New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
Stokes RESENTS CHARGE
Wants to Discredit Miss IRA
hams Story from Witness Stano'
TO LEAVE HOSPITAL SOON
Counsel for Girls Will ASK ioi
Their Release Monday on Ball
for ANY Amount.

". E. D. Stokes will take the s's". 80
testify against both Miss Ethel ON AZ a
Miss Lillian Graham. whom ne e""' -.
with attempting TO murder him. ""e" -"
case comes 70 trial Such was the s'e.
ment made by his counsel Terence o. w.
Manus Yesterday. Mr.. McManus sa'o M
Stokes was not only willing but anxious
to undergo the severest ordea' Ut
examination that counsel for the 'o."e
women could subject him to X by 80 "o'"e
he could aid the prosecution :.
Mr. Stokes IL fully aware tnat lie
known as "a man about town eon.
tinued his counsel. land he does not ie"'
anything that the opposing lawyers may
trv TO hiring ont AGAINST him lie does OBJ
ject TO, and will not stand for. the aoo"
sation of wrecking the lives OF '"'o'e'
women"
Indeed the statement Mr.. Ph'i''ps '""ue
In which he quoted Miss Graham az chaIs
ing the plaintiff with "wrecklng hcr HE
seemed to have determined Mr.. stokes u
make good his word and prosecute 10 tne
limit" Detectives IN the employ OF MI
Stokes were securing the city yesterday II,
search OF evidence pertaining TO the past
lives Of the two women Mr.. McMan"'
said he was confident that their search
would be happily fruitful from the point oi
view OF the prosecution.
While the plaintiffs side was busyins
itself with plans and rumors OF and for
war the defence apparently contented Itself
with resting on it's oars. Counsel for the
young women did not believe Mr. Stokes
al fri
convinced that the owner OF the Ansonia
would let II die a natural death ana wouio
not do anything not positively necessary 70
prolong Its existence.
At the hearing Monday Mr. McManus
said he would ask an adjournment. since
Mr. Stokes would not be able to appear.
He also said that in case ball was request
ed he would try TO have II set at no less
a sum than $4,000 each. Herman philips
counsel for Miss Conrad. said he was not
worried about the bail bonds-that ne
could furnish any amount desired.
good angel" has presumably descended 10
reside for short space on earth. Tor no
other exclamation was offered as to the
haliee or tailees Mr.. Phillips said the
bonds would he furnished through surety
company.
Counsel for the defence purposes to waive
examination on Monday. and then hail out
his clients Thus. as far "a the proceed
ings tomorrow are concerned the carns
are all laid out on the table.
The letter mystery neither deepened nor
lessened. Like counsel for the defence 1t
simply "stod pat" Present indications are
that the letters will not play prominent
part in the case again Mr.. McManus
smilingly announced that he was perfectly
willing to have the letters published, II
they could he found. Mr. Phillips weak
ened slightly on his statement that he couid
force their production. but still seemed 10
think he knew who took them Wednesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Nagle. parents or
Miss Conrad, have disappeared. They told
Mr. Phillips they had suffered deeply from
the disgrace this affair had brought them,
so packing up their possessions. they de-
parted to another apartment somewhere in
the city. far away. they hope. from the
reporters maddening ring. Mrs. Magic
said she was prepared to spend everything
she had in her daughters defence. II neces-
sary.
Mr.. Grimshaw superintendent or the
Roosevelt Hospital. said last night that
Mr.. Stokes had improved steadily during
the day. but that 1t would be another week
before he could leave the hospital.
There was considerable discussion yes
terday as 10 whether or not John single
ton, wealthy brother-in-law of Miss era
ham. would aid in her defence. Rumor
had it that he was rushing East with
large bank roll for her assistance, but this
could not be verified.
Mr.. McManus called attention to the fact
that Mr. Stokes had visited his stock farm
in Kentucky during the latter psN OF
MAY. returning on the 10Th OF the month.
II was Just two days later that Miss Con-
ran and Miss Graham went down to de-
partmcnt store and bought the two pistols
with which lie was shot.