The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-02
s T o K e g..
Argument Of Counsel for the
Prisoner.
THE CASE TO BE SUBMITTED TODAY

The court room of the Oyer ana Termtner was
crowded yesterday 1t being supposed that counsel
for Stokes would conclude hts address and that the
case would be submitted to the jury and probably
decision arrived at before the close Of the session.
This was not the case will be seen by our report
OF the proceedings, counsel only concluding his pro-
tracted address at the time Of adjournment. The
argument OF counsel to a great extent was charac.
terislc OF the manan attack In fact, upon the de-
ceased. and naturally. On that account eulogy
upon the alleged murderer. C0unsel's enort how.
ever In this direction apart from its effect upon the
Court or jury, was ILL., timed with the audience, who
hooted and Kissed his attempt to excite sympathy
for Stokes, the accused.
The address to the jury was made by Mr.. McKeon,
who after speaking OF the efforts made BY the de-
ceased to have Stokes indicted for conspiracy.
added that the man whom he defended dare not
foreshadow his delence. He dare not even give
hint Of what the course would be which counsel
would adopt when 1t came to trial for life. II he
did so perjury would be procured against him to an
extent that no one dreamed Of "No One," said
counsel, ''has any idea OF what Stokes has had TO
suffer-" and. turning towards Stokes and LAYING ms
this man Is as innocent OF the charge brought
against hun as anybody In this court room" Here
there was almost
YELL OF DERIsIoN
from the gallery OF the court. The counsel turned
round excuedIy and faced the crowd. 'Tnls moD,"
he sald ''can have but little feeling III their breasts
when they give that yell. This is the feeling that we
have TO contend against; this IL the same mob that
Here the counsel glOwered al the audience VINO did
not seem to be at all ntimidaed by the severity OF
his cOunteianCe.
Judge Cardozo-If this interruption is repeated
will clear the court room OF every body except those
immediately connected with the case.
When MS counsel turned towards him Stokes
face flushed up, aud seif-satsded smile lit up his
countenance. When he heard The OminOus howl OF
dersiOn, however, he turned scarlet. His younger
broher VINO sat beside him the entire day,
LOOKED THUNDERsTRUCK
at the ehullitiOn of popular feeling.
1t was some time before the counsel proceeded,
and even then he appeared to have been very much
shocked by The interruption. He renewed hts at
tack those VINO sought to manipulate the jury,
He said that there were
NO BoUNps TO THE AMBITION
and the wickedDe.s' OF these men. They believed
thar they could buy up and manipulate everything
and everybody. 1t was only this week that the
public mad an instance OF this. These bold, bad
men thought they could buy up the greatest tnstl-
''ruE NEW YORK HERALD"
They sought to buy up and corrupt Its attaches,
but all saw how egregiously they had failed, and
Counsel then proceeded to state that newspaper ar
ticles never injured any man--it was always their
own words ana actions. C0unSel'S closing remarks
the law on the empanelng OF Grand Jul les and the
conditions which are necessary under the pro.
visions Of the statute Lilo also quoted reports from
different states bearing upon the case.
In reply to the District Attorneys assertion that
the plea was prepared by him (Mr McKeOn) he said
that he felt bound considering the peril OF his
Client to use all the experience which he had de.
oil the District Attorneys Office.
AT the conclusion ot c0unsers speech the Court
adjourned until halfpast ten O'Clock this morning,
jury. 1t Is probable that tho preliminary trial Will
be finished to-day.