The New York herald., 1871-12-02

man it was fatal Mr. Eaton mad tried fighting
soon; that Mr.. seward had solicited this appoint.
menf as arbitrator. saving thar II would be great
ship. say ing that he would be honorable and honest
MI BEACH objected TO the further reading Of tlis
anldaNit as mper inent ana scandaols and as nav,
Ing been suppressed by Jastlce iagrahain. anu
CLAIMED ,haL tne matter was irrelevant ,n.ss' as
Tie Whole question OF the award was lrfeleVtni.
Judge BRADY sad that II all Tie maj ter reiaung 10
the award was withdrawn nnd me ease ., ,'e pnr rn
TIL rested enureiy the agreement Which pre- |
ceded the award then this maitof w@s irre.eVdh'.
Mr.. BEACH said they Ola withdraw IT.
Judge BRADY thereupvn directed coNhsei 10 eX- !
anime Their adayits and strike out AL hatter feia
Ing 10 the arbitration and award ,oo,a no. sove
time 10 le hun present MS case oil the client Mrs.
Mansfield, wnle inls examination was soins on.
Judge BRADY asked Nletaef he hsu mol flf.uahJ
discharged me lnJulcIiois as 10 her.
Mr.. CooRfNaY-No. nor entirels; only as 10 ner
NOUN. tLaugnter.) Ibe Court mere TOOK recess.
On rEASSEaBLISI
Mrs. NansGelds afTdayn was read. denying that
SHE n a agreed 10 part with her letters or had
proposed 10 use them 70 eAtort money
stoses. IL reply 10 Kings arlidaylt, swears King
OF Mrs Mansfield. tie denies the boy's sIa;ement
except 20 a CONVERSATION WIN HIM, III winch he
tried TO certain Il the boy was hAcy 10 become
Edward j. purn makes arldavit that Mr. Fisk
trled " persaaae nm to MAKE an aDiaaN1 apoat
Mrs Ward MAKES aIldayit in which she states rhat
NJ. FISK told her o. The AFFIDAVIT made by hing ani
thar he mad procured irieuGs TO 40 TO Newport
Mr. COURTNEY, ioI Mrs Mansfield, SAID that he was
unable TO and ans allegation IN TIE conpiains or
Ia reSuttal Mr. BEACH read Mrs Mansaed's tes,i-
nony taken before Judge bixby, ana aliioaviG Of
Mr. Porter one OF the defendants.
ANGu,iENT FOR PLAINTIFF,
Governor LOWE entered upon lengthy argument
urging the continuation OF Tie iilJuncAon aud
denial oI the molion to dissolve the same he
reyiewed The auidavits Oh both SIDES, and claimed
| tnat ttere nothing In tue papers Preventing
| The Court from continuing ihe IN anction lie asked
! what StoAes nad 10 DO Win Mrs Mansfield and DC
Gir. MokEoN--Nothing ahont Mr.. Stokes being q
! married man IS stated in tie complaint.
! Ar. LOwf--Nei,, he was living Ii adultery with
! Mrs. Riansueid.
| H.. NohE0N-That is the staemcntof King
Governor LowE-l know that. Mig II a negro, but
better man. Now why were those letters given oY
tnan 10 oiacSnaa Pisk Mrs. Masteid may 81 err
MI Goomsday to the contrary, but that WI. not are!
I Stokes. dc had, IN fact, power oi atorney nom
her lne wnoe subject Is pregnant WITH facts
M. BEAtH--Not a negative, pus 0 positive pres-
| Governor LowE-There is not iu Stokes afidavita
word OF truth. The SUMMER watering season was
| over and tue opera season had iast begua, ana
STOKES wanted more money. Mr. Ira .sna!er, his
senior counsel In tue arbnrauon sui before DIR.
Clarence Seward. 50, That ar stokes mehtionei
Mr. seward q the man he wished 10 act as aro
| traitor ans Ar. shaier denies. Judge Fullerton
also contradicts stokes, ana so has Luehy, and 50
einn hir 10 eternaI lniany. II ne cannot be be-
hevod neither can Mrs. Mans ED par r1ooste-
I Gtnas, interrupted ~. a.caeon. M .,,
nol cali her a woman; iels was too sweet TO
apply t. her. lie deaea their right 10 produce Inc
papers In the arbtraigon proceedings; i, was as
inlch publication "a publishing them in THE NEW
YORK AEEALD. How Glc tue payers get INTO the
nands Of certain editors publication, Ine or.gI-
a.s were lii the hands OF Mr. seward, tneu Mr.
urged came into the HANDS OF the newspaper editors
ready ior publication. anI which would have been
pnnsh,S Lad 1t not eya i9s me m INJUNCTION o. ne
Man sieid They asked two rtllels-hrst that .,.ey
small net &c published now III me newspapers, and
secondly that III y be delivered UP TO LLenl.
