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POOR FISK!
NAUGHTY JOSIE!
The Long-Sought Love Letters
at Last.
Playful, Passionate, Poetical,
Pit.ll oaa anil Pnnitnnt
AVMVMM MUM A ViUVVUUl
Gushing, Glowing, Gloating and
Grieving.
The Ups and Downs and Ins and Outs of
Prince Erie's Fatal Infatuation.
How Treacherous " Dolly " Enmeshed
"Sardines."
"THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE!"
Bon Tweed, Sir Morton Peto'i Partner and
Lane Dining at Joiie'i.
"EVERYTHING AS NICE AS POSSIBLE."
Stokes, the Weaker Element,
Steps In.
Throwing "Oil" on the Troubled
Waters.
Bleeding the Heart for a Woman and
the Pocket for $150,000.
The Quarrel, the Reconciliation and
the Final Break.
A TANGLED WEB OF LEGAL WEAVING.
The Modern Paris and His Judicial
Apple of Discord*
"A STRANGE, EVENTFUL HISTORY."
Flak and Stokes first met In the summer or 1869.
Stokes was then comparatively poor, having only a
small amount or money, which ne nad made from
several speculative operations, Including an Illicit
distillery.
Stokes' parents were wealthy and lived in gooa
style on Forty-nlntn street. A tow yoars ago he
married a most charming wire, formerly a Miss
Southlck, who is uow living In Paris or on ncr way
to this country.
MANSFIELD.
A year berore Flsk had made the acquaintance 01
Ilclcn Josephine Mansfield, who was then In pool
circumstances. She was introduced to Flsk at hei
own request at the residence or Anna Wood, on
West Thirty-fourth street. "Josie" had Just been
divorced lrom Frank Lawler through a mythical
divorce lawyer, named "M. House." Miss Mans
field, at this time, was In poor circumstances. She
told Miss Wood that she had not a decent
change of clothing. Flsk immediately took a great
fancy to her, established her In nice quarters, furnished
her wltn plenty of money and she became
the mistress of the Prince of Erie, and the powei
behind the throne, which Flsk admits In hit
letter to her. Tnelr Intimacy now ripened into e
strong affection, especially on the part of Flsk. He
consulted ner on all matters, lavished money on
her, and Fisk's best friends 6ay he got to regard hei
with a perfect worsnlp of affection.
8T0KK8 AND FI8K.
At this Juncture, in September, i860. Stokes be
came Intimate with Flsk. He used to spent
much time at the Erie office. He was a natty, hand,
some, lively fellow and Flsk liked him. On tho I5tt
or September Stokes called at the Erie office ant
suggested to Flsk his mother's oil refinery in Brook
lyn. He said it might be put in worklug order,
crude oil shipped over the Erie road and a big
scheme for makinff monev was Queued nn tt
Flak. Immediately a copartnership was formed
and Stokes made treasurer. The oil refinery belonged
to Stokes' mother. Stokes paid his mothci
$12,000 per annum for It, while Fisk, out of friendship
and good feeling to Stokes, allowed him |27,ooc
for its rent to the company, In this oil transaction
Fisk lurntsned all the funds. Crude oil was transported
over the Erie Railroad at a small tariff, purl
fled and sold at a good profit.
STOKES' PROFIT!".
As we said, Stokes was at first made treasurer o
the company; but, baring drawn out over thirty.tw<
thousand dollars In the course of four months, th<
company was reorganized and ne was appolnte<
secretary of the new corporation. From the nei
company he drew oat orer thirty-seven thousam
dollars in the coarse of six months, and on Jannar;
o, 1871, he collected la one day $27,ooo of the com
pany's money, no part of which, Fisk claimed, wa
doe to him, and put it in his pocket, telling some o
bis friends that he had got $27,uoo or Flak's money
and meant to keep it. For this he was arrested li
the manner hereafter stated; but upon his uischarg
from arrest a compromise was entered Into b.
which he was allowed to keep what money was li
his possession aud was paid $i.\ooo more tor him
Nil ami ioi 111a uiuiuer in oruer 10 induce
htm to sell out his Interest aud retire from the cona
pany. In one way with another Stokes manage*
to leave tne company with $130,000 more mone:
than he had when he went Into it, all of which h
derived directly from nls relations with Fish.
STOKES DISSATISFIED.
But stokes was always generous and even pre
fllgate in his financial expenditures, lie spent al
He could maite and then complained that be dp
not make enough, so one day he drew out $27,oot
seized the refinery and laid a secret pipe connectin
a $60,000 vat of oil in store with a netghooring r<
finery, with the Idea of running oiT the oil. Thl
was discovered. Stokes was arrested lor embezzle
mcnt, at the instance of Fink, and confined in in
Tombs over night. This embezzlement trial cam
on oefore Judge Dowllng, who decided that tner
was no embezzlement, as It was a partnershi
affair, and each member coo'd draw out wha
money ho chose. It might be a moral crime, but i
was not legal embezzlement.
END OP THE OIL RBF1NBRT.
The oil refinery business was now wound up, FIs
paying, through Mr. Heacb, $27,000 to Stokes lc
rent of the refinery, which cost him $12,000, an
fifty per cent profit on the money which Flak ha
advanced to Stokes to carry on tne business at tb
commencement. Everything was quiet.
8TOKIS STILL MORE UNBAST.
Soo n stokes began to feel still more uncAsy. H:
finances were running low. lie had already bee
introduced by Flak to tbe house of his friend, J<
Mnh'n* nrrmh, rtf igfr^r aa^jugw# ^
NEW YOJ
ancnowa to fmk, and Supplanting tin affections, o
for Fisk loved this woman, ad bad as abe was. ii
mi JBALOCS. "
Flak new became jealous of Stokes. He told c
Stokes tbat "Josie would not let his old gum shoes
aland in the hall," and he told "Josie" that she
could not love them both "any more than you could x
run two engines on the same track In opposite directions."
stokes swore to Flak that he had no cause 11
of Jeaiousv; but the latter was not satisfied and
Bought to break his connection with the woman, t
even though he did love her. He wrote farewell
letters to "Josie," and then she would write a
"sweet" reply, when Flsk would repent and Bena ^
her a present and olten a Bum of money. While
she was ' thick" with Stokes, Flsk was all the time
sending her money. Soon Flsk wrote a parting let- ^
ter to "Josie" and told her that she must look to g
Stokes for ner support. This made "Josie" mad. t
She showeu all of Fisk's letters to Stokes. t
STOKES I'SBS FUK'S LETTERS TO "JOSIE."
Stokes saw at onoe that these letters were not the g
letters which a married man should write to a
woman otner than his wife. Be saw that there Q
were personal matters that a man would write only j
to the woman whom he loved. He saw In them a ^
oliance of merchandise?an opportunity to hold ?
Flsk in his power. ,
TUB LETTERS PRESENTED WITH A $200,000 CLAIM. ,
Stokes now irnthareii tomuher all the notes, tele
grama, scrap* ou cards ana every word which Flak
had written to Josephine Mansfield. He even
gathered scraps on cards which Flak had written to
thla woman while anting In the parlor waiting
for her to come down. Stokes then made
out a claim for $200, ooo against Flak.
