Tag: February 1872
The Grand Jury’s Web of Deceit: Stokes’ Trial Takes an Unexpected Turn
February 14, 1872, marked a peculiar day in the Stokes trial, a case that had been dominating the headlines in New York for weeks. The Grand Jury that indicted Stokes, a man accused of murdering James Eisk Jr, a prominent figure from Erie, was themselves on trial. It became evident that the public’s interest in…
