Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-09

reports have hitherto been suppressed.
AN ITALIAN PADRoNE PROPERLY DEALT
A Little Rock, Ark, dispatch says:
An italian padrone with fourteen boys,
who arrived here yesterday from Men,
phis, was taken in charge by the Italians
of this city. His money was taken from
him and divided among the boys, and he
was ordered to leave the city.
THREATENING FIRE.
A fire broke out at an early hour this
morning in the town of Mount Vernon.
Owing to high winds it spread quickly.
At A o'clock a telegram was received in
this city asking for aid, as the town was
in danger of being entirely burned up.
The fire commissioners sent five steam
ers up at once.
wELTERN UNION TELEGRAPH ELECTION OF
OFFICERS.
At the election of officers of the West
ern Union telegraph company to-day,
the following were chosen directors :
William Orion, James H. Banker, Alon-
70 B. Cornell, Harrison Durkee, Marvin
Green, Joseph Harper, Edwin d. Nor
gan, Augustus Schell, w. X. Therne, G.
Vanderbilt, Frank Work, Chester w.
Chaplin, Ezra Cornell, Cyrus W. Field,
Wilson G. Hunt, David Jones, G. Liv-
ingston, George II. Mumford, o. Fl.
Palmer, George M. Pullman, E. s. San
ford, Hiram Sibley, John Steward,
Moses Taylor, w. II. Vanderbilt, w. r.
Vermilye, E. B. Wesley, Stillman Witt
and D. D. Worcester.
THIRD TRIAL OF STOKES.
The third trial of Edward S. Stokes
was commenced in the court of oyer and
terminer this morning before Judge
! Davis. Stokes was brought into court
at 1890 o'clock looking well, the only
perceptible change being his hair was a
little more gray. He looked calm and
confident. His mother and sister were
present. His counsel are Lyman Ire
man, Messrs. Dos Passes & Brainard.
District attorney Phelps and assistant
district attorney Russell for the prosecu-
ton. Tremain said he was compelled
to ask for an adjournment unless the
district attorney was willing to have the
testimony of absent witnesses read
Doctor Tripler and Fischer who exam
ed deceased at the Grand Central hotel
together with DR.. White, the family
physician of Fisk, testified ON the form
er trials. Afldavits of Cappal Brain
ard, counsel for defendant, and ot
Stokes. were then read, stating due dill
renee had been exercised to find thu
above named witnesses. The district at
torncY said these witnesses had not beer
subpunaed by the defendant in tw,
former trials. He had received no no
tice that they were material witnesse
for the defense, and if the prosecution
could get along without them, he coul
see no reason why the defense could no
also proceed without them. Judg
Davis said the absence Of Tripler fur
nished no ground for adjournment, as II
was beyond reach of process of tn
court and had no intention of returning
DR.. White was within the state wher
he could he reached by subpoena. Iii
honor intimated thot if the attendant
of White could not be procured whe
necessary for the defense his testimon
on a former trial might be read. Ii
therefore denied the application for ac
iourpment. Mr.. fireman then read
challenge to the array, setting forth tina
the jurors panel was drawn contrary t
statute on the 18th of September, 1877;
and that it was not drawn from a fu
panel as required by law; also, that tn
panel from which it was drawn We
selected from bankers, brokers and me-
chants, excluding mechanics, laborci
and other respectable classes of the con
munity. District attorney Phelps sal
he would be obliged to traverse til
challenge. In order to allow time Il
the preparation of the traverse a rece:
was taken until about o'clock.