Middletown transcript., 1875-12-04

the road met my father, and shortly aftel
Ahren overlook US Allren asked where W,
were going told him and he said, he was
: going there Weitei overlook rs iater; Bed
well aud Ahren walked ahead; we came to 8
! man sitting on the left side Of the side line
r Ahren went 10 him and asked him If be-: was
! the man that just came up the road the man
(. got up and said something, don't know
what; saw Ahren step out in the road and
pick up one stone and throw il; | was then
) eight or ten yards past the man Weitel was
:. on the side line; did not hear the stone
strike. Witness also corroborated Bedwell
as to the return and other circumstances de-
tailed by that witness
John Jester sworn live in New Castle
county, saw man called Weitel early that
morning. he said some one had been cursing
Mr.. Ahren and be said he was going to kill
man, not referring TO what man say a
stone in the man named Weitel's hand went
up to where this tramp was lying; called to
man ''eh p no answer; said 10 companions,
this man is dead picking the man up put
two fingers in bis skull; be was not cold |;
Mr.. Townsend, constable, first went up to the
body; when the man called Weitel said he was
going to kill a man did not think he meant
anything can't swear that the man in the
dock is the man who told me he was going
to kill a man.
James c. Townsend, sworn Am Con-
stable; on the night Of the 10th Of August J.
had just returned from Middleiown; was
informed that there was man lying dead al
the switch Nicholas Barlow, myself and
some others went and found the man lying
in ditch by the west side line, 300 yards
from Blackbird station took him 10 the
station and locked him mp in freight car
when got to where the man was lying.
found a wound in the right side of the head
near the temple; I went to Squire Wilson
and ordered warrant for Ahern and Weitel
who was supposed to have been guilty; l got
posse and went to Ahern's house about IL
O'Clock and got them both from bed; went
back to Townsend and passed the place where
the man was lying; D. G. Rhoads said ''this
is the place where the body was;" WeiteI
said ''Yes, the man was sitting here but We
did not throw any stones.' hF
DR.. Geo. T. Chamberlain sworn: Am a
practicing physician made the post mortem
examination on the body of the deceased
found depression on the skull; the skull
was fractured, it was lacerated bruise
the wound was fatal.
Here the State rested when W. c. Spruance,
Esq, opened in defence of Ahren and
Nields, ESQ.,, stated the. facts in defence Of
Weitel. The defence is an abb.
Dennis Ahren was called: Know George
Weitel; took him from an orchard to work
on the road until 10th Of August; he was an
industrious, peaceable man; Weitel was in
my porch when my wife went to Conway's.
Thomas Scott sworn: Live at Middle
town; was at Lorels Drying House, close
to Blackbird station Ahren came there on
the night Of the 10th of August, about P.
NJ; he stayed an hour in pleasant conversa-
ton, but nothing about any trouble with
tramp
Richard Warren, Jr sworn Know Pat
rick Ahren and saw him that evening al
Blackbird station talked there, but nothing
was said about any trouble; heard female
voice from the R. R.; Ahren went over to
the woman, who was his mother.
Annie Ahern sworn Am mother of Patrick
Ahren; be is 20 years old; he is the second
Of eight children; remember 10th of August;
had supper at z, Pat. ate his supper with the
men and dressed himself and went out; in
little while went out to the station with
pitcher Of milk to take to Mrs. Conway's;
saw crowd standing there; called, "Pad-
dy, are you there" he said 'yes;" asked
him to 60 with me to Mrs. C,nway's; he said
he would 60; we walked along the railroad;
two Of my children joined me; when got 10
Conway,s, they said Paddy had been there
/ said, "He came with me;n along the way
nothing was said abont tramps was at Con- |
ways 10 or IL minutes was waiting for |
down train to pass before crossed the rail-
road bridge, it was dark when went away
from Conway's; we all went home, ate a
watermelon and went.to bed; Paddy with
us and weitel in the barn; after IL O. clock
heard knock at our door, and awakened |
my husband went down and saw Mr. Towns
end and several men there asked what
they wanted; Townsend asked i Paddy was
in; l said "Yes, wby?" he said there had |
been man hurt and that Patty and George
had been charged; called Pat and as he did
not wake went up and shook him; be said
"what is the matter?" ! told him Mr. Towns
end wanted to see him be said, "well, will
get up and 60 down aud see him';" they got
Weitel from the barn.
John Ahren sworn Remember the nieht
Of August 10th; went with mother to Mrs.
'Conway's; nothing said about tramp;
heard Of a trouble next morning. John cor
roborated bis mother.
Catherine Conway testified the night the
tramp was found dead. Ahren came to her
door about O. clock he was standing at the
door; my husband was mending his boots
and Paddy joked at him for not buying a new
pair; he then asked for Murphy, a boarder,
who was not in, and started as thought
around the house TO call him; be was no
more than gone when bis mother came in,
she staid about 10 or IL minutes when she
started home; the down train had then pass
ed; when went out with her, Patrick Ahren
was waiting outside; | went with Patrick,
his mother. and John and Danny as far as
the railroad bridge on their way home.
George Conway corroborated the preceding
witness as to Ahren's presence at his door,
and his mothers coming and going; know
Weitel; told him to come and see me, and
look out as had bad dog believe him to
be quiet, industrious man.
Robert Fulton testified as to time of train,
No. being at Townsend at 7.5O, and that
this train had to 60 off on siding to let other
trains pass there was great deal Of shift
ing there during this season on the side