New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
STOKES AT SING SING.
nus RRsovAL FROM THE ToMBs-ARREsT OF ONE OF
T-HH JURORS


nus RRsoVAL FROM THE ToMBs-ARREsT OF ONE oF
THE JURORS.
Edward S. Stokes was conveyed from the
Tombs on Saturday morning the State Prison at Sing
Sing and contrary to expectation without any noticea
die paraity the part OF tho officers who had MN IN
charge carefully did the officers keep the news from
all except the representatives OF the press and Warden
johnson, that Saturday morning, even
she Tombs officials we're ignorant of what was
about TO happen. At about 10 O'Clock Deputy Sbeilh
Shields and his assistant, Mr.. Cahll, entered inc
prison and told Stokes TO get ready for the Journey
When Stokes appeared an the corridor, dressed IN
the dark checked suit and black ieV mN
10 familiar 20 who attended the last Ia ne iooheu
BALE and anxious aud taking place near ne s'oNe' "
marked that it be chilly IN the open ar ana draw
any handkerchief from his pocket, tied IL around his
neck bntoBed hiscoat up TO the throat lighted cigar
piaeed his hands his coat pockets, and looked com
plaeent while he awaited the end OF the preparations
An proercss by the deputy sherins. John ID. Couse,
who was sentenced oct 81 in the Court of General
EessoDs Imprisonment Of p years, for forgery IN
abe third degree upon Lawrence Bros. bankers, for
whom cashier, completed his toilet and joined
Biokos. Couse was neatly and indeed comfortably
dressed and had anticipated the attentions of the
State Prison barber by shaving of his Dundreaty
whstcrs aud mUsiacAc. So eXpeditiously was every
tlrg done the thai couvicS, manaced 10y single brace
lei attended by the deputy sheras left the Ionbs
~
ear WAS hailed and seats were taken. the prs
nncrs sitting in a corner the front platform.
Tho rruers sat 80 close 70 eHch other that the hand
ch could ugt lee seen. While PASSING IRON Que car 10
another at the ThntySecOn dst depot, stokes was coE
ni4ed. Many dollar got from nm ~ tlo ~ az
HouS'," . frcsh-loOkDg youth was heard 10 say.
Tasi W cock the convcts were seated in the smoking
car o hc Ol5 train. Mr. shields, who l. well known TO
amred no uiue for hem'tc find ont who were the men
IA CUSTODY Like wildnre the news spread through al
t s- az The ,liu. aui police officers lana aslue tnef
dignity elderly ladies and gentlemen forgot tner anAi
ETY. to obtain seats eoYes iorsook theii NoiA ana III
famed the ncWSbONs ian the Push To see Stokes d.,
ON the way up The stokes cOnversed freely with
ever he Fpoke of the trial he affected feel that ne
badly treated, but close observer cOuid detect d
1et rejoicing tha nc mad escaped another trial ana
nuch nore sevcrer Judgment. 81 would have died.
said no, III had been confined another tWeNemOhtn III
The Totuhs." GA arriving at sing sing MI Soleius
allowed Stokes and CouSe TO eat lnuch before
they entered The prison. III thG ollce u %. eio
prson the uuNcts were received by Warden HHnDSh,
who told them that would do al that he c0ud egy
mitigate misery OF their condition Ia rsi3use
40 TIE usual inquiries Of The prison CLERK stokes Sa"
was OF Pennsylyanla % years or age, ana was
hroSer when he committed the ohense OF "hen nc WaS
convicted Cou>e s40 mat NE Was Dorn 'SS1S N1 5}
years of age. by occupation bauk lelet' anu
was convicted ms confession OF forgery; Inc
two were then taken charge OF ny inc pllson uovtVh,
When stokes ms striped sui ne INDUCED IN HIe
Ileasautrl saying that he had worn something similar
when playing base ball he never had pan VI pana 1
looms INN well. He noticed the absence OF plsoi
pockot l1hev were then measured; stokes STOOD
fecI 10, ana Conse leet q uen wei6" ai Gonse
turning the balance at l3s pounds anu touso
Is pounds. The regudtlOh IoNti ana t"ih" VIZ
then given tbt cOuVicts aud they were assigned the
cells, SOkcss being No 49, on the second ter par, par.
scene followed between the cOnVlcts ana the deputy
sherifs. and the farewell between Stokes ana Deputy
eheri Shields who has been his constant custodian
during Inc y months of his confinement in the TOmos
aud from whose kind attentions Stokes derived much
cheer aud strength TO bear mp under the wearyng ordeal
IL has gone through, WAS somewhat affecting.
Stokes j. said 10 DE suffering from severe cold ana
although the service OF clerk III the cigar mandatory
Las been allotted him. yet ii is believed he viii be al
lowed remain ln the hospital for time III ordei TO
gam strength. COuse Is TO be clerk ID the chaplains
office.
J. Delos Cclter one OF the jurors in the Stokes
wac arrested Capt Byrne OF the Fifteenth Pfeclnci
I'ooe on saturday night and viii be brought before
Distract Attorney Phelps to-day.