The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-10
THE SCENE ArTHE HOTEL,

after the shooting, was one of extraordinary
excitement. The crowds coming from the
matInees OF the various theatres, hearing OF
the occurrence, thronged the corridors OF the
hotel, eagerly discussing the event and max
ing inquiries about the particulars Of the out
rage. The officers who arrested Stokes con-
veyed him to the Fifteenth precinct station,
where he was lodged In cell
THE CAUsE OF THE SHOOTING.
tits eaid that ths order Of Judge Brady, re-
strainIng Stokes and Miss Mansfield from pub
fishing The letters in Miss Mausaeld's posses.
sion, affecting Fisk, Peter B. Sweeny, and
others, had an exasperaiing effect upon
Stokes and 1t is believed he was aroused to
desperation partly In consequence OF the
rumors, generally received as well.founded,
thai The grand jury ha.l found an INDICTMENT
attempt to blackmail Fisk. The news Of
the shooting rapidly epread over the
city, and produced Intense excitement Flsk's
friends claim that In the examination at
the YorkviIle police court the evidence was
strongly in-favor Of Fisk, and tended TO show
that Mansfield and Stokes were endeaVorlng
to levy blackmail. They say Mansfleld's case
completely broke down, and Stokes lost all
self-control. Charles s. Spencer, one OF Fisks
counsel, says Stokes had already obtained
$50, 900 from his client, and was attempting 10
get more but Jailed. While Fisk's condition on
Saturday night was critical, the opinion Of the
surgeons in attendance was that he would Ger
tainly live over the night. Many friends and
acQualntances of Fisk are at the hotel, William
IT. Tweed and Jay Gould among the number.
Fisk was calm and collected and able to cOn-
verse. About nine o'clock on Saturday night The
coroner heard the statement OF Fisk about the
shooting. At halfpast nine o'clock he was
engaged with his lawyer, D. D. Fled, making
his will. The weapon used was four-cham-
harod Holtta ropp1vor One Of the dntpcttV0a
at the precinct where Stokes Is In custody
pronounced the bore the largest he had ever
seen. The bullet found on the stairway was
fn size more like rifle ball than pistol bull
let.
ANOTHER REPORT OF THE SHOOTING.
According to one report Fisk, on receiving
the shot in the abdomen, fell on his back, and
on being assisted to his feet walked up stairs
to the reception room. Stokes, 1t Is alleged,
rode down from the Yorkvllle police court with
bis counsel, ex-Judge McKeon and Assistant
District Attorney Fellows. They got ont at
Delmonico's, in Fourteenth street. and while
taking lunch discussed the case and agreed
that Ii had broken down, and was sure to be
dismissed by Justice Bixby. Stokes observed,
In an excited tone, "Is there no way to beat
this man ?"
STOKES AND MISS MANsFIELD.
Stokes then went to the residence of Miss
Mansfield, and in this connection it Is cir
cumstance of perhaps some significance that
Stokes had not been more than few minutes
In custody at the stationhouse when she ar
rived there. A reporter obtained an inter-
view with Miss Mansfield after the shooting.
She declined to enter into any heightened con.
versatlon, but remarked that she was sure
that Med" Stokes must be insane. At mid
night Fisk fell into tranquil sleep, and Drs.
CarnOehan, Wood, Sayer and White took their
departure until 8 o'clock. All concurred in
saying that the symptoms were OF a favorable
character. Mr. Flsk's statement to the coro-
ner was to the effect that he had come to the
hotel to- make inquiries as to whether Miss
| Moses was In, and being answered In the
affirmative, proceeded up stairs: He had no
suspicion that any enc intended to harm him.
When about on the first landing he saw q
! flash and something strike him upon the abdo-