Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-04
NEW YORK.
Stokes Trial-PrOsecutiOn Closed.
Judge McKeOn's Line of Defence.
Two Hundred Cases of SunstrOk,

Over Sixty Deaths.
NEW YORK, July 3.-The number of
sunstrokes yesterday were nearly two hun
dred. The deaths reported were about
sixty in this city, although there were nu-
merous cases not known to the police. The
heat continues to-day.
Dispatches from many of the Eastern
cities represent the heat as intense. Thirty
fatal cases of sunstroke here to-day. There
have been o45 deaths in this city within the
last four days. E9
Young sherman Follows Young
Grant.
A son of Gen. Sherman sails in the
steamer Russia to-day to join his father
abroad.
The Stokes Trial.
Public interest in the Stokes case hasn't
much abated. The prosecution will proba-
bly, close to day. 1t is believed the case will
last a week longer.
The court room was greatly crowded to-
day. The first witness DR.. Marsh testified
that he attended the post mortem examina-
ton on Fisk's body describing the course
taken by the bullet in the abdomen. He
Judged the death of Fisk was caused by the
shock.
This af. ernoon Mrs. Hooker, half sister
of Fisk, testified to her relationship. This
closed the case for the prosecution.
McKeon made the opening speech for the
defense. He traced the movements of
| Stokes after the examination in BiXby's
court, first to Rufus +. Andrews Office to
| INQUIRE if it was true that Fisk got an in
| iictment for blackmailing against him, men,
tioning as his reasons for asking, that be
wanted to be in Providence, r. l., on the
| 9th to attend an arbitration on trotting
case. Andrews told him he had heard
nothing yet. Mr.. Bixby, Of the grand jury,
whom he next visited, told him there was
no truth in the rumor. Then he drove
in a cab to his residence at the Hoffman
House and told gentleman who would be
produced that he was come for papers in
the trotting case. He got them and drove
down Broadway to Josie Mansfield's
residence for other papers, but seeing the
blinds closed, and knowing she was Ill, did
not 90 in. but ordered the man to drive to
the Grand Central. He had not tracked
Fisk there, and the whole time gave the
driver no directions as to the route, and
the cab went by different route from what
Fisk took. Afterwards, on getting out Of
the cab, an acquaintance walked across the
street with him. Stokes said he thought
there was a lady saluted him from
the ladies' parlor up stairs that knew
him, and be went TO see her. He
went in by the ladies' entrance, went TO the
ladies' parlor, and looking at the lady, saw
he was mistaken. He was returning to hi:
friend, and at the head of the stairs saw
Fisk coming. His first impulse was to g
down, and he went a step or two down
then paused, and at the same moment saw
Fisk takiog out his pistol and as if in the
.. act of cooking it. Knowing the desperat'
character of the man he had to deal with
knowing that Fisk had threatened his life
he pulled out pistol he carried in self-de
fence the whole winter, and rapidly tiret
: two shots, then walked back and descend
ed the main staircase. Not soul unde
heaven but the two saw what happened
On his way down he told one Q
| the servants TO go back after
man who was shot. In conclusion
counsel dwelt on the admissions Of witness
es for the prosecution as to the rumors {
Fisk having been armed. He regretted tha
|, the district attorney did not bring forwar
the parties who took charge Of Fisk's clotl
ing, and assured the jury, in addition, tha
some of Stokes relatives had insanity, an
that Stokes mind was upset since his inca
ceration by Fisk on a charge Of embezzl'
4 ment, so that his love for bis father We
turned to hate.
The prisoner at this point trembled, an
, shaded his eyes. The court adjourned
Friday morning.
7 Strauss-Pesck8 Leuther.
The Academy of Music will be given U
4 Monday, Wednesday and Friday of nel
: week to Her Strauss and Madame Arabel
Goddard. Strauss will bring with him
8 large and well selected orchestra from IL
s performers of the jubilee.
Madame PeShka LeuCner, will give
;, concert on invitation of the Rev. Hem
n Ward Beecher, Mayor Pomwell and 9TH
IT eminent citizens of Brooklyn at the Pal
:; in that city some evening between the n
rs and 18th of July for the benefit of Il
Brooklyn orphan asylum. Madame Leu
y ner will give one concert in Philadelph
le and one in Washington but will not appe
lg in New York.
D. The FOurth-Jubf!ee Pilgrimage.
The official programme for celebratil
re by the city OF the Fourth Of July compris
ul public concerts of instrumental music al
be an exhibition of fire works at the Bate
IN and principal public parks in the eveniI
The display is expected to be very fine.
The seventh regiment makes jubi
ut pilgrimage of weeks duration to Sarato
to-day.