The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-09
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK, July SAT ll:4O last
night, q fire occurred in the rear OF
No. 24l East Twenty"fourth street, in
room Of one story frame stable,
causing about $500 damage.
Crowded Trains for BsItimsre. q,
The trains which left Jersey City
last evening carried large numbers OF
delegates from New Jersey for Balti-
more, besides hundreds OF Democrats
and Liberal Republicans also going to
Baltimore to witness the proceedings.
Another Strike Probable.
1t is understood that the capitalists
intend to attempt to compel return to
the old system with the trades that
have gained the eight hour movement.
The bricklayers and masons will soon
be ordered to work ten hours. This
morning they all say they will be out
on a strike again. Iron and metal
workers and cabinet makers have been
unsuccessful end will probably resume
work on the old basis this week in
Brooklyn.
Brutal Assault.
Off Ger John Donahoe, Of the Fourth
street police station, is at the point of
death, from wounds received yesterday
morning at the hands of roughs, which
he ordered to disperse for creating dis
turbance. Thagang moved off as if
dispensing. Donahoe resumed his beat,
but a moment afterwards was felled to
the earth by blow on the back OF his
head from an oaken cart rung. The
rouges then beat him sensless with
stone boulders. The whole gang was
captured before night. The neighbor-
hood is greatly excited over the affair.
The St0kes.FIsk Tragedy.
By lar the most interesting proceed
ing in the great Fisk Stokes tragedy
took place to-day. The trial is now
drawing to a close and will soon be
submitted to the jury. Helen Josephine
Mansfield, accompanied by her mother
and sister. appeared in the court
room to-day, causing a great sensa-
ton. She was rather handsomely
attired. Stokes father and mother we're
also present. Mrs. Mansfield recog-
nized and bowed to the prisoner, who
returned the sslutation. The prisoner
was placed on the stand: Is 81 years
old; went into the oil business in 1865;
continued until 1870 became acquaint.
ell with Fisk in 1869; had business re-
lations with him. Prisoner was asked
whether the relations were friendly or
not, but the District Attorney objected.
The prisoners counsel said they pro-
posed to show that Fisk took steps to
take his legal rights away from him,
and that the Judiciary being corrupt be
could not get any legal redress, and all
these circumstances operated on his
mind to such an extent as to make
him mporarily insane.
Mr.. Tremaine followed with descrip-
tions OF the wrongs inflicted on Stokes
by Fisk during the last two years.
Mr.. Beach, for the prosecution, con-
tended that a breach should first be
established before the insanity theory
is set up. He ridiculed the charges
concerning the corrupt judiciary as abb
surd and irrelevant.
Tremaine replied, vigorously charac-
terizng Beach's remarks as improper
and out of place. A tedious discussion
followed.
The Judge decided to admit the tee.
timony regarding the general relations
OF Stokes and Fisk at or about the time
of the killing, but no specific case could
be entered.
Examination Of the prisoner resumed !:
He said his relations with the deceased
at the time of the shooting were hostile.
Stokes in the course of his exsmina-
ton said that when on the hotel stairs,
on the day Of the shooting, as soon as
Fisk saw stokes he sprung up few
steps and drew his pistol; Stokes said
" Don't fire. but seeing him cock his
pistol, pulled out his and fired. At the
first shot Fisk cried "Oh! As Fisk
still pointed his pistol at Stokes, the
latter fired again and Fisk then fell.
Stokes then turned and walked up
stairs. The pistol drawn by Fisk was
silver plated. Stokes met the watch
man on the landing and told him there
was a mau shot, to send for a doctor.
Thomas Hart was there all the time.
The prisoner claims he did the shooting
purely in self-defense.
Stokes further testifed-Had received
numerous warnings of threats made by
Fisk against his life; received the last
warning about the 18th Of December.
The prisoners counsel went to show
that he (Stokes) had been followed by
ruffians. but the Judge excluded the
evidence.
Prisoner resumed-I always travelled
in carriages and was always afraid Of
nv life; Fisk told me he had plan
laid for railroading me to States prison
have labored under apprehensions OF
danger from Fisk since January, 1861.
The prisoners counsel tiled to show
that Fisk was Of q reveugeful disposi-
ton, but the Judge excluded the testi-
mony OF this character.
Mrs. Josie Mansfield then took the
stand and testified concerning her rela.
tions with the prisoner and deceased.
Three weeks before, on the 9th Of JAN
uary. Fisk sent up a note, asking an
interview. (Note produced,) He came
and said unless l returned to him he
would kill Stokes; he showed the pistol,
silver mounted, pearl handled; told
Stokes what passed; Mrs. Williams
was present when Fisk made the threat
Fisk had several pistols.
Mrs. Marietta w. Williams, q cousin
to Mrs. Mansfield, next came upon the
stand. She said she had frequently
heard Fisk make threats against the life
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