The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-13

through the outer door, and asked the door.
keeper If Mrs. Morse was In, and wss an.
swered in the negative; he then requested
the door keeper u zee II her daughter was
In. and on his being . answered YES" they
10th passed ny siairs-Fisk in advance
AO'ut seven steps from the street there 10
u small Landing; reaching this, Fisk hop.
pe"ed to glance upward, and there saw
Stokes standing ut the head Ut the staira
with y pi.tah in his right hand. He
rested the pistol on the 6anister, and taking
landing, uttcriny the simple exclamst,on,
''Ohr' ba. Immediately got upon hts feet
| again. and ~ he did ID, Stokes fired again;
then I've stsygesed-turned . Il TO take ret.
uge in fliyhl-and partially sliding, reached
the bottom Of the stairs, where he fell
Stokes, after firing the secOnd shot. walked
lcisureiy away, threw his pistol upon sofs
in the ladies parlOr. went down STAIRS and
attempted u make his escape, but was stop.
ped by s'nIe Ut the men connected with the
MOTEL. and detained until the police arrived
Mrs. Morse, tue lady Fisk called to see ct
the Hotel, 10 his p,"lllcr.in law.
NEW York. Jan. 7,h.-Stokes appears
cool and Collected. His lawyers had y long
Cal, versxtiOn with him this p. ~. ...,-
After breakfas yesterday he satd, In con.
versSiiOn with reporter: :YUu need have
no fears for me; am no murderer; have
read the papers, and assure you there IL .
tale Yet untold
When informed Of Fisks death be said:
''Wcli u IL sad .oss u tue business com.
munity, but tho newspapers should not Try
u prejudice the pubic mind against me
by calling me u murderer. Some Ut their
wished Fisk any personal harm, never
dreamed Of offering MIN ANY. could say
luurc but my counsel have closed INV Iips."
Being asE.,i 1t he followed Fisk carriage
down Broadway yesterday hc sslh: rhs
sta. e,lcnt j. prcls,s,cruns. / rude down
from iOrkviliu Yesterday afternoon in cum.
pany with Assistant, Dss,ricI Attorney aud
Judge McKc.". Bc,ng hungry We st"peu
ut Dci:.lUuics,'s rgsisurant and took refresh
une,ly. had NO Knowledge frou any
source, Of there being any Indictment found
against ule. Had nClrl vt such. would
not have believed il, tor knew there was
nothing IL warrant such proceedings.
Kep0rler.-lt is the general impression
that the severe examination Of Ms Mauns.
Held, added u the alleged remark Of Judge
Barnard, that YOU were indicted, drove you
to desperation, and that you intercepted
Fisk on Broadway aud followed hIm up.
Stokes. There Is hUs One syllAlileOi truth
in that report. Nothing OCCURRED at the
YOrkvIlle court IL discOmlNlse me. Ou the
contrary. think the c,ssc WIS much lin my
favor. .,5 s.a-.... Hn h. . 'rY.,. &C.
Reporter. do you have any fear for the
result. ~ regards yourself .n,.y
(ilere stokes took small wallet from his
pOcket.)
Stukes.--Do you see that w,ilEtt Well %
sure - you see it, just - sure sviA ] ,e ~.
qnltlcA ny any jury that can be empan.
neileu.
NEW York, January s-sumc $4,000
people reviewed. the remains Ut Fisk before,
ren,,ivai from the opera house. The Judy
was dressed in the uniform vi y Colonel
The face wore u slight expression Ut pain.
but Was Other wise natural His cap and
sword lay OH Tie top ut the casket. Large
numbers Of pr,'MiMcni q lizsas joined the i'm.
lDei,se usseMUlaye which viewed the remains.
Between one xAd two O'Clock the prt,ces.
sion fo.u,ed and the cN,afnlQuc with the
body was brought out 'fi,e procession
started nj I'VE uc,ock from tho grand opera
house, the street aud avenues being jain.lscd
with, ut l.as, lou, wv people. The 9TH reg
Iment WAS in full force, and the scene WAS
magnificent and impressive. A large body
| vi police Was q Tic h.al Ut the procession,
winch marched, ~ the following order from
the Sr,si.u opera house,:
Double platoon Ut police; full hand IT the
ninth regiment, playing 1.-The Dead March
~ SAUL" aUOul l.OOOOt the Erie officers aud
emph,yes; then the ninth regiment with
tut .runks aud nrns reversed; next Came
the hesrse, followed by Colonel Fisk's III.
vurite black charger; following were the
officers Ut each regiment vi the national
quart in . long line Ut carriages, in the
foremost vi winch were jay could, Presi.
dent, aud other officers Ut the Enc rUsd.
Tue " hole procession was over one mile
long, All the windows, slOops and Oal.
comics Z TOt M'uses. xlu all the
wMIKs Ut the streets and avenues were
crowded with Spectators.
The Remuneration Ut the murderer is
heard il all .,taceS.