The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-29

passed through the main hotel and up TO where
coionei FISK was lying
| g. Where did you md Fisk A. In room on
WHAT %a h Ss called gsr0r orno him
lying IN bed NTH the left hand outside the bed,
restinS on pillow
| by the hand that was out.
" pi es ne make any movement A. Ny impress
| @ When you saw him in bed he was undressed;
were yo9 present when his clothes were taken OF
O. Did you see his clothes there A. No, SIR
LEGAL HUMANITY.
g ls there law forbidding any one TO touch .
with an amused SMILEY No, sir, and there ought
str, although askeda question about Colonel Fisks
effects; think young man by the name OF Morse
answered me and said they had been handed over
Q. Was that Mr.. Morse the same gentleman who
was on the ante-mortem inquest A. do not re-
summoned verbally ahali-dozen gentlemen present,
without asking their names or knowing them until
ny D ff you see G4 Powers about the things A.
Yes, sir, that same night; he gave them to me and
gave him receipt though at first he did not want
to take one.
THE MURDERED MANS RrFRcrs.
Q. What did you receive from hims A. received
fifteen 500 bills, large diamond pin and pair OF
Q. Was there any pocketboox in which the money
was placedS A. think not, but won't be posi-
tive.
q. Were these fifteen bills rolled ups A. think
they were simply rolled up-not In paper nor any
q. Were the clothes there at the timer A. No,
Q. You gave no receipt for the clothesf A. No,
Q. Did you ask for thems A. did not; had no
right to them; the man was not dead.
BULLYING THE CORONER.
@ Was not there q likelihood that he would die
Why did not you keep everything
"a hnQ hni nv
called to account for his official conduct, but Mr.
Young quietly replied
A. made no inquiry for the clothes, SIR
death.
,,Q 9. Were there any clothes produced there A.
@. When did you first the money! A. At the
time went to give it up to the proper parties;
Mrs. Colonel Fisk indirectly.
Q. What do you mean by Indirectly
The Court again interered; but the Coroner
again expressed his willingness to have the whole
matter gone into and had begun explaining, when
by common consent the line OF inquiry was
changed.
FIsK's CLOTHES
@. Where did you see the cothesY A. At Colonel
Fisk's house after the funerals think on Wednes-
q. Did you see Mr. Fisk that night after You
him at about seven o'clock A. think saw him
twice that night-once about quarter past seven
ward.
Q. Were there many people with him9 A. No,
sir, not many; was told they were doctOrs there
were Doctors Fisher and Tripler.
Q. We're they near the pedg A. They were sur
rounding IL.
Q. Doing anythng9 A. Administering some med
lcine or stimNlants; did not see any instruments.
q. Did you see Fisk the next mOrning2 A. Yes;
! saw him just before twelve O'Clock; he was then
dead.
PRIVATE OR PUBLIC.
9; DO Won reccilect Redmond ana two other boys,
ment in writing.
q. Where are those papers, A. don't know
Uharn hnuo rn me hQvn haa Loot nr n
stToysa they were ere private TSev, papers
said lis 1t possible that In an investigation involv
ing the life OF man. and where an officer OF the
law takes statement, that we have not right to
The Court-I cannot allow this line Of argument.
The COronerI think 1t is more than likely that
destroyed them; am not positive what did with
Q. why were they taken A. Merely to see
whether should hold these boys as witnesses.
Q. You discharged these boys? A. Because was
satisfied the boys would be forthcoming at the in
quest, and Mr. Powers said that he would be per-
sOnally responsible that none should tamper with
them.
The Court then took recess.
After the Recess.
Judge Ingraham was promptly In his place. but
both jury and counsel fingered and it was nearly two
O'Clock before proceedings were resumed There
was the same rush for entrance into the court room
as prevailed In the morning, but the strict orders
Of the Court not to permit any noisy demonstra-
tions as strictly observed by the ocers, kept the
uncOmfOrtably filled.
TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN BYRNEs
Captain Thomas Byrne, OF the Fifteenth precinct
was the first called, and testified examined by the
District AttOrney)-I first heard OF the AFFAIR about
four O'Clock. when was standing at the corner of
| Eighth street and Broadway; on going to the sta
| ton house learned Mr. Stokes had been identified
| as the man who shot Colonel Fisk; went over and
| saw Colonel Fisk; about fifteen minutes past seven
! received pistol from Crockett and o bah that
| was found on the stairs l gave them to Coroner
Young-not the same evening, but at the Coroners
| inquest.
| 70 Mr.. McKeon-It must have been twenty min
| utes past four when / reached the hotel when
went into Colonel Fisk's room there were four or
five people there; DR.. Fisher, think and Dr. Trip
| Ter; he was examining the wound; saw It, and
remarked what large ball 1t must have been;
| didn't see how deep the probe went in; Mr.. Fisk
laid there as If he had no pain at all should Judge
| his voice was natural; saw the boys, Hart and
| Redmond, during that evening; did not take a
statement from them; was there when the Coro-
| ner asking them some questions; they were
discharged, and were gone rom an hour and a half
| to two hours; / didn't get the pistol till about
| seven; got 1t while the Coroner was there.
O. Is Mr. Crockett here9 A. I saw him here
| (Mr. Crockett here rose.) did not see Stokes ar
| rested saw him as came to the station house;
directed officer Madden to sit beside him till came
| back; he was sent to the cell about half an hour