Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-10
THE STOKES TRIAL.
Examination OF Witnesses Continued
More Light from q Surgi-
=r-- "a cal Standpoint. 49,
Examination OF StOkes's Father-The
Plot fer the Defense Thickens,
and the Case for the Prfs- a
6Her Looks Bright.

-sr NEW York, July 9.-Stokes tria
opened with Apologize remarks from
TTemsine 10 Birch. The evidene,
showing that Stokes was watched, etc
was ruled out, also Dorman Beaton',
affidavit as 10 his having been assaulted
10y rCiiianS, etc. DR.. Carnochan wa,
called 70 support the theory Of the de
Tense that Fisk's death was Accelerated
IL not caused by medical treatment.
probing, and the ike. When he saw Fish
on anuary 9Th he did not apprehend
any speedy termination of his case, and
uid not consider Fisk in any immediate
danger up 10 half past ten o'clock that
evening; he condemned the use OF
opium IL that case, and considered
deceased under circumstances admitting
Of recovery. His examination as to
medical points continued at great length.
the witness saying that Fisk had no ap-
pearance Of shock when he saw him.
that he never said Fisk died of a shock,
and If he had been present would have re-
mOnstrated. On cross examination he
said tllat be differed from Ssyre in that
he lCarnOchanl belonged to school of
curing The witness was cross-examined
at very great length, and stated that in
eNcep1onal cases, like Fisk's, there had
been recovery; he might give opium
under certain circumstances in such
eases.
DR.. CaTnOchan on further eross-exam-
inatiCn admitted that Fisk had symp-
toms Of perf0Hitds in the region of the
ullbiiicils, and that Fisk could not have
received the wound without a shock;
he did not know enough Of the ease to
give an opinion a. to what was the
cause Of Fisk's death.
DR.. Abraham Jacob was next exam
ined, and testified that in his opinion
tisk's death was caused either by NOR
phine poisoning On uremia 1 -g q
DR.. Benjamin ". McCready sworn:
Q.-krOm your knowledge of this case
what would you say was the cause of
Fisk's death? -reFes1 "A
At was opium, and nothing else.
David s. Beach. stenographer, who re-
ported the testimony at the CorOner's
Inquest, was exa mined as 70 the accuracy
Of his transcript Of minutes, and replied
they were correct. He looked over the
original numbers but could not find that
Hart had said in his examination that
the prisoner had denied the shooting.
Edwin II. Ste;Ses, father OF the pris-
Oner, testified that he was seventy-twoi
years old; has resided here ten years,
and Previous to that IN Philadelphia;
his son has been married about ten
years; in January 1871, his son was ar
rested and put in . is0n FOR a day or two:
from the time Of his troubles with Fisk,
eight months before his last arrest, the
prisoners character was changed.
Here the witness burst int tears and
sobbed. His son used TO complain of
pain in his head, and used 10 place his
hands % his head; he used to propose a I
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to something else, his conduct became
changed, and he used to be disrespectfCi
10 witness. Once he became 50 excited
that be rushed out Of the house, and
there was something threatening in his
eyes.
-R.-Have there been eases of insani-
" in your family, or in his mothers |
family? "
The witness again burst into tears 4
and answered in the affirmative.
Q.-HOw many? t
A.-There was but one case 1 should |
call insanity, bat there were cases Of /
hallueinatioh; his mothers nephew |
was laboring under hallucination, and /
was sent 20 the Bloomingdale asylum, |
but they did not consider her insane; /
my wife's mother was in a weak state |
Of mind for years, but not insane.
Q.-Nhen your son was sick, did you |
discover that he carried a revolver2
A.-Yes. ny
Q.-What I'D he say he carried Il for? I
A.-TO protect himself from Fiskis |
bullies As far back as 1856 his son had I
carried pistol.
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