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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01

Findlay, and one with warden Johnson }
Stokes had tired to get every man in the
Tombs into Il hole with his whims. He
had brought his friends influence and his
political influence to bear upon him WAR
den Johnson) in every way. lie thought
That II ever there was a murderer it was
Stokes. "lIc was the biggest rascal in the
Tombs,' said the warden Stokes coun-
sci and his relatives express themselves
very well pleased with the verdict, and say
that they will take no further action All
the newspapers dcnouncc the verdict in I'M
measured terms, and call for radical
change in the jury law. The jurors refuse
to say how they stood, having made com
pact among themselves not to disclose their
proceedings. They admit, however, that
Logan's testimony had great weight with
them, and there was a pretty lively discus
sion as TO whether they should bring in Il
verdict Of acQuittal or the one they did.
Rather than disagree, the minority gave in.
After the verdict last night Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Russell and Allen visited
Harry lIill's and Informed the proprietor
that he would be wanted clown town"
this morning. Hill replied that he did not
want to mix himself up in the case,
but promised to obey on hint that
if he did not come he would be sent
after. ''Down town" meant the grand
jury room, and the case alluded to was the
charge against the eighth and another
juror in the Stokes case of bribery and
perjury. The story is that in the carly
part of last week these jurors, in company
with convenient deputy sheriff went on
drunk among the purleus of the city,
Ollie, Rcddy the Blacksmith's and Mickey
Columns being among the places visited,
and where they expressed themselves free
~, while in maudlin condition, in regard
to their intention to find verdict of ac-
quittal. T. Dclos Centre, the eighth Juror,
on that occasion is said to have remarked
that 'ths thing is played out. Other
jurors have been fixed, and | think my
vote worth $500 as well as any other
mans Subsequently, it is alleged, Cen
trc was on another drunk at Hills and
drew forth large roll of bills saying that
everything was all right and Stokes was
not going to hang Centre was formerly
a policeman ON the Broadway squad and
was dismissed the force forattcmptcd crime
He is now agent for native wine house,
and is described by his intimatcs as IA rcck-
less, joyia prolligatc. 1t is rumorcd
that indictments have been found against
the two suspected jurors.
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STOKES AFTER TIE TRIAL.
Gloomy and DispIcascd.
OBSERVER.

Edward S. Stokes arrived at the Tombs
at little past IL o'clock Wednesday night
and Immediately went to bed and slept
soundly. Thursday morning he ate a
hearty breakfast and read the morning
papers. As soon as the prison doors were
opened he received a call from his counsel.
Mr. Dos PasSoS, who congratulated him
upon his light sentence, Stokes thanked
the lawyer, but seemed to think that he
should have been acquitted. Abont ten
O'Clock the prisoners father called and had
long interview with him. Shortly after
Stokes father had left him the writer was
admitted to the corridor. The prisoner is
in the condemned cell on the ground floor
and just under the one occupied by Scan
nell. lie was surrounded by group of
handsomely dressed ladies, who were con-
doing him on the harshness of his SEN
tence. Stokes received the homage Of his
fair admirers with the air of Il martyr. He
was dressed, as usual, in n short double
buttoned coat, and looked moody and dis
satisfied, presenting in every way marked
contrast to the overjoycd man who, a few
weeks ago, received word that he had been
granted a new trial. During short con
vcrsation which was had with him. he cx
pressed himself as very much dissatisfied
with the result of the trial. lie believed
that he should have been acquitted. When
asked how he was feeling this morning, he
replied:
son, about as well as II man can feel
who sees the State Prison before him.
Did you expect Il better result p - OF
course did. Any one who heard the evil
dencc must have done SO but | suppose |
must be satisfied The feeling generally
in the prison is that Stokes has been very
fortunate, and surprise is expressed at the
manner in which he receives the verdict.
One of the keepers said he had never seen
Stokes so gloomy as he had been since the
end of the trial. 'Do you really think,
then, that he believed he would be acquit-
ted p Yes he replied, "he firmly be-
lleved it, Why, this morning, when ! con
graduated him upon the result and said |
supposed he was very much pleased, he re-
piled Pleased What should be pleased
Mt Getting four years for an act which
should have been commended for which,
by God | should have received tcstimo-
NAL" In conversations which were had
with Scanncll, Simmons, Sharkey and
others accused of murder, they seemed to
think that Stokes had been very lightly
punished, and that, as he had been so for
tunatc, the result in their cases could not
be serious. Warden johnson said he was
glad to get rid of the prisoner. lie had
given him an awful amount of bother. There
was not keeper in the prison with whom
he had not quarelled. lie had a fight with
! Warden Stacom, one with Acting Warden
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01

