The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-11-06

End OF rnE Strokes CAsE.-The third
trial in the Stakes cas- 10 at length at IN end
and after being out q short time the jury re-
turned verdict Of granddaughter in the second
degree. The dispatches have it in the "th'rd
degree" which 10 evidently mistake, % the
New York Penal Code defines only two de-
erees in granddaughter, aud tho punishment
provided by the code for granddaughter in the
second degree ".is BY imprisonment In the
State prison not more than four years, end
not less than two years, or by imprisonment in
y county Jail not exceeding one year. Or BY
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. or oy
both such 6ne and imprisonment" Az the
Judge sentenced Stokes to four years in the
State prison ut hard labor. he evidently gave
him the extent OF the statute. This case has
excited great deal If public attention. md.
from the wealth and standing of the principal
actors in the tragedy, has been more closely
watched than any other criminal trial that has
taken place for years. There Gun b. no doubt
but that money was freely used on both Sides
~ well as witnesses suborned both by the
friends of Fisk and the friends Of Stokrs.
Whether the case will agai" BE- taken to the
Court Of Appeals appears I" be quest'o" not
yet decided. Lyman Trrmaine. ot counsel for
the defense, saved u number Of exceptions to
the rulings Of the Judge. rs we'll us I" his
charge to the jury, but we think Mr.. Stokes
should b. satisfied. After three trials. once
being found guilty of murder in the FIRST de-
gree. he finally escapes with sentence ot four
years imprisonment. 1t is better to "lrt we'll
enough Alone" for even il he should succeed
in obtaining an"ther trial the verdict, next
time, might not be so favorable to him.
ATnAGEDY.-Th. Portland Ne~s contains
an account Of o tragedy rrcently enacted ut
Tillalnook. in which q man named Drost lost
his life. 1t appears that Drost. who was u
married man. kept restaurant ut that place.
and young man named Huuxhurst, u half
breed. who has fur some time been engaged in
fishing ut Tillainsuk. was in the hubit uf MAX
ing Drost's restaurant his loa6ng place; aud
Drost finally Became jealous III Huuxhurst aud
forbade him ever visiting his house again. On
Friday. October gath. Mrs. Drost heard that
Hauxhurst intended visiting her that evening.
aud fearing trouble. she sent w",d to him not
to come He paid n" attention. h"w-ver. {"
the warning. but at about Z o'clock in the
evening made his appearance ut the house. As
soon as he entered the jealous husband sprang
on him like tiger and knocked him down
sevcrul tunes. finally pinning hin, to the door.
and Dr"st, who was q powerful n,an. was
hamncriug him most numerically. when the
halfbrced. in some way. got hold IL butcher
knife and stabbed Drost thirteen times. Drost
fell over ON III. 0onr and died almost instantly
The scene Was witnessed BY the wife aud
man named Bran. who wer. the only Wit.
nrsses. Hauxhurst Was arrested. and after
undergoing a preliminary ~xan,iVation was
discharged. on the ground that he acted in self.
defense. Hauxhurst is said to BE- desperate
character. having killed several persons before.
and was always acquitted on the plea Of self
defense, excerpt once. when he was sentenced
to the State prison for ten years t"r killing u
young man in Salem. few years ago. but was
pardoned out after serving short time.