The New York herald., 1871-11-16
FISK PLANKED.
The Malignant Mansfield ON
the Warpath.
Tbs Blonde Colonel Arrested on Her Afhdavh
for Libel and Bailed in $4,000,

Quite o stir was caused yesterday afternoon among
the ha6tt,es OF the Yorkvilie Polco Court, when Il
became rumored that the redoub'ablc james
Fisk, Jr., was arrested on warrant In
sued by Justice Blxby for malicious libei.
and would be arraigned In Court to answer
A number Of the knowing ones were present.
but they were disappointed In their expectations.
for the agonlzed Jim was taken into the Ocrk's
room, where the nature OF the Charge against him
and the name OF his accuser were read to him. Tho
aflidaylm containing the charges preferred
against nim were two, and are In
substance rs folloWs-The- frst affidavit
is made by Helen Josephine Mansfield, or NO. $50
West Twenty third street. VINO Is the complainant.
ana who swears that on November l. 1871. ths
prisoner James Fisk, Jr., committed wiIfuf and
malicious libel upon her, by falsely publishing an
afr1dayit signed by one Richard r. King coloreS
man, formerly employed by her as waiter. The con-
tents OF this anldavit are as lollows:--
"Thc principal subect OF conversation between MIRA Mana
asa hr stokes and Mrs w M,a%, ia.,s who - Scc,e
time went there pn,ll srs. We. tho manner ,.is Z
a'n .sy ss q 5n k' him %0n 1 sG q
.s% sna s
same TO the newspapers or compelling him ts
Ha. sas sa ss H.. ss sssi
srS .os Sna ,mon, Of sSsy mssssr. s: ssa
Mansfield 10 stokes my hcarng II have tho Ist
you aud make
mrs. Mansneld's afYldavit then goes on To state
saiions as are contained in he foregoing ex-
tracts 10 quotation marks are wholly false
and in y and pro
as sMrs Mansaeld;'' that 1t was Mr.. FIsk's inien.
tion IN publishing this affidavit TO openly and hub
IicIY charge her. with said Stokes to blackmail or
cxtort money from him, said Fisk, who procured
express purpose Of swearing TO anything he tFisKl
might require OF him against her or satd Stokca.
on @ sa q rsH n wou III 'ne be
and damaging and 9f ,ha: -:
spolls with the Tammany Ring In order to secure
through It protection and Immunity Tor their mls-
Deeds and thus trauduently obtain the supprcssioa
Of other information concerning other crimes OF J.
Fisk Jr, and Jay Could"
The second anldavit Is as follows In full, and y
made by servant OF MIS- Mansfield
yr and have Known That ssa f.s
ssesais ssessH matte" @ about - Eaa:sed and 81;
sss "a SsIS:: :sT::
S matter s9 him nn
much he had made month AZ Mr., ~ MaD.asfas
s s Mns e. ss
sshn; & S.a: Taoui "'xnf oc o III; na% months want S
$sssA no ':S $ would S.s:s:::
s:
said affidavit eng entirely different from the signed
by said King the 3Oth day OF October. 1874
Fisk asked me what thought OF KING affidavit told him
tFsk) thought was ui, AMI that he ought to bs
ashamed Of himself for getting King to make such an Ade
vi Fisk ten tod had bcerr tel Mrs. Mansfield,
friend Of nsys, stop making amdavits or drawing
papers against him FskJ she wou into srca roua
MAGGIE J. WARD
On the strength OF the foregoing afldavits Jus
tce Bixby held Mr. Fisk In So 0O0 bail to answer 81
the Court OF special sessions, where the case will
be tried, and Whatever Interesting aud spicy there
Is In IL will como out.
Mir. Fisk was NOV arrested in the usual way. bur
went up TO the court yesterday afternoon aud delfv
cred himself up to Justice Bxby fle said he mad been
informed by william M. Tweed that warrant for
his apprehension had been issued by Hts Honor,
and not wishing TO be arrested like common male
factor he presented himself before HIS Honor and
wished to know what disposition would be made a.
the matter His counsel elected that the case -
sent to the Special Sessions and II was done aocoro
tngly