Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
the OAR ReoM MURDER.
Trial ~ the WhSsIoek's fer the shoets
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AcQurFfAL o. RIM AoCUsaDy-TKB TESTIMONY IN
TIE oAsH-JUpoB a1HM ADvlsHe TERM TO
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The trial Of Johu Whitlock. Es., nd John
Whitlook, Jr., fashsr and son, for the shooting
Of the eolorsd man Gurohsss, In their unliosn-
ed bar room at kiddlstown, last summer, WA
begun It New Castle, On Monday, aud conclud-
Cd next day. with . verdict Of aoquittal. Mayor
Whisslsy and Jos. n. Barr appeared for the
prisoners. r- ~ r.r..
The following jury was obtained Thomas
Deacon, Jr., Edward J. Bouldsn, Stephen Cum
bingham, John Reed, Lsvi Moore, Edward A.
stooPss. Fsness y. D9nlsP. William Wood,
Orossen, Charles LeAksr.
A mstion 70 exclude the Witnesses for the
State from the Court room was granted, aud At
torpsy General Pennington opened the case to
the Jury, after winch the examination Of witness
sss was begun.
John Allen, negro, testified to going down to
4iddletown and entering Whltlock's with six
oolored men, bought dx half pants Of whlskey
and asked Whiuook senior for psrmisssion TO
no fuss; Sam Wiley was patting and Furchess
dancing, old Whitlock got tired, and aid ''atop"
Wiley said I thing ~ ought to have the priv
lege TO enjoy ourselves whore We spend our
money" whitiock aid :. 80 somewhere elise and
here; whitlook chen said " stop. or will blow
You down." Furchsss had stopped and wa
standing with his right aide turned to the
bar; old man Whitlock called his
down !" John Whisiooi. Jr., come in and put bic
arm over the bar and said "N You don't stop
will blow you dowA y he then shot Furohsss
went out the door saying " oh know 1t was not
gun, or Whitlock would not have put his arm
fhA hAw. " NnAn thA nvrvw
smoke hseId The report Furchsss was three
fest from Whitlock, Jr., whom shot. The rest
Of the testimony described the taking Of Fur
chess to . drug store and from there to board
ahirt, just after ths shooting.
dlstown; stsndt, Harnnan, Allen Wiley
Furohess and myself won't to Whitlock's;
1t our first visit there were two men lying down
and three sitting on bench did not know
stayed ut our second visit We each got half
pint Of whiskey they all drank except Furohess
and myself Furchess and myself we're dancing
tho first time the second time We went there
visit We found four other mon there
playing cards going there the first time
We asked Whtlook, Br, II We could not have
some fun II We did not get to quarreling among
ourselves he said "Yes ! when we came in
told Us to stop; one of tho nix said, Boss,
think 1t 10 hard.thAt We can't have . little fun
whom 10 spend 10 much money y he said ~
did not tall yon 70 spend it here 90 somewhere
else y no reply was made nor did We stop danc-
John to come out and blow the brains ont Of N,
(usi aprofAns expression) had not seen John
Jr; before he came out and said "k you don't
stop will blow your brains out !" and speaking
he immediately fired ct him /; heard report and
saw pistol in WhitlOck Jr.'s hand.
VIM. Hall varied tho conversation Of the two
men, in his testimony BY swearing that Whit
look, sr:, said TO his son, come out aud shoot
George Jones being sworn testified 10 still an
other State Of facts; he said that John, Jr, came
in and went out again, and bis father called to
him to come and stop this dAncng;" did not
$50 the pistol in bis hand; saw the smoke; at the
ors and the three white men; when these sx
came In, l treated; did not see them buy but
half pint; We were playing the game Of "Twen-
George Turner. swore to being one Of tho
four card players It Whitlock's saloon on tho
night Of the 19th Of August saw six men come
| in; No treated them and they bought half
pint heard old man Whitlook say "stop your
his son John III can't make these fellows stop
dancing you will have to come and speak to
them yourself in three or four minutes he
came in and said, +" won't you stop your dano-
ing" they stopped for . while and then COM
menced again and Immediately heard the re-
port Of pistol Furohess put his hand to his
side and ran out heard Afterwards that he
| was shot.
