New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-05
STILL ILL IN BED
Prosecution Rests in Case Of
Two Show Girls.
TRIAL May BE ADJOURNED
Matron Testifies Miss Graham
Had Red Marks" on Her Neck
When She Arrived at Station.

W. +. u. Stokes was still too m vester-
day In his apartments I'm the Ansonia 70
leave his bed and appear az the trial Of the
two show girls, Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad, who are accused Of shooting him
Or Joshua Thornley,. who Is ATTENDING
Mr. Stokes. said late last night his patients
temperature was satisfactory. being only
III, but that the pulse was weak The physi-
clan did not believe. however, that there
was any immediate danger Or. a. A.
Smith was again called into consultation
yesterday morning
The prosecution rested its case AT the close
Of the DAYS proceedings. and Justice Mar
Gus cautioned the defence 10 he ready 10
proceed with their side of tho case TODAY
whether or not Mr. Stokes might he able
to appear in court
Clark J.. Jordan, Of counsel for tho do
PENDANTS said last night that he should in
sist upon the right Of the defence 10 cross
examine Mr.. Stokes further before opcning
their case. This would mean an adjourn
ment until Stokes was able TO appear in
court unless Justice Marcus ovcrrulcd their
contention and insisted that the defence
should open. he said
Assistant District Attorney RuCkner CON
cluded the peoples case yesterday after OK
aiming the policemen who arrested The de-
PENDANTS after the shooting I'm their apart
ment In the Naruna on June z They de-
scribed the scenes they witnessed at tnc
apartment soon after the shooting and re-
lated conversations they had with the de-
PENDANTS. II appeared that the two Girl,
were each anxious 10 shoulder the blame
OF shooting Stokes, according 10 the police
men, and when Miss Graham volunteered
the information that She had done the
shooting Miss Conrad promptly exclaimed.
Don't worry, Lillian ] am lust as much
to blame as you, for l shot him. too"
A new bit Of testimony which did MOI
cCme out at the police court examination
IN the case was given 10y Mrs Mary f.
Smith, police matron az the West GSfb|
Street station, where she met and tailed
with the defendants after they were ar
rested. The witness said she noticed "rod
marks on Miss Granam's neck which tbo|
latter told her had been caused Inv Stoi,rg
i'm his effort to choke her. Tho dcfcnC..
eagerly seized upon this testimony and
cross examined the police matr1n al length
III III IeEaId NC, 10 Ihc character of the red
marks. The defence lis expected In CON
tend that Stokes attacked Mis- Graham,
and the shots were fred for her ,rItectioI
James +. Mccormick. one of the defec-
DO az q l...
shooting, testified that the girls toid him
stokes had come 10 Sct some letters NOT
expecting TO find Miss Graham there and
Had become sIcatg excited ana had a tus-
sic with Miss Graham
II examined her said the detective. "but
found no marks Of a struggle on nor mock
or clothing except that she had a cut on
her hand"
William j. Flynn. another detective who
was with Detective Mccormick. corrobo.
rated McCOrmicFs testimony lie told how
they had searched the apartment for ia
Stokes letters, but had not found them.
Policeman Andrew Tully. VINO arrested
the defendants. said the two girls were ver,,
solicitous about S'okcs's condition ana
questioned him about 10 on the way to tra
police station. When ne told them that he
did not think Stokes would 2ic ne said
Miss Conrad exclaimed:
THANK God. Lillian. We are not murder
erSr'
According t. Walter s Fischer. who
heard the screaming screaming In the Narura and
have been maulcd on the stairway of the
apartment house until hc died from ex-
haustlon end loss Of blood unless he had
thought promptly 10 make a tournlquot
about the injured mans leg
Fischer testified that ne found Stokes
clincing 30 the stair rail ON the fourth floor
and several men pounding him and irving
10 pun him away. The defendants were
nowhere In sight at that time he said. but
presently came running out Of the apart
ment. screaming. Stokes told the witness
that ne was shoi ~ IN" leg ana asked hin
10 get him ont Of the place
Walter Mcmahon, who was EMPLOYED on
the floor above the Graham Conrad apart
rnent testified that hc heard the SHOTS ana
screaming and ran down stairs He sail
me found the two girls in the APARTMENT Of
pat" Casey 2 theatrical AGENT. across me
hall The superintendent Uf 'hc building
went IN with him. auI Miss Conrad asked
linn 10 tell tha superintendent that She did
Tho shoctipc. poo said
"Then Mics Graham said continued ,ho
witness. q" No. ala the shooting 10 defend
my dead mother and my own honor"