Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-07
Return Of Prof. West.
He Surrenders Himself to the Authori.
ties and Confesses his Crime.
Ills Statement Before the Coroner's Jury
Full Particulars Of the Affair.

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which was committed by the Professor himself
the victim being colored man, in his employ.
ment
When Prof. West got on the freight train, at
four O'Clock. Thursday morning, he went as far as
as far as Salisbury, Nd, and then returned to
Harrington, where he remained concealed in the
woods until Friday evening. when he returned to
Dover, on tho train. He instantly gave himself
up to the authorities and IS now i'll Jail.
Coroner Cats, Of Kent County. had already
held an inquest over the remains, but the jury had
been unable to decide upon o verdict. Upon the /
return OF Prof West, tho jury was convened again,
when the prisoner was brought before them, and |
made the following statement
Confession Of Or. West.
LEVY COURT kooN, DOVER. Dec. 9th, 1872.
Before twenty jurymen summoned by
Stephen Calts, Coroner OF Kent County, Del.
Voluntary statement Of Isaac &. West, Jr., 90
years old May 29,h, 1872, born IN Sussex county,
Delaware, stated as follows:
On Monday morning. Dec. ID, l was taking
bucket Of water in my room III the morning,
Henry Turner, the deceased, came along and SAID
Boss, will carry that up tor you. told him
would carry it up US had some work for him to do
If he would do it. Turner asked whatthe work was
told him had large box at Capt. Battells.
Turner said he could not carry it around then,
| that he was cutting up meat for Mrs. Mullen; h,
| said he would do 1t some time i'll the afternoon.
1 went to Mrs Mullens about one o'clock. lhsr,
was some colored men there. but said Turner hau
| not been there and did not know where he
Some time in the afternoon about three o'clock,
| same afternoon, l met him. He said he
| ready to carry the tox for me. He got wheel
borrow from Mr.. Callison he took the box up t
my room, N. kertin's building, fer me. l took
out my pocket book and paid HIM p cents. IL,
| said, Boss. you seem to be pretty flush, then h,
8 nc, wo.'t you give me SOM money to get me a
drink. sand would If he would so down to the
bar next door. lie said then after lie got his sup
per he would bring my water and till my gasont-
ter he would not charge me anything Tor that. ~
was so good TO hlm. We went down together,
and paid tor Turners's drink at Lcvy's bar.
| The about halt an hour high, We came
out together, separated just outside tho door, fui
ner s,d boss will be on hand about sunset or IN
| a hall hour. l met him again between that time
and sunset near the post oiice he said he was
ready to go and take the water up, told hin !
as not ready to 90 up to the room, 1t short
time after that met him near Hoiiecker " stew
arts store on the talking with SOME cooreu
man, passed him and went OH up TO my room N
Kirb,n b, 4 NJ, JUS got there anu unoekc
the room when he came up, went on up staiTs
ahead OF him and unlocked the room door ul
stairs and went in ahead OF hlm. ! had taken my
gas aplratus to pieces that day, Intending 10 las
ten q small sledge hammer 10 tne weights, tn,
sledge hammer WAS sitting Just INSIDE the door
Q
ieet further OH one OF the weights Was IA bolt ol
piece OF an axle, It about feet long and abou,
III inches in diameter. Just gtt over about wheel
. tnis bolt was slttin. when turned AMI saw hin
| with this sleige hammer In his hand; soon AS fut.
| ner saw that saw him with the hammer, Turner
, saws give mo your poeket-book or will Kill you
snatched up the bolt or piece OF axle. and just ~
| did so he struck ut ne with the hammer; h,
, struck me on top of my hat, dentns the hat III
! but did not touch my head. Us was soopins over
= / h,,N With m H., nj ma, All
intending to strike him OH the head, but missed
his head and struck him on the neck, think be
lusv the ear He fell, aud don't think he eve
. breathed utter that this was just about sunset h
" re over on his side; then iet OF his pulse, an,
y found that he was dead. did not intend to XII
u him, but only intended to knock him down SO tina
e he would not kill me.
= l left the body laying there and came up to VIM
- Fountain's Hotel aud got my supper. and did no
Ia 70 back any more that evening" l went bac
i again on Tuesday morning about 10 or II O'Clock
10 then thought would cut HIM up III pieces an,
carry him of and bury HIM. cut oil his head an
feet with pen. knife, and skinned the body.
= had broken several OF the bones Win the DOT
= piece Ut axle previously. This was not all don
e before dinner, do not know how much did
r. before dinner. went to my dinner that day, bu
"a do not know the exact time. was not there i
Il the afternoon to the best OF my knowledge in tn
l. afternoon got horse and carriage OF Mr. Foun
/. tain aud went out home to Hazletviile. thinking
4 would be dark in the evening when l came bac
!. to take the remains away and bury them.
vi think it was about six o'clock in the evenin
:. Of Tuesday when l returned; l brought dow
70 the skin Of Turner in the water bucket; ha
o a piece of paper over the top OF the buckle
= which was about even full. The horse smelt
81 and would not let me take il. set it dow
70 ius, inside Of the outside door, an
y y locked the door, then brought the horse an
n carriage up 10 the stable. went up to the hot
,I and prepared myself; then thought wou
carry of the remains in bucket and bury ther
Rot my supper at Hazstville think It y
about 8 O'Clock; went back to ry room; tas
e. took the bucket that had the skin in it an
ae started out on the street with il; had not g
= ~ far before there was two does after me. l W
", eoine down Lockman to New street, and til.
an turned into New street. l found the Kroul
en- was frozen and had nothing to dig hole wit
9 I then turned and brought It back to my roo
80 again; then remained up In my room thinkiI
of what 70 do; then concluded 10 tear lar
les bex to pieces,I had, and make box that won
'm hold the remains and ship them on the Del.
r. to some point undetermined, and then ba
them. found it was getting late and could n
g, stay any later that night; then came up to q
no hotel and went to bed about IL o'clock on Tue
n3 dsy evening On Wednesday my foot was hui
III. in9 me. and I did not 60 back to my room un
he about 9 o'clock, and found the remains smelli
lei 90 could not ship them on the Dsavars H
ne. Road; was sbout at dideren; places in to'
he that day until the afternoon; got my dinner