FOR TUE DEFENCE.
Mr. SHEPl ED entered upon the history OF the arb
So. Tor the arbitration, he insisted, came from tne
otaer side. he next called attention to the award
Of $4,000 and tie 81, unds upon witch the award ,
was made The release nc claimed 10 be d. .jGcto
part Of In NE M award ara, mo. nv s,o,os Ia, oo-o, =.
Nr B8Acn asked now about tho 5000 paid to
I Nj. McgsoN said ne knew nothing about this.
With this preface he entered upon lengthy argu-
! drst Unoltied the grounds upon which tbe laiunc.
lion was granted. Coming to speak Of the reasons
cited various authorities showing, as he
Claimed, tpas ne Court, has 70 business
truth Of il was that the publication wolld expose
E fisk t., to pae,Ic contsmpt. woman sa wa was at
last Jsnuary. lLaughter Mi. Stokes was arrested
Tor alleged erl6ezziement ana thrust iuto prison,
where ne renamed t,l giving $4,000 bail Counsel
traced We three ligations-one against FISK, 6ne
against Goull ana the third on account o. the /
Brooklyn refinery succeeding this imp isoament.
He Claimed nas Stokes, mad acted through.
ssn @ ne sas aSSi to ~noa Rs0O s %ss sy
nm out OF 5000 Ooo. Mrs. MANSFIELD, he urced.
gave Stokes Fisks letters 10 her 10 help him III his
suit, aud not Tor publication or blacsnall!nr AS |
TO Kings anldavlt, he pronounced his statements
wholly impfobsoic re deled the counsel on me
at once arrest hin Tor perjury. In conciasiob, he
denounced Ar. Fax In The most scat-lins terms.
ana was only glad that the case mad been brought
DSfOle a Judge fillt cgrTup.lll C0ull
Intimidation deter from doiug MS duty.
case as presented IN he interest OF Mira ManSfiea.
lie cared nothing about ayard-nothlng about the |
Tor sr stokes o and now in IN the Interest Of Hr rss
he took mp the inInncuon which no set forth as |
and wae nan % ne a Sa ~ pee s ar
1n1unctlons and corrupting jurors was drawing 10 |
close Aslt was ne pad 70 go TO Brooklyn Judge TO
get the Injunction. II not astonishing the |
newspapers should try and get the letters OF Fisk 10
Mrs. Mansfeld-the letters OF man which would
De VASTLY amusing, although he writes ''P' with q |
small ~ and COD with small "g." This vas |
wei known IN The community as the most corrupt |
tute TO tie ponce. This grea5 hero of the 18th OF
July was equal 20 the sr1atosy OF gong to Brooklyn
place him IN greater contempt before the public.
fisk was afraid o. the teiegraas from Albany.
Inc ~ DGE sald ne was gettiny outside the case.
MI. Co ElNEY sali ne wou1 qulcsly get inside |
the case, ana then proceeded 10 enter. upon Tue
legal aspect oi the case rs applying % Mrs Mans
high eulogiuIn.
MI. BEACH next occupied the attention OF the
Court. He induiged in lengthy preface, descant- |
ing upon The immoralites OF Mrs. Mansfield, |
the noral ties OF the legal profession eagerness
OF the press Tor sensational stories and, lastly
nouncng, - foreign 10 tue present issue TIE at
tempt to bIacKe1 the reputation OF Mr.. Fisk by /
alleging his attempt 10 corrupt the jury box. From
TINS he went on to relate the merits OF Mr. 1
FlsE. This man, so much magnea stood
unframed to-day. The great railroad inter
estS entrusted TO his cnarge had been so fam. |
iuly executed that afGer ms resignation he l
was reelected TO his former position. There were
some things about bir. FISK ne did not like and |
some errors Of nis he deeply regretted or all his
errors ne most regretted his having succumbed TO |
lne fascinating seduction OF the brazen wanton. |
Mrs Helen Josephine Mansfield. This woman |
had lived IN luxury on Mir. Fisk's money AMI |
now, alter draining hin OF the juices OF MA
Character, sought 10 drain the Juices or mis-
pocket. Finishing the exordium winch was