New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-08

s,osos ,cried IN COOL collected manner, and in hls
usual tone Of voice;
- must tell you at once that will answer nothing"
Cant Byrues reoined, wiz you tell me your name r.
Stokes replied
"Certainly; my name Is Edward 3 Stokes. Will
give you that hut nothing more
can't Bvrnes then ordered him to be removed to cell
IN ,c ,rison in the rear and this done. The men,
hers f the press and ordinary visitors were refused per
mission to see and converse with him.
THE WOUNDED MAN
Meanwhile the wounded man had been conveyed up
s+airs into Room No As and placed
he'd Drs Fisher and Trher, both OF whom
arc boarders at the hotel, were almost imme-
diately 10 attendance, and proceeded 10 ex-
anime the character and extent OF the wounds
They were proceeding TO remove his coat but FISK COM
pained so much of the pain occasoned him that the
Garment was cut away. The wound in the arm was
comparatively slight one, although 1t was bleeding
freely That in the abdomen was much more serious
one The ball "A large one, had entered nve >nches
above the Ambitious and two inches TO the rSht OF inc
medan line passing inward and downward. Inc proDe'
al depth of inches, failed 10 indicate ts where
abouts Both surgeons were inclined 10 tniuK INC
wound A mortal one. Prof. James L. Wood and Dr.
White were sent for and their arrival made critical
examination Of the wound. They conceded IN the
oniuon Of the other doctors that it was exceedingly
dangerous and that the life of the patient hung upon
threat There bare possibility that ne might re-
cover but this chance deemed so sght thai IL was
ondeed advisable that his antemortem statement DC
exon Messengers we're at once dispatched for the
COroners. - 49, rev
STOKES IDENTIFIED BY FISK.
While waiting for the Coroner TO arrive Capt Byrnes
OF the Fifteenth Precinct brought Stokes into the room
20 which Fisk had been taken. and the two men were
placed lace To face Al this trying moment stokess de-
meauor was that OF cool determined man He looked
NJ hi rival and victim firmly and unhesitatingy, his IN
erpa excitement being betrayed only by the nervous
manner in which he struck his right leg with the small
cane wi ch he babitualy carries On placing Stokes at
the wounded mans bedside Capt Byrnes SAID;
Col. Fisk You see this man: vast he VINO suOt your
Fisk by an effort raised himself his elbow and an
swcred:
Yes that is the man who shot me; his name Is Ed
ward $ Stokes and I fully identify him as the man."
Capt Byrnes turned TO Stokes, who had said nothing
during this dramatic scene, and saying, You viii have
10 20 with me now" walked away with his prisoner to
the station-house leaving the hotel by private en-
trance and exciting little observation During the even
ing number of reporters applied to Capt Byrnes at the
stOu-hOuse, 10 he allowed to see ana converse WIN
the prisoner but these requests were refused In accord
snce with the orders from superintendent Keso II was
useless - annoy him with questions, for Stokes had de-
carcd his settled purpose To answer no questions pro
bounded TO him with reference the shooting OF Fisk
He was strengthened this resolution by the advice OF
John McKeon who called him during the evening
and couversed with him for short time.
THE MISTRESS OF THE MEN
Early IN the evening reporter Of THE TRIBUNE called
al the residence Of Mrs Mansfield No. 500 West Twenty
third-st and that person He was assured
by Mrs Williams, cousin of Mrs Mansfield, that the
latter completely Frustrated by the events OF the
dav and so III as be confined TO her room. She, how
ever professed know all Of the affairs OF her cousin
and would mpart any information she possessed. She
was asked whether there any truth In the rumor
that Mrs Mansfield had compromised with Fisk on the
payment the latter of the $4,000 for which she
holes his notes She declared that there was no truth
whatever in the allegation. She added that neither she
nor Mrs Mans ed could conceive the reason for STOKES
shooting Fisk latter not in the Yorkvile Court
Oh That day. the speaker and her cousin parted
from Stokes and his counsel on leaving the COURTROOM
he see med In usual good spirits They were utterly
nj loss 70 account for his action and when told OF IL
they could scarcely believe il. Even then she SAID II
seemed impossible that he could have committed such an