The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1872, Page 3

a she Colonel of the Ninth Shot * by Edward F. Stokes. TRAGIC SEQUEL TO A SILLY TRIAL ‘Who Would-Be Assassin Lies in Wait for His’ Victim and Twice Dis- charges His Revolver. BOTH SHOTS TAKE EFFECT. The Victim Now Lying in a Criti- eal Condition at the Grand Central Hotel. FISK’S DYING STATEMENT. The Surgeons Still Searching for the Ball. WEARS OF A FATAL END. eenes at the Bedside—The Last Will Prepared. INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY. %nterviews with Mrs. Mansfield and Mrs. Williams. ENVESTIGATION BY CORONER YOUNG. esterday afternoon Mr. James Fisk, Jr.. was gKot, in the Grand Central Hotel, Broadway, it is eared fatally, by Mr. Edwin S. Stokes, Like the ‘ease of Mr. Albert D. Richardson, and, alas ! lke m@aousands of other cases, the allurements of Yovely woman have been the maddening in- wauence that has brought about tis almost avragedy. Mr. Fisk had the misfortune wome time ago to become infatuated avout (irs. Josephine Mansfleid, This infatuation so grew spon him that it appeared as though, had he been a wing instead of a “Prince,” he would have declared eo Mra, Mansfieid, “I'd crowns resign to call thee mune.” He did give up a great deal to her, and he aot only enriched her, but made her the confidant of it remarkable schemes of gigantic speculation and, ‘Bs ts sald, of political manipulations. The course of ‘Mais infatuation and passion dia now ran smooth, and there was ultimatcly a disagreement that Resulied ip estrangement, and under hostie infu- @mees into something that looked itke ‘vindictiveness and enmity. ‘The consequence of eu this was that Mrs. Mansfield was discarded. It ts eald that “green-eyed jealousy” brought this ‘‘bill- {mg and cooing” to an untimely end, ana that if Mr. tek had not favored another lady with whom ne @ecame equally enamored, Mrs. Mansfield wonid ®ave been his “true love” to is day. She oolRecame.acquainted with Mr. Stokes, and woman- “ $Ke spitead her old lover by taking a new one. This irritated Mr. Fisk, and by way of obtzin- ‘tug the sweetness of revenge, he became mixed up ‘With Mr. Stokes’ mercantile concerns, Aud cventue ally the latter was arrested for embezzlement. Then sommenced the tug of war. From the gilded Parlors and bowers of love in the ‘twenty-third street Mansion the flerce fight was transferred to the Jaw courts, to recriminations in the pubiic prints and to the threatened publication of a com- promising correspondence. In this encounter Mr. Piusk seemed to be getting tne best of tt, when yesterday afternoon he was = struck @own by the cowardly hand of his enemy, who played most effectually the roe ef an assassin, Whether death, the great levelier of usall, wilt bring this flerce and bitter contro. yersy to its own final appeal on Mr. Fisk’s case will stand in doubt, in all probability, for several days yet to come. Mr. stokes will have to answer for his crime, in any case, before a jury of his peers, and to fim will be meted out even-handed justice. He bad very few iriends in the city last night, and the corridors of the hotels, and especially the “Grand Central,” from eve to early day, showed by their erowded appearance how one touch of nature makes the whole world kin, ana that the aastardli- mess of assassination suppressed the teelinys of enmity and contempt which Mr. Fisk's questionable practices of speculanon have so uni- versally aroused, not onty in America, but tn Europe, The last consultation of the pnysiciaus last night, while it gave no positive assurance of ‘My. Fisk’s recovery, indicated that there was good reason for hopefuiness. Like the late Mr. Richardson, Mr. Fisk's condition wiil for some time stand tremblingly between lite and death, and tne public will, in their excitement, have to learn to ‘Wait with a sublimity of patience that will try the moral strength of the best conditioned natures, THE SHOOTING OF MR. FISK. Colonel James Fisk’s private coach drew up at about half-past four yesterday afternoon tn front of the Granda Central Hotel, on Broadway. it was sbout the time that New York's great thoroughfare presents the pleasantest signt. Men of pusiness were walking leisurely homeward, troops of iadtes @ere lingering among the glories of the shops, stately carrlages linea the curbstones wating the pleasure of their mistresses, and the color and sound of life were more subdued and har- monized than at busier hours of the day. The rum- hile of the vehicles was not so nolsy, for the heavy Grays and trucks had done with their incessant dragging hither and thither, and had left Broad. way, going nome through the by-strects, As Mr. Fisk’s carriage dashed over the pavement Before reaching the hotel, guiaed dextrousiy through the tide of other conveyances, acoupé at some distence in the rear was observed following i a mysterious manner. On the vox of this coupé sat an upright and sturdy-looking man. He held the reins with a orm hand, and seemed to be look- 3ng continually at the back of the head of the coach. man who was perched upon the stylish equipage of the Prince of Erie. All the way down Broadway this curious proceeding was continued. A few blocks trom Bleecker strect the door of the coupé was fung open and a man sprang quickly out, reached the @idewaik and ran swiftly through the moving throng of pedestrians in the same direction m which the carriages had hitherto been going, This man was Edward Stokes, known tothe world by this time as the bitterest enemy of the man who had.been riding in advance a mbm in his glittering carriage and chalienging public observation of himself, Darting through the crowd he ran for some distance until Ne reached the entrance of the Grand Central Hotel, He passed into the main corridor just as the car- aiage of Fisk stopped in front; then went up the stairs, and it was observed by those who saw bim that he