The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03

ttons After Ills Release From Prison
Woman Who Says She Is His widow.
Edward s. Stokes, who shot Jim Fisk.
died at 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
the home OF his sister. Mrs. Howard McNutt,
at 73I st. Nicholas avenue, after IN illness
of two months. Bright's disease was the
cause OF death. MIR. stoke was taken i'll
at his home, 200 West Seventy-ninth street,
and six weeks ago was removed to the
house where he died.
He seemed TO improve after the change,
but a few days ago Mr.. Stokes began to
sink and his physician. DR.. John S. Billings.
Of 5: East Hfty-third street, said that death
was a question Of only a few days at most.
On Thursday Mr.. Stokes grew worse. and
early yesterday morning DR.. Billings was
hastily summoned to the bedside. The
sufferer became unconscious early in the day
and died without recovering conscious ness.
T%herewcre present when he die Mr.. Stckee's
sister, DIR. Billings and the ervants of tbs
household.
ALLEGED WIPE APPEARS.
" was not generally known until after
Mr.. Stokes went TO the home Of his sister
that he had been living with a woman who
says she is Rosamond Langdon Barclay
and that she Ia his wife. h said she
married Mr.. Stokes in Canada more than
a year ago.a and In a statement to the news
paper reporters she accused Mrs. McNutt
and her husband Of calling at the Seventy
ninth street house and "spiriting' him
away She said they came to the house
in an automobile and told her IL would
do Mr.. Stokes good to get the fresh air. In
stead OF taking him for a drive and then
bringing him back, he was taken to the
st. Nicholas avenue house. where the
alleged wife was not permitted TO see or
have any communication with him.
IL il said that Miss Barclay is an pcto-
room and that she met Stokes more than
two years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. McNutt
say they have no knowledge Of a marriage
between Mr.. Stokes and the wonan and
they do not know anything about the woman
except that she called at their home several
times in her efforts to see Mr.. Stokes. The
woman says she can prove her rights,
and II IL half expected by Mr.. Stokes's
friends that she will fight for a share Of
his property. Arumor was spread yesterday
tina she was taken before Mr.. Stokes
a few days ago and In the presence Of Mr..
and Mrs. McNutt said she had no claim
upor him. When Mr.. McNutt was asked
about this last night he aid to a Sun
II have no desire 20 discuss that. You
may say for me that | deny any statement
made about this woman appearing in this
house"
RIvAT
Mr.. McNutt also said the funeral would
he private. that the arrange ments Tor "
had been made and that the interment
would be at Greenwood. He declined IN
say anything as to the extent Of Mr.. Stokes's
property.
IL Il believed that Mr.. and Mrs. McNutt
have come to some kind Of understanding
"a H. l.. -I xaIax. lzvaUraa A fAuv ia a.
ago she and her mother. who were residing
AT the stokes house, in West Seventy-ninth
strent, suddenly packed up all their furni-
tire and left. They didn't say where they
we're going II was said that they g
70 Yonkers.
THE woHAS's STORY.
Soon after MIR. Stokes was taken 70 the
house In which he died the woman With
whom he had been living said she had
frst met Mr.. Stokes when she was a little
girl. Her father. she said. was Charles
Barclay, an Englishman, and a friend of
Mr.. Stoke. She said she was educated
at Pennington, Conn, and that twelve years
ago she renewed her acquaintance with
Stokes. She continued:
MIR. Stokes and ] were married on Oct.
Is. 1900. az Shipmen's Point, Canada, by an
Episcopal minister whose name ] don't
remember. lie was stopping a. the hotej
where We were. - that time Mr.. Stokes
was not in good health, and he wished 20
provide for ma and arrange matters -
'lllt should lac become seriously III ] would
have the right Ia visit him. even though
our marriage Was not, made public.
sToKEs's E,HLY LIYK.
Edward Stiles stokes was born In PHIL
aielphiA h. is4i His father. a brother
of Jaues Stokes 81 hiz city. vas a man
~ comfortable forum" anu Young Stokes
had a good education lie came 10 New
FORK Wh'u be- was about - Nears old aud
b. gan business a. a prpduo" d"afr. Then
b. went into th" IsstrDl"um business With
hs father and they bull a refining plant
a. liuntsf'r Point II vas known a. tho
Brsoklyn Refining COMPANY IL was tho
height - the IS~cd rins dayr then and
JauIer flsk Jr -suiur partner of ia" great
Wall street hrn Of lisk Could A Martin,
va ln all The glory ~ his hAll f~alstsnhaht
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