Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-30
The Man who Shot Flax.

EDWARD q. stokes AT LIBERrY.
Edward g. Stokes, after nearly six years
of imprisonment, was released Saturday
morning at O'Clock, as stated in Saturdays
STAR. The N. Y. World OF yesterday says
Since Stokes has been In prison he has paid
In lawyers fees and other expenses nearly
$500 600. He says openly that had he been
willing to pay $3.50 for the privilege, he
Prison 10 Auburn. While In Sing Sing
Stokes regularly fed the officials, and ltyed,
in ihe lar gusgue OF his fello convlcts, like
bird"
WHAT MONEY WILL DO.
BE has DO hesitation In saying now that
any one with money or political influence
can do about as he pleases In either Sing
SIg or Auburn prison. When he was hur-
ried, bandcufied and Ironed TO Jimmy the
Kid, a Notorious thief, 10 Auburn, ne was
lot given coat or waistcoat- When he
ague. He begged TO be taken To the hospi-
tai, and Warcen Durstoo ordered him 70 q
colo bath. Then Stokes WAS attacked with
catarrhal fever. He was approached by one
of the officials while helpless In his cell and
told that III he paid $500 he could get into the
hospital. Stokes doubted, and asked for
lime 10 consider the proposition. When he
was ordered 10 cigar shop No 2, which is
called by some the bindery and by others
THE "BUMMERs RETREAT,"
ne met Wood ford, the In cendiary, aud George
the hospital. WOodford said: can get 10
th' re for s." $50 can l." echoed Cha ytou.
Stokes handed each OF them q as bank note
and told them TO start for the hospital
Within an hour both were registered on the
sick LET and the deputy physician had the
$40 In his pocket DR.. Hoxie, the chief ply
sician, spoke 10 the warden. They had
learned that Stokes paid The money. Then
they took him into the hospital, aud he re.
NAMED there up 10 the time of his release.
He never did five minutes work for the
slate while in Auburn, AID never ate a
moufbful of prison food. He paid for all
mat he received, and had plenty OF good
food. 81 might have lived cheaper al Del
mon1co's," said Stokes TO the World reporter
Within the past few days have met con-
vfcts who with tears In their eyes VIII spered
10 me: Stokes, when you get out, tell 'em
what they do TO as here know what they
do.
THE 'PARALYzING JACKET,
The most iDhuman OF all punlshments with
In my knowledge. is running men forever. A
convict laced in canvas jacket until, 10
fact, be Is parsly Zed, and then he 10 unfit for
work. and is thrown into cell TO die. But
the officials are very careful to inquire con-
money or friends, he is all right; but God
help the friepdless and the penniIess m an.
Govern or Tilden ought TO acQuaint himself
with these facts. and then take some action
i sn sal.,fied that fsir, upright governor,
who Investigated either Sing Sing or Au-
burn Prison, would turn out the rapacious
and wicked officials.
STOKfS AND PARTY,
consisting OF his brother and Col. huffman,
Joseph Colgate, the Void reporter, and an
other newspaper representative, took q
smoking car TO Syracuse, and there entered
drawing room car and went to Albany,
where dinner was served in the Delavan
house. On the way To this city the platforms
At the stations were crowded by persons who
wanted 10 see Stokes. Women stared at hi 10
as though for dear life, and one age female
presented him with a card on which was
printed "Come TO Jesus" Stokes ordered
TWO bottles OF champagne at Utica, and the
party drank bis health. He said That he WAS
not afraid OF any personal alta ok upon him
In this city. He took rooms at the Hoffman
house last night. He intends to call upon
Commodore Vanderbilt this morning. He
says. mo man on earth has been so good to
me as the old Commodore has been" This
week Stokes will visit the CENTENNIAL; then
be Will return 10 prosecute his $3.50, 900 suit
against Jay Gould He means to 60 into
bUsiI ess at once, having purchased q patent
ssphsltum pavement, which he says is
s.mething that no city can do without.