The daily gazette., 1875-11-23

NEW CASTLE, Nov ~, 1873.
o,r, opened at 10 a. m, Judges
liinin, lSn wootten and Houston on the
fTS.' SS. trial of Patrick Ahren and Geo.
lno lno, for the murder of an unknown
s near Townsend was called.
sIP sIa;Ppmin Neilds, Esq, appeared for
.sl and VIM. c. Spruance, Esq,
n Ahren. ,.oou ouo.o.
N, mo "a cases, which was denied.
Tbe ths trial of John Whitlock, Jr., and
iu Whitlock, Sr., was taken up,
SGnn ,s.,,. Whiteley and Barr appeared
He'i, 1e ,br prisoners. The following jury
"aS Tbnmas %, Deakyne, Jr., Edward F.
pariSen nI stephen Cunningham, John
" VyOd Reed, Levi Moore, Edward A.
o,oons y" Francis ID. Dunlap, illiam
WOod TSoUg'' Charles C. Bigger, James II.
,IOnSlus, mv James L. Crossen, Charles
Leske. .,.,o ,ho ,;..oo,
tam tbe court room was granted and
,norney General Pennington opened
he @ case to the Jury, after which the
a,amnation of witnesses was begun.
Iohn Allen, negro, testified to going
lawn 10 Middletown and entering the
lsIoou aJo KEEP. by Whitlock, with six
.norcd men, bought six half pints of
.S;.Lpy and asked Whitlock senor for
r.,ms;ion to have some fun; he sail
We uight if we made no fuss; Sam
NlIey was patting and Furehess was
dsnriug; old Whitlock got tired, and
aid Stop" Wiley said, 81 think we
ought to have the privilege to enjoy
ouTselves where we spend our money"
Wbitlock said, Ego somewhere else
and spend your money; l did not ask
YOU to come here" Whitlock then said
stop, or | will blow you down; Fur
4 chess had stopped and was standing
with his right side turned to the bar;
aid man Whitlock then called his son
John to bring revolver and elbow
Hahn down." John Whltlock, Jr. came
in and put his arm over the bar and
E aid, "if you don't stop will blow you
f lown;" he then shot; Furchess went
+ nut the door; did not see the revolver
nor smoke; heard the report; Furchess
vas thee feet from Whitlock junior
4 Ehen shot.
4 John Dennis testified substantially as
&bllows: Live at Middletown; Strandt,
Harman, Allen Wiley, Furchess and
[myself went to Whitlock s; at our first
visit there were two men lying down
sd three setting on bench; did not
uow them; three of them remained
i long as we stayed, at our second
Tlt, we each got halfpint of whisky
aey all drank except Furchess and
nyself; Furchess and myself were
isncing the first time; the second
lime we went there, neither of us
lanced: at second visit we found four
other men, then playing cards; going
! there irst, we asked Whitlock, Sr.,
/ I'VE could not have some fun, if We
lid not get to euarreling among our.
selves; he said yes" when we came
in the End time, we commenced tc
dance and he told as to stop; one OF
The six said, Boss, think it is hard
that we can't have little fun wher
We spend so much money" he said, 81
did not tell you TO spend it here, &C
somewhere else" We made no reply
nor did we stop dancing at that mo
ment; he followed to his son John &c
come out and "blow the brains out o
the d-n sons of b-s." Had not seer
John, Jr., before; he came out ant
said "You sons of BIS, if you don
stop, l will blow your brains out,
and Speaking to Furchess, he said
"youso Of a b-h, | will shoot yo,
anyhow" he Immediately fired at him
heard report and saw pistol in Whit
lock ,Jr's., hand.
Mr.. Hall varied the conversation o
The two men in his testimony, b.
swearing that Whitlock, ST., said t.
aS son, come out and shoot these fel
lows down."
George Jones being sworn, testified
loStlll another state of facts; he salt
mat John, Jr., came in and went ou
again, and his father called to him t.
come and stop these sons of BIS from
IAnclng;" did not see the pistol in hi
lshd; saw smoke; at the firing, the
al ian out except the four card player
aad The three white men; when thes
VI came in, l treated.
George Turner, swore to being on
VI The four card players at Whitlock
aloon, on the night of the 10Th
august. Saw six men come in; "
Iea'ed them, and they bought ha
pl'; heard old man Whitlock sa
sop your dancing" they did nj
NGp; he followed to his son JOIN
can't make these fellows stop dal
ing, you will have to come and spes
'hem YOURSELF" in three or fo'
uautes, he came in and said, won
,oQ stop your dancing;" they stopp'
wi awhile, and then commenced aga
'uu Immediately, heard the report
aplstol; Furchess put his hand to h
,S nue and ran out; heard aftcrwar
mat he was shot.
John Hopkins testified to going
."5itlock's on the night in questio
st snu found two men lying down thel
a. M'ef little while these six came
a aau bought half pint Of whisky al
IWVnaImenced singing and dancin
thhniuock told them to stop their noi'
m ,uey stopped dancing and did not COZ
aUa neace again; Wiley kept on patti
IVt WI said, 20, helll dance on boys
o unlock, Sr., said to ohm Jr., "col
Ihu shoot these fellows doWn.o 10