The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-01-13

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thai he freed mlght reelycT. is
usual ealm expression We sooner
bad Flax died, hovevs, than Mr..
Goulds iortifude gave way, aud
bis grisi found vent in tears.
some Gity thousand people viewed
the remains Of Fisk before their re
noyal from the opera house. The
body Sas dressed in the uniform OF
a coloneL The face wore a slight
expression Of paid but was otherwise
natural. His cap and sword lay on
top Of the caskol, Large plumbers
Of prominent citizens joincd the i'm.
meuse sssemblage which viewed the
remains.
Between one aud two O'Clock the
procession formed aud cataialque
and body was brought out. The
procession started at two o'clock
from ths grand opera house, the
streets and avenues being jammed
with at least one huudrcd and Fifty
thousand people. The ninth regi>
ment was in full fierce. Tho scene
was magnificent and impressive
Depunoiations OF the murderer we're
heard in all places.
A large body of police headed the
procession, which marched in the
following order from the grand opera
house;
Double platoon police, with full band
Niuth regiment, playing dead
arch from Saul.
About one thousand Erie officers
and employees.
Ninth regiment, with full ranks,
arms reversed.
Hearse, followed by Colonel Fisk's
black charger.
Officers Of each regiment OF the Ma
tional Guard.
Long line of carriages, in the fore,
most which were j. Gonld,
pre- sident and other officers
Of the Erie road.
Thomas Hart, door-boy at the
Central Hotel, testified as
Saw Fisk going up stairs;
'aw Stokes going aleng the hall from
first parlof; he was- alone aud
steahhily, As If he wanted to
come on some one; heard him say
Now have you" OF some such
words; then be fred two shots. Fisk
ras on the third s:ep.a and whea the
shot was fired, said: r0hl don't
pat his hand In his right peck
VI; aiterwsrd raw him throw some
thing into the parlor; Stokes said:
'The re'sa man shot there,' witness
"Yea, and yea arethe man that
him. witness then said that
~Nas arrested by Patrick Nc
Gowan while ha va going toward
4 BARRIERS shop; witness did not assist
Fisk; hc followed Stokes; did not
sight Of him until he was ar
John 0. chamberlan testified that
be saw Fisk At the E1e office be-
tween 2 and 2: 80 on Saturday, saw
in con pc 81 $50, locking upI
al the Windows Of the opera nouse;
never cav Fisk 60 armed, never
heard Stdkes nee threats aeainst
Fisk; though, he say Stokes IN the
hotel carrying a pistol; Stokes coupe
was going in the direction Of Mrs
Mansfead's house.
Benjamsn G. Alleu,s stsge>driver,
testified that he heard two shots
fred at the Grand Central and a cry
Of stop that man: caught him at the
reading room, aud took him to the
office, where Mr.. Powers identified
Stokes as the man. Patrick Me-
Gowan, engineer If the Grand Cen
trial hotel, testified that on Saturday
evening a'msn ~ q light ovsrcoat
said to witness: "There ia a man shot;
Fgo for tic DOCTOR . boy followed
and sidi you era the man who shot
him. witness followed the man and
caught him as he was leaving ths
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