St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-01-12

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Woods told Miss Mansfield that she
had been with Fisk long enough to
have got more than that II SHE was
smart. and that Miss Mansfield replied
that she didn't mean to beat HIM too
fast. They endeaVored to make Miss
Mansfield admit that she told Miss
Woods that she did not love Fisk. but
only loved his money that she would
get all the money she could from INN
and then let him go. FiSk's lawyers
| further cndeav0red TO show that i'll IA
conversation with Miss Nully Perles
Miss Mansfield said that she intended
to blackmail Fisk out of all the money
she could. and that if Peries would as
SiSt her she should have her share.
! During this terrible cross examination
Miss Mansfield. for the first time, be
came intensely ayitated, and finally
broke down in Il flood Of tears. stokes
was fearfillly enraged. Judge Brady$
decision and Miss Manstield'> cross-eN-
animation excited him to Il terrible
pitch After the adjournment of the
court stokes entered Il carriage with
Col. John K. Fellows and the Hon.
John Mckcon. the prosecuting attorneys
in the case. On his way down he ask
ed whether it was possible that there
was no way left for him to get the bet
ter of Fisk. He drove to Delmoni""s
and there the party separated.
Meanwhile the District Attorney had
brought the attempt to blackmail Col.
Fisk to the attention of the Grand Jury.
| On Saturday it is said the Grand jury
brought i'll all indictment against both
Stokes and Miss Mansfield. 1t WAS re-
ported during the afternoon that
bench warrant was out for the arrest of
Stokes and Miss Mansfield, and sent to
the Sheriif-S office for service.
After leaving DelmOnicos stokes ap-
pears to have gone to Miss Mamsticld's
house. though Miss Mansfield denies
this. They are believed to have con-
vtr>ed together over an hour. Then
ring Was heard i'll the door. One of
Stokrs'S friends entered. and announced
that the Grand jury had found an in
dictment. that Il warrant was i'll the
hands OF deputy Sheriff Jarvis. and
that Jarvis was then on his way IL serve
it. \ warrant may have been iii exist
auce. hut it was certainly not placed III
Juvis's hands. We are informed that
on hearing this news Stokes lost all con
troll over himself. and declared that
used words of similar import
BENT ON MlRDEE.
! H.. WAS in Il raving passion. and left
the house determined to murder COL
Fisk at the first opportunity. II i re
ported that before stokes reached Miss
Manstiald'$. Col. Fisk had called upon
her. and expressed his regret 1T The Sc
/ verify of her crosse XamlnatiniI. and that
he had agreed To give her SlJ.teW in
settlement OF the dispute. II this was
50. il is possible that Col. Fisk may have
told Mrs Mansfield that he WAS about I"
call upon Mrs Morse. NJ the Grand Cen
tril.
~TpkE~ Al iii GRAND CENTRAL.
stokes entered the hotel. probably
through the main doorway. - he did
not pass the Waterman on til" ladies
staircase. Whether he had searched the
ladies pallol> fnr Col. Fisk ana was
about to leave the hotel 10y the ladies'
entrance. or was lying III ambush for
Col.Fi>k in ;hr dark pas>a%r-W;iy 4, the
hrad of the staircase. i uIhnu"n. The
couI>t. al the fatal ball N"uid Indicate
The latter theory.
COLONEL fI>k Al M HpTi-I.
~ Col. Fisk reached the entrance, he
Wa- confronted 10y Il hoy ho was wash
ing the window. Meeting john l.. Red
mond. the porter of the hotel. Ec asked
him if Mrs. Morse Wac i'll. Redmond re
piled thar she VA, not. but that he l't'-
licVcd hen daughter was i'll her grand
mothers room. Fisk then said. - Tell
her am here, but started up the stairs
before the porter.
TIP seven steps from The street there
is Il small landing. Reaching this. Fisk
happened to glance upward. and there
! saw ii wcll-dressed man. whom Le in
stantly recognized as Edward :. Stokes,
standing at the head of the stairs This
man had his right arm resting on the
standard at the head of the stairs. and
Fisk noticed that there was something
iii the right hand. Before the victim
could see that this something was Il pis-
/ tul, without Il word having been uttered
! by either of the men. Stokes. seeming
I IL take deliberate aim. fired
THE ASSASSIN DOES His w"Nk.
The shot struck him III the left arm:
another immediately followed it. strih
ing in the abdomen. and Fisk cried out.
For Gnd'S SAKE, will anybody save me-"
stokes glared at him ticrcelH. fired an
other shot. and then turned and ran up
the stairs. At the top of the staircase
he was met 10y Il gentleman who had
heard the reports and WAS hulrNmG 10
find what the matter WAS. He passed
stokes and SAW nothing singular in his
appearances Fisk WAS still cry ing. For
Gods sake. will anybody save me >
This gentleman VIII" is Il resident of
Boston and Il surgeon. lost IL" time i'll
putting his arm under the head of the
PROSTATE man. who was Gasping. The
people in the hotel and those on the
street III the time, crowded around in
intense excitement, and %azr,l and lis
tened hrcathlessly and with some horror
at the sight of blood that WAS running
ont of Mr.. Fisk'S sleeve on the floor. -
Every body asked. hat is the mat
ter - Fisk replied. with an effort. lin
shot" He was then lifted and carried
up the stairs into the ladies parlor, /
where he WAS put upon Il sofa. but il
was thought better to take him into
another room across the corridor. Here
he was laid upon Il bed. \ messenger
WAS hurricdly dispatched for Il surgeon.
Some one asked him. where are YOU
hurt How many wounds are there ,"
Two OF three of them.
His coat was quickly removed, hut il
was found more difficult To get his shirt
off so il was cut into pieces. and in |
this way the wound III the arm WAS dis
closed. the blood from which was run
ming in Il great stream. The shot had
passed completely through the flesh.