Edit0r RutloRd Glo5c Il was interest
ed in your article on compounded felonies
and beg leave to say Il word assent. A
case came under my observation, where
some very poor people had been most foul
ly and crimnally wrongcd. They could
not afford criminal prosecution, pursued
through the channels of appeal. The state
prosecution was 50 languidly conducted
that the result was easily anticipated. The
criminal went unwhipt of justice. Mean
time the unfortunate victims were piled
with temptations to withdraw their com
plant, and nothing but their own supreme
Indignation stood in the way of their yield
ing. The writer knew of the offer of Il
tempting amount Of money. He was
known as their friend and adviser, and was
waited upon by public officer, who wish
as to countCnanCc the " compromising.
Now this officer was a gentleman and want
cd to do his duty. But he could not be
brought to see the moral aspect Of the
thing. He argued most logically and Ger
tainly with warm sympathy, from very
spccious prcmss. In my humble opinion
he was, so to speak, "dcmoralzcd" in his
conceptions of social morals, by the tradi-
tons of the legal service in this regard. |
ask, why is il not more the duty OF the
state officials, than Of private parties, to
prosecute criminal. whose crime cndan-
gers society, albeit lis immediate consc
qucnccs arc, in sense, confined to the pri-
waite sufferers. That Il private individual,
poor in pocket, and shrinking from publ
city, has to add the impetus of his wrath
to the prosecution, leaves wide open door
to the pungcnt appeals of the tempter, and
if the sufferer have no wrath and loves the
wrong-doer,. the probability Of ''condoning'
ifnot of compromising, is increased many
ratios. The incident referred to, did not
occur in this state, but the principle is the
same everywhere. am inclined to think
that these prosecutions ought not to Heod
the presence Of a privately retained attor-
ney for the plaintiff in criminal case, to
insure thorough pursuit. \ responsible
public prosecutor, virtuously and cncrgetl-
cally prosecuting felons and compounders
alike would be great obstacle to that form
of wrongdoing. Not so?
OBSERVER.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01

After describing some of the seances and
other spiritual manifestations that he had
attended, and announcing that he formerly
was member of the Congregational
church. but had been converted to the
truth, the speaker gave his version of the
life of Christ, who, he said, was born at
lib p. m, December "a, and at 1915
was found by hired maid on wisp of
straw, who attended to him Ohis was re-
ceivcd in letter from Bartholomew also
that Mary was not virgin and that Christ
was not born until year and months af-
ter her marriage with Joscph-that he
lived as servant in the family of Pontcus
Plate for several years while his father
worked as carpenter (and plenty of the
same sort of language) which he said he re-
ccycd from angels. He also stated that
Christ was not crucifed between two
thieves, neither was his body buried in
new tomb, but that it was burned and the
ashes buried in the ground lie denied en-
tirely the old testament, and now claimed
that Moses, Job and others mentioned in
the old testament were drunkarls and in
fact entirely different from what the bible
said of them, and that they did not write
the books attributed to them. Also that
Christ was now suffering in deep torment
for being mistaken and worshippcd as good
that he could not forgive sin and for about
an hour and half went on in this manner
to the disgust of all Owe think who heard
him. Considering what the lecture was,
the audience remained very quiet although
disturbed several times by persons going
out,) and they certainly deserve much
praise for it, Had the speaker attempted
to make any conversions to his belief, he
would have most signally failed, for had
any person been present who was leaning
that way, they certainly must have been
disguised with his talk which was only a
complete revling of the bible and Christ.
Although believing that every man has
right to his own belief, we do not hold
that person can Cor should come into
this or any town and speak as did he upon
any subject in which at least ninc-tcnths
of his audience believe If the spirtualsts
expect to make any converts to their be-
lief in this town, Il different man from
MIR. Lord must be sent to talk to them, for
he not only disgusts those who do not, but
also those that do hold to that belief. Mr..
Il. certainly has missed his calling. and we
cannot advise either those who believed in
spiritualism or those who do not to attend
his lectures b.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01
FEE VERMONT LIEE ENSuisAHCs.
COMPANY

