The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-24
THE WAGES OF SIN.
a Millionaire New York Banker Bss.
ten in Saloon
AND DIES IN 4 HOSPITAL.
Nicholas Fish was the Name or
the Victim, and His Violent
Death Creates a Great

the Victim, and His Violent
Death Creates a Great
Sensation.
Nichols Fish, Millionaire, diplomat
AMI descendant Of the best known Of
American families, died at the Roose-
velt hospital New York city at half
past three o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. the result of an injury received In
a. bar-room row the day before. Con-
tlicting stories are told-such as would
naturally follow an event in which
criminal responsibility must be placed
but there seems to be no doubt that
Mr.. Fish had a quarrel with private
detective named Thomas J. Sharkey,
who Joined the banker at a table
where he had been for several hours
drinking with Mrs. Liby J. Phillips
and Mrs. Nellie Casey.
According to the police, Mr.. Fish
entered Ehrhardt;S saloon Tuesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Phillips and Mrs.
Casey. The police say that Mrs. Phil
lips knew who Fish was but that
neither Mrs. Casey nor Sharkey, who
subsequently Joined the party, were
aware of his identity. Sharkey, who
knew the women. was not reluctant
to join the party when one Of the wo-
men invited him to. The police say
that Fish did most Of the buying.
Fish then discovered that his money
was exhausted, and he announced that
he would have to draw a check.
Sharkey, ignorant Of Fish's ioenti-
ty, questioned his ability to make his
check good. Fish, it is said, took Of
fense at this and angry words enSued.
Then, according to the police, some
one slapped Fish's face. One Of the
women, clinging to Fish's arm, drag
ged him toward the door Of the saloon
and out to the sidewalk. The police
say that Sharkey attempted to follow
Fish, but for moment was restrained
from doing so by the other woman.
He finally went out Of the saloon and
he and Fish encountered each other
on the sidewalk. Sharkey's hat had
been knocked of and he was barehead-
ed. There was a Scuffie, by whom
commenced, it is not known.
Fish fell or was knocked down, his
head striking tiagstone. Just before
the scuffle on the sidewalk commenced,
Mrs. Casey, becoming alarmed, hur-
riedly left the party. After Fish fell,
it is said that Sharkey reentered the
saloon and left it and went into Sa-
loon few doors away and moment
later left that place and boarded a
street Car. He was closely followed
by Mrs. Phillips, who was carrying
his hat and who also boarded the car.
Fish was lying unconscious on the
sidewalk and knot Of people gathered
about him. Men carried him into
the hallway Of saloon and tried to
revive him. Being unsuccessful, they
again brought him to the street,
thinking he might revive there. He
was lying on the street when a police
man appeared. The officer called an
ambulance from Roosevelt hospital.
Fishs identity was not learned until
the hospital was reached and his cloth
ing searched. AS soon as it was found
who he was, he was entered as a priv
ate patient.
Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Phillips and Shar-
key were arraigned Wednesday in po-
lice court and were held for the coro-
ner. A detective said to the sitting
magistrate that the prisoners were
arraigned as suspicious persons in con-
nection with the death Of Nicholas
Fish.
Mrs. Casey denied all knowledge Of
the case.
Mrs. Phillips, when questioned
about the case, said: You'll find out
later"
Coroner Jackson held Sharkey in
$4,000 bail, and Mrs. Phillips and
Mrs. Casey in $500 bail each as wit
neSSeS.
Sharkey made the following state
ment before his arraignment:
Il went into Ehrhardt's and saw
these two women, with whom am &C
Quainted. They called out when they
saw me: Come over and have a
drink
II went over and sat down with
them and after we had talked together
some, this Banker Fish seemed to
take offense at my being there. We
had few words and all at once he
drew off with his arm and struck me.
Then we both got up. went out
one door and he the other. He must
have stumbled down the steps and fal-
len in going out"
Mr.. Fish was the head of one of the
most distinguished families IN the
United States, banker Of great
wealth and one time minister at the
court OF Belgium. A dispatch was
sent to Mrs. Fish who was at Tuxedo
and who reached the hospital soon
after midnight, remaining at the
side of her husband who never regain
ed consciousness. AS soon as the fact
of Mr.. Fish's identity was established
dozen detectives we're sent on the
trail of his companions and before
daylight they were traced to the
house in which the woman lived and
were arrested.