The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-07
from the New York Sunday Herald. !,

mourning, were grouped together sitting on
chairs, and above them the chandelier burned
brightly with its many lamps. Some few
persons had gone to sleep on the upper
benches, and here and there IN officer of the
court stroled around and gazed vucantly at
tho ceiling. The reporters scrubbed with
out purpose on the fly-sheets, and conversed
with each other about the incidents of the
trlsl. The Judges seat was vacant, as he
had gone to dinner at either Delmonce's or
the Aston House, and it was r,Imored that
the counsel for Stokes and Beach, Fullerton,
and Fellows were dining with him. In the
Supreme Court chambers the prisoner. Ed
ward S. Stokes, and his cousins, Walter,
Thomas, and Henry Stokes, were conyersing
and walking to and fro.
STOKES SEEMED MORE sANGUINE '.'
than he has been Mt any time since his i'm
pri>onmcnt. So sanguine was he that half
an hour before the jury came in with their
verdict Henry Stokes, his cousin, had bail
bond made out, so rs to give bail Immediately
OH the possible disagreement of the jury. 4
little before 10 O'Clock n sumptuous banquet
was prepared for the jury in the Supreme
Court chambers. a long table was set, CO.
ycred by white cloth, on which was spread
game, fowl, and all the decacicS of the sea-
son. The jury ate n hearty and pleasant
meal, occupying twenty minutes or so at
their supper. They then went back to the
jurv-room, and were locked up again by Val
cntinG. In the mean time discussion was rife
in the court among the audience, nearly all
present canvassing the situation and the pro-
bable result Of the deliberations of the jury
The nervousness which Stokes displayed
while waiting for the verdict on his former
trial was all gone. lie seemed elated with
the full consciousness that the deliberations
of the jury would either set him free or else
give him IN opportunity to give bail OH ac-
count OF their disagreement Stokes took q
light supper at quarter to 10. A dozen
oysters OH the half-shell were brought to him.
He ate four or five; The rest were left lying
Oh their shells. Neither the mother nor
father of Stokes, fortunately, as the sequel
will show, was present at the delivery of the
verdict.
While waiting for the verdict the ladies
connected with Stokes's family, all of whom
appeared to belong TO the highest rank Of
society, seemed to be in deep trouble and
anxiety, and ever and anon would look at
the clock and again ut the door through
which the jury were to pass to their seats.
Stokes kept Oh smoking, and his younger
brother, Horace, who has been so faithful
and steadf;lst to him through the varied vicis
STUDIES ofboth trials, seemed far more anxious
than the prisoner himself. Alta quarter-past
IL O'Clock there was observable in the court,
among the waiting audience, that premoni-
tory hustle and confused cumming which
is always noticeable when a long-eXpected
event is about to take place.
First came Mr.. Sparks, the clerk, from an
inner room, followed by the officers OF the
court, who pushed chairs aside and madea
passage-wav for the jurymen. Then came
the jurymen'S attendant. who opened the
door of the box; after which followed the
prisoner. looking as undaunted as ever, and
surrounded by his lrie nds and relatives.
These latter took seats facing the jury-boX.
The Judge then entered and took lis seat
on the bench.
At this moment
TIE TWELVE JURYMEN
filed in. looking very grave, and presently
they took their seats. AS they passed in 1t
was noticeable that but one man out of the
twelve looked at the prisoner; all the rest
seemed to avoid glance at his face There
was dead silence in the court. There was
no need to ask what their verdict would be.
1t was imprinted in the lines of
EVERY MANS FACE OF TIE TWELVE.
First they answered severally to their
names, and then the Judge, in the usual
manner, said, Gentlemen, have you agreed
upon IL verdict:'
Foreman of the Jury iris ne): We have.
Nh. Sparks: Gentlemen OF the jury, rise.
Prisoner, stand up, Gentlemen of the jury,
look upon the prisoner. Prisoner, look
upon the jury. What say you, gentlemen of
the jury? DO you find the prisoner ut the
bar Edward S. Stokes, guilty OF not guilty?
THE VERDICT.
Foreman Of the Jury: Guilty of murder
in the first degree.
AT the moment that these words passed
the lips OF the foreman there arose in the
court such II terrible, piercing wall from one
Of the YOUNG ladies dressed in deep mourn
ng that 1t secihed to curdle tie blood of
every man and woman in court. None who
heard it will ever forget it. The young lady
who uttered this cry fell forward with Der
face prone on the shoulder of the prisoner
Horace Stokes, the brother. burst into tears,
and all his friends and relatives by one I'M
pulse, Us they clustered around him, seemed
terribly affected.
The Jury were then pollcd at the request
of Mr.. Townsend, one of the prisoners
counsel. When asked by the clerk if they
all agreed upon the verdict they answered,
separately, YES" Some of their responses
could not be heard ten feet from where they
stood. AS the twelfth man answered "1es "
STOKES ROSE SLOWLY,
and, facing Mr.. Beach, one of the counsel
for the prosecution, and who had at one time
beeu counsel for Mr.. Stokes in il civil case,
enid eli up6 doll bprrtply
well, Mr.. Beach. must say you have
done your work well. Hope You have been
we'll paid for it,
Then Stokes sat down. Mr.. Beach did
not reply, but his face turned little away
from the prisoner.
Mr.. Fellows, the Acting District Attor-
ney, rose, and. addressing the Judge, asked
that
BAR.
As Mr.. Fellows sat down Mr.. Lyman
Tremain, the able and learned counsel Tor
the defence, who had been sitting by table
with his head bowed In his hand, stood up
and said:
"Your Honor. hope you will not think it
necessary to pass sentence ut this late Jour OF
the night. Would it not be better to wait
till Monday morning."
Judge Boardman: see no absolute neces'
sity for passing sentence tonight, and | see
no improperly in acting on the counseps
suggestion. | will therefore defer sentence
until Monday morning.
District Attorney Fellows then addressed
the court in an explanatory manner, and
stated that MeSsrS. Beach ond Fullerton had
not been employed by Mr., Fisk's family, and
that they had been employed BY the county