eoquence by Mr.. Beach, who at
tempted to make summing up thus early In the
case as the eagle-beaked Tremain expressed him
self IN objection.
Stokes told his story we'll as any story was
ever told to jury by prisoner in capital case.
He declared his movements during the day from
the time that he left the Court with District AT.
torney Fellows and John McKeon until
he took oysters and ale at Delmonco's.
Stokes said that ne was thlrty-one years
OF age, by birth Phlladephian, and that he had
lived III that city twenty years, and that he came
from the Philadelphia College to New York, and
on arriving here lived with his uncle, Mr.. Peyton
Gilbert, In Fifth avenue for two years, after which
he went into the produce business and then into
the oil refining business at Hunters Point, and
had business relations with Fisk before the shoot
ing The counsel for the defence, Mr. Treman,
asked what they were and the District Attorney,
for the ifty-second time, objected. Then there was
o lively little sparring match, ana Mr.. McKeon de
nounced the corrupt judiciary, one whom he said
had been compelled TO resign, q second had been
lmpeached and third was dead.
Mr. Tremain argued at length the admissibiity o.
certain evidence In regard to the relations OF Fish