Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-12
SARAH STOKES Acquitted.
HE Young Woman Nho Killed Eser
Girl Friend FouEj Hoi Guilty.

telegram from Little Rock December eth.
says: Iae c.,se o. sarah Stokes OF trial at Ark
s!eiFala g. the murder Of I4linda Stephens
VS. @iTea to the jury at noon to-day. Two
hours later the iurj appeared AMI rendered
veri.ct oi not guilty. Immediately Miss stokes
was surrounded 10y her counsel aud friends who
EXTENDED con ETatulations. She requested the
jar shpG'I visit her al her room that she might
thaak them in person. At about three O'Clock
tue Jury called in 4 body. when the stoical hero
isIn ma ntlEsd throughout the trial forsook her
AM she @aT" way ia historical EXPLANATIONS OF
grief, mingled y tn her thanks. The Jury were
profoundly III pressed: there was not dry eve
Ia he as-"ua blaze IL Uas asccTta nod AFTER the
jTfy iiad been d sc.aF-c, tnat the verdict was
formed Is S"Ja j. Trey reached their TuuIn. net
Il Henatiye jc.a.' heard Upon the lirst inquiry a.
to :. iat t.se verdict should be-.
Tie story al tn" crime as dpvcIopoI in III,
tisai Is s,a-ui;T one. sarah stokes and
Melinda. StrpicsS her F!Ct i'm were nm tn +g,o
tifHc ii lie ie!il "'tc0uut"r 1 year urn intimate
IT ,'t7- IAet lad t,tH been reared II, the Same
l. -!.i - i""d. ana tHyy had never CnarreGeI
nif o." "..F ni the trlrSdg. Melinda HAD q
- 'St uaEFd Jane. "li"r than herself about
Lii 'iifi' i.;'i ir'''4 CANA ing reports Jane
H.,'' ATE SOM" abusive fc.-ariSs about Sarah
: ..Nt+. aai tbs e5aIng to Sarili'S ears she
Go ~ 'li' stephen house. She saws TO ask
.'s.,t Via ne E#e,;lt. Arriving at thp heu<r
= a. ca!i'. eat. Mrs Stephens" and the call
tFrHrHi Mrs stephens aia her mother Mrs
kr-'eitoa- 80 iAc road. where Salah and her
s-s'r. Ms St"tlun. we're seated on
t5.-r hgtsrS. II stoprrd to see vou.
~ ~;"pl''S. Sarah sad Ito find tut
"Hit jan = mad at for. aud what
So Sll> S':H Is golIr "a WHIP me fer Yea
nat better 90 10 Jana Nrs Sirni!..r.s rr;l.rd
. EHt ! AIT - haoN Du., t;i.u' persisted
ara Size ri fI" an st.un uafil finally Mrs
StfiA Il sat: - We'll. II YOU aust know il is
because ot crIta Il lies that vnu have told or
hE"t oihers 20 tell" by tn.s tine all the
V''in"l "rr" III II. and Melinda Stephens. her
NtH;'''f Ser je,Jie. and two brothers VIII,
iat heri'd thf y gr( words came ont ~ the
iS-d "i'ffc t..ey na.i been wuIkia.r AMI Joined
Ia IT'un- ~ Melinda came mp. MIS- Kc.ter-
Ton. .t'T EraE1mrt1"r. turned t. her ana said:
. L'H'iv. If was HoglIs won an I:hc yuu and
az ont talked about my mother ~ sEe- has
t'rEi yours. would UlI ;-,r or her horse and
Dat her II DEATH iD to Ms time
n1iai'C h1f passed between Sq3ah Stokes
sA' '.a'. .s.a .,tr-Glls. but after THESE
words ii la.I stepped 10 Sarahs side and.
eTa~I'l- her ~ tie knees. f. ct t. Jul her
f1""i iI"r horse sarah hung 10 her seat until
the saddle h" IA t0 turn, when she dropped her
VIZ + :tji'i SlF;, - 10 e ground She saws that
rs SIZE stamped down f. t!i-autanu,, h+.r fact
from her fdfng fsb i. Mr,.i.tI:. Strul X her with
Iock. hut Re evidence of this. except her own
Word was produced at the trial. ilie witnesses
only swearing THAT they saw Melinda rai.e her
hand ~ !. To- strike her. Sarah spranI forward
aiiA i'lr-iEed knife II Melinda mpck. and the,
gii ft:t io the ground and q ed almost INSTANTLY
iar weapon used Was u F0Ckrt-knic and Il
h;s- not '';.'n seen SING the airlv Tiis. de
ieiiic "a ttit trai was that Sarah had no Quarrel
9Th h"i n'il. and hal only stabbed her IN self
license alter sac. hai struck her with stone
E'fA'r u = >F'-Ses Hor her victim h. reached
IL. az u ) Years.