In the days of extraordinary cXertions
and sharp rivalrcs INDUCED in by many
Life Insurance companies, where private
rights are rendered subscrviant to formd-
able array of figures indicative of wondrous
success, and the objects for which they
were ostcnsibly organized, arc either for
gotten or ignored in the strife for popular
favor when every few weeks brings the
announcement Of zone more unfortunate
added to the list Of suicides by initiation, it
is refreshing to turn to a modest hOmc COM
pany, where straightforward prudent man
agement has Justly secured the entire con-
lidcncc of our people, and to draw some
valuable lessons by a comparison of the
causes which produce such entirely oppo-
site results. The records show-whcn the
real history of the unfortunatcs is written
that lavish expenditures to secure the APP
pcarancc of doing Il large and successful
business and the insurng of unsound lives,
such as no company can afford 10 insure,
are the controlling causes of their disasters.
To illustrate the difference in the results
between companies managed with caution,
prudence and economy ,andthose conducted
on the high pressure principle let us com
pare the record which the Vermont Life
Insurance Company of Burlington, has
made, with that of the Eclectic" of New
York City. The Eclectic was organized
july LIST. 1868, with capital of Sl25,0
When five years of age it had paid $3.50, 900
in death claims, with $50, 900 more, await
ing settlement.
The Vermont Life with capital OF
$1,000 was organized January list, 1869,
and has done about onc-tifth of the bust
ness, already, of the Eclectic, but with
this difference in results. The Vermont
Life has paid only 81 900 in death claims
being every death claim which has been
made upon it, Providing the same ratio of
losses had overtaken the Vermont Life as
has been visited upon the Eclectic, the
losses of the Vermont Life would have
been, upto this time, $4,000, with S1G,-
600 more, awaiting settlement The differ
cnce, then, between the two is as 4 to Sc in
favor of the Vermont Life. While the
Eclectic has been obliged to wind up with
little or nothing left of its policy holders
the Vermont Life is firmly established and
has over t0ur do'ldrs with which to pay
every dollar of its liabilities Neither the
President, Hon. Russell $. Taft, nor any
of the directors of the Company, have ever
received n cent for their services, but have
labored zealorlsly to build up an honorable
institution worthy the honorable name it
bears.
AS an evidence of the confidence that
the business men of Vermont have in
the stability of the Vermont Life as well as
in its prudent management we append Il
few names from among the many repre-
sentative men in various sections OF the
State that hold policies in this Company
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01

We are thankful that, in the course of
our editorial experience, we have never
been called upon to make indiscriminatc
attacks upon members of Congress, or any
one else, lin order TO fill our space" We
trust that, so long as we conduct a news
paper, we may never be called upon to
make so humliatng and stutifying an adj
mission II we retain our senses. we shall
never be placed in position when such an
admission could be truthfully made. We
agree with our friend Bigelow, of the Free
Press, that we should be recreant to duty
and lose our self-rcspect, should we fail to
disapprovc of and condemn the action of
President, congressman, governor, legisla-
tor, or any other person, be he high or low,
rich or poor, if our judgment did not APP
prove of their course. Having unustly
condemned, we shall always be ready to
make due rcparation but we trust that we
shall never be so craven as to knowingly.
make an unjust charge, or, haying cxer.
csed our right of criticism-where. in our
Judgment, it was deserved shall cowardly
retract it, because. perchance, we are in
the presence of one of the individuals en-
braccd in righteous ccnsure.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01
TiuE NEW YORK CITY WATCH
DOG.