With this claim he sent copies of Flsk'a
letters to Josie. He said unless toe claim
was paid the letters would be puollshed to the
world. This demand ror $200,000 was made through
his attorney, Ira Shaffer, Mr. Beach declining to be d
connected with the matter. With these letters came J
a copy of a motion for the arrest of Flsk?not the
arrest itself, but the arTest which would follow in
case the $200,000 should not be paid.
tdk fisx-manskihld letters.
These are the letters which Stokes seut to Flsk.
These are the letters about which there has been
bo much talk and so much money spent. These are
the letters which caused i'isk to get out an injunction
against Stokes to prevent their publication.
They aro now presented as sent by stokes to
Fisk, They are extraordinary letters, but they are
such letters as a man would write to a woman whom
he loved, and wnose infatuation he had resolved to
cast off. The public will oe the judge as to whether
Mr. E. S. Stokas and Helen Josephine Mansfield
were after honor, justice or money wnen they presented
a $2jo, 000 claim with these letters. Our
promise is to give the facts.
The letters commence by a note written by Flsk
wheu Josie lived in Lexiugton avenue, on his visiting
card, as follows:?
Mrs. Josie Law lor, 42 Lexington avenue:?
Come. Will you come over with Frou and dine
with me? if your friends are mere bring ihcin
along. Yours, truly, J. F? Jr.
Have not heard from you as you promised.
On the back of the card was the following :?
Come. Fred is at the door. My room, eight '
o'clock. Alter many good looks 1 found Mr. Chamberlain.
The understanding is now that yourself
and Miss Land aro to go with me, say at half-past
nine o'clock, and the above gentleman Is to come at
eleven o'clock, as he has some matters to attend to
winch win take him uuti! that time. Answer this
If you will be ready by half-past nine o'clock. Yours,
truly. JAMES FISK. Jr.
j08ie spreads herself.
After Flsk began to furnlsn Josie with money,
away back in 1888, she began to rldo out In great
style. One day sne came into the Opera House in |
magnificent apparel to the astonishment of the em- <
ployts.
The next day Fist wrote the following scolding
note on his visiting card :?
strange you should make my office or the vicinity
tne sceue lor a "personal." You must be aware 1
that nann came to me in such looltsn vanity, ana ,
those that could do It care but little lor the Interest
of tue writer of this. Yours, truly, *
JAMES FlSK, Jr.
In January, 1868, Flsk seemed to be In a Pickwickian
mood, for he came the "chops and tomato '
sauce" in the following laconic:?
5Tn Ave. h.
i Polt.t?Enclosed And money. Bully morning for
a funeral! J. P., Jr.
, Here comes a fishy despatch, characteristic of tue
Colonel:?
Dear Josie?Get rea dy and come to the Twenty-tnird
street entrance of tne hotel and take me
down town, uud then you can come back and get
f tne girls for tue Futtou dinner to-day. Yours, truly,
BAUUlM ES.
r It seems Joslo was going off on a Journey, and
> Flsk orovtdes lor her like a devoted lover:?
i Dolly?The baggage slegh will call at one
i o'clock, and you can leave m iny charge what you
ace lit. You have no ume to lose. J. F., Jr.
Then comes a sober note from J. Fisk, tnrougn J.
1 C. (Johu Corner), Fisk's private secretary:?
Mrs. Mansmbi.d?The sleigh will call here for you
at two P. M. Yours, J. F1?K, per J. c.
Here comes a quiet note, as If written by the head
> of a lamlly; but it is rail of devotion. It is the hrst
' regularly dated note presented:? ,
> My people are partaking of New York, In the
i shape of "White Fawu" auu two or three other
, different matters. 1 may not be able to see you
agaiu to-night. If not, will take orcakiast with
i you?the best i could do. Yours, truly,
r February 6, litw. JAMES.
So we see how Fisk kept bis word, for he sent a
dot off to "Joste" with this note In the morning:?
Dear Dolly?Get right up now and i will be
, down to take breakfast with you in abont thirty
minutes. We will take breakfast in the main dining
room down stairs. Yours truly,
l JAMES FISK, Jr.
( Wednesday Mornino, February 0.
To-day Flsk sent "Dolly" some money, saying:?
Have the kindness to acknowledge. Yours, truly,
1 February 22, lues. j. p., Jr.
: To-night pise went to the opera with Josle.
' Dear Josib?i have got some matters to arrange
and cannot call for you until it is about time to go.
I will be there twenty minutes before eight, ue
ready. Yours, truly, JAMES,
February 20, 1801.
BLEEP, DOLLY, SLEEP t
' What a sweet, pretty note is this l Who wouldn't
1 sleep well with a sweet note irom the Prince of Erie
and a present of $50 T
Dolly?Enclosed find $60. Sleep Dolly, all the
sleep yon cau to-day?every little bt I Sleep, Dolly I
1 leel as if three cents' worth of clams would nelp
t me some. Yours, truly, J. P., Jr.
} What tlUal love is displayed In this note I Oh,
5 Josle ! Flsk loved his wife the best after all l
, Monday Mornino.
J I am going to the San Francisco Minstrels with
f my lamiiy. U Mr. L. was Uere l should ask him to
1 take you. Shall see you to-morrow eveuing. Yours,
f truly. J. F., Jr.
But what a nice compensation?to send money
g when he could not come himself I That ought to
|( satisfy any one :?
Dolly?Enclosed find . I am wrong, out I
am bothered. It will come right. When I don't
h come don't wait. lou shall not be placed as you
e was to-night again. Yours, truly,
VVKD. kvenino. JAMES ETSK Jr
1 Have iDc kindness to acknowledge. Yours"' truly,
a fid. 13, 1868. J. P., Jr.
i- tweed and 81r morton p1to.
i* Now we come lo affaire of Slate. It is to be hoped
>- that Tweed and sir Morton had a good dinner and
i) that Boll? looked lovely:?
r 187 WK8T8TRKBT, TCE8DAY, Oct 13, 1868.
e Mt Dear Josie?James Mcllenry, the partner of
Sir Mortou I'eio, the largest railway nuiider in ttie
world, Mr. Tweed and Mr. bane will dine Willi us at
haii-past six o'clock. I want you to provide as nice
>. dinner as possiule. Everything went off eiegautiy.
. \> e are au saie. Will see you at six o'clock.
JAMES FISK, Jr.
honeymoon passed.
Josle and James now began to be so intimate that
' few letters were written, and these were of a solid
'' and substantial kind, almost always containing
18 money. As we give every letter mentioned In the
'* affidavits of course these slip in witu the rest:?
e . Mondat, Aug. 1, I860,
o Dear Josib?Send my vause, with two snlrts,
e good collars, vest, haukerchiefs, black velvet coat,
_ nice vest, patent leather shoes, light pants, lam
M going to Loug Branch to see about the caierye. Eu>t
Closed Una $?&. Be bAck in tne morning,
it J. F? Jr.
What a generous man wm FUKI lo-day he sends
more money :?
g ST. jame9' HOTEL, sunday. Oct. 18, I860.
,, Hear Josib?Enclosed you wut find 9143. lours,
, truly, JAMts.
U A little trouble.
d Flsk had been having a little scold with Josle
? about this time. Josle wanted Fisk to make a settlement
on her, and Fisk wouldn't But Futt's torgiving
disposition la here illustrated:?