was pole and much agitated. No one fan- cled, however, that there was much significance in ‘this fact, and so the momentary surprise at his ‘burried egress passed only like a rippie over we minds of those lounging near the door. Brokes ascended wie stews to she Great Spor and then went down the ladies’ private stairway, He Teached the first landing. - Pisk haq entered the vestibule and was going up seven steps which led into the hall, When he reached the last step, Stokes, above him, standing near the balustrade, rested a revolver on the rail — and fized at Fisk. The shot strack him in the teft | arm; another immemately followed it, striking in the abdomen, and Fisk ¢ried out, “For God's sake, will anybody save me?” The impassioned stokes glared at him flercely, firea two more shots, and then turned and ran up the stairs, At the top of the stairease he was met by a gen- tleman, who Nad heard the reports and was hurry- Ing to find what the matter was, He passed Stokes: and saw notping singular im his appearance. Fisk was still crying “For God’s sake, will anybody save me??? ‘This gentleman, who fs @ resident of Boston and @ surgeon, lost no time in putting his arm under tie head of the prostrate man, who was gasping. The people in the hotel and those on the street at the tume crowded around in intense excitement, and gazed and listened breathlessly and with some horror at the sight of blood that was ranning out of Mr, Fisk’s sleeve on the floor, xhe question was askec him, “What is the matier *” He sata, with an effort, “Hm phot’? He was then lifted and'carried ap the stairs into the ladies’ parlor, ‘There he was put upon a sofa, but it was thought netter to take him ito another room across the corridor, Here he was lald upoo a bed, A messenger was hurriedly despatched for @ surgeon. Some one asked him “Where are you hurt? How many wounds are there?” “Two or three of tnem.’”? Hils coat was quickly removed, vut it was found more dimcult to ger his shirt off; so it was cut into pieces, and in this way the wound in the arm was disclosed, the blood {rom which was running in a great stream. ‘The Colonei looked at it bravely and without any apparent shrinking. The shot had passed com. pletely through the flesh, leaving a large, ugly- jooking hole like ome made by @ bullet used ina havy revolver. Fisk was asked if that was the only wound and sala “‘No.”? fle said he had another one, and point ed to his stomach, The physician who had arrived uncovered the wound and found it 8 large one, dike = the” other, = with =~ very little blood ~—visibie, After the doctor had finished his examination for the ume Mr. Fisk asked lor some “brandy and water.” After he had drank it the doctor probed the wound, bat found that he had no instraments long enongh to reach Uie bal if it could be reachea at all. While the ope- ration was proceeding and a large number of per- sons were around him Fisk maintained ts com- posure, the muscles of his face never quivering, and watcning the movements of the surgeon with the greatest coolness. Alter it was through he said to Dr. Triplet, who Was the first to attend him;— “Doctor, 1f Lam going to die I want to kuow it. Pm not afraid to die; but then if Lam gomg to aie 1 would like to know beforehand.’? ‘The Doctor replied: — “Colonel, you are not gomg v@ die to-night, and not to-morrow either, I hope’? ‘The gentleman who had frst found Mr. Fisk after he was shot asked him who It was who attacked him, He answered, “stokes.” Waptain Burns 1 few minutes tered the room, and after sxyiny W wor the Doctor Went out again, “io eoturne!) with Edward Stokes, well guarees Was made to appr ue dignified alr, with: < cwoon fWwo policemen, He ved, Me wore a rigidly perrerty immovable, ex. pressive only of intense } oi strongly suppressed, There was a singular light if hte eyes, which he fixed upon the man wih be bud asensinated, He was asked by the Oxytats, “Is that the may Who shot You!” Fisk looked at Stokes and sold :— “Yes, that’s she man whe shot Svokes,? 4 Some one asked bon i Syke, yanded bo whi . | Oy & bevy of doctors: me Thavs him. “Yes, be wanted wm € Fisk Was soon surrow nd and tne corridor which » }ato the ante-room to the chamber in whieh wha tying was quickly jiea by his friends a lates, The news of the assassination hac ‘ved very rapidly, and nearly ali of the direc ‘( oMeers of the Ene Railway Company wer || A policeman closely guarded the door and a of the main stairway a waiter permitted nov ivileged persons to pass, Captaip Burns} and out very often. ‘The assembled gentien © lite exeept when some Ove came from the rov.w, when their inquiries were eager and excited. Colonel Fellows was a long time within, and when he came oat. looked pale and sad, almost haggard, as if be had experienced the unremitting janxtety of years. William Marcy Tweed was pacing slowly ana thoughtfully up and down the bali, his face not lignted as usual by an expression of humorous good nature. Jay Gould sat upov a chair agatnst the wall, seemingly composed but anxious, for a long time; but every one was suddenly startled by seeing him bow his hena upon his hands gfid weep unrestrainealy with deep, audibte sons, ‘Phen he got up and wentaway. From tume to time + was whispered that the doctors were consulting or still examining, and at about etght o'clock it was. said that the ballin the abdo- nen had been touched vy the probe, Dr. Beach, surgeon of the Fifteenth precinct, said that it had entered about two inches above the navei and three imehes to the right of it; there was Internal hemorrhage, and although hope was expressed by those at the bedside, not much was leit outside the door. There seemed to be some kind of a superstitions conviction in the minds of the majority that the wounaed man must die. ‘To return to the time of the occurrence of the as- Sassination, Mr. Edward Stokes, who had been the cause of all this