Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23

FURTHER PROGRESS IN THE wHIrIocE TRIAL
TESTIMONY FOR THE STATE.
Reported for tie Commercial
NEW CASTLE, Nov. %.
In our telegraphic report to you, this MORN
ing we he'd gotten as far as the examination of
John Dennis, in the Whitlock case His test-
mony was substantially as fellows
Live at Middletown Strandt, Harman, Allen
Wiley, Furchess and myself went to Whitlock's;
at our first visit there were two men lying down
and three sitting on bench , did not know
them three of them remained as long as we
stayed at our second visit we each got half
pint of whiskey they all drank except Furchess
and myself Furchess and myself were dancing
the first time the second time we went there
neither of us danced; at the second
visit we found four other men there
playing cards; going there the first time
we asked Whitlock, Sr., if we could not have
some fun il wedid not get TO quarreling among
ourselves he said "Yes !" when we came in
the second time we commenced TO dance and he
told us to stop; one of the six said, Z" Boss,
think it is hard that we can't have a little fun
when We spend so much money y he said ~
did not tell you to spend it here go somewhere
else y no reply was made nor did we stop dane
ing at that moment; he followed to his son
John to come out and blow the brains out of us.
(usi aprofane expires eion) had not seen John
Jr.i before he came out and said "If you don't
stop will blow your brains out I and speaking
to Furchess he said 81 will shoot you anyhow y
he Immediately fired at him ; heard report aud
saw pistol in Whitlock DR. hand.
Vim. Hall varied the conversation of the two
men, in his testimony, by swearing that Whit
lock, Sr, raid to his son, come out and shoot
these fellows down.
3George Jones being sworn testified to stll an
other State of facts he said that John, Jr came
in and went out again, and his father called to
him to g come and stop this dancing;" did not
see the pistol in his hand; saw the smoke; at the
firing they all ran out except the four card-play-
ers and the three white men; when these six
came in, treated; did not see them buy but
half pint; we were playing the game of "Twen-
| ytive" on a chair.
| George Turner Swore to being one OF the
| four card players at Whitlock's saloon on the
night of the 18th OF August saw six men come
| in we treated them and they bought half
pint heard old man Whitlock say 'stop your
| dancing " they did not stop he followed to
his son John 81 can't make these fellows stop
dancing you will have to come and speak to
| them yourself in three or four minutes lie
| came in and said, "won't you stop your dane
| ing F" they stopped for while and then COM
| menced again and Immediately heard the re-
| port of pistol Furchess put his hand to his
side and ran out l heard afterwards that he
was shot.
| RJohn Hopkins testified to going to Whtlock IS
| on the night in question and found two men ly-
| ing down there; after a little while these Blk
came in and bought half pint Of whIskey and
commenced singing and dancing, Whitlock told
| them to stop their noise; they stopped dancing
| and did not commence again; Wiley kept on pat
| ting and said, ooh He'll dance on boys" Whit.
lock, Sr., said to John, Jr.,come and shoot there
fellows down; John, Jr. came and shot Furchess
| from behind the petitions saw the pistol in John
| Whitlock, Jr's. hand. Furchess was standing
| with both arms folded and had stopped dancing
all Of them ran out Immediately after the fir
| ing.
| At this point Court took recess until to-mor.
row morning at 10 o'clock, when the defense
will open through its COUNSEL Hon. W. G. White
| ly, and Joseph NJ. Barr.