Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-23

sci, and thence to Mrs. Manfeld's
house. While there he was intern
mined that the grand jury had found
an Indictment against him for at
tempt at black-mailing Fisk, and
that warrant had been issued for
his arrest At this he became raw
ing mad, declared that Fisk had
signed his death.warrant, or similar
language, and went IN search of him,
meantime purchasing a four-shoot-
ing revolver.
Stopping to look for him at the
Grand Opera House, he learned that
he was going to tho Grand Hotel and
Mt thence.
Col. Fisk went 10 the Grand Hotel
TO see Mrs. Morse and her daugh-
tors, she being the widow of the man
VINO gave him the first start in life,
aud he. with the characteristic gem
crosby, which was one of his redeem
ing qualities, was providing for. A
door>keoper named Redmond, tests
fies that on Saturday, the 9th, 4 p.
NJ, MIR Stokes arrived at tho Grand
Central hotel, and passing through
the private entrance, assembled the
stairs. Soon after, Mr.. Fisk ara
rived in a coach, and on inquiring Of
the doorskeepor, Redmond, if Mrss
Morse was in, was answered on the
negative. He then requested Red
mond to see if her daughter was in,
and on his conserving they both pass
ed up stairs, Fisk in advance
When they arrived about half way
up the stairs a shot was fired, and
Fisk fell on the stairs, crying "Oh !"
Redmond, on looking where the shot
came from, saw Stokes at the head
of the stairs with revolver in his
hand, who, on Fisk rising TO his feet,
shot him again, and Fisk, falling,
slid to the bottom of the stairs. Rls-
ing to his feet again, he assembled the
stairs, when his friends assisted him
TO the reception room. Stokes then
passed into the office, and word was
sent 10 the station. Capt. Burns
aud officer McCaddon proceeded 10
The hotel, where they arrested him
The Surgeons summoned, on ox-
animation Of Mr. Fisk = wounds, found
him 20 have received two wounds,
one in the right arm, the ball strik-
ing lust above the elbow, passing in
SIDE Of She bone and cut Of the back
OF the arm. The other ball had en-
tered tho abdomen, about three inch
es above and swo inches to the right
OF the umbilicus, passing downward
and inward beyond the reach Of the
longest probe. The post norton ex,
animation showed that the bail
which made the fatal wound entered
six inches above the umbilicus, and
an inch and half to the right OF the
median line. passing downward and
to the left through the oinentem and
messentry, piercing two loops of The
small intestines. The ball was found
in the left inquinal region about %
inches from its point OF entrance
Col. Fisk's ante-mortem deposition,
after having Stokes brought into his
presence, was as follows:
During much of the time after his
wounding Fisk, chatted with the
friends who rallied around him, w.
NJ. Tweed being one of the first 10
come, and Jay Gould soon after
During the examination, while I'M
der the influence Of chloroform, Fisk
suddenly arose in o sitting position,
and they were compelled to Jump up
on him and hold him down. His
big diamond having been taken from
his shirt, be showed considerable
anxiety about it, till informed that
it was in safe keeping. Col. Fisk
made his will late Saturday AFTER
noon, the following being its SUBJ
stance:
give devise, and bequeathe all my estate
and property, real and personal, unto my my
beloved;wife, Lucy d. Fisk, intrust to pay TO
my dear father and mothor jointly, or TO the
survivors of them, $4,000 year for their sup
port to my sister, Mary e. Hooker, $780,
600, par value, of Narragansetts steamship
stock; to Minnie j. Morse and Rasie j.
Morse, $4,000 year, each, during the nat
ural life of each, until marriage.
Having slept all night under tho
influence of an opiate at 6 O'clock
the first change appeared in the pa
tent. He grew little restless, his
face had a greater pallor and his
breathing grew less easy and regu-
lar. At 7:30 Col Fisk said some
thing in broken tone and closed
his eyes. The change in his face
had become more apparent. The
pallor was more death like and
moisture appeared on his forehead.
The pulse was over one hundred,
and the doctors stood by the bed
side watching the patient attentive
". At o'clock it was first an
nounced that he was sinking, and
that danger of sudden ending of
his intense agonies was very great.
His pulse was at this time $50. DR..
Fisher went down stairs in . hur-
ried manner and asked something Of
the night clerk and then went back
again. He looked very anxious
At 7:15 Mrs, Fisk arrived from Bos-
ton, She was admitted first into the
ante-room and soon afterward into
the bedroom. Mrs. Fisk was terri-
bly, agitated at the bedside of Der
husband. This scene was the most
heartrending that had yet taken
place, and those present could not
suppress their emotion. The doct-
ors were appealed to by bis wife to
give some little hope, but they gent
~ indicated that they dare not.
Fisk was much moved at moments
when he was cognizant of his sur
roundings, but seemed never desert
ed by the GOODNESS and fortitude
which he displayed when first shot.
At 8 o'clock there was little change.
At $50 the doctors consulted, and at
8 o'clock the suppressed excitement
about his bed was almost too intense
to bear. At $50 friends were per-
mitted>to go to his bedside, and he
thanked them for coming. After
this the rapiditv of the decline show