misery, ran down the stairs that he had ascended # few moments before ana went up to Mr. Powers at the desk, saying, “There's a man shot at the ladtes’ entrance When he hed said this he seemed to have lost his control over himself and to have been overcome vy apanic, He looked about wildly and confusediy, ag if to escape, aud then suddenly ran towards the barber's room, from which he knew there were doors opening into Mercer street, Mr. Powers had watched him susptctously after hearing his startling apuouncement, and gave the alarm. He shouted “Stop that man!” Stokes was seized with the as- sistance of several persons, the guesis who were receiving we soothing minis- trations of the coiffewrs starting from the chairs with the towels around their necks and their faces covered with white lather: Stokes was taken back to the foot of the stairs and made to sit down im one of the waiters’ chairs; while sitting here a man observed that he very nearly fainted away. Mr. Powers sent immediately to we Fifteenth pre- cinct station hose, and Captain. Burns and Officer McCadden soon arrived and took the prisoner into their cusway. Vigilant search was then made through the halis and pariors for the revolver or pistol which Stokes tad used, as it was not found in bis possession, Mr, Crockett and ali the servants looked anxiousiy in every Imaginabie place, until, Just after the ident. ficauon of Stokes by Fisk, a young tady discovered it In the partor near the head of the stairs, lying under a chair, where Stokes had flung it in tus haste and excitement. The prisoner was then taken by Captain Burns and the oMcer to the station bonee, Here he walked calmly up to the desk and gave hit nowe, residence and occupation, He waa then taken to a ceil below, in which he was placed. Butst did not salt him, and as he spoke of such treatment im & deprecating way he was ordered to be brought up to the captain’s room. He was approached by an acquaintance, one whom he knew well;.vut stared him im the face @ moment vacantly, seeming to be in @ passionate daze, nearly lke madness, A light proke over lis face, and he aald, “How do you do, Dan?” and then turned away, or was pulled away by the officers, John McKeon, the honest ight in his gray eyes Blghiy Kaddeued, but looking @ bindiy poture of NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, whatan old man should be in his white hairs, arrived at the station house early in the evening, with Mr. O, Bartlett and Mr. Willard Bartlett, Eacn of these gentlemen nad & short interview with Stokes, Coroner Young appeared about half-past seven with Dr. Beach, spent @ short time with Captaln Burns, and then returned to the Grand Central Hotel. When Stokes had been brought into the Cap. taim’s room a score of reporters crowded around the door and pressed the doorkeeper for admittance, Ove bolder than the rest addressed the Captain when he appeared and satd, “Captain, we must see the prisoner. It isa shame toexclude the press thus. The case is now out of your hands and controtied by the Coroner, You have no night to mterfere,’* Another scribe chimed tn and sald:— “Well, Captam, what are you going to do about ity At which the Captain laugned, and said tha’ he had orders to let no one see the prisoner. ‘The re- porters Knew this before. ‘fhe prisoner was again removed to a cell, this time to pass the might there, ‘The cell ia like all others. in potice ~—stations— small, low and narrow, with a wicket door of latticed iron work, to which is fixed @ strong lock ‘The walls are wiitewashed to a ghosuy whiteness; the interior is dark and gloomy, and at the iurther end is @ narrow slab against the wall, We nightly couch of the unfortunate who is tm- mured as a consequence of misdemeanor. Stokes appeared very sulien when going to the cell, and, when the door shut behind him with a clang, turned around abruptly and looked at the officer. Then he commenced walking restlessiy up and down the small space and called roughly for cigars. They were brought him, and he commenced smoking fiercely as if for life. Cigar after cigar was Ughted and Mung away. In the course of his rest- Jess reverte he suddenly asked of the policeman who stood outside the door, with @ betrayal of nervous- ness in his tone:— “What do you tuink, is the man sertousty jared?” ‘The officer satd that he did not Know. Stokes resumed his nervous movement and kept it up until the reporters left ata late hour, smoking and muttering to himself, In another part of the station huuse was looked the boy who tends the door of the ladies’ entrance of the Grand Central Hotel. He was closely guarded from the reporters until taken away to be examined by the Coroner. Hits name is Redman, apd he wit- neased the shooting of Fisk by Stokes, Coroner Young hurried trom the station house back to the hotel. The excitement there was far greater than immediately after the tragedy, and the crowd in the lower corridors had much aug: mented, As belore it was divided into groups, which centred around persons who were supposed to possess fuller information than the rest, and who mingled narrative and philosophy in their talk, giving free vent to their prejudices or sympathies. The sentiment that was strongest was condemua- tion of the assassin. “Damn it!’ exclaimed one gentleman, who was well dressed, as, indeed, most of the crowd were, “{t Was @ mean trick to shoota man without giving Dim a chance, It was cowardly.” “Yes, sir,’? replied another. “I say, by Jove, that af things were only as they are In some of the States it would be a just act to lynch Stokes. IT say, gentiemen, [’m no lover of Fisk; but I believe in fair play. He should have been etven warning. - I have no objection to seeing him vored, killed, annihilated. New York would breathe freer, the nation would breathe treer, the world would be relieved if he were not living, He is a ine pest upon society, weighing down