Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-06-09


Vests Tridl.- The trial of Dr. Isaac @. West,
for the murder If Henry Turner, occupied the |
Court of oyer and Teminer, which met at /
Dover, Oh Tuesday, all last week. The great |
en)rt on the part of the defence was to prove |
insanity. His mother testified to his receiving |
hurt when he was boy, that he had ever
since acted in strange manner, and that last
September his WAYS were SO queer that she
feared he would lose his mind
Samue! West, the next witness testified as to
his noticing Vests actions and thinking he was
insane; he mentioned, as some facts that brought
hun 10 this conclusion, that West wanted to
purchase from him some old relics for a public
mlesenm he was going to establish at Milford,
town of about one thousand inhabitants and
OF his going to picnic on one occasion and
not leaving his carriage, but getting in and out
! about twenty times in two hours.
Another witness testified to meeting West in
Notwithstanding up and down the street in
such manner as to have boys following him
and hallowing at him. Another, to his boast
ing OF making $4,000 out of his gas business,
and that he seemed wild upon that subject
All these witnesses said that from Vests looks
and actions they believed him crazy. This EVIL
| dence stretches over period of five years.
The most important witness was Captain
Battell. He said that he had told West in per-
son de believed him 10 be crazy. West left his
box of relcs at his place in Dover. This box
"'s' oi'uShi 1 W NbAil anu quite an ek-
ctcinent, The box CONSUMED su I'll things as
glass jars of snakes. hucll-horns and an old shoe
| anu some shells, stones, aud many other oddi-
ties too numerous to mention. The box was
placed before tie Jury, ana called Vests Mil.
ford Museum. Vests talk TO Captain Bate
WIS extravasaut about his snin, to make Il for.
tune.
Other witnesses related Vests queer action:
from time, TO time.
Mr.. Evans told Of Vests fondness Tor reli,
hunting, and ofhis sknning frogs and catching
snakes, and Of his having the arm OF n hum al
being, which West said was the arm Of an In
dian CHEF. West held that these things wer,
! for his museum.
The witnesses for defence closed on Friia,
evening, and Saturday was occupied by th,
speeches of the attorneys. The general impress
ion is that the plea of insanity will hardly b,
sustained.
f. Pennington oiice room No. ., Exchange build
ny, ad'erscs several very desirable properties 10
would do well 10 give him call
A Handsome Store. Rumfurl X Bro, No. 40
Market street, have one Of the handsomest stores il
our city and their stock OF hats and caps cannot
eSceiled, They are pleasant and accommodatin
gentlemen,al edols as they fully deserve, alarg
business.
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