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


defence. His face was dirty. Gould not
recognize prisoner at the bar as the same
man.
- Tharp, sworn-restined as TO the
same facts - the last witness.
Cross-exAminstion elected nothing new.
Geo. Il. BAtrd, swofn-Is and was station
agent II Harrtngton when man apparently
quite old came IN. The conversation turned
upon the murder. This man was pointed
out to witness by boy named Reese Mer-
rift, former pupil Of Vests, as West.
The trht thing witness heard him say was
that he had stabbed Anigger aud killed him.
Witness asked him what FOR, he said he had
employed a col0red man to do some work
for HIN and he was In the act Of paying
him When the colored man took up ham
mer and threatened TO kill him, he then
took up an Iron bar and struck him and
killed him, some one standing by asked
him II he was West. He said he was. Wit
meas gave him an Aooount Of the are aud
asked him IL he knew anything about II.
He said thatho had arranged that II should
burn before he left. There was message
sent TO the Sheriff and the man left In
charge OF the conductor.
Thomas d. Hawkins Eworn-Was con
ductor on the Delaware Railroad on the
day West came up on No. TO- First saw
him on the platform at Harrington. He
came up to Dover on witness train, talked
with him on the cars aud went TO him TO ask
for his fare. He said he was going to give
himself up shd ought not 70 be charged.
badly He said II was mud. After witness
got him to wash his face, asked him how
ho came TO do IT, Said that he got the negro
TO bring him up box when the negro de-
manded his money aud struck him. Witness
asked why he did not immediately give
hlmselfup. He said you never had a dead
Niger on your hands."
AFTERNOON.
Samuel HarRadlne. gwOrn.-He says that
he was an ex-Sherif Of Kent county, and
met West On the train up at Dover depot
he took him to the county jail aud searched
his person he found in West's possession,
a pocketbooh, a poeketknife about three
or four inches long, q pair OF scissors and
silver watch, which were securely Kept BY
witness In his safe aud now Identified by
him he said that West had told him (wit-
nsssl that with that knife he had done the
cutting II was then somewhat broken. and
has not changed 10 Its condition since that
time except that II is not 40 bright now he
said that he told him that that was the
knife with which he had skinned the man
found dead in his room; the poeketbook
contained between t20 to SIS witness
thinks between t2l. o5 or f23.0 90.
Commemorative went with witness
without the use OF any force. Was not pre-
yiously arrested by any one 80 far as the
Sheriff West was only In care. not in Gus
| tody, OF the conductor on the train. West
had no other knife. He spoke Of the man
killed as Joe Turner.
1
| ONCE OF witness. Witness. when West
| came TO inquire about rooms, told him that
| they were rented, and West wanted to know
If he lwltnessI would let him have them la
| case he could get the person TO whom they
had been rented TO relinqulsh them In his
/ favor. To this witness consented, and
West concluded q bargain for them at 81
per week. He stayed there for five or six
/ weeks. He promised witness when renting
that he would not iniure the building.
Geo. Dixon, re-called-He was mem.
Der Of the Coroner's Jury. He saw the head
and recognized 1t rs that OF Oooch Turner.
Had been engaged In the life insurance
State asked. the annual premium on
t25, 900. Question objected to by the defense.
Objection overruled. The premium on
VS. 900 on man Of ~ years would be from
vs. to W on each thousand dollarsi thst u
about $500 per annum. These are the life
rates, and are the lowest.
Oross-examined. Witness has only been
agent for one company, but the rates are
about the same In all he does not recollect
the rates precisely but thinks the sums
named are quite near the place.
Frederic kWIndolph e-ealled-Weste came
| to witness place OF business several tmes
frst, about the time he rented the room
before the Killing. He had also inquired
for him several times when he was not AZ
home. The frat time he was looking for a
room to rent; the second time was about q
4 :
West and the witness were pretty good
friends. aud West came In near dark and
was talking about having been home, and
having been weighed In company with his
brothers, who, he said, averaged about two
hundred pounds each, In weight; West then
asked witness what he weighed, and wit
ness answered about one hundred and
seventy-hye or one hundred and eighty
pounds. West also asked his height, and
they were each measured against door
IAN by Mr. Camac. West then felt wit
ness chest, and both he (West aud witnesi
were about Of one size. Witness was no
more than one and half inches taller thar
West, but at that time West was large
round the chest than witness. West and
witness then talked about the Lodge, ane
West invited the witness to go there witt
him. He (Westl asked witness at two
different times to visit him at his office.
| John CamAe, sworn-He was present 81
the interview spoken OF At which the
measuring was done, and repeated the cir
eumstauoes ~ detailed In the report OF the
Sarah A. Kirbin, sworn-Iu wife TO jane
NJ. Kirbin. West once At their house SAT-
that no wanted to make enough in TIVE
weeks TO make or break him.
CrOss.exAmined-Didn not particularly not
his manner but did not notice anythini
strange In It,
Wesley Henry (oolOred), sworn-He sal
at about O'Clock on Monday morning Yves
, came to him where he was At work, an.
asked II Turner didn't drink pretty hard
, Said that Turner (Joe) was going down tn
street with a barrel on wheel barrow
Witness told him that he meant Cooel
Turner, that Joe Turner was At work Kill
ing hogs. Saw West again 10 afternoon OF
the street leading to the railroad. Cooel
/ Turner was down there too. West sal,
there goes that Turner now. II was Cooel
Turner. II was the same man West has
called Joe. This was about o'clock ant
, took place below the place a
at which Uooch Turner was killed. The,
. were nearer. Cooeh passed aud came oi
, behind Cooch. Last saw them about tn
! Railroad Hotel. Cooch was then about
, square ahead Of West.
Cross-examined-There was man name
Joe Turner, who was brother TO Cooel
A. Turner. He said that West spoke in tn
Z morning OF Joe. Neither Joe nor Henri
2 (Cooehl were present. Saw West In after
noon said there goes Turner boy full.
Jacob Levy re-called-Saw Cooch Turne
) about 3 o'clock at witness house. II
. brought box for West, who lived mex
I door. West and Turner came In. Turne
] was pretty nearly full. West treated hin
E to brandy and asked him how much b
: could drink. Turner took glass full
Both went out. He was surprised tina
: | West should treat the dArkey. Went Z
i door and could not see either West or TUT
!. ner. They could not have gone aroun
! either corner, witness thinks, but Nigh
have gone up to Vests Office, which wa
: next door. Witness did not see much none
{ in Vests pocket book.
william T. Kellum. isworn.-Produee
y Iron bar and hammer and says that IN
: hammer was once his aud he neither sol
. nor gave il to Dr. West; he left It lyin
outside of his shop; the iron bar IL joul
7, nal OF some kind witness does not knOl
y that he ever saw 1t before he saw II /
e West's room.
y Cross. eNamined.-Rnew West 10 Milton
q were friendly; sometimes visiting; at LEAF
witness WAS friendly to West, and had n
9 reason to suppose West was not friendly
. him.