Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-01-09
(rrom tue New York Herald ofsundayl
THE sHOOTING OF JAMES FISK BY
EDWARD n. STORES.

trrom tue New York Herald ofsundayl Il
THE sHOOTING OF JAMES FISK BY @
EDWARD n. STORES.
Yesterday afternoon MIR. James Fisk, Jr., c
was shot 10 the Grand Central Hotel, Broad !
way, IL is feared fatally by Mr.. Edwin s.
Stokes. Mr.. Fisk had the misfortune 10 be.
come infatuated about Mrs. Josephine Mans
field. This iniatuation so grew upon him
that il appeared as though, had be been a
king instead OF a "Prince," he would have
declared TO Mrs. Mansfield, "I'd crowns re-
sign to call thee mine" He did give up a
great deal 10 her, and he not only enriched
her, but made her his conhdant of his re-
msrkable schemes of gigantic speculation
and, it Is said, Of political manipulations.
The course of this inlataatlon and passion /
did not run smooth, and there was ultimate ly |
disagreement that resulted In estrauge- (
ment, and under hostile Influences into |
something that looked like vindictiveness
| and enmiiy. The consequence OF all this
was that Mrs Mansfield was discarded. 1t is
said that "green-eyed jealousy" brought this
"billing and cooling" TO an unilmely end,
aud that ii Mr.. Fisk had moi favored another
lady with whom he became equally enamor-
Ell, Mis-. Mansfield would have been his
"true love" to this day. She became &C.
Quainied with Mr.. Stokes, and, womanlike,
, spited her old lover by taking a new one.
A This irritaied Mr.. Fisk, aud by way OF OBJ
- iaining the sweetness OF revenge, he became
v mixed up with Mr.. Stokes mercantile con-
i Germs, and eventually the latter was arrested
l. for embezzlemenL Then commenced the
c tug of war. From the gilded parlors and
bowers of love in Tie Twenty-third street
+. mansion the fierce fight was transferred 10
!, the law courts, TO determinations in the
" public prints and TO the threatened publica-
&c lion OF compromising correspondence. In
+ this encounter Mr.. Fisk seemed to be getting
II the best oft, when yesterday afternoon he
=. was struck down by the coWardlY hand Of
his enemy, VINO played most ehectualy the
D. role of assassin. Whether death, the great
ID leveller OF us ALL will lrng this fierce and
bitter constrOversy 10 its own final appeal on
MIR. Fsk's case will stand in doubt, 10 all
probability, for several days yet to come.
= THE SHOOTING OF Mr. FISK.
Y, Colonel James Flsk's private coach drew
up at about half-past folr yestssday alter.
noon, in front OF the Grand Central Hotel.
~ on Broadway.
w AS Mr. Fisk's Garage dashed over the
,r pavement before reaching the hotel guideC
no dexirousy through tue tide of other convey
- ances, coupe AT some distance in the rear
It's was observed following in mysterious man
ner. on the box OF this coupe sat an up
"A right and sturdy looking man. lie held the
{ u rGns with affirm hand, and seemed TO be look
ing continually at the back of the head o
cr. the cOachman who was percned upon III
<es stylish Cquippge OF The Prince of Erie. Al
lro the way down Broadway this cunous pre-
ceeding was continued. A few block frol
ON BleeCker street the door Of the coupe WI
flung open and man srrang quickly on
ior reached the sidewalk and ran swiftly thiOug
the moving thTong Of pedestrians In the san
"'' direction in which the carriages had hither
"a 10 I'D la
ted known 10 the world by this time as the bi
,oss terest enemy Of the man who had been rio
ing IL advance Of Inn In his RlitteIing ca
rage and challenging public observation
himself Darling through the crowd he ra
and for some distance until he reached the eli
res trance of the Grand Central Hotel /
9'nt up the srars ana n %dyUJs9F, Just as It. q
one who saw hm that he was pale and mu
N in agitaled. No one lancied, however, th
hon., there was much significance In this iaci, al
so the mOmentary surprise 1T his hurr
egress passed only like q ripple over [
minds Of those Longing near the door.
ook Stokes assembled the stairs to the first 40
y and then went down the ladies private s's
,5 Fisk had enef id "a ths ~ ves s and v
ar going up seven steps which led into the ha
as Il When lie reached The last step, Stokes. abo
him, standing near The balusiade, rested
revolver IN the rail and fred at Fisk r.
the Immediately followed il, striking ia Il
stuff abdomen, and Fisk cried out
a. "FOr Gods sake, Nillanyb1dy save ne
way The impassiOned Stokes glaTed at hi
h'Iy iercely, fired two more shots, and lii,
lay TUNED and ian up the stairs.
Al the top Of the staircase he was met
gentleman, who had heard the reports al
was huiryHg TO fluid what the matter wa
day lie passed Stokes and saw nothing singul
ann, in his appearance Fisk was still CRYING
,tiol ''For Gods sake, will anybody save me
No. This gentleman, who is a resident of DO
NV on and a surgeon, lost no time In putting h
arm under the head Of the PROSTATE ma
N who was gaspng. The people in the hot
and those On the street al the time GROVE
around in intense OK 'iiement, and gazed an
Tue listened brcaihlessly and with some horr,
Ton, at the sight of blood that was running OF
ahI of Mr.. Fisk 3 sleeve on the Il lor. The que
olul ton was asked him,
"Hc "What is the mattery"
lou' lie said, with an etl'rl,
ions "'m shot,
mn lie was then Lifted and carrel up Il
,'n stairs into the indies pnrlOr There lie WI
Wy pat upon a sofa but il was thought better
w ~ take him into another room across the Co
' onr rldor. Here lie was laid upon bed.
,!, messenger was hurriedly despatched for
'N' surgeon. Some one asked him
u' "Whte are you hurY How man
"' Wounds are there -
"', Two Onhree OF them
Net Ills coat was quickly removed, but It wa
no. found more difficult to get Ills Stint of, 80
"Ge was cat into pieces and in this way Il
. wound IN the arm was disclosed, the bloc
IVA from Winch was running IN great strean
, ". Fisk was asked il that was The only woun
. III and said mo" lia said he had another Cd
w." and poiutCd 10 lis stomach. The physical
ng who had arrive uncovered tue wound an
", found II a large one, like the other. wit
,,,ni very little blood visible, After the doctt
'm, had finished lis examination for the fin
Wy Mr.. Fisk asked for some "brapdv an
"' water" After lac had crank il the docto
go, probed The wound, but found that ne had \
''' instruments long enough to reach the ball
Il could be reached at all. While the ON
"l ration was proceeding and large numb,
VII Of persons were around hin. Fisk maintain
g.. ed his cOmpOsurc, the muscles of his fac
~ never quiyelinE, and watching the NOV
~ ments ol the surgeon with the greatest COO
lN ness.
" Alter il was through he said to DR.. Trim
i,,, let, who was ihe first TO attend him -
~ doctor, if ] am going u die want
'o know II. I'm not afraid 10 die but then If
gu am going 10 die ! would like TO know belor
'u' hand "
'l The Doctor replied -
~ "COlonel, your a-e not gong to die [,
cl night, and not to morrow either, hone.
iiu The gentleman Who had first found NJ
~ Fisk alter he was shot asked him who Il WI
u .e who attacked him
~ ~, He answered,
gu "SlOkes -