New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-27
mr. COLHiS.
TIE rISK-MAN>FIELD FARCE.

TIE FISk-MANSFIfLD FARCE.
,Snr:EH TTAkiNG or TIE LiHEL >tIT-rTiE
HEROINE EEUEALSFS Fif-DpE- or IifE LIVE,
hNp TEL. now G.NYMrpE Wa STOLEN.
4 further examination in the ihrl sui 81
II ln J,c,l ne Mansfield 4. i.rr, F>h r, vas IL ii
before Justice BiNby a. ic Nor, lie Prc" Court. On
saturday. John McK'on Was a--''i't"l Win tir DIS
tr Attorney for the prp-trnt ard N".si-. Hrhfh
and spencer aIpai ~ counsel FOR IN" deg h-". I'
uurt-roOui ri~c,y ,roWird. Mr.. Nir>t' ut was
accompanied III her cousin. Mr. LvdiI Williams '"I
FISK bad a'ircd hi>rf in r rir ln" and S'l! Every
Of thc NArrac.n7"i Steamship Company ana GLAZED
htlcriv al HI ?.r Opponent. wh'r he cish"d super
o.liuI, UNIONS, .u'>- nf ii, exist nee.
Mr. Fellow. opened t'' ra, by asking for flr prodnc
H. Of !hr paper, ana DO unrrt' ~ ~ ich ini:r" at
ccn served he lccnianf4: bar Mr. Ec1fn "l"ctcd
Oh Ih ground that there proof that they were in
the Iu----rn ~ The def ndant also. that i" WA not
Bound to farm ii Testimony that w"nl cin'nat" hir
self Mr. Fellows rclu' Srh that Peter H. @wrrny might
b." prrIritcd to wihilw. rs hc hal Only 70 s'tr IN"
81 liver, of certain papers. vh,h were placed III
the hiis OF the Court. Both pu'-'i were reserved
for subsequent action.
Mr. Helen Jori,nr Mansfield then tr.tif Il that lie
had employed a. -,r,ani AID waiter Hichni L. King
from September. lSG9. until Mar-h 80" in wic! m'"'h
u, r. Nitho ewing any notice watct"r. ana entered
the 'm' Ia, vi Nj. Fsk.
Mr.. fr'l"w RID the following extract rom King a.
fl'..vii. Oh Wh y The action for libel - 'aS"h:
i'r', a. ''"r i"rt'r''''n TT '"r VIZ i'ns.li NJ
ard re-, E, ..tA from Lc t.r
i e., " a., h. ', =" f' % he - d. y, +, .rc 81
b.. '44. Observations | rHr'. Ar F's '1 L".,' ~ ~'
re-, II - .a. ''r '~ "a: tat II rcnl.
'.i - 'i 'a.i 10 't S'".. n ~ l",fn; Lat ID"
'rI - :" ,.r -, r on ~ -'n t. '".' '' AZ
Mr.. 'n>i LIT stated t'i lr CONVERSATIONS al"lc TO
had taken pace. and thai tLc "crc Ii'' III every
Gross einmimed hy W. Spe"rerI will he years ot
th> city tno IsG7 1 re- ldcd Immediately prryiuu. in
III. Frank Ihwor; had not been previously married;
only resided in san Francisco few months; married
wior never in my pres ne. placed pistol to man;
heal ~hc W. were In san Francisco. and ! cannot tell
vhcth psf wasovcr lcincd at Il mans mead uul'ss
Mr. r,,r"w, o. ted TO this line Of examination ~
her ..noicn from htr hnSlrnd, or anyihr, con'rrn=
i'rnl. had nothing to DO with IT," i>si" NJ Spencer
.ai t!c examination directed to to-, rriihiIy of
til" witness. rlr Court ruled the ie,limny relevant.
pointed ''v man nanrd Warirn; it was in the par
mother; ! l..i.r,r P"rlcy icnei IN. rn"'k b H.
