Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-11-26

You coming hers for2' He said. ~ have dons
nothing that ! am afraid Of l told him thew
~ nosad Y srrss. him hs told me
20 tats pin to the Sheriff; took
him 10 ths Sheriff who said 70 bring him
- he was the man he had been hunting ali
mornhg The Sheriff took him to Jail; Tsyier
had every chance to escape but did not attempt
| to do 20 visited him with my wife IN the iait
my vile asksd him where his coat was he said
I've bhslH bad taken IT, he now has on the coat /
e,ok MN out OF his valisc was with him when
Hammill came into the jail HAmmiIl saw INV
wife and and turn cd around and went out,
calling the Sheriff out ; saw no interview be.
tween Hsmmill and Taylor when Taylor came
70 bucyrus he was slightly lame with rheuma-
arrest lie was in company with some young men
to whom had introduced him Taylor wore
dark, snuff colored hat identified tile
hats reporter OF the Crawford county fo-
ran, visited Taylor and that paper published
statement which Taylor made openly to the re-
porter in the presence OF the sheriff and myself;
Tue snesin did not state TO Taylor Why he wAa
ken away OIL Monday the interview the sheriff,
reporter and had with Tsylor lasted about NJ
minutes !; when left him on that occasisn left
no one with him d; the sheriff was In the Jail ward
chen ! went out OF the Jail ; this yard ia sn.
closed by a common iron fence about s feet
high tho population Of Bucyrus IL about lb,-
John Taylor was recalled and Identified tina
hat which Mcbride Identified w his sons hat.
Leo. Armstrong srorn l WAS the Sheriff of
New Castle County the last 2 years. and lust
went out OF office visited Ohio to bring iay.
Tor home Mr.. Hanlmiil FIRST applied to me, say
| ing he lad = requsition he wanted me to 20
aud vas reluctant then as had other pressing
business-but went l had man picked out
to go with me- but Hammill seemed anxious to
90 and get hia expenses paid paid his ex
peises first saw Taylor at tho Jail on Sunday
morning | did not know him previously
started away with him Monday morning xt
8 o'clock sat near him with Mr. Hsmmill for
rome time for the first 100 miles were il, a
sleeping car We slept about hours was in
Tue bunk with Taylor during the whole journey
| he made no statement to me an l checked him.
heard him make no statement to Hammill /
told Herdman, the jailor, that no one was to be
allowed to see Taylor, n would allow no pro.
fame language used towards any prisoner.
The defense here closed at about SIS p. NJ,
and Deputy Attorney General Hodeson com.
! menced tho argument foi tho State substantially
AZ follows
This is al exceedingly serious matter, gentle
men OF the Jury. You are empsnnelled ~ y
Jury OF twelve honest citizens to set in iudo
ment upon fellow being. 1t is for you to saw
| whether or not, from tho evidence which has
come from tho witness box, the prisoner at the
bar is guilty OF the crime with which he stands
charged 1t IL not for yon to take the evidence
ironi counsel; but from tho facts you are TO de.
teriune. am not disposed to tell you whether
| or not believe him guilty or innocent; would
be oyerstepping my duty II asked
you TO take my private feelings IS evidence,
when yon men, from eyory part Of the State, are
~ capable OF forming your Judgment Oh l or any
one else would be. am not seeking for this
mans blood, but ss al honest officer Of the
State bur AK that you do your duty and say
that no man shall come into your State and yio-
late your laws with IMMUNITY.
1t is alleged to bea fact that horrible crime
has been committed within this borders OF tlus
State. 1t is alleged that Jofeph II. Taylor the
prisoner at the bar, committed this dire deed.
10 determine whether 1t be fact, you arc the
ones TO do 1t. l believe can comprehend tho
responsibility OF IL men in passing upon fol.
low being ina capital felony; therefore merely
ask that the matter be weighed fairly, and aui-
etly-that every circumstance be considered
everything that was said or done from the first
day the prisoner met Mackey at the Deer Park
Hotel, at Newark, until he returned from Ohio.
Take It al and from these facts arrive ut your
conclusion.
Joseph H. Taylor is indicted for the murder of
one Robert A. Mackey, on the 18th day of July,
or this year. on this county, 0and st Georges
hundred Now before coming to a conclusion
IN anything You must first know what that thing
IL. Mr. II. then defined at length murder,
drawing the distinction between murder Of the
first and second degree.
