, 1859-01-08

:. knife under his left arm thought he was bu..
cher going down to the toll-R heard Vial
J, Here. what il i, stop tho ho1se;" stopped
And ran back; Vial was in ths ditch, and Fina
striking him With the knife. the aas sido Of it !;
/. flna sa1d, "fou are the right man; Vial was
|, 9eying, ~ am not the nan that touk the horse;;"
1said, "You better sue him, not Kill him. TiL
tried to get up out tho ditch bu. could not:
: don't know how many times be struck Vial:
Finn Kept saying Vial was the right man and be
would kill him 10 that place be went along the
road, waaaed his hands in the ditch, and thsu
oas of Walls team and chased him, aud caught
him on the prairie; vial Was put On : wagon
and taken 10 Hufd's house I had lumber On
ny wagon; had pitchfork; Nj. Dauman and
hls aon we're on tho one ho1se wagon; Bauman
said he would take my pitchlork and eca,e bin
Of.
Cross Exousined BY lfr. Harri<-As I came
back from my wagon Mr. Vial was in the ditch:
there were in all ise men and boy fourteen years
Old; as came along the road vas the first ,Bau-
erred out and went back Nj. Tlsl was in the
ditch; Bauman and his son were with ne: Finn
stopped beating Vial as I came up; be said be va
the fght man and be woul kill him in that place;
he then walked along tie road WAYS, and then
struck Oh across the prairie.
csaus 1o'dan, s'roTn-By ~ 1ntespreter-Re-
s!detat Lyons; know John Fiack; saw The assault
on Vial; could not say Finn WAS the man; only
saW nm mat time; heard some one calling out;
knife. (Tnis witness testimony va nothing
more tnan repetition OF those pEecedlng)
Joba Bauman Of Niles, o1c Of the party present
At the assault, Vas also examined through an ill.,
terpsetes. His evidence varied il no uaa.cril point
from tha: already gtscn. =
Norman G. Hurd, s.oo1,-Liye On what is call.
ed the Steel farm. on the South West Plank Road.
I'VE miles from The city; knew Iii. Vial for l6 or
| at tea when boy, think hi3 aa1ue was Peter I'm
| man, came and told ME of thc nssonft. + In ~
house, went about eighty rods and found 35r Val
lying on his elbows by the side Of tue read. his
hat xas o1; saw two injuries IN his head this was
IN Cicero in Cook county; the boy told US they
| needed horse; my son came down with hor. a.
none Of US knew who had done the injury: it WI
! proposed to take care Of A[r, Vial: he sal, ha
would lie there; We followed The mat. nv son and
myself; the man was about half mile oil: cortT
rods or more south Of tue plank road on street;
ny sou kept down tic track until about H.
time I reached tile corner, when he turned |
towards Mr.. FIazer's; the MN turned
ound . aud shook his corn cutter: |
va then a' distance, but recognised him as ]
,al5e; called to him; he said, "Yes. Mr. |
any OF the neighbours" just then took out my
.o1aeco oo1; ne asked tor chew, and gave it |
10 nm; ha Was dressed in shirt and overalls;
mao me corn.cutterstll with him; two ether
men started TO come to ust he raised the corn
cutter, and told them to mind their own busi-
res; ! told them sheJ. better 60 back; went
WIN nloa 10 Ar. Frazer's, and thencs to Mr.
Cra"!osos, Who Is magistrate; the officer. |
Cny Marshal hehn, cane for Finn that evening
aoon. a - O'Clock; when We went to Ar. Cra1-
1oro'8 ne Was at work beside the road On the
way to Ar. C-'s house; left Finn with the Crag.
lords; that evening they brought him down to |
my house, when the Marshal found him; vhila
! was gone Via! was taken to uT house; found
ann there on tho bed; he laid there till be died,
about two weeks after; think be died On the 18Th:
he died at my house.
SanR<I Fiat sUorn-Lire At Irons: Am hro. |
ther OF Nathaniel Wal; last saw him on Monday
before the assault; he camo 10 this region ii
1884; be had two it's Of sickness. bnt hin general
health was good. (Wi,uess described the i,ea.
ton and nature of injuries received by deceased
which will be given IN the medical testimonvl |
He died on the 18th day of June; was viii
With him; be never left bis bed after the iniurv
Kobtrt Fiat, svorn Am brnther n ".
