Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ROW RECALLS GOULDS TRAGEDY. Fisk-Stokes Sensation Suggeste<l by J Differences in X. Y. Family. Once more the turbulent fortunes of the Gould family are being brought < to public notice through an affidavit 1 filed against George J. Gould by his J brothers and sisters, charging him ] with mismanagement of the $S0,000,- J 000 estate, of which the will of his i father the late Jay Gould made him < chief executor. ] executor. The mere mention of the Gould ' *' family recalls to modern day readers a long list of sensational marriages and escapades of one sort and anoth- 1 er. To older readers also the name 1 spells luridness and sensationalism, ^ but of another sort. To them it re- ( calls the spectacular career of Jay 1 Gould, the "buccaneer of finance/' And one whose memory runs back to the first decade after the civil war? the riotous days of railroad building and wrecking, when fortunes were . amassed almost overnight by unscrupulous manipulators, who calmly broke orther men to make themselves % wealthy and were in turn broken and looted by their fellow bootleggers ?to them the name of Gould is always linked with that of Fisk, and one of the most sensational murder trials of the last century, in which, however, Gould was not concerned as an actor. Jim Fisk was Gould's partner and a more daring pair never ran at large through the "big business" district of New York. Fish was even more spectacular than Gould. His life, which ended at 37, was hectic ? -writh +v?o flnoh that enpq with eramb nnu MAV A* vnj** o v. -w - w . lmg in big stakes for the love of it. He won hugely, and lived like a king j of the old regime. He denied himself nothing that money could buy, . V J ana he neither asked nor gave quar- ^ ter in battle. Strong in friendship 1 where it suited him, he was impla- ( capble in his emities. And none . felt his venom more than those who . became his enemies after having been his friends. In that class was Edward S. Stokes, * j "Ned" Handsome, virile and a member of a fine old family, Stokes pos- \ sessed many of the business and per- 1 sonal instincts of Fisk, and was not ' averse to employing Fisk's methods ] ' , when he deemed it necessary. It was ( 1 j that quality that caused Fisk to choose him as a frieuu and business ( i partner, and the same quality caused him later on to become Fisk's most ? bitter enemy, and still later his slay- 1 or. J The story of the killing has been told many times since that day in ' January, 1872, when Stokes met Fisk ( on the stairway of the oid Grand Cen- 1 tral Hotel and shot him because of love for Josephine Mansfield, who had 1 lured both away from the wives of their youth. Fisk had- first fell un- ( , der her spell and he lavished money 1 on her in uncounted thousands. Then 1 he introduced Stokes. Stokes was an 1 oil merchant whose already prosper- ' ous business grew more prosperous 1 I 9 after he joined hands with Fisk. He was a few years younger than Fisk 'J and had education, breeding, money N and "a way with women." It was j not long before he began to supplant Fisk in the affections of the beautiful and mercurial Josephine. Then the trouble began. Different versions of the causes that led in4' a few months to a situation in which Stokes and Miss Mansfield on one side and Fisk on the other were arrayed in the bitterest hostility were given in the several parties to the quarrel in suits that engaged' the courts for nearly a year and produced a tremendous sensation. Certain it is, however, that Fisk broke with his mistress?some said because of another woman and others because he believed Stokes had deliberately won her away from him, thus arousing in Fisk a passion for revenge. Josephine was creditedy with having sensed in advance Fisk's purpose to abandon her and it was believed that she "played" Stokes to spite Fisk or bring him again to her feet. t Anyway, the feud developed a fu- s ry that nothing short of extermina- s tion of one side or the other could ap- t pease. Fisk had acquired great po- s litical power along with his wealth * and Stokes claimed Fisk was using t both to crush him and humiliate "Jo- j S sie" Mansfield. Actions and counter i actions followed swiftly in the courts. ? Stokes's resources dwindled almost ? to the. vanishing point, while his rer c morseless adversary seemed to he ? possessed of unlimited means. Fisk t caused Stokes's arrest on a charge of 1 embezzling funds of the oil company s in which both were interested. Stokes claimed that Fisk had robbed him. i Miss Mansfield sued Fisk for a large S amount of money, an action that 1 Fisk's attorneys charged was begun L for blackmailing purposes. ? On the very day of the shooting, t Miss Mansfield and Stokes had been t on the stand for hours under a scorch- r ing examination by Fisk's, counsel, c k who sought to bare the circumstan- t ? ces under which the woman became - DAYLIGHT SAYING STICKS. Renewed Attempts of Republicans to Rej>eal Fail. Washington, July IS.?Renewed ittempts of House Republican leaders to repeal daylight saving through a rider of the 1920 agricultural appropriation bill were defeated in the House today when Republican oppolents of repeal joined with the Demo?rats in voting to eliminate the repeal provision. Immediately afterwards, without a dissenting vote, the igricultural bill carrying $33,900,000 was passed to the Senate. Final action on the daylight saving repeal came after a day marked by sharp political clashes in both bouses and in committees. Democrats, including those favoring repeal, refused to join in making the repeal rider in order, and in speeches dii the floor attacked the Republicans is "playing politics." Republican leaders, however, insisted that the rider alone would assure early passage of the agricultural bill which Democrats said was certain to be vetoed again by President Wilson, if it included the repeal provision. ;he beneficiary of Fisk and her rela:ions with Stokes. Stokes's face was white and set when he left the court room after ;he ordeal. He entered a coupe and Irove downtown in the wake of Fisk's )retentious carriage, which was headid for the Grand Central Hotel, at :hat time the last word in New York lotels. A few blocks from the hotel Stokes alighted from the coupe and lurried by a short cut to the main entrance of the building. He hastened upstairs to the first floor and passed along the corridor to the stairway leading from the ladies' parlor to the mtrance on Broadway, through which tie expected Fisk. He descended to :he first landing just as Fisk started up and fired twice without a word, }ne bullet inflicting a