The New York herald., 1872-12-31
STOKES TRIAL.


The Court OF Oyer and Terminer opened at the
usual hour yesterday morning, and the case OF The
y0ple against Edward s. Stokes charged with the
killing Of James Fisk. Jr., was proceeded with.
Ghe court room was well filled, but interest In the
proceedings has greatly died away since Stokes
was rst upon trial for his life, some seven months
ago. for the crime with which he stands charged
The prisoner wears q bolder appearance than he
qid when he was previously tried, and looks like q
man lighting for his life against apparent odds.
ans proceedings yesterday presented no features
VI special Interest De Corey, the parlor man, was
ufst put on the stand.
ClsoSS- EXAMINATION or mn cop1rv coNrrurrn
hehry De Corley was placed on the stand to be
c.os.snad - BY the prosecution. With view
@ u sess, edibilitysof the Witness Mr.. Beach
number Of questions relating to his
3servfce in the Union army. Henry stated
Shat he enlisted in the home guards in Springfield
NO. couldn't remember the name OF any omcer or
erivate never was In q battle; the home guards
were watching the rebels; does not remember In
what year he joined.
q. Was Stokes very cool when You met him in
the hall and he told you there was man shoti
A. No; he was excited.
Q. How do you reconcile that with the answer
you gave on the last trial-'Mr. Stokes was very
cpoltn A. Ny memory Is net always good.
90. You say the pistol which Miss Hall gave you
and you handed Mr.. Crockett was six barrels A.
Hes, - much as recolect.
Q Had the trigger guard A.: cannot rec0l-
aectr i g =. -.
THE SECOND PISTOL -
O. You say you handed 1t at once to Mr.. Crock.
ctts A. Yes, called the gentleman and gave it to
Aim.
@ What was the conversation You say Pat Hart
had with your A. He spoke about the bullets fitting
kho lock y,ta hufnn ho
p chance to make money out Of this;" said, ~
have nothing to do with It."
! Reexsmined by Mr.: Tremsin, the witness stated,
what was apparent to every one, sasss he did not
! speak English well. BY the stock Of PISTOL ne
meant the chambers.
- The witness continued as follows II saw no pis-
fn che hall was walking up and down frequent
, "; did not SEQ any person before that shooting
going bending along the wall my talk with Captain
Dyrnes was about seven O'Clock, near No. 2o2
about, think, two hours after had given the pis-
sol 20 NJ Crockett; think there was statement
- sv TESTIMONY II 1sas OF JOHN cRorros.
had o Ss Ss ne
M xate steirMay door was feet inch nom the out
doori there were nx steps besides the landing
20 the nrst landing; the stairs were I
there Sns were sixteen steps ste ana he landing
above that platform; there is y hand rail on each
blde running to the inside door; the inside door
"opens out, and the outside door inwards; the dis.
tance from the head OF the stairs to the corner Of
the par0r hall is feet IL inches the width Of the
stair hall feet and Of the paror hall feet; from
the corner Of those halls to the elevator corner s
20 feet inches and to the door OF parlor, 207 20
feet inches nom the platform OF the stairs to the
Place In the reception room where Mr.. Fisk was
Paced is 90 feet; the width Of the main hall Is 10
lect inches; tried to threw my measuring tape
Qom the door OF 207 to the sofa.
,cs,....s a. AN OBJECTION
when he threw the measuring tape on the sofa 1t
bounded on:l The sofa was springy and In good
condition; the back and seat were close together.
TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL M'LAUGHLIN.
Samuel Mclaughlin testifed-I saw the prisoner
ct the HOFFMAN House on the 9th OF January;
had been helping him to get papers; we had got
some; we had not Mr.. somerindyke's or MT.
Smith; he said he was going to Twenty-thrd street
- get some paDerss ! told him where he could