Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-09
JHE FISK.STOKEs TRAGEDY.
Further Particulars Of the Ass~ssSu "A
ton and the circumstances whicl
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There are many interesting details regarding
the recent tragedy in New York, published ii
the papers OF that city, which are full of N. huf
In less than ten minutes after Mr.. Fisk passed
away an artist OF one OF the illustrated Journals
stood at the head of the stairway sketching the
scene Of the tragedy. Fisk's body was laid ina
state for some hours yesterday, and Was then
escorted to the depot by military procession
and sent To his former home In Vermont
THE QUARREL BETWEEN FISK AND STOKES
appears TO have been of a two-fold character
being partly rivalry In the favor OF the unpleas-
anty famous Helen Josephine Mansfield and
partly q controversy over their respective inter
ests in an oil refinery at Greenpoint and some
kindred ventures An arbitration and award
had been had on the last dispute, but Stokes
though he took the money that was allowed him,
was very much dissatisfied, and has since been
trying various methods TO enforce his original
claim. One OF these was the duplication OF Ger
tain letters and some other papers not very cred
liable (it is understood) 20 Fisk; this was for
hidden by Mr.. Justice Brady on FRIDAY.
IL WAS also rumored that the grand jury Of the
Oyer and Terminer had, at Fisk's instance,
mailing. Miss Mansfield has also had criminal
prosecution for libel i'm progress against Fisk at
the Yorkville Police Court; in this Stokes has
Stokes and Miss Mansfield we're very disagreed
bly, cross-eNamned on Saturday.
The testimony before the coroner's inquest
yesterday merely corroborates the statements a.
OF yesterday has the following under the head ct
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE:
From the position taken by Stokes at the head
OF the stairsnis evident intentions were 60 make
fatal shot. He stood just behind the baluster
at the top Of the stairway. and did not fire at
Fisk just after he assembled two steps, as stated.
Fisk assembled the first landing, and then had
reached the parlor floor within nine steps, aud
when his right foot was on the ninth step and
his left foot on the tenth, Stokes reached across
the baluster and shot In an angling direction nj
Fisk, and could not help hitting him, as the dis
lance was only about eight feet. Such is the
description as given by Fisks boy. About one
was standing at the head of the stairs examin-
ing the scene, In conversation with MIR. Field.
gentle man who was standing near remarked.
81 think MT. Fisk was not a. high up a.
that" The writer replied that sach was the
detailed account given TO an artist who had just
sketched the scene for an illustrated paper
He then, for the first time % the knowledge OF
nesses, announced himself Is having been
present and witnessed the assassination. He
said that he was on the parlor floor, just around
the corner Of the passage, when be heard the
first shot; that he Instantly stepped TO the head
of the stairs, when he heard and saw a second
shot, and that he saw, in q dim light, the form
Of Fisk lying near the landing, half way down
the staircase, IN q crouched attitude. Stokes
was standing with one foot on the parlor floor
and the other feot one step down, with his right
hand clenched and his left hand holding on to
the baluster. Stokes's face was pallid, and he
said nothing. The witness said bis impulse wa
TO run down and assist the person shot, whom he
then did not know was Fisk, but Others i'm
mediately came TO the injured mans assist
ance, and he (witness), seeing Stokes move
away, thought he would pursue him, and did 20.
crying out As he went down, " Stop that man"
Witness says the porters shouted I" Stop that
man" and rushed Tor him, and with the assist
ance of one or two of the clerks of the house
arrested him. Immediately after they took him
up into the room where Fisk was living, suffering
from the shot in the arm, hardly knowing then
how severely he was shot i'm the body. Witness
says that the instant Mr.. Fisk saw Stokes he
said, "Take that man away from me-take
him away" Witness took Fisk by the hand
and said, He cannot hurt you now" and
nurse, who stood near the bed, waved her
hand TO the man having Stokes in charge, and
said, " Take that man out" Stokes was con-
yeyed out. In passing through the hall by the
parlors, some gentlemen said, "Where is his
pistol; look for his pistol; search him." 70 which
Stokes said, "oh, look around the rooms here.
YOU viii find plenty of pistols living around
The pistol with which Stokes shot Fisk was at
terward found upon sofa i'm one Of the ladies'
drawing-rooms, where he threw IL when he al
tempted to runaway. Mr.. Field hearing the
STATE ment OF this gentleman said, Nave you
given your name to the jury or any person on
that he had not. Mr.. Field immediately be-
came interested and said, " You will please give
me your name, sir" The witness declined,
saying that he did not wish 70 do 20; that he did
not wish TO appear in public in this matter.
But" said Mr.. Field, /" this 10 an affair of
public justice; you are an important witness; il
be given ON the examination and trial OF the As
sassin." Reluctantly, after some conversation,
the gentleman gave his name % Gilbert 6.
Young. ship broker, Wall street, aud . resident
Of Brooklyn.