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SUMMARY:A woman named Mansfield
DESCRIPTION:\r\nIt was all because of a woman named Josie.\r\nJosie Ma
 nsfield was an American woman who became famous when one of her two we
 althy lovers murdered the other. \r\n\r\nJim Fisk, who operated the E
 rie Railroad, was the \"silent partner\" with Ned Stokes in his oil re
 finery.\r\nIn January 1871, Fisk arranged to have Stokes arrested for 
 embezzling funds from the refinery. \r\nThey both were seeing Josie.\r
 \nAnd Josie Mansfield likely tried to extort money from Fisk with the 
 threat of ending their relationship and deserting him for Stokes.\r\n\
 r\nOn January 6, 1872, Stokes learned that Fisk was on his way to the 
 Grand Central Hotel. He knew that Fisk always entered by the ladies en
 trance, so Stokes went in first and waited on the second floor landing
 . When he heard Fisk climbing the stairs, Stokes started down. Stokes 
 fired two shots at Fisk from a Colt pistol, hitting him once in the ab
 domen and once in the left arm. Stokes tried to flee but was captured.
 \r\n\r\n\r\nThe first trial where he was charged with first degree mur
 der ended in a hung jury, and rumors of jury members bribed. The seco
 nd trial found him guilty of first degree murder and he was sentenced 
 to death, a verdict overturned by appeal. The third trial concluded wi
 th a conviction for manslaughter, and Stokes served four years of a si
 x-year prison sentence \r\n\r\nThe next year in 1873, Josie Mansfield
  left New York for Paris with Ella Wesner, a male impersonator in Vau
 deville\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_Mansfield\r\n\r\nFor a 
 good read, \r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Murder-Fisk-Love-Josie-Mansfiel
 d/dp/030774325X \r\n\n\nFor more information visit http://www.agileph
 illy.com/events/josie-mansfield
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LOCATION:New York
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