tpon its Morals’ an incubus of deadly welght But give the man a chance to defend his iife, {t would have been al) right enough if Stokes had followed bim with a couple of Derringers in his pocket, and when be had wet him offered bim one, and, if had refused 11, then he ought to bave shot tim like a dog.” “Oh, Fisk would never have touched a pistol.” ‘hen he should be shot lke @ dog.” jentlemen,” said anotber wan, excitedly, “what would you or I have done if we were 2 the place of Eawara Stokes? Would we have endured ail tnat he has ut the hands of Fisky That man has robbed him, trampled on him, jeered at him in his triumph, insulted him and wounded him in every possible and conceivable way, rolling in pis wealth and impudence before lis eyes and those of all the world, He was right in taking revenge. I nphold bun in that. Fisk was served perfectly right» (raud and hypocrite, a mean money-getier and a vulgar follower of vain women. Gentlemen, such @ man tsa cnrse to society In every sense.” In another group the talk took a different tone. Here the syimpathy was most strongly with the falien Prince of Erie, and the denunciation of Stokes was bitter and violent. A good many declared their contempt for Fisk, but thought his assassin was as worthy of the gallows as any man wio ever stood upon the scaffold. This feeling was indeed more general than any otwer. ‘The fallen man stood best in public estimation when compared with the mau who had felled him. This was a nat- ural result of the generous humanity that 1s universal; but it was dane more vw @ sense of honor than to blind sympathy—a sense of the cowardice of hitting & man unawares. Justice spoke for Stokes, out honor for Fisk; and in this mood the public seemed not inclined to shield the criminal from the doom of other like offenders against the law of God and man, oreven to speak tenderly of Fisk. ‘The parlors, bright and cheerful in the brillant gaslight, were more than usually fail of ladies, who wore that common expression of womanhood at such times which seems to Indicate perplexity, hor- ror, sorrow and anxiety at the same time. The subject that was in the thought and conversation of every one else was im theirs. They discussed it with true female penetration and tact— especially regarding the motives, feelings, &ec., Of Stokes. women are such apt students of male haman nature. They had learned that he had come directly from the court in York- ville when be began the pursuit of his enemy. The evening papers told how he bad been there tortured by the counsel of Fisk, who had so heart- lessly questioned Josephine Mansfeld that she had at length lost that supero self-command that had characterized her public ordeal, until yesterday and burst into tears. What would sooner drive & man mad than tue eget, of @ women whom he loves—that agony caused by hisenemy’ The feminine instinct guessed, or, rather, discovered thay this was the cause of his sudden passion for revenge which led him to do so insane an act as to shoot Colonel Fisk in pupiic, when he could hardly hope to escal ‘he friends of Mr. Fisk stayed at the hotel all night, and the halls and ante-rooms were scenes uf long, anxious waiting. Very late in the evening vokes’ coupe stood in front of the New York Hor Aftera while a stout, dark man entered !t and it drove away. This man is said by some persons to have accompanied Stokes when he drove down Broadway, but who ne is is unknown, STATEMENT OF THE HOTEL DOOR About four P. M. Mr. Stokes arrived at the hotel, passing through the private entrance, aud ascending the stairs, Soon after Mr. Fisk arrived in a coach and inquired if Mrs, Moss was af home. Answer. ing him in the negative he inquired if her daughter was at home, and, upon my assenting, we both passed up the stairs, Fisk being in advance. When abont half way up, @ shot was fired and Mr, Fisk fell on the stairs, crying “Oo!” Looking up | saw Mr. Stokes standing at the bead of the stairs with @ revolver in his hand; My. Fisk regaining his feet, ne ‘Was shot again, and on Mr, Fisk falling be slid to the bottom of the stairs, Rising to nis feet again he ascended the statrs and Inends astisted him to the recepiion room, ANOTHER STATI EPER. Agentioman who was passing the Grand Central Hote} at the time of the assassination states that his attention was attracceea by the sound of two shots—apparentiy pistol shots—fired in almost immediate succession, The sound Proceeded from the hotel, gad seeing some excitement manifested by persons standing atthe hotel door he entered. By this time a large numoer of persons had gathered in the vestibule, and keveral persons were conveying Mr. Fisk to an snte-room, where he way placed iy # chair, 20d JANUARY messengers were at once despaicnea us tions for medical attendance, Fisk appeared extremely weak, and it was found that he was dangerously wounded in the abdomen, Stokes was instantly seized by some bystanders, anil officers who arrived upon the scene at once took him in charge and marched him to the Fif- teenth precinct station house, Fisk had just alighted from ms carriage and en- tered the hove! when he was met and shot by nis dastardly assassin. Within an hour after the occurrence the Arening Telegram had issued an extra, giving brief details of the occurrence; and, as the newsboys fled along | the streets, shouting, “Extra! Shooting of Jun | Fisk !” thousands of citizens had thelr attention arrested by the startling news and the paper found | eager purchasers, In Wali street and the thorough- fares in the lower part of the city the most intense excitement was displayed, and, even atter the ap- | pearance of the 7elegram’s extra, giving a circum. stantial account of the shocking affair, people could | scarcely credit the terrible announcement, wr anrec- MR. FISKSS ANTE An inquest was held at room 214 of the Grand Centrai Hotel, before Coroner Nelson W. Young and