.nt % I".i h"%% II nr "nnnt; w., i ir ihr i"nm
any wn'- passing hei "ocn ihrm Mr. Warren d.d not
have no RECOLLECTION of any rirr'm,' Anrr.
which tni-"d II I" hIhIrn; ! MA no intimacy
llsna',; ,fi NY husband III loG went 10 i.oston. .nl
sued fora divorce. but failed mol BENG resident o tr
hiIShoud lcit ne th"r: rainr back {" N'wiuIk. and
ol i'd hiVorrri ;"f VAN MIN E.j .r'r. "a i"lty-
h,i but once, and inrt hn ir; ne took ROOMS
iur tir Anrncu- cab Iious from there went
anne "a. and went To The .nrcn,On n":n there wr.
t. W" ~ West twenty 'nih,t.: alirrwnrt went ="
lrss'n ir-drnc'. 1w' MY ;nIrl,t.; met Mr. >uh,-
~ ~ M nv, souiin, -" ,,,r, RE mi n,v No.
acrii Mr. fi-k aud 10y srlt broken wed let
tel, rOi Nj Fish during HAT tn', hiv" II" lctt-ts
"I'I me nave -"r" al ioInr; can't ~ NOW many; haN"
not parted with air cam how many are l,ft;
gave any np; sI.cd that ever ,a,, ,hcin up had
COM u ',oiii property when ! hr't made Mr.
H. L plt,,. lJH ii In,
mour, rccri,' ii from stock operations. came 10
through Mr.. FISH, and rom the procccis "i t:nsc stoca
ado furnished the letters which lad passed h' tween
+ ana ny self T." Mr. NJ 'kc" there were about %
.hcd IN {" HIM ut Ia, rrqu' st. he SAY Ing thar
ty Wouu ic bench! 10 him IA Ia, litigation pending
i. :: W. X ward 10 iny surprise n" nrvr. rrln'
wat mc..m' Oi them. AMI don't TANK that
~. si"k has any Of them IN his rs,,'-."n; have
NJ. otUhe, and never liked with him ABOUT Them
rtri 10 SAY mai nad iouni ia'. not given hun all;
Il, ard tHa he ng To set aside the award made
by MI seward, but there have been ~ many aidayits
ISSUED thai dont rcin-r.bcr whether ever made
HthiiN "r that pirpU>c: made all AFFIDAVIT rc,erying
humber of cchd..tiu letters he used 1raInct Fisk
hnrw tia, Mr.. schaf"r III the name OF stokes had be-
Eiih srVcini suits against FISK think strnogruphic
notes al What knew Al, regard 10 hrsr oi. wee r.de
IN my noi. All, Lot swear mar copies Of IA" letters
tame with roI' renee to the settlement -: this htica-
ton; never made any I comm onS to INN
Communication made hut don't think wrote it, don't
iaimrd hat he wrote ii by his ,"ni,ns it mr for Inc to
III; dom know that Any applications were made To
Nj. HM'rIy It'll rierrnr" 10 settlement OF he couro
scr between MI stnkrs and Mr. Fisk; hat matter
discussed betw Mr. Stokes ami self; never
heard that there was 10 be- compromises |
made Any expression to Stokes or Stokes
10 IL" IN reference to what F!sk these
9th pcO,o had to pay for "a settlement or conprOi-t
never cent card t. Mr.. Tweed OH THAT subject wrote
!r note 10 hun To ark an interview that interview
Wa lie" IariIcularly directed toward settlement
merely 10 protect wanted personal favor Of
Mr. I've ed: did not mean 10 get pas melt Of my sup
Pos'd claims. hut want Il To what he gould do
me IN preventing the aida,s hai issued from being
made public: ] link | sought Mr.. Tweed before I
made the ;.i!ivts In" interview before the
OF Stoke, and took pla Oh jan II saw Mr. Tweed
AGAIN III Albany ait the dIr.t Ui stokes about the
ter waii,u Ia avoid i,blicty wished To get the in
lcncc Of THrcd win F-k ana hs intrrcrs,iOn r tine
prr"-' VI avoiding scanal"is disturbances, have al.
WAYS wished sritlrncni, bat IA disposition To ngut
sulrrvrmd when Fisk rchun H. ptrsccuic me.
At tins pOil the Investigation adjourned for two
week..