Milford chronicle., 1925-02-13
LYNCH GUILTY OF
End DEGREE MURDER
SAYS SUSSEX JURY
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bat. Clarence, she said, started t
leave and Theodore followed hin
to his automobile, where the figh
again started. She said she ran tt
a field about 200 feet away and diC
not see the fight clearly. She sale
she saw he men on the ground, bu
could not tell which was upper
most. Soon, she said, she saw Theo
dore run, calling for help.
Marion Mills, a 15-year-Old girl
who was in the house and who also
ran at the time the fight began, told
practically the same story as Mrs
Lynch, except that she testified that
she saw Theodore uppermost in the
struggle. Neither of them saw the
actual cutting, according to their
testimony.
Aaron Lynch, a brother of the ac-
cused man, testified to taking the
bloOd-cOvered knife from the pocket
of TheOdore's discarded trousers,
and also of removing a knife from
the clothing worn by the murdered
man.
State Detective Otis Donaway
told of the wounds in the neck of
the victim and of recovering the
knives and of the search for the de-
fendant and his subsequent surrend-
er to the police.
The state ended its case at this
point.
Theodore Lynch was placed on
the stand on his own behalf Tues
day morning. He told of the strained
relations between his brother and
himself due to the alleged intimacy
between his wife and his brother. He
told of a meeting between himself
and brother during the afternoon
of December 10, when Clarence
backed a wagon across the road
near the home of their mother, fore
ing him to stop his automobile. He
said he informed his brother that
his wife was going to return to him,
to which he claims Clarence replied: |
"All right, go back to her and see |
how far you get" He said he asked |
Clarence to make up" and invited |
him to his home.
He told Of his brothers arrival |
at the house at about $50 p. m, and
that Mrs. Lynch and Marion Mills
were there at the time. His wife
he said, stood at the door and think
ing there was a conspiracy to at
tack him, he said he pushed his
wife aside and went outdoors. He
said he was followed by his wife
and brother and his wife got in his
way as though to block him and he
kicked her out of the way. He test
flied that his wife then threw a
lighted lantern at him while his
brother Clarence struck at him with
EnTfn tho fV1f f-srr !
nch cash in the back of his head.
Lynch declared he made an effort ]
% get away while his brother kept
striking at him with the knife. He
hen said Clarence jumped into his I
automobile and as he neared the {
Machine Clarence sprang at him I
With the knife and both fell to the \
round. He said he was struck on L
he head and rendered unconscious V
nd while he and his brother were C
clinch he may have struck the
atal blow. He testified he did not n
now his brother was dead until I
me later. He declared he believed a
was a plot to kill him when his O
life stationed herself at the door N
-ay. b
Leard No QuarreIling. a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCabe, u
no were at the Lynch home the "
ay of the murder, declared they "
ad heard no quarrelling between ~
r and Mrs. Lynch during the day. N
r. McCabe refuted testimony of ~
rs. Lynch that Theodore had made VI
reats to kill Clarence, and they 10
so declared that the defendant al
as not drunk that day. The Nc ecc
lbes also denied testimony that 8
leodOre had taken a shotgun with III
m on one of his trips away from n. TS
e house during the day. D. D.
DR.. F. M. Gum, of F'rankford, who III III
d examined the wound on the -
ok of the prisoners head, declared 70
had been inflicted with a very c. c.
arp instrument and made with ~
e stroke. al
The physician testified to other 20
lises and marks on the prisoner IN IN
1ch were made by blunt instru- iile
mt and may have been made with
blackjack. INV
lin Mans Wife TeStifeS.
lrs. RoXie Lynch, wife of the
rdered man, testified that on the
of the murder her husband had
led her for a blackjack that was
the home. She said she got it for of
and placed it in his pocket. She S,r
Jared that for some time her far
Dand had carried a revolver and tbe
heard him on several occasions hoe
eaten to take the life of Theo- <
e. She identified the blackjack 7,
ch was placed in evidence and Rra
that after the body of her hus- n
d was brought home she had Non
IN 1t from his pocket. She test Priy
that she had left her husband N
year because of his friendly re- Scie
)ns with Mrs. Mary Lynch. wife Mil
he defendant. NJ NJ
aron Lynch, a brother, testified
!S-:i 9iICS informed MIN OF his H.
of t'eI ~ W 4neo9o[es nome Man
90 n-.o LIS naVInS Sal9' Chlnk L M.
80 St. o'eI auG S. KICK the table over PraC
s+-.oiI,os q iItLIe nell lie told OF tions
brotbnrr aeiS'li1ns S lI' DetWeen the sity
,+oDa6 I1tSI anu InaI clarence had D. A
,Jore 1r oeteI5I tmes to Kill Man.
ler brother, Bryan, had remov- ~
ne body from the scene of the Orch
Ter TO the dead mans home and Caft1
wv they found it Is feet in front 0r r
-e automobile instead of at the ware
as mad been testified to by other Dram
,sses. 9aiIL n aL
jury was composed of the D116 Goy
Vlng: Walter S. Lewis, Gum
FARMER; Henry D. Cook, Lin r
City, road builder; Captain LO'
Re Elzey, Bethel mariner and
automobile inspector; Elton mi,