Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-11

THE LAST soEsrs IL rHE aRRAr TRIAL.
Tho New York fi.es gives the following &C.
count Of the strange scenes In court in New
York on Saturday evening upon the return into
the court room of the jury in the stokes case:
Az $40 the jury retired. .nd the COURTROOM
became comparatively empty, only about forty
persons remaining. At ILL Judge BoardmAn
entered and took his seat, and hush fell upon
thoee in the room. Presently the lawyers came
in, then the prisoner, with his face fixed and
pales md surrounded by his father, bR0ther and
sister, In four minutes the Jury ulemnly and
silently came Tn, and took their seats, eagerly
silent spectators The clerk rsse, called their
names, to which they answered, and asked,
mSentlemen, have you agreed upon verdict?"
oner was then told to stand up, and the jury
rose. Then the clerk asked the usual formal
questions, which never seemed more impressive
that that at that moment Prisoner. look upon the
did 30 with AN immovable face. f"Gentlemen
Oh the jury, how say you; do You find Edward 8.
Stokes, the prisoner ut the bar, guilty or not
The feremsn-"Guilty of murder in the first
:. 4 shrek from the prisoners sister. a tremor
death-iike stiffness. then The jury resumed their
seats. The jury was pOlled by the clerk, and
formally thanked, in a brief speech, by Judge
were surprised, for, during the iuIy's absence
men spoke sneeringly Of the impossibility of get
ting a New York Jury to agree on verdict of
murder. Even the judge looked surprised, and
feeling was too great to find vent in converse
ton There was moments pause, and the
prisoner PTS ;r turned sharply upon Mr. Beach and
done your work we'll. 1 hope you have
been paid for it," The rest of what he
said was not heard, and was in q low
bs tse"s Sao c0nan Ssa s
and made a long speech He said that he had
positively refused to go on with the case unless
Sr. Beach and MIR. Fullerton, or some other
prominent legal gentlemen, were associated
with him, and that they (Messrs Fullerton and
Beach hadunwillingly consented to try the case
with him, at the request of the district attorney,
Fisks family or his friends The prisoner here
rose, and swinging his arm excited'y, asked:
=" Nor from Jay Gould?' Fellows, however,
for the defense his associates, and the court for
tneir courtesy, and finally concluding by con-
graduating himself that his three years OF en-
durance OF such scenes as he there saw would
not hereafter fall to his lot.
AS Stokes was being taken from court, he once
more turned toward Mr.. Beach, and il was lie AIRED
that he might attack him, and his friends gath
over and said, MIR. Tremain, hope that you do
not feel any way bad against US, as we tried
to do our duty. am sure you did yours, and
worked as hard tor Stokes as il he was your own
SON."
Mr.. Tremain--I have nothing to say; but how
did you stand on the jury?
Juryman-Wen,' do not think have any
right to state that, sir.
Fellowship, there is no harm; now it is all
over you may speak your mind.
Jury msn-Well. we stood, going out, ten for
conviction and two for acGuttaL
Mr.. DOspassO Zone of Stokes counsell-Yes,
and those two gave in, like cravafs and towards.
[SensatiOn.l .t
Then that remarkable scene was witnessed of
the representative of the District attorney, Eel
lows, in the courtroom, approaching the man
who had just been convicted of murder, ex-
claiming, with tears ia his eyes, and holding out
his hand.
"Ed, hope you have no hard fee lings against
me. did only my duty, and did not try to ex
Stokes refused the .proffered hand, saying:
''AN right, Fellows; hear all you say, and /
suppose you think it's all right; but verdict
given on perjured testimony is villainy that no
one will cOuntenance-never, never, 80 long rs
the world stands;
The room was then cleared court having al
jOurned.