Middletown transcript., 1874-11-28

three wagons in the lightning rod busi-
ness came in York wagon, but did
not see them till they came in the
house; the horse was dark bay; saw
no curtains on the wagon !; they stayed
about an hour; Taylor wanted to trade
horses with Mr.. Wallace. and he de-
clined the horse driven then was the
one he wanted to trade; he had the
horse fed and told Mr.. Wallace he had
no money. but would be back with the
company and would settle; Mr.. Wal
lace told me to let him have what be
wanted, that it would be all right /;
Mackey sat down and took nap; after
making contract for board, Taylor call
ed several men in to take drink
Taylor went out and came in and asked
Mackey to come go; Mackey had just
reused up; when Mackey FIRST came he
was sleepy; Taylor bought bottle Of
whiskey and did not pay for it; said
he was going to Delaware City to see
his partner and get some money; and
would pay when he came back; l saw
them after that when | went out and
saw Mackey getting out. saying be was
not going to be put in that way; Mackey
asked for brush to clean his coat;
said could brush it off with my hand
and did so; I then went into the bar
room; next saw them turn the carriage
toward Odessa; Taylor with light
clothes, Mackey dark ones carriage
top was down; don't know who was
driving; Mackey was on the right.
Taylor on the left; did not see them
get to the canal; don't know the dis
tance to the canal; did not notice the
condition of the horse when they came
to the hotel when they got ready to
60 the herse's head was turned towards
Kirkwood. contrary directly from Della
ware City; saw the carriage when it
was turned towards Odessa; do not
know who was driving; first time l
ever saw Taylor was on the 28th of
July; Mackey was lame in one of his
legs; Mackey took one drink i; don't
know how many Taylor took: the bot
tie I filed for Taylor was pint bottle !;
Mackey left short time after Taylor
asked him to go; 1 heard Mackey make
the remark that he. Taylor, told me to
charge the bill to him recognized the
horse in Mr.. Wallace's yard Mr.. W.
brought the horse there and kept it
until Mr.. Mackey's brother claimed it /;
cannot say who is the taller Of the two.
Philip Redden sworn-Live in St.
Georges was at Mr.. Wallace's July
2Sth last; knew Mackey; saw him
and another man there that day !;
would not know his companion if I
would see him again they came from
towards Delaware City; Taylor was
driving; heard nothing said Of trading
horses Taylor was talking about the
horse trotting; he said she could trot
in $50; / waited to see them start !;
when they came out to 60 Taylor push
ed Mackey up and threw him in !;
Mackey got out and told him he would
let him know whose team that was !;
Mackey then went on the porch; Taylor
persuaded him to come back and helped
him into the carriage /; the head was
turned toward Kirkwood. contrary from
the road to Delaware> City Taylor
took the reins, turned quickly and went
towards Odessa Mackey was drunk,
Taylor was not; the horse appeared
tired Taylor struck the horse with
whip, but did not try her speed the
horse was covered with signs Of lashes |;
have not seen the man called Taylor
since; heard no exercise Of ownership
over the team but that made by Mackey
when he got out.
Cross-examined--The hostler brought
the horse out aud turned towards Kirk
wood.
Re-examined-There is another road
from Christiana to St. Georges. which
would make the distance two and-a-
half miles further.
VIM. Flemming, sworn-Lived on
July 28th near McDonough. employed
by J. T. Shallcross Shallcross' farm
is between Odessa and St. Georges. one
mile from McDonough; went to Della
ware City with load of apples; came
by Boyd's Corner and Asbury; near
there saw a carriage coming pretty
fast; thought there was bat one man
in the carriage; as it approached saw
two, one lying with his head in the
others lap it was dark bay mare;
the wagon top was up: the back cur
tain was off or rolled don't know
which side I passed; the man driving
had his hand around the other, and the
whip in the other hand, whipping the
horse; they were going about mile in
A minutes don't know how either of
the men were dressed; heard of Mack
ey's death four or five days after I
could not recognize those men.
Joseph Roberts, sworn.-I am a sur
veyor and draughtsman: have recent
ly made survey of Drawers Greek
bridge. (Mr. Roberts explained the
draft, showing the relative position Of
Tue creek. EOouS duu DTiuSes tuc
BRIDGES width is ii feet. 3 inches, and
is 24 feet long: the wing walls to
bridge on north side are 19 feet 2 in.,
the other 10 feet 6 inches the top of
railing is 8 feet 5 inches from the floor
of the bridge: the flooring projects Is
inches the distance from the flooring
to the water. when took the measure.
was 4 feet 2 inches: the water then
lacked Is inches of high water, as in
dicated by the abutments at the north
ern extremity of the wing wall the as
cent is gradual: there is ditch on the
outside of the causeway, between it and
the marsh: the distance from the south
ern side of the bridge to the end of
Nathan Farrell's house is "a yards two
feet: Nathan Farrell showed me the
point where be said be stood when he
saw the carriage. July 2Sth; was Ia
yards from the south end of the bridge:
measured from where Mrs. Farrell