slight wound in Fisk's left arm, the other penetrating his abdomen. Stokes threw his pistol back into :he ladies' parlor and tried to escape from the hotel. He was captured i few minutes after the shooting and dentified by Fisk and others as Fisk's issailant. Fisk was helped into a room and the best physicians in New Fork rushed to his side. He died :he next day, after recounting most if the events leading up to the at:ack. The news created a profound sensation and through the night the lotel was filled with the most influential and widely known men in NewFork, including financial magnates, ?reat politicians, jurists, lawyers and clergymen, for he had a personality :hat drew all classes to him. Fisk's funeral was one of the most aotable in the history of New- York. Besides all the pomp that wealth muld claim, he was accorded an imposing military funeral because of his position of colonel of the ninth Reginent, New . York national guard. Stokes was indicted on the charge of nurder and tried a few months later, rhe trial was long a landmark in the legal world. Adding to the interest pf the court proceedings were many umors that illegal agencies w-ere b'eng used to influence the result. The estimony brought out all phases of he scandal involving Fisk, Stokes tnd "Josie" Mansfield. The jury failed to agree and in the iCAt lwu jcais oiuivtrs w as given cwu )ther trials, the second resulting in i cotiviction of manslaughter in the ;hird degree and a sentence of four rears in Sing Sing prison. He served :lie full term, despite repeated efforts ;o obtain a pardon. When released, le went to California, where he renamed several years. Then he reurned to Xew York and acquired the Hoffman House bar. which he made )ne of the finest liquor dispensaries n the world. He prospered, bought i large interest in the famous hotel !rom which the bar took its name, Decame a considerable power in polties and business and died in 1901. Stokes's wife took their daughter ind went to Europe to live after the shooting. The daughter died after some years and Mrs. Stokes returned :o her old home near Boston, where she died almost in poverty in 1912. rosephine Mansfield, the cause of the ragedy, appeared to give neither man i thought after the trial. She lived !or some years a gay life in Paris ind returned to the United States eventually and the public lost sight >f her. It was reported a few years igo that she was living in very hum)le circumstances in a little town in Dakota. She was then more than seventy years old. Reverting again to the Gould famly and its suggestion of the Fisk>tokes case?after Stokes had served lis prison sentence, he was relentesslv pursued by Jay Gould, who paid creat prices for anything that could >e used to injure Stokes or protect he memory of Gould's former partler, Fisk. Stokes was restored to :itizenship by Grover Cleveland while he latter was governor of New York. ?Kansas City Star. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get restful ttieep after the first application. Price 60c. RILEY & COPELAND Successors to W. P. Riley. Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE Office in J. D. Copland's Store BAMBERG, S. C. | BUY WAR SAYING STAMPS | Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 21 Days "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a speciallyprepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c per bottle. BETTER KODAK RESULTS Accurate Developing - Careful Printing Thorough Fixing and Washing THE AIKEN GIFT SHOP AIKEN, S. C. 666 quickly relieves Constipation, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and Headaches, due to Torpid Liver.? Adv. i DR. THOMAS BLACK DENTAL SURGEON. Graduate Dental Department University of Maryland. Member S. C. State Dental Association. Office opposite postoffice. Office hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. BAMBERG. S. C. 666 has more imitations than any other Chill and Fever Tonic on the market, but no one wants imitations. They are dangerous things in the medicine line.?Adv. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with worms have an unhealthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, improve the digestion, and act as a General Strengthening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle. Rub-My-Tism is a powerful antiseptic; it kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, tetter, etc.?Adv. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter J. Carl Kearse < Carter & Carter & Kearse Special attention given to settlement of Estates and investiga tion of Land Titles. < ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW BAMBERG, 8. C. I????? < NOT IN ISOLATED USE Many Similar Cases in Bamberg and > Vicinity. This Bamiberg woman's "story given here is not an isolated case by any means; week after week, year after year, our neighbors are telling similar good news. Mrs. C. E. Simmons, New Bridge . St, Bamberg, says: "Several years ago my kidneys were in poor, weak and unhealthy condition for a long time. I suffered awfully.. My ba<Jk hurt me so badly that I would sometimes have to press my hands upon it to ease tihe pain. The action of my kidneys wasn't right and my j hands and ankles often swelled. 1 always felt tired out, depressed and miserable and alched all over my body. This Is the way I was suffering when I started using Doan'a * Kidney Pills. I got them from Mack's Drug Store and they brought me relief from the start. In a short while, they rid me of all this trouble. Every time I hear anyone complain of their kidneys now I advise them to use Doan's Kidney Pills." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pins ? the same that Mrs. Simmons had. Foster-Milburn Oo., Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y GOOD THINGS TO EAT City Market Hutto & Bellinger, Props. BAMBERG, S. C. I Sumter Tobs 1 TO THE T0BA( &? HaaBiH ^ ?|Bw ft Tt Tt TY TY W e wish to announce that o X t Tuesdav, Julv 15th, with a full li ft well prepared to take care of yoi aV ' South Carolina. ft N ! It will be to your interest to : ship direct to us without a ehans to our house and by this convenie A tobacco rehandled from one road t f W If you will give us a trial we i your tobacco as high as any ware We will appreciate vour bus Vv " ^ aa anv warehousemen in South Caro ff VV tobacco is worth. ' Yeryresp 1 Moore I TV "THE FARMEI if 'v W it VT P. S. 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It is the only in- H ts the test of direct comparison I instrument. It will bring into B 5, sung or played by the world's fl istration. "Send it out to the 8 INDLER f&\ I h Carolina | N & -SA'-J. il ?*k-tiZe?.