Middletown transcript., 1874-11-28

on the opposite side from where the
crowd was: motioned my hand and
he came across the fence directly to-
wards me: I said to him, Joe, they
are after you to arrest you hear
there is a large reward offered for you.
What are you coming here for!' He
said, II have done nothing that l am
afraid Of: I told him they were bound
to arrest him: be told me if there was
any arresting to be done to take him to
the Sheriff: / took him to the Sheriff.
who said to bring him, as he was the
man he had been hunting 1.-the morn
ing: the Sheriff took him to jail: Tay-
lor had every chance to escape. but did
not attempt to do so: visited him with my
wife in the Jail my wife asked him where his
coat was he said the Sheriff had taken it: he
now has on the coat look him out of his va
lise l was with him when Hammll came into
the jail: Hamil saw my wife and and turned
around and went out, calling the Sheriff out :
saw no interview between Hamil and Tay-
lor: when Taylor came to Bucyrus he was
slightly lame with the rheumatism: on the
Saturday and Sunday before his arrest hewas
in comp-ay with some young men to whom ]
had introduced him: Taylor wore dark,
ssnn4E colored hat: enc of the men was q re-
porter of the Crawford County Forum and that
paper published a statement which Taylor
made openly to the reporter in the presence of
the Sheriff and myself: the Sheriff did not
state to Taylor why he was arrested he was
arrested Aug. 18th and taken away on Mon
day the interview the Sheriff. reporter and |
had with Taylor lasted about fifteen minutes:
when left him on that occasion left no one
with him: the Sheriff was in the Jail yard
when went out of the jail this yard is in
closed by a common iron fence about five feet
high : the population of Bucyrus is $4,000.
JOS Taylor was recalled and identified the
hat which Mcbride identified as his sons hat.
R. Lewis Armstrong, sworn-l was the
Sheriff Of New Castle county the last 2 years,
and just went out Of Office: visited Ohio to
bring Taylor home: Mr.. Hamill first applied
to me, saying he had a requisition: be want
ed me to go and was reluctant then, as
had other pressing business: but, went; I
had man picked out to 60 with me, but
Hamill seemed anxions to 60 and get his ex-
penses paid paid bis expenses; ] FIRST saw
Taylor at the jail on Sunday morning; did
not know him previously; I started away
with him on Monday morning at 3 o'clock; 1
sat near him with Mr.. Hamill for some time !;
for the first 100 miles we were in a sleeping
car we slept about three hours; was in the
bunk with Taylor; during the whole journey
be made no statement to me as checked him;
heard him make no statement to Hamill; I
told Herdman, the jailor, that no one was to
be allowed to see Taylor, as would allow no
profane language used towards any prisoner.
The defence here closed.
Deputy Attorney-General Hodgson then be-
gan the opening argument for the State, re-
viewing the evidence at considerable length.
He was followed by Hons. VIM. G. Whiteley
and +. F. Bayard for the defence Attorney
General Pennington closing for the State, at
$50 P. M. The court then adjourned until
the next morning, when Judge Wootten de-
livered the charge to the jury and they retired
to their room for consultation at 1922 A. NJ,
wednesday,
Yesterday evening, they had not agreed
upon verdict