The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-04
THE STOKES TRIAL.

Yesterdays Proceedings-Closc OF Tcsti-
mony and Summing UP OF Counsel for
the Defence.
The whole Of the morning yesterday was taken
mp with rebuttal testimony for the prosecution,
which was, however, of character to leave the
case made for the defence almost intact.
LOUIS BURRELL-REBUTTAL.
This witness, who had been sworn the day pre-
vious, was again put on the stand. He was called
70 rebut, II possible, the evidence OF Stokes, who
swore that he had not hired Burrell, and that he
had never threatened the existence OF the de-
ceased.
The Court decided that as the prosecution had
failed to ask Stokes specific questions relating to
Burrel, they could not reopen the case now the
prosecution having rested, by calling the witness
20 contradict the prisoner on general questions.
The witness went down.
MRS. EMILY MORSE ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Emily Morse next called and sworn
On the 9th OF last January was residing at the
Grand Central Hotel; was acquainted with Col
onel Fisk; he had visited me at that house about
six times during my stay there; I knew him before
he came to this city; never knew him to have
pistol in my life.
q. Did Colonel Fisk ever take out pistol and lay
1t on the piano In your room and in your presence
A. Never; never employed washerwoman while
at the hotel; we had our washing done at laundry
1never employed woman named Adelina Barker
~ q washerwoman; ! engaged Jennie Turner the
day after Thanksgiving of last year; Jennie Turner
remained in my employment up to January 10,
1871.
The question, "Did she Turner) leave without
your knowledge or consent ?" brought On twenty
minutes discussion as to the materially Of the
question. II was finally allowed
witness! had no knowledge OF her leaving;
when she did leave she left all her clothes behind.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Townsend-It was i en-
plOyed Jennie Turner; have been married; am
now widow; my husband died in Chicago; one OF
my brothers was in the cotton business In Boston
with Mr. Fisk; couldn't say how long that busi-
ness connection existed; have three brothers; on
daughter never wrote to Colonel Fisk asking him
to call; there was no relation between Colonel Fisk
and myself or daughters; he called merely as q
friend; my son went and brought Jennie Turner
rom protective Protestant association; one OF
the bills at the Grand Central Hotel: am positive
on that point; alter coming from the dentists
went to my room; saw Jennie Turner there, who
told me what had happened, and then went down
and saw Colonel Fisk we removed to Thirty second
street after the shooting am now residing in
TMrty-fourth street, In one OF my mothers houses
OWEN w. BRENNAN,
one OF the commissioners OF Public Charities ana
Of the discharge from the Pententiary OF the wit.
ness Stapeton, who testified that he had been dis
charged for political reasons only.
His evidence was objected to as inadmissible
and the Court sustained the objection.
JOHN FITCH,
,
evidence on the same question, and as to whether
Thomas Stapleton was absent from the Peniten-
ne had been absent he would have known it, and
ne did not think that he was absent II would not
have been possible for Stapleton to leave his post
on the 9th and remain away till the 18th OF January
without my knowledge.
RICHARD b. RAvEL
was called to give his knowledge OF the absence OF
Stapleton on the 9th of January The witness was
keeper OF the records and clerk. As he could tes-
tify to nothing OF his own knowledge but only from
what appeared on the books, his testimony was OBJ.
jected to and the objection was sustained.
Thomas Hart and the boy Redmond we're both
recalled and asked as 10 whether they saw pis
tol in the hands OF Colonel Fisk when he was shot,
Both denied having seen any weapon In the pos
near the elevator at the time OF the shooting, as
testined to by Jennie Turner, and he was positive
that he did not see her on that day at ALL
WILLIAM p. MONROE,
sworn, was asked If he knew Mrs. Morse, and
wiener sne became an inmate OF MS house alter
Inc delence objected to the question as imma-
Mr.. Beach said he hoped they would be allowed
20 repel an insinuation against that lady. The de-
fence had stated that she went by another name
than her own at the house OF the witness.
The Court allowed the question. and the witness
answered that she did have rooms at his house
and passed under the name OF Mrs. Morse.
WILLIAM MARSHALL,
. coiorcd servant Of Fisks swore that he assisted
In dressing the deceased on the morning OF the eth
Of January; he had no pistol In his clothes on that
TWO other witnesses were recalled and testified
that they b0tn assisted 10 dress the colonel on the
morning OF the 9th OF January, and they had ne
ticed no pistols In his garments.
EDWIN X. MCCARTHY
eworn-Am bookkeeper at the Hotel Brunswick, on
Filth avenue; was bookkeeper at the Hoffman
House from 1866 to May ], 1871.
O. Did you see Mr.. Andrew Parker and the
prisoner together In the barroom OF the Hoffman
House A. did; saw them talking together six
or eight weeks prior to the tragedy. .,. 49,,
Mr.. Tremain objected to the question and
answer.
Colonel Fellows said that It was Parker who
swore to q conversation he had with Stokes when
stokes made threats against Fisk's lile The
prisoner denied ever having seen Parker, and he