New-York tribune., 1872-07-04

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said, have no control Of that VIII have nothing 70
do with IL It Is not In my line" Iio wanted TO get TINS
wonan back assn ana If II TaS ce5c & @S Of ceosy
feeling revenge which prompted him from time 70 lle
10 endcavor gain control OF stokes for the purpose Oh
ecttinS MSnsaed back again into his affections There
was a weakness about him IN mat respect. iie nau
Sokes was told that he had better arm and protect him
se-ihat Fisk would take his lie tsk meant that TINS
man shoull be assaulted. We Will show that
men were following him night and day; that he
could not go out even IN puono pace ee,n nso ~
are and The attention OF persons called TO that fact
The poor fellow anxious Tor tls settlement inat
his mind became disturbed. what ana nc d0i flnnlng
that lsk woud NOT come 10 terms he goes to Mr. Beach
and asks his advice. Thoy told MN 10 wall nhl ya ,h
nr0perty again, Fisk finding her in possession. sent
some 25 Of his to take the premises ana STOKES
arrested ON charge OF embczzng and not even allow
ing him to get bail, an order OF judge &C. lDowlnS'
stokes was locked up at Headquarters III MulDeiryst
from Saturday night until Monday morning.
sEwARD's FAMOUS AWARD.
The difference was finally referred to Clarence Seward,
who acted as arbitrator, who awarded, out or sOoVo'
but $4,000 to Stokes OF which tho lawyer was ready
to take. IIaughter The management oil these men
was such that tho day Mr.. Seward signs the award
he sails for Europe, and is in Europe noW FRO
ceedngs were commenced to set aside the award on
tho ground that Seward had passed upon but siOOoo.
Fisk feeling the dlsgracef nature OF the affair." wanted
to put stop 30 IT, aud he had ono moio Oh dong s0
proceedings and he got Judge Pratt 70 ISSUE an
man named Pooton, reporter WHO VINO HEea We, Vnnhlish
Brooklyn. was said TO be gong ,PuefSn PuD'ion
those adavt, SO rnhIcyton tney got In an the mean
time Fisk wanting to operate against Stokes, induced
colored boy to make ali ay In which 1t was charge1
that Mansfield and stokes had attempted 10 acAnai
him. He pretended TO have heard TINS whle he was
attending table, and he gave most incredible account
He willing tool AS soon ~ the boy nau u, IeSo We
statements he disappeared from the state or em
York if he had not, he would have been arrested Tor
perjury That is one of ways in which this case has
EVIDENCE SUPPRESSED.
should like to know why there has been this suppress
sion OF evidence. charge the ctAttorney with
enppressIng IT, Where is Mrs. Morse : where is Mr.
Morse 2 Where is the girl who waited on the hoiseSi
Has She too spirited ont Of the state OF NeWlOfh
for fear OF her showing that Fisk was In
tho habit of having q pistol about him when
IN the Morses roomi saw there has been o
suppression OF evidence complain here that the ID s.
tctAtorney has not had the courage to take IL as t
should be taken. The Jury has rlght 70 say We VII WI,
find no verdict on tho evidence you havo given; You
have o right to show us certain things. LEX was
armed last January. The rumor was that FISK was vas
armed. What measures have you taken 10 show the
facti Mr.. Stokes knew he was armed & The
IS1n' FISK. They have been banded about by private
individuals. And then look at the manner IN wen hae
compelled to be silent in relation TO certain things az tne
hotel but II had been allowed we would have taken
tie of that house 1t was the business OF the DIS
trctAioruey to take the roof OF that houseto have
of , Eat5 HheT@ IA Mr. Hsknsi Why Is not every
thing connected with it deveopedi Why Is necessary
every word would have been Illustrated that am going
~ MISS MANsFELDs SUITS.