John Hopkins testified to going to wLitlocks
4 on the night in question and found two men ly-
| ing down there; after . little while these six
came in and bought half pint Of whiskey and
commenced singing and dancing, Whitlock told
them 10 atop their noise; they stopped dancing
and did not commence again; Wiley kept on pat.
ting and said, "oh He'll dance on boys;"' Whit.
lock, ST., said to John, Jr., come and shoot these
fellows down; John, u. came and shot Furchess
from behind the petition; Jaw the pistol In Johr
Whitlock, IRIS. hand Furchess was standing
With both arms folded and had stopped dancing
Ill Of them ran out immediately after the Ar
John Hopkins, . States witness, cross-ex
amined Never carry FIRE arms saw no pistol
on our party.
father but could not find the son hunted the
son in Middletown and al over the county
could not hnd the sons whereabouts the war
rant was given me September hrst.
Doctor r. B. Mckee sworn made . post-mor
tenn examination the ball entered the RICH
side And ooursed downward four and = half O
; Ave fnches and imbsded itself in the stomach.
DR.. Kennedy sworn and corToborAted th'
above statement
J The state here rested tho case, and at Ill
Hon. VIM. G. Whiteley opened for the Defence
He occupied twenty minutes liz his opening I'd
dress alleging the homicide to have been JUST
, fable, and - committed und"r sense Of i'm
pending danger.
Tho Arst witness called vas VIM W. King, VII
: : testified that he was in Whitlocks saloon tn
! night of the shooting, Ut tho white peoples bar
!. crowd Of negroes came In about 30 hollowin
! and asked for drinks and pack Of cards; the
= got some liquor and commenced playing cards
some dancing and following; the old man RI
monstrated and said they would have to leave
: they did not stop; one negro replied "1u
/ id II We do, we have spent our Nancy An
: I'll be God ID ifSWe don't have some fun
2 the negroes were very abusive and kept dancini
!. tho old man Whitlock said don't want you t
, spend your money! looked over the bar ~,
= saw Wiley patting and Furchess dancing; min
a negroes and four white men were In the negroe
I bar; I told them they had better leave; Furchet
repeated shout spending their money there; the
kept quarrelling and the old man asked John I
Q come and drive them out; John came and stoo
. behind me, between the counter and partition
d John said "you will have to go OUT Denn
3 replied "if you don't go out I'll bs d.
r il I don't put you out Furchsss ran his righ
o hand In his left breast pocket and pulled pist
d half way out of his pocket old man Whitloe
cd :. look out, he Is going 70 shoot immediae
~ heard pistol shot behind me saw = fla
: but did not see who fred John Whitelock, j
= was behind me the negroes then ran out.
~ Inc witness 10rt0or te4elu00 t0At &It8FNkFt
,. the same gang Of negroes came down and fire
q pistol shot, and made threats Of burning Il
u Whitelocks out.
Theo Whitlock sworn Am brother and %
:, to the prisoners 1t the bar had heard threat
>. burn my fathers place, and went to bis saloo
!. on the night Of the 18Th Of August heard
y crowd Of men coming down the street, Apparen
y ~ very drunk they went into my fathers plac
=. left my house and went over and looked in
10 10 the window saw three or four men stan
!" ing up and some lying down; son
of the men were dancing Heard my (
Of Their tell them to stop two or three times tht
d, would not and hs called to my brother John
ne .. come and try to stop these fellows from da
III cling !" John came In and told them they mu
D. stop or 20 out Furchess said "pitch in," ,
n ludlns TO the boys TO dance or to John Flu
z. chess ran his right hand in his left co
pocket and pulled . revolver half way out
- then heard . report from Johns pistol aft
ut this they all ran out in lit
an while one Of the mon came back TO the hous
o. knocked at the door three times, opened it or
nd crack and pointed pistol in the room SOL
ch Ave or six others ttood in the middle Of t
street; went home; after little while t
crowd came by and stood BY my fence.; ! II
on right opposite my father heard one 81
~ "fets go up and get half pint from the {
,sr man = another said no, she will be over q
on saloon after the pistol was fred, saw some .
ne grab pistol from Furchess father did not
to John "come out and shoot the men
- threaten to blow them down.
An Harry Vase testified that he WAS bar tent
10 1t Maxwsll's Hotel, and this same party Of
nj negro men had gotten over two half pints 1t
4 | har before going to WhitlOCk's the second tin