Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-27

the next Monday night but when |
the time came Goffner was too tired, he |
said, They put it off to Tuesday night |
and agreed to go along. George came
TO me that night and said that he had
called to see julius, who said he was ait
ting with girl and couldn't leave her. l
told him julius was playing of. George
says, come ON, you and l can CO. said
yes, want to go and get some whisky
anyhow took a satchel and put gal
lon jug in il. About o'clock, we started
for Chesapeake City, walking. George
had club. On the road / saw stone
mhson's hammer and George picked it
up. George said this will be good
thing TO strike the cid 49, - III the
head with. He then threw away the club
he was carrying and put the handle of
the hammer in the side of his trousers,
with the head of it under his coat"
I'VE went to Billy's barge and called
him. He did not answer. picked up
stone and threw II on top of the barge.
Billy came to the door of the cabin and
asked who was there. He was partly I'M
dressed. He told us TO come in. Billy
said to George young man who are your
George said he was friend of mine.
said TO Billy he's all right Billy said
to George you are a minor and don't
want you in here George told him
he was about 20 or 80 years of age. Billy
said he didn't want any white boys in his
place; court was going on. From the way
he talked think he thought that George
was spy. He asked George his name
and he gave him false one. Billy asked
me how much whisky wanted and l
asked George, who inquired how much he
sold it at. He said $3.50 gallon. We
concluded to buy gallon and each pay
for half. Billy set out bottle containing
whisky and blackberry wine. l
took pretty large drink and
Georgia small one. ran my hand into
my pocket book and took out dollar
and quarter. George made out he
couldn't find enough money TO pay for
half a gallon. said, George, you ought
to have known that before you made him
put gallon of whisky in the jug. told
Billy he would have to pour Georges half
back. Billy asked George what the -
he came there TO buy whisky for if he
hadn't money to pay for it, and told him
to get out and not come back any more.
Billy and George talked roughly to each
other. picked up the jug and started
out, saying, Let's CO. At that time |
heard the blow of the hammer on
Billy's head, and, looking back, saw
Billy lying on the bed. George said
to me get his trousers and search them.
| George then struck Billy n second time.
| told George / could not find his trousers
and at that time George struck him the
third time. After finding the trousers VIC
found calico bag with money in itin the
| hin ,,nnbat We n1oo found bia 400 n =, i
| George got his watch and some cigars
After we left we did not go through Ches
| apeake City the way we came but crossed
the locks. We stopped and counted the
money by moonlight near Cayots'. There
were "a or e5 in silver in the purse. II
the bag was found a roll of greenbacks L
the value of just $500. George took tn,
silver money and told me to keep thu
greenbacks until things got quiet, then VI
would divide them.
II afterwards spent about $55 in Cecil
ton and Elkton The other $245 wa
taken out of my vest pocket one Sunda,
while l was chopping wood. l thinl
Gofsner stole it. was told he did
GoiTner talked some of what we ha,
done. | heard of it and told George
who said he was going to leave. The
he came to me and wanted to borrow m
revolver TO shoot Goifner for putting on
the report. ! refused to lend it TO him
lie also spoke of getting him out of tn
way in other ways, one being TO pu
poison in some whisky and give il I
, him. Before he got to do it he drank til
! whisky. George then talked of leavin
! the neighborhood. He told me he had
, tell his cousins in order to borrow I'll
t money. He left Sunday, April 18th. Il
t sent word to me for Gods sake to get o,
&. of the way. | left the neighborhood Il
I next day."