t,oyy let lis 90 back to tho law proceedings. Mans
field finding that she was lbeed, commenced proceed
ipgs for libel suit against Fisk and am happy to say
that the Judge treated Fisk like any other person and
compelled his attendance. At the examination the Dis
tretAttorney represented by his assistant, MI Fe
lows Mr. Beach and Mr. Sherman appeared for Fisk
Mansfield was examined and Stokes was examined, and
wbil
camo mp another matter which ! hold the Dis
trying 10 get before the Grand Jury, this
indictment got out against stokes by the worst gang
that went before DiSu,tAttorney' You see now
this man was placed al the mercy OF Fsk- was enough
to unsette his mind AZ TINS Pont on tho ON Ct con Is
stokes called at my house at the upper part OF the e'
and told me he waS cong 10 ne @ mI1ees t N lie ,S rsine
We went over to Ity-set enth-st, anu
ton was commenced before Judge Bix0y Ihe cnage OF
giJ ~ WIilians and OF stokes They swore that the
whole OF these charges were false stokes was Shel
nation TO pursue and persecute him He replied that
he mad been swindled by Fisk, and would pursue MN Oy
has not been particle OF evidence adduced showing
that he ever threatened to pursue him with pistol.
city, and then that Stokes learned that the ndct
ment had been ound AGAINST Nun by the Grand jury
Mr. smith, which on horse race that took place on
tne Fleetwood Course Fye hoqsand dollars n9I oGGa
had the 23d or December presented ms case 10 the
BOARD stated by Smith yesterday and on that occasion
nroner notice had been given TO the parties and the
nt ordered il to be transferred Providence the
Now Won cannot have from this statement, any idea
that assassination was contemplated The public press
has teeneL with statements that Stokes followed Fisks
carriage from the Opera House down Iwi show you,
from this book OF the examination taken before tine COR
oners jury, that there is no truth In that statement
man named Lawrence Clark started with Stokes and
drove directly the Hoffman House. He said no knew
Stokes having driven him before and from having
heard his name. The Hoffman House was stokess resi-
dencO from the time Of the departure OF OF MS is we od 9n III
bs case before the Providence Board OF Appeals on
arriving at the hote he went up to his room got his
papers went his box in the hotel office, and found
dispatch he had sent to John Doty In NeTJersey re-
turned marked no such office" II he had P 10
that he wanted Doy to be here because he was TO be
drive him to Miss Mansnelds house which was near the
Opera House It has been said That he looked up as ne
passed IT, that is not materalt was natural Ior any
body to do so, and partcuiafy i9r MN, Rih, 8S ,o ne
had had so much business with Mr. FISK "hen
lie got 10 Miss Mansgelds, he raped on the
window Of the carriage but when he he saw the blind
closed and recOected that she had been sick during the
night he told the cabman to turn round ana drive To the
there where he thought he could get some men IN
the testimony Of FIsks driver that he drove
through certain streets; we shall SHOW you
southwest OF Fourth-s and Broadway, about
block from the Grand Central When he got there, he
stopped the hack paid the driver 81, and went the
street to the restaurant alluded TO. He found there
Henry N. Smith, Polhamus, and ID. r. lngraham jr;
The lasnamed asked him TO 80 up town with him. and
Stokes answered that he looking up witnesses In the
horse case coming up on tuesday ana then 1ey Dotn
At o'clock he crossed the street on the corner OF
broadway aud Great JOnes-st just there he was met
by a gentleman OF respectabty and standing, who left
a stage, and SAID, Med, what are you abOutt Come
along with me am going down to Nibo's to get tickets
for the Black Crook"
WHY STOKES WENT TO THE GRAND CENTRAL.
They walked down together, and as they passed the
Grand Central, he thought he lady In the hotel
bowing to him, and he said to this gentleman, think
there is lady have met in Saratoga; come along over
with me-" The gentleman excused himself, and Stokes
left him. and went TO the ladies' entrance the
he saw that did know her. and walked through
the main hall toward the stairs The lady passed him
here and went up stairs He had his pistol In his pocket
fnrh "a bav aid A hp IN