The New York herald., 1871-12-10
THE DYLL OF JIM AND JOE.
POstponement Of the Fisk Mansfield Libel
Case Until Tuesday Next.
Experience Of an Active and Intelligent" tn
Not Finding the Receiver Of Those Tell-Tals
Love Letters-A Judge Who Does Not
Know the Man He Appointed
A Wife WHO Says Her HUI
band Lives somewhere"

The libel suit which has tickled the palates OF
sensatlonalists In New York for some time past,
between James Fisk, Jr. and Helen Josephine Mans
Held, came up for hearing yesterday morning ar the
Yorkville Police Court but tate and the lawyers
nterposed to keep the delicate morsels OF scandal
In the legal gentlemen's brief bags for a few days
longer. Judge Beach and Counsellor McKeon Deld
a consultation on Friday evening with Charley
Spencer looking to an agreement to postpone the
case until Tuesday The two 0rstnamed found 10
necessary to start for Albany, where they mad to
appear In the Connolly case, and spencer had
case at fremont wnich demanded MS attendance.
Hence, as the desire to ne away was mutual, they
had little dificultyin coming TO satisfactory con-
cusion. The news OF this got abroad and as q con-
sequence the court room did not witness the
presence OF the throng Of
wEL-DREssED LOUNGgRS
who found aelectable excitement 10 ihe case on
previous occasions. Another dt1culty has turned
up in the fact that summons issued by Judge
Bixby TO compel the attendance OF John d. Tuthill.
the receiver OF those letters about which all the
bother was being rased failed to reach that person.
The summons was In regular form, and added that
Tuthill should bring along
THE TWO SEALED PACKAGES
OF letters he mad received from the hands OF Peter
b. Sweeny. Sergeant Philips was entrusted with
the service, but found that intricate and wind
ing are the ways or Erie before ne nad
gone far on his mission. First Of all
the Sergeant called on the lady in the
case, Miss Mansfield at 359 West Twenty
third street. but could obtain no useful In.
formation from the calculating Josie. She
limited tnat by hunting up her beloved stokes as
the Hoffman House something might be learned.
The saCtive and lDtelgenL, tnitner bent his steps,
but Stokes could not be found either up stairs Or
down stairs or In the little barr00m G
BArFLED, BUT NOT FL0ORED
Sergeant
rr 9I the Supres Court VINO appSn1ea, inc
about the man-which Is strange, II true, anu who
would doubt the word OF a Supreme Court Justice2
The Clerk Of tie Supreme Court was now dropped
on by the ndelagaDle Sergeant. Like his master,
his ignorance Of Mr.. Iuthill was supreme. lie sug-
gested, however, that the onlcer should see the
latter were filed the bonds given Dy Tuthlll.
Sure enough there were the bonds, win IutnliIs
New York city. The Sergeant jumped with Joy and
into street car at the same ume and Fled TO the
designated thoroughiare lie would not trust hin MIN
which the patient olicer warmed his neels In ts I'M.
mediate vicinity, cycng each passer-oy with
receiver had i struck nm between the eyes. It dd
strike him, and the cautious policeman thought
1t was time to ring the door bell. He found Mrs.
Tuthil at home, bnI not vestige OF Tuthl himself.
The lady admitted tnat she was married 10 a man
OF the name, but ..where's hts hame she did ma
her, anu beyond her belief tnat he was
SOMEWHERE IN THE co UNTRY-
pretty vague thing In addresses-shep prOlessed to
know nolhlng That officer lett In q state bordering
on Insanity, with the belief dawnlng on hlm thar
Tuthlll was q myth. Tne effect OF this mysterious
disappearance on the case Will be TO ROB 1t Of much
OF Its interest and from the fact that all the Efforts
OF the Erie Jeenes have been OF late directed TO tue
suppression OF this correspondence sinister ruors
current that tho vanishing Of the holder Of these
speaking epstles Is the result OF intrigue. Furthcr
endeavors will be niade 1t Is understood, to hnd tnls
misty receiver.
JUDGE BIxBY TOOK HIS SEAT
at ten, after the night cases mad been dis.
posed or The case was called, and Mr. Morgan. on
behalf Of MIR. FISK, applied for posfponement,
which was agreed to ~ Goiohei feaows on Dea ,al
ne set it down peremptoriy for next tuesday, and
finished lie Informed Mr.. Morgan that II lawyers
IN this case thought they were going to
MAKE A LONG wINIEKs JOB OF IT
they were much mistaken. In this resolve he would
not allow himself TO be checkmaed by the legal
gentlemen engaged although hc wished 10 oblige
them all he could. This terminated the proceed
ngs; and so rests the pretty lovers quarrel between
jimmy and Josie.