New-York tribune., 1871-12-20
ERIE'S DOWNFALL.
THE FISK MANSFIELD COMPROMISE

THE FISK. MANSFIELD COMPROMISE.
SCHEME OF THE ERIE RoBBER TO ENTANGLE
BOSTON BANKERS IN Ills sCANDALOUs TRANS
ACTIONS WITH MISS MANsFIELD-vERY LIKE
A BLACKMAILING OPERATION.
The rumors of asettlement of the claims of Miss
Helen Josephine Mansfield against James Fisk % by the
payment her Of the notes which she holds against tho
facctous and fcke Controller OF the Erie Railway and
the dsconnuance Of the present criminal proceedings
against him. found inquiry at tho Opera'House
yesterday to be not strictly true. Tho facts are given In
full below They obtained last night at tho Erie
offices and Operaose, whero certain employees OF tho
Eric Railway. deep In the confidence Of Fisk, jr, were
boasng Of the trick by which their master had obtained
posponement Of tho case for "thrce weeks Of grace
and tho subtle in which he has used certain
bankers from Boston, whom ho jocosey desSnatos as
Bold Robert Macalro and Jacques Strop."
The famous Infamous letters which Peter p. swccny
Receiver Tutc arc In possession but Of which Miss
Mansfield and NcwYork paper claim to have certified
copies impcac these Boston bankers, all Of whom are
wealthy and well known, in tho Black Friday financial
complications, md also In social difficulties which, II
Fisks letters to he believed, very dsrcptabe
The Of these bankers could not be learned at tho
Opera House. where they arc referred by Fisk, when
he tells the joke thcm," Bold Robert Macaire
and Jacques SrOp," but that hoy reside at tho "ub'
there is doubt, and, 1t is asserted widely known
to commercial and social circles there Their connection
with Jay Could Fisk, jr and their Lady friends II re-
vealed, viii nsiOnis all stad and steady NewEugln
When the case was announced In THE TRIBUNE set
down percmptOry for Saturday last these bankers fear
full OF exposure and urged By Fisk and Jay Gould, came
to NcwYork and runlor says, had an interview with
Mis- Mansfield which resulted In q settlement, satisfac-
tory TO the lady IL not to tho bankers. But 1t was not
carried out 1T once owing the fact that Fisk insisted
Other eXactions which tho Boston hnancicrs re-
fused to acccde 10. Finally 1t agreed that II the
bcfoc Justice Bxby was postponed, the claims
would DC settled previously arranged In compliance
with this nrranr cement 1t il supposed. Miss Mansfield
failed appear Saturday at Yorkvlr and the case
went f,r thrcc weeks. Fisk r, pridcs himself on
this extension Of tme capital raSe de gucrTc ana
rIGcs himself the admirable to which he has put
his Boston victims.
Tho Boston bankers assured by Fisk, jr, that they
had "trcc weeks grace in which to settle, returned to
tic "I!fA," having committed themselves In writing
note 10 Miss Manslci saving that tho settlement would
he carried This latter story OF note having
been Is another OF Fsks Stories and probably un-
true. Boston bankers, unlike Boston peddlers do
not ndiScrccty conmi themselves ut hc slightest prov
ocaiiou to paper and Ink The postponemcnt In Judge
BXhy's Court will probably soOn bo brought to an end
under these exposures Of how he trickcd and the
Court insutcd and tho scandal will then the light
IN OF tic Injunction Of Judge Pratt being dis
solved by judge Brady pending these negotiations and
the post ponemcnt ut Yorkvc tho letters OF Fisk jr.,
which the financial tricks and social yuecs OF
"Bni Robert Mac aud Jacques STOP" will be pub
llsIed,