Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07
TRIAL OF DIR. ISAAC G. WEST,
for the Murder Of Henry Turner, neg.

luI tno Muiuci VI Acuiy 4uinoi AVS'
The special session Of the Court of Oyer and
Tcrmin-r for Kent county, called for the purpose
Of trying DR.. Isaac e. West, for the murder OF
Henry alias 'Cooch' Turner, the sih Of De-
ccinber last was convened al Dover on Tuesday /
afternoon. The court room was oiled with an /
eager audience. ATTY. Gen. Lore assisted by
| Dep Atty Bates, appeared for the State, and |
Es L. :. Senator " salisbury for the defence /
4 The Bench was occupied by L. j. Gtpn aud 4
+ Judges Houston and " Mo0ticn. After about two
4 hours spent In polling jurors, a full lury was cm-
Y pannelrd--as follows; Foreman, llenry llar- I
! ri.gton, ". c. longfrllow Nathaniel larfug- |
ton John W Graham, Lewis Sehnfcnger, obc-
! dinh Voshcll, James II. Sullivan, Benjamin 7.
4 Graham, M. VI. Satitrfeld, Benjamin 7. iiur-
lock, John W Jones aud Philemon Scotch.
The lurt being sworn. the clerk read the in
dictmeni after which the Attorney Geuetal oc-
cupcd nearly bali an hour aud spoke In refer
cutc, particularly 4. llir stdcustut or confession
urdc bv IVES, 1T the time Of his Incarceration,
The examination Of witnesses for the State WAS
tommsucrti, and stephen Chi's Was the frat Wit
ness called, aud testified as follows ! MAS toro-
ncr OF Kent county aud held IN inquest over tic
hudy Of Touch lucner; the prisoner made vol
uutafy s,irIEeni recognized the document o'
his signature on leiu. c. c.U.s-cNam,utsl said ,!c
ftrOgn 9td the paper by his o~n htndW riing;
had not setn The document loicrc to-day tut
was confident i, WAS ihr original statement made
w West VITO corrected sonic errors after the pa
licf printed the Statement iHadt wts tuluu-
ilry lhc part " West. did not rcmtiaheg hny
parIi,nI"r questions bein. asked him al tho time
u writing,
Mr. sauishlry rot having seen The paper asked
: permission % rcsd n, which wa. granted
George Il. U,cksou, swOsn--l Was ;Ic clerk q,
the Coroacrs inque,: ! touk down the State
nieui ana recognized iLy his oAn writing. Tbr
alterations and tlc statement were made rs me
according 10 West diciAtuu ~ Mss bis yuiuu-
tAty statement thc prisoner was intcrro.Atcd uy
] ne Attorney Gcutrai atcr The confession was
made. saw AZ tsi ssn lie paper after All lie cor
frc'.ons htd been made amt tie paper handed
; him
The confession was then read by Deputy Geo.
D u. lgics when, ~ -. the Cunr, Adjourned
Il illnesses Who were present wEth Vest door
= WIS forced described ir position and appearance
! oi lhr sor.c. $40! cutfohartci West rau ..iun
Z su FAR az il related 10 TIC decd Loty aad the ap-
l. Iuniiucnts OF the fuOra Enplo, et-, on the tain
= hv NhuA hr lctl buvrf ~ ( u clock on ihursity
g morning. ies',it.! lhst BE vas untitled up 50 ~
j mot e. Ie teeogniznii ie4 He ,la UeI 70 he from
. l'tir trt,A Landing, ou bis way 10 Norfolk Va,
West went "a iar 8, liv.lrtr ~ t'ufHei 10 iiar-
+ rasi9n Friday ae aa" o. the depot d, that
' place. iaaNsug IKE an igtfm man ID sixty, with
" his iatc BACKED and Ir,uinl ON a sltc, he was
+ rartf recognized + kcrsr Merritt a former
r pupil, uid uu hrng eiu,tly gGiiU ZFI admitted
r Ac was the might've pr. West. Is sAetc was uu
u constable near. West vas put in Charge o.. the
ttfl4HHHF dAA NltAl+4' lb tuFNFt ~ filN " tt
u up he confessed Tie homicide tat asserted IA,
is N.llrg wts 10 sc,i.deicuse. ilc said he h,i SCI
y tire - a.s office V GvstrUy at evidence 81 ",
g ie,
B, pr J4mpcsam.ccA lhe boi, OF Caoeh 1'arncr;
ls u was HcadIess' huitss ini 'uot'cs. t1r tut,
u was .aiaacI aal nae BONES satifrIeI tGt cl'
p lung was HimCE. consumed Is N.c.
lr Other illnesses testified ~ lAr inilng uf lA,
- hetd and hands ~ tue places dt taliti ",
70 West. Ihe aosr, l.t. aal ra.s Mts eai run
v the face
"a samuel lisrsal,ue. cx-shstir Arrested YVES
It. Al Dover aud iu4ai oa his pc,s5a tie g,nknjh
r with which te stabbed Turner. We, r,urnc,
II 90 po,tr 81 l.'s oNE accord he WIS .a lhr rar
10 tHth hat iu thc custody 81 The conductor.
