The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-19

New York, September 16.-NiCholas
Fish. millionaire, diplomat and descen-
dant of one of the best known Of Amer
lean families, died at the Roosevelt nos
pitaI at 1925 this morning, the Tesult Of
an injury received II Ehradt's saloon
% west Thirty-fourth street yesterday.
Whether he was murdered or fell, the
police have not yet determined. Con-
fiicting stories, suCI as would natural
Iy follow an event III which criminal re-
spOnsibility must be placed are told, but
there seems to be 10 doubt that Mr..
Fish had a quarrel WITH a private de-
t~ective. named Thomas ] Sharkey, who
joined the banker at a table where he
had been for several hours drinking
with Mrs. Libby J.. Phillips AMI Mrs.
Nellie-Casey.
According to the police, Mr.. Fish en-
tered Erhardt's saloon, 205 West Thirty
fourth street, yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Casey. The po-
lice say that Mrs. Phillips knew who
Fish was, blu thu 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 women invited MIN to. The
police say that Fish DID mos OF the
buying. Fish then discovered that his
money was exhausted, and he
ed that he would d to draw a check.
Sharkey, ignorant OF Fish's identity,
questioned his ability to make his check
good. Fish, it is said, took offense at
this and angry words enSCed. Then,
according to the police, some n slap
ped Fish's face. One of the women,
clinging to FISH arm, dragged him to-
ward the door OF the saloon and out
TO the side walk. The police say that
Sharkey attempted to follow Fish, but
was for a moment restrained from do
ing so by the other woman. He finally
went out of the saloon and he and Fish
encountered each other on the side
walk. Sharkey's hat had been knocked
off and he was ~bare-headeQ. There was
a scuffle, by whom commenced it is not
Nnown.
Fish fell or was knocked dow, his
head striking a tagstone. Just before
the Scuff1e on tn side walk
ed Mrs. Casey becoming alarmed, bur
riedly left the 1arty. After Fish fell,
it is said that 5harkey r%e-entered the
saloon, and then lett il. and went into
a saloon a few doors away and a mo-
ment later left that place and boarded
a street car. He vas closely followed
by Mrs Phillip, WnD was carrying mis-
hat and who also boarded the car. Fish
was lying unconscious on the side walk
and a knot of people gathered about
him and some men carried him into the
hall way of the saloon and tried to re-
vive him. Being unsuccessful, they
again brought him to the street, think
ing he might revive there. He was ly-
ing on the street when a policeman ap-
reared. The officer called an ambu-
lance from Roosevelt hospital. Fish's
identity was not learned until the hos
pital was reached and his clothing
searched. AS s)on $ it was learned
who he was he was entered as a private
patient.
Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Phillips and Sharkey
were arraigned toCay in police court
and were held for The coroner. A de
tective said to the sitting magistrate
tina the prisoners were arraigned as
suspicious persons, in connection 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 S1O.-
900 bail; and Mrs. Phillips and Mrs.
Casey in $500 bail each as witnesses.
Sharkey made the following state
ment preliminary to his arraignment:
Il went into Erhardt's and saw these
two women with whom 1 am acqualnt-
ed. They yelled out when they saw
me: Come over and have a drink.
Il went over and sat down with them
and after we lac talked together some,
this banker, Fish. seemed to take offense
at my being there. We a a few
= words and at oEce he drew of his
, arm and struck me. Then we botn go'
up. 1 went out n door n ne the
other. He must have stumbled down
the steps and fallen in going out
Coroner Jackson made an examlna,
ton of Mr.. Fish's body and after IT, SalC
that no fracture of the skull had beer
found. He believed death had been du'
to paralysis of the brain, caused cy {
blow on the left side of the race o.
head. He thought that If Mr.. Fish nae
fallen on a stone or pavement, n s.
been injured. the skull probably wouiI
have been fractured. The coroner sal'
that a knockout blow u causes
paralysis or concussion of the brain
The pupil of HEr. Fish's right eye wa
dilated while the left was contracted
and that, the coroner said was a SyTnp
tom of paralysis of the brain.
DR.. O'Han-Hu. physician
performed an autopsy on the BODY &
MIR. Fish. He found that death wa
caused by cerC bral hemorrhage due {
violence.
Certain Cure for Dysentery n"'