The New York herald., 1872-07-12
The Doctors All Running a Muck---A
Scene in Court.
Counsel ide fAe Defence Commences the Sum.
ming Up, bat Does Not Conclude.
Ton Points on Which Judge Mgraham is
Requested to Charge the Jury.
The Case To Be Submit
ted TO-MOrrOw.
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF THE TRIAL

DAY OF THE TRIAL.
The crowds parted right and left yesterday morn
Ing at twenty five minutes past ten O'Clock near
tho inner door of the Oyer and Terminer Court to
allow Mr.. Justice Ingraham to go to the Judgment
seat Irom which he WILL in all probabilities, before
rty-eight hours have gone by deliver his charge
10 the jury big with the fate Of Edward s. Stokes.
the slayer of Fisk
And there has not been In fifty years charge de-
iivered in court OF justice which will be scanned
with so much eagerness, attention and criticism as
the forthcoming charge which will come from the
lips OF Daniel P. Ingraham, whose name has been
connected with the judiciary as o household word
for the last generation Of thirty years.
Mr.. Justice Ingraham is tall, thin gentleman OF
very spare frame who dresses always in black
broadoloth. He wears the old style Of stock, which
must be a very uncomfortable appanage In these
dogdays, and his bosom shows front OF snowy
linen. Above this stock Is thin, pointed face, with
= strong, lawyers expression In the features and
o thin nose, across the bridge OF which CLEANS
pair OF blue eyes. Occasionally there Is twitch in
the Judges face and then the people In tho Court
who DO not know His Honor get an idea that he is
indulging In o laugh; but that is o mis-
taken idea Long, long ago, Daniel r. Ingra-
ham graduated under the ems OF Columbia
College, and burned the classics, just as the
wild young Knickerbockers do now annually, at
night. Fifty-fve years ago. when Ingraham gradu-
eted In 1917. Columbia College was located In what
ls now called College place, not a stones throw
from the present HERALD Office. The Judge Is older
than the century, and thirty-four years ago he
dOnned the judicial ermine OF the Common Pleas;
but in all these years he has never before had
case Of the magnitude and ovepowering interest Of
t.s~&, l,I1
charge to this jury may weli be called the most
eventfui one of his whole life. 1t is possible that
the charge may be delivered this afternoon but II
not, 1t will be delivered on Saturday morning no
doubt
Stokes, dressed In gray, came into Court under
the charge Of Deputy Sheriff Shields, at half-past
ten, and Immediately afterwards Mrs. Frances
Stokes. the prisoners mother, came In and took a
seat CLOSE to her son Edward. Miss Stokes was
also In Court, and the father OF the prisoner q
broken down looking old man, dropped feebly into
o chair near his son. Two or three OF Stokes
uncles, who are reported to be very wealthy men,
sat directly in the rear OF their knsman, and
watchod the proceedings very intently during the
entire day.
Mr. Sparks, the Clerk Of the Court, yesterday
wore white lecktle and looked exceedingly cool,
80 much so that swelterng stenographers In his
Dental icebox to keep them cool.
The FIRST witness put on the stand was q little,
gOOd-looking surgeon, by name DR.. Shine who Is
well known in the city, and testified that he was
graduate of the Dublin University. This was the
man who killed DIR. Tripler, metaphorically speak
ing. DR.. Shine testified that within three weeks Of
the killing OF Fisk he met Tripler In
. fruit store in Broadway, and that Triper
mad introduced him to the mysterious
Eddy Morse, and that they tried drink
together Shine swore positively, and his testi-
m0ny did not vary on the cross-examination by
Mr. Fullerton, that Trlper told him that he had ad
ministered to Fisk either ITO or l20 minims OF Ma
gendie's solution, and that Dr. Fisher had given him
one-third of grain Of morphine every two hours
and at the end of two hours they became 80 scared
that they had to stop. On the oss-examina ation
Or. Shine said that he had conversation with DR..
James Il. Wood. and that he was positive that
that gentleman said that Tripler had given Fisk
either ITO or 120 minims OF the solution.
Fullerton here comes In with some remarks
about alopathy and homeopathy, and thus the SUBJ
ject Of that vianous probe was brought up again.
II that probe did not kill Fisk II may perhaps kill
some OF the lawyers before the trial closes.
DR.. Gordon Buck, physician Of thirty-seven
years practice, was called and he testified with
good deal OF wisdom for both sides. Hypothetical
questions were put to him for sur-rebuttal by Mr..
Townsend, and the old gentlcmans solemn face
and perplexed air while he was being Hypothetical
ted was something to look at.
DR.. Lewis Sayre was then examined for rebuttal,
and the appearance of the jolly Doctor In court,
with his whiskers shaved of and looking like Mark
Smith the comedian, made quite sensation.
Every one expected fun when the Doctor went ON
the stand, as 1t was understood that he desir-
GUS OF pitching into DR.. Carnochan, who some days
ago, on the trial. had in evidence doubted the skill
and medical attachments OF DIR. Sayre. Sayre, In
addition to his medical testimony, which was the
same as that on his former examina-
tion, desired to make O personal ex-
planation and in IL he attacked Corpochan
rather savagely. Tremain quickly stopped this line
OF argument, and Beach, the counsel associated
with Fullerton for the Fisk estate, replied TO Mr.
Tremain in his usual measured manner The au.
dienoe. who were perspirng at frightful rate.
were glad Of this scene, and several roared out
loudly, TO the great disgust Of Mr.. Justice In.
graham, who raped his gavel with emphasis
until order was restored. Then DIR. Sayre went on
20 tell what he knew about the great gangonlc
plexus, which was hurt by the ball, and after that
the irate Doctor walked into Drs Steele and Rufners
for some old sore and then he went down.
A man named Crockett was then examined, and
said that ne had only found one pistol but his evil
dence seemed shaky and he was let CO.
Surgeon General Hammond, large, nne-lOoking
man. testified next, that the proper treatment OF
wound OF the intestnes is to keep the bowels open,
and that Ia attained by using quantities OF opium
he had heard OF half grain OF morphia being fatal
ana had heard Of one-tnird Of grain being fatal
and II he did not know the constitution
Of q man he would be very careful In administering
opium. Powers, tho proprietor OF the Grand Gen.
trAl Hotel, was examined and so were Patrick
Hart Thomas Hart ana the lad Redmond. All Of
these three young men testified with parrot-lIkc
precision that was truly wonderful Henry Ke
Ter, barber for the Erie Railway people, was ex.
amined and swore that he had seen q pistol In
the pocket OF Stokes, and Immediately afterward
another barber, named Reishcher, was put on the
afand hx Fullerton TO nrnye that Sfnkea had a.