The daily gazette., 1875-11-26
FIRST EDITION
'l1lFED|NGs OF COURT
cAI OF AHERN AND WIEBOLD'
rbe Evidence All In.
.,u DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
.rorvCE IN THE TRIAL OF
.IggrRN IgFaN AND WlEBOLD-THE
lIsE BEING ARGUED BY COUN-
.,e Evidence All In
- nays PROCEEDING>.
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' yrw CASTLE, Nov "a, 1915.
,.,,t opened at 10 a. m, Judges
gu''W W6otten and Houston on the
;rl s;-ouch our telegraphic report we
rNc r,Nrocceeded as far as the testimony
pr y Townsend in behalf of the |
| ssir the Ahern case. He testified |
,m ,O'S constable; on the night of
jan -n.t 10Th had just returned from
sisTstowp; i4ss | was informed that there
NV tsr' man lying dead at the switch;
,1sboIas Barlow, myself and some
,t.n.'v Sa,. vent and found the man lying
-',, Snch by the west side line three
..oSr'd "S Yards from Kirkwood station;
- .aE Sim to the station and locked
;n nm in freight car; when | got
NJ ,'u rhe-p vi the man was lying found
Torni in the right side of the head
''s, tbc temple; went to Squire VIII
..'. and obtained warrants for the
.rst tofAhern andWiebold,w ho were
i .,rosed 10 have been guilty; | got
.,,e and went to Ahern's house at
,rt Y o'clock and got them both
Am bed; | went back to Townsend
A m,sed the place where the man
A, iyiDr; D. G. Rhoads said, "This
,AepIace where the body was" and
geb6d said "l es, the man was sit
a-r bee, but we did not throw any
.Ors
Dt George T. Chamberlain, swore;
lnipnctising physician; made the
Yt mortem examination o f the body
.5e deceased and found depression
The skull, the skull was fractured;
vas lacerated bruise; the wound
u; fatal
Here the State rested, when w. G..
guance, Esq, opened in defense of
!ien and B. +. Nlelds, Esq, stated
-e facts in defense of Weibold. The
q .tense is an abb.
Here the defense took recess until
Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
"a the Resembling of court at
lock,
Dennis Ahern, sworn-know Geo.
ebold; he was an industrious and
aceable man; he was on my porch
Zen my wife went to Conway's.
n Thomas Scott sworn-Live at Mid
etoWn and was at Lords Drying
lOuse close TO Blackbird Station;
1eFn came there on the night of the
lof August, about Up. NJ; he stay
an hour in pleasant conversation
asaid nothing about any trouble
rl tramp.
hchard Warren Jr., sworn-know
trick Ahern; saw him that evening
Backbird Station; we talked then
ld1othlng was said about any trou
Ms Annie Ahern, mother of Patrick
ileFn testified that on the night of
A-gust 18th, her son, (the prisoner)
Nked with her to Mrs. Conway's and
AcA She also testified that both
iEOners retired at the usual time that
lgll and related their arrest, about
Midnight Her testimony was corro-
ofaled by the next witness, John
hem.
Vatharine Conway testified that
mick Ahern came to her house
9oaso o'clock on the night of August
.A, and stayed there few minutes.
smother also came there and Patrick
Ned outside for her. Witness ac.
@9anied Mrs Ahern, Patrick, John
w Daniel Ahern as far as the Rail
lone.
oeoige Conway corroborated the
.O1ye Ow testimony, and believed Wei
wiz -"u 70 De quiet and industrious
A0oeTt Fulton testified that train
W. W. , reached Townsend at 600 =, Nj.
-G '-i, .Alu on siding to allow other
,a'ls a.ii, 10 pass. Also, that there was
.aa .,aasluerable shifting of trains at Town
'Sa, aurlng peach time.
,;se Saaiuel Townsend testified to the
I1''ung OF trains and referred to
'1eiA I good character.
.5l.s s1iats McCarty swore that Bedw ell
''i ~ lim he did not see Ahern or Vie
~ j.tN 10 anything to the tramp.
aS 'ha D. frice sworc that Bedwcll
t,ba n'ih he saw Ahern throw one stone
at .. tramp but it did not hit him.
NJ N'o swore that Bedwell's reputa-
" "! lOf truth is bad,
,tisa, a. L. Kiggs and Bernard Sweeney
inea Isuea 10 10 testers bad reputation.
Ann nv W richardson, George d. Collins,
Fayior, John Mahoney and VIM
a,,o,a as ail testified to Ahern's good
rSe me q SGeiense here closed.
MOS e o'ale called James G.. Townsend
ii iv,e No, testers good reputation, bu'
nv 1ot succeed well.
od Ie Oo''te oIate closed at about 5:3OP. NJ
4 vounsel then proceeded Ia argu,
orssS, yase, and We're so doing when YOU
>e S9pS 9pSenuent left for Wilmington OF
'"ir' ii. Z. T.