The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-06
Trial Of Professor" West at
Dover, Delaware.
Interesting Developments of the
First Two Days
How He Killed "Gooch" Turner and
Then Experimental"

povnR Daa.' June 4. 1879.
mere ~ =eBratssr here ns~, which Is 30 extra
crssssrs n AL ~ bearingz thai the town ID all
.xow anc ssssed asss store crssascs conversing on
sh~ .s,-spw rnsng tctic An rne male population OF
tss psaos ssa neaehboring hsmlets attend court
ana wlsh she dArklss this nDevent Of me greatest
smpous~se. WINE the prc-s Of Pennsylvanfa and
~sme Nee yera papers have. united IN an outcry
AGAINST NE whipping % . negro woman for child
murder IN Sescxstse, -Prosessor West, wufte
man. sen ura In this plsce Cor the murder Of one
scsochr rures, an lneuersve darby, . sort or
lack of-Altrade< who earned a living by doing odd
cse erfne ". opx of Dover.
rhe mraer seUarred IN December. 1872. but thu
s<szs~ hass bsss pobllshed In the HERALD here
Io'ore. fwni tAtreDre merely glance at its his
Iory AMI pa sr 10 me ussi, which h now In pro-
rrcss. Turn es stad been employed by West 70 do
ruands and 49, about ms ONCE. West, who was
originally ssssa smith, becoming ambitious, went
10 college. grs1s sted az dickinson and returned TO
ncyer aud euAGAged an the study OF law and medl
cne. he WIS fond % maklng chemical exPerI
menrs, and, am ne other. q certain gas. which he
cksnca. a rightly manipulated. would cure con-
rsnUssn. About one O'Clock on Wednesday msrn-
~. D~enoer q. ls72
Lorp EXPLOSION
vss heard ny VESTS ne4rhsors. and some Of them
npleasd, were horrihea 10 md their worst fears
snsrn<d- On the moor iay the body Of . man,
Artsaly burned and enpietely skinned. The head.
snds and ses we're gene. Every one supposed lt
.se west anc 10 streg gthen the belief, West had
ssgpssrsd. On the course OF the day Turner was
uzng, and grave suspicious of foul play
| o. aroused In the minds OF the pee
E An Investigation developed the fact
a Q the body was that OF negro
!, ifhc whole population ~ once concluded West
a .slnuaevedsurner m order 70 experlmcnt on his
a '. West wandered around the country three
q ~ days, .Shen ms conscience or has fears. 4
on gnct which. induced ham 20 return and sur
pa O. His arrival was heraldcd an hour IN adj
nc 4 sas yeu may hetarc he received one OF the
ar west- receptions ever rendered any one An
Isl sAsse-
lie snk noxlesged the murder. and claimed ne
n ir self.de1ence. This IN the whole story IN
- ruE TRIAL
be Unn yesterday IN the Court of Oyer and
min ~ before Justices cllpin tpresiding,. BoUs-
!, W; ues ana "oesten, TIE s'ste being repre-
ted py Charies n. Lore. Attorney General. and
st b, Ben. willard salisbury. ex-senator nom
= sta, :. The court room was crowded from the
ylnnlnl OF the tnai ny amotiss CROWD on iArm-
necr oes, and the animal known In all village
n,nunit ses a. the -'s6Enmcr." We also had two
q "A
ma iron nsitiR court rooms Just 'hc same ~
! other American citizen
wEsT's CONFESSION.
he stat ofrered as evidence the following con
SION aue gsd Ia have been inaue BY West on has
urn TO ID, wer after the murder:-
s. Ts q n.,,S :. = y y COUNT q
xe neen ny )cvcr and ss-ef Cor years 10 not
II. e ,I ss ~ si.sa or sspsay bs
nSsr rns s'n came . isSss, and aid po "
carry that ar, rs.s -. 1890 49,. 49,. ssss,s
.sn @s. & sni.
SS IKE ike lin bring around ne said Ne could not
a.,,ms sr in Mn Il .sssnsen $40 ven, s'1
ere Who said To rssr had no, been there AND they aid
r We Sspew ~ sas s's s
d sSs up;s Ky my and pad him twenty
: cent. as aid NV. % !. y.rrr, yr,.m.
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' ssa fs5Iy 80 as ssT %aai.,.s =
% ss and .ssrsd out sf1 % ~.
Of far before there were two SJs-<u, sI. ~ 80
ew street recently opened as sIn1ase on ~ 49,
e no so % f S sgSS snaus sU sas
&c ~Ss 70 40 ,s@ssd IN ~saa arg
ed there y pieces and make bo' tnst you'd so'a
he remains and snip them the ssuH "a 70 np0t
ONT follow them and bury them. fo VIC was Geseng
ssn came Ss 70 dc sYsS ns and , sss
bout eleven O'Clock Tuesday night On x.drssdAy my
oppose Il late nine O'Clock when wsSt there
found the remains smelling 40 thai wes ofSn " ship
hem rkIf5ad about At different pisces IN |
be town during the d3y nntil arerBosn Got hisnner
the hotel FOuntan'a went bach ~ roUm aAost two
clock took my kns< and
,om remain, . cy5 tS se ~ e. n. Mp. ana 600
. the heed struck the bead With m bot Or ALE
h nose and ups on istepdins % WsS The bead " II
2 4 would mod be rsfcTaissc o1un .a,s not MAKE
Kin. Che head, but thonsbf ! Gsy ,ssinned
j. would V ,ssognl.sS pa, sre q. h s.,,,o y