The evening world. Newspaper, September 16, 1902, Page 2

Tr ,censed at the Attention Paid to Her by the Banker and in His Rage He Killed Him. never recovered consciousness after receiving the terrible blow from Sharkey. Mrs. Fish was prostrated from the tragedy which fol- lowed so soon after the death of her son Hamilton at the battle of Las Guasimas. She was taken toa private ward in Aospital, where she rested afew hours and was then es- sorted to her town house in Irving Place by her brothers-in- law, Stuyvesant and Hamilton Fish. Messages of sympathy poured into the Fish home all day. eS WOMAN CONFESSES HOW MR. FISH WAS MURDERED. To Capt. Maughey, of the West Thirty seventh street station, ‘ Mrs. Nellie Casey, one of the women who were with Banker Fish when he received the injuries that caused his death, made this statement to-day: ‘ ‘Mrs. Libbie Phillips was a friend of Banker Fish, She had met him on several occasions, and she often spoke to me of him. She lives in the lower flat of No. 439 West Thirty-fourth strect and collects the rents from the tenants there and in’ the adjoining apartment. three-year-old daughter. My husband is a musician in Proctor’s I live across the hall from her with my husband and OW THAT KILLED BA as: /Shartey argument between the men about a c' them they would have to keep quiet oi I didn’t see any blows struck in Twenty-third Street Theatre. “About 2.30 o’clock yesterday attembon' Mrs. Phillips and I went, out for a walk, fourth street we met Mr. Fish. treated us. He drank whiskey throughout the afternoon. took beer. “We had been in the place all of three hours when Mr, Shar- key dropped in. He is an admirer of Mrs. Phillips and didn’t take kindly to Mr. Fish’s presence. Mr. Fish invited him to have a drink, and told the waiter to bring him pen and ink, as he wanted to make out a check. “Sharkey didn’t know Mr. Fish and began to guy him about trying to egt a check cashed. He said he didn’t think Erhardt would be fool enough to take his paper. ‘his angered Mr, Fish. He was just far enough gone to be ugly, and he talked so loud that one of the waiters asked him to leav He paid no attention and poured out a tirade of abuse on Sharkey. The detective reached gver and slapped Mr. Fish across the face. “The waiter took hold of Mr. Fish and led him toward the door. Sharkey jumped up to follow, but Mrs, Phillips grabbed him py the coat, . He broke away from her and reached Mr. Fish just at the head of the little flight of stairs leading to the strect. Sharkey pushed the waiter aside and stnuck Mr, Fish with full force in the back of the liead and sent him reelitig head over heels down the steps on to the sidewalk. When Mr. Fish struck the flags he lay motionless. “Sharkey rushed past him and darted into the side door of Commerford’s saloon, which is on the corner of Eighth avenue and Thirty-fourth street, just next door to the restaurant. Mrs. Phillips and I ran out. She picked up Sharkey’s hat and, running around to the Eighth avenue door of the saloon, handed it to him. He jumped on a car and went uptown. We then hurried home and learned nothing of the death of Mr. Fish until we were ar- rested.” At the corner of Kighth avenue and Thirty- He took us in Erhardt’s and We had something to eat and a good deal to drink. Mrs. Phillips and I ——+—-+++ PROPRIETOR ERHARDT TELLS OF FATAL BLOW. Charles Erhardt, one of the proprietors of the cafe at No. 265 West Thir- ty-fourth street, was an eye witness of the murder of Banker Fish, He gives a different version from that furnished the police by Mrs. Casey, one of the banker's companions in the fatal cnrouse, BY CHARLES ERHARDT. I haye known Sharkey for more than two months. frequently with Mrs. Phillips. They used to dine and drink together, but they behayed themselves. Occasionally Mrs, Casey came in with them, [ did Rot know Banker Fish, He has never been in my place before to my knowledge, Tt.was about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon when the old man came in with the two ladies. They went to the rear room on the east side of the cafe, On the west side is the bar. A waiter named Heinick served them, “They had been at thelr table for over an hour when Sharkey came in. He'took a drink at the bar. When he was walking out