18 February 10, mo.
a mr Dear Dollt?Will yon see me this morningt
>- If so, wnst hour r Yours truly, ever, JAMES.
0 MOW MM A
UK HERALD, SUNDAY,
[ tin comings and goings 1 If every married man
1 New Yum was as kind as Fisk was to ins
Doily," bow happy tbe world wonld be I Here
omes a telegram from Worcester, Mass:?
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Worcester, Mass.
[Received at Thirtieth street, Feoruarv 14, wo.)
0 H. J. Manskiki.d, 36# West Twenty-third street:?
On the three o'clock train (rom Boston, shall be
1 New York at twelve.
(13 D. H.) J. P., Jr.
What a nice apology for not coming to dinner U
lere sent I Generous Fisk !?
ioth op march.
Dear Dolly?Enclosed find $76, which you need
o uot wait dinner lor me to-night; 1 cannot come
ours truly, ever, JAMES.
A LOVK yl'ARKEL?THE SORROWFUL REPARATION.
Josie seemed now enthroned in Fisk's affections
'hat he loved her was plain to all. But tnis did noi
aiisty her. She saw her charms slowly lading, and
nough she had a present competency, who was t<
ake care qf her In the far future T W hat if, t>j
nd by Flak should tire of herf These were th(
elrous questions which fllleu her mind, ami she wai
ontiuuaiiy importuning Flak to settle Bomethlni
n her to maite her independent. Thi
'lsk relused. lie saw her giving awa;
tls money and taking the credit of gen
irosity? to herseit. lie saw tnat moue;
van the secret ol her love for him, so he chose t
loid the money in his own hands. Frequentl
loste threatened to leave him. Several times sh
said she would go off with biokes H Flsk dldn'
:ndow her with a life competency.
Ou the 28tn ol January, 1870, Josle made a bl
off. She declared she would leave Flsk u he dldn'
liake over to her a competency for ille. Flsk r<
used. The next day Josle wrote hliu a threatemnj
otter, saying their relations were ended. Fisk re
lelved it witn sorrow, and then replied:?
SuMur Evening. Feb. 1, 1870.
My Hear Josh?1 received your letter. The tenoi
Iocs not surprise me uiucn. You alone sought Hit
ssue and tue reward will belong to you. I cauuoi
dlow yon to depart believing yourseil what yoi
vriie, and must say to you, whlcb you know lul
veil, that all tue differences could have beei
billed oy a kiss In me r.ght spirits, aud in afte
lavs 1 should lee) very kindly toward you out o
nemory of tue great love I have borne tor you.
lever was aware that you admitted a tault. 1 havi
nany?itoo knows, too many?and that nus brougn
ne the trouble of the day. I will not speak of til
uture, lor mil well 1 know the spirits you take It in
Youkuowme," and the instincts of your hear
will weigh me out in tue right scale. 1 will givi
rou uo parting advice. You have been wel
ictiooled in that, and con tell chaff irom wheat, am
irobably ure as si rung to-night as the huuitue write
>1 this letter. The actions of tue past must be tin
right way to think ot me; and irom them, dar t>;
lay, 1 hope anv comparison which you may mak<
rom writing In the future will be favorable lor me
V louger letter irom me might be much ol an adver
isillieui ui uijr ncuucn, nuu kiic uiiit kicw iuiii
iroula impress ou your uitua Is how wrong you ar
ivlieu you say that 1 have "grown tired of you.
Wroug, wrong! Never excuse youreeir ou that li
liter years. Don't try to teach your neart that, to
t is a lie, and you are lalsirying yourself to you
>wn soul.
No more. Like the Arabs, we will fold our tent
md yuiet.y steal away, and when we spread then
lext we hope It will oe where the "woodbiu
wfuetn," over the river Jordan, on the bright am
leautitul banks ol heaven. From yours, ever,
JAMES.
togetuer again.
In a few days after Fisk wrote the last lette
Josie" sent for him; then she went to see him, am
ioou the trouble was all made up again. Foui
nonths afterwards we find Ftsk enclosing he
noney and sending sncn letters as these:?
My Dear Josie?Enclosed find your request,
will send to the Fifth Avenue for the things. 1 can
lot go to the house, as much as 1 would like tc
yours, JAMES.
May 0, 1870.
Comptroller's Office, Erie Railway I
company, New York, May, l?7o. J
Dolly?What do you think ol this man? I tol<
Urn you would talk to him, and then tell him t
lotue buck to me next Monday, and 1 will talk t<
rou about i). Yours ever, JAMES.
Who the above man was we do not know.
Now comes In some seemingly irrelevant matter
Who Johns. Williams Is we do not know, and W.Wil
tins is a mystery to us; but, perhaps, Stokes knot
ivhat it meaut when he put the telegrams with th
>ther letters:?
Erie Railroad Telegraph, l
New Yore, April 'Jtf, mu.j
(From Chicago, 111.)
ro Jas. Fisk, Jr. :?
John S. Williams, colored, Is hero without ticket
or money, lie lias letters irom our agent at ha
Francisco, Mr. A. J. Day; E. S. spencer, at Omalu
Advise ine what to do. lie wants to leave on (4:4
to-morrow. a. J. DAY,
per A. M'Gkddis, l'lcket Agent.
(Answered, Sheridan.)
Erie Railroad Telegraph, )
Nfw York, April id, 1870.j
To a. J. Day, Chicago:?
Yes. Send John s. Williams through on my ac
count. JAMES FISK, Jr.
(0?)
[Written In lead pencil by J. F. Jr.]
W. Wllkins should be here in thirty nours froi
Chicago, when no will be Uirectea to your housi
Yours truly, J. F., Jr.
THE BIO DIAMOND PIN.
It seems tuat Flsk trusted bis $18,000 diamond pi
with Josie, (or lie thus affectionately sends lor it:C.
Opfick, May 31, 1870.
Please send mc the diamond brooch aud ueckiaci
my near. jaail.s.
A COLDNESS.
It seems that Ftsk began to grow cold about th
time. Montaland had arrlvod (rom Paris, and tt
Prince or Erte was paying court to her. It was a
fair? josle had Stokes and Flsk bad Montalant
This letter Is lull or heoritelt regret:?
August i, 1870.
Mr Dear Josie?I send you letter 1 lound to in
care on my desk. I cannot come to you to uisrh
1 shall stay in town to-night, aud probably to-inoi
row night, una alter that I must go East, un in
return l shall come to see you. I am sure you wi
say, "What a lool !" But you must rest and s
must I. The thread is so slender I dare not strut
it more. I am sore, but Uod made me so, and
have not the power to change it.
Loving you, as none Oui i/ou, i am, yours ever,
JAM Ed.
stokes and a plotting house.
In the quarrel between Josle and Flsk Miss Null
Pieris, Mr. Kane ana Stokes seem to have been sui
pected by Flsk of plotting against hlra. He the
complains or a despatch which "Kane" sent t
Stokes, who was at Saratoga or Buffalo, to como t
New York:?
August 4, 1870.
Dear Josie?I round on my arrival at my ofllc
that the (ollowiug despatch bad passed West lui
night:?
fc. 8. Stores, Buffalo and Saratoga 8prlngi:?
