Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

been particularly afsetlonate, and was 80
Rgain after he came TO himself again. Did
not think at that time that he was in his
right MAD IN fact, she knew that he was
not When West Il. o., Jr.l left Dover he
went home, witness thinks, for a time, and
there four years but does not remem-
Der the year In which he graduated.
Thought that In 1899 there was 4 marked
and sudden change Of mind In !. q. West.
Ne ieit Dover In august Of that year and
IN Baltimore Hundred In Sussex County.
| He came hons, he sald, because he thought
the witnass, his mother) was sick They
questioned him how such an Idea got into
his head, aud he said he did not know unless
he dreamed II, and the lady with whom he
boarded dreamed II also. Said he walked
all the way. Said that he had lain out all
OF two nights Spent one night in the
woods aud one In tent on the ZoAr camp
meeting grounds There was no camp
there at that time, but had been. Said that
he had not been In house since he left
Dover untH he got home 70 his fathers.
Witness saw him coming across the felda.
Said he expected to ind witness in bed, and
expressed great surprise that she was not.
His father told him he was crazy, to which
remark witness raid nothing for fear Of
hurting the ieelings OF his father. Isaac
seemed dull and sad WAS not as cheerful
as he had been. Saw nothing more TO give
much trouble tall last summer. In July he
seemed very simple, but he was Lively. He
came down at that time without his wife
and went after her three times before he
brought her. His wife lived at Hazlettville.
While at his fathers this time went and
got tub OF water and two cats, or kittens,
hung them up 10 basket to dry. He (isaac)
was kind to witness, but the kindness was
that OF q child rather than that Of man.
He waited the witness to play with him,
to church expecting to have II eaten cold
on her return, but the prisoner In the mean
| time cooked 8 warm dinner. He on one oe-
eaaion went 10 visit a relative aud the
home late In the night, they found that he
had made his wife and child get up after
| they had gone to bed In order that they all
might come home The change after 1869
gave the witness great trouble, being fear
full lest he tIsaael should entirely lose his
mind. He.went TO a basket meeting (pic-
MEL aud came home In the same unAccount-
able manner as In the last instance.
| oss-examined-The husband OF witness
| 10 OF or os years old. The instance spoken
Of was the. only time that her husbands
| condition had given the witness any uneAsi-
ness. This was In the winter Of 1889. Had
chills just before this time thusband) which
had weakened his body considerably. Isaac
was the only child born after thiStime.
Examined again by defendants counsel
1
studying in the parlor one day which so un-
nerved him that he could not sleep that
night
Adjourned till 10 a. IN. tomorrow.
Down, DEL. June 9th, isT3.-Mrs. Nancy
West re-cAlled-Isaac q. West, Jr., had
another fall beside that spoken OF BY wit.
ness yesterday, IL was from = swing. II
compelled him TO stay at home some time.
This WAS after he had fallen FROM the load
| Of fodder
Cross-examined-This was after he went
to Dover to school, but before he went to
college. He was not able to do manual
labor after this time, but studied when he
could. After this he taught school and
exercised several trusts arising out Of the
Affairs Of the family either wholly or in
part
Samuel @. Lacy, sworn-Resides at Roxa.
na, Sussex county, about three or four miles
from /. q. West, Jr.'s. Has known the the
prisoner about ten years noticed marked
change in prisoner about 1869 or TO; he thea
came TO the store Of the witness; witness
had an old paper and West insisted that he
should have II. II contained the inaugural
address Of Jefferson, witness thinks; 3
neighbor had an old watch, and West want
ed TO get them. He said he wanted to star
a museum with them In Milton, Suisse,
county. Next noticed West az basket
meeting treligious meeting) inkw oreestei
county, Maryland. The meeting had beer
going on two or three days. Witness wal
II his own carriage; West drove up and
hitched near witness. West got in aud out
OF his carriage and appeared to be tinkerinl
with the harness on his horse twenty-five OF
thirty times in an hour or two, aud changed
his hitehing place two or three tunes. This
witness noticed ham (Westl particularly
and thought the conduct exceedingly
strange. The witness could not see any
thing the matter with the horse or harness
witness next saw West In Georgetown, a.
political meetingi saw him get Of
a rope witness asked West what he wal
going to do with the dog; West said he wal
going TO give II to Grant; he appeared to b.
