Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-07
--NO 2l4 WILMINGTON, DEL, SATURDAY, DEC. Z, 1879
hotel as usual; l think went back
o my room about 2 o'clock Wednesday after

Fountains hotel as usual; think went back
o my room about 2 o'clock Wednesday after
loOn.
took nv knife and cut some pieces of the
,bdoman; cut the lips and nose of the head; I
hen took the bolt or peice Of axle and struck
he head am under the impression l struck
the head before cut the lips and nose, intending
% mash the head up so that it could not Ike rec
gnized; it was my intention 10 skin the head;
hen thought if skinned the head il would still
retain its shape and recognized; then took the
'ead in bucket and took it down to lipe
reap near the railroad and put lime over it and
mt it back IN the bucket, and then carried it
back to the place where buried j, with spaLe
got from the side Of Mrs. Jones outhouse,
lnder heap OF dead hriars, near the corner OF
Water street and Railroad; then came back 10
ny room aboni 10 o'clock at night; had
candle and two lamps one for the purpose Of |
burning alcohol, and the other for kerosene Oil |
took the bucket and put the skin in il to carry
away; went out on the street with it and saw
ome one coming; took it back to my room
'gain; melted some tallow on the floor, and
stuck the candle in it. and then took one Of the
eet. and poured some alcohol over it. set fire 10
| It; thought that would change the color Of it,
md split some on the floor, and that also caught
lire; had the night before that time piled the
box over the body, and put the pieces Of the b.
IN top OF the box; l intended if the alcohol
changed the color Of the skin on the feet; was
tltn going to.spread the skin out on the Acor,
md put alcohol on it TO change the color Of i'll by
ourning the alcohol.
| found the burning Of alcohol did not
change the color OF the skin; intended II il
did, to put the skin back on the body, and fit
It as well as could. The alcohol on the floor
caught fire, tried to put the fire out with my
hat and could not; then l gathered up the
feet and hands, and skin in my hands, and got
the fire might catch to the powder In the
hole, and walked towards the Methodist
grave yard with these feet hands and SKIN
after got off some distance from the house,
| saw that the fire had gone out, did not seem
more than one Light burning. I started to 20
back to the room again, but was afraid to
go back knowing the candle was setting on
! the floor. l had gotten up near Mrs Jones
} new house, and l saw the fire flash up again;
. then turned and went back towards the
grave yard. where left the hands, feet and
skin; then took them up and carried them
t over in the Methodist grave yard, and waited
+. there until the fire was put out then went
! and buried the skin along the side of the Rail-
a road; started up to get the hands and feet to
bury them, l heard the whistle of the
over them between two lime piles l then
went up to the depot. and waited there until
| the train come, and got on board the tran
" with a bundle of clothes got on the trair
| heAI W tiie toWH sue, anu went 10 lJelMar
there got off train and walked to Salisbury,
" | Nd, ,--down the track to the Railroad. lwen
. up to 1racy's Hotel in Salisbury, Md, ant
: remained there until this morning, Friday th
9th. and then got on train coming north; cam
:. up to Pennington. and got off train there;
- ing train, and came to Dover. and delivere,
myself up to the Sheriff. | had previousl
n called for Il constable at Harrington to delivc
- myself up to.
y My life i, insured for 5000
i IN New England Mutual Company ior....,.."sle o1
r, In In nrIw,rs ,"hn ,,.'S Mutual n @
"a About halt which is in favor Of my wife the oths
"a Etna policy was taken about five or six years as'
rs Hal no quarrel with said Turner nor no emit
y against him; just simp, knew him by name. neve
" having exchanged halt dozen words with him be
When struck him had the axle or bolt in bot
- hands, and hit him on the right side and the back
u the neck; one blow was all gave him; that kille
hm | don't think he ever breathed after struc
pr hin felt his,puse usll could compose my sci
ut nd his pulse had ceased beating l am not certa
~ -. whether the lamp burning or not; bored Ii
.e noe in the floor about one month ago with bra,
h and bit. borrowed from Captain Bartel: the hole VI
a. post in to hold the retort; the powder abo,
e quarter OF pound, was put in the hole ON Saturda
u the ahh OF November.
~. The bundle of clothes took with me was circula
coat, pair of pants three shirts; l bundled the
1T up in my room in kerbin's building about IL O'cot
n. Wednesday night took them down back Of He
le, heard the whistle of the train got my bundle
ca clothes and took them down and laid them On pla
Ne pair OF pants at the depot in Dover; they
ei ei IN bag; the bag bought at salisbury. Md to
he Turner'S clothes up in scraps, so that they would
nj be recogn1ea consisting Of coat pants and shirt
an the shoes of Turner cut the tops of and threw Il
10, soes out in the street; left the uppers with Il
torn up clothes to carry off and bury; the front shu
tiers Of 5hs room were closed Wien ef WF fnS IN TN
lot l. stephen Cats, Coroner OF Kent County, State
S voluntary declaration Of Isaac West. Jr. ma
:. before me, this the sixth day OF December, A.
nd Stephen CATS. Coroner.
The Delapayean says that Vests explanA tio
or OF the killing are not credited. large crov
ne awaited his arrival at the depot, where he "
10 taken in charge by the officers. He is now lodg
'ut in Jail. His brothers and his father-in-iaw join
IN MN ia the cell. They were very much distress
he and in tears while West coolly and apparent
m unconcerned ate his supper.
snl West is respectfully connected. His pareu
'ck live in baltimore hundred. Sussex county.
father-in-law is the Recorder Of Deeds TOR Il
ing county West was first known in this town as
WIN blaeksmiths apprentice. but having higher aspiI
lad tons, he applied himself TO study. and we und'
,et stand, finally graduated at Dickinson College.
+; lie has studied law and medicine 10 soms extsl
but never had practice Of any account at either
WI lie Processes to treat patients suffering frt
nu pulmonary complaints by the inhalation Procs
'nu has boen occupying room IN the second story
'lel q new building recently erected by James n. X
uld bin, on Loocksrman street bstWesn Hovernc
I'M; Avenue and New street, in which he had apl
vas ratus for manufacturing . gas called select
len oxygen"
M .M in Dover. bat not very successfully, moro
so' Gently he has been engaged - above mention
was
hen The specie in the Bank Of France increased
and hundred thousand trance during the past we