The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-07

miss on, and this occasion was eagerly seized by
as aa one o. ss Ts
| persons had already passed in as HERALD report
ers The excitement was really tremendous:
Money was offered in largo sums to get peep at
the prisoner, and ladies tainted in the crush and
were taken out to get breath OF air. Inside
Ladies stosd on benches and chairs. and the Court
Olncers pushed hither anu thither manfully TO
their necks ike cranes and did not seem to mind
the discomfort SO long as they were able to get
0Sk y shs TOP q Sss ead few feet of his
client, and Mr. Townsend and Mr.. Dos Passos s weas
within . few feet Of Mr.. Tremain MT; Beacn NW
by side with Mr.. Fulleft6n, and Assistant District
Attorney Fellows sat in front OF al the other law
The upper tiers Of Se nc were heapsS with
swarm OF humanity. s
There was marked silence IN ocnrt AZ Mr.. Ire.
main rose to speak OF the bin OF exceptions which
e e os Srea
rolling up OF an invisible curtain from before the
Judgment seat He asked the Court to facilitate
The giant form Of Tremain steadied itself Tor 9
moment as he rose, and the great massive head
eyes fastened on the Judge for a moment. He
spoke In subdued tone, and looked at the pris-
Sos Snce who Sn 70
ance, whispered TO Townsend. and stokes nodded
than he has at any time since the Killing Of Fisk
but under his eyelids there were two black rings
which came OF two rather sleepless nights in his
cell. Yet, withal, his fortitude was wonderful.
1t was not the staggering bravado OF the man who
in his extremity feels that he must make theatri
cal display to cover the hoowness within. There
was nothing OF the Corsican swagger or insolent
manner OF Pierre Bonaparte, who stood before the
of Victor Noir. On the contrary, he seemed quiet
and calm and sought no notice from any, but
awaited his sentence with selfpossession that
fv the M y q Ae
It was an awful moment when District Attorney
Fellows rose up in the room and In asubdued voice
demanded Judgment on the prisoners head,
claiming with onicia exactness forfeit life for the
Every head was bent forward as the clerk, Mr.
SpaEks IN tnat Peeuaa grating voice OF bis said
! edward S. Stokes stand up that you may hear
the sentence Of the COURT pronounced upon YOU"
Stokes rose slowly, but without an effort The
the shoulders of the strong men beneath him and
they placed their handkercheis to their eyes, say
| ing "Poor fellow. poor fellOwr'
Stokes locked upon the Judge and the Judge
looked upon Stokes. The eye of Stokes was steady,
twelve long months had told upon him. His face
WAS US pale as the face OF the dead but the lip
eeyelid did not tremble OF witch for an instant.
| Edward s. Stokes, have you anything to say
why the sentence OF the law should not be passed
Stokes looked up and threw his head back and
Strengthened his shoulders and faced the music,'
as he would have said himself in his happier days
before harlot had crushed the strong. will
and lion heart OF the man. He spoke slowly
declared Vua oem sa he p Sa
innocent OF the crime OF which he had been con-
victed and that he had not Intentionally violated
any law OF the land. He spoke OF mistake that
juryman had made and pronounced the evidence
on which he had been convicted to be false from
concluded by asking the Judge to make the time
which would eapse before the execution OF the
his address was uttered IN broken voice The
bright world and the sunlight seemed to fade
a N mi Ito md
thousand attractive qualities to MAKE him happy.
At that moment as the venerable judge his beard
his eyes nan dmea With binding tears began at to
collect his scattered notes the desk before him
the Il KS tS sha u.s.
tect, and OF his little daughter OF ten years, the
loves ana who are now sepa.teG from
| him by the ever moaning and trackess sea, and
to whom ere THIS Journal shall be read BY tno1s-
shadows Of the lofty Pyrenees-a sorrow and shame
that Is lifelong, and stain that can never be
wiped out on this side Of the blue noor Of Heaven.
| SENTENCED.
Judge Boardnlan began to speak the burning
distinct but saddehed utterance. And let it be said
| OF this gentleman, who Is not much known to this
ment been delivered a sentence pronounced
| with the seemnity and eternal fitness that charac-
terized the remarks Of Judge Douglas Boardman.
The listener might have transferred himself or her.
! sell a hundred years back; might have walked up
the Gemonisn steps OF Old NCwgate; might have
| the horse.har wigs and breeohes and rapiers
OF the lawyers, the ~, voice Of the sitting
to 6ouse-breakers and horse. thieves might have
been heard relocating the unhappy criminal to
Iyburn Tree and st: Giles Court. For in those
days the Newgate Magistrate always pointed a
moral in his Judgment on the thieving wretch, and
yesterday Judge Boardman followed this classic
and arection could do had been done for him. and
that the verdict had been wrung from this judg.
ment Of the jurors. He said that he was himself
unconscious
tence Of the law would be given as
other reason. He spoke Of the dishonor and
disgrace that would rest on all belonging to his
crime Of appetitss Infestfai2sd and Of passions
nerce, yindictlve and unbridled. And then came
waters and the prisoner At the bar, In all the flush
Of manhood or thrty-one years, aud with the
happ,e.- than he-so dear il life to al-heard the
dread ana mandatory words |,h 81 s ssn,sRss Esi
forth in his ears sHSat WITH al the iearSl and
who sheddeth mans baod bis blood shall be shed.
The sentence was as folows:-F'sn~:
Edward 5. Stokes, in obedience TO the require
ments OF the law, this Court orders and directs
that you be taken hence in the custody OF the
Sheriff OF the city and county of New York to the
prison from whence you came, and that you be
there confined In close confinement by said Sheriff
TN the 2sth day Of February, 1879 and that upon
ing and three in the afternoon, you be hanged by
the neck till you be dead, and may God have mercy
on your souls
As the Judge approached the latter part OF the
sentence several women began to cry and many
were sobbing audibly. Strong men turned aside
and, rs they knew what was coming placed their
Lngers IN their ears vainly trying to shut out the
words OF doom. To many q man and woman
| came Easping sensation in the throat and as
the Judge closed his sad address one universal
murmur OF sympathy swept through the Court.
The bearing OF the prisoner was so undaunted his
carriage was so free from the maudln weakness
| which Is usual in criminals convicted OF q capital
offence. his youth and oil his frailtes came
| up and seemed plead for sym-
PATTY, and he received II instantaneousiy
While the sentence was being delivered he stood
still and mute and listened with attention, but
never quailed The 1rmness and steadiness OF the
man were noticeably wonderful. The crowded
audience swung to and fro for moment. hum
| spread all the Court, and at a sign from the
| Clerk the Court was still as the grave.
LEAVES COURT