The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-10
Q. wsrs you at the Grand central Hotel on Sat-

@. Do you know or any unusual occurrence that
took placer A. No; have no idea; didn't hear
anything but noise; heard no report.
O. Did anything happen there that evening" A.
Yes sir-the death OF Mr.. Fisk; that's all know.
O. Now, tell us all you know. A. know nothing
at oil about It;
HEARD A H0LLERINd.
ana took man up stairs; he was asking some
body TO come 10 his aid.
Q. What time was thats A. Five minutes to four
O'Clock.
Q. Where did you find Mr.. Flsks A. Standing
right by the door.
@ AZ the foot OF the stairss A. Yes sir; standing
g 9; Did any one send you to hims A. No. sir; I
wanted somebody to go to him.
2. What happened nextf A. He wanted some
D0uy 10 relieve MIN; didn't know what the matter
=. Did you help him up? A. 1 took him to the
reception room alter that; he walked right up with
2. DID ne say anythiags A. He said he felt bad;
LOOK MIN up stairs aud left hirn In the room; thats
9. DID you ask him what the matter wasa A.
DIDN'T nave time; he SAID he had been shot twice.
Q. Did ne say VINO shot him9 A. No, Sir.
When you took MIN up stairs what did you dor
A. !eit MIN sitting III the reception ROOM
9; DID you go out immediately A. Yes, sir, right
Q. What was your business In thar part OF the
hallg A. was going up stairs when heard the
noise; looked down az the head OF the stars and
@. You know nothing more OF this AFFAIR." A.
Nothing more than that kept out the Gro wd;
PICKED UP A BALL AND GAVE 1T TO MIR CROCKER
q. what Kind oil a ball A. A cartridge ball.
z. DO you think you could recognize that ball A.
Q. Is thai Ike the bali (produced)p A. Yes-no-
no, sir; It don't seem to be IT,
q. You are not positive that that Is the balS A.
q. Aiter you picked up the ball what did you DO
with iIs A. handed 1t to MIR. CrocKer; never no.
tced the bali after picked 1t up
Q. Dld you tell hun where sou found itf A. Yes,
O. DID you see Colonel Fisk from the time you left
| him IN the reception room up to the time Of his
| deathY A. never saw HIM since.
q. Did YOU know Colonel Flska A. Yes; 1t was
easy 70 know hun; have seen MIN several times
saw nm out with the regiment.
q. Are YOU acquainted with Mr.. stokesa A. No.
sir: never saw the man In all my life.
q. Ana you would not know him II you saw hims
by Mir. FIELDs-what stairs were you coming up at
the timer A. came NO from the oiice 70 The mid.
die stairway; l was passing by the nall when
O. Where had You been three or four minutes
preceding the time you started TO go upS A. came
o. But where mad you been preceding the time
you went up? A. was In tho Office; had just
come IN from delivering message, and that's all
o. Did you examine tnc ball Immediately, A.
No. sir; hadn't time, there was SO much excite
q. what MAKES you think 1t was the ball' A.
o. Then you don't know whether 1t was the ball
or notY A. ies exactly.
Wha was ySar reason ec or SAYING yon a,at
="
o. You mean to say you know nothing about III
A. / don't know anything about II.
by tile CoNoNEn-rhal's all you know about tho
bali that was picked up on the stalrsr A. picked
Q. When did you see Mr.. FISK previous to satur.
day ass A. nay nm seen MIN , tor some Sa time
before last saturday. A. | saw MN the night Of
tile reception ~ the Grand Central Hotel, and not
q. how long ago is that' A. Twenty.afth or last
O. Who did you seq Who was on the stairway
MR. FISK CALLED FOR AssIsrANCEs
A. No one that knew or
Q. Describe the reception room. A. No. 2l7. lit.
O. Did you see any pistol IN IT. No, sir; saw
nothing at all there.
O. Did you hear that one had been found there'
BY Mr.. FIELD-Dd you see pistol In the nrst
parors A. No. Sir. ,
| BY Mr.. CLEws-Who was IN the reception room
when you brought Mr.. FISK tneres A. There was
O. Where did they come froms A. They came
O. " ere tIcy boarderss A. cannot tell you; l.
canno; say ANYTHING about It; visitors, suppose.
Wow may % wss Sas os %s tel don't
know; there was crowd there
Dy the OoRoNEn-IIow many do you think were
o. Were there SIX pcrsonsa A. or course, there
was; the excitement caused more than that many to
o, Were there a dozen persons thcre' A. don't
know; ] believe there Was excitement enough 10
cause that many 10 be there.
by Mr.. CLEws--Would you recognize any one
that was thereS A. Knew Mr.. Haskns; he spoke
to me end sent me 10 the hall TO get Key
Q. Who Is Air. HasAinss A. D0ok&eeper In the
a. Did you leave Mr. Fisk with Mr.. Haskinss A.
% q. Who them A. cannot tell you ler, him on
q You could not have left him alones A. There
| CROWD AROUND HIM;
he didn't talk TO me; toll yon they were all
citcment IN the hotel at the times A. Not at the
q. Well, how long arterwards' A. About half an
e How long nave 70" been employed In the hO-
Q. Since Octobers A. It was opened In August,
q. Is that aiiP A. don't know any more.
By Mr. CLEws-Dia Mr.. FISK make any remark
In the reception room lie made the remark that
O. Did he say so to your A. No. str; he mentioned
| noOody's name.
remark TO any ono present. A. Mr.. HasKins was
q. Did anybody speak to him' A. The crowd
asked him what Tue matter was.
BY the CORONER Did he mention where he was
shots A. lie said he had been shot twice, aud
pointed TO the wounds. witness pointed to his
abdomon.I
BY MIR ULEws-Thals all he salds A. didn't
! hear him say anything more.
BY Mr.. CLEws-Did anybody ask Mr.. Fisk who
had shot hlm A. No. sir.
A. told you twice they did.
q. What did they say A. He said he had been
shot twice, and point ell 70 the places.
q. Arc you positive he mentioned no names? A.
! No. sir; he mentioned no name while | was there.
BY Mir. ULEwS-Whcre did you go alter that? A.
went TO attend to my business.
U. Up stairs or DOWN. A. Up stairs.
O. You did not sec MI. stokes after that7 A.
Never saw tho man In all my life, and wouldn't
know him II saw him.
MORE ABOUT THE BALL.
By the CoRONER-YOu say you picked up the ball
on The stairss A. picked up the ball and walked
away with 1t. (Witness here examined the BALL.
Y. You cannot describe lie ball you picked up?
A. ! cannot.
q Was 1t a eadcn bullets A. II looked very
much ike t0is bail (cxamInlgg IT. but cannot TELL
Counsel for the prisoner insisted that the witness
should oe more closely err0ga cd as TO the ball
| By tie CoR0N Er-What Is tho reason you cannot
, describe the oall you picked upi A. did not