The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-16
YHE MAN WHO SHOT FISK.
EDWARD S. STOKES, THE DANDY FELL
ON AT LIBERTY-HoW He TALKS.

Edward S. Stokes, after nearly six years
of Imprisonment, was released Saturday
morning at 8 o'clock. The New York
World says: ".,:''>
Since Stokes has been in prison he has
paid in lawyers fees and other expenses
nearly 100000. He says openly that
had he been willing to pay $2,5O( rthe
privilege. he would not have been - 4fted
from Sing Sing prison to Auburn. While
in Sing Sing, Stokes regularly fed the Off
cials and lived, in the language of his
fellow convicts like bird"
WHAT MONEY WILL DO.
He has no hesitation in saying now
that any one with money or political in
huencc can do about as he pleases In
either Sing Sing or Auburn prison.
When he was hurried, handcuffed and
irohed to Jimmy the Kid" notorious
thief to Auburn, he was not given a coat
or wais.coat. When he reached the
prison he was shaking with the ague. He
begged to be taken to the hospital, and
Warden Durston ordered him to a cold
bath. Then Stokes was attacked with
catarrhal fever. He was approached by
one of the officials while helpless in his
cell and told that if he paid $500 he could
get into the hospital. Stokes doubted,
and asked for time to consider the propo-
sition. When he was ordered to cigar
shop No. 2, which is called by some the
bindery and by others gr.-
The "BUMMERs' RETREAT"
he met Woodford, the incendiary, and
George Clayton, the burglar, and spoke
to them of the hospital. Woodford said
"I can get in there for five dollars" $50
can l." echoed Clayton. Stokes handed
each of them.a five dollar bank note, and
told them to start for the hospital. With
in an hour both were registered on the
sick list, and the deputy physician had
the ten dollars in his pocket. DR.. Hoxie,
the chief physician, spoke to the warden.
They had learned that Stokes paid the
money. Then they took him into the
hospital, and he remained there up to the
time of his release. He never did five
minutes work for the State while in Au-
burn, and never ate a mouthful of prison
food. He paid for all that he received,
and had plenty of good food. II might
have lived cheaper at Delmonico's," said
Stokes to the World reporter, "but there
is no use growing about it now. Within
the past few days / have met convicts
who, with tears in their eyes, whispered
to me: "Stokes, when you get out, tell
'em what they do to us here" | know
what they do.
THE "PARALYZING JACKET"
the most inhuman of all punishments
within my knowledge, is running men
forever. A convict laced in a canvas
Jacket until, in fact, he is paralyzed, and
then he is unfit for work, thrown into q
cell to die. But the officials are very
careful to inquire concerning the man
they punish. If he has money or friends,
he is all right; but God help the friend
less and the penniless man. Governor
Tilden ought to acquaint himself with
these facts, and then take some action.
am satisfied that a fair, upright Governor,
who investigated either Sing Sing or Au-
burn prison, would turn out the rapacious
and wicked officials"
STOKES AND PARTY,
consisting of his brother and Col. Mutt
man, Joseph Colgate, the World reporter,
and another newspaper representative,
took smoking car to Syracuse, and there
entered drawing-room car and went to
Albany, where dinner was served in the
Delavan House. On his way to this city
the platforms at the stations were crowd
ed by persons who wanted to see Stokes
Women stared at him as though for dear
life, and one aged female lady presented
him with card on which was printed
"Come to Jesus" Stokes ordered two
bottles of champaign at Utica, and the
party drank his health. He said that he
was not afraid of any personal attack
upon him in this city. He took rooms al
the Hoffman House last night. He in
tends to call upon Commodore Wander
bilt this morning. He says: "No man
on earth has been so good to me as the
old Commodore has been." This week
Stokes will visit the Centennial then he
will return to execute his $250,O00 suit
against Jay Gould. He means to 60 in,
to business at once, having purchased q
patent asphaltum pavement, which he
says is something that no city can dc
without.