An excellent story about the rivalry between two wealthy New Yorkers in 1872 and the beautiful widow, beloved of both. This is a network, sponsored version of cat. #16782. + Although Colonel James Fisk Junior was a heavy drinker his friends described him as a man who was steady on his feet, so why did he tumble down the stairs in New York’s Grand Central Hotel? He didn’t slip, he wasn’t pushed he was shot by his until recently very dear friend Edward S. Stokes. This is the story of the checkered life he led and the sudden death…