The Portland daily press., 1872-07-02
NEW YORK.



New YORK, July There were dozen ca
ses of brutal violence yesterday, Of which one
or two arc likely to prove fatal.
In an affray in park Row last night, james
Duffy and VIM McCafferty were shot by James
Driscoll and a companion who belonged to ri
val Jersey gang. An old feud existed between
the clans. James Dawson, an old man, passing
by, was also shot. All will recover Driscol
was arrested.
Joseph Hopkins, a well known citizen of
Brooklyn, was struck down with paving stone
and fatally injured while attempting to defend
his son yesterday, from an attack of rowdies
Some OF the ruffians were arrested
The Stokes Trial.
The Stokes trial was resumed this afternoon
There was a large crowd present. Hundreds
were turned away. A commission was issued
at the request of the prisoners counsel to ex-
anime witness in Rhode Island.
The first witness was III. ID. Cooley, who tes-
titled to being in the Hotel hearing Shots firea,
and heard someone say, Nobody helps me-
l saw man near the head of the stairs, who
said there is a man shot. The man wore a
white coat and black silk hat. Witness found
Fisk wounded at the foot of the stairs. After
wards saw the man in white coat confronted
with Fisk, and identified by the latter Short
ly after lady gave him pistol, the one which
witness gave to Mr.. Crockett. On cross-exam-
ination. the witness SAID he was parlor-inan at
the Hotel He and Mr.. Murtiss helped Fisk
upstairs, being assisted by man who came in
from Broadway. The man who said 'srhere is
a man shot" appeared quite cool, and was
ed to him by Miss Hall was sflver-plated,
white handled six-shooter The pistol produced
by Coroner Young was here handed to Witness
1t has brown wooden handle, and has only
four changes. Witness was positive that it
was not-the pistol handed him by Miss Hail.
Considerable interest was manifested when
the witness stated that the pistol produced by
Coroner Young was not the pistol given him by
the woman at the hotel. -,t-.4l5 -.f. So r
The witness resumed. The ladies gathered
better say nothing, Henry, it might endanger
your position" Stokes did not go into the
parlor where the lady found the white-han1Jed
pistol. 81 tz-.fN I-t>
Ii. A. Polhemus testified to seeing Stokes in
a liquor store on Broadway, shortly before four
o'clock of that afternoon that Fisk was shot.
John Marshal testified that he was valet to
Col Fisk, and gathered up the clothes of Fisk
at the hotel on the evening of the killing of
Flick, and putting them into a valise. The va
lise was opened in court and the clothing iden-
sified as Fisk's, the cape showing four bullet
holes Witness also testified that Fisk made
his headquarters at Josie Mansfiield's, where
he the (witness) was employed to wait on Fisk,
and witness left Mansteld's because he did not
like towait on Stokes. Fisk paid him while he
was at Mansfield's Josie sent witness to Fisk
and got money, when she gave witness money.
Officer McAdams testified to arresting Stokes
and to Fisk identifying him as his murderer.
Miss Grace Hall testified to finding a pistol
in paror No. Linear the lounge. The pistol said
to be Stokes was shown here but she failed to
identify it, but was positive that the oneshe
found did not have awhile handle o.
DIR. Jas. II. Wood testified that on the sixth
of Junary, he found Col Fisk lying on a bed at
the Grand Central Hotel He was pale, his
skin was cold pulse rs and respiration a. He
found a wound in his left arm and one also in
the abdomen left of the median line. DR.. Wood
gave technical description of the wound and
the process of probing. Col. Fisk was anxious
to have the bullet removed and desired to take
chloroform ordered thirty drops; the wound
was then probed but the ball was not extracted,
the probe being unable to find the bullet and it
was considered not advisable to 90 further; wis
tied him again at II o'clock the District Attor-
ney asked what was the cause of the Col s
death; the Doctor could account for it in no
other way but the shock TO the system caused
it; did not prob beyond the walls of the alb
domen; no one but crazy man would consider
it malpractice; Fisk was very anxious to know
whether he was going to die | ordered his will
made; can't say he wandered in his mind.
Advance on Ice.
Ice has been advanced owing to the heat 90
80 per cent. wholesale and 40 to 90 per cont. re-
Fire Extinguishcrs.
A case was before the United States District
y
praying for an injunction restraining them from
the manufacture, use or sale of the National or
Gardner machines and for specific damages
The bills claim that these extingishers, in using
earbonio acid in combination with water, In.
fringe the patent ownedb by tho Babooek o. 4
The Strikes.
The situation in regard to the labor strikes
to-day is practically unchanged. In some quar-
tiers rumors are rife of negotiations are in pro-
gress between the strikers and bosses which
promise an amaicable solution of the existing
difficulties, but the reports lack confirmation
One-half of the metal workers have resumed
work at the old rates and hours. 1t is believed
the rest will go to work after the 4th. The fur
rers have formally acceded to the demand of
the workmen for % per cent advance on the
present wages, Fbe longshoremen demand so
cents an hour for all work done after SIX o'clock.
1t is probable that their demand will be ANAL
cably settled. The strike of the box makers is
substantially ended Most of the car stable
men who stpqc4 for higher wages have resumed
work at old wages.
The new York office reports that late weather
probabilities will not be sent hereafter, the
present contract with the government expiring
and the company refusing to do the work for