, 1869-11-13
Trial n1 30An EacAly+ ut 0stA1HEa.
CHARGED with silC Murder Ut Will.
lam j. Nixon.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
OTTAWA, Nov. IL
At the opening Of the cIrcu:s Court, this mozu-
Ing, The empaneltoS the iufy for the trial OF Ionn
licaf5. charged with tho urfter Of William J.
S1on, Was proceeded with Aod concluded. The
tuty u nsde up q foi!ows: l. L Green, Charles
Clarl. James Eos:sr. Gideon Mace, q. /. Gtavea,
h O. LaEson. @. G. Sewktrx, A. L Dpnham,
Ausi!o uJcE+ M2gk Hoax, HeurJ L. Moore, and y.
B. Br1&ioL
stAter Attorney Blanchard made the opening
Statement On behau of 1ae prosecution. T. r.
Bill, Ed, made the opentnx statement On behalf
Of The defence, and In doing 10 fook occtston 10
charge The Prosecuting Attorney With unta1nes
IN rot havlrg fully lald hciorc tie fur, The facts
snscn ee expected 70 prove. aud. therefore. to
oesa:111R sul1ctent knowledge to enable them to
rebut some evidence sney may possibly Introduce
70 t1oetansta,e the charge sg1t1st Hely.
TESTIMONY OF FRANCIS BKT.
The etst witness called for the prosecution Fa1
ffLcts HI, who tesuned Substantially ns fpi-
!oHa; an = nhJhIclAn and surgeon; reside II
lect eeinR calico IL y The co1noer 70 insest1e.:e
INTO tbe cause q the death OF William ]. Nixon,
60 ne 10 1en t,s of Jane ast Tns t.ee - ooser
ihere WM fftgnttas wound III the jaw. Tae
lover 1a* WAs ser1 much An2,tarrd~ and II INT
nad mculsy IN making up ms nued Al 70 lac Ia.
stTn1ebt AIth Nhch It hAd peen ILniceed, bat II
's*t carIe 70 the cooctustoa that It Ind been
car+ed oy 4 ball t,n the r1ent side the enstancc
~ AAE WVA44 = - [f1G@3[1 tQ& l&3f MG&.
mass 81. ps..ea ID % .ae ~, ttsa: ss' sd, a.
"a =. es1xea .s 9a ,ons ,as ~ hen s1.nlss
eeen snct there 1nFex,Es1ed these voond1,
4no, n doing e: hsd % d,ssecs the whole cue *
t!Rht e.sv,cie, and Nerf down u angie Of about
= asfEees. The wound On the left ards Wa b.
low the cfarie:e, and near the med1sI line, AID
II aboas ~ or inches 1part Bo.n tnese nal!s
Rpo p&ake1 tafna9h &ae t1nEs AID lodged IN the
spaae., frem ~ ne ,tr.s'son q the woantA eoa-
was 115fn1 on hs back, and By soIe person stand
ioG ataE nis bead Il uizns pos4.oly happen toat
fence near -. Ias soaati % sas. rsa: .ias
pa*ted through the Insertion Of the cApt.d
Taat shot aione ~ooId be espseie Of produelns
oeash, The ball pa<sed net sen The lucsl AID
Ha.!odRed between TIC otta aaa &sxta ups, and
ie = ss.s;! p.s.d lioe, iosed @ T sst~esa sxa1s t.
st4sa a1d se!sntn rhe, u hitle distance from tie
| sr!pe; The ,a:teE mEnt, possibly, NOT ssrs ~
| to do d. Tne balls we're eosnewhns n1tttned
abe1 toon4A I bseye they were amAu psstns
~ ,eos lie
| balls sha1 wese e1rracted frou the oofy. DO rot
ano. ,ns.r negnt rot navug oe~n present. When
sessu1een boar Alter sae nprder sooe piaoa u
feFe q sz.9,asd tns body; ~ ~ooaas 10 10
another SheJ were both s.1n6ns On the Aus
leze II The TING. l neyc1 travelled over tae
2tpe1d to examine 5l1 m2skA or ttaGss OF lie pc1-
BCu rho committed the detd- -
| CFoes exaMined BY xr. ffnH: teel pretty posi-
uve thai tic Noune4 were INDICTED ~ 4 Ptstol,
| and That the person nttcticx them must have
done 80 while NJ. NIXON WIS lyins On h!1 bAak,
and when stAed,pg Near to hI4 head. The 1oaud
n tho taw teea coondsot 4As = gnushot woond,
Ard ta!nk that shia would Be the opinion Of rlue
tentna Of The phJstctzns- wrut1t not swcat poai.
ussiy th&t such VIA The fact, bat this Il ny 0rIn-
to1. It mt pes1sf sass this wzs tue nfE Wp1 ID,
2pd ts41 u brought the nan down, md tho pkbaf
| ope1 wers inniesed aftaE he tell Al nrx* did
rot exau.toe thi9 woupd particularly, the Coro-
perp tur1 being waiting TOT 1e to teftity u TO the
caate Of deash; BAT Afterwards gsre u . nnofe
formed, based ~ u u upon my knoE1-
edge OF the matter, tuBu4es M IL
! pouorrean2 the wound to hare betn
1 produced " 1aiye ball. 2i1l tho ~ouudl IN sse
! ctess 10 have been produced sy p.ato1 &an8
thtnk that a1J surzeon, po*sesss0f oom1on d.
gree 0. itteiN2tnce. would be Ahlt to pronounce
pEe&t1 poHdvelJ tnAs tho wo01d IN tae Jaw was
| BOT pfnd0oeh ~ 4u1tntnG sAs than b largo bail
Tnefs u no<nirx 70 show posttl FoJ snz1 the Wo1nl
IN tbs t4w was Tho rsts one tsnlcssd bat MT opaa-
| fun u ltAt It Wis. form NJ op1nioo upon what
| Tas tIkely 10 b from .he pAture Of the Wponds.
n tn Et+rt: % pot think faAs shefu u my
| chance o. RE NoaodA having heen mdtsn4 hJ the
| dMcka1Ke Of ODE wnapou, loaded With bali Aad
| hucKkhos b<e&uHe The deviation OF tho wounds
h tncanslatept aitt such tnear3. Ithm M opka.
soa thst Il we01l eavs been tnsposa{tae y h1E9 n