A Harper's Weekly cartoon about this event shows a devil standing behind a man holding a piece of paper that says "ruined".
A Harper's Weekly cartoon about this event shows a devil standing behind a man holding a piece of paper that says "ruined". Horace Porter's refusal to participate in this scandal managed to tip off the president. One perpetrator of this event was killed by Edward Stokes after he and Josie Mansfield attempted to extort him. The perpetrators of this scandal approached Abel Corbin to help them get closer to the (*) president, who agreed to appoint Daniel Butterfield to a very high post in order to tip them off. The perpetrators of this event had also won the Erie War against Cornelius Vanderbilt. James Garfield led the investigation into this scandal, though first lady Julia Grant was not allowed to testify. For 10 points, identify this scandal in which James Fisk and Jay Gould attempted to corner the market on gold, leading to a massive stock market crash on the last day of the working week.
A Harper's Weekly cartoon about this event shows a devil standing behind a man holding a piece of paper that says "ruined".
Black Friday [accept the Gould-Fisk scandal before mention]