Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-09
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'''' Testimouy OF The Mansfield.

Testimony Of the Mansnel0.
Josephine Mansfield took the stand and
was snow white. As she testified she played
with fan that was covered with heavy gid
ing and flashed in the sun. She stood up
and leaning forward dropped her lace shawl.
This displayed her cable Of gold chain to
which diamond cross was attaehed-she
testified she resides at 35G Twenty-third
street. After the suit in the Yorkville
Police Court, I received q note from Fisk
asking for an interview in my house. In
consequence OF that note he called at my
house about 1880 at night. The note is
endorsed by me, received Dec. 10. The note
was here offered in evidence and exeluded.1
= Question-What did be say?
Ans.--He said that unless l turned to
him he would kill Stokes.
Question--Did he take out pistol?
Ans.-He took out his pistol at the time.
It was pistol silver mounted and think an
ivory handle. He said you'd better release
me from this thing. l said, yes, If you
come out publicly and acknO wledge l was
right and that the affidavits against me were
a fraud. He said as far as he was person
ally concerned he would, but there were so
many persons involved that he could not.
utu sdlu lAlloO W AAOA- Se@h~
he, taking out revolver, viii kill Stokes
and there will be bloodshed before you get
through. l told Stokes and l advised him
to be careful.
On another occasion Fisk showed her af-
fidayits which he got up against the char
acter of Eaton, at the same time admitting
they were false, and that Eaton was an
honorable man. After that he came in one
day and was very excited, and told her that
blood was to be drawn, the first blood be
ever drew. He went out and cane back at
II O'Clock very nervous aud pale, and told
her Eaton had been attacked, but whether
he was killed or not he could not tell.
Then he was very nervous and could not
rest, though usually he was very quiet man
and always wanted to go to sleep. Laugh-
teri. Miss Williams, my>cousin, heard him
threaten to kill Stokes. ....
CrOss-ExamIned.
Fisk had eight or ten pistols. They were
accommodating in the house as he got pres
ents of pistols. l knew him since Nov.
1867, and knew Stokes since Nov. 1869.
| resided in Twenty-tbird street three years.
He was usually tired when he came in and
wanted 10 sleep, but ordinarily be was an
active man. Fisk did not call at my house
on the day of the shooting. The first she
heard of the shooting was at $50 or 9
O'Clock. A newspaper reporter called around
and spoke 10 her cousin, but witness did
not 90 down to see him about it.
To ToYnsend-Fisk was very moderate
drinker. l was introduced to Stokes by
Harry Hardy of the Erie road, who is inter-
ested in Fisk's oil business. Fisk used to
- I, Of tho Sr1c0rrnh1vTla
Pacific and Jersey City difficulties, and at
other times, but these were State occasions.
| never saw Stokes since the shooting until
to-day.
Testimony of f:se Mansfieid's Cousin.
Marietta A. Williams, cousin Of last wit
ness. testified that she communicated to
the prisoner repeated threats by Fisk
against his life. She had repeatedly seen
a pistol with Fisk. She heard Fisk, in the
preseuce of Stokes, in the front paTlOr say
10 Stokes that he would railroad him to the
State prison. She was in the parlOr at the
tirle. TFhe suggestion of Mrs.. Mansfield
that this was a year before the shooting. ]
She still lives with Mrs. Mansfield and Mrs.
Mansfelds mother, the lady now in court.
w. #. g. ShanEs,
the citv editor of the Tribune, testified
be had known the prisoner between eight
and 10 months. In December last Stokes
called at the Tribune office on business.
At tbis stage
Fisk's Note
10 Mrs. Mansfield: "Can you arrange 20
see me either early or late this evening? II
so, state the hour and place. Yours, etc, y
was put in evidence.
Mrs. Mansfield was also asked whether
Fisk bad told her he had put persons on
Stokes track, and whether she had told
Stokes, and she replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. Shanks then related how as he and
the prisoner were walking up Broadway,
Stokes told him be was followed. Witness
noticed that two men went after them every
where. Whenever they stopped the men
passed and halted. If they turned back
down Broadway, the two men came after
them. Stokes told him he was afraid OF
those two men, and that they were Erie de-
tectives. He took carriage aud drove
away as the Lest means eff getting rid OF
them. Has met prisoner at Mrs. Mans
fields when be called there on business.
Cross examined-Our intercourse was OF
a business character except on this occasion.
He had not a desk in our office
where he could write letter.
Court adiOurnads