The sun., 1872-01-16
COZ. rIsn's rGrIG LrrrERS

jay GonIJ nri Thc'nn- a.. Hhcrriunu DP-
ella re that ull the Grttcrs Have Been
Printed They Challenge Anybody 10 Pro-
dIce Another Letter from Col. Fisk-Tbc
Long Letters Dictated 90 n secretary.
As there exists some anxiety or doubt rs to
whether the letters published in the Herald were
the genuine letters and al tile letters written by
Col. Fisk to Miss Mansfield, sUS reporter called
on Jay Gould and Sir. Shcarnian, general counsel
for the Erie II Iway, yesterday, and had tie follow.
ing conversation
Recorter-Dd You read the original letters as
written by col Fi.k to Miss Mansheid against tho
publication Of Nhica t1e Colonel got out an injuno
tonS
Mr. Could did saw item witt the anda,t
PRESENTED BY stokes Mt the ume.
Reporter-yyer. the same letters published il the
Herald on SunJty
Mr. Goui1-Ycs. the same letters.
Reporter-wcro ~ the lettors Published in TIE
HrdidP
M Gou'd-Yes. every single letter. l read them
c1reluy, and not one letter was hacking. l tel you
this upon nav honor.
wnAr Mr.. sHEAREAN SAYS
Tho sun reporter tuen called upon MIR. Shearman,
a member Of Mr. Beecher'- clnrch, ani the counsel
for the Eric Railroad, who talked "a follows
R"porIer-Were all the letters written bv Col.
Fisk. and against which an injunction was granted
b, Judge Pratt, printed in the Herdld
Mr.. SheNman-Yes, every letter. As Col. Fisks
attorney. and knowing what saw, tel you and
ever, body else that they were me letters aud al
the letters. lac statement 10 The TH,>s TO tie
trlr, is erroneous. II Stokes or he friends have
other letters, let them produce them.
Rcporter-was the letter which .rpeared ir tie
Tijinae Nov. .. and Of which th. is copy, yen
ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY.
JAY GOULD, Prssideh'. JANE rlsK, Jr, Treas.
unce .. the Compan, New YORK. -.
pEAr DOLLY Tonight We plai Briggans.
% Is too olu. When you past ma At the gait last
JAS Fisk, ia.
Mr ,ermln-No. sir. ISIS forgery.
Bc2or,er-Was It foreor, IN ever, particulars :
Mr. saeaIman-Yes, an absolute forgery tI.ook a
| the printed heading. The forgery SAYS
JAMES FISK, JR., rRtAsuRsR."
| Now Mr.. Fisk never was Treasurer, and there
never existed any paper In the Erie onice with thi.
heading. The onA oric,l paper ever nsed By Fish
ran thu:
DErARrNrNr oF risANciAL ACCOUNT"
EhIE EAiLNAl COMPANY
james IA. il,
tumutfuIer.
o,,an,' corner E'sh'r avc2gc an rTeo,y'nrl 49,
Rcoorter-wno forged tao Tr.bsas lyttert
VT >acutmlh-Ol i dou Know. NuauA~ an
Wh.ir.aw Rc,d used to be around with -, ks- lu,
| 800 sub. Stokes showed them this letter whic!
| riss di1 write, which vas as ioIlOS.:
| November II. 800.
nlAR Dolly: DO yoI really ~isl TO see brI
apu' Al your house tJ-utgutr II 50, what hour, OF
| fro % what hour ana how late should call for
| ui-t be aIc to come ~ t. oi perhaps not uuui ~
SN what hour, AMI how lIte IL y0ir limit atIcr tlH
| time you fret saw.
| And from this the forcer5 was m vie out Maybe
| omebOd, copied the original from memory. ny D
| stokes copied It from memory and slowed II t,
| VltelaV Rcil or Shank. M any rate, the III
| 6YlS's letter j. forgery. FISK never signed hr
name jas, a. It is signed IN the Tribune iorg ~
lie always signed u ia nes, James FisS, Jr, aou
| nickname.
Rcporter-Who Snovs about these letters be-ide
| yon and Mr. G'ud'
| Mr. sbclrmau-Why, an the lawyers Mr. l.,
| Shaier. Mr.. William \. Beach. Mr.. John ID lutus
| and JUDGE Brady viii tell YOU the Herdid letter
| we're tho real aud all " the real letters.
| Reporter Were Shauks aud Reid pretty thck
| Wlt4 g Tkts.
Nr She .ruar-t cont know They saw shank
has been tu due With stokes and Josie good many
| times, tnd Ne alwu- looked upon NhanNs ~ a kint
u' uewsp.p per attorney or stokes aud Josie too
All % F->'s long letters to Josie WiItten bl
| lns private secretary at The Colonel d,ct4ipu.