New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-25
The lVilliamsburgh Murder.

EXAMINATION OF EDWARD Nix, at Williams
bureh, charged (on the complaint of William
Wainman) with the Murder Of Robert White.
fora-The examination was held before justices
Parish and RemSen.
JOHN Cook, Esq, appeared as counsel for the
accused. lie stated that his client was perfectly
innocent of the charge, and courtcd the most c1'
tended scrutiny on the subject.
HDrman Roehr "a young Germany sworn-i ii'ea
Remscu stfeer there the lth July inst saw Rctt
Whitford tlGre; he about hafpsst in tho momRe
saw him about halpa> in the evening; hr was then dr
in the bed he la. his back with his face iac!in b
door, e on his side; his throat was cut; h had 'r 'h
twisted round him; Ldl not hs bands d" sheet ~
peared wound round hn his Zee md neck naco'eid
and his face white could the wound whcnlremoTls
auy bed co,hcs did not any razor, Ia: saw tie Top
aud bottom Of the boy lying on the bed; called b! Mr.
Nix the chamber; he down stairs to my room 800
asked my wife if thers was bed but got upj M
asked me if there; replied yes, sa" him ni
ny times almost every day; Nix said he Won't come a
moe-l found him III the bed aud he has cut his threat!
Nix did not appear BE- alarmed he had light his hnd
and very quick he appeared somewhat agafd;i
Immediately to Ia, room and told Nix he must 90
a Coroner Whitlord was dead when went up saw Eh
but second; Nix said TO come INTO the i!0nt room M
Sc. my WIFE, believe sac IS dead too Ia and saw I'
wf- lying on the floor in h front r1om she was ssle,pid
did not know any thing; rit her pulse; II was Gaur1
told Nix did knOw mt think OF her; beileyedhr
have been IutGycaed wanted 10 go Tor the Coroner
Nix wished To stop till he !fl told him 10 conS
down and take in my room, winch he did; MI Nix weD
FOR the Coroner about minutes after :St saw the body
he go about hour aud returned with the Cof'nr
saw Mrs. Nix lying in The same placc on the floor "hs
lie returned. Heard Mr.. Nix pass through the hall when
FIRST home from the c,y my wife spoke 10 m asd
spoke herr they bid each other good evening was Two
three minutes afterwards that be down again 70 n
ROOM we heard great fail after he got up stairs SOUNDED
like person falling with their weight on the floor thought
was about the centre of the front room did not hear any
other uois. nor any oud alknr The fall vas about hall
a minute before he came down again. occupy part
Mr. Nixs house on the first floor; rooms; MI
lives in the second story which constitutes. with what Z"
cuy the whole Of the house; il contains three oom 40
physicians saw Nix leave home In The morning. he ha
on white Jacket and pants and straw hat when he can
down stairs in the ening he had the with The a
ception of the Jacket; saw him put the Jacket %
again when he wen, for the Coroner; it ylng oI <
table
The dead BODY was in The back room the bed stood opp
site the door saw blood on the sheet and bed ba, nof
round the wound; saw some blood round his neck wht
was coaculaed the blood had ceased to ll the dee'.s
must have been dead long before bim DID not ir
ths body and saw il onlv second canno, say how long
had been dead did not examine the body when the Coroar
Inquest sat- have known Nh Nix about six weeks; he '
ed his wife yye haze never heard anv words bet"erl
them: have seen Niys wife v 0uor before that eenIh
s'eI' - c 81. a., Ss III down On tn
stems Of m. baker nex, door and y there; do thiuS
nols;b rh,, W. Nv could bsy. inflicted The wound t
pec Of deceased br,,yeen The time Of his going up I
his rrur,i,- IN cal, mo- had h d1na so thr blood won"
have been still flowing; Whteford somewhat IN 9neII
when hfs sa" HIM at the house 10 the inofnns,
M 'e - a. ''' 't, nn ~, snt 20 .,air
was gone about two minutes and cam. down aud wslt 'a'
about hall hour he home with her; they "ea ~
Stars to toe bedroom and heard some words down
ant some nata footsteps Ike person walking ~ -''
go .a.e M .bose of 1lr,.
o. do' r., ena wet, away; she
WAS gose abon, two hours and half and returned heaa
nothing all day; f. Nix usually leaves home u. W
m nof1ns sooal h-i past and isus IN ts y,, Nix DID,