Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-12

desk of the office, cried out, "Stop that
man." just as he had reached the en-
trance to the barber shop of the house,
and when he was only few steps dis
tant from the door opening into Mercer
street, Stokes slipped and fell. Before
be could regain his feet he was seized by
some of the men attached to the hotel,
who were in in pursuit of him, and was
led back to the porter's bench at the foot
of the grand stairway, where he was
carefully guarded by his captors until
the arrival of the police.
STOKES IDENTIFIED AND LOCKED UP.
Shortly after Stokes had been taken
into custody, he was escorted by two po-
lice and Capt. Byrnes into the room
where Fisk was ly ing, add was made to
approach the bed. He wore a rigidly
dlgnl6ed air, with face perfectly i'm
movable, expressive only of intense pas
sion strongly suppressed. There was a
singular appearance in his eyes, which he
fixed upon the man whom he had assas-
slnated. Fisk was asked by the captain,
" Is that the man who shot you ?" Fisk
looked at Stokes and replied, "Yes, traits
the man who shot me. That's Stokes. >"
The police then escorted Stokes, followed
by an immense crowd, to theffteenih pre-
clnct station-hoIse, few rods away in
Mercer street, il charge of Capt Byrnes,
On arriving at the house he was arraign-
ed before the desk. Capt. Byrnes, step
ping to his place behind it, said: 81 am
about to ask you some questions, and you
can answer them or not, as you please "
Stokes answered instantly, firmly and in
a natural voice: Il must tell you at
once that | will answer nothing" Capt
Byrnes said "Will you give me your
name?" To which Stokes said Ger
tainly; my name is Edward S. Stokes.
| will give you that, but nothing more
He was then, by order of Capt Byrnes,
taken back and locked up in au ordinary
cell, where he was soon alter visited by
his counsel, John McKeon.
Meantime the physicians ascertaincd
that Fsk's wounds were probably mortal
and preparations were Immediately made
for an inquest and to lake Fisk's ante
mortem statement
FISK ANTE NoRTEM STATEMENT.
All preparations being in readiness,
Coroner Young arose and asked Mr.. Fisk
if he was rea y to make his statement
The patient answered in the affirmative.
Coroner Young then proceeded With the
usual questions as follows: Q.-What
is your name? A.-James Fisk, Jr.
Q.-Wbere do you live? A.-No. 313
West Twenty-third street. Q.-Do you
believe that you are about to die from
the injuries you have received? Al
feel that | am in a very critical condi-
ton. Q.-Have you any hopes Of recov-
cry? Al hope so. Q.-Are you
willing to make true statement of the
manner in which you received the iniur-
les? Al am.
Fisk was tbereupon sworn, and made
the following statement:
"This afternoon at about o'clock
rode up to the Grand Central hotel. /
entered by the private entrance, and
when | entered the first door | met the
boy, of whom I inquired if Mrs. Morse
was in. He told me that Mrs. Morse and
her youngest daughter bad gone out but
he thought the other daughter was in her
grandmother's room. Iasked him to 90
up and tell the daughter that l was there.
| came through the other door, and was
going upstairs, and had gone up about
two steps, and on looking up I saw Ed
ward S. Stokes at the head of the stairs.
As soon as | saw him / noticed that he
had something in his hand and Sec
ond after | saw the flash, heard the report,
and felt the ball enter my abdomen on
the right side A second after | heard
another shot, and the bullet entered nv
left arm. When / received the first shot
| staggered ran toward the door, but nc
ticing a crowd gathering in front, | ran
back on the stairs again. | was then
br ught- upstairs in the hotel. l saw
aothing more of Stokes until he was
brought before me by an officer for iden-
tiieaIion. l fully identified Edward S.
Stokes as the person who shot me.
JAMES Fisk, JR."
After Fisk had appended his signature
to the statement he became very faint,
and the attending surgeons were obliged
to give him stimulants.
The jury having heard the deposition
of Mr.. Fisk. rendered verdict: THAT
James Fisk, Jr., came to his injuries by
pistol-shot wounds, at the hands of Ed
ward S. Stokes, at the Grand entral no.
tel, January 6, 1872"
A great crowd rushed into and about
the hotel, among them a number Of