The Republican journal., 1872-01-11


ANTE-MORGEM INQl EsT-CoL. FISK STATE
MENT.
Cpon the arrival Of Coroner Young al the
hotel he impaneled iury to take the ante
7a}rte},. statement of MIR. Fisk Ry order Of
the Coroner the police brought Stokes into the
room where Fisk was and he was identified by
Fisk As the would-be assassin. Mr.. Fisk's
statement 10 the Coroner was AZ follows
~ +sal +h.4 a,o i, a yar, ,rftical cord,+to, /
hone vii recover This afternoon about haifpast
o'clock rode to the ,irand Central Hotel entered
~ thr private entrance ana when en- cred the first
door met : boy OF whom inquired il Mrs. Morse
vas in He tod me Mrs Morse and yount est daugh-
leF haq sout oul, olt thougnt the 9lhsf daus nter
We ~ lieI npther tpoh 49, IN y ~
5roS ne other Ionr and ~ nn me ssir
case ana gone up about two steps, when looking up,
saw Edward Stoko- at the head Of the stairs. A
hand. and in second OF time heard report, saw
nash, and telt ball enter my abdomen n the
rghL silg sec4na shot was nre1 le9tIely al
H. III abor nirad ana IN ~ .ards he door
but. noticing crowd gathering in from, ran b4ck
on the stairs again was then brought up stairs in
the hotel. | Saw nothing more 81 Stokes until he
was brought before me by the officer tor identified
ton. fully identity Edward y Stokes as the per
ION "lo snol me ~. ,.o
'NNr9 - m
AT MIDNIGHT
consultation of pbysieA,ns was held: ana +.
was decided not 10 ATTEMPT TO probe Inc wourd
again for the present. for ftaf that inhamnt4tIon
would set ia. Subsequently the bal WAS lis
covered INT II was fo,ind frorn in nn.ition i'm,
possible ID eytr1cata if
,.,,, II, Ill.
IRA II of Ill FISH
NEW DIRK. Jan. NOOK. COL. JAMES
FISK, JR.. DIED THIS MORNING AT A
QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
HIS LAST MOMENTS.
. \
ir evnirad Inrapn,r,nn ,nnaics Iijn ,,3
attention were Of no avail. AlInigbt Erie en-
pioyes Of all grades thr nred the corridors al.
joining Fisk. room. and with mourntul faces
awaited voluntarily to protf-r aid. The me1i-
cal attendants We're ~tudiouSlv cheerful in their
looks. especially whenever the PROSTATE man
showed signs Of consciousness. H Law upon
his sid breathing heavily His face was male
but befo i O'Clock had not any alarming ex-
preston. ONLY round the ewes were dusky riugs
that seemed to show some little danger In the
ante chamber few of Fisk, mos intimate
friend, renamed All night. tut Tie lower h4lIs
Of the hotel were entirely deserted Al e
O'Clock The f1r>t omnlou> change appeared in
" a't4ou9l 3'rnap>, hot liie nTs' "a
H. 81 ~ ~ ~. n'iHi eiiu' f e[e" lttte resi-
!" > no i"oe i'aN greater pdlIoi, ana ne breath
,3$ ears aiIu Ltsu no n pu.sr Wa more
M, neai ~; y NH PAL ish
ed'I soiIlet-i'i3 III broken zone ana men CLOS
e., lie cnaISe IA NJ nee mao become
moisture 91,peared on his forehead his mise
being over 100. The doctor, stood by the bed
side watching the patient attentively, At :
O'Clock Il was first announced that he was
FAST SINKING.
s,d IA. la,,,a- If .,,,I., .o..,
oA a.. E;a Leu 1'lns 'el = eat
hurried manner and asked sometime of III
clerk and then went back, looking very anxious.
At quarter to O'Clock carriage, driven very
t"riH. tofPIG ~ Y, 80 9ll' ~ C"dcliiiidi
who walked quickly into the norti.o
Ai'fl' ~ " " ~ ri9h'
This was Mrs. Fisk. She looked worn ana
haggard. Following her was her father. NJ
Morse. then Younger lady. apparently reIa.
tive The carriage was Fl k's-the same rom
,,-bicb ~ s+o,,,,od ,,,bar sho+ -rb II