The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-08

$1,000 from Fisk, and that, falling In
his las; attempt, he had, Ike coward,
shot Pisk. lie also said thaI when S,okfs
left the court today he WIS perfectly eool
and collected.
PorHTH nIsrATCH
NEW YOHE, January G-Mauy friends
and acquaintance Of Fisk are al The
Hotel; Vim. N. Tweed and Jay Gould
are among the number. Fisk IS calm apd
collected and able To converse. Abat
nine o'clock the coroner heard s,ap,-
ment from Fisk ai To the shooting as
already ieiegaphed. About hufpist
nine he WAS engaged with his lawyer, y.
| d. Field, making his will. The Doctors
were unable 10 state up to ten O'Clock
whether the bullet has penetrated an in,
testlne; consequently there Is some hope
that the wound may not prove fatal.
YIsG's ANTR,MoRTENf STATEMENT.
NEw YoRK, January 7,-Mr Fisks
statement to the Coroner, was to the elIlrt
that he had come to the hotel, and made
inquiries rs TO whether Miss Morse Was
In, and being answered in the affirmative,
proceeded up the stairs lie had no sus.
picion that any one intended to harm him,
when about on the first landing, he saw
flash, and felt something strike him
on the abdomen, and before falling recog
niEed Stokes us his assailant He did not
again sec Stokes till he was brought bc.
fore him 10 identify him. The evidence
of the boys in the hallway cornrborated
the statement Of the wounded man, and
the jury rendered verdict that Fisk had
come by his injuries AT the hands OF Ed
ward S. Stokes
Belden, his former partner, was among
thosn who visited him
II is runOrcd that Stokes has engaged
JnO. Graham to act as his counsel The
bullet penetrated about two inches above
the navel. anu passed down towards the
right
DEATH OF FISK.
A few minutes before II oylo~t this
morning James Fisk, Ir, expired All
that unremitting medical skill and aticn
ton could do had been done, hut OF no
avail
GRIEF oF JAY GOULD.
Jay Gould was in attendance from an
early hour this morning. His face wore
while there was yet hope that his friend
might recover, the usual calm expression.
No sooner had Fisk expired, however,
than Gould's fortitudc gave way and his
grief found vent in tears,
THE FEELlNG IN THE CITY.
The news Of Fisk's death spread rapid.
ly, and everywhere produced a profound
sensation and regret All aspcrsions that
his enemies had heApcd upon his charlc.
ter were in moment forgotten, and only
his noble qualities of head and heart were
rcmcmbered-hi irankness, his grnerusi
ty,and his charity.
| SCENES ny TUE DEATH HRD.
The scenes around the room where
the body lay were touching in the
extreme, Itbccame necessary to~admit
nm ,t,irI mil, tLcsc yrLn cor,n a, trst an
business m No,wi,hs,,nJing " ynr" 'Iar,c
number of Fisk's friends quests Of he
hotel, reviewed the body. Many ladies
were among them. Later IN the alter
noon nrior % ihr remoyaI nj thc hoJy 70
Fisk,s late residence ,hc general nnblic
were admitted to view the body htsiy
o'clocl. ,hjs morning the fret om;nons
change onnesrnJ in .,ho nn,icnt alIhorsh
ncrhens rot ,he frst jrd;cn,ion If Lis
final emil lie grew a lille restless hia
Fsco had n greater n,IIor onLns hrCo,hing
was less EASY and regular On feeling his
nulse DR. Fisher found il NOR, ranid-I
very nearly 100 AT holC.nosl six Fisk
said something in II broken toncapd closed
| his eyes The change inh his face had be.
come more apparent The palIor was
more death. like and the moisture an.
,,a..,1 on III, C,roLo.5 TLo ,,,ro, ,,,ao
ovcr ono hundred and ,tho dociorv s,nod
hv tho hcdside watching ,bo natien,
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