Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-30

Judge BOardman-"1 see no abso.
lutte necessity for passing sentence to-
night, and I see no impropriety in act
ing on the counsel'ssuggestion. Twill
therefore defer sentence until Monday
morning."
District Attorney Fellows then ad-
dressed the Court in an explanatory
manner, and Messrs. Beach and Fuller
ton had not been employed by Mr..
Fisk's family, and that they had been
employed by the county to assist in
the prosecution.
Stokes (rislng suddenly and inter-
rupting)-"Mr. Fellows, state that
they were hired by Jay Gould. Please
state that"
There was an intense sensation in
court at this moment, and Mr.. Fellows
then resumed his address, stating that
he was glad to retire from an Office
where for three years he had been ac-
customed to witness such scenes of
suffering and sorrow as he had witness.
ed tonight.
The Court then discharged the jury,
with thanks for their attendance and
courtesy they had shown him during
the progress of the trial. Then the
audience began to move, and Stokes,
who showed q firm manner, conversed
with the sobbing ladies and his other
friends.
Again as Stokes stood up to leave the
court he spoke bitterly to Mr.. Beach.
He said, az he rose:
"Mr. Beach, you should be we'll sat.
isfied with your work, and I hope you
are satisfied, for you did it we'll.
Mr.. Beach (excitedly)- -" No, Mr..
Stokes. I am not satisfied with my
work."
Then Stokes friends gathered around
him and got between him and Beach,
as it was feared collision might take
place. Mr.. Tremaine got up to leave
the court with Stokes, and as he did
one of the jurors, a small, dark. fea-
tured man, with high hat, leaned for
ward over the jury box and said to Mr..
Tremaine:
"Well, Mr.: Tremaiae, I hope that
you do not feel any way bad against
us, as we have tried to do our duty.
am sure you did yours, and worked as
hsrd for Stokes as if he was your own
son."
Mr.. Tremain-ttI have nothing to
say, but how do you stand on the
jutyT
Juryman-" Well, do not think
have any right to state that, SIR"
District Attorney Fellows-"O
there is no harm; now it IS all over
you may speak your mind"
Juryman-"Well, We stood, going
out, ten for conviction and two for &C.
quittal."
Mr.. Dos Passos Zone of Stokes coun.
sel)-" Yes, and those two gave in like
cravens and cowards." [Sensation.]
Stokes Ito the jurymen) )-"Why, you
don't mean to tell ME, as honest men,
that any of you believed in the testi-
mony of that scoundrel Hart Why,
I am sure there is not one man of the
twelve believed in his heart what he
said or did. I know how it is. Every
one has been humbugged by false and
perjured testimony, bought and paid
for. That is the truth, 40 help mo
God, at this solemn moment"
Here District Attorney Fellows came
forward, and said:
ED, I hope you have no hard
1eol1uBS 86alnSt ue. 1 uIu only my
duty, and did not try to exceed it, as
God made me-" Mr.. Fellows was
weeping 1T this moment, and every
person in the Court was crushing and
pushing right and left at this moment.
Col. Fellows. as he made his list re-
mark. offered his hand to Stokes, who
refused it, and said:
"All right, Fellows; I hear all you
say, and I suppose you think it's all
right, but a verdict given on perjurei'
testimony is villiany that no one will
countenance--never, never rs long as
! the world stands "
Here the court was cleared by the
policemen, WI" behaved ns il they
were in IL riot; and, Il pns*,,Hc having
been made, Stokes walked out arm in
arm with Tremaine, and followed by