Pay uo attention to former datpatcb. Come on first trail
kane.
01 course it means nothing that tion are aware o
But let ine give you the author or it and my autno
ity, and you will see h jw luitiituliy they have worke
the case out after my departure lost eveuiug. Mtf
Plerls drove directly to Kane's offlce; irora there 1
the corner o( Twenty-second street and Broadwa;
where the above despatch was sent, and from tnei
to Kuileys. A third party was with them, but wt
leu tneiu there. Kane and Pieris, why should the
need stokes r "Comment is unnecessary"?a piotur
house, and against me, Wnat have "l done" thi
Nuily I'leris should work against my peace of mm
Yours, truly, ever, JAMH\
P. s.?since writing the within I understand
despatch has reached New York that he is on L
way. JAMEs.
j08ie deserts pise.
Josle now deserted Flsk because bo wonld not gl'
her a lire competency and linked her destinies wi
Stokes. Notwithstanding Flsk pays bills and gei
eroualy furnishes Josie with money.
august 14, 1870.
Enclosed yon will find $400 for your little matter
iuu luiu me wueu i saw you last you would sen
me your bibs, willed 1 would bo pleased lo recen
aud they shall have my atieutioo at ouce. Yoi
letter would require a Utile Uiue to prcparo a rig!
answer to, so I will answer it more luiiy oy to-mo
row, wueu 1 can look it more carefully over. I u
very nappy to know that you have acted irom i
impulse lu leaving me, but that it was a long 111
lured plan. 1 hope you have made no mistak
Yours truly, ever, James Plan., Jr.
josie writes to pise.
This Is the letter which Josie wrote to Pis
aud whicn he dealred to take time to reply t
In this letter Josle says sue has never received
dollar Irom any one but Fisk. Ills Josie's la:
letter:?
September, ma.
Jambs Fisk, Jr.:?
That your letter had the desired effect yon ct
well imagine. I am honest enough to admit It ci
me to the quick. In all tne annals of letter wrttu
I may say It eclipsed them all. Your secretai
made a slight error, however, tn supposing tin
Mlie. Monialand was mentioned. The only prim
donna I had referred to was "Miss Pelrls." As yo
say, Mile, has nothing whatever to do with n
affairs. 1 have always respected her, and oni
thought of her as one of the noblest works of God
beautiful and talented aud your choice?nevi
referring to her in my letter in thongnt c
word. I freely admit 1 never expect*
so severe a letter from you. I, of course, feet that
was unmerited, bat, as It Is your opinion of me,
accept it wiiu all the sting. You have etruclc horn
and, 1 may say, turned the knue around. I wl
send you tne picture you speak or at once. The on
lu the parlor I wid also dispose of, I know or notn
ing eise nere that you would wish, a*in anxious i
adjust our affairs, l certainly do not Wish to anno
you, and that I may be able to do so I write yo
this last letter. You have told me very often that yo
twfAtf of twtatf fkvt metmud
JANUARY 14, 1872.?TRIP
i | of mine In your keeping. I do not know if It Is so,
! bat that 1 may oe able to shacie uiy affair* permanently
for the future that a part of the amount
1 woula place ine In a position where 1 never would
have to appeal to you for aught. 1 have never tuid
our dollar from any on- eltie. and arriving here
tromtho Branch, expecting my affair* witn you to
continue. I contracted bills that I would not otherwise
have done. I do not ask for auythlug I have
not been led to suppose was mine, and do not ask
you to settle wnat is not entirely convenient for
you. Alter a time I snail sell my houso. but for the
present think it best to remain in it The money I
i speak of would place me where 1 should need the
assistance of no oue.
The ring I take back as fairly as I gave it yon;
the mate to it l shall keep for company. Why yon
should say I obtained this house by robbery I cannot
Imagine; however, you know best. I am sorry
tnatyour associations with me was detrimental to
you. aud I would gladly, with you (were It possible),
obliterate the last three years of my life's history;
l but it is not possible, and we must struggle to outlive
our past. 1 trust you will take the sense of this
letter as It is meant, and tuat there can be no tnis>
take I send tnis by Ella, and what you do uot uuderr
stand sne win explain.
5 pise to johik.
, To this and other letters of Josle Pisk made the
. following llnal reply:?
Nkw Yore, Oct. 1,1870.
9 Mrs. Mansfield?There can be no questiou as
Y to the authority oi the letter which wus handed to
me yesieiuay oy your servant, in una reaped (tillering
from ihe epistle which you sav you received
" from Miss Hems, aud winch, in your opluiou, re0
quired the uuited edoris of herself, Mile. Moutalaud
. aud myself, certainly the com position should tie
stood n these parties had combined to produce it.
e Hut the sliKht mistake you make is evident uoin the
t lact that die letter reierred to was never seen by
uie, aud 1 presume Mile. Mom aland is equally ignorant
of its existence, as It is not likely she
K troubles herself about your adalrs. 1 can scarcely
t believe i hat she assisted Miss I'eirls in composing
the letter, and the credit is therefore uue to Miss
Peins lor superior talent in correspondence. As far
K as the great exposure you apeak of Is concerned
- that is a dark entry upon wuion 1 have no light,
aud as I fall to see it 1 cannot oi course understand
It. 1 nave endeavored to put your jumbled letter
luiretner in order to urrive at your meanr
lug, and I presume 1 huve some Idea
) of what you wish to convey; but as
t your statements lack the important element of
t truth they cannot, of course, have any weight with
1 me. You may not be to uiame lor entertaining tue
> idea that you have shown great kindness to Miss
r Peirts and others, aud that they are under great obf
ligations 10 you tor lavors conierred. Tne habit of
I constantly imagining that vou were the real author
b of all Uie benefits bestowed upon others would nat
turaily aitect a much better balauceu brain than
b yours, and in tune you would come u> believe that
you aloue had tue power to distribute the good
t tilings to those around you, utterly torgetnn oi turn
5 wiio was beniad the scenes entirely uuuottced. Can
I you blauie, then, those from wuose eyes the veil has
1 fallen, aud w ho see you iu your true light us uie giver
r of others'charitiesr 1 would not trouble myself to
' answer your letters, and 1 do not consider it a duty
1 1 owe you to give you a Unal exprestou of my
e opinion. Iu veiulug your spite on Miss Peirls (with
' whose affairs, oy trie way, 1 have nothing whatever
to doi vou have writteu a letter, in answering which
I you adorn me au opportunity of couvoying to you
0 my ideas respecting the theories wuich you have
" taken every opportunity to express to those around
a you. and winch many people have considered
r merely the euiauatlous of a crazy brain. 1 could
r not coincide wiiu this view, for crazy people are
not inclined to do precisely as they
a please, either right or wrong, aud so long as they
u aie loosr 1 consider tlieiu suae, ami thereiore 1
e could not put thut construction oil your couversa1
tion. as for Miss Peirls being "u suake in tne
grass," 1 care but little about that. She can do me
neither harm nor good, t nave done ail that has
been doue lor her during the past year. She comes
r to me and says;?"Sir, you have beeu my frieud;
y ou have assisted me In in; troubles, and I than If
11 jrou from the bottom of my heart." That is a lull
r and sufficient recompense lor me for any good I
, may have done her, and she can return. If she be a
snake in the grass 1 know lull well her sting is gone
and she is harmless. But what think you of a
I woman who would veil my eyes, first by a gentle
i- kiss, and afterwaid, night and duy, for weeks,
?. mouths and years, by deceit and lraud, to lead me
through the dark valiev of trouble, when she could
have made my pathway one of roses, committing
crimes which a devil incarnate would shrink from,
while all this time I showed to her, as to you, noth,
lng but kiudness, both in words and actions, laying
* at your feet a soul, a heart, a fortune and a repuia"
tlon which bad cost by night and day twenty-five
years ot perpetual struggle, and which, but
for the black blot of baviug in an evil hour
linked Itseir with you, would stand out to-day
brighter than auy ever seeu upon earth. But the
uust has fallen, and you appoar in your true light.
l" 1 borrow your own words to describe you, "a snake
r in the grass," and, verily, I have louud thee out:
0 aod you have the uudaclty to call your sainted
mother to witness your advice to me. "A dog that
U1U.-M, sc., ecu.
