The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03

mutation Of sentence, 10 that In 1870 10
stepped from the gate OF Sing Sin free.
Gassius M, Reed was waiting Tor MN. snd
stokes found himself a psnah. His, old
friends summed him. But one man chung
20 him, Reed, who took him TO live at the
Hoffman, and advanced him money 10 buy
clothes. Stokes was profuse in his words
OF gratitude.
Reed he Said once. Il would cut Oh
my right hard for you
Stokes maintained an impassive front
In the face of daily sneers. At he time
OF the Fisk tragedy. Stokes's wife took
their Young child, a girl. abroad and re-
. NAMED there There is no record OF who
this Mrs. Stokes was. SO had he hardened
himself that when the news came from
Paris a number OF years ago that his
A yoar passed, and Reed by persistence,
had swung Stokes back into partial recog:
milton among men about town. Reed and
Stokes began to embark on the sea OF
foundation Of the Asphalt Block Paving
Company, the capital was forthcoming.
Stokes had seen this paving process at
Sing Sing. and was confident that he could
make II a great success, Tho venture was
a failure. Stokes then proposed that
they 90 into mining speculation; MT
Reed agreed. Stokes drew regularly FOR
expenses upon Reed. In the West STOKES
met John w. Mackay. and Mr.. Mackay
| took a fancy TO the ~speculator from inc
! East. When Stokes first appeared In san
Francisco he had several thoroughbred
~trotters brhind which he was frequently
seen on the Golden City's boulevard.
On a certain one Of these drives he was
holding the reins over a very sleek ntue
mare, which he prized highly. II 80 hap
a spin on that dav. and the two met;
I Nackav at once fell in love with the animal
that Stokes was driving. and the next
day ne sent a friend 20 see " he could not
purchase IL. Stokes refused 70 part WIN
his beauty, and that information was con-
viewed to Mackay. who seemed dissp-
pointed. The next day Mackay cent his
friend again 10 stokes with an oher OF
500. ON0 for the mare. This also was dc,
clined, Ten dave later a messenger called
at the Palace Hotel and asked 70 sec
Mackav. saving that he had a message
from Mr.. stokes. Mackay, thinking THAT
he had reconsidered his determination
! not 20 sell. came downstairs and took rom
the messengers hand a little enveloPo
I, which contained the following note:
mfr Stoke begs that Mr. Mackay accept the
mare Eva with his compliments and best
wishes
WITH MAckAr BEGINS.
From tina began the friendship between
| Cassius ". Reed, Stokes bought q mine
from Mackay, Thich he placed In London
| and Paris at Sproft OF nearly 81 900 900.
This mine was known as the 'ictorine
silver mine ~
became partners In the Hoffman House.
John W Mackay was also a partner.
The barroom was gorgeously htted up
with paintings and marble statues. bou-
| suereau's -Satyr and Nymphs' and other
PAINTINGS famous the world over were
! purchased. Fin tapestries, said to have
been made especially for Napoleon
l., were purchased. Tho. Hoffman
House became the recognized head
many Hall aud upstate Democrats
| politicians. Meanwhile Stokes was acting
as Mackay's agent in lying up the stock
Of the Bankers ano Merchants ieie.
graph Company, which the capitalist
wanted TO merge into another corpora
tho now defunct Madison SQUARE Bank
and chairman Of its Executive Committee.
Stokes's transactions viii Mackay IN
the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company were not satisfactory TO Mr.,
Mackay and he brought many suits against
Mr.. Stokes. Reed and Stokes began to
quarrel, Reed saving that he could not
get an accounting from the Hoffman
House bookkoeper who, II was said az the
| time, was partial to Stokes. Finally a
| compromise was reached by the formation
of the Hoffman House Company. Reed
took 500. 900 worth OF stock and Stokes
500, 900 worth.
%oUARRELs WITH REED.
The partners cont nued TO quarrel and
finally Reed found himself on the outside
Of the Hoffman House in a back room on
the third floor OF a Twenty-third street
lodging house. Then he began to sue
Stokes for an accounting, including money
loaned i'm the days when Stokes was In the
Tombs under sentence OF death. To this
Stokes pleaded the statute Of limitations.
STOKES started a Hoffman House branch
at the corner Of Exchange Place and New
! street, and another in Beaver street. OPP
posite the Produce, Exchange. As a hotel
I proprietor no was intensely jealous OF the
! Delmonicos. and it has often been related
that the D~clmonicos, after Stokes came
out Of Sing Sing, barred him out OF their
| establishments. Stokes didn't seem 10
make a success as a hotel proprietor, and
finally he sold out his interest To Grahams
Policy, a descendant Of one OF the oldest
families in Williamsburg.
The Ownership Of the Holman House
was vested under the new management
ia X. I. Mcdonald. james ID. Leary, John
= Caddagsn and Grahams Policy. For
the last year or 50 there has been litigation
on the part OF Grakaus Policy
STOKES KvER AT Law
Mr.. Stokes was always In litigation
A. one time he had Roscoe Conkling and
Robert O. lngcrsoll tOr hs lawyers He
Invariably quarrolled with his counsel.
lie never seemed 10 De really happy unless
he was In a legal contention. Firs, no
Quarnriled with Pick hls or ginal henefsctof.
w "a uuarr,ilri with CAssius NJ Reed
mud AFT -vsr1 with " l. ID Stokes, .
cousin. whoas father advanced the money
I l.I .... a. ..ptr-- trals Then De quar-
r-llcd " o. JOHN " haokay, another b-ns-
factor. and 80 on through th- list
TN SCN told the other day Ia Stokes
ever sino- be- got cut - prisoL La gore
To- bed every night ~ h the gas A. full