The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-10
NEW YORK.
Stokes.

up at the prisoners expense. nc eeP'
we'll last night, and during the day
received visits from a number Of friends.
Mrs. Mansfield has not yet called to see
him. Bets OF 200 to 10 were offered in
the City Hall to-day, that Stokes would
not be hanged, without takers.
The following notice was issued this
afternoon by Mayor Hall:
EXECUTIVE DEPT, CRY HALL,
January 9, 1872. J
Urgent and much neglected private
affairs will prevent me from attend.
ing to the duties of the Office OF
Mayor during q period of at least
week from this date, and the President
OF the Board of Aldermen will act as
Mayor until this order is revoked.
GSigned.7 A. OAKEY HALL.
|. Some ofthe evening journals consider
this action of the Mayor as a virtual
resignation of his Office.
Mrs. Mansfield Under Surveillance
The police are still keeping a strict
surveillance over the house Of Mrs.
Mansfield. 1t is supposed that their
orders are to watch any parties that
may call on her.
Election OF Directors.
The annual meeting Of stockholders
of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company was held to-day at which the
following gentlemen were chosen direct
ors for the ensuing year: John Allen,
Jr, Buffalo; Oliver Ames, Boston; B. F.
Allen, Des Moines; Norman s. Bentley,
Brooklyn; JOS Brooks, New York; Jno.
w. Brooks, Boston; c. S. Bushnell, New
Haven; Geo. Bliss, New York; Paul
Cushman, Albany; Jno. Duff, Boston;
Sidney Dillon, New York; Jos. Emett,
New York; T. ]. s. Flint, Chicago;
H. NJ. Flogley, Cleveland; David A.
Gage, Chicago; R. R. Graves, Brooklyn;
VIM. H. Gwin, New York; c. NJ. Hor-
ton, Buffalo; J. n. Kinney, Cincinnati;
VIM. NJ. Lent, San Francisco; D. c.
Littlejohn, Oswego; Levi P. Morten,
New York; John H. Mortman, Ken
lucky; A. B. Mecker, Chicago; A. Mel
son, New York; w. Otis, Cleveland;
VIM. D. Snow, Brooklyn; Jas. Sayers,
Utica; w. J. Syrus, New York; Josiah
Snow, Chicago; A. B. Stockwell, New
York; E. D. L. Sweet. Brooklyn; Jno.
G. Vose, New York; Horace S. Wal
bridge, Toledo, A. F. Wilmouth, New
York; D. D. Mcmillan, New York, II.
D. Walbridge, New York; II. NJ. Taber,
New York; s. U. E. Oclet, New York;
S. H. Marks, Lockport, n. Y.
Mrs. Mansfield and Miss Williams
still remain secluded at Twenty-third
street. The house is still guarded by
police.
A question Of the selection of a new
Colonel for Fisk's regiment the Ninth
Regiment National Guard, is being
already discussed, Colonel George
Hooker, his brother.in-law, is men.
toned.
Examination OF Stokes.
An investigation in the killing Of
Col. Fisk was resumed at 8 P. NJ,
Tuesday. Stokes was dressed with his
usual scrupulous care. He looked
rather more serious than on re previous
day, but after being in the room short
time he seemed more at ease and gazed
critically around the room. lie was
attended by his counsel, Messrs. Nc
Keon, Graham and Bartlett. Pat
Hart, hall keeper in the Grand Central
Hotel, testified to hearing Col. Fisk
shouting after he had been shot, and to
assisting him to a room in the hotel.
Being questioned as to the shape Of the
ball which he had found in the hall Of
the hotel, and also as to other
particulars, the witness became
so impertinent aud refractory that be
was finally sent down and another wit
ness called. Hart was sent to the house
of detention for witnesses. Capt Byrne
Of the police testified as to the finding of
the pistol used by Stokes. DR.. TripIin,
of the Grand Central Hotel, was then
sworn; described the wounds on the
person of Fisk and declared to the
best of his belief that the
ball in the abdomen was necessarily and
inevitably fatal. He did not think that
the probing OF the wound in searching
for the ball FASTENED the death of Fisk
Col. Fisk exhibited large amouLt OF
vital strength, which the witness thought
prolonged his life. He did not think a
weaker person could have lived 30 long.
The coroner then submitted an ante
mortem statement OF Col. Fisk. The
case was then given to the jury, the
counsel for the defense making vigorous
protests against the ease being closed.
At that point the coroner, however, re-
fused to entertain protest, and the jury,
after an absense Of nearly one honr re.
turned with the following verdict:
The jury finds from the testimony sub
mitted in this inquest, that the deceased,
James Fisk, Jr, came to his death at
the Grand Central Hotel, in the city Of
New York, on the 7th day Of January,
1872, in consequence OF a wound or
wounds inflicted by ball or balls from
a pistol in the hands of Ed. C. Stokes,
discharged by him in deliberate man.
ner at said James Fisk, Jr, at the
Grand Central Hotel, about P. NJ, on
Saturday, the 9th day Of Januray 1872.
In reply to the usual questions, Stokes
stated that he was born 10 Philadelphis;
was thirty-fve years old; resided at the
Hoffman House, and was BY occupation
. broker. By the advice OF his counsel
be refused to say anything in relation
10 the charge against him. The pris-