The evening world., 1913-07-12
: =: e. Ten Nation-Famous il.
New York Murders
j" By Alfred Henry Lewis.


~ set htt vanity to . troubled and dis.
satisned trot '..'st r-f'' ~ -
Mosts Of ail although it aovstsilsd
with his own claims oR absolute poWee,
Stokes. hAd made = night t-befors rslsr.
snce to q xS0.OoO bribs paid by Flax to
United States Judge In the Heath.
Raphel litigation over certain blocks
OF Erie stock stolen from English In.
terests, and that reference had pecu.
bribery wasn't known.
Fisk spoke his mind bitterly to the
AAnsheld; Stokes should feel the
wslght OF his thumb.
My touch Is cold and ciammy to
those who cross my path" said Fisk.
who must have been reading Mr.. Bsa.
dies dime classics.
The Mansfield refused to sympathisA
She sided with Stokes and made no -.
cret Of II. Also. she forced Fisk-for
the Mansfield was not without gifts OF
analysis and sloQusnes-to Q point
blank view Of his own mean treason.
Fisk liked this least OF all. and 70.
torted upon the Mansfield to such sx-
asperating effect that she put him out
OF the house again. This time she
Stokeses to ever come Yould prove per.
suasive enough 70 win his reinstats-
ment. The Mansfield In every softer
sense was through with Fisk. And %
she told him.
Fisk went to the Erie ofices. breath.
Ing fire and jealous smoke. A. comp
troller OF Erie. he instantly cancelled
the rebate contracts OF the Hunters
Point rshnsry, and threw that oil IN
dustry-it was making $4,000 q year
ON the rocks Of . rsceivsfship.
A Queer Loan.
Fisk went further, and charged StokAs
with embezzling $4,000 Of the com,
pany's money, and saw to Il that he
was arrested therefor late Saturday
night, so as to insure his lying unbailsd
in the Tomhs until Monday. Also Mon.
days bail-Fysk pushing the lsvsr--wAs
hxsd At $4,000. -.'..s, -
Stokes rave It. and went frsA
Stokes was discharged In the matter
OF the alleged smbssslensht the Judge
rsbsiling agsinst the TOO vulsarly vIsi-
Bile hand OF Fisk. Stokes began, suit
against Fisk for false inprisohment., hx-
Ing the damages at elk ngurSs. a''!f' :.
The, Mansfield came tr0oping to the
field OF battle. Fisk had 'oorrowsd''
$4,000 from the Mansfield to invest. Now
that she had cast him out he resolved
to oling doughtily to the money. This
being against the Msnsfield's principles.
which set her everywhere and always
TO claiming her own she sued him.
Being q wise woman. the Mansfield
had insisted, when Fisk got her money.
upon getting his signature In return
The $4,000 was evidenced by three notes,
one Of which-it will Do for ,all-rsad
like this:
Tressurer's ONCE.
Erie Railway Company.
Borrowed and received from Miss
Josie Mansfield, fifteen thousand seven
hundred and atty dollars tti6,7bo).
JAMES FVSK JR. %
The papers - Fisk was all powerful
-. with the press, having the Twssd rinG
behind him-4began To al up With villain
tales concerning StolOss. Stokes. failing
back upon the libel laws, BEGAN to sue
the papers.
The Mansfield receivsd q printed slap
Fisk had been weak minded enough "a
write boa stful letters to the Mansfield de,
failing his footpad exploits In Erie. Hhl
brought these vaingloNSus splstles-Aftil
of recorded crime-to Stokes. Stokss
embodied them In an anidavit. and mAAs
ready to publish them.
The letters referred disastrously tt
Gould. Boss Tweed and Q long blacl
rcil-cah In stocks and polhios. Their
WAS much hurying to and fro. Those
letters. oncs cut. would start stonss /,
rolling which. III the doWnhilI hnsts
misht batter cut the 6vains OF all con
eerned.
(To ss ceatanusd