The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-12-26
sT0KES'S STORY.


what He s1Ys abous Ftrk's dsrss.r.
And tken, referring 20 the past, and 70
he uretchod yet iamilIsr story Of tsa TAX
ing Of Of Jane. Fisk, Jr., Mr.. sto.ess
voice became more sub3ued and even sol
sfnn, and he rocked to snl fro on his chair
increasingly as he referred 80 the events o,
that fatal Saturday afteruoon--Fiss'7 last
Saturday on earth.
Stokes, tell me the true story OF the
surdeY-the killing-you know Whist !
mean Tell !, 10 me iust rs yoa would Il
it's word. we're the last you we're to utter.
His friend spoke earnestly, tJr he feh
she situation strongly. There, in the cen
Ire oe the reception room Of the gloomy
prison, amid the gathering shadows Of the
approaching night ilumined only by The
flashes Of the fttul FIRE high" Of the stove,
sat the man who had ended in nIon:sn.
the career Of the most notorious and errn-
tic man Of III. century, and il was the for
mer's own story Of the bloody stsir tha,
vas asked from his own lips. Mr.. Stokes
h-s;tsted moment reflected, and then
aaid ~ viii tell You all that You want to
tnow." Then drawing his chair little
aesrer 70 bis friend, still rocking on j; to
and fro, lie spoke slowly and .istinctiJ a.
follows:
As G0i .hall judge ne, dlI 10. &
pect to meet james Fisk thst afternoon:
| had No iiea Of coming across him At al
that day; had not seen him bcfs :. for
some time, and had heard thu. be was
It'll sick 81! the snail r9E ! was al the
Grand Csn:rsl IIJ,el With some tr ends, and
MS rambling to AMI fro about tie hotel
nl.n | met him accidentally --by che mer
-. accident, g help me God. l1hls last
sentence very solemny) had been very
.eldoia 10 the Grand Central Hotel; 0nl-
three times in my life, believe, and Jnly
oucr before IN toe second story; 90 that
knew nothing about the interior Of the ho-
I'll at al While rsIablins aroubnd met
James Fisk, ani he met me; We met face
Z face, and the moineu. he saw me he put
his hand in his pocket. He had his pistol
r@.iy. sa- j; Just 20 plsin, b. Cd, a,
So thai seal sk!a cop 81 yours on your
Ice 'hara. More plainly, for The Egas
80 much brighter ami clearer than i, il
here. ssi-sd tay pistol; he drei and |
lrod, snd ! knew no more, SO great was
NY excitement, until thsy brought n inc
tie prssenc. OF Mr.. Fisk. Even then !
lid not know that he vas wounded. He
seemed calm enough, and was half sitting
up en- a sofa lie never said | shot him, or
killed. him, or anything Of the kind. He
a.rtry sand 20 tao oidcer who asked him II
a. recognized me. .''ie-, know the man
/ j Mr.. Stokes Nothing NOR lie
syoh looked At Ra somewhat in his Old
fashion. .hink-.al.- IT nos angrily.
.!mos, tsndtrly. .,l, almost Ike m4aing
friends With him then, but he waved hi,
s.nd and they took me away, aud never
AhNH Ms t.i4fiS @i'A' 'tlft v rllll II; ne
sbdoaea they 'slked SO much Gboat until
he next tsy, ] though. D.! the i'm | he5
sonaisi Tina slightly, that j. va I'll d
snail matter, and wanted TO .ct oCs on
bail =; once. | had nut the .li.tte-. ii.a
q sll.ing James Fisk, aud 40 raaa va.
more sorry b hear u hi. death. TOR with
Ill his fault. Jim hrl good stuff in hin.
sGd 40 tuau knew il j,tter than l., for /
knew both SIDE. 81 hira. Bat b. VA,
sfa'ei 'ha' afternoon, n9l | sh..i rro5" !.
this in, aud shall PROV" ha' NO. ion,
Nth ID, pistol prove II ., - .rti.tuc'ior
81 sto world thi, time