Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-09

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On being asked II he had fol.
lowed Fisk's carriage down Broad
way on Saturday, he said thst
/ the statement was prepOsterous. 81 rode
DOWN from YOrkvllle Court yesterday
/ afternoon In company with Assistant
/ Distriot-Attorney Fellowes s1d John Nc
KeOn; we stopped st Delm0nico's and
took some lunch,n
He also said: s'I had no kuowledg
/ from any source of there being an indict.
ment found against me; hRd heard OF
such would not have believed il, for I
know there was nothing to warrant such
a proceeding"
The reporter said: SIT is the general
impression that the severe examination
OF Miss Mansfield, added 70 the alleged
remark Of Judge Barnard that you were
indicted, drove you 10 desperation, and
thst you intercepted Fisk on Broadway
and followed him"
Stokes replied: There is not one sylls-
ble OF truth in that report. There was
nothing occurred st YOrkville court 70
discompose me; on the contrary, think
the csss was much IN my favor"
The reporter then asked: "Do you
have any fesr tor the result, as regards
yOUrself7"
Stokes, taking s small wallet from his
pocket, said: do yOu see that Waliet
Vi
viii be acquitted by any jury That can
be impsnnelsd."
The coroners jury villa meet at ME.
Fisk's late residence this morning. 1t
will be composed of Marshal 0 Roberts,
George Opdyke, Henry, Clews, David
DOws, and other prominent gentlemen.
The examining physicians state that
Fisk's brains weighed ffty-eight ounces.
A squad Of police we're stationed in the
vicinity Of Miss Msnsfeld's house yes.
terday.
VIM M. Tweed, shortly after Fisk's
death, gave uttsTsncs TO an expression Of
intense regret, and was openly eulogiZing
the deceased.
The counsel for Stokes includes John
Graham, John McKsOn, Roger A. Pryor
and W. o. Bartlett.
At the Fifth Avenue hotel, yesterday,
Erie stock wss quoted st an advance of
one and three-tourths per cant. Some
brokers assert that the stock will fall to-
dFy.
The man who accompanied Stokes in
the coupe, and who is supposed to have
bought the pistol for ihin, was arrested,
as wGs also the driver OF the coupe,
The Chelsea bOsthouBe on Twenty third
street owned by the estate of James Fisk,
was partially burned this morning.
The district attorney states that no
movement toward indicting Stokes will
be msde until the rendition of the verdict
by the cOronsT's Jury,
TIE directors of the Erie railroad to-
day passed resolutions or regret At the
esasRsinRtiOn Of Fisk, and voted 70 at
tend his funeral, sud that 3 committee be
appointed to proceed with the body TO
Vermont.
A large crowd blocked up the street
around the Grand opera hOuae all morn
inE.
The body Of Fisk was removed from his
residence to the largo hall OF the Erie direc-
tors IN the opera house, whore il wssplsosd
on the cstzfslque. This hall was covered
with net work Of white and fesUOOned with
black drapery depending from the
cornicss and covering all the dOOrss At
either end OF the essket containing the
body where beautiful devices OF anchors
and crowns, etc. On either side was tha
national q az and Tegimental standard OF
the Ninth regiment, snd large picture Of
deceased was stationed st the head Of the
casket. The officers of the regiment bore
the body from his residence to the opera
hoUSe, where1t lay in state, and an immense
corcours8O of people hled in to take last
view OF the deceased.
The statement of the arrest of the sup
posed secompllce OF Stokes is unfounded.
The chief Of police states that there WAS
no sccomplice.
Some fftv thousand people viewed the
remains CT Fisk bafore thsir removal
from the Opers bouse. The body was
dressed Ia bhe Uniform Of a colonel. The
f6ca wore 6 slight expression Of pain but
~sB otherwise natural Ills cap and
sword lay on top Of the casket. Large
numbers Of prominent citizsns joined the
immsDss sssemblage which viewed the
remains.
Between one and two O'Clock the pro-
cssaiOn formed and cstafalque and body
Wss brought out. The procession started
st tWo O'Clock from the grand opera house,
the streets and avenues bsing ismmed
vita al least one hundred and fifty thou
send people. The Ninth regiment was
In full force. The scene was magnificent
and impressive. D5nuncistions Of the
murderer were heard in AL plscss.
A large body Of police headed the pro-
cesSion, which marched in the following
oEder from the grand opers house;
Doubls piStOon police. with full hand Of the
Ninth regiment, playing dead
march from eaul-
About one thousand kEle oInsefa ana sLn-
ployea.
Ninth regiment with full ranzAi arms re-
HsNrse, followed 5y Colonel FislE's back
onseHs OF ZACH regiment q &Ee hatlons
t5uard.
Long line Of carriages, in the yoTenoat OF
which Wera J. Gould, president, and
otner ohaoers OF the Erie rOso.
The whole procession was over a mile
long. All the windows, balconies and
por5hes Of houses snd all the walks Of
ths streets and avenues were crowded
with spectators. The procession proceed
Cd 70 the New Haven depot, whore the
remaios were plso7d on the train, accom-
painted by the Officers Of the Ninth regi-
H.ff H~fusD Dr-aE.-
tlebOro. Vermont, where the funeral cor
smo3ies Will be held, none having taken
me members Of ths Ninth regiment
Were, very indignant to-day over the as
ssssinstion. They say they sEs deter
mined TO hang Stokes. The -empioyes
OF the Eris road express general desire
TO lynch Stokes.
Stokes is still "a q cell ct the TOmba.
John. Graham and the rest Of his counsel
had an interview with him about z
o'cl eek. There is no excitement about the
Tounbs. The court Of sessions Is held In
the Tombs building.
The coroner's jury met ct three o'clock,
No persons were admitted but the W.T.
nessas and mem mbers Of ths press, stokes
counsel were present, and also Judge
Fullerton and Chsrles 5. Spencer, 70
watch the interests Of FiBk's relatives,
TAINTED to appear ruDcOnoerned. Coroner
Young called the naraes OF the jury, when
John Graham said there seemed TO be
rdurcenous feeling In the air; he wished
10 su bnls two legal points. The coroner
said the inquest WAS regular. and ne
would not allow any interference. Mr
Graham persisted, saying he demanded
the testimony TO be tskeE - 70 the CON
dition Of Fisk's body ss the time he re-
cslved the fatal wound, In order 10 sse II
be were as pure a man a. represented
and Il he was utterly unprotected. Mr.
9rshsm based this point on the act OF
1871. which forbids Interference with the
body Of a murdered man before the az
rival Of the coroner.
The coroner here checked Graham say
ing that he would DO his duty, and called
Johu J. RsdmOnd, door boy Of the Grand
Central hotel, who testified 70 the arrival
of FBsk az the hotel, asking for Mics
Morse The boy said he would see II she
wss in: Fisk was going up stairs g few
steps shasd Of him when the hrst shot
vas fred; Flax fell saying, Oil Flax
than ross. when 8 second shot was fred;
Fisk again fell, aiding down some six
feet: he then got up and after locking TO
see IL Stokes waz there walked up stairs
and vFss taken to the reception rooms saw
stokes with left hand on ballnstEade; had
somethin1 In his hand, could not see
vghst. Stokes went into the hotel ten
minutes before Fisk did ]; did not see any
81 the parties szain; Fisk recognised
stokes afterWerd.
Taomas Hart, door-boy at the Grand