Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-12

LII tbs wespon to defend himself WIFE, Il Nc
-, s,d furthermore that he was 8 moi !,
-, the subject Of his difficulties with tue
l-,rJo-eI nan Stokes friends say tnAt iu-I
rb-s;.;s1. condemned in unmessuTed terms 'no
scfion of surgeons in probing the Wounu "a ~
abdomen. They held that the eondl'lou =. -
vouuded nan was such that TINS eouiss - a.
lers,e if it vas. WAS not the dire;s CAUSE VI
death
-HE CORONER JURY.
The following gentlemen have been sunni me !,
ass Jury BY Commissioner Jenny 70 NJ -
Fsk's residence this morning l. l. ,il-;.l
OF the firm OF A. I. stewart q 70 -, n
Wrislev. OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel Jerome n
FjU,cyis. = real estate broker Chas. L. Aeker ;
Lowell Lincoln. formerly O.: Boston, Of Allse'
S.wyer & Co.; John J. German. Martha" \, ~
Roberts. Z s. Chaplin, Cyrus Curtis, " m ~
Bliss. Alexander Mckenzie, George OpeyAe' IL
Y stout. VIM. B. Duncan Henry CieWs, ~ H.
Locke. David Dawes, jesse Hoyt aud hAlph
Bogsrt.
The examining physician states thU tiss s
brsin weighs hfty-eight ounces
TWEED EULoGIzEs FISK.
Vim. Il. Tweed shortly after Flsk's death gave
utterancs to expressions Of intense regret anu
openly eulogizad the deceased 81 the oth Avenue
Hotel yesterday
ADVANCE IS EKIE sToCz
The Erie stock is quoted AZ an advance Of
/ "a per cent; some5brosers asser; that the
stock will fall to-day.
STOKES DEFEgsE.
It;ss7.tsd that Stokes couEsels hsye adopted
the 70 loving line OF defense Tor their client me
fuN history o. Fisks relations with stokes VII DC
I called up. aud an attempt made TO convince me
inv that the prisoner has for @ long tine been =
martyr to Fisk's selfish overbesriug s}irlt. 4Aey
will bring wi nesses 70 show how Fisk hrs- became
intimsts With Stokes aad engaged to supply the
Erie railroad with Kerosene oil from his factory
on Long leland how the two progressed TO-
rether and become more and more s;eatissi az
friends, until = third party appeared IN the per-
son of Mrt J0sephene Msnaheld The counsel
will dwell upon all thGt followed, showing INV
the woman favored her new scqualntance, nov
the rival became Jealous and tried 20 estrauge
the new lover, FIRST By fair means AMI then by
foul how be caused the ruin OF his former
frieni Stokes, and .subsaqGently seized his pro-
perty on the pretense that be took il FOR de1l.
They will sttampt to show thst Fitk having 81
last s6sc.ed the ruin Of Stokes financially, con-
tinued 70 prosecute him, and, finally. at,er get
ting his antagonist completely corncret, cosed
bic mouth by getting 4 decision from the court
f1rbiiIiug the admission il evidence o. certain
letters AMI documents calculated 70 throw Light
on the subject how Stokes, after paying So',-
600 counsel fees, and being unable 20 keep up
the controversy, saw that still another decision
wss going against him il IL Ilrkviile police
court finding himself ~ the end Of his te1her.
and bis antagonist &C fresh as when commeuc-
ing the fight, having 81 ample supply ot money
% back hlm, he sees nothing ahead but ruin a1t
dsh5uo-. They vii undertake % show tla-
the chsrrs OF b.Acz-uailing vas Unio-nisi, and
that Fax really retained in bis own possession
money wh.ch he promised Mrs Mansfield.
Finally, they Will relate how Stokes went from
the courtroom, after day Of aiyersitias, only
% meet, face 90 fsce, the Judge who hal lst IT,
suel the orler f3- bic srrest, and that Judge a
warm friend Of bis hated sut1g list sid bow
he became suIleu-y exasperatel, ali changed
trln so adversary TO an assassin.
Al TEE TONES.
Stlkea. the assassin, is still m cell sc. 81. AZ
the j0m5s. which hss been reft,el for him.
