The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-30
THE SISCO-NIXON MURDER.
TRIAL OF JOHN NIxoN ron STAMP
ING A FRIEND TO DEATH.

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Second Days Proceediuss-sisco's Skull
Crushed in by Nixen's beet Hcei-seles
Tbrce-Qunrters Of an Inch Tbick-Sisco
Len TO Die Alone-His Last Faint Cries
Heard, but Unheeded-Old Nixon Cooily
Shaving Himself while his Son IL Looking
for the Dead Body.
The trial Of John ]. Nixon for the murder Of
| David II. si,cc, in Csrmanstown, near Blooming.
dale New Jersey, on January 20, was continued
yesterday In Paterson, Judge Joseph Bedle on the
bench. The examination Of James II. vreeand was
resumed, and the testimony taken Of Edward N.
| sisco, the brother OF the murdered man, George
| Hennion, nerhbor, and Theodore Ryerson, sur
veyor, who drew a diagram Of the locality OF the
murder Nothing OF consequence was elected from
them in addition to the facts obtained the day be-
Fore except thnt sisco testified 70 having blood
upon the road, as well as among the bushes adjon-
/ ing the spot where the corpse lay. Tho prisoner
| wore his usunl aspect OF Indifference.
TIE rArHtR OF The PRISONER ON THE STAND.
John 8. Nixon, father OF the prisoner, a gray
| haired man OF SIXTY, rave very conclusive circum
stantal evidence regarding the prisoners guilt lie
| said he had lived sx months In small house In
Germantown, which had two rooms. with him
were his son John and his wife, his daughter Enme-
line, and his James. TIE three former slept In
the upper room, ana himself and james in the
lower. The prisoner returned home between II and
10 on Saturday night, January 81. lie was rather
drunk, lie said lie had been 10 the "Corners at
BIoominsdale and had been lighting. Tie follow
Father" Never mind talking about lighting"
| john" Maybe you don't believe I've had 1gn."
Father-"Never mind. pull OK your boots, and 70
to bed"
| my boot, and
SEE THERE Is'sr BLOOD on 1T.
Father-It's nothing but wet from the rain.
John-Hold the lamp down, and. see Il there ain't
Fat Tsshe1-i S1 .hap1
John lwiping his hand across the too Of his right
Old man Nixon te.ssd 70 hssiSs SVE ,a.n seen blood
marks on Johns hand.
with whom he had been Sghtna.
"Dsvid sisec." was theansweri
I'll don't care" said John. al. was only little
fight. and had to
yIaur HIN on rAxs LIcrrxe
He took ffom his pocket asarsaparilla bottle, half
.S &, sc &c % sSss s.sss Sss r (.
kicked him hal dozen times on one Of bis cheeks,
and was afraid he bad dishgured BIN. lie bad ior
Nixon. bis brother, both refused to drink, so John
! pulled OF his boots and went up stairs to bed In
the door and listen TO what tho 'holierng" outside
was about He thought he heard cry OF murder.
; but called out TO John thss IL was probably a
| utunken gang IN tnt TOtu. De tneu returned 70
bed. Five minutes Afterwards John called to James
| 10 20 TO the door and listen. James did go, and
!, | heard the same sound like
prNo CRIT OF MURDER.
| The prisoners boots were here shown to witness
| who identified them as being those OF bis son. On
the following morning when Join came down stsirs,
light there would DO a warrant on, for him; he re.
Piled that no did not care, and that II was only a
under ss I 's s1 '. .r.ss ass
| blood, the width OF ripe stem, and about two
peared on his jaw bone, under his right ear He sai
s%1sa S,S s a., TIE ys q ,ss S, murdered
JOHN pay n'' Rs sa S.
had, and that he left him between the house OF his
Dave had not reaehed home. Mrs sisco said that be
had not, ana asked John II he and her husband had
not Mao Mai man o lns ynu tS %e would All, or
o Emeline then said to John:
"wuArs THE USE OF rom LrISo
when you told MS all last nigh, that you and Dave
Mrs sisco then ien the house, and James follow
ed and talked with her. after which she went home
aud see n the deceased was still wherO he len him
l. | lie went and on his return said be was not. Or
ana ,Sat he WAS ON The lower ." sde o she % road
four or i've rods from where he first eit him. Wit
It ness asked If he was alive John said that he
!: ALIVE, BUT THAT WAS ABOUT ALL.
= Witness asked II ho could talk. John repliet
.e that he could make noise and be understood bu
,: | could not stand alone. lie had lined him, unde
the arms, to his feet but he was unable to remai
,e | standing John then asked James 10 go 70 tn
house OF deceased and acquaint his family with hi
Is condition, that he might be taken home before h
A | died But no sooner hal James dressed himself
is with the intention OF going, than Mrs sseo sgail
"a John, you murdered Dave last night"
;. To this John replied: Do yon suppose woul'
Yes, you have murdered him." she ans, cred
!. land he lies down youder, dead. I've gotl., com
e rany Of men @ coming here to tie yOu. because yo
u " Witness told John TO take her to the spot wher
.. deceased lay, and be went o1t with her. Witnes
=" they had gone to the spot together. Rmmeline re
h piled; ,.,,
M | Amer that, witness did not again see him unit
,e he was arrested. He did not go TO the CORPSE
he troubled with rheumatism, hut saw il at IN
y soulre's when summoned to the inquest. John ha
4 | told him the morning before that David Sisco ha
Ii | stated TO Horace hoppaugh that he
d INTENDED wAYLAYIsG HIN
~ on the road and maung him almost to death II
~ had no III will TO Horace and said that he goin
n | 10 whip David for telling lie about him. On sun
day morning he said that he had given David lick
!, ing, as be had promised lie also saa that Davl
q had iOlloSed hlm up and struck him on the shoul
s9d he had Soss to sas ITO or take %
u Father, Il is too bad, II 1t is him. We ought t.
y | 20 and hello him." Witness replied,
= :" jim, you are not going foot If John has hur
ii him so that ho does die, you and are
,e NOT GOING TO SWING FOR 1T.
y On being asked by counsel for defence to repel
- the statement, witness did 30, and ADDED that who
ever committed the murder, ought to swing for i
S' n whether John or anyone else On being crosse,
N amined, he said that be had been bad terms wit
John few days before Ssco's death, as the latte
., had tried to get Linn arrested. He had determine
% TO get lin out OF the house as soon as practicable
>. Himsolf, John and James had worked during ID
~ cember in the night time, upon mill race, and n
=: ceiyed 81 20 night each John, lie said. had BILE
III ut the lungs during that time. A pair OF blue jea
overas were shown to witness as belonging to d
20 prisoner at the time OF the fight. He was asked
" Identity them, but, not seeing the blood mark cou
not be sure OF their Identity, his son James, .