Middletown transcript., 1874-11-28

sens there with man putting up light
ming rods: he came in buggy with q
brewn mare he stayed about an hour !:
he asked for drink and I told him l
thought he did not need any.
He had on dark blue coat, think
that pants were lighter than the coat.
He gave me another coat and ! hung it
up, he got it again and said he was
going to Massey's K Roads. He trad
ed that day his horse,f first with Mr..
Stanbaugh; he got mouse colored
young horse, 1 loaned $25.00 to Mr..
Stanbaugh which he gave Taylor, /
saw Mr.. Warren have that horse after
wards Taylor was dressed on We'd
nesday as he was on Tuesday. The
last l saw Of Taylor he started out to
race with running horse of Mr.. Stan
baugh. l saw gentleman pay him
$3.50 boot for trade, the man who
traded was driver Of spice wagon.
Thos. H. p Murphey, sworn -
Lived at Middletown last July, have
known Taylor 4 or years. knew
Mackey also; be was slender man.
lame in his right leg, be was about as
tall as Mr.. Whitley. / met Taylor
near Warwick, the day before trading,
be was going towards Warwick in q
top buggy with little brown horse, |
had two or three minutes conversation
with him, he told me he was going to
Warwick and would probably be in
Middletown next day; saw him in
Middletown, afterwards, be was with
man named Skillcy. aud wanted to
trade horse, think it was larger
horse than be had before. He said he
had traded with Stanbaugh; saw him
again at night and he wanted to trade
me again.
John B Roberts, sworn-Lived in
Middletown, in July last, l saw Taylor
then on the 29th July last in front of
my store, was talking to him about
trading carriages, he said he had been
looking at no-top buggy Of mine and
said he was in the lightning rod bust
ness. aud my wagon would suit him to
carry small parcels traded with him.
Mr. Murray was with him, Mrs MUIR
ray had given me due bill and MUIR
ray said if would give Taylor the due
bill be would pay him. did SO aud
gave him seven dollars.
Samuel Warren. sworn-Saw Taylor
in Middletown last July, he was want
ing to trade. l said | would trade him.
| went out to my partners farm and
traded his brown horse for gray, 1
gave him $25 to boot.
Thomas Murray. sworn-Lived in
Middletown last July, saw a man they
called Taylor there. he wanted to trade
a horse. told me be got the horse from
Mr.. Warren in trade; he had buggy
which he had traded with Mr.. Roberts
in my presence.
Asbury Pennington, sworn-Lived
at Middletown last July. don't know
Taylor, but have seen him. First saw
him at the Head Of Sassafras. on Tues
day of the last Of July. Taylor had
York wagon to trade. he offered to
trade the horse with Skilley. said be
had been at Middletown. We took
drink or two; he did not appear to
have any money, saw him next day at
Middletown with another horse.
james C Townsend, sworn--Lived
at Townsend on July % last; saw
Taylor at Middletown on that day
He came to my house that night; l
keep hotel; be had horse and
wagon, it was an open buggy; he left
next morning, but returned at ii p.
m. after taking several drinks the
night before going away, he went to
Odessa don't know Mackey; Taylor
did not pass under any other name at
my house; he registered himself as
Joseph H. Taylor, Lewisville. Pa.
Jas. L. Curry. sworn-Lived in
Odessa 2Sth of July last; saw Taylor
on the Both there; Taylor had on a
blue coat and light pants when he came
to the hotel. He wanted to know
"who in the hell had horse to trade 2"
l referred him to man in the room
he did trade with George Gilch. The
coat Taylor has on now looks like the
sane coat he wore then; !; don't think I
saw him drive away. I saw S. paid
over in the trade with Gilch.
John B. Roberts. recalled-When
saw the carriage first. Taylor and his
companion had their feet on the dash
board, which was worn very much /;
that was the only defective part of the
carriage; l delivered the carriage to
DR.. Stroud on his oath. he claiming it.
George Gilch, sworn-Lived at
Odessa July 80, last; have met Tay-
lor; he passed my house July 30. in a
little no-top buggy and black horse /;
| gave him bay horse not in a very
good condition, and IS to boot. This
was in the bar room; it was / o'clock
when we made the bargain, and about |
2 when We changed horses.
John McVeigh, sworn-I live in
Wilmington was at Odessa the last of |
July do not know Taylor, but recog-
nized prisoner as the man / saw in the |
bar room there. Taylor spoke of trad
ing horses, but I did not see a trade |
was not present at the inquest on the
body of Mackey. but was at the inter-
ment the following Saturday. The
body had on dark pants, white shirt,
and fine knit undershirt. but no coat |
when first saw the body it was on the
edge Of the creek 10 a box.
Lowering Long, sworn-(The testi-
mony of this witness was materially un.
Caleb Miller sworn-Lived in Will
mington, July 80 last; keep the White
Horse Hotel; man came to my house
on the evening on the 30th of July
don't know who he was horse, oar
riage and harness were left there that
night
F. B. Stephens, sworn-I was Dep
utv Coroner of this county. 30th Of