You accuse her of leading you on and of ever
standing ready to make appointment* lor you. Tnc
tone of your letter is sucU tnat you seem willing la
sUouider tho toad of guill under wnicli an ordinary
* criminal would stagger. 1 beiievo you liave arrived
n at tuat mate wlieu no amount of gudt will dlsturt
yo-tr sermttv or preveut your having Btg^et dreams
5) and we still shall see you crawl "u snake in thi
grass."
flow I worship the nlgnt I said, "(let the<
bemud me, Satau I" Tue lew weeks tnat buvt
elapsed since that blessed hour, how 1 bless tueu
lor the peace or mind tliey have nrouglit me I Agair
the world looks bright and 1 have a bclag. l oi
Imagined I would pursue you again, and yot
thought 1 would endeavor to tear down the casth
you had obtained by robbery. Uod knows that if i
am an elemeui so lost to every feeling of docency ai
m to nc willing to liuk itself witn you I will assis
, and loster It, so thai it will keep you irom crawliuf
towards me aud prevent me irom looking oi
?'ou as a snake, as you are, and Irom raising a band
n pity to assist you should trouble again cross
1U your patn. so 1 have no fears that 1 will agate
? come near you. 1 send you back a ring; and, were
I to write anything about It, the words would be
B only too decent for the same, were they couched It
' the worst of language. So I say, take li back. Iti
memory Is indecent, and it is the last souvenir I
have that reminds me of von. 1 hud a few pictures
19 oi you, but they have found a place among the
te nothings which All the waste basket under my table,
ii I am aware that in vour back parlor hangs the pic
, ture of the man who gave you the wall to hang
' It on; and rumor says yon have another In youi
chamber. The picture up stairs send back tome.
Take tne other down, for he wnom it represents
_ has no respect for you. Alter you read nils letter
jf you should be ashamed to look at the picture, lor
!* you would say, lib all thy faults i love thee still,'
J and what would be merely the same oft-repeated Up,
? So take it down. Do not keop anything in thai
" house that looks like me.
,, If there are any unsettled business matters that 1
, is proper lor ine to arrange send tbom to me, ant
make the explanation as briet as possible.
1 Iain would reach the point where not even th(
slightest necessity will exist for any intercoursi
between us. 1 am in hopes this will end iu
j am Kb FlbK, Jr.
j ribk to .i0s1b again.
** On the 4th of October Flsk wrote to Joale again,
18 relative to the $24,ooj which she wanted from him
0 tie also mentions Stokes as the weak element, Ac,
? "Etta" is Mrs. Williams:?
New York, Oct. 4, 1870.
Alter the departure of Etta to-day I wasted
e time enough to read over once more the lettei
it or wbicu she was the bearer from you to me,
and 1 determined to reply to it, for the reason that i
It remained unanswered you might possibly mini
n. 1 did uot really mean what I said when 1 wrote
and, besides, 1 was apprehensive that the frleudlj
r. talk carried on through Etta, at second hand, be
r- tweeu vou and me, might lead you to suppose 1 had
d somewhat repented oi the course I had taken, or o
is tne words 1 had penned. It is to remove an:
M such impression that 1 again write to you, ai
r, I would have tne language of my former letter am
re the sentiments therein expressed stamped upoi
to your bean as my deep-seated opinion of your chat
>y acter. No other construction must De put upon in
ig words, 1 turn over the first page of your letter;
at pass over tne kind words yon have written; have
ii, not furnished a satisfactory mansion lor others
use r Have I not lumlied every promise 1 havi
a mauef 1b there not a stability about your finance:
,is to-day (U not disturbed by vultures) sufficient i
afford you a comfortable Income for tne re
mainder of your natural liter You say yot
have never received a dollar from au
V/UO vuti uic, au? jwu vw^vw uwtv nuwhuvi i i u.i
roe, until want and misery bring you to my door
g- except, of course, in fulfilment of my sacrei
promise, and tbe settlement or vour bills up to ibret
weeks ago, at five minutes to eleven o'clock.
You need have no tear as to my sensitiveness re
' gaming your calling on any one else lor assistance
id as I And the word "ass<s;uwv" underlined in youi
"o letter to make It more impressive on my mind,
tr That or all otners is the point I would have yoi
nt reacu; Tor in that you would Bay, "Why, man, hoe
r- beautiful you are to look at, but nothing to lean
m oui" And you may wen imagine my sur
to prise at your selection of the eiemeni
a- you nave chosen to nu my places (Stones). 1 was
0. shown to-day his diamouds, which had neon sacrificed
to our people at one-half their value, and undouotedly
if this were not so the money wouiu have
v been turned over to you, that you might leet con.
tented as to the permanency of your affairs, you
o. will therefore excuse me If 1 Uecuue your modesl
a request for a still lurtherdisbursement of $14,000. ]
very naturally feel that some part of this amouni
,l might be used to release from the pound the prop
perty of others in whose welfare the writer of this
does not (eel unbounded interest.
You say that you hope l will take the sense o
in your letter. There is but one sense to be taken ou
ut ol it. and that is an "epitaph," to be cut on tht
ig stone at the bead ol the grave in which Miss Helen
ry Josephine Mansfield has ouried her pride. Had shi
tt ocen the same proud-spirited girl that she waa whet
a sne stood side by side with me?the power behlnt
iu tue throne?she would not have humbled herself t<
ly ask a permanency oi one whom she nad so ueepli
y wrouged, nor would sne stoop to be indebted b
? him Tor a home wnicn would have furnished i
er haven of rest, pleasure and debauchery witbou
>r coat to those who had crossed his pail
id and robbed him of the frlendsnlp he ouc
It felt. Tne length of time aince f had seen
I her and the kind worda she spoke lef
'i mJ mind ill prepared for the perusal of your lette
II at that time, and it was not until after her depart
le ure, when I waa sealed quietly alone, that 1 took li
i- the full intent and meaning of your letter, ana fei
? H?.*1,".*** "robbery," and nothing elae. Now, pu
y this letter with tbo other. The front of this Is tin
Shack of and you will have a telescopic view o
I frutMi ana your character as yon appear to me to
L I MP Mid I4i?a 4 M4 /on to lura l>*cg from i*geg ?
