New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
WOMEN LEAVE THE TOMBS
Two Charged with Shooting
Stokes Released on Bail.
MISS GRAHAM'S SISTER HERE
Says Hotel Owner Is a Big
Coward, Whose Prey Is
Defenceless Girls.

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Defenceless Girls.
Miss Lillian Graham and Miss Ether Con
rad who are charged with shooting W. -.
| d. Stokes. were released late last Night
on ball or $500 each The District At'o'
ney and Magistrate Freschi finally aSreeu
to accept one # the bondsmen produceu
by their counsel Clark l.. Jordan put "o'
until after wordy and heated wrangi"s'
lasting throughout the entire day, fOiIo"eu
by strong intmatlon on the part OF cou"-
sci for the prisoners that he would swear
out writ Of habeas corpus and see IL d
Supreme Court Justice would not accept
his bondsmen
Mrs John Singleton. sister OF ME.
| Graham, arrived on La Provence Du'
! owing to the detention Of the steamer d.
Quarantine did not reach the pier uh'ii l.
Mrs Singleton burst into tears when re-
porters told her that her sister was sun
| I'm prison She resolutely refused an an
swer to the question as to whether or not
she had brought with her letters from WI
| Stokes to Miss Graham or any other pa.
pers bearing on the case. but she' u'u
make this significant remark: Il nave co'he
over to aid my sister. and am convinced
tiAt can do So" No explanation Oh 'hd''
however, would she give.
Mrs. Singleton was bitter i'm her denuncl-
aticn Of Mr. Stokes and men of his klhd'
Mr. stokes introduced himself To me
when I was living at the Ansonia' she
said. "He asked me on several occasions
/ to introduce my sister to him, ana hnaiy
| did so. II seems strange to me that
when one considers what his reputation Is
no one has been willing to come forward
and offer bail for my sister and Miss CON
rad II seems lacking in chivalry. MI
Stokes's greatest pleasure in life Is at
tempting to ruin and make miserable limo
cent girls and defenceless ones. He is 100
big a coward to trouble or attack girls
who are protected He is afraid to dc
anything Of that kind. Ills prey Is the de-
fenceless ones. His own home is place
| of debauchery."
Mrs Singleton Was Distraught.
Mrs. Singleton said that her first news OF
her sisters trouble had come through the
newspapers. 1T nearly drove me mad
| she continued.
"I happered to he in Paris at the time
and did not know what TO do. With Ill
Ian In prison. did not know how to cable
! her. and there was no one else in Now
York that | could cable to. for | didn
even krow the names of her lawyers.
got tho manager Of the hotel II which
was STAYING to give me the address Of ar
English lawyer. / wanted to sail at once
but | was taken III and had to wait for III
Provence
II love Lillian more than anybody OF
anything i'm the world Ever since hei
| fathers and mothers death she has lived
with me. and ] have taken care Of her.
know she has done nothing wrong. I have
absolute faith In her / do not see no"
the American people can tolerate men like
Mr. Stokes"
Mr. Jordan had long conference with
Mrs Singleton soon after her arrival, anc
/ together they discussed every phase Of the
case II is understood that both Miss
Graham and Miss Conrad will live with her
until after the trial. Mrs. Singleton said
she had no plans for the Immediate future
She did not know where she was goin2
or where she would stay She was nbryou.
and overwrought. and decided that tho or
deal OF visiting her sister In tie. Criminal
J
on her endurance.
/ Mr. Jordan produced two bOndsmen yes
! terday morning. and after putting them
! through the most searching examination
ever given "A bondsman" Assistant District
Attorney Layolle, head Of the bail depart
ment. announced that he was satisfied and
| would accept them. Miss Graham and
| Miss Conrad were sent for. and came
| from their cell in the Tombs TO the baiing
| department. I'm the Criminal Courts Build
| ing That was about 100 o'clock in the
! afternoon Then Magistrate Frcschi APP
| peared on the scene. and trouble in large
| quantities developed.
! The magistrate recalled that one Of the
] hondsmen was on more hail bonds than
he had said he was and refused to accept
| him. He was willing enough to accept
Rafele Mazzarri, the other hondsman. for
| one Of the prisoners. hut not for both
| Miss Graham said she would not accept
bail unless Miss Conrad was also released
! and the wranglng was resumed.
| When Magistrate Freschi indicated that
| he would probably refuse TO accept the
! hondsmen. Mr.. Jordan exclaimed My God,
! What do YOU WANT