The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-03

70 do so, and after getting his does and clothing he
len.
lie reach cd tho house Of George Morgan his uncle,
g Ram.rc a o'clock Monday n"rn I hc.,sa oS Sy
him all that time to cct there, ~ nc was uoHJeo ny
his dogs running away after iOxoe.
DAN MORGAN GRIBBgD urs.
Tie s,nId at hle urc,'s to dirner and then went TO
his sisters, ncar Stcrlng, where he took supper
Aner supper he went 10 tho house OF Bil' DowIne,
and stopDcI there while: told all tle fukH on the
wny that 10 had rottcn into lgltwiih man ~
Bloomingdale, and he expected warrant Tor MS
arrest.
lie had lcft Dowliacs house, and was walking
along the railroad with old man rone 70 the Iron
Works ut sterling To work, and shortly amer heafd
several men running behind him. D!n morgan and
Dayld Aors, who we're ahead, Grabbed NIXON sna
told him he was their prisoner; Nixon asked what
Nixon then was taken to the Furnace at sterling,
where hc was tept all night, and was brought 10
BloomlngdaIe yesterday morning.
TOUCHING CORPSE SEE THE BLOOD FLOW.
Nixon was taken to sisco's funeral yesterday. and
in accordance witt an old sunerstiton lie was
asked 70 touch the corpse; but no Hood spurtsd
worst wound on Sisco's head his fore hend,
where there was a afge pcrnendicular dent, deep
not broken. Nixon suys the kicks he rave him
would have made WOUND in a horizontal direction,
1s S E's on ms speeT Then hS TES 'S
kicks he gave sisco would not have crippled child
of ten years old.
MS REPUTATION.
lie says the REPORTS In the newspapers have given
him very bad character. We have given his story
Just az he tells II. without colorinC He admits that
his situation IL dubious. but saws he IL innocent OF
the murder, as the blows he gave could not have
killed Sisco.
some ono. he thinks, murdered him after he left
him He LETT Sisco swearing by the roadside. while
the physician at the Coroncr's inquest sworo the
wound In tho forehead would lave caused Cisco's
imm' date death. nnd Nixon firmly believes he did
not inflict that wound.
The repor,er the Paterson 0uardias went MP
the road, and viewed the scene OF The murder
rms FIRST ENCOUNTER.
After leaving Doomlngiac the roads runs up
two miles to tho little hamlet u Carmnn Vile About
n mite and half m this road FORK runs of IN TIE
Go1ld Farmf, and jet ut ths fork, on the main
ard toward the fence and in the ro,d great
struggle appears TO have taken pacc at this point
THE SECOND ENCOUNTER
took place inst 10 yards up the branch Of the road
which goes from the main road toward the Gould
Farms. AZ this sIo evidences OF further struggle
were rainlv visible on Sunday when MIR. Francisco,
foreman OF the Coroner's jury, visited the spot.
Here too was great dcnl o. blood showing scufhc
10 have taken Place. The blood, was in pools IL
Siseo had been knocked down two or three times
THE THIRD ENCOUNTER AND PLACE OF KrLLIHo
Again abou, nfy yards on toward the 0ouh farm
and the roadway passes over q rocky road. Tic
jagged rocks In some placesprot rude in sharp
About this SPOT II appears the murderer finished
poor Ssco. fhe pools OF blood show evidence OF
tic final struggle, and great clots we're here ard
ground showed evidence OF protrnciod and hor-
iible butehcry. The wounded man had been beaten
OF the rocks after CISCO had become too weak for
further resistance. There evidence of this in
several places In one SPOT where very sharp stone
luttoj out, portions OF the
WHISPERS BLOOD, AND BRAINS on Tng ROCK
arc still TO be seen or were this mornnv showing
where amer Ssco was PROSTATE and helpless, the
murderer IN his rage had tamm6d his yicum's head
pounded II or probably stamped II uUon the sharp
rock, until the skull was mashed In and parts OF the
wh.skers were left there from lis laccrnted face
The tell.tae blood appears upon the bushes from
this spot, and from the fact that u II droVped upon
the bushes four feet from the ground, II il evident
that from the rocky road where he made an end o
poor sisco the murderer lifted him upon his shoul-
der and carried him bodily to the spot where he
iHREw the DEAD MAN INTO TIE BUSHES.
The deceased must have blcd terribly, as It seemed
when carried along, the blood must have been iow-
ing last possibly from his face. as his Lead was
thrown behind over NiAon's shoulder. the blood
falling clearly upon The the bushes a. r1es height
norniur, our readers have already been well In
formed by the reports as heretofore printed.
THIS CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER.
Moran ard his COMPANION. wio clIpiur,d the
murderer, are workmen at I'll" Sterling Iron Work
In the upper part Of this county They deserve great
credit and suitable reward for ,hrir good eonduc'
OF Nixon, and having hoard Of a stranger being a.
Sterling answering his description: the, st out t.
him aud kept on lbs track. In the upper part
OF Passaic 1t presents
Snow SIX INCHES ~ DEPTH.
and they tracked him along the road IN the snow.
after being assured nv inquiry that srch pcrrou
thn ptt~td NluhN, ana NnAlil fNlHt Nl'U'h r'L 'l
hin, and without sc, ming 70 be M Iursui, walked
caocssy, litlc faster, talking TN they got abreast
OF him. whtn ono Of them Put his hand upon hi
shoulder and informed Nixon that he was their
| prisoner. Nixon was taken by surprise, but made
no resistance, and they cu6-ly guarded him back 10
sterling.
4 PRISONER THE ENGINE ROOM.
Arrived ~ sterling with their prisoner, there was
no place in which to keep HIM, and hts cAptor- uUd
I n M rs N,st the could IN the engine room o. tue
! Iron Works. aud guarding him I'll morning. started
with linn to deliver HIM TO tie Sheriff VI Paterson.
LED AsrRAY.
on thc way down they stopped ly man
who said nc rad heard OF the capture, and no IRE.
tended To come rom the Shtrr, who, hc sand. was
| az Woominroal, and rad ordered Item % repair
! herewith with The rris oucr What the man u'.
| ipct was thty did mot know. hut they were thus
turned ut. from tier route and took The prisoner 10
shsfy