The New York herald., 1873-10-11
STOKES TRIAL.
The Suspected Approaching Summoned
. Juror-A Seventh Juryman 0btained-New
Panel Ordered for This Morning
Probable Completion Of the Jury
To-Day = Witnesses Dis
charged Till Monday.

There Is no diminution In the interest shown in
the trial OF Stokes. The attendance was much
larger yesterday than on either OF the preceding
days. Promptly at the opening OF the Court the
six jurymen took their places and the prosecuting
counsel were punctually on hand. Under the escort
Of Deputy Sherif, Stokes also put in an early ap
pearance. His father, mother, Horace Stokes, his
brother and sister, were likewise early in attend
ance as the previous days and took their aocus-
however. in the arrival OF his counsel, owing as
was explained to q misunderstanding as to the
time the Court was to open, it having been fixed
half an hour earlier than usual. But the time was
not wholly lost; some OF it was consumed listening
to the excuses Of delinquent jurors and then the
CASE OF JOHN n. WATSON
was taken up. This will be remembered as the
gentleman stated by Mr.. Orrell, one OF the jurors
called on the.previous day, as having talked to him
IN regard TO Stokes trial after he had been sum-
moned as q juror, and whom Judge Davis had
ordered to show cause why he should not be pun.
ished for contempt. Mr.. James II. Watson,
brother OF the suspected gentleman, made an in
dignant protest against the suspicious defamation
OF his brothers. character. He said that his
br other, he had reason to believe, did not know
that Mr.. Orrell had been summoned as q Juror In
the case, and he accounted for his absence by stat
ing the fact that he was absent from the city but
he had teegraphed to him and he would return i'm
mediately and would undoubtedly be able to purge
himself from the contempt. Judge Davis upon
this explanation, extended the order TO show
cause.
GETTING THE JURY.
Directly after the above preliminary matters had
been disposed OF the counsel OF stokes made their
appearance. and then the work OF filling the still
vacant seats in the jury box was resumed. 1t was
o repetition OF the previous programme.
George Moss, the first Juror called, was one of
the jurors in the Foster case. he passed the
peremptory challenge apd the challenge to the
iavor, but was challenged peremptorily by the Dis
trict Attorney.
Joseph winston, the next man answering, gave
his business as coffin maker and his residence as
No 81 Second avenue. After lengthy examina.
tion he was accepted as seventh juror, and sworn
In
Abraham .shotwell, a tobacconist, passed two
challenges but was stopped by the District At
torney's peremptory challenge. t lsTT s
Reid McIlvaine in like manner passed all other
challenges to be met by the peremptory challenge
OF the defence 2H7 Ell -st
benjamin S. Gomperts passed through the two
first challenges though he was acquainted with
Horace stokes, the prisoners brother. He was
challenged peremptorlly by the prosecution.
In all seventeen we're called and only one iuror
obtained. Two had scrupes as to the death pen
atty, four were challenged peremptorly, one did
not answer, one was distantly connected by mar
riaRe with the prisoners family and the rest had
disquaifying opinions. Another panel had been
ordered. but too late TO allow 1t to be drawn and
the jurors summoned.
Judge DAVIS with q high compliment to the ap-
parent intelligence OF the jurors 50 far drawn again
warned them against allowing themselves to be
approached, or giving color to any suspicion that
they had Improperly been talked to about the case
the newspapers about 1t, and dismissed them TO
their homes under charge OF an ofiicer. 4fs3 TIT
He then ordered q new panel OF $50, to be sum.
moned 70 attend TINS mo. morning. Meantime all the
until Monday Every effort VIII be made to com.
plete the jury to-day. II;