New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
nun CrCoNn TRIAL OF STOKES.


~x xopp JuRoRs OBrAINED-A NEW PANEL
ORDERED
The proceedings yesterday In the secohu
trial of Edward s. stokes were devoted entirely 10
search for unpTeindiced jurymen Six were oOAiheu,
shins total Of nine ont of about 70 men VINO
q their names Both the counsel for the people ana tue
ounel for the defense have shown strong desire TO
.ause AZ little delay possible The eonnsel ior Tue
people have made nine peremptory challenger ana tue
xcnse only eight The first panel OF 100 has been OK
h.ns,ed and out OF the panel OF the same NUMBER
she remaining three jurors will probably be obtained 70
aay Jndee Boariman, after the Adjournment oil inc
Court expressed his qualification ~ inc eourseo ""
press in respecting his wishes and refranng from any
comments upon the merits OF the aud the manner o
conducting the trial.
AtlOA a. IN. stokes brought into Court "0'oI'.
panied by his father and given STAT WIN MS
counsel The Clerk then began TO call the H"'oS VA
Shose summoned ~ jurors
The FIRST man called was Lawrence j. o'Conror, VINO
was found competent by the trers but was challenged
peremptOrily by the defense George W. M@lpy We
s1ensed on account Of having strong and decided oph
lon. which would bias his Judgment. George w Rose
had read all the accounts III me heWsaPeIs ntor v
forming any opinion He was en%ng1e odibant Of 30
167 sixth ave, had read the newspaper aeoou u
no =. :,c s.: % forming opnoaiS Nv World have no
Tct mon his judgment under oath de Sas gccep'ou
and sworn as the f6irth Juror. go. Z;
,ariot " BedeIi Was excused as having formed 100
strong an opinion Moritz Meyer was tasheu ~ >. ~
levo in the death penalty hut thought he could give
lust verdict. He was challenged ptItthptVA3 y,+t11
people WIN. H. sneekhef had already lVImeu set h
npHion and was excused Joseph 6. Winston had busl
ness relations with Mr.. Treman about 10 years hsVe
was Judged incompetent. Thomas Muller was exSusSo
or account OF nlaess Henry ID. Walker thought ne
would not Oe an impartial juror, ana was put as.C
Samuel A. Beekman stood aside for the same reason
Abraham &. Morris, IN the marine insurance business az
No 81 Wallst. thought he could act as pcuecty IN
partial jurymau, and was sworn ma rs inc nl'n on'
Eharles Yost clother OF No 100 BOwery, was found
competent. and look the oath as the sixth Juror
Joseph Fox and Abraham Goodkind Doth hau seIleu
omuion which would influence their judgment ana were
slensed Pavld W. Williams publisher Of The Iron AJe,
schwartz Moritz Kelner, ana Preston b. spring mad
formed opinions which could only be removed 9y Sions
scientOus scrupcs against capital punishment ana vas
Judged incompetent. Tne FIRST name Caie0 aIleF VA,
recess was that 81 Joseph 2. Husson who thought lal
rus oath juror would compel nun 10 ma JUS Ne
dict acluat previously formed opihoh. nv as
excused William J.. Strges had formed TOO strong an
opluou 10 be altered 10y ordinary evidence ana was ~
Gsdt. James Wie, IT, was challeiigeu pSlep'11;
Fftyiourth-si and formerly IN the clothing business
snrosed mat no mad formed opinion, but even u ~
Nv 6oil sides and sworn as the seventh juror.
Georgc Ott did not think he could AVOID htlns IN
nueu, q ny an opinion already formed Joseph s2nd'
arcatoct, of No Broad-st, had formed an Oplnlo
which might be changed ny tne e Nloeuye ia ue ii
= found linn competent auu "o vas o'ol'o' '' '" -
~I S,s 'Eobiuson and Stephen Smith we're Judged il
eotnt eteut Henry :. Amy was found competent D.
Inc tticrs but challenged peremptory by me de
fence William Lathers was put aside Charles H. Mac
Iousy formed and was Peremptory elalenged ~ th
edeni,,cb we're asked 60 stand aside as incompetent
james Murphy perenptouly cnaIlenScd Dy the PEG
pls George NOy nan, Edwin Lord, Jolu h. laiihiih
,,,r srtit ana Henry Kah were pr JUDGED by thel
r,,ulous and were excused. Richard Lane was Chal
TIecJ 1,crelapioriiy by the people David Hepburn
N.s she niuth Juror yrus :. N MINI
ho,-n4eI aud Edward smlth had lOih'u So'''ou 0i"o