the following jury;— 4. W. Engiand, 141 East Thirty-ninth street; Charles F. Moore, 143 West Twentieth street; W. 0. | Chapin, 273 Kighth avenue; Jobu L. Hall, 178 Jay street, Brooklyn; Edward ©. Moss, Grand Ventral Hotel; Deputy Coroner J, 'T. f. Marsu, 41 West Ninth street. James Fisk, Jr. lows:— ‘This afternoon, about Nati-past four o'clock, I rode up to the Grand Central Hotel. | entered by the private entrance, and when I entered the first door I met the boy, of whom.1 inquired if Mra, Moss wasin. He told me that Mrs, Moss and her youug- est daughter had gone out, but he thought that we other daughter was in her grandmother's room, I asked him to go up and tel! the daughter that I was there. came through tne other door, and was going Up stairs, and had gove up about two steps, when, looking up, I saw Edward s. Stokes at the nead of the stairs. As soon as I saw him! noticed he had sometning tu his hand, and a second after- wards 1 saw the flash and heard the report. 1 felt the ballenter my abdomen on the right side. A second shot was fired immediately afterwards, which entered my leit arm. When 1 received the first shot I'staggered ana ran towards the door; but noticing a crowd gathering in front [ ran back on the stairs, Twas then brought up stairs into the hotel. I saw novhing more of Stokes till he was brought before me by an officer for identufleation. 1 tully identified Edward 8, Stokes as the person who shot me, JAMES FISK, JR, The Verdict of the Jury. ‘The jury found the following verdict:—“That the | said James Fisk. Jr., received lus tnjurtes by pistol shot wounds at the hands of Edward 8, Stokes, Jane uary 6, 1872.7" being sworn, testified as fol- REPORT OF SURGEON REACH. surgeon John Beach, and Deputy Coroner, veing telegraphed for, arrived soon after the shooting, and on examining Mr, Fisk’s wounds found that he had received two wounds—one In the right arm, the bali striking just above the elbow, passing inside the bone and out at the back of the arm; the other ball entered the abdomen, apout three inches | above and two inches to the right of the umbilicus, passing downward and inward beyond the reach of the longest prove. The wound in the abdomen ts of @ very serious character. THE ANTE-ROOM TO WR. FISK’S CHAMBER, It was only to the privileged (ew that entrance was obtained to this room. There was a very wise interdict issued by those who had the vuarge of Mr, Fisk, a8 to admission even Ww the corridors, in order that as much quietude as possible should be secured for tue suflering patient. A policeman was placed at the foot of the staircase, and another pohceman was ou duty in the vicinity of Mr. Kisk’stoom., A MeRalp reporter was, how- ever, eiatileteo pass the barriers aud, was permit- ted au.entrance to the parlor adjotning tne bed- sooms occupied by the patient, The indications that a sick person was not iar away were many, On the marble slab under the large mirror were auumber of tumbiers and giasses as well as vials, some partially emptied, but many that yet cou- talnea goodly quantities of healing liquids Scat floor were nats and overcoats and overshoes. papers, some partially torn, were lying lovse upon the floor, “Extras” were being scanned by THE FRIENDS PRESENT, These latter were seated around the room with long faces, discussing in low tones the incidents of the sad event. Among the most prominent of the attending friends was Willlam M. Tweed. He was quietiy seated at one end of a sofa, his ampie proportions filling it completely. ie seemed w be periectly avease, and looking for all the world as if he, too, had not lately experienced a saa calamity, although different from that of the sufferer in the adjoining room. Tie late “Boss” quietly conversed with some friends present, expressing his deep regret that the sad event that had = caijed them all togetner had taken piace, le spoke in feeling terms of the kindness of heart of Mr. Fisk, and expressed the belief that should he aie New York would deeply mourn the loss of a citizen whose enterprise was second to that of none other of her citizens, Colonel Hooker, Mr. Fisk's brother-in-law, Mr. Barden and Drs. Tripler and Fisher were among the other occupants of the room, MR. FISK'S SICK CHAMBER Was adjoining this room, and separated from it by heavy sliding doora, At the request of the HeraLp representative he was kindly permitted an entrance by Dr. Tripler, Who bas been in constant atrendance upon the patient since the moment he was shot. Upon envering the sick room Mr. Fisk was dts. covered upon a bed at ¢ right of the door, The room was richly but neativ furnished, The furniture, of black wal nut, consisted of a tmussive bedstead, ao bureau and centre table, the two latter having mar. bie tops. Each of them was covered with vinis, tumblers, pitchers, bandages, towels and other ap- pliances for the sick. The Noor was covered with a Tich looking carpet, of a neat figure, and a number of wide easy chairs were ranged round the room. ‘The sufferer lay upon the bed im @ sound sleep, snoring very loudly. He was under the influence of morphine, jarge quantities of which had peen given him since the attempted assassination, HIS APPEARANCE Was quite natural, except that there was a dark streak under mis eyes, which, too, scemed to have dropped lower into their sockets. His hair was Neatly combed, andeven his long mustache was | parted with him at Bixby’s Court, im Fiftv-ninth | waxed 98 stiff? as when he jeft the Ere building ia the afternoon, Beside the bed was a chair upon which was placed a pillow, and on this his left arm rested, while the other was \hrown carelessly over his chest, His cuts lay under the chair, and nis wristbands being unbut- | toned his massive arms were bare to the elbow, ‘he strong muscles showing the great physical powers of the man. Fora few moments the sufferer lay | perfectly quiet. Presentiy, however, he raised his | arm and drew it several times across his face, iu a | nervoua manner, at the same time mutiering some- thing that was unintelligible, In a moment Dr, ‘Tripler was at the bedside. “What did you say, Mr. Fisk?" he asked, “Keep away this pain,” the sufferer replied, “and itis all I aak.” “He ts the gamest man Lever saw,” sald the doctor; “ne does not seem to be alarmed at ail.” AT BLEVEN O'CLOCK 7, 1872.