The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-07

with Mr.. O. Bartlett ami Mr. willard Bartlett. Eacn
OF these gentlemen mad short interview with
Stokes. Coroner Young appeared about half-past
seven with DR.. Reach, spent shor: time with
Captain Burns, and then returned TO the Grand
Central Hotel.
When Stokes had been brought into the Cap
tain's room score OF reporters crowded around
the and pressed doorkeeper TOR Abundance.
One bolder than the rest addressed the Captain
when he appeared and said.
Captain, we must see the prisoner. ltisa shame
TO exclude the press thus. The case Is now out OF
your hands and controlled by the Coroner You
have no right TO interfere"
Another scribe chimed in and said
''weli, Captain what are you going to do about
it?r
Al which the Captain laughed, and said tha' he
had orders TO let no see the prisoner. The re-
pOrters knew this before.
The prisoner was again removed to cell, this
time to pass the night there. The cell
In like all others in police stations
small low and narrow, with a wicket door
OF lattIced iron work, to which Is fixed strong
lock. The walls are wniewashed TO q ghosty
Wilderness; the interior Is dark and gloomy, and ut
the further end rs a narrow slab against the wan,
The nightly couch OF the unfortunate who is I'm
INJURED as consequence OF misdemcanor.
Stokes appeared very sullen when going to the
-
| clang. turned around abruptly and looked at the
ofllcer. Then he commenced walking restlessy up
and down the small space and called roughly for
cigars. They were brought him, and he commenced
smoking ercely as II for life. Cigar after cigar
lighted anu nung away. In the course OF his rest
less reveie he suddenly asked of the policeman who
stood outside the door, with betrayal OF nervous
ness in his tOne-
..wbat do you think, is the man seriously in
jhred s'
The officer said that he did Know.
Stokes resumed his nervous movement ana kept
Il up until the reporters left ut late hour smoking
and muttering 10 himself.
In another part or the station house was looked
the boy who tends the door of the ladies' entrance
Of the Grand Central Hotel. He closely guarded
from the reporters until taken away to be examined
py the Coroner HIS name is Redman apd he wit
messed the shooting OF Fisk by stokes.
Coroner Young hurried from the station house
back to the hotel. The excitement there was far
greater than Immediately after the tragedy, and
the crowd in the lower corridors had much aug
mented. As before 1t was divided into groups,
which centred around persons who were supposed
to possess fuller Information than the rest and who
mingled narrative and philosophy In their talk,
giving free vent TO their prejudices or sympatnies
The sentiment that was strongest was condemna
ton Of the assassin.
"Damn ltW exclaimed one gentleman VINO was
well dressed, as indeed, most OF the crowd were
ait was mean trcE to shoot a man without giving
him cnance. IL was cOwardlyr
Eyes, sir, replied another. al say, by JOve that
If things only as they In some OF the States
it would be just act to lynch Stokes. I
say. gentlemen, Pm no lover Of Fisk; but
believe In far play. He should have been given
warning. have no objection to seeing HIM bored
killed. annihilated. New York wonld breathe frcer
the nation would breathe treer the world would
be relieved il he were not living. He Is
pest upon society, weighing down upon ITS
morals incubus OF deadly weight But
give the man chance TO defend his life.
It would have been all right enough If Stokes had
followed him with couple or Derrlngcrs in his
pocket, and when he had met him offered him one,
and If had refused It, then he ought TO nave shot
him like dog"
.'Oh, Fisk would never have touched pisto'
.'Thcn he should be shot ike q dog"
'Genuemen," said another man. exc,fedly "what
would you or have done II we were NJ the place OF
| Edward StokesS Would we have endured all that
| ne has the hands OF Fisk That man has robbed
! him. trampled him. Jeered at him in his
| triumph. insulted him and wounded him in every
| possible ana conceivable way, rolling In MS
wealth and impudence before his eyes and those OF
| all the world. lie was right in taking revenge.
| uphold nm in that FISK was served perfectly
right--a fraud and hypocrte, mean money -getter
and a vulgar follower Of vain women. Gentlemen,
such man Is a curse to society In every sense"
In another group the talk took different tone.
Here the sympathy was most strongly with the
fallen Prince OF Erie and the denunciation Of Stokes
was bitter and violent. A good many declared
their contempt for Fisk, but thought his assassin
was worthy OF the gallows as any man who
ever stood upon the scaf1old. This feeling was
indeed more general than any other. The fallen
man stood best in public estimation when compared
with the who had felled HIM. This nat
ural result of the generous humanity that
Is universal; but 1t due more
10 sense Of honor than to blind
sympatny-a sense OF the cowardice
OF hitting a man unawares. Justice spoke for
Stokes, out honor for Fisk; and IN this mood the
public seemed not inclined TO shield the criminal
from the doom Of other like offenders against the
law of God and man, even to speak tcnderly OF
Fisk.
The parors, bright and cheerful In the brilliant
gasght, more than usually full OF ladies' who
wore that common expression OF wOmanhOOd nc
such times winch seems to Indicate perpexlty, h0r-
ror, sorrow and anxiety at the same time The
subject that was in the thought and conversation OF
every one else was in theirs. They discussed
II with true female penetration and tact
especially regarding the motives feelings
&C., or Stokes. women are such apt
students OF male human nature. They had learned
that he had come directly from the court in YORK
vile when he began the pursuit. OF his enemy. The
evening papers told how he had been there
tortured by the counsel OF Fisk, who had heart
lessy questioned Josephine Mansfield that
she had at length lost that superb self-comniand
that had characterized her public ordeal, until
yesterday and burst into tears. what would sooner
drive man mad than the agony Of q woman whom
ne l0ves--that agony caused by his enemy The
feminine instinct guessed, or, rather, discovered
that this was the Of his sudden passion for
revenge which led him to do SO insane an act as
shoot Colonel Fisk In pubic, when he could hardly
hope TO escape.
The friends Of Mr.. Fisk stayed al the hotel all