10 GrufIe Dickson recognized Vie 5rtl of h
ST. corpse tha, Of Cloea 'lpucr, lie icsfitc! ,h,
n. Nost eaftleA ic Insurance pu .,.s is.iie a3lpn
Is e., .Gt8 annual ltgiHi4fa,. Nh.eA wts lsei uor
Ak iuf Ids nr.u,c Uat5.atrI.
'o- Frederick Nudaiih testified that Nrst asrrr
he tanned that they were q the same weigh, an
NJ neas,aeueu' ANA thea invited hm 60 lis office
B. the honest GA ry4saa io.-,.-s. W.sI iur ilr
ihtl Ntst wi.hy! }e 8.afi,r liH.
Mts kertin hrati Nj .a,y oe'afe ile uiirlt
- he was going 10 ntAe a tnotr that uuui a!4a
oi' ur ute4a linn thr tlut Of lhe murder Nt,i t.hc
q Meales iIeAe gJ 4fe!. ii Cocoa t4fa.s a4s ul
.hr Esui ui 8lfI1k
The " ke,!gm ies'ii-d TN, tie hammer G.gn
as 10 West oiiigs was ms property aai Was ai
OF str5c,e4 without his consent.
hi- John Cullen ,,sthe1l that West declined 10 I,
him enter hs o;iac NoniAg, tlr d., OF ,he ,nu
e. Der, hss -ni- u fs4sya 'h.i Ais rs Apgtrlt-
X Was takvn down,
rye john reuutN,n called Vests attention 10
Tue tioed sPo, on his pIuts til, day ot tie lustlc
TIE N csl sid il WAS from hls nose.
The STATE here riassl. uui Senator Sau'.hut
itl' 10 his opening statement tor The prisoner nA,
ms au attach Toe press Tor i's alleged ui.lrrgcse
nee atiuus ul tins Aiair Tie sAil il thE state rUu
gttssr,, ffr
the declaration. the defense could ,et ap mo plea
ing first of seli.deencc and secoal ol insanity
en- MIS- Nest, uuibtt q the prisoner, was the -
the witness cGl,l rs the dcicn.e ani testified tl
il is Nosi father MIS- subject 10 i.s u mraachu
inE aud depression OF splr.ls. ana that Ntst linn.
ners WAS a strange boy. aud had dome many un.
iafe cuGniahir ,h.ugs since his majority. since :
his family have suspected his intellect wAs /
rhifed. The court adjourned ~ clock
II. Tournn,nen, n, Iirrs's Corner.
's The Tournament Al Hare Corner last M0nl
'he did not amount 10 much. Tic Attendance v
fnllier too slim 10 makc The receipts scry hea
'nn- the iEst prize, u fasa. tor bass! valued
rom 500 Was taken by " A. Wilson, VI Kent {
inus Md, shn took al the r.Hgs trery time, I
h. second prize no top bnggy. valued a, 81
,,,. Was taken by Francis Duggan. of Si. Georg
into bel who took eleven rings. The third pi
Den was awarded TO G. ". Tayman, OF Kent
Nd T,,S man and D. f. kanely, Of Middleton
cit 80 80 ,.i .s,,yaer n, ,,y r,,.
~ the prize
'"s' The novelty come led with tournaments
worn oil and as means Of raising fund, they
New mo-, answer 50 well as at first Something
d by will have TO be tried.
lnee endinrisn,
after r,,, ,.I.... ,,.,n,i.L Il W.T.,
. '"e ton, Was destroyed by fire last Saturday eau.
loss OF about $1,000, uninsured. The III
thought 10 have hren the work OF an inccndi,
,unr iI this building WIS Gred by the saue scouu
lrna. Who was suspected ni having set on hire
Sew buildings 10 this sio@n u short time ago, and
for went iiom heie TO Wilmington, whence he G
xicn- here, punishment could lie possibly too Sc