The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-05
AFAMILY DIFFERENCE.
Dodge's Escapades Cause No Grief to
One Branch CT his FANNY.


One Branch CT his Family.
NEW York, Aug. 4.-The cable an
nouncement tho other day that young
William Walter Phelps Dodge, nephew of
the New Jersey statesman and member of
one of New York's proudest and wealth.
lest families, had married circus rider in
London, did not cause one branch of the
family to shed tears l mean the Stokes
family, who are so closely connected with
the Phelp ses and Dodges that they are like
one family. The cruel hoax of young
Dodge last winter in advertising in the
daily newspapers that he had married his
cousin, Miss Stokes, an hieress to $1,000
600, only added to an already bitter feeling
existing between the Stokes and Phelps
families.
To outward appearances 1t seems that the
two families are ON good terms, but their
intimate acquaintance know that this is
not a fact. 1t is an interesting story and
wonder how it never before found It's way
into print 1t begins at time wheL Ed.
S. Stokes, the popular and generous pro-
prietor of the Hoffman house, killed jim
Fisk. Up to tie time of this sad affair
Stokes family were greatly proud Of him.
Owing TO Fisk's well known generosity and
popularity public opinion was for a time in
clined against Stokes. His family and
friends were not SLOW to see this and they
worked hard to countsract it. Ned Stokes
uncle, the head of the family, went to Amos
Emo the owner of the Fifth avenue hotel
and the most of the property about Madi-
son square, and asked him to use his intiu-
ence IN saving his nephew from conviction
of murder in the first degree. Mr.. Emo
had married into the Phelps family, his
wife being sister of the late Governor
John s. Phelps, of Missouri
10 toll a
tluence," urged millionaire Phelps, ''to
cnange public opinion. This young man is
of The same blood as am, and should he
be convicted of murder the disgrace would
be terrible to my family and your family and
mine are so closely connected that they are
like one.n
AIR. Emo said there would be no need of
trying to change public opinion, as he be-
loved that Ed Stokes was guilty of the of
Tense charged against him. Mr.. Phelps
tried to show that there was provocation,
as was afterwards proven In court, anu
said that If his nephew came out of the
scrape all right ne would show by the life
he would lead in future that he was not the
black hearted person his enemies tried to
make MIN appear, and would win the respect
and esteem of his fellow man
But MIR. Emo positively refused his infiu-
ence. Il believe 1T is my duty as good
citizen to refuse my influence to aid man
escaping punishment that the law of the
land says he deserves" was Mr.. Eno's final
answer.
A few years later Ed Stokes was a free
man, making wonderful strides to re-estab
lish himself and making friends of the lead
ing men of the country. John c. Emo,
son of the man who refused to sympathize
with Stokes, had turned out to be default
er in the meantime. He was cashier of the
Fifth avenue bank In which Stokes uncle
was one of the directors. The elder Emo
made good the deficiency and supposed the
mat .er could be easily fixed up. All the
directors were personal friends of his and
when he spoke TO all but one Of them he
found be had their sympathy. The only
other one was Director Stokes. Owing to
the close family relations Mr.. Emo thought
he would have no trouble to save his only
son from disgrace. But Mr.. Stokes had not
forgotten his experience with Mr.. Emo when
he had gone to him a few years ago
to ask his influence on behalf of his
nephew. Mr.. Emo was astonished to have
| Mr.. Stokes repeat his own words: 81 be-
lieve it is my duty as good citizen to re-
| fuse my influence to aid man in escaping
punishment that the law of the land says
he deserves"
Young Emo is still an exile in Canada,
and to-day he is probably pining for sight
of his old haunts in New York, while Ed
Stokes is entertaining such distinguished
mon as Col Robert G. Ingersoll, Senator
Jones of Nevada, Gov. Hill, Col. John A.
Cockerill, Richard Cooke, the big Tammany
chieftain, and Col Henry Watterson of
Kentucky, at bis place in Saybrook, Conn.
Ned Stokes is one of the most ambitious
men in New York. He is greatly impressed
with the words of Solomon: TELL me
your company and will tell you who you
are" If there is anything in this Mr..
Stokes is very considerable man.
HARRY WALKER.