John Graham and the rest Of bis counsel held al
interview With him az about . O'Clock. There is
10 excitement about the tombs, ami 10 s-us Of
= rot The court Of sessions is held n che
t3nts building
THl INQUEST.
The c5rouer's jury me, there at three o'c.ocs.
S-.tae- counsel vrare r~eaar- 7rF- IN. ice -r-a-
ton a8i Charles S s6encsr 10 vsteb 5bs inter
e,ts Of Fiss's relatives Stokes Wss brought into
e,u.t and s+-suD-si t5 soDesr u-e1nre-nei
Coroler Io1u- called tie names Of tie jury.
VIXEN s9lH Graham SAL lls, tAsre 'eaiael 9. oa
m1.-ti-'. l7a,-ls IA TIE az AM De "-sai- TO
suomi Two l7=" l'--'s'
ile cor ae. s-.l NAY ne .n 4-ss' vas Ieslar
An "'Il l - .-' ii'...5l'-- Q. g ll'g
-,srlai t.a-i-l1nv 10 b. rs.sn a, n -bs ,r,ts NJ
Fiik's body =: the time DE received the fatal
wounds. 10 order % see If he were az poetic a
nan ss represented, AMI f he we're utterly IN
protected. G-shsm based this point on the at
Of 1871, which flrbils interference With .
the body O. 5 Murdered nan before the s--iysl
Of the coroner
The coroner here checked Graham, saying tlat .
be would DO bic duty. lie called John J. Rel .
mont do9r-ooy OF the Grand Central hotel who
~. - h. H. III az
-L - s.
.5s.4 ,-ls- ,l.. e-.+ So - 81 - e. IN
60. lt 80 raj No., .7l l.s,,-I ~.
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80 ..t... +t -. - ,, -..--I
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nj ~ 1.f. .--, an T., p. No.. - .-
.5--.-i, his t,rI an ,--,,I ~, - So.
~ - 80 r.-
lii not see any of tie parties until FISK recog- .
ni-el Stokes afterwards
AT rHz GRAND OPERA HOUSE
ARE ,-7rl hr7.,.sI the s--as+s s-,.,-l ,t. I
c-,i -, H. an ., '--.
Of Fisk was removed rom his residence 90 the T
large hall o. The Erie Railway Directors, 10 the /
Npera House. N-erei- WAa placed ons catEia-4gs. .
FUNERAL uTC5RArIoya
~lst.rr r.s c,rs-si ,s-.t d., ma. ----,. st,-.L +
and v5i-s f.s-o7rs fr,,t I-,ra-- 7s-,,-,5.-,
l-..a III c,-ri,ss an .-vo-;-.. IN IN, 80 H.
either sai Of he casio, coa,ain.8e- -bs b,fv
we're teau-iil. devices Of anchors. crowns, etc,
80 - - ','-'- s.-s u ,le eAsAe,
~ ,I.g.t -. - ssh iAl1
$50 -,..-,,, -. 80 --1 ~ 'le
~ '--' '''l Vi 'ue o-sAe--
TIE BODY.
The o.6,srs Of his regiment bore the bo.iv fran,
HE residence 20 IL Opera House. where f. ,av
in state, and su immense concourse Of re-uie
tlsl ia 90 take last view Of the deceased me-
1ciy vss dressed in ths uniform Of Colonel
OF militia regiment The face wore q slight
expression of pain. but was otherwise natural
His cap and sword lay on the TOP Of the cssEet
large number Of prominent citizens ioinei in
the ranks, which filed toward the re1airs. d,
take !Sst look At the murdered man.
rrs1rye IN rgr NINTH Er,r,,.xr
800,
u .-e '.l regiment are very n
$50 W. 'u' As7Assln-1io4 OF taelr
So. So A-' s"y 'A'y -'e 4t'eFniAel TO rans
Etli4sa As'pSo rus rRIE EsPLoTEs.
Ias emplo7es Of the Erie railroad s---s., .
e 'Hels' desire 20 ynea otokes slso, and the su-
of,t, T,--bs ~. ny Iss' 10
ns,-s,i.r - -. ~. 'li-ls iIA" oe no