The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-13
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Fall etiealao tAe Affair."
NEW Hoas. January
The followibg are ths circumstances st.
tending me FIX shooting C'sss: Al 40 p.
m. carriage stopped ct tue entrance ut the
Grand Central Hotel. IL Contained Fisk and
. companion. The former alighied and en-.
tered the hotel for the purp.'s. Of proceeding
IN hie fvs,ans. Az I've as0snded the fist step.
Stokes came out Of 40 adjoining passaxeway
unpreceivsd by Flax .unbuitOned his coat,
drew out his revolver. and rapidly dis
chareec thrte shots 1t FiskJ The first lodged
in Fisk's shOu lder, the second whistled past
his head, and the third. with . more fatal
direction, took effect in the abdomen. in.
flicting mortal wound. Fisk at once stag
eered and fell. while Stokes cast look Of
hatred on the prOstrate form of his victim
and said in savage tones, ~ have done for
the SON Of b. this time" Fisk evident.
" recognized his assailant before falling.
hut made NJ, remark. Immediately after the
sl,ois were fired. the hotel employees rushed
Ia the scene, and while some cared for the
wounded man, others seized Stokes. who.
eeeing that escnpe WAS impossible. made n"
resistance He was promptly handed over
to the police. Fi.k was quickly conveyed
to his rO0m, where the surgeon Of the hotel
waa soon in attendance on him. Mean while
t.legrsphic messages were sent for further
surgical aid, and for thu friends of Flax.
The scene u the hotel after the shooting
was one of extraordinary excitement
Crowds coming from the matinecs Vt the
various theatres. hearing of the occurrence.
ihr0nged the corridors Ut the hotel, eagerly
discussing the event and making inquiries
OlOut the particulars of the outrage The
officers who arrested stokes conveyed him
TO the fifteenth precinct station, where he
10 now lodged.
The news of the shooting of Fisk has
spread all over the city, and has produced
intense excitement. II is printable that
Stokes was in an excited state Ut mind caused
by the proceedings at Yorkvills. where he
was witness " day in the Mansfield libel
suit.
Intense indignation is universally express
ed against the manner of shooting. Among
hundreds who inquired ut the hotel as to the
opinion--thst Of intense indignation against
the assassin, and COMMUNICATION for the vic.
tim. Fisx's statement to the coroner Is to
the effect that he had come 10 the hotel to
make inquiries rs to whether Mrs. Morse
was in. and being snewered In the aflirma.
tive, proceeded up the stairs. He hn! u"
suspicion that any one intended to harm
him. When about on the first landing. he
saw fash and telt something strike HIM
upon the abdomen. Before falling he rec
Ognizcd Stokes ~ his assailant. 81, did not
again see Stokes until he was brought be-.
lore him TO identify him. The evidence Of
the boys IN the hallway cOrroherated the
statement Of the wounded man. and the jury
rendered verdict that ''t'isk had come 10
his injuries ut the hands OF Edward s.
Stokes" ."...,d .--.e s.. .,i. a. .'..-
NEW York, January IA few minutes
before II O'Clock this morning, James Fisk,
Jr, expired. All that unrCMitting medical
skill anC attention could do had been done.
but it was no nvail. Jay Gould was IN ut.
tendance from an early hour this morning.
His face, while there yet was hope that
his friend might recover, wore its usual
calm expression. hut no sooner had Fisk
expired however. than 4Ould's fOrtitudc
gave way and his grief found vent in tears
The news of Fisk's death spread rapidly,
and every where produced profound sensa.
ton and regret. All the aspersions that his
enemies had heapcd upon his character were
in the moment forgotten. and only his noble
qualities OF head aud heart were rem .,nber
ed, and his frankness, his generosity and
his charity. The scene in and around where
the body lay was touching in the extreme
At six O'Clock this morning the first O,mi'
nous change appeared in the patient, al
though, perhaps, not the first indication 1T
the final end. lie grew little restless. his
face had y greater palor, and his breathing
WAS less easy and regular. On feeling his
pulse, Dr. Fisher found It was more rapid,
very nearly 100. :, At half past six Fisk said
something in broken tone and then closed
his eyes. The change in his face became
more apparent, the psl"r wis more death
like, moisture appeared on his t''relhea,i. tile
pulse was over 1OO, aud the doctors stsxIA by
the bedside watching the patient sttentivrly.
Al seven O'Clock il was first announced that
he was fast sinking. and tia, there was .ian
ger Of the sudden ending Of his intense
agony. his pulse was q this time 1870.
At quarter past seven Mrs. Fisk arrived
She was admitted first into the ante. room
and soon afterwards into the betlrODn,. She
was terribly agslated ut the bedside Of her
husband. The scene WAS the most heart.
rendering that had yet taken place, and thOse
present could not suppress their emotion.
The doctors were appealed to by the wife
tO give some little hope. hut they gently in.
Dictated that they dare not say there was any
cE.,sce If life. "s'f' '@
Fisk wis not much moved at the mo
menis when he Was rOgnizant Of his sur.
Soandings. but seened never tn be deserted
BY the cNlu~ss and f0rtitude which he dis
played when frs, shot. ..... .,
AT eight O'clck there was little change.
At half pas, eight the doctors c,,nsulted.
and at mine O'cl.,ck the suppressed excite.
fi,ont alA,ut his bed was almost ton intense
to hear. AT half past nine his fir ends were
permitted u e. TO his bedside. and he thank.
eli them for coming. After this the rspidi,y
1T the decline Showed itself more strongly
than ever. At ten o'clock there WIS eager
suppressed whisperings. q it was told in
every ear that the end was surely drawing
nigh. At hslf.past ten he lay scarcely
knowing that there were any ministering
u him. He turned his face to the wall and
ceased 10 breathe ut . quarter ut eleven.
The body will be conveyed from lie late
residence No. 313 West ed street, IN the
New Haven depot II two O'Clock an Mt,m.
day aftesnnOu. and the funeral will take
place at Brattleboro. Vermont, on Tuesday,
at one O'Clock p. m. ...r. w.. -<@'.-..'
The indignation of the public finds vent
ID the general wish that The criminal may
be'tried, convicted, and hanged without de-
10y. Ifa'r.s .gtITtH y@.i I'd yin hHa f. r#
A post mortesn examination took place
this evening, The ball which inflicted the
mortal wound entered six inches above the
umbilicus, one inch and halt 10 the right
Of the medisn line, passed downwartls
through tue Omentum and mesinary, parting