The Portland daily press., 1873-10-10
NEW YORK.
The stokes, Trial.

NEW YORK, Oct 9-The third trial of Ed
ward s. Stokes was continued this morning.
The prisoner looked calm and self possessed,
and from time to time entered into an animal
ed discussion with his mother and sister, who
were the only females present uD to noon.
On the opening of the court Judge Davis
stated that he had gwen the challenge of the
defence as careful a consideration as the time
permitted and must override the demurrers
and not sustain the challenge.
The counsel for the defendant said that al
though the challenge to array was made in
good faith and on reliable information, is not
sustained by the Judge, rather than delay
time he would with permission withdraw the
challenge, subsequent Investigations showing
that the challenge had no foundation in fact
The reelection of jurors was commenced and
at the hour of recess only one had been accept
Receipt of Coin at the Assay Office.
Forty thousand pounds sterling were received
at the United States assay office today The
total since Monday is $641 900.
The failure of Gibson, Casaneur & Co., of 50
Exchange Place, AID of S. B. Hurd, is an
nounced at the stock exchange
The SeIf-Accused Murderer.
A despatch from Binghampton, N. Y, SAYS
that Captain Irving and Duzenbury, New
York detectives sent to California to convey
John T. Irving, the self-assused Nathan IN ur-
statements which have not been published,
which caused them to change their opinions
relative to the importance of Irv1ng'r revela-
tiOns. Portions of the statements are consid.
cred unmitigated falsehoods, but others are pos
Sible and some of the highest Importance.
Since the arrival of Capt. Irving and Detec-
tive Dusenbury with the prisoner. John j. Irv-
ing this morning, the excitement about TIE
police headquarters has not tagged. The prs-
oner appears to feel great relief in being again
hoo ~
all the morning lying in bed reading newspa-
pers. Many facts which never appeared in
print in relation to the Nathan case have been
known by the officers working up the case.
For sometime they were only awaiting connect
ing links to make the chain OF evidence COM
the power to place them on the right track
In the first place it is believed the following
named persons were engaged in the attempt to
| rob Nathan's house July 20, 1870: Geon Ellis,
Dan Kelley, who is now in Sing Sing serving
a term for burglary, Carr, also in Sing Sing and
Billy Forester now in Joliet prison. The, job
| was put up by a German woman whose name
| could not be ascertained. who was then lodging
with Billy johnson. She subsequently went to
board with Irving and while there no doubt the
| he proposes to show all about the Nathan case.
| Dan Kelley was heard to say he killed Nathan.
| He is known to have $4,000 worth which
| were taken from Nathan's safe in his possession
| and was attempting to negotiate them.
1t is said that Irving will prove that Kelly,
| "dog" which was obtained of Caulker in
| the Brooklyn navy yard; that $40 900 in bonds,
which were in Nathan's safe, were seen in
| Kelley's HANDS few days after the murder
that these bonds were negotiated and that Ma
| than's watch and cham were pawned in Centre
street the day after the murder.
Billiards.
Albert GARNER, winner and holder of the
| diamond cue emblem of the championship OF
| America at the four ball carom game, as played
| on the five and a half by eleven four pocket ia
Bile, has surrendered the cue to HI. w. COLLEEN
| der, for the reason that that size billiard table
is no longer found in public places.
| Lost aud Found.
J S. Hoke of Atchison, Kansas, after
searching many mouths for his little daughter
| five years old, whom his wife took with hel
when she eloped, found her in Brooklyn yes
| terday and obtaining the assistance of the
! sheriff secured the child. The case will be
| heard this morning.
Catholic Temperance Conxent ON.
| Delegates to-the convention of the Total Alb
| stinence Union assembled this morning. At
| ter considerable business, resolution. sympa-
| thisng with the Holy Father in Rome in the
many Affections which he has of late expert
enced was adopted. Another resolution con.
| demning the action of the German and sub AL.
pine governments in an expulsion of the Jesu
its and other religious orders was adopted.
The Sebretarys report showed that the I'm
ion was in very f1attering condition. There
are at present 255 separate societies with an az
gregate standing of q, 900 or ZOO members.
The Evangelical Alliance.
The afternoon session at Association Hal
was devoted to free discussion of general topic
of the day i'll relation of the Church to State.
Meeting of the City Missions.
At meeting of the CITY missions tonight al
| Olivet Chapel, Rev, Mr.. Knox of Ire,ann, made
seort address, giving his experience as a city
missionary in Belfast He urged ministers moi
to confne themselves to the pulpit, but to visit
the poor in their homes and there preach its
word.
Charles Reed of London, spoke of finding
poor boys sent by London missions to Canada,
where they were fourishing and happy. HI