The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-06
THE FISK MURDER.
The Trial of Stokes,

NRw Y0RK, July 6.-The Stokes trial
recommended to-day with a large attend.
ance. The counsel for the defense opened
by reading detailed report Of the pro.
ceedings at the inquest held over Fisk's
body by the Coroner.
Mr., Young testified that his testimony
at the inquest, taken by q stenographef
was not read to the witnesses,
Judge B. Il. Bixby testified, the trial Of
the case Of Mansfield against Fisk being
before him, that on tho day Of the murder
both Stokes and Fisk left his court about
one o'clock. The question as to whether
any effort was made to arrest Fisk when
the complaint was first made was ruled
out. ..t
Francis s. Bixby and Rufus Andrews
were the next witnesses. An argument
took place between the counsel III refer.
ence TO private counsel assisting the Dis.
trict Attorney, after which recess was
taken.
Francis S. Blxley testified that Stokes
came 10 his Office alter leaving the Police
Court at Yorkville and asked him II It
was true Fisk obtained an indictment
agains him for blackmailing, witness told
Stokes the matter had been before the
Grand Jury but was dismissed.
Counsel here asked witness II Stokes
made any statements as TO whether he was
then going anywhere on business, but the
Judge thought the question inadmisaable.
Tremaine, Of Stokes counsel argued its
admissabillty as being part Of the con.
Meeting link, the evidence going to show
that instead Of being at the Grand Cen.
trail Hotel with murderous intent, he
was there on business connected with a
trotting case in Providence in which he
was interested. He claimed that It was
Gods truth, that Stokes had nothing iurth.
er from his mind than murder during the
two or three hours preceding the shoot.
ing, and during which all his actions and
words form part Of the transactions in
which he was engaged.
The District Attorney replied, support.
ing the inadmissability oil the question.
To which Tremaine responded very
sharply, condemning the course Of the
District Attorney and Of the press; he
alluded to the District Attorney having
private counsel in this case, in sarcastic
manner. To which he District Attorney
responded by calling Tremaine's attention
TO the fact that he (Tremaine) was EN-.
ployed as private counsel to assist the
State Attorney in the Cole murder case,
and also referred to the fact that Ire.
maine's associate was the private counsel
Tor Miss Mansfield in libel suit against
Fisk, as well as private counsel in the
CanCome murder case. This tilt of the
counsel being over, the following ques.
tons were put but ruled out by the Court,
and exceptions taken: What occasion
did the prisoner give for making inquiry
about an indictment by the Grand Jury?
Did he say anything in relation to his in.
tention oil going to Providence on Tues.
day as a reason for making inquiry as to
the indictments, and what did he say?
r. F. Andrews testified that Stokes on
the day Of the murder asked him II there
was an indictment against him, and if he
went out.ot the State whether requisi.
ton could he proceeded with against him.
hcKeon here made another attack on
the District Attorney, and was repri.
manded by the Judge.
kilograms oil Stokes on the 9th oil
January were offered as evidence to show
the prisoners intentions on that day, but
were excluded. Recess.
After recess McKeon read to the iury
the testimony Of Lawrence Carr, hack.
driver, as taken before the Coroner, which
has already been published. lie did not
drive after any carriage, and did not have
any directions from Stokes TO drive tast.
Samuel Mclaughlin was then called to
the witbess stand. He testifed-I
was at the Hoffman House 90 minutes
before on tho 26th Of January; was en-.
gagged in assisting Stokes in his case
before the Court OF Appeals; was looking
with him tor witnesses in this city.
Q. Did you tell him where to find these
witnessesP 49,.
a. ! did.
Q. Where did you tell him he would
fad them?
A. l told him he would find two OF
them at the corner Of Amity street and
Broadway, where l first saw him; he
was standing near the telegraph office;
saw him leave the Hoffman House in
carriage; he told me where he was going.
Q. What did he ssyP Excluded.
z. Didh he say anything to you in re.
gard to his Tear that Fisk was going 10
shoot him.
Treulaine's asked this question, and
offered TO show that this fact was known
to the witness as well as the prisoner.
Excluded
Daniel P. Ingraham, Jr., testiaed-I|
knew Stokes; knew him two years ago;
he was then arrested for embezzlement,
at the instance Of Fisk; on the 9th Of Jan.
uary, l saw him at Chamberlain s.
Dodges; he came over and shook hands
with me; asked him to walk uptown
with me, and he said he could not, as he
had an appointment at the corner Of Ami.
ty and Broadway; l think he said he had
an engagement with a man about some
horse racing business; I left, and walked
up Broadway; at Astor Place I saw Fisk
coming down in a carriage, and bowed to
him.
Jas. Brennon testifed-I was at the
house of refuge with Thos. Hart as wit.
ness in q homicide case, conversed
with him about the Fisk case about six
weeks after came there; he told me that
he was in q different part of the house at
the time, and all he knew was, that he
saw Stokes and followed him, but that a
person came to him and offered him a
thousand dollars to swear to what he did
before the Coroner, and he was glad that
he did, as he would be well taken care OF
for lie. l told him he might be sent
to the State prison, but he said
he had the biggest people in town
on his side,. and was all right.
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