Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-02-22
The Stokes Case.

The Stokes Case.
The plea raised in the Stokes case in
relation to the improper organization OF
the Grand Jury, and the consequent in
validity of theil Indictment, is novel
one, not generally understood by the
public, and with which few lawyers are
familiar 1t sets forth that the Grand
Jury in question was not a legal body,
because it was not duly selected, drawn,
and summoned according to the laws of
the State in relation to Grand Jurors.
The alleged fact upon which the plea is
based are substantially the following:
The Board for the selection Of Grand
Jurors met at the City Hall at the proper
time, and organized by appointing Chief
Justice Barbour Chairman, and Douglas
Taylor, Commissioner of Jurors Clerk.
A list of persons qualified by law to serve
as jurors was presented by the Commits
sioner of Jurors, and at the same time
lists of persons not so qualified We're
presented, it is alleged, by some other
person. From these lists so produced
| before the Board, the names of 664 per-
sons were selected to serve as Grand
Jurors in the several Courts of Oyer and
Termmer and General Sessions for this
city and county, the claim of the plea
being that they were made, ut least III
part from the lists of those not qualified
to serve 1t also asserts that the persons
selected were not intelligent persons of
good character that the Board had no
knowledge or information that the per-
sons selected possessed the qualifications
required by law that the list of names
selected did not contain the Christian
names and surnamcs of the persons named
| thereon, with their respective places of
residence and their occupations that
the list was not signed by the officers
composing the Board, nor certified by
( the Clerk, nor filed in the Office of the
Clerk of the county within ID days; and,
| finally, that the names of the persons on
the list SO prepared were deposited in a
box, and the names OF the persons CON
shutting the Grand Jury who presented
the Indictment were taken from the list
referred to, and not selected or drawn III
any other manner, " to the great preju-
dice, damage, and loss of this defendant
Edward s. Stokes"
The District-Attomey, in his replica
ton, asserts the legality of the Grand
Jury, and prays that the matter may be
inquired of by the county. ~ Y. Paper,
New Work Dry floods Market.
The market is filing up rapidly with
,,.;,,, ,.,,,1e from 4ho inf
and the iobbing trade already assumes
fair proportions. In fact, the business
is unusually heavy for this period of the
year especially in cotton goods.
Commission houses are not doing a
very active business in staple cottons,
the package demand having been pretty
we'll supplied during December and the
early part of the present month. Prices
are very buoyant, and the tendency is
toward still higher range, IN view of
the high cost of the raw material and
the scarcity Of many staple styles of
goods
There have been no important changes
on brown or bleachcd cottons since our
last report, although partial revision of
quotations has been made for the pur-
pose of equalizing values. Colore d cot
tons are in fair demand at former prices
and rule very firm. Paper cambrics are
scarce, with large sales of popular
makes, "to arrive" and prices again
looking up,
Printing cloths are firm at Sc. on the
spot, and there is prospect Of prints
advancing &c. at an early day. The de
land for good styles OF light work is ac-
tive and liberal sales from first hands are
reported,
Wooden goods sell moderately in good
styles of medium and fine fancy cassi-
meres, with prices steady but no higher,
and still below their relative value, as
compared with wool. Cloths and doe
skins bring better prices and are in fair
ly active demand
Foreign goods of all descriptions are
selling well from first hands ut material
advance on last seasons prices.-N Y
Paper.
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