The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-08
The Pi.E.Mnn,firla LlheI suLt.


NEw YORE. January G-There were
not many spectators present. 81 the hear.
ing OF tue Fik Mansfield libel suit ihis
morning Fhk was not there Mis-
Mansfield who attended early with ber
.ousln, Mrs Williams, ASccnIed tbs wit
ness stand Her crUsexAmiBaHon Has
continued She testified that zoe did not
make war on Fisk until Fiji lndnctSk7E-
servants 10 leave and sosghi 70 use them
against her, and SAID 4 do not know
Of q slnuOgraphef lypg al my house more
than once iakins nOtes In connection with
M case ncrsf asked Mas Wood 10 IN.
trolucc - 10 Mr. Fisk: made his &C.
auainta.ice accidentally u her house; did
not .nake nm appointment to meet Fisk
sad Geo Butler, now Minister TO Egypt.
lat Miss Woods, never told Miss Mood
or Mr Fisk that ] was ia needy clrc,lm.
stances, for was not; never met Miss
Wood al the American or Americas Club
uoase."
Mr. McKcon asked Tor the complainant
that the examination lie stopped, as 1, was
evident that some person OF evil heart had
furnished the counsel with questions cal.
Culated 10 insult the witness. The cues,
ton he had asked was pertinent, show.
Ing that Miss Mansfield intended all the
time TO bluckmail Fisk that she ire.
quently said she did no, care Tor him.
The question excluded, with other oues.
tioHs Of similar character put 10 the wit.
ness, caused Miss Mansfield To weep quite
freely.
A little sparring was INDUCED In By the
counsel, and McKeon declared that tho
questions put by Beach were merely for
the purpose OF getting them in the news
papers
BCaCh-Did you show Miss Wood silk
dressrs and magnificent diamonds, "L,ool.
what | have got from him. You remem.
Der when had only one old silk dress
and no money!"
MCKeOn objected.
BcAch-Did not Miss Wood reply, that
II you were smart you could make more
and did you not reply, IL don't want to
beat him too tasty"
MGkOOn objected.
The Justice ruled the question out.
Miss Mansiiell-l never intended Ia
blackmail Fisk. My conduct did not
show il" She wiped teas from her eyes
Ms Williams, a cousin Miss Mans.
Held, was next put upon the stand.
Mr.. Mcke0n read for her alldAYits con.
tanning the so.Callcd conversations be.
tween her, Miss Mansfield and Mr.. Stokes
about Matchmaking Mr., Fisk, and asked Il
| they were true.
Mrs. Williams-ThCy are not have
lived with my cousin for two years in
Boston; Mr.. Stokes visited my cousins
house as would any other visitor; probably
three tirncu u week; lie Inns taken meals
There perhaps one month; my cousin acted
AS hostess; King acted rs waiter on these
occasions; she did not wish to tell who else
took meals there, not liking to drag limo,
cent persons In the case; no part of the
conversations in the AFFIDAVIT read by
MIR. MckcOn arc true; there were no con,
yersalions about cXaclingmoney from Mr.
Fisk; when Mr.. Stokes was ut my cousins
house no illusions were made regarding
| Fisk, rs to GXaCting money rom him.
Edward DtUHcs testified that he resided
NJ Che Hoffman House; was acuuRIntcd
with Miss Mansfield and the wait.
or, Mr.. King; there never was any Of the
conversation alluded to in the affidavit;
he became acquainted with Miss Mans.
field in Philadelphia about three years
ago; the meeting was purely accidental;
Fisk took him TO Miss Mansield's to din
nGr about two years ago; he had visited
Miss Mansfield frequently; he had threat.
cncd to pursue Fisk in n legal way unless
he settled with him; he had threatened to
expose the way in which he had been
swindled by Fisk in tho newspapers; he
had said 10 Fisk that he would take tho
papers TO the Legislature and place them
before that body; Mr' Fisk lived at Miss
Mansllcld's house in Twenty third street
he was displaced there about year ago
he had never paid anything to Miss Mans
fields establishments was not in the habit
OF remaining over night in the house; he
had slept there three or four times in two
years; he had often stayed late in the
evening; sometimes until after midnight
very seldom in the company Of Miss Mans,
field; he had never stayed in the room
with Miss Mansfield; there was nothing
improper between her and witness. The
case was adjourned until Saturday next