The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-07-04
THE SI3h E.s-EIsk MURDER.
The Er!nI iE rrOgress-y'estianOn OF
Ss-ttncsscs to- the Killing

New YORK June 21-Thc hearing of
witnesses in the Stokes case began this
morning. The court Of Oyer and Term-
ncr was donsclv crowded. There were
| several ladies in court, among them IIrs
Fisk. JOAN G. Hill, of Troy, New York,
testified that he was at the Grand Central
Hotel on the 9th Of January, the day on
which Fisk was shot. He heard a shot
fired, and then saw Fisk after lie was
wounded; then heard some one say, "That
is the man that shot him Witness
recognized Stokes as the man pointed out.
A model Of the entrance and railways
Of the hotel is used ut the trial.
The second witness examined was Fran
els Curtiss, Of Boston, who testified to
hearing the pistol shots went Immediate
" to the head Of the stairs; found Fisk on
the stairs heard Fisk ask, "Wiil any one
protect me from this assassin" Curtiss
went to Fisk asking, as this You p Col.
Fisk responding, Il am shot" Helped
him up stairs. Fisk pointed to his arm and
abdomen, saying: che was shot in those
Places Took Fisk to reception room and
sat on the lounge with him. Heard all
that was said. Objection was raised as
to what was said
Captain Lyron asked Fisk if Stokes was
the man who shot him and if he recognized
/ HIM. Fisk answered "Ics, that is the
man who shot me- Take him out"
The third witness was Peter Courhlin.
servant in the hotel, who testified to hear
ing shots and seeing Stokes at the head Of
the stairs, and Fisk living at the bottom
al |
John Chamberlain testified he was in
Fisk'S Office at the opera house the day of
the shooting, and saw Stokes drive across
the aYenuc at 3:30 p. H., and look in at
the window where Fisk was standing
Stokes was driving in the direction Of Mrs.
Nansfclds.
Patrick Hart, servant at the hotel tcsti-
fed 70. hearing shots and seeing Fisk at the
foot Of the stairs
Thomas Hart, doorman at The hotel
testified that Col. Fisk entered the hotel at
five minutes of four, the 9Th of January
lie saw Fisk coming up stairs saw Stokes
on the landing coming along in "A stcalthv
manner, slightly STOPPING and walking
lightly: Stokes walked to the head Of the
stairs; heard him say, Now | have got
YOU, and then drew a pistol, and resting
his hand upon the banistcr, fred one shot.
at which Fisk staggered: stokes fired a
second shot and Fisk threw up both hands
cxclaiminG, ooh. oh, oh, don't" and sid
down to the bottom Of the stairs Stokes
then turned towards the main staircase.
and in passing the witness said, somebody
has been shot there and he ought to be at
tended to- Witness replied: "Ies. and
you are the man that shot him" Witness
followed Stokes and saw him threw some
thing away. CrosS-examiaatlon did not
alter layt's evidence.
NEW York, June o2.-After recess
Capt. Bvrres, of the fifteenth precinct.wa,
called to the stand, and testified thut when
he heard Of the shooting, he went to the
room where Col. Fisk was living wounded.
and was >a!uted by him with nod. He
got pistol of Crockett. the clerk Of the
hotel, and also a pistol bail found on the
stars. These he gave to the coroner. The
prisoner had been arrested aud identified
by Gel. Fisk before his arrival DR.. Nienler
was probing the wound when lie got to the
room. lie received the pistol between
seven and eight clock on the night Of the
shooting.
Frank Crockett, the clerk in charge of
the front Office of the hotel, testified He
received a pistol from the parlor man
Henry and be threw up the chambers and
found two loaded, and two empty. lie af-
forwards gave II to Capt. Byrnes. lie then
described the capture of Stokes ana the ar
rangemcnt Of the parlors, stairs, etc In
Col. Fi>k'S room there were Mr.. Haskins,
Mr.. Curtis, Coroner Young. Mr.. Powers.
and DR., Trulon. | dua; recollect any
others. Adjourned till Monday.