—TRIPLE | here to protect me in tue house 1” 2 ' SHEET. cnlt to say what the result of whe innrs win be, Due devin CUE present symptoms wo have great hopes of his recovery. He is @ strong man, but his constitution will receive a severe strain by the time he recovers from his. injury,” | ‘The other physicians joined Dr. Sayre in his opin: jous, and many were the faces that vrightened at these hopeful remarks. AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Mr. Fisk was sleeping soundly, and Drs. Fisher | and Tripler had taken their positions at the bedside | of the patient for the night. Mr. Tweed and the i other watchers were still present, and a large nuine ber of people continued to occupy the halls and parlors, The physicians in charge anticipated 20 | important changes during the night, and will » their as*ociares at @ consultauon at eigut o'clock tWhis morning. MOVEMENTS OF STOKES, Mr, Stokes’ moveuents, after he left the Court at Filty-seventn street, were detailed by Mr, Jota R. Fellows, at the Grand Central Hotel, toa large num- ber of attentive listeners, Mr. Fellows’ statement was to the following effect:—Mr. Stokes entered a | carriage at the Court room with myself and Mr. McKeon, at the conclusion of the Fisk-Mansneld case, and drove cown town, Upou reaching Cham- bers street we all alighted at De!monico’s and par- took of some oysters, Mr. Stokes at this time dis- played no unusual excitement, He was alwars excited when speaking of Mr. Fisk, but at this time no more so than usual. Bidding Mr. Stokes good. by, I repaired to my office and soon atier depariet uptown, On my way I stepped into Niblo’s and was here shocked by the mielligence that Mr. Fisk had been shot by Mr. Stokes and dangerously wounded, found the intelligence too true. It was but a short time after I left Mr. Svokes at Chambers street that Theard of the occurrence, and it seemed almost tm- possible that Stokes coula Lave gone so far up town so soon, i MR. FISKS WILL, Mr. Fisk’s will was made by bim daring the fore part of the evening. It was drawn up by David Dudley Field, and was dictated under a patnfol state of mind, What disposition Mr, Fisk made of his property has been kept @ family secret. MR. FISKS FAMILY. Mrs, Fisk and the other relatives of the wounded man have been sammonea to his bedside, | Boston for ts city immediately after the | despaten reached her, and was expected vo arrive in the city early this morning. Mr. Fisk’s sister was in constant attendance at the hotel during the | night, and much sympathy Was expressed for her in her distress, Mr. Fisk’s ‘ather is also seriously ul and it is feared that should the intelligence of his son’s dangerous situation reach his ears it will tell seriously against his recovery. At present he is aware of but part of the danger in which Mr. Fisk bas been placed, supposing him to bave been shoo in the arm ouly, ‘The Captain of the hat! boys heard the shots, and thought the plastering m the ladtes’ entrance had fallen, and ran to the scene to investigate the noise. Ne saw Fisk iying extended on the platform of the staircase, und asked, “ What is the matter, Colonel?” “Tam badly aurt.” said Fisk; “Is there no que ‘The nall boy nelped him mto the parior, from whence he was taken to the chamber in which he | now lies, ean CONDITION OF MR. FISK THIS MORNING. At two o'clock this morning the Grand Central Hotet had resumed its usual auiet. The corridors were darkened, and crowds that had watied tacre Repairing to the Grand Centra} Hotel I | | canard. Stokes should bave committed the act. IT must be- \leve that he was insane, or he never would have attempted to take the life’ot Fisk. IN VINDICATION OF MYSELF again assert that I had no conuection with the Murnierous act,” “Wi you visit him to prigop ?” “Immediately—t will, He may have roveived some provocation that goaded him to maduess, and | will go to Superintendent Kelso and get an order to gain access to him where he 13 confined.” Here Miss Mansfieid became exhausted and de- clared she could talk no further, and retired 10 her room, Ste showed no outward sign of sorrow @b the predicament Stoxes is placed In, thoagh it ts evidtent that she keenly feels the tragic Cernithaton of the old feud, EXCITEWENE THROUGHOUT THE CIPY. rable aight that Ave Line Never since ihe uy coln Was shot way there such exettement through- out The CiLy, Uh the street Cats, in Uke hotels, every where throughout the entire city nothing was talked of but the attempted assassination. People who ne heard of din Bisk before enalyueally Giscussed his charavter wad jound something to praise, on the principe “SIL DE MORPUIS NISt BONUM.” In the same way the would-be assassin’s char acter was fly disenssed, amd Stokes was soon dis- covered to have excited, ever at an carly age, the most sanguinary teudencies, Never smce that Memoratie night was there such excrement round { the hotels, The shookiug acciveed 8o late im the | alternoon that mosi of the businesa men hat reached their homes before having & chance of hearing ol it, The Urst thing they heard, of course, on entering their uccusiomed places of resort was | that Mr. isk MAD BREN SHOT. Every one, of course, rushed at once for the hotel to versfy tae report. Very lew people at first would trust the rumor and treated it as is newspaper Even some were found so incredulous as 1o refuse to go a short distance to make themselves certain, and it was not until the inevitable “extra’? of the evening papers appeared