'LB SHEET.
your lire's history, countinit each page one wen* at
your life, and see How I looked to thee tlteti, ana
ask your own guilty heart It you ua<l not better let
me aloue; ami instead of trying to answer this letter
Irom your disorganized brain, or writing irom the
dictauou of thoee around you to-day. simply take a
piece ol paper and write on It the same as I do now,
so far as we are now, or ever may ue, "liust to dust,
ashes to ashes. Amen." J. F.,Jr.
A little difference of opinion arose as to bills.
Ftsk maintained that after Joaie left him and went
with Stokes that Stokes ought to pay the bills, and
Flak thus writes to Joaie:?
(J. F., Jr.) [Monogram.]
Oct. 10, 1870.
Mapamb? Knclosed I send you bill 01 Harris receipted,
aud 1 also beg to hand you $i'J8 sio, being
the honest proportion of the itassforil bill which
belongs to me to pay. I should have made the word
"nooest" more definite, lor ha>l not Mr. Hasslord
to put the dates to the bill, as tie had received instructions
from Miss Mansfield to have the bill all under
the date ot June s, wo, although i * Mtt-J8) the amount
ot the goods, as bought by you or vour a^ent, was
spent at a much later date. 1 should not suppose
you would care to place yourself in the light tuat
this bin puts you, knowing as 1 do the instructions
that you gave Mr. Uassford. 1 had supposed vnu
"honest," out l uud that a trace ot that virtus does
not even cling to you. 1 am, yours, J. F., Jr.
risk's i.ovb ron josib.
ruin IUVB lor J OHIO ilk UW UIUB SUIUUUIBU
to worship. it vtu8 bant for hliu to Rill It, ana day
after day he used to spend writing to iter, llere h
another letter similar to the last:?
Uei-akthknt ok Finance, )
New York, Oct.-20, 1870. {
Madam.?You know 1 would uot wrong you, ant
I would take buck ail my acta when there could o?
a shadow of doubt that you was right and I wai
wrong; and let me speak of the other harsh letter
1 have written. 1 wrote them becuuse you hat
wronged me positively, because vou had placet
between me and my lile, my hope am
my happiness an eternal gull, and I fell
sore and revengeful, and on those letters I
am now Hie same. it would be idle
for me to write aught about them or ubout us, when
1 could talk to you there. You did not listen. 1
presume it io be tne same now. The entire connection
is like a dream to me, a tearful dream, Irom
which 1 have awoke, and, while dreaming, supposed
my soul had gone out; and the awukcuuig tells me 1
am saved, and, irom the embers oi tne late nre,
there smoulders no spirit of revenge towards you,
lor you acted right, aud the wrong only came
to me Irom you because you did not act
sooner, and 1 would not believe that anj
power on earth would make any uuestior
or money luduence me or come betweei
me and the holy leeling I once had for you. I sen
John to liassiord's, and they told him what 1 said
or he told mc so, thai vou left word mat the dates
of tue bill Hbuuld uot be cuaugcd. But what does n
matter whether It is so or uot ? 1 cannot Jeel thai
you would do it, and something says to me. this was
one of the things she was not like, bo I pass it by,
me you call wash the bad uct out from your inem
ory, and leave but uie one idea that 1 want to do mj
duty and lulfll every unsettled relic. At leust In in]
heart real* no remorse, lor the memory is toe
deeply seated, aud 1 woulu cherish all that 11
good about you, aud forget lorever the bad. Ol late
you nuve thought different iroin me (this may lh
Imaginary on uiy part), for which 1 think you give
me all tne credit you can. we nave par ltd /ore willow,
let us make the memory oi ihe past as brlghi
and beautfful as we can; for on my side there Is st
littie to cherish that 1 cling to it with great tenacity
and nope from time to time to wear it off. Yot
Know lull well how 1 have suffered. Once you knew
me better than any oue on earth. To-day you know
me <ess. It is the proper light for you to stand in
It Is all you deslro on your side. It is all you de
serve on mine.
This letter snouid remain and be read only by vou
Should you sec lit to answer It the uiniwer win oi
the same way kept by me. There lias beeu a storm
The ship, a noble steamer, hus gone down. Th
| storm ib over and tue sea is smooth agaiu.
Little ihtps should keep near shore;
Urealer ships can venture more.
"My ship Is small and poorly officered."
I am yours, ever, Ac., Ac., J. F., Jr.
P. I would havo liked to have answered you
letter in full, but, as you say 1 have not a welUbai
anced braiu, ana I know 1 could not do justice to
letter of tuat kind, so refrain, and content to lot lh
sentiments of it "know aud iret me."
Josle used to call on Ftsk frequently daring tb
month of October. She frequently Importuned hir
for money. Sometimes Flak would see her, and thl
would unnerve hlin. As much as ho had resolvei
on separation her presence always melted bis heart
This letter explains itself:?
October 25. 1870.
Why should I write yon again. Shall I ever reacti
the eud. There comes another and auothcr chapter
until 1 get weary with uie euttre affair. 1 wouh
forget It and no doubt you would tne same. Tlr
, mistake yesterday was almost tue mistake of a llic
r time for me. Who supposed for an Instant that yo
I would ever cross inv path again tn a spun of sui
, mission and witn a contrite spirit. You have don
that yon suould be sorry lor, aud 1 the saiuc In pe
I milting it. Tins cannot be, and I shall write yc
the final letter, and 1 shall see vou n
more. 1 told you that much yesterday cvcnliq
and still I write It to you again. Yes, for the reaso
I treated you falsely last ulgnt, aud I left you wit
a different impression, and I would put Unit rlgh
You acted so differently from your nature that
forgive you, and even went no tar as to bring m
mind to bear how I could take you back agair
First, the uevll stood behind, and mv better reaso
I gave way lor the moment and 1 came away, tetilo
t you I would see you no more, when your bene
r character comes In contact witn mine we ar
[ bo much alike that much of what la said, iik
I that last night, had better been unsaid. All not
i IooKh bright and beautiful. and my better natur
i trembles at Ideas that were expressed last night
j Hut that I should have left on your mind an ide
) that you could control me Is erroneous. There ar
i truths In this affair, and they must be spoker
i You have gone out Irom one element umf hav
[ taken another (blokes) and for you to turn back
i either when you are situated that wav, or whe
) even you could say that element had gone, shouh
make no difference to me. It was you that took th
. step and you Rhould and shall suffer the const
quences. Supposing the part yon took last uigt
and yesterday alternoon was one of truth, U noi
and I
Again, if rou was not dealing from your heart 1
what took piace, and I hope it was not true, the
there are no consequences and no suffering lor yo
i to endure. Why, It has )>een many a long yen
since 1 could say to myself that 1 had commute
t such a folly. To And another like yesterday woul
bring me back almost to childhood. To imagiu
t that 1 should have again crossed your threshold, an
I crossed It, too. deliberately, knowing that the sam
facts existed tnat had given me all my trouble an
i made me this sorrow?why, it is devilish, l toi
