The New York herald., 1873-10-25
Military and Sartorial
Testimony.
What the officers Of the Ninth Say as to
Fisk Carrying Pistol, and What the
Tailor Who Gut His Pants Says
as to a Pistol Pocket.
Rebutting Testimony for the
Prosecution.

Of Edward s. Stokes for the shooting OF Colonel
James Fisk, Jr, in the Grand Central Hotel nearly
two years ago. On the present trial, whatever
legal weight may be given TO the new testimony
admitted under the more liberal ruling Of the
Court and which. to great extent, had been
cuded on the previous trials, 1t is certainly true
that, to some extent, the public mind has been
favoraby impressed by IT, That defence has now
closed. so far as the testimony is concerned, and
it remains with the able counsel Tor the defence to
make the most they can OF it with the jury, and
TOR the prosecution-perhaps harder task-to
neutraze its natural effect upon the minds OF men
sworn to pass upon the life OF fellow man.
The prisoner, Stokes, went through the ordeal
OF a cross-examnatlon with his usual GOODNESS
and persstency OF narrative to all the ncid ents
OF the 9th OF January, the day OF the shooting
that marked his previous examination on this ex-
citing subject, from the close Of the at the
Yorkvile Police Court to his rencontre with Fisk
on the stairway of the Grand Central Hotel. The
crowd OF those anxious to enter the court room,
with the desire to have look at the prisoner, to
take squint at the Judge, to speculate upon the
Jury and to take measure Of the mental calibre of
the counsel for and against, is increasing daily.
Judge Davis would do great favor,
however, to the few-those who are in
fact the representatives OF public interest
in the proceedings the members Of the press and
their representatives between the court room and
their respective of1ces-to have some officer ofthe
Court stationed at the doors TO whom q previous
knowledge of the parties, or credentials from their
papers, would insure reader admittance than Is
now allowed. Court officers have notoriously large
numbers OF followers, who are admitted at mo-
ment's notice, while the reporters and their mes
sengers are repelled not unfrequently with vio-
lence and insult. Yesterdays proceedings COM
menced with the
FISK when recoSeiiaon took place peimoncos; 'sH
pose In the directors the Grand Opera House
to baby
the suit q sIlss Mansfield against James FISK
McKeon they did notsdvise me on the way down that
Would s dismiss the compaiSl DA0s
Q. What conversation did you have with them that
MI, Tremain objected on the ground that what they
tween counsel and client. waived. ''-s'N
s into d
not go INTO the barroom; ! saw in there ex Mayor
a
n M
5lxby q asked Mr. andrews il might to Provi
ment against me had been dismissed '''A'
pS sS
eSe next s aoan House sy anytdnSs aSd Senee ss to
took the papers that represented my appeal in
Witness detailed the contents Of the horse papers"
sse IN
Island The only object when had IN going to Miss
and myse as conditions q ro which she haa
a % odge
% MN IN o M Sy IL the sa
lining his j he pasd ss po from n ss his
HE CANE vr TO, 70 THE = rIAIroax WIN RUSH;
asssS ,S d Ss
front OF him with both hands upon it. still on
the var he il Just The h same Position ION
pulled mins pulled i with one hand and cooked and
"oh after the second ona ,S shot sa was fred he
soon could after the first he did not throw up his
Aa1e va .rm sHorm
testimony given BY the prisoner in the former trials
ec The reply the nun
s bs @ 70 st s as sss s as .s :Sc ns
on the The he leaving S h s
dn,y Ehs s01snt and never sd
@ frea twice. thought there Was Very great danger Of
p ne %
II weas e @
There's man shot to & some person. perhaps to Mr
hUw 6S % f 2e as TO 20 che what a9 a
before in my life I'm Positive that every word
tnat Har, followed me down the staircase, but he fol
asf { % fn Tss ss
sa he Of an a% he he
IN
riage il Brooklyn in company with Jay Could; never
shoot Fisk at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and did not
press myself; never said that any who killed Fisk
sr $ s sI
when saw a Fisk wss 4 new
AID nc
three four pistols put S .hOOng EXCEPT SS
been IN me ,ns habit e s dns na Il
tear symnsst; understood continued the witness, in
Ss s the ss
orney before the Grand Jury with me to have rsk
him aaS 70 s and
o H. 4ss with
Fisk previous to these meetings for reconeistion At
.oans yGs aG
say %f % S
The prisoner examined time longer on points
Of evidence which have already been twice before pub
CHARLES A. LEALE ON THE STAND.
serens to life as was alegsd than the wound inflicted
Witnes ss did not consider Fsk's necessarily mortal
MR Tremain ut this stage and said that on the
last trial named houseman Fisk's carriage
when he entered the ladies' door, and he wanted now
him. -
Judge Davis said he heard OF any such practice
and would not order the District Attorney in any
such manner.
recess was then taken for half an hour
TESTIMONY ON REBUrTAl, DIR. CROSBY ON THE
STAND.
DR.. Crosby the next witness called He had been
summoned to Fisk at the last and had administered
morphine; the first dose onc-fourth q grain the
about oncsighth OF gran the doses continued until
about six eighths of grain had been given,
did not ntcipac opium poison from what had given
but inquired II the attendants had gone beyond their In
strucons; thought the perforapon was In space aboH
three-fourths to- one inch IN circamiehreniiess ehsies
Fisk's; would treat patient who was
wounded IN the stomach as II expected him 70 get well
try to restore heat by artificial means, would ADVISE
patient to keep quet very small doses Of poison M, MI,
some people Taylor as connderea a. a any d he