1t was unfortunate fer Alexander III.
Green that he went into the controllers
Office of New York City with such I'M
bounded popularity. As II result thereof
he seems to be a law unto himself and ac-
knowlcdgcs no other law save his own
opinion. The decision of the courts are
nothing to him when contrary to his own
opinion, and he complies with or dsrcgards
law according to his own ideas. lie
presumes to decide upon the necessity, ex-
pcdcncy and constitutionality of legisla-
tive cnactments rs if he was the head chef
among Arabs. He may be Il watch dog
of the treasury" but he is a man and a
cliilcn for all that and bound to obey the
laws by the exercise of his own supreme
will, he has decided not to allow the levy
OF over four millions of dollars of taxes.
ordered, by the legislature of the state, to
he raised in the city of New York There
is no question that upon IA settlement of
accounts, the city owes this amount to the
state and that, under the Tweed, Connolly
Han regime, the payment thereof was
c'adcd. But, according to Greene, this is
the good luck of the city. If he cannot
maintain his character as an economical
iinanclcr in one direction, he will in
another Having expended the public
funds in lobbying himself Il continued hold
of Office; having, with show of economy,
kept poor workmcn out Of their hard
earned wages, which were necessary to
keep their families from actual want and
starvation which, in the end, he was com
PEELED to pay with costs, counsel fees and
interest added, and having, as an exhibit of
OF his financial skill and economical man
agement, been compelled to report the an
nual expenditures and increase of munich
pal funded debt, far in advance of any
thing his dishonored predecessor ever
Thought of, an Offset must be found some
where, and it is found. The deficiency
Tax, as II is called, would show a still
larger increase of these expenditures
some five million of dollars, or Whereabouts,
ana this was the opportunity. Green was
attorney, judge and jury, and after pre-
scnting the case to himself, he decides it
unconstitutional. When the state wants
the money, to-day, to pay off the bonds of
the state, it isn't forthcoming because, for
sooth, Green considered this particular tax
unconstitutional, and the state was COM
PEELED to 90 into the market as borrower.
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THE RUTLAND Daily MORNING NOVEMBER 1873

perpetual mprisonment-thc punishment
of murderer in the second degrce--unlcss
he should answer certain questions. The
commitment, or mitimus, was absolutely
void upon its face. 1t was nothing,i in law,
but a blank piece of paper, but it was all
upon which the keeper of the jail could
hold Shanks. His counsel, preparing to
move for his discharge upon the broader
ground, discovering the nullity of the war
rant by which he was confined, caused a
writ of haJeds c0rpus to be issued for his
discharge, upon this ground alone. Al
though the district attorney and court had
as has been repeatedly decidcd-cx
haustcd their remedy, they had the clIront-
ry, without authority of law or right, to
withdraw the original warrant and substi-
tute, therefor, ono legal upon its face. If
liberty of the citizen Something more
than the liberty of the press Is involved in
this issue or, rather, that and the protcc-
ton of individuals both depend upon the
decision of this question. No court, unless
the members thereof were involved, would
lend themselves to such an outrage no
district attorney unless he was implicated
with the compliments, would perpctratc
such fraud but so it is in this case It
ought to he matter of congratulatiOn that
the 7riJune. Whitclaw Reid and Shanks
are willing to stand in the hrccch If II
witness, who shall refuse to answer an i'm
proper question, can be punished as MIR
dcrcr, let us know it, We do not believe
however, that Judge Fanchcr will so decide
on the fifth of the current month
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01

We received, several days ago, private
intimations that the Spragucs, of Rhode
Island, were seriously embarrassed. We
knew that their paper had been, for weeks.
hawkcd about the streets, and could not
find buyers at discount at the rate of
from twelve TO twenty per cent. per
mnum. 1t needed not little thought to de
tcminc that firm, no matter what its as
sets might be, could not long Withstand
such Il drain. They may save themselves,
AMI we sincerely trust that they may. If
they go down, they carry with them, the
First and Second and the Globe National
and the Franklin and Cranston Savings
Banks, all of Providence, and several en-
tcrprlscs in which they arc directly inter
cstcd. But these failures and suspensions
will he as nothing compared with the suf-
icrings cntaled upon the families of their
employees, who will be, thereby thrown
out of employment. The banks, and other
creditors, will, in the end. rcceiye their full
dues, but what will the workmcn and
their families do through the cold. hard
winter
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01
reported for the Rutland Globe.l
Remington County sabbath school
Union.