wnat the general run of people could be got to veileve in the report. As soon, However, as it began to be believed that Mr, Fisk was really siiot there was A GENERAL RUSH : for the hoteis, and when the incredulous had made * | themselves positively certain they hurried away te tell their friends, who wouldn't be satistied with such a report, but came down themselves in per- son to testits teuth and swell the crowds in the . corridors of the hotels, Av TOE FLPT, AVENUE HOTEL. The scene at the Fifth Avenue Hotel was simply indescrivable, AS Soon as ever the news of the shooting reached the ciubs sie members adjourned, to the hotel as to one common cenire, Centiemen who had aceientally heard of 1 after leaviog their own houses AUKRIED THITAER TO BRRAR TAR LARS. ‘The brokers, above ull, were first on the scene, and the tall of the Furth Aveaue Hotel was tor the nonce converted into # lively stock markeb on @ sinall scale. In fact, everyvody of any nove at the uptown side of Twenty-third street pat in an ap- pearance ai the hotel during the evening. Atseven o'clock the crowds began to flock mto the hallway, aud by bali-pass seven there wa. searceiy ! standiug room in the Jower Moor of the Hotel, The | one. On the outsiile, by wi three State Senutors sure rounded by groups of triends, ali eagerly DISCUSSING THE ORWADFUL OUCURREN CEs | On the outskirts of this group Were kunota of | smail-{ry politicians, who divided thetr attention be- | tween the tragedy wid Cie cepaitican quarres in the Legistature. Inside were the Wall street people, There was # strange. contradictory fecling iant- ested ip the crowd Which filed the vast jaltway. ‘there was LATE? PARITCUS A OF A SYMPATICY | tor the man who had been shot down i the prime of his life, Mm cold blood, and yet There seemed to during =the early pert of the evening had departed to their several homes, = Mr, Fisk was left to thecare of Dr. Fisher, the house surgeon, and the Moss family, ‘They were here, there und everywhere, Mr. Edward Moss gravitated between the hofe! counter and the room, On the stairs the Misses Moss were sifting neatly all night Mrs. Moss was In the room and assisting the nares Dr. Fisher reported wnat at about five minuies io two Mr. Fisk, who was siveping and moaning j Joudly. He was previousiy under the mfuence and it was given lim. into sleep. His situation at Luat time, according to - | Dr. Fisher, was comfortable and easy, and he has | ii starting i tered around the room upon chairs, sofas and tue | News- | strong hopes of his recovery, as vet neither inflam- mation has set 1, nor has there been any heaior- | rhage. A congnitation of physictans was held iast even- reporter visited the resid whose loves and hates have to pring about the unhappy wagedy of evening. Ringing the door bell, a good-looking Aomestic appeared, and in response to the Inquiry, “Is Miss Mansfield at home?” said she would see, | and in a few moments Mrs. Williams made ber ap- | pearance, and stated that her cousin was ill and couid not be seen, “Have you heard of the shooting of Pisk Stokes’ said the reporter, “What? says Mrs, Williams, in great surprise, } “Fisk shot by Sgokes?”” @ of Miss Maustield, much contributed “But itis 80, madame. [| have just left the Grand Central Hotel, Where Colone! Fisk is now lying in a dangerous condition, and Stokes is now an ininate of the Fifteenth precinct station house, where he 1s @ prisoner. that yon have not heard of if. The city is alive with the excitement It has caused.’ Mrs, Williams was completely dumbfounded and retused to credit the story, but finally, tanking there was some trntn tn tt, she ran to the chamoer of Miss Mansfleld and related the story thar Fisk had beep shot by Stokes. Miss Mansfield timutly came to the bottom of the stairs. LOOKING PALE AND AGITATED, and nervously asked the reporter to give her a trathful version of the affair. RerorrER—Had you any reason to anticipate the iwagedyy “Not the slightest, JT van scarcely realize that Stokes has shot Fisk, a* J never Neard him say an unklod word of Fisk, not even when Stokes had | been informed that Fisk meant to do him harm.” “When did you last see Stokes 1’? “f left him about two o'clock In the afternoon, 1 street, where he bad been with me to-day, assisting me in the sult pending between myself and Mr, Fisk,"’ “Did he leave along with you?’ “He left in my carriage im company with Join NeKeon, my counsel, and Assistant District Atvor- ney Feliows."” “You did not accompany him "* 0; Inysel! and Mrs, Williams took Mr. Fellows’ coupe and rewirned home, When | got home 1 PRET 80 TLE that 1 immedjately retired to my room and re- mained there untt disturbed oy you.” “Can you conceive wnat induced Stokes to com- mit such an ontrage’"' “ft cannot conceive why he committed the act, it he has done so; even vet Lam reluctant to pelieve it. “It Js certainly very strange.” “WHY, HE MUST HAVE BEEN INSANE, or laboring under some temporary aberration of the several pliysicians arrived and the last con. sultation was held forthe nignt, There were present, among other physicians, Drs, Sayre, Fisher, Trip. ler and Wood. Anxious faces watched for the re- turn of the medical men, and their exit from the sick room was the signal for a volley of questions from the scores of friends that flied the halis, “Re 1s getting along Bicely,” Salt Dr. sayre, “fhe wound has been Probed some five inches, but the ball has not been mind, or he never would have allowed himself w run nto such & rash act.” “THEN you know nothing about the amatr 1"? “No. 1} wish it to be distinctly understood that 1 am in nO Way connected with the sad affair, I have ouly MY REPUTATION TO MAINTAIN, and in the action against Fisk am only endeavoring to obtain money that rightfully belongs to me; and that is my only object in the sults that have been extracted, It has probably lodged in the cavity of | commenced against Fisk.” the