he saw the old gen-| a am with the two women. I could see he was jealous. He walked over Said something and then came back to the bar and had another drink. | he went back to the table and had some words with the old man, I i didn't Uke the disturbance and called the walter. He sald there was some He came in here walked out with the two women and Si heck, r leave. my place. The old man got up and harkey followed. As the old gentleman reached the curb I saw Sharkey hit him and knock him flat, Then Sharkey ran toward up his hat and followed him while Mt direction. —— DETAILS FOLLO THE MUR Eighth avenue. rs, Casey hurried off in the opposite WING DEROUS BLOW. Mrs. Casey's confession told of the row in the saloon, The police take tt up at that point and say that while Mr. Fish lay on the sidewalk surrounded by a crowd Policeman awless came up. Before his arrival some one had taken off the banker's gold watch and chain and handed them to the barkeoper of Commerford's saloon, fearing they would bestolen. An ambulance was summoned from Roosevelt Hospitul, and Dr. Havens, who responded, discovered no skull frac- ty but sald the unconscious an was suffering from alcohollam. He was taken to the hospital and placed In a public ward, The skull fracture was at once discovered and preparations for an Immediate operation were begun. Meanwhile an employee of Erhardt's called at the hospltal and Informed Supt. Lathrop of Mr, Fish's Identity, He assured him that Mr. Fish was 4 patron of the place and there could be no doubt of his identity. The hospital authorities at once tele- phoned to Mr, Fish'’s home at No. 53 Irving Place, When told that Mrs. Fiob was at Tuxedo they asked that she be notified at once and suspended prepara- tlons for the operation pending her ar- rival. Meanwhile Mr. Fish was re- moved to a private room. Supt. Lathrop sald to-day that he could not give out any details of Mr. FPish's death unless authorized to do so by Mrs, Fish and she was unable to sive that permission she is suffering from complete collapse. The only statement given out at the hospital was as follows: “Following an operation for fracture at the base of the skull, Mr, Nicholas Fish died at 2.45 o'clock this morning.”’ Three Well Known, Policeman Lawless, who summoned the ambulance for Mr, Fish, reported at the station-house that an unidentified man had been picked up at Thirty-fourth street, near Eighth avenue, in‘a state of alcoholle coma and had’ been re- moved to Roosevelt Hospital. ‘That was as far as he went with the case, and it was not until some time later that Capt, Haughey got word thar) an assault had occurred In Brhardt’s Detectives sent out to investigate soon) learned that the women and the man| concerned in the assault on Mr. Fish} were well-known characters about Thir- | ty-fourth street, Sharkey was familiar because of severa) similar assaults he had made on mei whom he found drink. ing In the saloons of the neighborhood with Mra. hiliips. A salesman In one of the large Sixth avenue retail stores dropped into Com- merford's saloon after the assault and | was greeted by the hangers-on with tho announcement that the fate he met a| werk ago for treating Mra. Phillips had | been dealt out to another man, The} |salesman went to Capt. Haughey ana/ told him of Sharkey's Identity and sald | jthat Mrs. Phillips lived somewhere in ‘Thirty-fourth street, Tenth avenues. Detective Trojan and Policemen Flan- nelly and Wannamaker were sent out. They began an inspection of the letter- box plates of all the flat-houses In the block. They found Mrs. Phillips's flat at No, 439, but her elghteen-year-old daughter, a pretty girl, sald her mother was not at home, but would probably be found at Mrs. Casey's, across iho haul, A musicale was in full blast at Casey's, Mr, Casey had just returned from hiy night's work at the theatre and was playing the plano while the women sang. Several empty beer bot- tles were on the table whe Detective Trojan was admitted found two women and two men In the room. He axked for Mrs, Phillips and was tojd she was not present. “That's too bad,” “I had something of very vantage to communicate to he Mrs, Phillips at once took the batt and acknowledged her {dentity. Sharkey was {n the room and, suspect- Ing trouble, he