New-York tribune., 1911-12-02
TELL Of MISS GRAHAM'S
VISITS TO Mr.. STOKES
Nomen Employees Of AnSonla Say
Show Girl Frequently Sought
Out Proprietor.
THREW MONEY ON FLOOR
Telephone Operator Declares De-
fendant Once Cried, What
Do l Care for His -
Red Headed Wife?

With w. Z. d. Stokes in in his apart
nent AT the ,Ansonia. and unable TO aP-
Dear in court yesterday, the prosecution
vent ahead with the examination OK sew
.ral witnesses in confederation OF the
xrapbic story told by him on the Wit
ness stand of his relations with the uN'
show girls. Lillian Graham ana E'he'
Conrad who are on trial before Justice
Marcus. in the Criminal Branch oi 'he
supreme Court. for shooting Stokes l"s'
June.
Mr. Sto,es's stenographer, Miss Marion
+ Rrothv. and other employees oi inc
Ansonia testified in regard to various
scenes and conversations which hao
taken place between Stokes ana MISS
Graham when the latter lived in the An
sonia from 1906 to 1908. Two clerks III
The sporting department of large ue-
nartment store testified that they SOLO a
revolver to each of the defendants on
Nav 81. Few days prior 10 the shooting
The defence finally conceded this point
The negro elevator boys and two negro
maids employed in apartments near lha'
occupied by Miss Graham and Miss 'oh-
rad i'm the Naruna told OF what tneS
heard and saw during the excitement
following the shooting in June.
Cl,rk I, Jordon and Robert NJ. Moore
counsel for the defendants. were much
disappointed when Assistant District Al
,oruev Buckner produced an aihdaVlt at
tho opening Of court made by Dr. JOSIAH
y TborrIv. Mr. Stokes's physician that
ne was in bed and unable to appear IN
court. The defence is anxious TO cross
examine Stokes further. Mr. Moore ue
manded fuller affidavit which the
Assistant District Attorney supplied IN
The afternoon. The supplementary ail-
davit stated that Mr.. stokes was surfer
in. from "chils and auto-intoNlcau"n' d.
Mir. Moore was not entirely satisfied Win
that. He read the document through
and then addressed the court.
Defines Auto -Intoxication.'
"your honor" he said, 81 submit that
this affidavit states that the plaintih Is
sufering from self-intoXication, and l
demand that he be brought to court
Assistant District Attorney Buckner
suggested that "aut .-intoXication' hao
rrohablv been misinterpreted by the
learned counsel. as it meant merely the
fermentation of food in the stomach ana
vas another way of saying the patient
rod am attack Of acute Indigestion. Jus
tie Marcus said it was no time or place
to enter into a medical discussion ana
the subject was dropped, but not un'l
the Jury and spectators had had their
laugh.
Miss Grothy testified that she had been
emplovc4 as private stenographer 10y
NIr. Stokes for seven years ana kne"
great deal abou, his private affairs
eba told Of Miss Graham calling Stokes
IN the telephone and writing him notes
many times during the last four years
The witness said Miss Graham had called
at Stokes's Office on the sixteenth nooi
Of the Ansonia. many times. Sometimes
she would tell Miss Graham that MI
Stokes was not in when he was she saiu'
because he had told her he did not want
20 he bothered by Miss Graham.
Mr.. Moore brought out on cross-eXam-
ination that Miss Brothy had been IN
court every day since the trial began
md had heard Stokess testimony on the
witness stand.
"Do YOU remember when YOU came
into court with stokes he said TO you
NOV don't forget 70 read over that