Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-01-15

| had at one time been q counsel for Mr..
Stokes in a civil case, said, slowly and
deliberately.
well, Mr.. Beach, I must say you
have done your work well. hope
you have been well paid for il. F."
Then Stokes sat down. Mr.. Beach
did not reply; but his face turned a
little away from the prisoner.
Mr.. Fellows, the Acting District At
torney, rose, and, addressing the
Judge, asked that
SENTENCE BE PASSED
upon the prisoner at the bar.
AS Mr.. Fellows sat down; Mr.. By-
man TremRin, the able and learned
counsel for the defense, who had been
sitting by a table with his head bowed
in his hand, stood up aud said:
Your Honor, 1 hope you will not
think it necessary to pass sentence at
this late hour of the night. Would 1t
not be better to wait till Monday
morning."
Judge Boardman-I see no absolute
nee, ssity for passing sentence to-
night, and 1 see no improperly In
acting on the counsel's suggestion. l
will therefore defer sentence until
Monday morning. ..-.-
District Attorney Fellows then ad-
dress ed the Court in an explanatory
manner, and stated that Messrs. Beach
and Fullerton had not been employed
by Mr.. Fisk's family, and that they
had been employed by the county to
assist in the prosecution,
Stokes (risfng suddenly and inter-
rupting)-Mr. Fellows, state that
THEY WERE HIRED BY JAY GOULD.
Please state that.
There was an intense sensation in
court at this moment, and Mr.. Eel
lows then resumed his address, stating
that he was glad to retire from an Of
flee where for three years he bad been
accustomed to witness such scenes of
suffering and sorrow as he had wit
messed tonight.
The Court then
DISCHARGED THE JURY,
with thanks for their attendance and
for the courtesy they had shown him
during the progress of the trial. Then
the audience began to move, and
Stokes, who showed a firm manner,
eonYersed with the sobbing ladies and
his other fIiends.
Again as Stokes stood up to leave
the court, he spoke bitterly to Mr..
Beach. He said, as he rose:
Mr.. Beach, you should be well
satisfied with your work, and l hope
you are satisfied. for you did it well. !"
Mr.. Beach (excitedly)-NO, no, Mr..
Stokes, am not satisfied with my
work.
Then Stokes friends gathered about
him, and got between him and Beach,
as it was feared that a collision might
take place. Mr.. Tremain got up to
leave the court with Stokes, and as he
did, one of the jurors, small, dark
featured man, with high hat, leaned
forward over the jury box and said to
Mr.. Tremain:
Well, Mr.. Tremain, 1 hope that
you do not feel any way bad against
us, as we tried to do our duty. 1 am
sure you did yours, and worked as
hard for Stokes as if he was your own
son."
Mr.. Tremain-I haye nothing to
say; but how did you stand on the
jury?
Juryman-Well, 1 do not think 1
have any right to state that, sir.
District-Attorney Fellows-O, there
is no harm now it Is all over you
may speak your mind.
Juryman-W Well, We stood on going
out, ten for conviction and two for ac-
quittal.
Mr.. Dos Passos lone of Stokes eOun-
sell-Yes, and those two gave in like
eravens and towards. (SensatiOn.)
Stokes Ito the jurymen)-Why, you
don't mean to tell me, as honest men,
that any of you believed in the testi
mOny of that scoundrel Hart? Why,
am sure there is not one man Of the
twelve believed in his heart what he
said or did, l know how it is. Eve
ryone has been humbugged by false
and perjured testimony, bought and
paid for. That is the truth. so help
me God, at this solemn moment"
Here District Attorney Fellows
came forward and said:
ed, I hope you have no hard feel
ings against me, did only my duty,
and did not try to exceed it, as God
made me.n
Mr.. Fellows was weeping at this
moment, and every person in court
was crushing and pushing right and
left at this moment. Col Fellows, as
he made his last remark, offered his
hand to Stokes, who refused it and
said:
"All right, Fellows hear all you
say, and suppose you think it's all
right, but verdict given on pe1ured
testimony is q villaDy that no one
will countenance-never, never as
long as the world stands.p
Here the court was cleared by the
policemen, who behaved as if they
were in a riot; and, a passage having
been made, Stokes walked out Of the
court, arm in arm with Mr.. Tremain,
and followed by the sobbing ladies,
who clustered around him and held
his hands as if they would never let
go of him. And thus ends the second
act of this the most exciting of mod
ern criminal trials. Stokes was taken
down to the cell in the Tombs, accom-
naniod hy DeDutv Sheriff Shields