The New York herald., 1872-12-25


witness was here shown pistol and said to the
best OF his belief the pistol shown was the weapon
Ge "a the Grand Gen.
tral Hotel am the only proprietor; was called
as witness on the former trial; had not commu-
fore appeared In Court; my memory has been
pretty fresh ever since the afiair took place; my
on ens on nfsi s n ssn very Se
one; was not asked on the former trial as to the
conversation In the presence Of Fisk; was only
the accused when he was arrested; ] did
not 1., near the prisoner say anything Isonaa ma
but he did not not say anything; the prisoner was not
brought up stairs until live minutes after had
assembled; ! think Mr.. Crockett gave me the pistol;
pistol about fve O'Clock, and gave itup about
seven; the shooting took place, presume, about
nishfng witnesses in this case don't know any
body by the name Of Jerome Turner; know the
Morse family had servant girl, but don't know
that ever heard her name she had room sOme-
where don't know where; do not remember
having assigned the girl any particular room; the
shooting, l think; ! don't think that the girl
alluded to was. charged anything; ! am not
in the habit Of accommodating ladies without
charge; my attentions, In that respect, are not
able to pay were charged nothing; know q Mr..
up this case by that name; know q lawyer con-
nected with this case, Mr.. Townsend; remenl-
ber having conversation last night in front Of a
telegraph office about this case; 1t was with Cap
tain Byrnes; don't know that Mr.. Morgan was
present; as to a conversation last night with Mr..
prosecution don't recollect.
Redirect was at my hotel all the evening last
own hotel think Mr.. Hendricks WA was pr, present; q
number OF persons were passing at the time; had
no reason TO suspect the near vicinity Of spies;
wouldn't have cared II there had been
Mr.. Townsend-What does the gentleman mean
by spies?
n
counsel. Now state what you know about counsel
for the defence being at the hotel.
Mr.. Townsend-Vm willing to have the whole
thing come out, as an imputatlon has been thrown
Tbe Court-There has been no imputatlon cast
general squabble followed in the midst OF
been in that hotel but twice In his life before this
trial, and once since 1t commenced.
stand:-T am captain OF the poIice was at the
Grand Central Hotel on the day Of the shooting; I
arrived after the occurrence; found Colonel Fisk
received pistol from Mr.. Crockett; Mr.. Powers
was not present; recognize the pistol shown me
took 1t to the station house and kept 1t until the
day OF the inquest, when ! gave 1t to Coroner
Young; think the inquest was held on the Thurs
day following the shooting; lrcturned Immediately
to the station house after receiving the prisoner;
had seen Patrick Hart and Thomas Hart at the
station house, with others, after the shooting;
had arrested them as witnesses; held them
and notified the Coroner; do not know what
orders the Coroner had given In relation to the
prisoners; Mr.. Powers went security for the wit
nesses and the Coroner discharged them; l rear
rested them after Coroner Young discharged them,
as thought they were important witnesses; they
each at the station house, made statement OF
the shooting; did not reduce these statements to
writing.
s-eXamlned-Thomas Hart told me OF the
whole occurrence; do not remember his having
first first in in Fisk's room room about twenty minutes after
four =. NJ on the 9th OF January; was there sew
eral times after that; saw several physicians in
Fisk's room saw Dr. Tripler probing the wound
in room IA; Dr. Fisher and several other gentle
men were there at the time; Fisk was
him. Dr. Fisher was standing at the foot OF the
bed; could not find Dr.. Tripler last night to sub.
p@na him for THIS trial, Wsnt 70 his r,ssaence
ing the brother OF the prisoner at the station
house, but don't know who was with him; made
! back room OF the station house when found out
who he was; last night was the first time had
Cor Coroner Nelson ". Young testified as follows:-I
am one OF the coroners OF the county OF New York
! held the inquest on the body Of James Fisk
Jr.; l received q pistol from Captain Byrnes;
al ss!ss The papers af s' Of The am INQUEST Sa the
the pistol the weapon shown me now is the one
that had in my possession before; placed the
balls given TO me 10 the envelopes as shown now now
seven O'Clock at the Grand Central Hotel; heard
OF the shooting at q little after seven; went to
room in which Colonel Fisk was summoned an
ante-mortem jury then and there; don't know
have no minutes Of tie names Of that jury with me.
MI. Fellows found the minutes OF the ante-mor-
tenn jury, aud the witness looked over the papers
and iound the name OF Edward c. Morse as one Of
witness-I received from Mr.. Powers $1,000 in
money belonging to Colonel Fisk, with gold
watch and chain and other property; told Mr..
Powers to lock the property up In the safe, and
that would hold him personally responsible for
ha otto arfc 10 a L n
actually in my possession; never had actual pos
session OF the Clothing, but saw it at Colonel
Twenty third street; Mr.. Conner. Of the Erie Office,
made demand upon me, on behalf OF Mrs. Fisk, for
Central Ger Hotel; took the statements OF the the Harts
and others at the station house and discharged
them; had those statements taken by stenog
On redrect-The reporter commenced taking
notes at the inquest after one or two questions had
peen sa asneg pI Maasn ,nn sn M
fusion at times during the Inquest; som some s excite
the inquest continued two days, / think; the evi
dence was not written out until after the inquest
was through.
TO Mr.. Tremain-Mr Marsh is nv deputy:
think nothing was done with his notes.
The witness looked over the written testimony
taken at the inquest and said that he did not find
Deputy Coroner Marsh's notes among the mass
Witness-I think that Redmond was the first
witness examined Thomas Hart was the second;
the latter was examined on the first DAY; the stem
ographer was procured at the insistance OF coun-
sci ana at the request oil the Jury there 9TH
Ing to prevent the stenographer taking down the
testimony verbatim;. have 80 many OF these
homicide cases that have to keep memoranda.
To MIR. Fellows-I represented the people on the
occasion OF the inquest; Mr.. Algernon $. sullivan
came in during the proceedings; Messrs. John
McKeon, Bartlett and number OF other distn-
gushed legal gentlemen were present for the
prisoner
Henry Powers sworn-I reside at the Grand
Central Hotel; have resided there for the past
two years; was there on the 9th OF January, 1872;
assisted In removing the clothing from Mr.. Fisk I;
am cousin to the proprietor OF the house; Mr..
Fisk had thrown on his outer coat.
Witness was shown q coat, bat he could not
identify positively the garment he had assist
ed In removing from Fisk.
In continuation-As the clothing was removed IL
was thrown on a chair; think IL was taken down
stairs afterwards; the clothing was very little
stained with blood do not Know who removed
the clothing from the wound; Mr.. Morse and some
one else assisted me In taking the clothing from
the person heard what was said after Stokes
had been brought in; the officer said to Fisk,
"Could you recognize the man who shot youf''
Fisk replied. "Ycs, that is the man. meaning the
prisoner; said, who is that mansn and the de-