Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-15
Our New York Dispatches.
The Trial of Fisk's nurderer-PoIiticaI
Gtcms-Indiciments by the Grand Jury
Of Oyer and Terminer, etc.

The Trial of FislS's Nurdcrer-PolificaI
Ttems-IndicfmenIs by the Grand Jury
OF Oyer and Terminer, etc.
POLITICAL.
INV YORK, Feb. IA mass meeting is to
be held tonight 10 protest against the illegal
character of the city election, and demand that
lar registry law be made.
1t is stated that Gen Sickes will be sent to
Albany in the interest of the administration, to
heal the difficulties between the two wings of
the republican party in this state.
The elections yesterday in the several towns
on Staten Island resulted in republican vic
tories.
STOKES TRIAL
AT the opening of the oyer and terminer court
this morning, Judge CardOzo on the bench, Nc
keon, one of the counsel for Stokes, said that
before gong on with the case, he would make
motion that may prevent its proceeding.
He them moved that the court direct a verdict
for the defendant, on the ground that the repli-
cation of tue district attorney to the seventh
| plea admits the material points of the plea;
that it does not sufficiently traverse the aver
ments in the plea us to irregularty in the
lection of the grand jury, and that the replica
ton is bad in form and substance. The grant
ing OF this motion will only be postpOnement
| of the trial.
| He read various averments as TO irregulari-
ties in the preparation Of the list of grand jul
roIS, and stated that the grand jury were Sc
| lccted from prepared list, instead of from the
box; therefore, the prisoner prays that the in
| dlctmcnt he quashed.
The district attorney replied that the seventh
plea was OF a negative character, and objections
| should have been made by demurrer.
| The judge decided that the evidence must be
| first submitted, when he would direct verdict
according to his view of the law.
Mr.. Graham moved that the indictment be
quashed, first by the court and jury, and second
Inv the court, without Intervention of the jury.
| The court denied both motions.
| The counsel for Stokes called Henry Gumble-
| ton, deputy clerk, who testified to having drawn
| the grand iuries from the box since the first of
| October. The commissioner of iurieS was not
present; always drew them in the presence of
| tue supreme court judges, and they seldom sus-
| pended business TO inspect the ballots as they
were drawn; Judge barnard once suspended
| business for that purpose, but that was during
the injunction excitement.
| In response to an inquiry from the district
| attorney MS TO what this all meant, Mr. Graham
read the law providing that the commissioner
| OF juries shall prepare and draw the panel, and
| it was Il misdemeanor and au indctable offence
| for any one else to do SO. The law of 1858 also
makes it imperative for all the six mem.
mcrs of the board to sign the list, whereas only
one signed this list. He then gave several
names on the panel as instances of a violation
Of the law governing such cases, in that they
were detective by not giving either residence or
occupation.
Dr. Holmes, county clerk called: Testified to
jures being drawn in his office, and he had
| copied panels from the ballots.
THE SCALLAWAG CHAPS.
The grand jury Of the court OF oyer and ter
miner, this afternoon, presented a large bundle
| of Indictments.
James NJ. Sweeuy and Hugh Smith, indicted
| by the grand jury of the court of general SEES
sions, to-day appeared aud gave bail in $4,000
each
| ~ Control1er rorpo1Ir ,,-;u no a ,,,;t,,os, =;
his own case, but is keeping out of the way to
avoid subpoena in those of Others
| UNNATURAL DEATHS.
| The city sanitary inspector reports the death
of five members of Brown family, occasioned
| by the occupation of a room entirely closed at
INSTRUMENTATION being entirely obstructed,-
the inhalauon of poisonous sewer gas from the
use of defective earthen ware pipe, and want of
proper nOurishment.
The coroneTs jury returned a verdict that the
death of John Bell was the result of violence at
the hands OF Hugh McGloin, who was commit
ted for the action Of the grand jury.
Officer Harmed, of the Jersey City police, has
been convicted of manSaughter in shooting
Henry Nolte.
VACCINATION.
independent of the operations under the direc-
tion of the board of health the physicians have
been for some time past doing pretty eXten.
slYe business in the way of vaccination, and
probably at no time in the history of this city
has there been so many painful arms as noticed
at the present time Last week the regular vac.
cinating corps visited II O93 families, admins.
terng primary vaccination 10 664 persons, and
secondary vaccination to 1892.
| PROSPECTIVE DEMONSTRATION.
| The American Protestant association of New
| York this evening" made arrang emcns for Il
parade on Washngton's birthday. 1t is expect
| ed that 5000 men, under Grand Marshal John
| son, will be in line. All parts of the state will
| be represented. No flags or banners will be
carried, except the national standard. A police
| escort is promised, and it is probable that two
regiments will join in the parade.
EFT CETERA.
A ship canal between Newark and New York,
| costing twelve millions, is pro jected
| The public schools in ISlip and other towns on
| Long island have closed on account of scarlet
| fever.
The barque Robert Fletcher, which went
ashore at East Morch last week, has gone TO
| saved.
The letter found in Brooklyn, which was sup
posed TO implicate parties in the murder of Pa
normo, is believed to be hoax.
Mayor Hall intends bringing a suit against
| the Times if he is acquitted on the coming trial.
| 1t is said his trial will be postponed, owing to
| the illness of Judge Day.
| The receiver of the Bowling Green savings
bank made Il statement to the depositors to-
| night, duplicating Walter Roche Rees E. Sands
| and Hank Smith. The former two are stated
| 10 nave Travelled to Europe and charged their
| expenses TO the secretary's account
John Peterson died tonight from the effects
ola clubbing, Dec. I'd, by James Fenton, in
| Washington street.
| The new depot of the Third Avenue railroad
| which will extent from Third TO Second avenue
| will be $40 feet deep, with frontage of 202
| feet and accommodations for $500 horses in the
second story. 1t is to be fire-proof throughout.
The members Of the Union League club gave
another of their receptions last evening.
One day last week there we've no less than a
dozen fashionable weddings in this city,