Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
ASSASSINATION OF JAS. FISK, Jr.

ASSASSINATION OF JAS. FISK, il
shot by Edwin Stokes Mt the Gran.
| Central Hotel, New York-Death o
the within on Sunday.
James Fisk, Jr, was shot twice il
the breast by Edward Stokes, at the
Grand Central Hotel, at half-past four
Saturday afternoon. The affair tooI
place in tie Yestibule. Fisk was as
sisted to chair.
The following are the circumstances
attending the case: At 4:30 Saturda,
afternoon, carriage stopped at th,
Grand Central Hotel. 1t con
tanned Fisk and companion. The
former alighted and entered the hote
for the purpose of proceeding to his
rooms. AS he assembled The first steps
Stokes came out of an adjoining pas
sage way unperceived by Fisk, unbut
toned his coat, drew ont his revolver
and rapidly discharged! three shots al
Fisk. The first lodged in Fisk's shoul
der, the second whistled past his head,
and the third, with more fatal direc
tion, took effect in the abdomen, in
lIGgiuS 81 MOIbdl WOuHu.
Fisk at once staggered and fell, while
Stokes cast a look Of hatred on the
prostrate form of his victim, and said
in savage tones 90 have done for the
s. OF b. this time"
Fisk evidently recognized his assail-
ant before falling, but made no re-
mark. immediately after the shots
were fired, the hotel emljlCyes rushed
to the scene. While some cared for
the wounded man, others seized Stokes,
who, seeing escape was impossible,
made no resistance, and was promptly
handed over to the police.
Fisk was conveyed to his room in the
hotel, and the best of medical attend
ance summoned. He fingered until II
o'clock Sunday forenoon, when he died.
COL. FIsK's WILL.
The following are the provisions of
Col. Fisk's will Mrs. Hooker, his
sister, receives $1,000 900 in the Nara
ganset Steamship Company's shares.
His father and mother receive $1,000 a
year each. To each of the Misses
Morse he bequeathed $4,000 year,
and to the Ninth Regiment, $1,000.
This gift was made a week ago, but
was legalized last night. To his wife
ne bequeathed the balance of his prop
erty of all kinds. To Jay Gould, for
whom he entertained the warmest and
most disinterested friendship, he left
his persd11al effects, and entrusted to
him I" the labor of love-, IS it is called
in the will, of carrying out his (Mr.
Fisk s. projects in regard to public i'm
provements. Mrs. Fisk inherits all
her deceased husbands shares in the
Erie railway.
FIsK's ASSASSIN.
New YORK, January SIN conse-
quence of a rrlmor last evening that the
Ninth Regihtent fFisk's) intended to
lynch Stokes at the Tonlbs, sn extra
force of police was ordered on duty
there, but the apprehensins proved
groundless.
President Smith, of the Board of
Police, stated yesterday that it was the
intention Of the prosecuting officers of
the cod1lty to have stokes indicted by
the Oyer and Terminer Grand Jury to-
day. A Coroner's inquest and tedious
proceedings would be set aside, Stokes
would be indicted, forthwith arraigned,
and plead the same day. Tt is expected
that the trial will take place within
thirty days.
while Stokes was being taken to the
tombs yesterday, he cEatted indiffer-
entity with police captain, and asked
him if he would get him bottle of
wine, as his stomach was out.of order.
The captain refused Stokes. Then he
begged the captain to stop and let him
have drink. This request was also
The captain remarked that
Fisk was very low and ff6t expected to
live. ~ shot him in the abdomen,
didn't r." said Stokes, {" l Saw the
wound there when they were carrying
him off.
The captain described the nature of
Fisk's in juries 81 heard the Ninth
Regiment fellows were going to turn
the Mansfield House inside out last
night. Is that true? If some of those
Erie fellows were to run across me they
would meet their MATCH" he
added; AS he was crossing
the Tombs court yard he said ::
Cone yeat ago to day Fisk had me
arrested for embe2zling sixy-five
thousand dollars" He was locked up
with another prisoner. His lawyers
had long conversation with him IN
the afternoon. After breakfast, yester-
day, he said in conversation with re-
porter, 'You need have no fears for
me. I am no murderer. l have read
the papers and assure you there is q
tale yet untold" When informed OF
Fisk's death, he said; "We1l it i,J 9
sad loss to tbs business eoummun lty
but the papers should rot PREJUDICE me
by calling me murderer"
"Some of the narratives read like ro-
nance. never wished Fisk any per
sonal har1ff, end never dreamed of offer
ing him any. I could say more, but
my counsel have closed my lips Be
ing asked if he followed Fisk's carriage
down Broadway, yesterday, he saio
that the statement was preposterous
CT rode down from the Yorkvillt
court, yesterday afternoon, In com
pany with Assistant District Attor
ney Fellows. Know McKeon; VIZ
stopped at Delmo1ico's and took ;
lunch" He also said 81 have NJ
knowledge from any source of thei
being any indictments found agains
me. Had I heard such, I would no
have believed it, for [ know there wa
nothing to warrant such proceedings.
Reporter 1t is the general impres
sion that the severe examination O
Miss Mansfield, added to the allege'
remark of Judge Barnard that y you wer
indicted, drove you to desperation, tina
you intercepted Fisk on Broadway an'
followed him"
Stokes-' There is not one syll bl
of truth in that report. There wa
nothing that occurred at Yorkvill
Court to discompose me, On the con
trary think the case was much in m
favor"
Reporter" Do you have any fea
for the result as regards yourself
! (Here Stokes took small wallet fror
his pocket).
Stokes-"Do you see that wallet
Well, so sure as you see it, just so sur
will be acquitted by any jury tha
can be empaneled." "
i FISK S DEPOSITION.