The Republican journal., 1873-10-30

ties He had never assumed superiority
and never submitted to inferiority. Those
whom he now addressed had seen all his
act. rs 4 public man. and his walks as a
citizen, and he was ambitious to occupy a
place in the affections of his countryman.
Mr. johnson. in conclusion, said Take
my wishes for Your prosperity and happi-
ness, and may God bless YOU"
| The crowd cheercd There was music
| by the band and many old friends rushed
| into the parlor TO congratulate the eX-
President who had spoken TO them for
! fully tive hours
The Story that Stokes Tells.
| During the trial of Stokes IN New York,
| last week. for The shooting of Fisk, the
| prisoner was pnt upon the stand, and gave
the following version of the killing of
Fisk
| am the prisoner in this ease: am thirty-tiye
| years OF age: WAS born in Philadelphia was in
| the oil refining oll~nes, in Brooklyn up to M
arrest, January s. 1871. on Il charge of embez-
| Element; became acquainted with Fisk in July,
| 1853: was spending the summer in Saratoga !;
! he tce4raplcd 10 me and came and entered
! into business relations with him. and so re-
manrd until my removal from office i'll the COM
lldlt II was NtipUiltt IN tlt lease gwen To llle
| company thai the capacity of the refinery should
| b" doubled b} the company on my taking 80
| per cent. instead Of half-ncrc>t; | believed
| had large claims against Fisk which could en-
| force IL Law; | was examined a. Il witness on
| the morning Of the encounter: in the proSecll-
ton at Judge BiNby'> court against Fisk, Jr,
for libel on Mrs. Mansfield. Fisk was not there
the last time SAN him WAS three weeks previ
Gus al Nihalo's: ! heard Il ramon that he was
>ic> and did Not hear on the 9th of january
iat it. | tl.. with .IobO Me-.
keon and Col. Fellows. and we drove to Del
monico'>. corner of Broadway and Chambers
street. and had oy >t"I> and ale; after that had
| conversation with Mr.. ~prtgue. Mayor of I tea;
after that Went to Mr.. Andrews office and told
him ! was afraid if | went to Rhodc Island to
attend the Board Of Appeals u the Irotting
Association il my case. which met January 9th
in Providence. FIX might say | ran away, and
get a rcquh>ition 10 bring me bacl, and disgrace
me III some WAY: he said need have no fear, as
the indictment had been rejected and no pro-
rcetIing> We're pending: | still feared that Fisk
might do something and went to Mr.. BiNby and
he told me might 60 to Providence: from his
office | Went 10 Il carriage stand in Broadway
and drove to the Hoffman House to get ready to
90: had been Cml'loycd the previous day in get
ting my witnesses: | found in the box of the
telegraph office at the Hoffman House tee
gram which thought had sent the day before
10 MI. D0ttN telling him 10 come up on import
ant business it WI, directed 10 Eionvillc and [
got il wrong: il WA, Et0nyillc or some such
name; lie judge 1T The troting and an inn
poriani Wiine>N; the clerk had marked it no
NiIrh l'iatr spoke TO MI tottrel. a lawyer,
ana The l"4rHph clerk, and from what they
said sent telegram 10 EtonVc; my papers
were ready. except the original papers, which
We're in my box at ManSfeld's: drove there.
