New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-11
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

TESTIMONY OF DIR. TRIPLER, RECALLED
DR.. Thomas II. Tripler was recalled ana
testified in answer to Mr. Tremain- Is Taylor On POI
sons recognized authority among medical menf A.
an lot familiar with it, and could not answer that
@ Do you know anything about George Harley E
Vegetable EeurOtlcsi A. No Sir.
O What is the length Of the probe You USED on MI
Fiski A. Six inches.
@ Didn't you tell Marshall Cowan that your probe
was not proper one, and il you had had the night KIND
you would have found the balls A. don't IecoIect
that
O Did nj you tell bin that you Trobed the wound be-
fore Dr. Fisher camef a. Very lEely did.
TESTIMONY OF DR.. FISHER, RECALLED.
Dr.. F. W. Fisher. vino II court under attachment
was then recalled, aud testified IN answer to MI Ire
main-Q take for granted that you recognize lay
Tor Oh Poisons as an authority a. IL Is standard
worn persons.
@ Didn't you tell Marshan Cowan that you put the
probe in four inches and touched the bail, AMI pushed
i've inchesi A. Never.
O. Didn't you tell him that you pushed the ball at all ,
A. No, sir.
O. Did Won tell Mr.. Cowan that DIT. Tupler had
pnnehed away at Fsk half uour BEFORE you arrived
A No, sir.
o. Uant you have any conversation with him on that
subject A / don't reeOliect u.
Marshall Co,,an was called. but did not respond.
MRS. STOKES on THE STAND.
Nancy Stokes the mother Of the prisoner, was sum
tDOned and testified IN answer TO Mr.. Tremain.
your family year agoi A Last year in June he was
there two or three weeks.
O. Did you then discover he had pistoli A. did be
cent his brother for day, and saw II daily
his bed after thai.
O. Did YOU discover anything peculiar in his counte-
nanceI A. l did two three occasions when he was
talking with ms father about his Imprisonment be be-
excited bis eyes had Wild appearance that Nd
q. What were Lis social relations with his ianLyt A.
Perfectly agreeable.
THE BROTHERS TESTIMONY.
Horace Stokes. brother Of the prisoner sworn and
testified, in answer 70 Mr.. Treman.
@ Do You recoIlect the prisoner I'D at your
fathers house in jane year sgot A Yes Sir.
O. Did be send you pistoli A Yes sir; ne sent
me 10 the Hoffman House for it; he somewhat
in manner; he told me be could ut pass night
without the pistol and had nj for time that be
carried the pistol, being in fear Of an attack
Cross-examiued by Nj Beach-when be sent me for
the pistol him why carried IT, and he said he
always carried one since his troubles with Fsk-tAat D.
Was afraid OF an attack rom tsk OF some OF his men
NJ. MckcOu then read the testimony or Patrick
Clarke, taken before the Coroner, after which
TESTIMONY oE DR.. HOWE.
Dr.. Benz. Howe wac called and testified in answer 70
Mr. Temain-I medical practitioner, q member
Of the Royal Medical and Chirurgcsl Society Of London
appointed such in 1865 II is the leading Medical
Society Of the United Kingdom they publish regularly
high medical authOrty-nO higher on polsons have
heard Of George Harley as an authority.
TESTIMONY OF MARSHALL COwAN.
Marshall Cowau was then sworn, and tes,-ded IL an
sweT 10 Alr. Tremain
boarded at the Grand Central from the time II
opened last August year ago with the exception Of
few months until quite recently; / have known Dr..
Fisher upward Of year; We were quite intimate; We
Trpier since November December; he boarded az
the house; was boarding al the hotel when tlsk was
shot; came IN within hour atteTward; after HIS
death was running the doctors II quiet way mat Mr.
Flsz might have been killed by practice Dr. Fisher told
~ 70 eA lIipeI lhal ne neeuh De at az
be punched away az Fsk half an hour before he
told iuper and he said was very unprofessiona for
Fisher say thing OF that sOrt-that II showed
malice, and II too serious thing joke about he
Fisher said but my Instrument was entirely Tor the
purpOse and didn't far as, perhaps, otherwise
Fisher was unwse IN saying such thing a. that for
f.sher Proned Fisk, and II were TO tell what know
~ TINS house " lad conversation with Fisher alter be
attended Fls aud he said he struck the bullet four
sked him why he had not extracted it, and he said his
DIDN'T get tie night probes and he said didn't have
ume-the ease needed Immediate attention. be told mt
that severa times, aud think he told James Hand coal
merchant, the same thing.
CToss-examined by Mf. Beach, told Mr. Triper that
Or. Fisher requested me 10 say him that he riper
had punched away at Fisk for half an hour before be
got mere SeiSLs HG w nm D IrpleI replied that he
was entirely unoaled tor M Fisher had probed him
Fisher could wipe him out he would not dare 70 show
he head IN THE hotel and why be should talk thus
show YOU what kind OF a mar he H. come here to doe
cor bis paeut; hs agrees 70 ave me hall what collect
make them cut both alike his and my own, aud send
them M - says be. you make yours aud then Sc nd
then III separately"
THE PROVIDENCE BUSINESS.
Mr.. McKeon then read the deposition OF Amass
sDrsgus President Of the National Trotng Assooiato
~ idehce r. L. 10 show that Stokes had nds
business engagement at Providence the 9Th Of Jan
uAry and tbst his 10 Mr.. sprague were 81
certainly shah BIZ there" HIS the settling
OF debt between him and Smith Of the firm Of Smith
Gould Martin. All the important portions we're e1
sluoed
DORhAS b. EAToN's AFFIDAVIT.
TIE deposition of DOnnan Is. Eaton, taken Nv com
t1sstoD London. then read but AL portions o