Middletown transcript., 1872-01-13
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York eliminated Saturday afternoon last,
in the probable shooting Of james Fisk.
Jr the hero Of Mrs. Msus6sld's, le,tsrs
aud Prince Of the Erie ring. &e. BY 3D.
ward 8. Stokes. . witness 10 the Mans.
6sld libel suit against Fisk. The shoot
ing affair took place n 4:YO P N Sasur-
day, At the Grand Central Hotel. New
York. and Fisk was struck twice. aud
died on Sunday morning. about II ocl'k
The following are the particulars Of the
affair. - given BY New York pnpcrs:
Ddting tho morning the trial Of tho
suit Of Miss Mansfield occupied tho York
vile Police Court. Miss Mansfield was
cross-examincd BY Fisk's council. She
denied making an appointment. to meet
Fisk and the Egyptian consul general.
George Butler. at one Miss Woods; mc,
Butler in California. aud had never in
tended to blackmail Fisk. Miss Williams
testified that the statements made that Miss
Mansfield and Mr.. Stokes had held con-
vcrsations in her presence about black
mailing Fisk were untrue. Stokes also
testified that there MAS no truth in such
statements. lie testified that be had
family first met Miss Mansfield in New
York, ut dinner with Fisk; visited Miss
Mansfield eight or ten times n month had
threatened to pursue Fisk in n legal not
physical way have threatened to publish
his letters. and made propositions to settle
With Fisk; witness relations with Miss
Mansfield we're not improper but he had
cften stayed at her house all night.
After the testimony Of Stokes be en-
couutered Fisk in the vcs,ibulc Of the
Grand Central Hotel. when tho shooting
took place. Il seems that at i:30 7. NJ
n carriage stopped at the ladies' entrance
Of the hotel. Ii contained Fisk aud COM
panion; the former aligh,cd aud entered
the hotel for the purpose Of seeing Mrs.
Morse, and as ho assembled the first step,
to go up stairs. Stokes appeared at the
head Of the steps, drew out revolver and
discharged three shots ut Fisk, the frs,
taking effcc, in the shoulder, the second
whis,lcd closed to his head, aud the third
took effect in the abdomen, infiicting n
mortal wound Fisk staggered and fell.
while Stokes exclaimed. Il have done for
the -- this time" Immediately
after the shots were fired, the hote! en-.
ployccs rushed to the scencc, and while
some cared for the wounded man. other,
seized Stokes. who made no resistance
and handed him over to the police.
The scene at the hotel, after the shoot
ing. was one Of extraordinary excitement
The crowds coming from the ma,inccs o
the various theatres. hearing of the occur
renee. throngcd the corridors Of tho hotel
eagerly discussing the event and MAXIM
inquiries about the particulars Of the out
rage The officers who arrcstcc Stokes
conveyed bin to the Fifteenth prccinr
station, where he was lodged in cell
L, is said that the order Of Judge Bra
dy, restraining Stokes and Miss Mans
field from publishing the l.ders in Mis-
Man.felds possession. affecting Fisk
Peter B Swceny. aud others. bad an ex
aspcra,ing effect upon Stokes, aud il
believed be was aroused to drspcralio
partly in consequence Of the rumoys. gen
orally received ms well founded. that th
grand jury have found un indictment n
gains, himself and Miss Mansfield for n
a,tcnp, to blnckmail Fisk Tho news ,
the shooting rapidly spread over the city
and produced intense excitement. Fisk
friends claim that in the examination I
the Yorkyillo police court the cvidcnc
was strongly in favor Of Fisk. and trnde
to show that Mansfield aud Stokes wer
cndesvoring to levy blackmail. The
say Msns6eld's case completely brok
down. aud Stokes lost all srlf-coniro
Charles Spencer, one of Fsk's eounse
says stokes has already obtained $50 ,0U
from his client. and was attempting TO g
more, bu, failed.
rIsxs WILL.
). The following are the provisions
Fisks will: Mrs. Hooker. his sister. r
ccives Hl00. 900. .Naraganse,t Stcamsh
Companys shares his father and moth
receive 81, 900 n year each; to each
the Misses Morse he bequcaths $1,000
year; to the Ninth Regimen, Sll. 90
(This gift was made week ago, but W
legalized last night To his wife he b
quea,hs the balance Of his property,
all kinds: to Jay Gould, for whom he e
tcrtained the warmcst aud most disinfc
ested friendship. he left his personal ,
fects. and inirustcd to him " The labor
love" $50 j, is called in the wilD Of ca
rying out all his (Fisk's) projects in :
gard to public improvements. Mrs. III
inhcriis all her husbands share in I
Erie railroad.
SKETCH oT FISK.
James Fisk, Jr. was borne at Bennin
ton, Vt. 10 1882. aud began his busin.
'e life as an attendant Of Van Amburgl
,. mensgeris. His father was . pedl,
10 driving one Of those capacious wsgo
'c still so common in the rural districts
ia New England. stored with calicoes. d
st ware. laccs. trinkcts aud household ute
,e sils. 1t which the farmers wives do |
ne mos. Of their shopping. From Beuniu
= ton he removed 10 Brat,lcboro. VII,
Or james obtained all the little education
of evcr got. at the district school Il Y
i. nothing more than q moderate acquai'
ID ance with the alphabet aud the cor
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