stomach, and great agony if Taneoce of moropine we patients would suffer It iy ae yet ditt “It is verv sad that such an occurrence sbould he were not under the in | have taken piace.” “Yea. Jt lw eimost jngredibie to of morphine—awoke. He asked for a glass or water | He immediately relapsed | ing, and Dr, Carnochan would gob allow any opera- | uon to be performed until eight Ofciock this | morning, WHAT MISS MANSFIELD HAS 10 SAY. Immediately after the occurrence a Herano | ast | by “Yes, Have you not heard of the circumstance / “No; it cannot be possible! ft must be # false re- | port! I cannot believe it.” ‘The shooting is 4 fact. 1am astomisued | ming that Jj be—particularly among the stock deajers—a kind of | unexpressed opinion that Fisk's death would prove | a good riddance, . | Toan ontsider this teeing would seem strange, \ and, at first, uuac-ountabic, There were enough of { Mppant expressions of symp on | évery aide, and yet from the sc ; and from the tone io which the saw that they LACKED SOM sYarearit For insta one ti every ie Poor fehow ! fellow Gi not give jt w “Erie 18 a good road, Our veporter jomed st had evidently come pr ud. hy Jove, tt ourbt to pay. ral gros OF brokers who ed for Speoulavon, aud yet somehow everybody seemed to have a diticaiy siness. The story of ure shoottig Was | told over and over aygam With atdenda and cor. rections whieh woud have PUZZVAD AN LYK WITSPSS. Some sald that Fisk Was shot turomch Lhe head,; and, “owing to is extraordinary Vitality, Was stil living.” Others said inat “the bali passed a through tis head,” and taat the wound would heal up i time, as such a wound often did during we, ; war In fact, poor Fisk was reported to have re- ceived every KnowWa Wound which AS [OSSIDIO for bum to have received without geting H18 IMMEDIATE QUINT At nine o'clock a telegram was received ab, ne hotel which rao as follow “Just left Fisk’s bedsiae, He tas deen shot throngh the stomach, iu the sight site. Oue sare | geons are pow searching for t ball, bat have | fated up to the present to discover it. opinion that ti the ball be nor font ; prove mortal. | “Stokes tid the pistol behind a sof, aud was | arrested by Mr. Powers, He 1s now locked np im | the Fifteenth precinct s\altou house.” 1 this Wiegram arrived tore was an im=- rusu Lowards the operator's desk. The olk ' man, Who had a decwied imrerest tn “Brie,?? | laud bold of the paper, but there Was a general cry,of i “heap UP our? Give It to some one to read” “Take it, Dick | and betore the old genvieman had deciphered the ts a Well Kuown broker fad the bulletin in hand and read it aloud for we crowd. As | baragrapo which announced that Stokes was loc pin the Fifteenth precinct station honse was read ERE WAS A SLIGHT © Barly in the eve rash to the tuticator, Which Showed that the closing price ; of Erte in ll street yesterday afternoon was 1 35 Tam Was posted over the, quotation, ' and tor a long Ume afterward it was physically im- | possibie to gct near the Indicator, | Shortly after this the news caine that the Coroner hag taken Fiak’s atite-mortem siatement, and the excitement became most intense. About ten o’ciock @ ramor Was spread through the hotel that Fisk was dead, and it would be imnpossipie vo ex- aggerate the effect witch tt produced on tne crowd. , An immense reaction a once set in tavor of the | supposed “dead,” and the good quatities of ‘the deceased” were freaiy canvassed. Among all but the Wali street people there was evident sympathy | on every side, One heard, “Well, HE WAR A ¢ he had no hold on his money.’ of the report on the brokers was diferent. Aman asked another, “Has Fisk really received is quietns’? aud in one group of prominent Wall street men one well-known gentlemay arrived at the safe ant go Ou DARING EVERYBODY ALWAYS, ** and quoted in § of all Seriptura prisoners confined at Jetfersor way of the cransgressor is hara, Heiman added, “so forth.” Notwithstanding all this religious and highty edt. fying sympathy the groups did not remain very long I one place. and there was evidentiv an underly- | ng desire to hear how the news would arfect the stock, Whatever business was done was done strictly between individuals. There was nothing even approaching to an impromptu market to any extent, var re! r Was Lold that a good deal of business Was done in this jaformal way, and @ rumor - vailed through the hotet at ten o'clock that Erie stock Was selling at J/—that is, at an increase of 1% since the afternoon quotation ia Wall street. It is safe to state, however, tha very little business was: done at this figare, though the yeveral inpression seemed to be that Erie stock would go up uke @ balioon shoula ANYTHING SERIOUS OCCUR. Tn plain lsoncexe, it Was evident that, (hough there was a great deal of sympathy expressed ior Fisk. and though a decided reaction had set in m his favor, there was a great desire (0 late on hit death, and a general feeling thay reby an m- enbus would be raised from one of finest rail roads in the world. As the night waned every item of news from the Grand Central Hotet was eagerly looked forward to, and it was nearly mid. night betore the hotel was deseried. AT THE METROPOLITAN HOTEL. Intelligence of the tragedy reached the Metropoli- tan Hotel s very short time atter tt occurred. A | number of Tammany politicians and railroad men were chatting at the nar when the news arrived, and an immediate rush was made for (ue Gran Cential. In afew minutes the hotel was and it Was not unul late im the evening that the crowds flocked back to circam- the shooting, People who make the Metropolitan their readezvous in the evening hurried thither to make themselves certain t} Parker ts of s wound Wil vente 1% Lpressea so forcihly on the Market, that “the and, as tie gen- mere _ousiders, . Tweed — w: Metropolitan Hotel ‘when ihe pews ortne CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE.