Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-05
NEW YORK.
Stokes Second Trial Closed.
Guilty Of Murder in the First Degre

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The Jury in the
Stokes case, after being out some few hours
entered at about IL O'Clock and rendered a
verdict against the prisoner Of murder in
the first degree. Judge Boardman deferred
sentence udtil Monday. The anticipation
that verdict would be given sometime to-
night in the Stokes case created much inter-
est in many places throughout the city. II
was hardly expected, however, that the
verdict would be reached so soon. During
the latter days of the trial some apprehen-
sion was awakened among the friends of
the prisoner at the pertinacity and skill
with which testimony for the prosecution
existed among many that
conviction of murder in the first
degree would not be found, and that if there
were no disagreements of the jury, the YER
dict would be either justifable homicide or
manslaughter in the third degree. The
prisoners counsel will doubtless now apply
for new trial, as they took many excep-
tions in the present case, on which they can
ground their application.
LATER-The jury came into court at
11:12, having been absent about three
hours; there was marked sensation in the
court at the announcement of the YER
dict. The prisoner turned ashy pale, and his
sister wept aloud. Assistant District Attor-
ney Fellows moved that the sentence of
the law be pronounced, but at the suggest
ion of Tremain, the judge, deferred pushing
the sentence until Monday. The jury, it
transpired, on retiring stood ten for muir
der in the first degree, and two for man
slaughter in the third degree. From infor-
nation derived in an interview with some
of the lawy ers of Stokes, it is thought that
no exceptions to the verdict will be taken.
Two Female COnvicts Drowned.
This afternoon five prisoners attempted
to escape from Woods Island in small
boat, but were pTecipitated into the water
and drifting ice. Two of them, females,
were drowned, but the others were res
cued.
Murdered His MOther.in-Law.
At Newark, n. j., on Thursday night,
man beat out the brains of his mother-in-
law with an iron bar.
VINO Bids?
Owing to the large arrival Of destitute
Italians, one thousand more being ex-
pected, the Commissioners of Emigration
lOl ClllolS SlllS, buC
accommodations on Wards Island. There
are 300 Italians already on the Island.
Biblical.
At q meeting of the Board of Managers
of the American Bible Society yesterday,
our new auxiliaries were recognized, one
n Georgia, one in Nebraska and two in
Alabama. Gratifying reports were re-
,eived from various points.
A Suicide Show.
A sailor named Riley suicided this after |
noon by jumping bead foremost from the |
main yard to the deck Of bark On which |
le had recently shipped, while she was on |
Ter way out in East River, bound to Liver |
,Ool. The spectacle was witnessed by |
.rowds on the ferry boats. Riley, who is |
aid to be from Logsnsport, H., was |
,icked up and his body taken to the |
norgUe.
Pursuit of knowledge Under DIm. |
cuIties.
The Sheriff's officer, at the Court of Oyer |
md Terminer, to-day, brutally assaulted
eporter who sought admission to the Court |
o witness the Stokes trial.
irresponsible Journalism.
Demand was made upon Henry c. Bow
ID, of the Brooklyn Union, to-day, by
awyer representing the Tribune, for re-
raction Of an alleged libel appearing in the
Union, and which was subsequently copied
nto the Times, of this city, concerning the
ownership and circulation of the Tribune. |
rhe Brooklyn linton this evening, in its
EDITORIAL, says it had no knowledge of its
'wn and has none now in relation to the
natter complained Of The Union also
acknowledged that its informant obtained
lis knowledge from hearsay testimony.