Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-30
From New York.
ANDY JOHNSON.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 30.
Ex-President johnson was announced
to speak tonight at Tammany Hall, but
is sick and will not appear.
THE GRINNELL ESTATE.
1t is now thought that the Grinnell
estate will be taken out of bankruptcy
by settlement outside the court.
THE CASE OF TAINToR.
The case of Taintor, the bank de-
faulter, has been given to the jury. The
judge charged them to bring in verdict
of guilty. ......... ...........
Second Dispatch. ......
In the trial of Taintor to-day for en-
beZzlement while cashier of the Atlantic
bank, Judge Benedict gave an adverse
decision on the point of law raised by
the counsel for the defense-that it was
competent to produce evidence to show
that Taintor acted for the bank with the
knowledge and consent of the president
and directors in making his stock specu-
lations. After the Judges decision, the
defense declined to put in any evidence.
Judge Benedict then directed verdict
on the evidence for the prosecution, and
the jury found Taintor guilty. His
counsel gave notice that they would
move for new trial. He was then re-
manded to jail, APPARENTLY quite dispirit-
ed by the result.
EPISCOPAL BOARD OF MISSIONS.
AT to-day's session of the Protestant
Episcopal Board of Missions the resolu-
ton regarding the appointment of seven
new bishops was discussed at length.
sToKEs's TRIAL.
In the Stokes case District Attorney
Phelps continued his argument to-day,
asserting that it was absurd for Stokes
to claim fear of Fisk, that the latter,
whatever else he might have been, was
not a man of violence. He further
argued that the whole testimony of Re
corder Hackett and other witnesses con-
clusively proved the prisoner was watch
ing and waiting for his victim. He con-
troverted the arguments of Tremain,
drawn from the character and position
of the wound, and threw doubt upon the
statements of the prisoner.
LATER.
Judge Davis charge terminated at
2:45 p. M, having lasted exactly three
hours. Mr.. Tremain then took a
special exception to his Honor's con-
demnation of what is called emotional in
sanity. Judge Davis said he used the
very language of the Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Tremain said he also objected to the
expression that the evidence of insanity
was very meagre, and asked to have the
question submitted to the jury. Judge
Davis said he had submitted it to them
according to law. Mr.. Tremain also
took exception to the remark that in
sanity, as a rule, involves delusion, and
that the prisoners ideas seemed to have
been based upon reality, and to his say
ing that the other holes in the cloak, be-
sides the four in the breast were not par
ticularly natural as it was not claimed
that the fatal wound was made through
any of them.
ALnRRMENs' MEETING.
A special meeting of the Board of Al
derrnen is called for tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, for the purpose of re-
ceiving a communication from the
Mayor vetoing a resolution of the board
on Tuesday to loan the Industrial EXhi-
bition Co. $25, 900, 900.
THE PLAGUE IN GEORGIA.
Accounts from Bainbridge, Georgia,
continue unfavorable A number of
prominent citizens have died of the yell
low fever. A dispatch to-day says if
the death rate increases there will be
some difficulty in burying the dead.
SNOW.
The snow is three inches deep in Col
lingwood, Ontario, six inches at Lon
don, seven inches at Dunville, and still
showing.
NOTICE.
President Orion, of the Western In
ion, gave notice to the bondholders that
owing to the rumor of counterfeits in
circulation it is deemed advisable to re-
quire the presentation of bonds with
coupons. for the November interest, for