Did X. A. Mackey come to his death ut the
hands Of Taylor, and did Taylor intend to muir
der hun? 1t is for you to say from the facts.
hia ,,'nni, ,,;' nvvoihoy -oeneral toiu you IN
cumstnntiaf M n,. S.'r Li'. Ih'.e,y CIR
creek no one Knows xha,har '''i 's MI. INTO tne
or fell IN but it is a fact that he was there
the rnuts ,stam ~ ltsnseh vent over
fnl,w,na ro,inr .,,os . Iaeno tMo men,
Drawers Greek, saying that although these
facts had been attempted to be explained they
remained undisputed. He argued that oircum-
rect proof contend;ra ths, ,,'s, n,'', uiah VI
facts can,'ot "'e '"A' 'i'' may err put
., ~, ,anbnol 'o ~, ms address, speaking
M nr,,'a a. l., sio " isuo,' us e'iueht that
Tho ntiva fo 10 ,s J't ~. withonta motive;
II MacI.r W ~ "' ,'ho .ne pfisoner uid XIII
ptI' 'n ',a 1 Vi inc case to show
!, hos hna., Iho "eeu WIN motive.
tb,, w. ,,or ,, s"oMn ny sworn testimony
bridge II was told ynn Ln,. 49,, soen upon tiat
ARK II Tavinr had 10 ,,a,i siof e. =. NeW-
rail from IA hrih,a ~ I, np 1--WE wneh thls man
nnder high uasnan ' III ,a creek, why,
aT,rt T., o., 49, o, M. uiu no' 4Ayios make some
the witnass how 40, ~ ,aI n 20. 'uiu you from
aavs hi, f,isna IL ~ a"uo lne least euort 10
r,aand 49,, i. o.. NY mans III enort 70 save
ona wI,m mI ha ;,,, moua no pnt iortn to save
nav. al leasr calina tas ~ Mi ne could
turned and asked Mr. E,r "sSs' s, ne never
InohIng i,ra.ti,, i, 81. f' "Honi no passed,
TINS man ras dr, ,,,u ,a VS. "
friend who bo az ,Is a.o.s tne road WIN TINS
of wasr s,;cist ~ e d tn'o she creek with sieet
was aIi,,ed hn al ~ =, ',n"n any man II he
Tsvlor sa,rch ora'r ~ .,,is o e,eeh, why did not
hs stnod on ,hs, orev,re OF Inat bridge when
then civ. Tho aIs, ms man why aid ne not
Int he convar,s ~, ~. me aoes no. open MS lips
nsrlv and ooes o ~ n pw, use his irend pro-
r,h.idr, 81 e., o"',i 'ne country uealng IN
wba ,.9 Hau do Jn, oan you conceive OF man
and nav m ,o.a t.s iiioliu IN inc hour OF need
srt. H.. ,nannsr "1 i man 10 stone Z His
H. 90 ti,,,.' aI'''' apsah LOUDER than words.
Tbot i ,, nno" LIZ intent
.J,nIt m us s nin opportunity there is no
vrnnna IA, IN, ,a, anu ret,aVeiH the same
si.''u ~ ,he haihe week and never inquiries
rra.,d t.an,. n.snI oe, IS tiiat the way one
hnri'aa e %, a'ouiieI ne MES from the neigh
,niirto,, Vi ~ ''a rims. why did he go to Will
800 ~ ~. say tha' NC went TO ONO on BUSH
.sa to.h 9' answer, lie was summoned three
,n no neo' o's ne uid not make mp his mind to go
nntI, an eSaeeSnsy short time He was in the
L., s''s iou pusi'ess, put when the horrors OF
uis CRIME aawhed upon him with the blood.
I,i,t "Vnes III ms possession, he goes to the
"opp. IA wilmington TO get out of this bailiwick.
a"eeo are ihatteis, gentleman OF the Jury
, w., y'u u, W lahe INTO consideration you to
Mebn lhe'ii WIN great care and wipe out all
s ,'',,, aud IKE honest men, knowing
y yo" uuty, hot rear 10 90 1t. II you have any
toasoapie uoupt, give 1t TO the prisoner, but I'M
"ei s'aiiu just Wliat reasonable doubt il. IL ia