The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06
NEw YORK HERALD MONDAY JANUARY SUPPLEMENT-

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and so strehuousiy did he urge It upon me that
s1Oia tho rs: sss in't therefore. took
hope I conducted It in such. manner
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could as man and as public oficer, and did y
would have done any other nan. neither more nor
less and Stokes ought not to feel towards me as
by means extensive In August. 1871 met nm
a. saratcga and We We. went to ns s@s 'f knew
the action for libel in the Yorkyille, fo acS
Court was acting for again. snS Naturally
was brought In contact with Stokes q great deal
but more in professional saa he II had many wocd
qualities tf Finally the Gay Of the murder took
being wens up % 1ne
town, and Mr.. Mexican also, We took Mansneld's
and e nss my anS thus We
lunch, and Stokes asked some friends he met to
take 2 glass s, Of ale; when, refusing this, went
and some one told me Of the shooting. 4
shortly after that went to the Grand Central
acquaintance with Stokes ended. Now. what was
me IN my duty as Pm1G o Ger Ipom
der Of FISK the most foul, the most premeditated,
the most dreadful murder which ever was commit
ted in this city think while nil did mot s expect
bringing in the verdict they DID. am OF opinion
that the conviction OF Stokes will DO more good
rother men, and am glad because it has broken
that spell which seemed to be such that any man
1t was proved that the law though slow is
sure, and that IN case where man had oil the
and ali hSs Stnsrse was
eaough to make punishment uncertain, has yet
been convicted to the full extent Of his crime. For
Edward s. Stokes and without private motives or
professional pride on either side consider IT is q
great and good thing for the community that such
Q man has met his just fate.
Colonel Fellows went on to say that he was con.
the Verdict s ali the mofe as the people generally
thought the day had passed when a man could be
convicted by twelve ofhis peers OF murder In the
first degree.
INTERVIEW WITH Ex-JUDaE FULLERTON
The HERALD reporter then called on Mr.: beach,
not In. The reporter went to Judge Fullerton's
house, IN Fifty fourth street. He was In and ex-
an exhibition Of temper after his convicsien on
Saturday night He said that when Stokes said to
ana You arc ws pad or it, Beach
not say, sNo, am not satisfied with my work"
This was simply mythical Mr. Beach said putting
Up tS.t MS hand depre'a'lnsly' on 3d. '0n'' say
He Judge Fullerton and Mr.. Beach we're asso-
all great cases on record private counsel had been
retained to aid the prosecution. Was 1t just that
the land but that the prosecution must fight
| single handed ? Such question as had been
raised on this trial had never been dreamed OF else
| where.
RRPoRTER-It has so often been said this trial,
Judge, that You were acting wrongiully in appear
ing against Stokes after ate YOU had once been hs
it all.
Judge FULLERroN-I will tell 1t to you. One day
in December 1871. January 1872, Ira Shafer and
Stokes called at my house.. Ira Shafer asked me Il
any mt to n tain against
tany not" ThereupOn received q retaining fee
OF $500 and bundle OF manuscript, which was
which was consequently presented in Court
ness, and and the e' trouble was that Was Mr..
Stokes property and Fisk was using it. -,
Stokes the price of the ground and building and
there end all litigation. After some trouble Fisk
immense deal Of trouble about it, and When ali was
over and the thing had been submitted to arbitra
ton. was suggested to Fisk that he settle the coun
sci fees OF the two lawyers That was, Indeed,
condition. He also consented to this and sent Ira
Shafer and myself each a check for $4,000. Mr.:
receive mine, and the boy went away with 1T;
When heard OF 1t found that Stokes bad
to get my fee. I reproacbed stokes with
not having looked after my interests little better
and he said ne was going into further arbitration
claim in it, lie got in this an award OF $4,000, Of
which half was my fee and half his. When asked
HIM for 1t he expressed himself as being surprised
should ask for such sum as $1,000 whence you
Fisk had not paid mel. l saw what kind
OF q man had to deal with, and never had anything
further to do with him. After the award he told
me that he was going to disbar Clarence
Seward, and actually entered suit against
him. He said he did not expect TO succeed but
only wanted to backen the mans character.
told this to Seward, and this 1T was that made
them say that l had revealed the secrets OF my
client, when he had not been my ellen for mon this,
and considered it q simple justice to Seward to
let him know what underhand part was being
played against him. Next ! appeared against
Stokes in this case employed by the District Attor
ney, not by Mrs. Fisk, who had previously refused
TO spend cent to prosecute Stokes.
The reporter afterwards called on Mr.. Lyman
Tremain at the Gsey House. He sent down word
that he was not in, and the reporter left Mr..
Tremain met Mr.. Townsend subsequently and con-
suited ahQnt future movements In the case