, 1873-01-10
STOKES.

Tho Sentencing OF ElpI1's Murderer.
From The St'o Torh Herald, jim. :.
ef y morning mo- sgs,oa soes r6stoa
night, ato heartily, Ho, was then shaved
cleanly, eud 10 dressed himsclf quickly,
bnt without any confusion. lie woro d
white linen shirt, OF spotlosa hue, and had o
handsome diamond PIN valued At 81 ,2oo in Ills
turo, black trousers, blasA kid gloves, end q
short inuido coat. Over nll he wore a handsome
dark blue ovorcoat trimmed with astraAhnn on
the collar and edges MI arouna Stokes never
is handsome n,ar,-but his spirita
did not neom to be ut all doprosscd,
although he know perfectly iwoll tint
ho was going to receive :, sentence Of
coli. Ata fow minutes before 10 o'cloolt, shorlff
Dronnan and his deputy, William II. Shields,
camo to his cell, and tho party, together with
Horace Stokes, the younger brother Of the
prisoner, Walked through tho courtyard of '..e
prison, and aftor passing tho wicket foad tlem r,
street entrance. 4 carriage wns In Waiting
Tho four atopreA Int tho vehicle and wero wllir-
eI lown {5roadway to tho New Court House,
stokes~Ep out, and with tlrm step walKea !I1 TO-
rio building ttself vas surrounded on all sides
pInnco ] st tho prisouer; Tut he. did not soon to
1utIro item. and ut tho broadway entrance tho
crowd was rather thin-as erowu Il sIa,sySS nawnySs
hliul when 1t haa no loader-and oouo beueYed
hut That ho would 60 In at tho main entrance.
Btokos was ncthor n1anaclcd nor handc&liled, as
ho rave lila word Of *lonor that Ae woul4 Walk
nlone without any thought Of oscape. He e, was
takon into the private room OF tao ' ~,
down The office, rs no alnayn docs when Ilo hns
roon to tako oxorcso. Flo nocmed impatient OF
tbo aolay whilo waiting for the Court to bo in
aitting. Mono Of tho ladics OF his family wore
At llnif.paat 10 O'clock Judge ..Doardmen, hie
faco tiuged with look Of sadnoBs, ontored the
Court md took hn goat on tho bench.
:. rho prisoner ca1o into tho court room at this
raomont, accompanied by tho shorlh sna q SONG
d his doputloa tao shofiff sitting directly pc.
ind BtokoB, wlnlo tho deputioa sat on oitho1
iae Of Tho prisoner, aH thoy had dono during
lilo econo around tho Court 11ouao was really
terrific ut this ,ronsont: Some ton tonsana po,o
City Hall Payl, gelnly oudcavorIng TO got
pyon to tho insIdo Of tho buldtng-,an admission
which would l.avo boon wholly Hnolcas to the!i
s psss they 2 'SS Sszsn 'n ooas Ssa Aefe of polio
stationed ss guards at as many point
In tho building before they could haYo 60
% tho main guard at the door OF the collrt-roon1
RIO were very neres' and even os l,.vf woil
atLt tl1or way ii, inch by inch and foot by foot
Money NON was offered, in large sums to got Il pool
1t tho prisoner, and ladios tainted In tho crush
ND wero takon out to got breath Of air. In
Ditlo tho courtroom Wka packed like herring
box. I,al!os stood OH benehen and chairs. arl'
tho % court oflicors pushed hlther and tllitho
maufully to mako them islt down. These ladie
wsro @ utrsiulug their ,odks like cranes, and dl'
not Heom to mind tho discomfort 30 long US the
vefo ablo to got u look ut the top OF tho prison
er'A head. o. .
Tlloro was markcd silcnco IN The Court
Mr. V,eyua;u roso To spoak Of tho bill OF cxeop
lions Which l9 intonde0 to present. Tho drea