New-York tribune., 1911-12-09

they did. I did not hear anything after
Ethel said why. Mr.. Stokes.' and backed
into the room. and in just one instant l
was in the room-she did not say any
thing"
What did you say" asked her coun-
sci
L heard him make remark about fine
weather to-day, or miserable weather
TODAY. or something, and by that time 1
was in the room"
"Then what did you do?" asked Mr..
Jordan
"He Started Toward Ethel
when he saw me he started toward
Ethel. 7 said, How dare you enter this
house after the way you have slandered
me and my dead mother and my sisters,
and said the horrible things that you
have said? Then he started toward
Ethel. and swore and called her horrible
names, and she said, Don't touch me,
don't come near me- putting her fingers
in her ears; and l said: Don't touch her,
don't step near her; this is my affair.
You have no right TO enter this house
after what you have said about me- l
told him, and he said 7 don't care to talk
about it., and waved his hands franti-
cally and kept after Ethel.
He said, Don't shout and 1 said: I
will. l will scream at the top of my
voice. and they will all come in, and you
will have 10 retract before everybody in
this house what you said about me
And al that time he made rush for
me and 1 made a rush for the door, and
by the time got there he had me by the
throat and he backed down into the bed
room, all the time struggling. / was
choking 70 death, and he had his hand
fastened around my throat, and Ethel
gcreamed, and ! tried TO scream. but
could not, the way he was choking me.
"And finally we reached the little
room, and l was terrified and could not
scream or anything, and the thought
flashed through my mind that he had
murdered 'Ar Adams, and ! knew he
would murder me, and the only thing
could think about was the revolver, and
I reached for it and had it in my hand
and didn't know how / got 1t
THE moment I got the gun he grabbed
il and covered II with his hand, and the
gun did not go off for long time
finally it went off and his hand was still
closed over it; and think did not hear
II again for a long time, and then did
hear it. and the shots went off and he
had his hand all the time at my throat,
and the gun covered with the other hand,
and l found he had control Of the gun;
and every time I would move toward
the door he would come between me and
the door. and we struggled into the hall.
SAYS Stokes Had the Gun.
at this time lost control of the gun
entirely. He had if In his hand and the
gun was fired. don't know where or
! when il was shot. The first thing
knew he had the gun pointed toward
Ethel in the little room. ! made grab
for the gun, hut missed it, and then
remember she had a chair in the air and
struck out with it, and finally he fired
/ the gun at her
/ And the next thing ] remember she
had her gun in her hand and told him
| to drop his gun or she would shoot; but
| he did not drop II and she shot toward
/ the floor. / don't know where, and |
made a dash for the door and ran out
| into the hall screaming, and nobody
seemed 10 come-I couldn't scream very
/ loud"
| Every one in the courtroom had fol-
lowed the girrs story intently, and there
was a sigh Of relief on the part Of some
OF the spectators when she finished. The
witness had appeared 10 be under a
~ eat strain near the close of the narra-
| tive and II seemed natural that she
should break down.
! In answer 10 further questions. Miss
| Graham said neither she nor Miss Con-
rad had invited Stokes TO come to their
apartment to get his letters TO her, as
| he testified She denied that either OF
! them had threatened 10 shoot him II he
refused 10 write retraction OF what
he had said about her, or II he declined
to write out a check for $25,oco as
! Stokes also testified.
Miss Graham insisted she believed her
life was in danger when she got the re-
volver and attempted 10 shoot Stokes.
state what your sister, Mrs. Single
| ton. told you about Stokes being dan
eerous man" Mr. Jordan suddenly asked
| the witness.
She TOLD me that the same night AL
| Adams was murdered" said the witness;
"she saw Stokes coming down the back
stairs between IL and ~ o'clock. NUT
| tering 10 himself and that he had testi-
! fed before the coroner that he was in
bed that night At o'clock Then
recalled that ! opened the door and saw
Mr.. Stokes wringing his hands and NUT
tering. She said she believed he was A
very dangerous man"
Death Of al" Adams Recalled.
| Adams. who was known as the Policy
King. "ent 70 live at the Ansonia in 1904.
after he was released from Sing Sing
prison where he had served term for
a.AI