Middletown transcript., 1871-08-26
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A Cotb- -BLooDED MuRpgK--AS ixoYtESsivE OLD
MAN rms Vicrix--TH. SurpossD MrRp.agR Car
rrRsp-THE vnnpirr or rME JcRy .---tin Saturday
night last, about o o'clock, as two colorcd men,
named Alfred Jones and James Brady, and n
colored girl and white nurse, livin. viii, Rich
ard Il. Cochran, EsT. were going home, they dis
covered fnan lying on the cid. Of The road near
the rcsidcsce Of ]. Thomas Budd, ENq Il was
quito dark, but upon STOPPING down, they recog-
sixcd him AS being John Mawheny. ostlcr for
Mr.. Richard n. Cochran. Ills face was covered
with blood, and was considerably mashed, the
bones Of the uosc between the eyes hdins broken,
and his truss taken of and his pockets turned IN.
side out. One Of the party felt his pulse aud
said he was dead. James Brady was sen, back
to town TO inform the authorities, and in n short
time Deputy Coroner Earnest empnndllcd n jury
and held nm inquest over the body The jury
rendered n verdict that the deceased came 10 his
death from blow or blows at the hands Of nm
known parties.
Near where Mawl,cny was lying new pocket
book was found, also n handkerchief aud some
candy, all OF which were piched up and ircscry-
cd.
After the inquest, the body was removed 10 the
residence Of Mr.. Cochran. A short time after
the horrible deed was committed, a negro man
hy the name Of Alfred l,oyce, arrived At Arm
s,rongs Corner, by the way Of The Middle,own
road His hand was bleeding and upon being
questioned by sornc Of his colorca aaqnain'anccs
| rs 10 the cause. snid thu, he had "Aruck some
| old son-of-a-hich down the road, and knocked
him cold" lie also made several other similar
| remarks. This information WAS communicated
| 10 Officer Jones' who, on Sunday, wfn' in search
| Of l,oyce and found him Mt n negro cAmp-mcciing
| In the vicinity af Armstrong; Corner. lie was
arrested, hand-cuf,cl, and lodged in The Toombs.
| TN Monday morning early Coroner Woodward
| and Attorney General Lore arrived here and in
siituied another inquest, which was held Mt the
residence Of Mr.. Cochran. The prisoner and
quite number Of witnesses we're examined. The
| testimony was somewhat conflicting hut In gen.
cra pointed 10 the prisoner as the guilty party
1 The examinations continued about hours, when
| the jury adjourned for hsnrs,'o meet in Middle
town. nt or,'ip's Hotel, in order Tint time nigh
lie allowed 10 send for other WITNESSES The ji
ry me, nj the Hotel at = O'Clock, in pursuance tt
adjournment. and the inInisilon Was resumed
| Additional facts were elici'ed, which implicated
a negro named Charles White. Tic jury con
tnued in session until near o'clock, making n
session Of nearly seven hours and rendered las
following verdict
S,e,c of De'amare
New Castle co. 4. y. 1871, -.
An lnquisi,ion, taken the 2ls' day OF August,
1871, in st. Georges Hundred, in said county
| before Daniel b. Woodward, cordner Of said
county, upon the deud body OF John Mawhcny
hy the oath and affirmation oi John a. Rcynhids
I.onis 4. Pennington, Garrett Ellis, j. !. Budd
William H. johnson, q. ". ". Nahiain, T.. NJ
Hanson. Thomas Massey, Jr. ;. u CHM, i: y
Riley, Thomns u, Gilpn John u. kirkpatricA
John 7. Gears, Gso. ". orilip, franklin l.ehn
by and Henry A. Nowland, substantial and judi
cial men Of the said county, who Icing In dn,
manner sworn or affirmed, say that The said Jno
Mawhcny came TO his death by hlpw or blow
upon the head nj the hands OF Alfred Boycc, ne
gro, and negro known by thu nn'ne OF Charles
White, on the nigh, ~ Saturday, august ialh
A. u. 1871. between the hours Dc and u
o clock.
In testimony whereof, the Coroner as well nj
the said Jurors, have hcrenn'o set their hand
aud seals the day and year aforesaid.