Middletown transcript., 1873-06-14
TRAIL OF DR.. ISAAC 6. WEST,
for the Murder Of Henry Turner, neg,
DoyEn, JuHE ), 1873.

The trial II pr Isaac c. Yves, for the
under Of Cooch Farmer, colored, wps re-
>umci tins morning, The courtroom was
again filed To it's utmost capacity,
Mrs. West. mother OF the prisoner, con
tinuei her testimony: Thought tba, in
1869 there was marked aud sudden
change Of mind in the prisoner. lie left
Dover in August OF that year and walked
clc1r home 10 his fathers IN Baltimore
lid Sussex county. lie came home. he
laid, because he though, the witness this
no,herl was sick They questioned him
how such an idea 60, into his head, aud
he said tha, he did no, know, unless he
dreamed it. aud the lady with whom he
boarded dreamed il alsp. sud he wake
all at the way said ihn, he had been out
. all Of two nights, spent Que nigh, in the
woods ,and nnr III u tent on the Ipar Camp
meeting grounds. There was no camp
! there at the time, bu, had been. Said that
/ he had not been in a house since he left
Dover. until he got home to his fathers
Witness suw him coming across the fields
Said he expected to find witness in bed
aud expressed great surprise tha, she was
not His father told him he was crazy.
to which remark witness said nothing foi
fear Of hurting the feelings Of his father
Isaac then remained at home about days
sccmcd dull aud sad was not cheerful Il,
he had been. Saw nothing more to give
much trouble ,i' last summer Ia July
he seemed very simple, bu, he was lively
He canu down at that time without hi
wife, and went after her thrco times be
fore he brought her. His wife lived n
Hazlettville While at his fathers ih
time went and got tub of water aud tvs,
eats. or kittens. ana washed them. wrapp
ed them up aud hung them up in bas
ket 10 dry lie (l.aac) was kind to wit
moss but the kindGcss was that Of n chit
rather than that Of mau. lie wante,
witness to play with him. The wi,nes
prepared dinner and lsi, il To 60 to churc
to have i, eaten cold on her return. bu
prisoner in the meantime cooked war,
dinner lie oh one occasion went to visi
u relative aud the whole family were sur
prised to find him hume late TINT night
/, They found that ha had made his wife an
, child get up after they had gene to bed !
; order tina, they NIL might come home. Th
change after 1850 gave the witness gre,
trouble. very fearful les, he Usaao) shoul
entirely lose his mind. He went to ba,
= = ke,.meeiing tpic n,c) aud came home
A the same unaccountnble manner Us in IL
: last instance.
Cross -xamined-The husband Of wi
moss is 81 or IS years old. The ins,an,
e spoken Of was tho only time that her hu
$ bands condition had given the wi,ne
any un.asincss. This was in the wint,
Of 1886 Had chills jus, before his tin
/ (husbanj) which had weakened his bod
!. considerably Isnac was the only chi
n born after this time.
v Examined again BY defendants counse
!. There was a looking glass fell while
: was studying in parler one day. which
9 unnerved him thnt he could not sleep tn
night.
Dover. JuSg 6.
l. The court room TO day was crowde
. There was only one witness offered on Il
!. part Of the defence who. testified that We
l. on several occasions acted quccrly ai
m showed signs Of insanity.
d The State rc-opcncd for the purpose
- . offering testi,sony 10 rcbnt tho eviden
" offered by tho defence. aud called abo
;, ten witnesses. most Of whom have knos
= West since hs lived ID Dover, four or q