stepped out Into the hallway, He saw the policeman at the front door and, without losing his nerve, motioned with a jerk of his thumb to the room. “The woman you want is in there,” ho sald and moved on toward the rear of the hallway. Polleeman Flannelly told hls com- panidn to keep watch on the door and went after Sharkey. He followed him down Into the basement of the flat and dragged the nattlly dressed detective out of a coal bin. Surprise for Crasey. Mrs. Phillips and Sharkey were broyght before Capt. Haughey at the West Thirty-feventh street station. Both admitted they had been in Er- hardt’s with Banker Fish, but they re- fused to give any details of the assault, Mrs. Phillips admitted that Mrs. Casey between Ninth and sald the detective, great ad- had been her companion and after she and the detective had been locked up ‘Trojan was sent out to bring sey to the station hous ound the music still go- ‘4, though it was after x was “at the plano, singing alleys of Kentucky,” whea the policeman Interrupted and sald Mra, Casey was wanted at the sta- lon house. The young man was dumfounded. Hq said he would not belleve that hin wi.e had been out drinking with other men. Je dreasod his three-year-old girl and took her to the station house with his wife. There Mrs. Ca made a full statement of everything and she was locked up after a touching scene with her litte xin Mrs, Phillips's daughter had fainted when she learned of her mother's ar- reat ing on at’ Ca daybreak, Delays Report. Sergt. Petty stated that It was not until 10.80 o'clock last night that the police notified that Ranker Fish had suffered a fracture of the skull, Policeman Lawless, he explained, had gone to the hospital with the banker and remained there until 7.30 o'clock, when he reported that she patient was suttering from alcoholism and would be able to go home, “THR ‘WORLD: TUESDAY NY ENEND, SEPTEMBER 16, 1902. NKER FISH WAS RESULT OF JEALOUSY. NICHOLAS FISH. I told him to go over and tell! Mrs. Phillips picked | SHARKEY’S TWO STORIES ABOUT THE BANKER'’S DEATH While waiting’ arraignment before Coroner Jackson this morning Thomas J. Sharkey gave this version of the death of Banker Nicholas Fish: BY THOMAS J. SHARKEY. I went into Brhardt’s saloon yesterday afternoon and saw Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Casey, both of whom I have known for some time. One of the exclaimed: “Why, there's Tom Sharkey. Come over here, Tom.;’ I went over, sat down with them and treated. The old man bought a’ round and we had several more drinks. I had been seated there half an hour when I said: “Come, girls; it’s time to be moving.” The old man didn’t like that, and, whirling around his elbow, he gave; me a poke In the face. I said, “I'm much obliged to you for tha’ We |aughed the thing off and had another round of drinks, and then all stood up. There are two doors to the place. The old man went out one and I took the other. As I passed out of the door I saw the old man roll down) the steps and lay flat on the sidewalk. That's all I know about it. Later in the day, after he had recovered’somewhat, Sharkey sald: “Fish called me a foul name, Then I turned and struck him. I only hit him once, Thinking that I had not harmed him to any great extent I returned to the saloon, “I thonght he was only drank and unable to get up. I got my hat and had two drinks with Mre. Phillips. I went back to my place on Thirty> fourth atreet and really thought no more of the matter. Later in the evening one of my friends told me that Mr. Fish had been taken to the hospital, At 12 o'clock another man called me and told me he was dying. “I did not know of Mr. Fish’s death until the policeman called at the house and arrested me. I was at home and had made no attempt whatever to run away. It is not true that I was hiding in the cellar of the house.” AUTOPSY REVEALS BRAIN WAS BADLY LACERATED. Coroner's Physician O'Hanton, assisted | place, by Coroner Juckson, who 1s also a phys-| Supt. Lathrope, of Roosevelt Hospital, fclan, performed an autopsy on the |was asked about the statements at- body of Mr. Figh to-day in the operating |tributed to the police to the effect that room of Roosevelt Hospital. More than two hours were taken in the work, and at Its conclusion Dr. O'Hanlon