Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-09
FORGING THE CHAIN.
Many New Witnesses Give Damag-
ing Evidence Against West.
SEEN ON THE NIGHT Of MURDER.
The Prisoners Goodness is Beginning to
Melt Away.
RECORD OF EVENTS IN THREE STATES
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West had hard day and was not so cool
and collected as he has been previously. As
usual, there was large crowd present, in
Guiding many ladies. The most interested
spectator was Vests aged father, Mrs. Grif-
fths and Prof. A. Crouch, daughter and
son, respectively of the murdered couple.
The monotony of the trial was broken occa-
sionally by the usual tits between counsel.
The Commonwealth continued its case
to-day, and has now examined about SO wit
nesses out of 75 called. The testimony in
troduced yesterday afternoon, in reference to
the tracks between the Crouch home and
Vests house, was continued. A number OF
witnesses were called who had seen the tracks
also between Crouch's and Monongahela City:
A large number of witnesses were examined
who had been present when the shoes were
fitted into the tracks, and not few testlned TO
having seen West going to Monongahela City
on the evening of May 1S. His course was
through the fields and not by the roads.
IN COMPANY WITH ANNA.
This testimony occupied the greater part Of
the morning, and the first part of the after
noon. BY testimony brought out this after
noon, West arrived in Monongahela City at
about or 7:S0 o'clock on Tuesday, May l3 the
night of the murder. He met some old friends
on the street, and they asked him where he had
been. He said that he had just come from
Pittsburg on the train, and that he had not YET
been to Bentleysville, although he wanted TO go
there and see his folks. His friends AIDED MIN
to find place of lodging on Railroad street,
West stayed there all night in company with
Anna Brundage and the little boy. He had
plenty of money and was anxious to treat his
friends On the morning after they had ar
rived in Monongahea City, West started out
from the Gamble House with a satchel.
The evidence went on to show that West
made an effort Tuesday evening about 7:30
O'Clock to hire buggy from John Lang in Mo-
nongahela City. but could not get it. The next
morning ne tried again and failed. Mrs. Lutz
testified that she had seen West in company
with Anne Brundage, in Monongahela City, 60
ing past her house toward the station. While
the two were going along the street. West
stopped for minute, and then left his consort
He had in his hand shawl-strap and a satchel.
WEST SEEN AT THE STATION.
George Emile, station agent at the place, tes-
titled that be had seen West at the station
about P. M. on May lS. Charles Strand, con-
ductor on the railroad. had seen W est get on
the train May IA, at Riverside, and 60 to Pitts
burg. Anna Brundage had got on the train at
MOnongahela City and had given the ticket for
West to the conductor At Beaver Falls
the two had stopped at the Nickel
Plate Restaurant and stayed all night 1t was
there that West was arrested and searched. On
his person were found two pocketbooks, and
So "a in money One of the officers asked him
where he had got the money, and he said he got
it from his father at Bentleysville. On the
way from Beaver Falls to Allegheny, the officer
in charge of West said to the latter that he
had got himself into serious box. West asked
what il was.
Those people are Dead said the officer.
Il am sorry for il" said West.
This was before West was supposed to have
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asked by another officer if he knew the
CrOuches. He said he did not When shown a
newspaper with an account of the murder
West admitted that he knew the CrOuches
He said that he had got his money from his
father. Detective Glenn identified the cloth
ing that had been shown in court as the same
which he had found in an attic adjoining
Vests room IN the Nickel Plate restaurant
Court here adjourned until o'clock to-mor-
row The prosecution will be closed tomorrow |
and the defense will open.