thanisl Wal: reside at LYONS. h.ra Ivsd ~
this county tWeuty-four years. he i;rad ui,b
me: be le!t the house On iuna o. v;th p,a-ra.a "
On to cbjcaoo ravt sav b;r,f.t u uE |
niRnt road at II 4h.t 1i,rht .rsa 49,. no1o ., oa
on hin In leo at tha ~ ~ 49, "oouo
hand. ma he,wasn ,ba 49,. wv noouas on us
fhe nj; ~ So".s .hn ankess' aao one epliss1n8
b. Fox hsie 'sfas bsn fns hs
Myers md anotSer en nhSs,e;su ~ .uete; u. Aa1
atter was vi,h nv hrn,hae Enae raete sooa
Til hc d,ed h. "A ~, 'a,r 9a. ~; a. ios t11e
died: wa simoat nnahie ~ mova 80 his ~ ~ ne
the morning he jeIt vas ann rsn,tv .soaJ Sa w
Dr.. t;<orge i. Tot. .s,corn!-Res;des sot NJ ivor..
haye lived there s;ncs ,ns, .a-;sa ~ ~ I}onsi
Burch Hil1 for ,srsn ra"-sp 20. sp'a1s -. tnso near
nbr sc;an. bsva 49, - e.. ~ ~ placIcing
Nathsnel Y;ai for fTsa vsass y;a;sia ye;asia AheN
or different occasions. list csiIsd .o h;a I'm
ond stoT1 bs ss,dhs ne e. oea IN me Sec
mucb t6sre two mi. -, ~, aaI d no. Aoo~ ' aos
at m ink ~ er.rtsr sus nese: .ne taIR'
scalp: The Other Ss Icss tsv as1a ts ;Is
some sl,,rn ;nstrmants on IL id utaus thaE ma.a
three Or four cuts; on be left e % there Hsas @ en
traus.elsly acro,s Tic irae honc aht ~ ncI Sa
ltlow The Iuce md ,iaut ~ 80 ;n;,
in dcp,h: thrrc rorncrcLnsce NJ .ha o-1. ~ tnea
was chipped out, aud the cayi,y Of ,e knse ;o;nt
laid open !; regarded the injury on lhe knte ~
cavity i, laid cpen, is usually serious thinr 10
treat, and iu several Yays 1nirlt inyuIrc tie j;fe
OF the patent-by supnuration srisiur from ~
ccsSiye inf ANIMATION or the severe ron>tirn,ons1
symptoms Auperyening might cniacer lie. or
modification might result from inflammation: /
regarded the wound as u serious one: Dr.. NIX.
Myers was called, aud consulted with him: A.
tended Vial until As death, which in nv opiuion
resulted from the effects Of the injuries 10 tbs
knee joint.
practitioner years; I'm p years of eee ersd.
uated At Cnstlesou Medical College. Termnnt. |
first practiced in Washington County. i. T.:
then came to this region: ha1e occas;on in ~,
practice to attend various sureical cases .nch
as are Incident 10 country nfsct G.: have nrr.
formed pmputa,ion the enrntrv anont ~
cinit7 is we'll aettled I stnd;sd four ras-.,
was in tbs Vermont State Hosn;tn1. T -9.nhsi
Vial about two houa after tbe ;n;prT. .hon. .;4
or seven Of the other nhy.iciacs eo{ ;bess is,er
the wounds on the head were moi ser;nn.. ,ho..
on the haud wero siicht .a;ded Nv ~. aTse IT,.
MYerr. ne proceeded IN remnva ~. 5s...ta1
pieces of bone. and macs ths ink IN
sble position as nossibie: m Ma] Hx.1.h.. (
the piece il wax trianon,.r nh,rt a. ;ass
acros, in in srestest ,sra,h =. .Ias n ~ lnsn
uext to the I;oint ~ ths ,h;n1a., Gppei PET,
gepsrated trom ths hons ~ +h bao ?een
ment had cortrsctsd d,a~;a 49, 'oo nRs.
from its nlsrs. tb;,t a'ne uR
mart of 1ha n,ses, ~sa wy "a emall
fh;nt II xas ~ pIso I "ae PEI et tne lotu1;
n;ec- of hoos ~ I tosa .ue mlodle o1 tne
t;h;s 49, sas "uuno Nas eqoafe aefoes ths
anhS,. ~ ppl'satons were eoollng' nmp!y to s
w,,h H. .dd;,ian ~ u.ss osea on1y eo!o "a'eF:
"n,;l ~ Ns uosio1 VI sugar Of lesd II vas used
o-,n.s a. sus secona Gay me Dressing oEer tho ap-
~ ~ ~ np pus IN oe3t morning Drs. ishan {
ni".I 10 mfelo we're present; the limb vas
t.s; ptssea ~ aa old1nsrJ fracture boz, hrst By
sn.p y. eoul' plaster, WIN lint oser thai, and
oe eeaasses ~es "'o cold Tater aud the addition |
VI susaI ol leaa u was Kept constantly moiat
s1Q COOL Wet h9 Often a. every half huur TIM |