said that the Immediate cause of death was cor- ebral hemorrhage of the brain, due to Violence, and that he had. found the brain In a badly lacerated condition. | ‘This condition, they sald, was undoudt- | dered edly due te a blow. \s Immediately after the examination | had been completed the body of the dead the hospital authorities were to blame for |ness of the Mt not notifying them of the serlous- ase. They say they had | was a case of chronic been told aleohollam. “We do m Lathrope. in do pollce work," sald Mr, “The pollce were not hin- thelr work, When a doctor pf that aort he to the hospital and the case is really diugnosed when thé man was taken by Undertaker James H, | patient shes the Institution, I do not Lewis, of No, 11 East Sixteenth street, |see why the police always attack the to the Fish residence at No 68 Irving hospital.” $$ SHARKEY WARNS WOMEN PRISONERS TO BE SILENT,) e Sharkey was sodden with drink when taken from the statl6n to the West Side Court, While he was in the prisoners’ cage he refused to make a statement, but dented striking Mr, Fish. ‘The old guy was drunk and fell, That's all there was to it," he sald. “These ladles are friends of mine," the women, ‘don't you worry, I'll get you out of this all right, Just remem- ber, ‘Mum's the word,’ "* The women took his warning as far as talking about the tragedy was con- zerned, but Mrs, Phillips sald she had known Mr, Fish for some time and tre- quently had refreshments with him in the place where he met his death. she house he said, turning to the women, who wére | refused to say how @he met him. / prisoners with him, “Mrs, Casey [|] Mrs, Casey was In tears over her im- haven't known long, but Mrs, Phillips |prisonment. “I wouldn't be surprised," yhe sald, “to find that my husband had taken all the furniture out of our flat rilcular frlend of mine.” he sald, turning to Isa “Now, my dears," Second Tragedy That Has Shadowed the Life of Mrs. Fish— Story of Her Son's Heroic Death at San- tiago Recalled, @n@ begun sult for divorce. I eculdn't blame him.” ‘Mrs, Casey had made a statement to the police before Sharkey could warn her to silence. CAREER OF THE MURDERED MAN. ‘The dead banko was a son of Hamilton Fish, who sat In the Cabinet of Grant as Secretary of State. He was a banker at No. 4% Broadway, and had for many years been prominefit in this, his natly » In club, social and historical af- fairs. Though a man of great wealt! he had not been consplevous In financial circles, as his operations had always been carried forward with the utmost conservatism and absence of notoriety. In Diplomatic Service, On Feb. 18, 1848, Mr. Fish was born, graduating nineteen years later from Columbia College, and at the age of twenty-one he was graduated trom the Dean Law School of Harvard Univer- sity, In 1871 Mr. Fish was appointed Second Secretary to the United States Legation at Berlin and in 1874 he was raised to the post of First Secretary From that post he was made Charge d'Affaires of the Swiss Federation, and in 1881 was made United States Minister to Belgium, a post which he held until 1886, when’ he resigned from the diplo- matle service and returned to New York to go Into the banking business, During the fifteen years that Mr. Fish | had been in business in New York he added very 1..:gely to the considerable fortune with which he started life, but he never made money-getting a pas- slon. He has been active in the affairs of the New York Historical Soclety, of which he was Second Vice-President, and he was also one of the most promi. nent members of the Order of the Cin clhnatl At the great dinner tendered to'Count Rochambeau at the Waldgrt- Astoria in May Mr. Fish was the pre- siding member of the order. His name was on the membership books of the Metropolitan, the University, the Century, the New York Yacht, the Law- yers', the Players’, the Tuxedo, the Unl- versity Glee and theUniversity Athleuc Clubs, as well as the St. Andrew Society, the Delta Tau and the Columbia Alumnj Association. Sharkey a Powerful Man. Thomas J. buarkey, the accused man ts forty-eight years old and has an oftic over Assemblyman Thomas J. Foley's saloon at No. 112 Centre street. He ha held several political positions. 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