Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-07
NEW YORK.
Stokes Sentenced to be Hanged
Feb, IS.

NEW York, Jan. G.-S!0kes was in Oyer
and Terminer this morning to receive sen
tence. Trem3ine, his counsel, made an
address in relation to the bill OF exceptions
to the Judges rulings, which be proposed
to offer. The prisoner was then asked Wha5
be had to ssy why sentence Of death should
not be passed. SiOkes thereupJn said he
had not violated The law Intentionally; that
the testimony upon which he was convict
ed was manufactured, perjIred. Judge
Doardman then, in . feeling address, in
which he alluded to the prisoner S youth and
social surroundings, sentenced the prisoner
to be hanged on Friday, tie 28lh OF Febru-
airy next, being the shortest tim9 that could
be legally allowed 4 convicted man.
Stokes counsel were in consultation last
evening. Tney were greatly surprised at
the verdict, and expressed their purpose OF
applying at once fer 3 stay Of proceedings
and ultimately if possible TO seek another
trial. 1t seems that the lawyers regard the
newspaper and public clamor about the
prevalence Of muTdeTousDeSs as partly re-
sponsible for the adverse verdict. They
shonii have deferred the trial Of the case at
this time but for The demands OF the pris-
oner and his relatives,
The City Tcs-sGIated.
Yesterday morning shortly after ten
o'clock q rain storm began, Wnica Soon
turned to sleet, and continued until late IN
the afternoon. Everything became iflnged
with icicies. No such spectacle was VII
messed in years before. The trees we're
cased in ice; IocOmOtiOn on the sideWslhs
became almost impossible, and throughout
the day the streets booked deserted. AOout
half past one telegraph communication WIN
points outside of the city was stopped. Inc
Ice fTo.e 70 the wires and broke them down.
The police and FIRE t5,egrspbs were destroy
ed throughout the city, the wires and polls
falling on the streets and Sidewalks. Inc
whole of New York became Isolated SO lar
as concerned communication with the out
side world. The Western Union Telegraph
| constructed temporary facilities at Jersey
| City whittier dispatches were taken by mes
| senoers. The company did lis best 10 serve
| the public and press bat the elements were
| too disastrous. The fire department gave
orders for the ringing of additional bells toI
| fires. BROOKLYN suffered similar TO New
| York, The fallen wires in many places put
a stop to the street cars. In the bay some
! OF the ferry boats were carried about con-
siderably by the current Of the ice. The
cars on the Pennsylvania railroad were
| somewhat delayed. The damage to proper.
| ty must have been large. II cleared Oh
during the night and to-day it IS pleasant
| The telegraph company is fast repairing H.
wire, and will probably have c0mmunlca'
ton restored by this afternoon.
Bergh Epjoined.
Judge DAILY of the Court OF Common
Pleas, decided to-day that the Society tol
.the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals mas
no right to arrest drivers for merely driving
diseased horses, and cannot order horses u y
the stable or take them from the cars anu
granted the Injunction against Bergh aSheu
| Dy the railroad and stage lines.
| IL Days Behind.
The Russian Christmas was celebrated
to day By services in the Russian 0reeS
chapel.
Psn-EvangeIIcal.
4 meeting of Pastors of Brooklyn, VII
he held Tuesday TO secure cooperation IN
making the necessary preparations ior al
international Conference Of the h9ahgeil
cal alliance in New York and Brooklyn, Il
October. -,
A larre number Of communists vii
shortly arrive in this city from Paris, an(
their friends are preparing to give them
Ex-Mayor Hall slipped and broke hi
ankle-bOne last night. he VIII pe eoanaeC
to the house for month.