Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-23

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Taylor in the trade with Gilch.
John p. Roberts recalled When saw the car
risge first, Taylor and his companion had their
feet on the dashboard which was worn very
much that was the only defective part Of the
carriage; delivered the carriage to DR.. Stroud
on his oath. he claiming it.
George Gilcil stoorn Lived at Odessa July
30th, last; have met Taylor; he passed my house
July S0th in little no top buggy and a black
horse; traded in, Odessa; l gave him bay
horse not in very good condition giving $500
TO boot; this was IN the bar room; it was o'clock
when we made the bargain and ut when we
changed horses
John Nc Veigh s,oorn. 1 live in Wilmington
was at odessa the last Of July do not know
Taylor, but recognize the prisoner as the man
saw in the bar room then Taylor spoke Of trad
ing horses, but did not see trade; l was not
at the inquest on the body Of Mackey, but was
at the interment the following Saturday the
body had on dark pants, white shirt had fine knit
undershirt, aud no coat when l first cav the
body it was in the edge OF the creek in box.
LoUe.ing Long stoorn: Lived near McDon-
ough, (the testimony Of this witness was materi-
ally unimportant.)
Caleb Miller Soofn Lived in Wilmington July
30th; keep p'the White Horse Horel a man came
to my house on the evening Of the 30th Of July.
don't know who he was horse carriage and har
ness were left there that nigh.
r. b. Stephens sto0fn was Deputy Coroner
OF this county the 3Oth Of July the next day
scribed from the plot where Msckey's body was
found; he was found In the western side of the
creek l made line fast to him and drew him to
the shore the man was about fl. in. and in
weight about 100 lbs. had on dark pants, white
shirt, woven undershirt, blue vest no hat button
ed CATERS, and stockings his body was in the mar
row side of the creek the head down stream
took the body out it was sundown, and after
bringing the body to the shore went to Odessa
and summoned jury took the body out on the
bank and held All inquest got box from the
undertaken and put the body in 1t, left 1t until
next morning when brought DIR. Aahcraft to ex-
anime tho head, as some OF the jury thought
there were evidences of violence I searched the
body and found q tobacco-box, key, and knife /;
(all these articles were produced did not take
any clothing of at that time 1 had the body
buried Saturday, Aug. l. in the Potters' Field /;
saw the bcdy since on August 8 l had the body
dsinterred and held another inquest August s. ;
II was the same body l had formerly buried |;
the clothing was then taken of, piece OF the
pantaloons. and part OF the shirt at the second
inquest James Mackey claimed 1t as his brothers
body (The CATERS, part Of the pants, and vest
were produced and offered in evidence)
Cross-examined l do not know who first
saw the body =; it was about z. M. when l saw
it, DR.. Ashcraft found neither the skull nor
scalp injured at the dsinterment the Doctor
made a regular post mortem examination the
next examination showed that the body was in a
state OF decomposition, the face swollen and
turned dark, but the face had not fallen in.
Ge0rge ColDidn sto05n | followed the Dep.
Coroner to Dn.wyer's Creek, and saw the body /;
was one OF the july the body was taken out Of
the water and put into oat and examined ;
then il was put into box, matted up and we all
went home did not see 1t again until August
8 | recognized 1t by the clothes aud the leg be-
ing bent ; | am positive it was the same body
had seen before.
DR.. AShcrdn stcorn Live at Odessa and was
summoned to attend an inquest at Drawers
creek in July last; made an examination of the
body; examined the head particularly; could not
find any wound nor fracture ON the head, the
skin was swollen and discoored; saw no marks
OF violence; | made another examination Aug.
8 and removed the scalp and found the skull un
injured; Dr.. Stroud was with me; we did not ex-
amino the lungs or stomach; there was dislo-
cation in one Of the wrista | found one of the
joints stiff; removed the articles exhibited by
the Dep. Coroner
Cross Examined did not observe the wrist
on the first examination dislocation Of the
wrist might occur to living or dead body.
| Dir. y. v. B. Stroud stoorn Live at Parkea-
burg, Pa. knew Taylor and Mackey saw Mack
ey last alive July 9th lie weighed 1877 pounds
two weeks before this occurrence j know his
brothers Elsh Mackey resembles his brother
very much he is said to be Roberts twin broth
er II. A. Mackey lived in Parkesburg | board
cd At the same house with him the next time
saw him was August Sth, dead / recognized
him from his general appearance, clothes teeth
and lame leg he had but two incision teeth in
his upper jaw that il rare occurrence hit
brothers. teeth arc the same way he had stiff
ness III the left knee l recognized his tobacco
box | saw him go away on the evening
| of July 9th, driving sorrel horse
saw the carriage next Aug. 7th, at Mr.. Roberts
in Middletown, and recognized it and took /
away next day identified the harness at Miller't
in Wilmington.
Thomas Good, S,o0rp Live at Parkesburg, Pa
| r. A. Mackey was my brother-in-law MackeN
left my place at p NJ, on July 27 He had
sorrel horse and second hand buggy it was m,
property got 1t back two weeks after from DR.
| Stroud l last saw my brother alive on the 2Tti
OF July he came to my house and changed hii
horse for mine, saying his horse was tired.
Charles Floyd stoorn Have lived at Chat
ham, Pa, for the two past years l am a tailor
within the past year made diagonal chester
field coat for Mackey; that was between the It'll
and 18th Of July 1873 , / have never seen tina
coat since Iput his two initials /" X AM
NJ, inside Of the coat with white cotton OIL
top and black cotton on the bottom put then
on ut my own option would know the coat
(coat produced that was taken from Tayior)
that il positively the coat those are the initial
| put in Mackey lived about mile and hal
from me.
James HdmM S,corn Reside in Lewisvill
Chester Co., Pa, lived there the 28th of July
knew X. A. Mackey knew Taylor went /
ONO with Sheriff Armstrong for the purpose q
getting Taylor before going | got q requisitio
, from the Gov. Of Delaware found Taylor tner
i'll Jail got there on Saturday. and OH Monda
following Sheriff Armstrong, Rowe, Taylor an
myself came on had conversation with Ia,
lor in jail; allusion was made to Mackey's deatl
i | asked him why he was there's he said he la
= been arrested on false charge; he said he me
I Mackey AT Newark and rode with him to Chri
! ana; thence to st. Georges; he said they wei
+ driving along and he ran into tree and thre
him out; he got out to lift the carriage aroun
. aud led the mare across the bridge and can
: back but did not see Mackey, asked hi
why he did not give the alarm; he sa
:, there Is where ! did wrong; then he ga
% he got into the wagon and drove through Ode
= sa to AIiddletown he did not stop in Odesst
\ l asked him what he did with the team he la
=. had, he said he had left it at Mr.. Millers
4 Wilmington.
NJ NJ Here the Court adjourned.