Providence.

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PROVIDENCE, March z, !


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Providence, March7 ~


O'Clock, Z M. )


Trial of Nicholas s. Gordon


The Supreme Court of this State WAS in session
this morning al 10 o'clock, for the purpose OF COM
menclng the second trial of Nicholas s. Gordon,
charged with being an accessory before the fact to
the murder of &masa Sprague, late of Cranston.
The first trial of the prisoner you will recoIlec,
resulted in disagreement Of the jury.


AT the hour appointed the courtroom and gale
ry were crowded with spectators. Chief Justice
Durtee, and Justices Hale, Staples and Brsyton,
we're on the bench. The counsel for the State,
Blake, Attorney General, and Potter and the
counsel Tor the prisoner, Rodgers OF Boston, and
Carpenter and Curry ot this city, In iaeir
places. A1ong the spectators noticed the Hon
William Sprague, brother OF the deceased, who,
from the fact of his being frequently in conversa-
ton with the counsel for the State, should judge
iet much interest In the trial Margaret Gordon,
sister OF the prisoner, was also there. She sat by
the side Of the unfortunate Nicholas the whole Of
the forenoon, and looked the very picture OF grief
Nicholas looks pale and care.worn, or, rather,
troublc-worn


The case was called, and The names of about
ninety Jurors were read rishiy-iour, belle We, an
sVored 10 their names; of these twentp-four were
regularly drawn Jurors, the others were brought IN
penue Issued ny the court The prisoner Is
entitled 10 twenty peremptory challenges.


The indictmcnt was then read. IL 10 a very
lengthy document, and the reading OF 1t occupied