The evening world., 1911-12-08

tcl. TN her ARRIVAL there she Gale
Stokes M.
lie met me at the door OF the hotel.
said Miss Graham. "and asked me Z
walk up the street, as he wanted 4
talk TO me. We went TO sixth avenue
and F'orty-third street. lie stopped II
front of a little hotel and asked me q
20 TO n room, 80 that he could tail
things over with me. I refused. and n
said I could see him at his office in tn
Ansonla.
The witness said she n Mrs. Sin
gleton took an apartment at the Var
una for several months and then wen
back to Europe. She remained in Eu'
rope until last April.
q. How long after you came bach
this last time did you see Mr.. Stokes'
A.. on May IL. In his office at the Hotel
Ansonia.
q. Did you go there TO see Hmm A.
Yes. sir.
u Prior 10 hat visit. how much
money mad Mr.. stokes given you alto
gether2 A. About $1,000.
q. Tel what occurred on your visit
to his office. A. / got out OF the ele-
vator and sent for him. lie came out
OF his Office door n said. We'll, well,
child. I'm glad to see you I told
him I had come for $500 that l con
sldered due me from the fi.7O I lei
him Invest for me. ! said TO him, You
have never kept our promises to me
and ! am now In great need OF money"
He offered me s25 and I threw II aside.
Miss Graham denied the conversation
On ,ba stand sha navor snoso -,
s,ote.'. vito 70 ,h. u,id sho Ia ora
di6 NOT at,emn, 10 ,ake noison a, ina,
time. as ssnket haa ,os,iaed shs Ala
no, 40. stokes again u,,u the n,yh, y,
Tho shooting
Miss Graham said she rad M knowi.
edge a, Mis-, Corrod's yI.It 70 sto,tes
toward tho end OF Nav nn,li ,rsr she
had recovered from her attempted sui
eide and Miss Conrad told her that
about tho ~ch.rac,.r and b,.tnos. ~
Ms Graham mo,her ana .,s,ers Miss
Craham s,id .h. Inc, uar, 10 saa "a,
.,,or,av -, 4, .n, na. 80 ~
.ouId do notbIny
Go,,g h,cL 90 tho sir,. ,,s, .o,o,r,
IN E,ro,o NJ aan.nn.,
a porora ,a.ytaa ~, - 81. ,o.,
H.. s,S go. n,.,s. .a.o as s,
60. w." w" 800, s'sVe' WI" W SANS nsa
ss' anu " so' "na' uIu y say
~ Sne 'o,u ."e y " sec anytnlns inore
VI nun, tha, ~ vas a uamser"us man
a4,u sne "su 'eason W oenoVe NJ nau
smuIuers" ~ auams IN the Ahsonia'
enc sha she Va STOKES conlhs uown-
stAHs iron" tue nan y" which Auans
Ioonh was iocateu Just oeiore ihionlsnt
.ne Adafns was iouhd sno dead.
me next DAY stokes shid ne had gone
10 bod ABOUT 8 or v O'Clock mat night
Then ] recalled that had seen him
rushing down the back stairs that light
muttering something to himself.
Mr.. Jordan then came BACK 10 the
night OF the shooting.
=. Miss Graham, on the evening OF
June Z. did YOU expect w. e. ID. Stokes
to caHf A. No. sir.
SAYS STOKES ATTACKED HER
AZ oNce
o.. Where were you when ne arrived
A. was IN tne pea room. nearo the
pen ring y Etne, went 10 .he ooor, !
nearu her say why NJ. Seones, wna'
are you uoihs hsrs! iran "a. ir'o tne
MAJ! just as mr. otokes anu Siiss Son.
rau ~ent mo the sltui,S TOOTH. wen.
risnt 10, anu ~ SCOT az ne saw nne, no
s.aI.eo Vio'e"tiy' .o,s ni"' ~ " ~
,is.' w :. ."e. W." ~ VI. -.
nad repss.eo VIVA. ne nan ss.a soou'
my iahlIy' he waved ms ns"us ex-
c,'eo!y anu sa,u. i uo". m."t ~ t"ss
aoout tnat, want my ,e.,eIs.
ne couiont ha.o ING 'e''''s anu ~.
Jumped AZ me ! started 10 scream, put
ne seized me py the vnro"t WIN oo'n
hanas ahd oe.ah cnohihs anu ioreins
me Gown tne nan. ne curse.
called me horrible Names ana sAu
! wouldn't nave 10 commit suicioe wnen
he got through win me. 1 ieit NAT !
was being choked TO death. ~ was set.
t'ng biack peiore my eyes anu my he"o
was swimming. A.
lie backed me al the way uown tne
hail ana Into the pedroom: we Struck
against the bureau The drawer whore
The revolver Jay was partly open i
can't remember now 10 30
H. but some way my mana gropen INTO
the drawer ana round ue revolver l
pulled II out ana STOKES tooK one hanu
away from my throat ana TOOK no'd
OF the revolver. We ugg Tor a
long time before ! was 10 get my
Anger on the trigger. l pulled Il and
tnr sun weh' om w'n,o ms """a wa"
I believed 7 was going to be Killed, ~