Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-30
Our New York Dispatches.
Stokes brought into Court-IEighwaym em
-'The InternatiOnais Played Out-A
Presbyterian Minister and an Orthodox
Quaker Lady, etc.

New YORK, Jan. 29.-Edward S. Stokes was
arragDed before the court of over and termner
this morning to plead to the indictment for the
murder of James Fisk, Jr. District Attorney
Garvn signiticd his readiness TO proceed with
the trial. Graham, one of Stokes counsel, adj
dressed the court. He said he had notified the
district attorney of the motion to quash the in
dicment, and would make public a most afro
clous attempt to obtain an Indictment The
grand jury were given the case before the coro-
ners 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 between
weaponless man and one with arms. The
coroner acted in excess of his authority, On
this question the counsel quoted the statute Of
1870, regulating coroners' ipqnestS. Ii was evil
dent that the coroner intended to obtain muir
derous verdict. He claimed that undue haste
was made by the district attorney in bringing
in an indictment, as if hungry man of Justice
could not wait a little longer for the sacrifice
He alluded to the fact that a lawyer named
Field, friend of Fisk, was on the coroncr's
jury, and was prejudiced against Stokes.
MIR. Graham alluded to the part taken by exs
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 $4,000, sued
him, subsequently using his knowledge as The
former counsel to secure the Indictment against
Stokes. The foregoing were put before the court
by Graham in the shape of afidavts District
Attorney Garvin stated that lie did not propose
TO put in contradictory affidavits. Mr.. Graham
then asked the court to quaSh this indictment
on the grounds that the act of 1870 regulating
the sitting of two grand jures was unconstitu-
tl0nal, aud even if constitutional that the court
should in its discretion order the vacatn@ Of the
order of presentment for homicide and send it
back to another grand jury sitting after the list
OF February. Mr., Graham continued arguing
TO prove that the indictment was in violation of
the oaths of the grand jurors who brought in
this pTesentment
John Glass, the rough who was out so severely
by Costello, last week, is said to be diving at the
hospital. Costello, who wounded Glass in self.
defense, was arrested this morning and held 10
await the result of Glass symptoms,
Three highwaymen, John Mclaughlin. Thos.
tarlou%h and James jackson, who knocked
Gown ana robbed q lGan on Myrtle avenue in
BROOKLYN, Sunday morning, were arrested YES
terdhy. The watch of the robbed man was
found on Mclaughlin. Another man was
knocked down on Clinton street. brooklyn, by
two hlghwaymen, but the latter fled on the ai,-
proach of the police.
VIM. Andrews was Knocked down and rolJ,od
by hlghWaymen, on Fulton street, in this civ,
yesterday morning. He was taken TO n station
and is not expected to live.
at meeting of the federal council of the in
ternatl0nal society, yesterd " reports were read
showing mat the organization was spreading
rapidly throughout the country, twentv-seven
unions having been formed during the month
AL a meetngof the cosmopolitan general con,
ference, yesterday, 10000 posters containing the
following were ordered to be distributed tbroupb-
out the city, played outl Elections are nloyCd
QUIZ Wren one repeater is worth five voters, one
stuHer Is worth i've reporters, and ono oountrr
counts more than them all. The Icgislafnrn Is
Played out when it becomes vote marker. IFS
laws matter Of bargain and sale and the pa
out" Pi'''"
!, 1t is generally believed that the property of
t tne new FORK printing company recently auc-
Tweed. "S''"H 'O'
= Two ooy highwaymen were arrested last night
lor rohbng another boy ON 10th avenue.
William Ihompson formerly adjutant under
Ten jackson, and once the wealthiest banker in
INV orleans, was found last night, in a SMALL |
once on broadway, sick, destitute and nearly |
starved. lie was taken to the hospital 6y the |
police. He is eighty years Old
1t is very probable shat Tweed will go TO Al
Oany tQzdaY Of tomorrow. He is now said TO
naHe secured Sut1clent number OF senator's to |
enable him to take aud keep his seat,
. Joseph b. Lyman, agricultural editor of the
Tribune, died yesterday
Inc uNilaers' association present in a renort
violence of z eat frauds in the department M
buildings. committee will be sent to Albany
10 secure legislative action
On Monday, the presbytery of Brooklvn will !
meet, ih called session, in the First Presbyterian
,harch, to take action upon the fact that the pas
.or OF the Lafayette avenue Preshyterian church
Rev. Theodore L. CuYlCr, has recently inyited
and permitted q lady preacher, Miss Smiley nm
lrtnoHoX quaker minister, to occupy aud preach
a his pulpit. The order Of action viii i've IN
rear the charge preferred against Rev. Dr. CIV.
er, to establish or retute such charge by tesf.
nony, and, in either event, to pronounce snch
eprimand upon, or acquittal Of, the CLERGYMAN
IS the facts OF the case aud the temper of The
'resoytery and constitution of the church re,
luire,
The new receiver Of the Market savings
'ank, at work to-day, expresses the belief thai
III stories as to lis unsoundness are substan-
lally true. Conkin has thus far eludcd the
ieteetves. who have no clue to his where
bouts, but the arrest and punishment of par
les 10 the conspiracy for the robbery of the
'ank IS expected, in due time, as well as the re-
oYery Of some Of the stolen bonds.
lhere Is trouble in the board of aldermen,
wo or three members refusing TO serve on the
Qmmlttce on finance, vita Mchrbach rs chair
nan, as arranged by President Cochrane. 1t IS
aid that this II part of II bargain under which
jQollrane was chosen president
Another citizen Of Brooklyn, Walter T. Howl.
vas shot, last night, IN Henry street, by a des-
erado, His wound, in the arm, is not danger
us,
Mr.. Vandcn Hunter assaulted with slunn
hot in Prospect street, brooklyn, Is probably !
NAMED for life, The approach OF footsteps
ayed the injured man from robbery, perhaps
cath,
II is reported that the Tammanv sachems
ave Determined TO drop the name OF Tammany
ON the title Of the society and building, and
Ike the name Columbian" ]
al the nineteenth anniversary Of the young
eh Christian association. tonight, there was
crowded attendance. The orator was Rev.
Gorge IL, Hcpworth. 4;
The Times will publish tomorrow seven col. y
INNS OF figures derived from the investigation }
the committee Of seventy, showing, in detail. !
le alleged fraudulent transactions OF the de- \
lrtment of public works. when under 1weed's I
Management In the purchase OF supplies.
Anna Stephenson, sixty years of age, was !,