. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . e sculptor of the monument was Larkin Mead, whose statueof Ethan Allen is at Montpelier. Relic hunters have sub-jected the Fisk monument to much mutilation. A few years before Colonel Fisks death an effort was madeby residents of Brattleboro to build a fence around the ceme-tery in which his monument now stands, and a committee wassent to New York to solicit funds from former Brattleboroboys. Among those called upon was Colonel Fisk, and committees solicitation he replied : Yes, I will give something; but I do not see any need ofa f
. Between the ocean and the lakes; the story of Erie . e sculptor of the monument was Larkin Mead, whose statueof Ethan Allen is at Montpelier. Relic hunters have sub-jected the Fisk monument to much mutilation. A few years before Colonel Fisks death an effort was madeby residents of Brattleboro to build a fence around the ceme-tery in which his monument now stands, and a committee wassent to New York to solicit funds from former Brattleboroboys. Among those called upon was Colonel Fisk, and committees solicitation he replied : Yes, I will give something; but I do not see any need ofa fence around the cemetery. The fellows who are in cannotget out, and those who are out do not want to get in. The members of the coroners jury that held the inqueston the death of Fisk were ex-Mayor George Opdyke, M. 1).Field, A. V. Stout, Henry ( Hews, Alexander McKenzie, Will-iam M. Bliss, James R. Edwards, Lowell Lincoln, John , William H. L» k, 1 >avid Dows, Jesse Hoyt. January9th they returned a verdict charging Stokes with deliberate. JAMES FISK, JR. murder. Stokes was represented at the inquest by the famouscriminal lawyers, John Graham and John McKeon, and byWillard Bartlett. Ex-Judges William A. Beach and WilliamFullerton appeared for the people. The family of Stokes was influential and wealthy, andnothing was left undone to save him. He was tried for themurder of Fisk in July, 1S72, and the jury disagreed, July15th. He was retried, and January, 1873, was convicted ofmurder in the first degree, and sentenced, January 6th, byTudge Boardman, to be hanged February 28th. A new trialwas obtained, and it resulted in a verdict of manslaughter inthe third degree, October 29, 1873. Stokes was sentencedto four years in Sing Sing prison, and served his time. In- 492 BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND THE LAKES fluence and money had won. White-haired, bul still youthful-looking, Stokes lias prospered in later years, and walks thestreets of New York, wealthy, but a social nondescript
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