, 1859-01-10
TRIAL OF MICHAEL FINN,
FOE rHK
ALLEGED MURDER OF NATHANIEL VIAL.
1t Lyons, Cook Co., On the "a Of June, 1853.


At Lyons, Cook Co.. On the "a Of June 1859.
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THIRD DAY-noR TING arsa7 nm
The Court opened at 10 L. H.. with lare
crowd Of spectators in attendance. the lute,e1
in the trial having mauifes.Iy increased sine
its onealy.
1t was indcsted at the ouuet By the defeue
that their main positions would be re.ted upol
medical estimonY 81 to the natural conse
queuces of the wound inflicted on Mr. ViAl b,
the prisoner, aud to show if possible, interven
ing causes from which death resulted, and the
nature aud importance Of this question caused
large representation Of the faculty in our city
exclusive of the numbers subFnaaed in the caee
The prisoner appeared but little if anJ
changed from the time Of his first arrest. Hs i,
young lrishman Of about twenty .aix years o
age. OF decidedly good looking appearance for
| nle s'aes' anu u souclen' 1n1elngence TO CON.
| preheud the pesiIs Of his case. He seemed to
watch closely the testimony, suggesting points
from tiue TO time to hin conn,.1
The first x;,ne,. ,o,,.d :, ~. ..an
Max uyer. Of hi, c;,v -bo r., ,nmmnn.d w. ~, =.
s,,a,a Wal a,-1z .t,s. 49, 80. ~
.s 1sssA" 1.' sA'ly A''ef 'ns 'o]a.y' ana wa
throughout sae consulting physician With DR..
fo1' whose testimony and memoranda Of the
case We gave in full in onr last issue and from
whose evidence thu. OF Dr.. Max Myers varied.
in 60 ma.erinl point Ga the cross examination
be suited that wounds Of tbis kind ara danprr1
Gus on account Of the danger of the ioip, rater
r.r.I
,.r,s,ar,, da.ar. 10 80. -,
neeeesat15 dangerous sln JOINT would be
more nke!y 10 eusue 'nan death. AceordlDRto
his experience about per cent of iujaries Of this
A'no were foiio"ed BY auputations. and per
cent OF these might die. o;.he ninety-tvo not
subjected to aruputation. the na;or;tv von,d ha
likely to recover. There were no .erious eon.
sequence a7i,;nc from tba -ound, ~ ,hs 49,
"a tue Fesuming Of the direct testimony, the
- ou'ot .h ~ ssasst saas as % a'a a0' Gee" snpusat0n
III .ne pressns ene prudent.
cost haTe pr.eeed * or phy.en 1se in
ST tree 's rs as a.ss 10 pof of surge in the
;1a =, Allied q attend Ar Wi the 10 q june .sx
.! ~ lea % " soas 70 Lynn! ~ the house Of per
;.o 90 sna a1 +,
95Gn ,as ssd kass 1n Th Of pe7s
!: 5t, 8; s tao,; .as ,e n.5i
;!ont6 + aasSs t. 5ttsis fssd liz
% s 10 e S w In sna
ae az IN ~! en & me 1ah 4Eox woIss more p.Gsased did
e. s1 !5s ;S;s S:t -. x5e
.aE e.y would .d@'t hat o. n9te sbe
70 eea NY te ORIGINAL woutd ptnet'ated the Joint
e91 M not sa5 ron y eWn OBS Iv.sion not
Of Essh vs. sn'pe' or which the wound
E':~i"a iyN,. Mnr~n-,ra, consulted first a. to
aG proptit'5 o. aopnLal'3E thsn thouxht :h.t aApn
IL rcMm hc - 1nHa ~ aiG. ne hb
tst!nT moss t9 an ntaion sttael .yap.oms tlos3
!!n xtont reuna On: .ynHt3m hoxsyer IL
~e1ad ffs t.
ins on I'd n hs
ise, .1.z q s.Ies 1sd tSe S divas, I 'ssa st5e
.o, re ":t It, Fss naa
sins toxst1ss p FoS I'D don't 1c:.i advised
nnyins IN H. t,rsi a o eooo unss 1hi.k o.
.1a a,e: {a0us.t ~ Ut then be the time to5
eonns sa 10 M
r H. PEP ~ ear" ,Fee yeas a. Ann A,oor
r u, e"!Sxs eai4ae eraasst ths1s 70
"ecA r'cuEdl aephFItne IL OF tnt
gniSersJ ~. rah,s,ed!n 1e5o lint: suos quent to
ny !st ca 7; ~ as re sS :: a e no notes &c
ltnb w iodi:e: eare inern.!y 'n.r. n.'. Fri;
s.se a.'nne; tuok the irfabi!y Of the storsc.
'fsea ;; s a wt sqisx pa.s ~ II.
g1ie ,trg "5 1s s H. re @ Z. Pty
ishe ea9, n ESs:
" III 1dna1 n liar' o' 'u should think ph5scan
is@ tt;.s]' i-rp to the time visited Vial found
20 III 'ss ahs
,j.. A' 1f'''"-lHe treatment was Changed fro" my
T'xr H.r,n-Dr Fox advised me as to wha: the form
va o Se tae Fss .oi ia "a e IL
i tnaum .tien ii had become ca,e of srytpela.:
Il: ill., t01 "4' a'feada4 'n''s'' tic CONSULTING 'h'
n. E"1A y EA"n4 So"rn-An physlclaa: hare resd.
*; = ,} NJ 80 a D. Az M!eE oppa b!
eonden |e tA
lin and nature OF ths the ee and lis tie atmeat:
hs ans H. IN e az T91od @ T.. on aae .san; oe: Or
.osi 1ott- sould "a! ihe ndi1rct c.".: ~ dt,
5,a h,"s induced b, 'le xoH1a: ai:d il II
ssted Il Ts; t. ,s..sls eelnt ii Il 1iss
~ ano "a "a e1noh M ol ABOUT oIa OF sFua
y 5! : q: 81 r.
4*s "a D'oStit sssut 'o'ti:s e' the:e 'e
III. T.! p.-at out n9 ,hs ds1 .ts 4
II if HR IT, aa
rs Ks aa !ncea Wsnnd es;n ssasrs cut tie wound
ai si1 man,hs; was s-sds1. physican longer; xhen
?! "a; l,n. ". .e rteee .o. ch9p ed
n: ireeasea ihs 15a fent 81 re knee pan Whch "a.
,E;F EN- amFut.,2 Toald ee oF