, perfectly serious said II was for presen
for Grant 70 30 cunning With witness con
eludes that there was a marked change IL
the mental condition Of West from what HI
(witnesa) had previously observed in hin
, (prlsoner westl thinks that West was no
, right In his mind
The cross examination ELECTED nothinl
! new.
DR.. John Pierce sworn-Has known thu
prisoner several years knew him at Mil
! ford at school. West and witness wer'
, there together about three mOnthsi after
wards resided In Milton about tn
, same time and was acquainted with Yves
there. Witness llrBt noticed markei
change about 1871; was on the road from
Geora etown TO Milford. They went togethe
from Milford 10 Georgetown and back.
. few days before West came down witnes
, got notice OF his intention to come
! Witness aud West started from Milford a
q West was at this time negotiating for ga
: | apparatus. West was talking about tn
gas and was almost wild on that subject
A Said he (Westl was going into the businea
: ! and wanted the witness to become his part
! ner. In this Interview he talked eItraya
i gantly. Previously he had suggested tn
q formation OF a museum, and witr ess at on
time saw him collecting shells aud pebble
20 go into Il. This THE she'll altering
occurred on the Ocean beach. There wa
, nothing remarkable about them. West ha
4 said that he had intended to put them Int
4 this museum. That he intended TO make
i history for them. He had horn he intende
4 10 put In his museum. Cows horn, witnes
i thilks. Also a human arm which Yves
: told witness he had received from the West
! from q friend, and that 1t had been sen
to Laurel. He (Wes) said he Ia
! brought the arm from Laurel In 3 carriage
! WITNESS does not recOllect its condition a
! drst, but at one time saw II In alcohol
West was making a collection OF object
A for the museum. On the night q the rid
\ previously mentioned witness felt desir
! TO avoid West on account Of his eccentric
Z ties and peculiarlties. His tWests) COZ
], duct was In marked contrast with what
had been previously, and the witness b
p lieved that he was not Of sound mind.
Q The cross-ex animation brought out not
I Ing new.
2 Stephen r. Evans sworn-Know l,
a West, ST., and has since, they witness an
G l. o. West. SRI were children, In IS
. West, ST., did work for witness that wi
I not like the model given to copy after.
o Geo. T. Evans, sworn.-Witness is age
:, e9; resides In Baltimore Hundred; known
q u. West, ST., through life; West, ST., an
u witness were raised boys together observe
. a marked change in IL. West 10 1889; four
y that his mind was weak; West did work 4
him, but witness did not think him right !
e Cross ST., had a seve
d spell OF sickness just before this time.
Edwin q. Atkins sworn-Reside
y Georgetowa and have done so for or
= years. Knows prisoner, and has know
him about years. Since 1865. Was pup
10 West when he was teaching at Milto
:, While there was tolerably intimate wit
n West while out Of school. West had son
~ peculiarities. Said he was making up
" museum and wanted to know II the witne
. thought thet tho Academy loft might
"a rented for at purpose. West used to I
- 70 witness house below Milton when
~ (witnessl went lone on Saturdays som
N lines. They went out cunning together 4
n birds and rabbits. West and witness &c
', sometimes looked for fiints and curiO
III shaped roots, sc. The professor was lool
him to an old vault and West went perfect
n wild with the delight he had Ia the 40
~ of finding a skeleton. Then witness TO
= him that man or woman had been burr
). between two cedar stumps that were stan
20 ing near. West dug up u great hol
but was shnally prevailed upon.to desi
q Witness 1ound that Weat seemed so excli
d. bic he cut II and W" on piece Of 81
re stone and showed II to West, who was ye
I'd much excited about IT, He tWestl also d
ed seeted a frog which the witness caught,
ct that the skeleton might be placed In 4
u museum. He also tried to get witnesa
~ kill young chicken for the same purpoi
be He (West) had one habit that the witns
or thought queer, he (West) recommended
" use Of tobacco. No eroas-examination.
Charles Moore, sworn-Resides in Phi
: phia, IL one Of the administrators Of n
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