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October 16, 1872
The Morning Star
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In New York on Oct. 15, a court granted permission to take testimony from reporter St. Clair in the Fisk-Stokes murder case at the Grand Central Hotel. St. Clair claimed he saw Fisk draw a pistol before Stokes fired the second shot but delayed due to fear. The testimony revives interest but is doubted.
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THE FISK-STOKES CASE.
A Reporter's Testimony Revives Interest in
the Grand Central
Hotel
Tragedy.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. To-day application
was made in the Supreme Court to issue an order permitting testimony of one
St. Clair, a reporter, to be taken in relation
to the Fisk-Stokes murder case. The order
was granted on the ground that St. Clair was
to leave for California. He testified that he
was at the hotel when Stokes shot Fisk and
that he saw Fisk draw a pistol upon Stokes
before the latter fired the second shot.
On
being asked why he had not come forward
with this testimony before, he said he was
afraid of being placed in the House of Detention, and then that he was not aware of
its importance; and again, that he feared
bodily injury from some of Fisk's friends.
This new development excites considerable
interest here, although the reporter's veracity is very much doubted.
A Reporter's Testimony Revives Interest in
the Grand Central
Hotel
Tragedy.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. To-day application
was made in the Supreme Court to issue an order permitting testimony of one
St. Clair, a reporter, to be taken in relation
to the Fisk-Stokes murder case. The order
was granted on the ground that St. Clair was
to leave for California. He testified that he
was at the hotel when Stokes shot Fisk and
that he saw Fisk draw a pistol upon Stokes
before the latter fired the second shot.
On
being asked why he had not come forward
with this testimony before, he said he was
afraid of being placed in the House of Detention, and then that he was not aware of
its importance; and again, that he feared
bodily injury from some of Fisk's friends.
This new development excites considerable
interest here, although the reporter's veracity is very much doubted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Fisk Stokes Case
Reporter Testimony
Murder Trial
Grand Central Hotel
Pistol Drawing
What entities or persons were involved?
St. Clair
Fisk
Stokes
Where did it happen?
New York, Grand Central Hotel
Story Details
Key Persons
St. Clair
Fisk
Stokes
Location
New York, Grand Central Hotel
Event Date
Oct. 15
Story Details
Reporter St. Clair testifies he saw Fisk draw a pistol before Stokes shot him at the Grand Central Hotel, explaining delay due to fear; testimony granted as he leaves for California, reviving interest but doubted.