Inc annual meeting was held October
29th, in the congregational church, of East
Arlington, Rcy. r. NJ. Luther presiding.
After the devotional exercises, under the
direction of the President, which, because
OF the absence of Rev. Isaac Jennings.
who was to make the opening address.
were more than usually protractcd. The
reports OF the Secretary and Treasurer
were presented and adopted. The reports
OF the Corresponding Secretary was lengthy
minute and full in the number and value
OF the statistics. The treasury is seen to
be in Il healthy condition. Having made
previously in your columns an abstract re-
port of the statistics omit them here
These reports over, an impromptu adj
dress of welcome was made by Rev. j. c.
McCollom, pastor of the church in which
the association met. The following per-
sons were appointed officers for the ensu-
ing year:
Rev. II. C. Weston, North Bennington,
President.
Rev. ]. c. McCollom, Arlington, list.
Vice President
II. j. Potter, NJ. d., Bennington, Cd.
Vice President.
j. II. Simmons, North Bennington, Bird.
Vice President.
f. b. Davis of Arlington, Recording
Secretary.
Rev. b. lIawley, ID. d., Corresponding
Secretary and Treasurer.
Messrs S. c. Loomis, NJ. b. Morgan and
c. w. Swift, the Board of Managers.
The blank forms for the gathering of
statistics was so modified that only nine
items instead of twenty are hereafter to be
reported
In the afternoon session the topic "Our
Scholars, was forcibly and proftably dis
cussed by Rev. n II Davis of North Ben
nington and A IIubbcll of Bennington
Centre. The latter speaker confined his
very impressive remarks to the single
point of aiming in all our Sunday school
work to the conversion of the children.
The children of the two schools assem-
blcd, were prolitably addressed by Rev. II.
ii. Shaw, principal of the Burr Il Burton
Seminary, Manchester His remarks,
pointcdly illustrated by life incidents, were
in reference to the formation of character
in early life, and that small things, like
"the little foxes which spoil the vines in
the spring, steal in and destroy the elements
of character. Some of these ''lttle foxes"
are impure thoughts and bad words, bad
books, untruths, and intempcrance with its
evils Prof. Shaw was followed in a short
and easy address by j V Carney, Esq, of
Bennington, thorough Sunday school
man ana an excellent sup crintendent, who
spoke Of the good influences brought to
bear on Sunday school children.
popular meeting was held in the even
ing, The speakers were Rev. f c Booth
of Pownal, and others.
The next semi-annual meeting is appoint
cd TO be held in Peru, the first Wednesday
of June next, and the annual meeting at
North Bennington. A delegation consist
ing of superintendent + G White, JV
Carney, j ii Simmons and ii ID Hall, was
appointed to represent this union in the
next state convention.
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If the Brooklyn Eagle is to be believed,
81 new era in the detection of crime and the
punishment of criminals has been en-
tered upon. 1t asserts that the Brooklyn
police commissioners, or one of them, has
been in consultation with 'clairyoyant'
m order TO mravel the mystery Of the
Goodrich murder This shows weakness
enough. but it is not quite as bad as pre-
scnting Lucettc Meyers, one OF the sup
posed witnesses, with Il sewing machine, II
silk dress, Il false set of teeth. etc, etc.
Nho can explain the wonders of the
Brooklyn courts and police department:
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1878.

Theodore Tilton has proved himself a
coward and slandercr by refusing to APP
pear and substantiatc his charges against
Bcechcr, or, like man, disavow them.
The most the church could do was done,
but his punishment will be the contempt
and detcstation of all honorable men.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01

"Watch dogs are needed for the treasury,
but not of that kind who rob Peter to pay
Paul, or who resist the payment of honest
debts, or the collection of taxes-which
must he ultimately collected-to make a
fair but false showing.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01

4 DESPATCH from New Orleans, says that
" confidence is restored and business of all
" kinds is improving. White frost fell here
- this morning" White frost dispellcd the
prstlence. as confidence restored business
Ia its accustomed channels At this time,
in some parts of the country, "whlc FROST
j. an expressive physical synonymc of con-
ijlcncc.
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We publish, in another column, a com
municaton from one of the most re-
epccted citizens of this county, drawn out
by an editorial, published some days ago,
in reference to compromising fclonies. y
We commend it to the most careful con-
sidrraiion Of our readers