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Show KILLED MAN AND SKINNED HIM Death of Dr. Isaac C. West In Texas Recalls 6ensatlonal Delaware Crime. Dover. Del. A tragedy thnt created the greatest sensation in tho history of Dtdaware was revived when word j was received here of the sudden j death at Dallas, Tex., of Dr. Isaac C. Weat. On December 2. JK72, he kill-I kill-I ed Henry C. Turner, alius Couc h Tur ner, a negro. In Dover, skinned him completely, and then set fire to the building In which the crime was com milted. His purpose. It was claimed, was to secure f25.0DO life Insurance by substituting the negro's disfigured body, and making It appear tie had been killed by an explosion of a medl cinal ga that he manufactured. The case was tried here In April, 1873. West was acquitted on th ground of Insanity, but subsequently was convicted of arson, and served a term In Dover jail. He left Delaware after completing his sentence, and had not ben heard from for years until un-til word reached here of his death. The tragedy was one of the most ferrlble ever committed In this country. coun-try. West made a confession, In which be told of having skinned the body and burled portion of It In a half dozen different place here. In order to frighten negroe generally. It was only necessary to refer to the West case. This hold good In some Instances to this day. |