The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-16
YlIE MAN WHO SHOT FISK.
EDWARD s. SroKEs, THE DANDY FE..-
ON AT LIBERTY How HE TAEKs.

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ON AT LIBERrY--How He TAEKs.
Edward S. Stokes, after nearly six years
Of imprisonment, was released Saturday
morning at o'clock. The New YGfk
World says: uiaer
Since Stokes has heen in prison he has
paid in lawyers fees and other expenses
nearly 100000. He says openly that
had he been willing to psy $4,000 for The
privilege. he would not have been drafted
from Sing Sing prison 20 Auburn. While
in Sing Sing, Stokes regularly fed the OIL
Gals and lived, in the language of his
fellow convicts like bird"
WHAT MONEY WILL no.
He has no hesitation in saying now
that any one with money or politica! in
Hucncc can do about as he picases in
either Sing Sing or Auburn prison.
When he was hurried, handcuffcd and
irohcd 10 Jimmy the Kid" notorious
thief, to Auburn, he was not given coat
or waistcoat. When he reached tho
prison he was shaking with the ague. He
begged to be taken to the hospital, and
Warden Dnrston ordered him to n cold
bath. Then Stokes was attacked with
catarrhal fever. He was approached by
one of :ho 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. Whom he was ordered to cigar
shop No. 9, which is called by some the
bindery and by others
IHE "BUMMERs' RETREA >"
he met Woodford, the inccndiary, and
George Clayton, the burglar, and spoke
to them Of the hospital. Woodford said :
81 can get in there for five dollars" $50
can |" echoed Clayton. Stokes handed
each of thcm.a five dollar bank note, and
told them to start for the hospital With
i'll an hour both were registered on the
sick list, and the deputy physican had
the ten dollars in his pocket. DIR. 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 mouthful of prison
food. Hc paid for all that no received,
and had plenty Of good food. II might
have lived cheaper at Delmonico's," said
Stokes to the lPorhi, 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
'cm what they do to us here" I know
what they do.
TIE "pARALYZTNG JACKET"
the most inhuman Of all prrisllrnents
within my knowledge, is running men
forever. A convict laced in o canvas
jacket until, in fact, he il paralyzed, and
then he is unfit for work, thrown into q
cell to die But the officials arc very
careful to inquire concerning the man
they punish. If he has money or friends,
he is all right; but God help the frienu-
less and the penniless man. Governor
Tiiiicn ought IL acqun:nt himself with
these facts, AMI then take some action.
am satisfied that fair, upright Governor
who investigated either Sing Sing or Au.
burn prison, would turn out the rnpacioua
and wicked officials"
STOKES AND PARTY,
consisting of his brother and Col. Mutt
man, Joseph Colgate, the World reporter
and another newspaper representative,
touk smoking car to Syracuse, and there
entered q drawing-room car and went to
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Delavan House. On his way to this city
the platforms ut the stations were crowd.
ed by persons who wanted to see Stokes
Women stared Mt him as though for dear
life, and one aged female lady presented
him with card on which was printed
"Comc 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 at
the Hoffman House lust 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 becn." This week
Stokes will visit the Centennial then he
will rct;;;u 20 execute his Si250,000 suit
against Jay Gould He means to go in.
to business at once, having purchased Il
/ patent asphaltum pavement. which he
says is 'sonething that nc city can dc
without