> you that I bad passed the realm wneie 1 had to
fven you all the sorrow you had made me, aud tin
would not murmur; 1 would not And fau
with ail tnat 1 saw. I would fain tear yoi
image from my mind, and I will. Why, I thougt
all night last night and all day to-day ot your su
lng "I would rather be a toad," Ac., Ac. Was thi
written to apply to met 1 should say so. Yes. WIi
' knows what you would not couceive T No one bi
yourself. And I must weigh you carefully, for
have nothing but a great character to deal will
ann I must meet things carefully. You might sui
pose you could love two aud, perhaps, more ei
tnents, and make them hover near you. certain:
yon did last night, and, for shame, I was one i
them. But It will never occur agaiu. For once let us t
honest. You went that road because it looks auioot
and pleasant, and mine looked ragged and wort
Now, a mistae cannot be loiiud out too soot
Travel further along, and don't trv to turn so sooi
1 can see you now, as you were last night, whe
you talked ot this man (Stokes); aud do not decelv
yourself?pou love him. yesterday there wa
nothing bat the breaking up of strong pride and th
giving way of wilfulness. Cling to that one. Lea\
me alone; (or in me yon have nothing left. Wh
ask me to weaken yourseu with himr All this yo
must studv; but I pledge you to-night thi
/ mil not countenance even your in
presslou on my mind until the door is closed behlu
0 II1U1 lorover. rur wu?? rw? v?u n?iu uvu iuo .?v
probablv cannot afford to do mat; ao let me advli
you?nourish blui and be careful. Nothing la i
bad for you as changes. He lovea you; you lot
him. You have caused me all tne misery you coul
Cling to him. He careful what you do, for he wi
oe watchful. How well he known you cheated m
lie will look for the same. And now, an 1 leno
precisely how you stand from your own lips. 1 wl
treat him differently. Although you would not pr
tect him I will. While he la there, and until h
memory is burled forever, never approat
me, for I shall send you away ui
seen. Ever be carelul that you (
not have the feeling that you ci
come back to me, for there is a wide gull betwec
you and me. 1 would not hold a false hope out I
you. 1 shall not trouble you more in this lette
You have the only idea I can express to you. Y<
know when you can see me again, If ever. The rn
for you Is too great. Loving, ana suited as jou ar
cling to blm lor the present, and wnen your uatui
grows tired of that throw him off. And ao alor
until It Ir time for yon to be weary and for you to I
"put in your little ood" forever, yon must re
conteuted. Don't begin plotting to-morrow. Tal
to-morrow lor thought, una be governed by ih
letter, for the writer has muoh of your destiny
his hands.
J09IB STILL CLINOS TO FI8C.
Notwithstanding their last farewell letter Jot
still clung to Flak, sno asked him lor favors, ask*
him for money, which Ffek, in his good natui
almost always gave, as we see oy the letter folio1
Ing:?
NOVEMBER 1, 1870.
Miss. Mansfield? I nave taken the steps lor ti
corn doctresR' removal to a southern clltne, wbe
her business should be better, aa vegetables of th
class thrive more rapidly there than <
our bleak shores. 1 presume it will tal
from two, or say four days, before I get the passe
wuen they will be sent to yon. should she c<
on you say to her to come back In tour days ai
you will have them for her. I sent yon a packai
by Maggie for wnat you desired on Saturday evei
Ing, with a little surplus over for trimmings, whir
I hope you received. 1 am of your opinion regar
ing not only Dr. Pape, but all of the doctors. Yc
are well; let nature take Its course. You are in tc
good health to tamper with a constitution as goo
as yours. This is important lor your conslderstioi
Yours, truly, JAMKa.
November 10, ftft.
'1 MOMUidJW flHNUWv J Ml
3
w# ooold not have arrtven at a more satisfactory
conclusion last ulght. | did all 1 could, and too
same leeling prevails o'er lue now. With a careful
and watchiul mauner you should look at all oui
affaire. You stioulu make no mistake. Yon told
me I abould bear irom you when you came to a
conclusion. Therefore 1 wait upon your early reply,
and until then I must of course pursue the
same course I have (or the last six weeks. I hope
we shall mutually understand cacti outer, for the
thing could bo made, as abould be made, satisfactory
to you. I am yours, JAMES.
MOKE MONKY TO JOHIH.
Flak sent f l.ooo to Josie In jjoveinber, with this
memorandum
Erie Railway Company, Treasurer's Office, Soveiuber
7, 1870, receiving desk?4600.
W x. d. B.
Erie Railway company, Treasurer's Office, November
IS, 187o, receiving desk?1500.
WM. II. B.
Please acknowledge receipt. JAIKES.
November i i, 1170.
Enclosed yon will nnd the order on Miss Onttarte.
which have E'taor you present and It will oe ail
light. Mr. Corner gave them an order not to deliver
anything only on inv written order to stop the
"opera bouffers;" hut present this enclosed order
and it will lie all rlgtii. Mrs. Iteher was here this
morning and I gave tier transportation fur sell and
Michael to cliarics.own by steamer.
Enclosed you will tlnd nox at theatre In order to
I get ihe same, as u was sold. I nave convinced my,
sell luai 1 desire vou aud vours to come.
I'lcase answer the note, uut l may know you are
> to coine. Yours, truly, JAME8.
November 12, 1870.
Enclosed tlnd the letters. 1 was not aware Miaa
Jordau was to come uuiii I saw iter pass the gateI
keeper, hut that is nothing astonishing, as she it
j one of our regular customers. Of course 1 (lid not
I soud her the box, lor she is not In a mood that I
j presume such civilities would be received Irom
i Fink, Jr. 1 am glad you was pleased. I would have
- * ?..... ...... I A Bntlr L'u.mr ft A *
( I UCCil KlilU IU IIUYVJ JUU .locn UU * own r?im?. nw
I i ilic " Duchesse" we used old clothes and scenery,
> while lu " Fuust" all was new. We play Faust"
I J tills afternuou. .Shall 1 send you a box? And on
, Morular night wc give the world "our diamond,'?
"Les Brigands,'' all new.
Surely tue world is machinery. Am I keeping up
with It f is the question. Yours truly, JAMES.
mst's uoyihiinks8.
We now find Flak completely melted again and still
In love with the woman to wtiom he had written such
severe letters. Josic never gave blm up. She kept
\ In Ills way. By and by Flsk's love came back by d'er
grees, aud we now see mm writing as fondly gg
' ever:?
1 November 14, 1870.
1 1)bar Dolly?Do you really wish to see a '-brig-!
> and" at vour house to-night? If so, what hour,
1 or from what hour aud how lute should I call ? tor
1 1 might be able io come at eight, or perhaps not
1 until ten. .say what hour, una now lute is your.
limit alter the time you hrst say.
. November 15, 1870.
unclosed find box for to-night. Should you And
, you caniiot use it send it back to me later. Do you
r feel as t said you would tills morning 7 The box. ol.
. course, Is tor whoever you may invite. Yours ever.
! JAMES.
i November 10, 18?. '
i Dear Dolly?Don't feel that way. Oo rluing,
> aud to-night, darling. I will take you to rest. 1 shuiw
go out at halt-past three, aud you can safely look.
I ahead, darling, tor rest. It will come, and wc shall
? be huppy again. Yours truly, JAMES. i
. November, la, 1870.
