, 1869-06-19
MURDER TRIEL,


Ger ButlrY for tho Murder OF Jns~
l.. LniFd-A Jury EmPnneilcd-
Opening Arguments ON the Part Of
the People and the k'risoneE-esrcmt
Interest Nlnnifc1tcd-Dr. Beck. OF
Breach OF Promise Notoriety.
-Speoa! Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
WHKlrox, Ill, June 1s.
The Circuit CUurt OF DnPage County, hero gitu-
atcd, reassemb1ed Ut 10 O'Clock tnls morning, pur-
snanl 70 adjournment, Judge Wilcox presid1ng.
The case Of 1na People II cnzuncey HALEY, &C
cueed Of the murder Of James L. laird, the pre-
l!nirat1es Of which we're commenced ycsser.lay,
WAS taken ur After examining sev enty-1yc men
On Yesterday. counsel succee<ie1 In securing only
ten. LITTLE trouble was experienced to-day IN
nlllnE The PANE. tne two remaining 1aEoss being
enpaEelIed ttf01c II O'Clock.
1ItK JCKT.
The following named gentlemen constitute the
W. &syne heS 'o;s@a aGSs sele Geiule: A1.
.a Ga5ton @ Ms5ns; ALVIN Smith. h'oqmlaxda!s: Cor
nsqs GSia T,es Ts.ns: WILT naas N.Y. wsynS
son; Holland Hail. WaYne; Asa Knapp, York; J,
c. Mann, Doxncrh Grove.
THK tprELAK EES77KEST.
The interest IN this case continues to increase
as tho tf1a progresses The torn Is nl1ed with
people t1uu ere1y direction. aad the h5tcl accom-
nosiahons being so1ae~h4 limited. mauJ are
necessarily turned away. Thn court room was
aowdse TO 5cpletlon 3nr1ng the entire day.
seaFeey standing room being aeit for late eoners,
tened To. To-WoF5pE will pfppaMJ add much to
the Interest attached to tac tIsl u then the eri
denee viii tkel. b pF0ses'ed & ts,,S.s Win
Cnauncty Bailey, th'oa $hou. the day, ev1nccd
considerable interest In tho proceedings, bat, ut
be eazed nxedly out oi The ~,ado~ npon taee
deep nct,t:asior. he occupied seat neaz the
window 1t the LET, Of the Jnd9e's desk 4 descilp-
tton Of bis personal appearance hss hircady been
YEAR D! age, well built, and bears much the ap-
ptas1oee OF the Idrnl r11nc>! farmer. Ills COM
plexton Is 0ark. and upon bis chin Is a tufr Of
rsksion and neyce teterzuinationL
AppRE.s FOE TIN rforLL
70 saarsss r. ss }or ins peo7is Ec Preiseed
ties and high Responsibilities resting upon the
oss esses IN 81 II s
County or In tho Western count1. II Was turor.
tn, m all t,s oeanss rot only 70 the prsonet At
ma M Il; tae ' pabi,e ii - Il !arre. The deieadsns Va.
charged with muruer, shs greatest crime known
to tho tAw OF the counuF, the Punishment fos
fourteen yearA This cearEc embraced the charge
Of znanslauehter, whose runnnne?. Vas lu1nrtson-
n'enf ior 1ife OF fcr not ies Iaan one
1nc tho two cnarRes ~ Known to the iaw Of I'LL
nois- and then prDcceded 10 q vel! nron the tneF-
tf4 OF Tue C4NE. ne 0tENAS&1t OI Ire p(19-
oncr was young man Of culture. many social
qualitte*, and Of great PROMISE He hal hosts OF
Itendk earnest md true friends, gath rrd around
him BY The magnetism Of his manly bearing ana
we1m heart, He wAs the kind Of ma1 whom 70
c!ety Of the worM could i'll anorl to lose. While
he had faults, nls nauJ c1cellcuc!es cosr1ed thfm
and II the hands of the pE+onee. be WIS reil-
known and beloved lie bad been tae
Welcome guest Of almost estry nmss
received the xa.m greeting OF friends Ars
hasey. thu vile OF the de1endant vas - Vel
| 1nn.n ,s and uked ~ WAS the deceased she Vas
sae daughter OF Mr.. Thompson, one OF tho most
@ @rs9tatn.nt ttlxens OF Inst SECTION Q! the STATE,
~, r 10 secelvel the ed lcatton and social TRAIL
sad s ,s 70 hsr tsnned M high s;ssson IN e Sae Sd
rrr1n ~ Geecsst1 hxd been tchOottnatcA ana dAa
each nfn:. s *on.n estnccd strong Friendship ios
tnc.,SSe T., r. laie YEAR, they nsd been thrown
s.asea a. tr'cuts rer same months iae1 nosriea
esesneE ,ns @ N II ths sarns house. Wac 20 sttuated
.ns ens5, u 1M,r,. Hrass toward Iar ny
% tmsto''.'1s teTsle n,; es'oos, ~, *nsa e.
e. sIs VI, xe,, Tns 1sls.,oa. o' u palisy .ad
the two were such ~ to ei.,h re- sp,sl1ons q
1na one o. t*o mutual Separations scrs efre:tct
theuld r. e. ~ shs sa tast IL
sec her as often ~ he cat,,. Is. 'oata GU aua
seeis =: I'M ane 'n the f.'nii, of ~ KEnsiI
Halle! Ind cse1 ior u ,Se e uts 10 !1sa | % business
eeasored oy rnsans Of coa1,nes a.,d ca, q,
nas1 hcI 80 Nth him Thu inc 1cn. e. r'nta, no !"
oftt The aEeetIons OF The chiil c,aar "ao aeasa
mother. and sac re fustd to sAa7s. tnt ~ net
..ne ..1 La1d who 80 then boar,.n. =. a, 9ss ~.
ea oo1se, eoanSeea Mira f8alles to rs.e. .ss s
X ana: hodes 40 circumstances re,,yer 49, ~
soe eafe o. neE sa4hes; End ta1s co'naS to n.,,st
nsss ainalea u hs breast deAll, hss.ed tow,-a
1s tt's ~ ~no, ne supposed hal suppl,atei h.. IN
aHe9 ~ HHe a9ecsious- On tue DAT of tho syn1 ~
aan aa,a nag arranged 70 go 10 Aurora On nqsne..
1oo took tEain tu. TINT town lie haa iatrnd 4
: osccSSolnAu!a Felat3se, H1- Ia.nd, to Arrar.
. ou. tn1t Esntlemaa nissea tho t1xtu and jsrne,
Sem S.r1s,n1 nus Up FrturMnR IN the evening Il
1sop e. Tue Nh isalley &rotc a note Of tne,tas
) r. mens ne Ieessted upon bis return from Anrora
t.n ne1se % eaetr lasttss!oa L3rd called 1t Tr1
!. | MA&ye rouse ou the fAtat evening ri Jrnn.r.
axsns tlae apeAtc. herr dlxpls.oi I nhntne1nns
,r ~ eae e noose md entered Into minute dsSTsn
1a1n nsse q ~ tGfion and the relative potiaa .:
k =" @4a'So3s II tae r99I4 HhHe L1,F7l