The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-22
MRS. PICKLES STORY.
Tells What She Saw of the Fish
Tragedy in New York.

From the New York American.
The American has succeeded in OBJ
tanning from Mrs. Margaret Pickle. the
third woman in the party that was
drinking with Nicholas Fish in the
Ehrhardt Cafe when the fatal quarrel
with Sharkey took place, statement
of just what happened there.
After the staying of Nicholas Fish
Mrs. Pickle hurried to Boston. She
was the woman, 1t is said, to whom
Mr.. Fish had paid the most marked
attention that afternoon. She saw the
whole affair. But in Boston she is be-
yond the reach of a subpoena. She
cannot be made to come to New York
and tell her version of the killing of
the millionaire at the inquest,
BY Mrs. Margaret Pickle.
do not intend to come to New York
and testify at the inquest. 1t can serve
no end of justice. The terribly unfor-
tunate case is clear. l do not mean to
subject myself to the unpleasant ordeal
of going on the witness stand and be-
ing stared at. / have no objection of
telling what / saw. l have nothing to
conceal.
l ran away to escape the notoriety
of 1t all because of my husband. |
have his complete confidence. He be-
lieves absolutely my statement that
the stories about my bowling to Mr..
Fish on the street or that Mrs Phil
lips did, or that either of us in any
way scraped his acquaintance, so to
speak, are false. And ii is absolutely
false that | knew Mr.. Fish before that
day, when l met him in Ehrhardt's
cafe. | never saw him in my life be-
fore that day.
Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Casey and / in
tended to go shopping together. Mrs.
Phillips called at my sisters apart
ments, but Mrs. Casey was not ready
to go, as she was busy in the house.
SO she told me to go with Mrs. Phil
lips, and when we were through with
our purchases we were to go to Ehr-
hardt's and meet her there.
We were sitting in the cafe waiting
for Mrs. Casey. when Mr.. Fish came
in. Neither of us knew him. But
when he bowed | thought Mrs. Phillips
might know him, and ! guess she
thought knew him. The result was
that we both bowed slightly. He came
over to the table and sat down We
observed that he was slightly under
the influence of liquor, and then we
realized that neither of us was ac-
quainted with him. His manner, how
ever, was courtly. 1t was hardly pos
sible to act other than toierantly be-
cause 1t was clear that he was a gen.
tleman, but just at the time did not
know what he was doing. SO we talk
ed to him, and sat there In a little
while Mrs, Casey arrived and then Mr..
Sharkey came In.
Fish and sharkey Meet.
Come over, Tom, and sit down"
phtlI{nG roll M NJ
Fish bowed to Mr.. Sharkey and moved
his chair so that MIR. Sharkey might
have a place at the table.
BY this time Mr.. Fish began to show
very plainly the effects Of what he had
been drinking. Mr.. Sharkey's attitude
toward him was not one of offense be-
cause he found him in our company
He just seemed amused at Mr.. Fishs
actions, particularly when Mr.. Fish
with a small roll Of money clutched
in his fingers, drew out his check book
and said he meant to have q check
cashed. / said:
why, you have all the money you
need
He laughed. Then Mr.. Sharkey said:
Who'd cash a check for you any
how? Who are you anyhow"
/ think Mr.. Sharkey was good-na-
tured and only meant what he said as
Mr.. Fish. But the remark was highly
offensive TO the banker. He turned
angrily at Sharkey and called him a
bad name. sharkey half turned his
back on Mr.. Fish and nodded his head
and said:
well. now what do you think OF
that?"
Banker Abused sharLey.
Mr.. Fish continued 10 be abusive to-
ward Mr. Sharkey. He did not spare
him IN the names he called him. sud
denly Mr.. Sharkey half arose and
struck Mr.. Fish. ] saw the banker
fall 20 the floor But after that / have
no clear recollection u what happen
Cd I was 20 frightened and excited
that ! don't remember anything eK-
cept that I realized had made d mis-
take IN staying there "a all decided
10 set away from the place ~ fast as
possible
nrst vent % Nrs. caseys with her.