Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-08
The beauty Of the estate was destroyed

III the beauty Of the estate was destroyed
by the earthquake in April, 1905.
In The early part of the following
year Miss Graham came to New York
and went to the Hotel Ansonia. There
she remained with her sister until
eight months ago, when they both went
10 Belgium, Miss Graham ostenslbly to
study music.
These are the persons in the drama
# last night, but az yet there Is much
II oE,yurlrr As to the parts each
played.
Miss Graham and Miss Conrad in
their statements last night asserted that
late yesterday afternoon MIR. Stokes
having teIrphoned several times to Miss
Conrad, came to their apartment and
after demanding the letters he alleged
Mss Graham had in her possession at
lacked Miss Graham. Miss Conrad,
the statement alleges, therenpon shot
him. and later, when he turned away
10 take The revolver, Miss Graham also
shot him.
I'VE shot him." said both girls,
aud are equally responsible.
William Earl Dodge Stokes IS son
Of James Stokes, who for many years
was prominent in the commercial and
banking centres OF New York, and left
an immense fortune to his Sons, the
wounded man, James, Thomas and
Anson Phelps Stokes. He was dis
tant cousin Of Edward :. Stokes, ome-
time proprietor Of the Hoffman House,
over which they had considerable IIti-
cation. His age is 90 years, although
he appears much younger. lie re-
Gently married n young woman, this
being his second matrimonial venture.
New York, June 5. S.--Ihat sensational
developments which will shake the
White Light set Of Nr~ York t" ITS
center, viii follow the sl'p"'Ins Of wal
liam +. y. Stokes, millionaire club
man. horSrrnan, newspaper publisher
and hotel proprietor, by Lillian Graham
and Ethel Conrad. waa the assertion Of
Miss Graham in her cell this AFTERNOON.
The compile had been held without bail
by Magistrate Fre>hi for aFraignment
ON Monday when Stokes is expected To
be- able to appear against them.
Il intend TO secure Congressman
Martin ". Lltllrton to defend rs II
possible, = said Miss Graham, aud he
fore We are done with this case "" Will
show what * heuind IT. stokes as
sertion that we tried To hlackmall hin
out Of S25, 600 is utterly false He tr'e ]
to chock me tn death, aud Miss Conrad
and myself fought for our lives.
Although Miss Graham was perfect
" calm and collected, her companion
Miss Conrad was on the verge oi
Mysteries before the court proceedings
we're ended She agreed III every de
tail with the Graham girls statements,
and rontradicicd Stokes story made
public through his attorneys. Both
gltis insisted that Stokes forced him-
.cI, on them and that they had no ap-
pontment with him.
Why, he te|ephoned to me, " said
Miss Graham 10 Police Inspector Rus
sell. ard l disguised my voice and
tod him I was tie maid and neither
nor Miss Conrad were in. He sad he
would come up anyhow. We didn't
wart him around US.
1T vas merely an accident that we
had three ravc,v rS. W. got scared
few days ago bought them for pro-
lection. When Mr. Stokes burst into
the flat he stormed and ragged and
demanded letters be had written me-
told hin to get ont and he became
abusive. He was choking me dread
fully when Ethel came to my assistance.
Then got hold Of the revolver and It
went of. | don't know hoT. 1t Just
went of.
AT Roosevelt Hospital where Stocked
i, reported to be getting along nicely
b r. peated his story that the girls had
/, ! 10 blackmail him ont Of S2o, 900.
Ihi- was the second attempt, he sad
as :, week ago, Miss Graham came to