The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-22
NOTES FROM NEW YORK.

/ NOTES FROM NEW YORK.
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF THE ESCAPE
OF THE MURDERER STOKES.
General Disgust with the Laws Affect
Bo1-Rapid Transit Again-Thc New
Charter-An Operatic War-Beecher
and his Income.
| [FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, February l8.
The decision of Judge Davis in The Stokes
case was a surprise to ev rybody, except pos
slbly Stokes, who has Insisted all along That he
would get stay. To say that the decision
causes disappointment In the community,
conviction abroad that the majesty OF the
law would at last be vindiceted. There was
some sympathy for the individual In such
dreadful extremity, it YVES true, but little for
the murderer.
Stokes now stands where Foster did year
ago, and as much time may be consumed In
bringing him where Foster Is now-at the
foot of the galows. The exact situation OF
the case is This Judge Davis has declared
that Judge Boardman, before whom The case
was last Tried. erred in his charge to the jury,
| and has ordered that the record OF the court
shall be sent to The general term OF the Sll-
| preme Court for review, and until this review
can be had a stay OF The execution OF Inc prls-
| oner II the general term affrms the correct
ness of Judge Davis's charge, counsel can lhen
| go up 10 the Court OF Appeals. AS the law
moves with The sluggishness OF tortoise, lt ls
pretty certain that some months must be con.
sumed before the dual decision OF the Court OF
Appeals can be reached, and then II new trial
| ia granted The same tedious road must DE
| travelled over again.
The consequence OF this change In the pro-
pramme has been to disgust everybody more
| Ihau ever with the machinery by which the
law attempts to work out Its results In this
State. The effort will be made 10 Induce the
| Legislature now In session 10 make
thorough revision OF the laws affecting trials,
80 as TO secure the prompt punishment or dis
charge of persons accused OF crime.
Scunnell, The ward politician. who mur-
dered Donahue, another Of his class, is now
| being tried In the Court oil Oyer aud Terminer.
| Notwithstanding the notorious fact that
| feud existed for years between the men, thal
| Scannpll had openly avoWed his determlna-
tion to Kill Donahnp, that he shot him In the
presence OF nearly Thousand people In John-
| sous poul-room, that he slood over hls VIC
| Tim and fred four additional shoLs into his
prostrate body, that he ran away and was
overtakeo several blocks from The scene OF
the assassination, the question Is actually
being discussed whether he or some oiner
person killed Donahue. We will hardly be
permitted BY the lawyers to believe the evil
dences of our senses next. Scanuell has
| q strong array Of counsel, Beach. tne prosecu-
| tor OF Stokes, John Graham and Howe, oil the
Tombs, being among them. Single-handed
against them appears Mr.. Phelps, the new
Republican district attorney. weak man.
The new charter prepared for the city oy
the Murphy Ring has been reported In the
Legislature. 1t reduces Mayor Havemeyer 10
a mere figure head, and turns over the entire
public patronage to the Ring. or course II is
vigorously denounced by all the anli-ring
papers, and there is a hope that Governor
Dix will veto II after 1t has passed, as 1t will 10
our thoroughly partisan Legislature.
The rapid transit movement ls 10 be furlher
aoitated by public meeting at Cooper Insti-
Iule tonight under the auspices OF Peter
| Cooper, William Bnller Duncan, General
| Mcclellan. John Jacob Astor II. b. Claim,
and men CT that class. These gentlemen dis-
approve of any of the private schemes 0eiore
| the Legislature, and advocate the building Oh
| the great local railway by the city Itself. This
ia all very we'll Ia theory; but suppose Boss
Murphy continues 10 sway the sceptre, what
security have we that the Improvement will
not become as huge q Job as the county court
| house! The call for Lne meeting has over q
| thousand irst.clasI signatures, but 1t Is need.
| less 10 remark that more than Thousand
peope OF equal social or financial standing
| doubt the feasibility Of the scheme.
The papers are commenting on the remark
| able conclusion OF q snit IN our courts which
bears o strong resemblance to that OF Jarn-
| dyce Va. Jarndyce, mentioned IN "bleaK
House." The amount Involved was sStio. "a a
receiver was appointed, and what Win DIS
| fees and those oil counsel and attorney on
| both sides, Internal revenue collector and sil-
| perinlendent, the disbursements were made 10
run up 10 1884, thus nearly sweeping away
the original amount. The lawyers have
swallowed the oyster and leit the Two pieces
| OF shell 10 the contestants.
An oreralic war is raging b-tween Max
Marelzek and Mr. Jarrett, The agent fOr
Madame Lucca. The former alleges that
Jarrett Is au intprmeddler aud mischief
maker, sowing discord in the opera company
between the members, aud insi it!ng
newspaper sanders upon him and Miss
Kellogg. The Jealousy among prima donne
| ls proverbial, and IL is not to be supposed tnat
two such popular iavortes as Madame Lucca
| and Miss Kellogg could revolve 10 The same
orbit without coming 10 collision. That their
/ natural rivalry was not enough TO keep mat
ters warm seems TO have struck Mr.. jarrett,
and it is asserted by his foe that he resorted
TO additional means 10 do 1t. We are able 10
learn from statement made by Mr.. Maretzrk,
through On interviewer, some Interesting facts
| about the next opera season. StraSOsch, he
saws, will Iring Nilsson back 10 New York Tor
a provincial season. Adelina Patti need not
be expected at present. as she has lucrative
81, Petersburg engagement. Parepa, who is
singing In Egypt this winter, ls booked ior
the scenes OF her gre atest triumphs again.
Among the singers new 10 America, though
pdsse in Europe, who are coming over, Is
NJ 4dame DeMurska.
| Mr. Beecher started West on lecturing
tour this week. He is going TO urge c0mpui-
sorry education upon the people OF Chicugo,
| Cincinnati, st. Louis and other Western
citlee, 8 nd will not be in his pulpit ior the
| next two Sundays. Beecher's congregation
| hire an extra minister by the year tu do pas
toral dulles Bercher only breaches; he makes
no visits. The cost ot running Plymouth
Church is reported 10 b.. as follows: Henry
Ward Bepchpr, $40, 600; Mr.. Halliday, associate
pastor. $1,000; MIR. Weld, first sexton, $3O0Oi
Mr.. RlynOr, second sexton, $1,000; music,
$4,000; Insurance, $4,000; current expenses,
$1,000; Plymouth Library, 500 total s43, 900.
Mr.. Brecher's own yearly income IL
estimated at $4,000 TO 100000 In ad'
dillon TO his salary from Plymouth he gels q
large salary as ditUr OF the Christian Union,
and hls lectures reaIiz. $4,000 year TO llm.
Then he owns The copyrights OF several popu-
| lar, paying books. like his Lille of CnIisi,"
and his fees from marriages, &c, are large.
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