and on >ecing the blinds down recolected that
she had been i'll that morning and did not get
oui OF ne coupe; saw no one III the window;
told the driver TO take me to the Grand Central,
winch Wa> not singular, as wanted to get near
1t: dld not see risks carriage that day; did
no! khpW ne Was "ut and mad no idea he was
gong 10 the Grand Central; never saw the
Morres - my knowledge, but heard a rumor
mat risk used l" g" There; after getting out OF
'hr coupe Wcn !" lMnberian anu DodSes,
Nhef' Jaw w. ihgraham an! MT smith; the
lillioi toid me 70 1908 lof my "lhess fcfris, al
thc CORNER al -AhhtE street; Weni down: ana
ON NY way mel VT 'alieE az me corner OF
'fTF''i !4hr9 street ana asked nm 10 come WIN
me 9ald WA GONG 10 grl llcketS lot me
bl"rh Ip"h Nhile PASSING iiit Hrtlo a 1entfa,
sM I! ialI ~ me window OF pallof 2o.' ana
!illhhn@ | rrco@nIed Ier as !! iady mad seen
Ill c'fal"?a n'leu my mar hhishea me CONVEX
Salloli "i'li Mr. halleY ana ASKED nm 10 come
i'i'" '"r I''''i' ~ NJ MonlH no, ueiaH nun
iohs. P'' ne "rciillcd; Wen, III by me private
>t'uIN ;'iiu up i" llH >'Iton4 Eoor Where mao
never "tth Ml"rt lo"k'.u III III 'ile parior anu
saw that q" not know the lady not toaPpear
rude passed on ;hd turned back; looked IN
.otnnn 'tilr a'i4 me EHiI came ou( ana Went up
l mao Oh an oSereoa' Ii heaNN Wiiltlsh iflsii
ll!tI' '"Ii i'i"'tu'tu' ""S NhIi gloves. hhed
WIN WOOL ai'i carried j cane; had not any eX-
Pttt"'lpl " iHGt.IH3 flsh Ito no Suspicion OF
~ t"li'liS nll 'i't :" mo an! room nor look
ou' I" NV' nc "' coming; MAO III! pistol al
t'lii'" y III INC outer po'ket WIleh Aitu
-! ~ 'I'oa' ~ WIS E"iii2 GOWN STAIRS saw
IN S'iiiii3 u, wa Il rush nav ih2 pistol IN
2o,h h4l'l1' cochIng saw hlh coming through
It "'iuI 't""l; nii 'll' NOT KNOW hlln as was
PIGtty d'Tk' ulli ne came 10 the second door,
ana theh knew nm instantly; dld not turn
eacE lof l had no chance. but cried, Don't
NJ, 'il', Jumped from me ilSht 70 me lett
slun' nearlY in''h@ on me bannlsfer. ana on the
lst'i't. it''lll'2 ." tho oahlisier WIN thc lclt
hand Ifed lWo SHOTS ana dropped my pistol:
I'm y! IiiN me VIZ III uii!ser' Knew ~ was;
10 no ~ tdhs ilit Wen gong m
~ ti1 ~ n't' saw the poV l.ednond,
'ui 'lt MOI see lnoina> fiart thefe III all the
ohlt person around Wheh went back up STAIRS
""S M NM mar evidence Is All nlanufac-
tuIf' ailu t"lcocteo; my reason 1or gong back
70 ne stalr. was hot 10 get our OF Inc me OF hre
Son f i9M o'o, M "a" ,o- alte pa4 my rea
Soh !oi SciilS ~ 10 ~ Wa 1 inouSnt IL was a
conjunction OF me hail; tolii MI. Hill man
Wa snot, thg hcAl person met was lac ffeneh
paIloI man, II = ORGY. VINO was witness for
me On 'Ie iifS' fii' ana mas hivstcflolSly dis
aPItaftu'
3 DlseIlct Attorney fh"lps objected to that line
VI W IH"lillnaii 'i'
i'ii, \. II ltu " hlu MN Us Il Wltiless ana
ouu. tI 10 'iu no! 90 mo lafiof 2o' OF throw
.''' i 49, a." q! "l'ri rhii2 ne Corey 10 ger
WIZ "'Mh tii'' mann STARS 70 me nail,
CO., a. ,' 'oiis 4 liiaii !" as Silot ana 10
;d ..Ir NV - 7a'li 1t ii'.ii coming pehihu
nI 10 We H'hi YOU: turned around
i,.,, lr @ ms ilailu> on me- ana ihey an lad
hhdN on me: objected. and said wasn't GO
~ 70 run aWax, ana try TOOK oh their hands
M i"Nefa came up and they began searching
nrsn' ", ,tfi,,.i ottleu 10 so many
Pn ,i putting Ih'ir hands IN my pockets an
rnn,,, .I"n ~" " 'ii WAS laken 10 me
iooii "i',r' Vol lSk was slitlnS upright with
,, '' WI" "i,u MHilo''t nsSiS'alicc lile onlcef
i iil''I H'lc lFlaIh. anu ri>k sad. b0wns ms
l!ea'l' ~. 9l"kn>' ana mat was all; the Of
1,.+ > AZ H. "li!t' ANA look me away on the IN
stunt ~ tli'f station.