The Portland daily press., 1872-01-30
NEW YORK.



THE TRIAL OF STOKES BEGINS.
NEW YORK; Jan. 29-Edward s. Stokes wa
arralgned before the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner this forenoon to plead to the indictment
Tor the murder of james Fisk. District Attor
ney Garvin signiied his readiness to proceed
=, Graham, one of Stokes counsel, addressed
the court. He said he had notified the District
Attorney of the motion to quash the indictment
and would make public a most atrocious at.
Tempt to obtain an indictment. The grand
| jury was given the case before the coroner
jury had given the verdict The coroner had
used every effort to keep back facts, whether
! or not the deceased was armed and whether the
| ARRAY was between two, armed men or one with
arms: The coroner acted in excess of his au-
tnority. On this question the counsel quoted
| the statute of 1870 regulating coroner's in
| quests. 1t was evident that the coroner intend
| ed 10 obtain murderous verdict. He claimed
that undue haste was made by the Distict At
torney In bringing an indictment as if the hun
cry NAV of justice could not wait a little long,
er TOR the sacrifice. He alluded to the fact that
lawyer named Field, friend of Fisk was on
sne coroner's jury and was prejudiced against
Mr.. Graham alluded to the part taken by ex-
Judge Fullerton in the obtaining of the indict-
ment against Stokes saying that Fullerton be-
came acquainted with all Stokes private affairs
as his counsel and then Stokes having refused
TO pay his enormous counsel fee of 5000 sued
consequently uSlIiS HIS kQOWleQS6 as the
former counsel to secure the indictment against
stokes The foregoing statements were put be-
1ore the court by Graham in the shape of affi-
davits. SEQ SH = 80
District Attorney Garvin stated that he did
not propose to put in contradictory afiidavits.
Mr.. Graham then asked the court to uuash
this indictment on the grounds that the act of
1870 regulating the sitting of two grand juries
was unconstitutional, that the court should in
its discretion order the vacating of the order of
nraSpptmant for hnmioida and
another grand jury sitting after the first of
February. Mr.. Graham continued arguing to
prove that the indictment was in violation of
the oaths OF the grand jurors who brought in
preSentment
District Attorney Garvin very briefly replied
to Mr.. Graham, arguing that the law of 1870
was constitutional and that nothing had been
Illegally done to warrant quashing of the in
dictment He also referred to the savage as
sault of Mr. Graham upon ex-Judge Fuller-
ton as unwarranted and exceptional He gave
in detail circumstances of the shooting of Fisk.
and referred to the case of Fisk against Mans.
field and Stokes in the Yorkville Police Court
Mr.. Graham again retorted savagely on
Garvin and Fullerton, and stated that the med
ical treatment that Fisk underwent accelerated
it if it did not entirely his DEATH as there
is man now living in this city who was once
wounded the same as Fisk. tfy
McKeon, one of Stokes counsel followed, say
ing that Fisk was the centre of band of as
did before in his official career. q "A
The Court took papers and adjourned to
Thursday. 4s isf , 9 3t1EB .#;4
ooNDAh In NE" YORK. t5rR 20
Three highwaymen, Jno. Mclaughlin. Thos.
Farlough and Jas. jackson, who knocked down
and robbed man on Myrtle Avenue in Brook
lyn Sunday morning were arrested yesterday
The watch of the robbed man was found on
Mclaughlin. --,...
announcer man was knocked down on Clinton
latter fled on the approach Of the police. ' t
VIM. Andrews was knocked down and rob-
bed by highwaymen ON Fulton street, in this
city yesterday morning. He was taken to to
seaton ana is not expected to i've.
THE INTERNATIONAL. p 'i ~
e AT meeting of the Federal Council of the
International Society yesterday reports were
ing largely throughout the country, twenty
sections having been formed during the month.
ONE OF .JAcKsoN's vrrppANa $500
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W. ~, Lnonpson Iormerly Aa]utant under
ueN, oacAson ano once the weaitniest bankers
ia Nem E1eaIs, MaS I9un9 last night IN small
starved He ,ras taLe,, 70 ~ ho;tn I mea 4h
police He is so wears old - 1890
Rad NAME -...r,ry
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have determined to dron the na,na ~ Ta,o1,onn
from the title of the society and building and
take the name of columbian" -, . -
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VI eu.Ssuay next the FresDyteTy OF
R!ookIyn VIII meet, called IN session by the
EiieS ioSo soiian Olurch 70 Jake actlon upon
p DIG iact tnat Gne pastor Oh LasIayeIte avenue
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