The New York herald., 1873-10-23

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fed that he knew Colonel Fisk very slightly had occa
desk IN his rs@ On the second 4 he
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behind M while na d ss n e M S lie s s e S
weapon was about five feet distant irom where
% The witness took Stokes pistol and illastrs'sd the
'A''' '''' rssrISoSY or r. j. wILKTNsoN.
Robert wilkinson used Fisk at the pier OF the
s o ns
pocket something resembling revolver but conu NOT
what was from general appearance shouu Juuso
'' DIR. FISHERS TESTIMONY.
Frank Fisher pn January S vas s gms aynns
e & the l in hcs he was .h yns
gave him small quantity, q brandy and wafer the
81 1e Fl nr palssd Who
did r Wood probsd the wounds 81 for & little time ana
he entered tho room
the persons ho Observed in the room with Fisk, the
ures taken for his benefit and the making OF inc wi OF
the usual hour the usual recess was ordered and for
Alter Recess.
Mr. Tremain stated that he had witness who desired
% 20 away and he would suspend Dr. FISHERS testimony
H0xEE's CHARACTER OF FISK.
= oxe lawyer of said ID That Tss s
character discussed d there .''''l'' anu mo-
Witness-His character was that of a reckless. un-
scrupulous and desperate man.
TO the District AtorDeyni had met Mr. Fisk twice,
meyer pa had o, any & srprrsl as ,a wh him "A mor
ous gentleman' A. places and among
- u,o No oocd hu,ao.aa ard car;atv
o Now don't you know that his reputation was nat Of
O. Did you ever hear that he was personally great
q you read The history Of the New York riots in
70 q Did you not Know that he was accused OF being
great cowards A. In certain matters he was, no doubt
Mr.. Trsman-pia you ever hear him threaten to hang
anybody uaughterl A. Yes sr; he threatened to
when, Ss In wns Scs The
take out and hang me- Fisk further said lt is not
s 5r shf hn hs s
DIR. FISHER RECALLED.
Dr. Fisher s nsEe sSasd na I'm his s
Conditions S q FIX tho time the witness attended
him until ,n hs Ssqss q his death % ne. o, ,h.
weana ne
Judgment the treatment OF the patient was properi
wtness.Ii, It were not proper never would have
Then consider i was pTSgsT Yes
and Broadway, testified as TO about the quantity Of
not sssl make any % difference il thousand pounds
city S9 witness
witt witness % was examinsd whss
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aid H not ndioass H &
haar rd hpm n he'd. 1aad IN tn
thai his death was due directly to the ' y ''
In reply to the ASr1sy he stated that
a about % n the SoSn n he d s sn ne
Fisk did o the shocK but srtonitis liver
upon the Immediate cause Of death the administering
abdomen SSa block a%d
faa dying
wasn hs q q %
q And then you have only to dread Inflammation a.
q that is the proper time for the administration
TO the Court have known man to swallow pint
Of iaudanum and still survive but he had trained him
The doctor gave number of other illustrations before
| A HABEAs CORPUS IN THE CASE OF A WITNESS.
Mr. Dos Passos arose while temporary cessation was
held il Il; SanS writ q hsSsas ID sssi
Sanf most n nnpS ns ne
present een0psa Ludlow Street Jan under order q
ses was we'll understood and he asked that shanks
be produced. .
Judge Davis directed that the witness be produced In
Court tomorrow morning. for the purpose ogivng est
mony, but for nothing elsc
DR.. John NJ. Carnochan was next produced-For the
past twenty he had been acquiring experience in
various hospitals throughout the Stale city,
apd Health officer OF the port time ago, and
also member OF the Board OF Health; the evening Of
the day OF shooting called attend Colonel
Fisk he some OF the symptoms Of Fisk's case and
there was not enough of Inflammation in the abdomen
to destroy life; there little hemorrhage
bleeding; right side OF the heart full OF blood:
other side had blood in but not much the
other
The witness corroborated most part the testimony Of
OF his predecessor He thought in substance taking in
quantity morphine administered and the nature
Of the wound that the patient died from corna, which
Is the saving that death prematurey caused
by the morphine given; death began at the head
The Court then adjourned.