The Portland daily press., 1873-01-04
NEW YORK.,
The Stokes Trial.

In the Stokes trial tt is morning Louis Bier
ell was called to the stand to testify that Stokes
had taken him to the 5th Avenne Hotel vi der
the expectation of meeting and killing Fisk
there. but Judge Boardman excluded the testi-
mony. n,i no' 't.a aa sssT
Mrs. Morse testified that during twelve
years acquaintance with Fisk she never saw
him have pistol, and she denied the evidence
given yesterday that Fisk took out pistol in
her room in the hotel and laid it on the table
She also denied the evidence of the waiting
maid that she (Morse) changed her name when
she left the hotel for a private residence stat
ing that the said waiting maid left her employ
without her knowledge. .e.a.sas- a rI-..al
4 Considerable more rebutting testimony was
taken to-day, completely multiplying that given
yesterday by Stablelon and others. d le 7,lI....
All the evidence on both sides in the Stokes
case is in and the court took a recess.
After recess Mr. Tremaine commenced sum-
ming the argument for the defence, the court
being crowned to excess. -ssr-u ss-p srs,t.rEFf
:, In his summing up for the defence Mr.. Tre-
maine made the following points: The only
definition having appl cation to the case was
that of murder in the first degree or from pre-
meditated design, as charged in the Indictment
He maintained that in view of the law there
is no fair or honorable man leaving the defence
of justifiable homicide aside, who could ever
find as a fact that the prisoner had any pre-
meditated design to kill James Fisk when he
fired the pistol. There will be no controversy
that orf-the evideuce The prisoner cannot be
songicted of manslaughterin the 1st or I'd de-
gree. If the killing in this case was done in
the heat of passion and there was no justi-
fable homicide, it would be manslaughter in
the Sd degree. The point for the defence would
be that under no reasonable Interpretation of
the law could verdict Of wilful premedited
murder be rendered on the evidence in this
case. He continued his argument to the ad-
journment. "a ,5st.-4, lritg ~ i-gr,.is, y
The Fog Centin.e.-The East River
Frauds-Chamberlain Palmer RecaIci-
frant. ka 1f1I .sut.H lch1tus .s.ti =.
The dense fog which has prevailed all day
still continues, causing great delays to ferry
boats and rendering passage over the East and
North Rivers difficult and dangerous. The fer
ry boats d. s. Gregory and Pavonia came into
collision on the North River The latter was
so badly damaged that she was in danger of
was finally towed ashore. The passengers were
greatly frightened but none injured. The boat
now lies on Jersey fats. The amount of dam
age is probably $4,000. se
The Directors Of the East River Bridge Co.,
met to-day to take action on the reports of the
committee appointed to investigate the charges
of fraud against the mahagers. Demas Barnes
who made the minority report charging fraud,
asked to be allowed to withdraw his report
which was granted. As the meeting was Sc
cret it is unknown what action was taken on
the reports. The majority report exonera es
the managerssron she charges Of fraud. = s
City Chamberlain Palmer has written reply
to Comptroller Green letter relative to the
transfer OF the Ctr moneys from the Union
Trust CO. and Park Bank te the Broadway
Bank, in which he refuses to comply With the
Comptroller's requisition. -.
NJ Fire in Buffalo. f.,-ll i...'.t
BUFFALO, Jan. 3.-The large building, Nos.
I35 and 137 Main street, owned and occupied
by Ransom, Sons & Co., manufacturers of pa
tent medicines. was destroyed by fire this after
noon. Loss $4,000; insured. - s.&fFes.