Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
The Tswussna murder.
AHnHn AND WRTTRl on Tr1ALcA Pact OF 7
TESTIMONY FOR TEE gTArB.

Arn1r AND wR1Tx1. on rr1Ai-A Pact OF TEE
TESTIMONY ron TAa sEArs.
Tia Trial of Patrick Abren and George Wsitst
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ION INC muroer OF an unknown tramp n's1
Townsend 10 on trial n New Castle ~ We 60 to
press, VIM. @. epruauce. Esq, represents All
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The following Jury Wa smpannslsA David
Mccoy, (Forsunan), Jacob Way, John Beale,
William +, Forrest Phillip G. Plunkett, James
r. Ho6scksr, John Wayne, John Il. Rsybold,
Ridgeway. George ". Ely.
The Attorney General opened the oass on be-
half Of the State.
The drst witness called was Miss Bedwell, who
testified substantially =: follow Am Is Year,
Hhefn but never ~ Weitsi before the night Of
the Occurrences, August 18th; . young man named
Barlow and ware going M to Townsend, that
evening, think about or 8 O'Clock; Barlow
Joined mo at his house about lb yards above
track; Ahsrn overlook MS between Conveys
house and Burrows crossing; Weitel Joined NJ .
quarter Of mile further on; when Ahern first
came up no asked me il was going to Town
seud; replied " yea" he said he was going up
there to hunt . man who had been curping his
father, and il he found him be would hit him;
Ahsrn had no cost on and had nothing In his
hands; were Joined then by Weitel saw Weltel
once before 1t shutdown BY the freight train and
recognized him; don't know how he was dressed;
Wsitel said nothing to us; We kept on towards
Townsend; Ahern and I on the lead part Of the
time; met man about 200 yds from Townsend
setting on the left hand rail on the side track;
Ahern and Weitel did not go on to Towns
snd but went up towards the man
Ahern asked II he was the man who had just
come up the road the tramp rising To his feet
answered something did not understand !; l
WAS little behind Ahern whom he accosted the
tramp ; Weitel was on the eide line when Ahern
spoke ~ l passed by Ahern came out on the
main track picked up something and flung 1t Ut
the tramp Ahern Hung three times saw him
stoop twice two OF the shots struck the grass
and one struck something pretty hard did not
see Wsltle do anything : left Weitle and
Ahsrn standing there and went on to
Townsend where We staid from
IN hour, to an hour and half; returning saw
the tramp living where Ahern had been throw
ing It him; told Mr.. Barlow; Mr.. Barlow, Mr.. Jes-
ter and went back to Townsend; the man was
ns in the same place told :. Townsend Mr., MI.
went back again in body; found the body in
the same place; it was examined, but not by me;
don't know II the man was dead when Barlow
and repassed him the first time or not; there
evening; evening train had passed down be-
fore saw the man first time when Ahern and
Weitel we're With us; saw no other train pass up
or down between that time and last time We
went to Townsend. ST..
On cross examination the witness said he
thought but was not certain that he WAS born 1t
Pearson's Corner, " yon aide Of Kenton !" said
no esv the tramp pass up the road about sun
down when Weitei said he had been - GUESSING
the Irish !" witness spoke Of cars being on the
aide track between the tramp and Townsend
tramp was standing ON left hand side of aide
track, and a. passed up tho main track one car
length lost sight Of the tramp and ~ passed
two carr length lost sight Of Ahren.
VIM. J, Bedvell cross exa mined was IL to 20
yards from Ahren when he threw the stone;
coming back from Townsend the tramp was ~
magistrate that he was then Ave OF six feet from
where / f'rst SAW him sitting; don't know wheth-
or the tramps was drunk or asleep; did not say
10 Price I onlv saw one stone thrown by Abren
mi that did not hit him; did not SAY to Jeuifer
Tsylor that might be mistaken about Ahren's
throwing; did not tell Mr.. McCarty that l knew