1 Shall go to the race to-day. and this evening 1 am
1 engaged until lato, ami 1 am alralu you would gee
r tired waiting tor the ring or the bell or the ring of
the door. So I will not urk you to wait iny coming
unless it be your wish, iu which case 1 will come aa
early as 1 can. Yours. Ac.
Enclosed ilnd mo Laiduunor Ball. Yours, truly,
? J. F., Jr.
" Monday Morning.
Not time to come up. J. F., Jr.
tdk stokes 8fit.
Alter Flsk and Josie had "made up" Stokes entered
the held again, lie persuaded Joule that the
letters which F?sk had written were or luimenso
* value to him, and that he would pay an/ price
a rather than have them exposed to the gaze of the
e public. So In a fatal hour Joslo consented to "go
back" on Klsk.
0 Klsk received this copy of his private correspond*
11 cnce with the woman whom he had once loved,.
* whom he nad taken from poverty and made
rich, with a reeling of remorse. lie bad no re?
Kcntmcut. lie saw their object and met their
attack at once. Ue 1 mined lately, to make sure that
1 lie was rlirht, sent lor Richard E. King, a colored bojr
* in the employ of Josephlno MaosUeld. Richard Is an
' intelligent iioy. Ue tesuded that he had overhear<l
) Stokes and Josephine Mansfield talk about tho
d scheme of getting money out of Klsk. Stokes said ho
g "wasgoing for $100,ooo." Richard heard It and catno
r- and told Klsk. Klsk caused Richard to make an
u ailldavit as to what he had heard Stokes say, whlctt
j ailldavit has been published. For this affidavit
a ] btokes commenced a suit against Fisk for ut>el,
" which will be spoken or hereafter,
j blokes now failing to get a settlement from Flslc
y for his ('200,000 claim, oiTered to eater upon au arbi'
tration, and selected Clarence beward to arblirate
the matter. Fisk agreed to tills, clarence
ir beward decided that btokes' claim was null and.
? void, but that Klsk ought to pay btokes $10,000
v damage lor the night which he spent in the Tombs.
0 This Fisk agreed to do, provided btokes would give
^ up the letters which he bad written to Josephino
0 Muusilcid. blokes agreed to tins and received the
1. $10,000 lrom Win. 11. Morgan, Kisk's attorney, on the
" 30th of June, 1871. btokes also wanted Flak to pay
n his attorney. Ira blister, (6,000. This Fisk agreed
1 to. bo be paid in all to get these letturs oat o?
? btokes' hands (is,000, and btokes sent the letters to
it Peter B. bweeuy, with this letters
c, lion. Peter B. sweeny:? ,
Dear .Sir?Mr. Buckley informed me of your
n desire to have possession or Mr. Ftsk's letters, apn
proved, Ac. 1 herewith send them all to you. Yours
? respectfully, E. b. bTOKEb.
>r New York, April 12, 1871.
|] The release and award which btokes now gave to
c fisk, which was to forever ciose the dispute, was
d as lollows:?
ie * ?** *
d award OP clarence a. seward to 9toebs.
'I To All to Wnox These presents .shall comb:?
r- Wnereas divers suits, disputes, controversies anil
d dllTcrciices have happenod aud arisen and are now
>1 depending betwoen Edward b. btokes and James
r Fisk, Jr., both 01 tne city and oouuty of New York,
it ami were heretofore dcpeudlug, aud whereas, lor
f* the Durposc of pacifyiug, composing and euding the
tt said suits, disputes, controversies aud differences
10 In an amicable way, and to avoid all publio
it notoriety, the said Edward b. Blokes and James
I Fisk, Jr., did, on the 20th day of April,
1. 1871, oy a written agreement, to submit tbe said
P- ma'tors to the award and hual determination ol tne
e- undersigned, as sole arnltrator, as by reference to
>y the said agreement, hereunto aunexed, will more
>f fully appear. Now iheretore, 1, Clarence A. beward.
>e the said arbitrator so desiguated, do hereby state
u that I have taken upon invself the 'cnarge and bur>
den or the said award, and have deliberately heard
! the allegations aud prools of the said parties, and
tnat 1 do, by these presents, arbitrate, award, order
n and adjudge ol and concerning the premises la
e manner and form following, that is to say:?
MJ nrai? llliu lue nbiu annam o. uuna^ w uu? EU1|.
|C tlca to any interest in tbe Urookiyn Oil Keflnery
c Compunv, nor In any drawnacks alleged to have
I t>een agreed to be paid to tne said company arising
u upon Hie transportation or oil, nor to any damage*
for a Ioh3 of business In being removed from said
a* company, nor for any damages lor tne lailure to
1(1 erect upon me premises of Hie said company any
'? further improvements for the transaction ot the bust's
nesH of the aald company, nor lor any damages for a
10 violation ot any of tbe covenants contained in
re the leases of tne property to the salu compear,
d- nor tor any damages lor retaining the use or any
>11 property belonging to said Stokes individually, to
ft be used In and about the business of the said corals
pany, nor to any carnages lor surrendering hi*
II interest in the said company on the 1st of May, 1870,
o- nor to any damages as and ror his share In tbo
8 prospective prohts of tbe said company, being of
:'i the opinion tnat, as to all these several subject*
u- matter of claim made by the said stokes against tbo
io said Flsk, no sumcienl reason has oeeu adduced
in before inc wiiv the settlement, between ihe parties
>n hereto, and those connected therewith, made on tne
to 13th and 14th davs of January. 1*71. alter lull eonr.
sulfation, advisement, discussion and mutual reliuin
quishment, shall bo set aside, varied or vacated.
dc Mend-That as to the claims of cue said Stoke*
e, for false imprisonment I think such claims went
re virtually waived at the time oi and by the settieig
ment between the parties, and that no damage* are
>e to bo recovered tnereior.
st Third?1That as to the claim or the said Stokes for
te damages for malicious prosecution and counsel
is lees he Is entitled to recover of tho said Hsk the
>0 sum of $10,000 as aad for such damages and for ail
costs and expenses which the said Stokes has sustained,
the same, wueo paid, to be in lull satlslacle
tlon and discharge of eacu and every oi the claim*
for damages (or malicious publication and for couu~d
sel fees ana expeuses made by him before me.
e, fourth?1 do, tnerefore, hereby award, order and
iy adjudge tnat the said James Fisk, Jr., snail and do,
on or before the Orst dav of Juiv, 1871, pay or causa
to be paid to the said Edward s. Stokes tbe sum of
$10,000, in toll payment, discharge and satisfaction
116 of and for all moneys, dehts and damages due of
owing unto the said Edward s. Stoxea by the aald
James Fisx, Jr., upon soy account whatsoever, al
,B any time oelore their entering into the said agreew
ment of submission as aforesaid,
s, n/f/t?Ana I do lurtner award, order and ad1,1
juage that all actions and suits commenced,
id brought or depending oecweeu the said Edward S.
Stones and the said James Flsk, Jr., (or any matter,
cause or tiling whsuocvor, arising or existing ak
th tlie time of or before their enterlug Into said agree'
ment of arbitration, shall from heucelortn cease
,u and determine, aud oe no further prosecuted or
proceeded in oy them, or by their or either of their
" means, consent or procurement.
* Sixth?And 1 do further award, order and adcoHfiruxh
9* issia rxoE