New-York tribune., 1872-07-02
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The District Attorney objected.
on the subject and he could IT. Crockett was an
interested man and conducted himself very peculiarly
The Court permitted the question: and the witness
say nothing about what heard he said. You
cndanger your position about here by doing SO :" l
sort OF idea saw this walking I'm the dninghall
before on thatday but it is dim amounts 70 very
Ss ~ So when ne the firing took place. there was lamp at
To Mr.. Garvn-I did not see the person in the white
coat until saw him ia Col. Fisk's room.
TESTIMONY OF II. A. POLHEMUs.
Henry A. Polhemus testified; 1 commission
merchant doing business at No. 14O FrOntst; on jan
was at the drinking saloon No. 200 Broadway between
and O'Clock when the prisoner entered and remained
for about five minutes did not observe which way he
went there were several gentlemen present, one of
whom, ID. T. Ingraham, ir. recognized left in about
10 or Is minutes subsequently,
His did not elicit anything material
FIsK's COACHMAN ON THE STAND.
John Marshall, coored teStihcd: was at time in
the employment Of Col. Fisk valet; engaged
on Jan. g. went into his employ q years ago. reco
lect the morning Of the day which he shot, and
was present when lie dressed he brown panta
looms mixed with black. gray coat and vest military
cape lined with red and black silk hat i saw him
about in the Grand Opera House, and he did not
come TO his room after tha was not present when he
got into his carriage go away the suit of
clothes after the affair happened they produced
the COroners inquest and then put into safe at the
The clothes as described by the witness, were then
produced ana identified He examined the cape and
pointed ont Tour holes two o. which were close together.
On the coat he pointed out hole the right sde and
another IN the elt sleeve, the inside Of which dis
,oioe1 WIN Doe thee was plstolshot noe ais9 % IN
inc p9ntaoGis but none IN the inside drawers; Inc
no portion Of IL was produced.
FIsKs HABITS OF LIFE.
Crossexamined by Mr. Tromain-I have been six
years in this cty lived with Mr. Fisk at No $50 West
Tweny-thirdst.. where Josie Mansfield lived; stayed
there about up TO year last September; Mr..
Fisk went there OF and on then went to No. Sl3 Mr.
FiSks house, in Tweny-third-st Fisk slept at No.
most OF the time during The year; chambermaid,
ct Mis- Mansasls bccan'e did not care 10 wait on
Stokes; Fisk boarded the first year was with him at
Miss Man4clds; Fisk these clothes the Winter be-
lore he was shOt he had Worl them perhaps twice last
q. Did all his pantaloons have pockets behind like
thsi A. great many did and great many did not
during the week before TINS saturday he lad been Sick
O. Al what time did he leave the house on that day.
SATURDAY A About 1890 he went TO the Opera House.
stayed there few minutes, guess and that the
las saw OF him; did not know when he went out he
cldnt Say any hng about W hrst heard OF the shoot
ing about the time the carriage came back; during the
year lived i'm Miss Mansfield, Fox paid my wages;
Miss Mansfield p.d sometimes; after I had got mo-
ncy her Fisk she would send a up TO him
ioI money, and When brought Il back she would give
" ~ ~, NJ ne S doiII 49,. ~ % ~ TN IN ~ ~ % | % + ,or
wages than did belOrei A. Yes sir after while
O. Did YOU understand that YOU were in the employ
q. Were your wages doubiedi A. Yes, Sir; about They
were first SIS, but S6O up To the time OF Fsk's death
O. Was hcIeany oIner lady living al No. 3131 objected
10 10y the DsulctAtomey, and excluded by Jude In
graham. Mr. McktOn offered II. lest the prosecution
should introduce a WituesS. Exception taken 10 tine
ruling)
OFFICER MCADDEN's TESTIMONY.
Officer Henry McCadden testided 1 saw the prisoner
IN the hallway, right beyond the main staircase between
the Office ana The DaIToOm downstairs; arrested him,
and examined him TO If there pistol him.
but found none; then took him upstairs and found out
the Col Fisk in-NO 2l5, think; took him in
front Of the Colonel other officer being with me- and
asked Fisk " Colonel, this the man who shot your
be said. Yes" and beckoned me to take him away;
took him TO the statonhOuse, where arrived at 42O
The witness was cross-cxamined in reference TO the
ous points OF inp0rtance On tie diagram lie further
testified that he not IN the building at the time Of
the shooting, but went ther from the staton-bouse,
not quite block and ha!f away; he saw crowd on
the corner and in by the front way not being IA
mlar with The back entrance he coud not remember
the names Of any O the persons WHOM he saw when be
however.
@ Dd the prisoner say anything down stairs A No,
q When you toOk him into Fsks presence, what was
Fisk doing, standing or stnei a. sitting in rather
was he question pqt e him. THAT is Mr. Stokes :"
hear any one say that; there were several around m
gu strangers ~ Inc,
A CARPENTERS TESTIMONY.
Frank Reed, The carpenter who built the model Of the
the Grand Central, examined He
testlned that ne made tAe model from measurement;
the length Of the stairs 25 feet inches width,
feet 10 inches and there steps from the landing
TO the top. On crossexamnation he said he could stand
at the head OF the stairs and could any at the
bottom very well; there hall lamps there the dis
tance from the head Of the stars to the wall feet
Wlnches. ssss
TIE HOTEL BoOKKEEPER's TESTIMONY.
Austin H. Haskns, a resident of Cape May, N j., and
a bookkeeper at the Grand Central Hotel on Jan. 6,
s,ated that he was standing by the Office gate down
stairs little after o'clock, and saw men running to-
ward the bar-room, and Stokes held by TWO men,
Mr.. Powers and, he thought. the stage-drver; Mr.
Powers requested him 10 find out who was sho ana ne
accordingly went up into the parlors ana into the
recepoproom where found Fisk; asked him. said the
Witness If he would have some brandy and he said no
our erst Thought was TO fud place where he could
iie down then thinking the man might possibly hNe M
bTougt stokes up stairs and OF them asked MI FISK
'Is tins the that snol your alan IN nVtIVT tad
back keep them out thei snumondu ond aisnatcbed
Crossexsmincd Jy Mr. TIeman-I quite sure that
sikcs when Hrs saw him; as Stokes entered the room
Capt ByrDe and another Onleer We're WIN hin "oH
Euow which Cficer spoke to Col FISK
TESTIMONY OF MISS HALL.
Miss Grace G.. Hall tcstifed reside at WaDngford,
Conn: was at the Grand Central Hotel on Jan. 6;
heard OF the shooting of Col. Fisk little before
o'clock but didn't know it occurred in the Grand Central
Hotel had been sitting in my room on the hfth moor
there and little before went down into the thifd
parlor and some the guests remarked that Col FISK
had been shot; then into the first Darlor little
after O'Clock; while sitting there found pistol on the
sofa between the seat and the back; took u out ana
carried Il TO Henry the paror 1.-THE pistol was here
Sonid Won identify this pisol A. No, Sir; know
pofhne about tolls and there was no marx on al Dy
which could identity II TIE pisoi 'VoA o 'e sol"
SSross@xamned Sacs by Mr. McKeou-Q How long do you
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