The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21
STOKES GRAND JURY.
The committee adjourned to meet this morning


The Farce Nenr Ended.
Yesterday the trial by petit jury OF Stokes In
dieting Grand Jury was resumed. Public interest
has fallen completely OF, and the principal actors
now performing before beggarly array OF
empty benches. The Judge opens Court regularly,
the jury arc prompt In their attendance and Sheriff
Brennan that Stokes Is In mis- place up to time.
After MIN comes In his counsel and the proceedings
OF the day commence and drag their slow length
along up to the hour OF adjournment. The first
witness examined yesterday was
RECORDER KACKETT
who testified that In 1871 signed the list Of jurors;
CARROT say how many people put on at their own
request during the seven years OF my Oicai career
may have put ON three four last September;
thought that we OF the Board had a right to dele.
gate TO any member the power to select persons to
serve; think my eye glanced over every name on
the list the day on which the list was presented.
O. You know thirty seven names out OF lag on
the list. Now how many OF these do you know to
be persons OF good character? A. They are all
gentlemen or g000 character whom knew OF, al
though am not personally acquainted with several
OF the other gentlemen whose names are on the list;
my understanding Of my duties made me think that
n had sufficient confidence In any or my asso-
ciates could delegate 10 them the power Of pre-
parlng the list
name OF Edward Barker was not on the list OF liable
petit jurors; Robert Bagg's name was on the list,
with the mark "E. r., >" meaning exempt register;
the name of stephen Cornell Is not on the petit jury
list; he Is q clerk IN the Street Department.; vii.
is not on the list Edward A. Moore SUPERINTENDENT
oil Roads, Is not on the BOOK; Francis o. WyncOops
MIR. MCKEoN-These names are all OF members of
the Grand Jury VINO found the Indictment against
Mr.. CHiLDs ito the District Attorney,-I have not
looked over the DIRECTORY" to find whether these
names are on IL. Look and see II they are in It,
Mr.. MCKEON-I don't think TINS Is proper evidence
Judge CARDozO-I exclude IT.
DIsTRICr ATrORNEY-I offer to snow that these
persons are citizens and proper persons.
Judge UARDOZo-I take the offer and exclude it.
Abraham +. Pruyn testified that he was men,
Der OF The Grand Jury; did no! know who wrote the
Vakenberg and Barker; do not know MS first
name: he replaced MIR. vakenberg, who wished to
retire; the marks before tile names he supposed
meant attendance.
Mr. GERRY proposed to read the minutes Of the
Grand Jury 10 which the District Attorney objected.
Judge CARDOzO ruled that they cOuid not travel
outside the Indictment.
The witness stated tnat the examination of any
one witness did not occupy more than between IT.
MIR. Pruyn also testided that he did not see Mr..
Fullerton or Mr.. Morgan in the Grand Jury room
after the charge OF murder; the examination lasted
but day, and he believed the bill was prepared
Grand Jury room that Fisk was armed first read 1t
In the Albany Argus on the 18th, and has heard 1t
In reply 20 counsel Mr. Pruyn stated that they
made inquiries whether the wound OF Colonel Fisk
was necessarily Iatai COuiufI Eeicuuoer tnc naile
OF the person who gave evidence before them as to
the condition OF Fsk's clothing; does not think any
| one inquired whether money was found la Fisk 8
! pocket
personally IN the matchmaking case tQuestion
| ruled OuJ)
MIR. Gerry Teading the list OF witnesses In the
bacKmang case, as entered on the Grand ury
| mlnutes) proposed to show that It was impossible
| to examine the witnesses with proper care IN one
| day; he proposed TO show motive for such haste.
| and that the Grand Jury, to Mr.. Stokes prejudice
being men not legally qualified. and being prcJu-
| diced against him, they found that Indictment
| for Matchmaking. He wished 10 show that Fisk APP
| peared before the Grand Jury and impressed on
them an idea OF his own Importance, and he wished
to inquire whether other witnesses appeared In that
| case, not found in the minutes, and he offered to
prove that without the SIX illegal Grand Jurors the
| Indictment for blacKmang was found long after
! the indictment for homicide.
The Court then adjourned to eleven this morning.