Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-11-26
rHe rAyloR.MAeKtY TRIAL.
FULL r1ss1uoHr IN rHz CASE
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rsaE CASE SsvES u" THE jury
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Ths case OF Stats o. Joseph Il. Taylor, chsrged
nth TIE murder Of Robert A. Msckev, 1t Draw
'sr'e csssk, near Oiesa', ah,ut July 20. 1874,
va begun in the Court OF Oyer and iermiuer,
v New Castle, on FRIDAY.
oa Atsosrey asneFs! John b Psnnington and
s.ste. Hon, r. =. B., s,d and ". O. Whitley fnr
brought i'll L.,seen two bailiHs Aud
va: dressed wiih unusu-, care, and appear
I'd In good health. but . trifle anxious His
father aud Orpdllsr were seated IN the bar near
him.
state and dsfeuse being really, the drawing Of
che jury commenced, the Attorney. General SIX.
ing that eAoh juror BE- sworn on the poir dire.
~ each juror took che stand, he was sworn to
make answers to such questions ~ were put to
him. ,..L.f.ti+.tt..
Tho counsel for the defense then asked him II
10 had formed or expressed any opinion ~ to
after which the Attorney General asked him il
he had any conscientious scruples agslnst find.
ing verdict Of guilty in the case where the
death penalty followA II satisfactory answers
followed no was sworn, provided tho defense did
not peremptorily challenge sI'0i ri M ~ :
At1L07. A n twenty,one jurors having been
called, the Jury Of twelve WAS completed as fol.
lows btF t'h tl''EI .~1'1'
John NJ Wright, Benjamin Fsot.
John Connolly, - Miles Burke,
George Hanson, William p. Rothwell,
Joseph Cloud, a' Robert H. Palmer,
Charles A Morrison, James n Foot, - n
Solomon Deputy, James Mccoy. lIN
The number challenged for cause Was 8 : cbal.
lenged peremptorily, ) aud one. T,ewis p
Mcdowell, was excused on account OF his being
witness. ''ta mi :
Attorney General Pennington rose and beo.n
his address to the jury, opening the case, :
Attorney General Pennington opened the case
by addressing the Jury supstautisily a. foliows !.
You and /, gentle men Of the jury. .rs called
upon. this morning. iu discharge OF tue dulles
which the laws Of our State have Imposed upor
~, and hich Of all others this one Is tho mos,
unpleasant. A great crime is Alleged to havs
been committed In the Jurisdiction Of this Court
and the prisoner at the bar stands charged viii,
the preparation of that crime. It il one in
which you, ~ guardians Of the peace and the
laws Of your State, are called to investigate.
that calls for your deep consideration, You
Ge to forget every thing that pertains to every
other business and give this your earnest con.
sideration. The prisoner Ia charged with the
murder Of Robert A Mackey, and it is for YOU to
desermine, after hearing oil the evidence whether
the prisoner, in the terms Of the indictment has
taken the life Of R. A. Mackey, and upon your
verdict depends tho welfare Of the state and the
happiness Of the prisoner
Mr.. Pennington defined murder from the tsx 1
books, and then went on to say The prisoner
. charged with murder in the trst degree. The
Statute Of Delaware being the law under which,
he is being tried haa laid down two degrees OF
murder, first and second, ~ says the laws OF
Delaware, page 1884 Of the Code, Mr., p. then
drew the distinction between the two degrees
and continued Now, gentlemen, 1t ia not nee
essary that should further explain murder, but
in one word the prisoner stands charged with
murder in tile first degree, and it is nv duty to
say to you it is either case OF lst degree or ono
OF not guilty.
This liz no pleasant duty to perform for Won or
me. csma not to ask for the conviction of any
person where the evidence does not warrant ma
In asking it, but II I shall be able 10 show m
your satisfaction, AZ am satisfied that the nrjs.
oner did commit this uurder 7 shaII 81 . w.
dict OF guilty. Il ia INV d,,tv "a At,ornav- nsn.
ersl for the state not 10 come N ! conc,rs;nn
until yon have within vomr Inow,aa,a u'o,..
fact that viii bring vonr conc,nsi,n o'ory
think / will be shIe To shnw ~ o,,
that on tho oath sav oS .Iulv , so yI Sa
prisoner and Rohert MsrLev not is sne
Ark that then altar bav;ma so;,o "a N .'
together. thew mutually to5k a drink thst tba
prisoner wss IN Nawarl nroS.ssoJ, an,. .nas We
the lightning rod business that II AesoLa y.
was there ynr the n,,rnoso ~ coMvar,,. s.s
10 tha aennt AIT Mscrov than @ =. .,ie .i
naer psrEs uotaI ,vharo ~ .na. ~, -; W .no
that tbev Iaft Na w.rL touotHor in .soner
risoa ,na stsrtad ,or rh,ss,;n,'a " .lns oar
onsr drove and that thev were a.an a. S,p ,is-
sns ,n.ot,, 49, tIy VIZ '.eh q. Christi-
THEW ware ns,t racngrizoi in q, EaorssS ' t:
there thew ramsina5 an,,a ,;,,,o tas e9 'ha'
Mackev was NJ III TINA ,ndor ~, ;nT,, ~ n:
iinnor. that the m,isnnsr .Shist W,nta ueuo a.
the b.r room ihst a. fhav ns,'a n,t I'M ~ ~ idave
Msckey being intoyicated fla nr;sn,or ,oa,,,
Mackey mn hndi,y sn5 nrt h,ra IL, h., ann,i .o'h
We sbsil show that Wsrlay a. tha, ,;a.a
c,ined 10 ba 10 rrad a,r.,, ~. ,, Ias ..,1, W.
prisoner nv some ;ntmenc ." srccooIaa .ne
ting Mackev into the cspr;sDo Iaor;,a %.
Georges viii tha n.antion ~ gSi,, 10 XII o.,
C,., b. ~, vi, ~ ~ M VI soi,,6 " psia"are
ths; d;ran,;a .ha,, yoS . ,'is.eau Vi gong
tho road T., 0aasss a,,d ~. a'ounu Oh
tiis, S.twes, 81 and NJ s, nra
this occurrence took mace, tbe nr;sonar VIII
Mackey in the carrispe were mo, hv ,rn WV, WIN
that thev were J,,.,"n q, ,%a r., ~ nun
mnutes Wa shsll allow that sben III; inns na ~
arrived At Drawers Crsek thas p1 ,I,s
prisoner at the bar drove mon thc East.
ern side of the bridge closa m ~,
railing that the carriage stooped mon the cam am
tar IN tic hr,daa snd ~, 81, i,. Wy eoii
and whiie M one wss in tha csr T;aae .nera,
wss heard that the prisoner was seen s.andipa
on the sonth wing n, tha hra"e IooLino i ,,tn',nb
NJ the water, and thar snhIenra,,,iue ,,i,I, ~
i,orse and cnrr;ses and viii ~ y cost y, Will .ne
on Ills back. he vas seen in MidaIatown ,i,n;,'
time 70 drive frop, thn nss "t1lt,
place. e' w '''"'
I mnst tall Won ce,tlama, that tbis =. IN uo,.s
entirely on circumstances Wa dnn', nr. .esus
t,lat anv nerson was cooniz ant Of ,iS cr,,e h,.
ia aynact 10 Show Ia, J aha;'' ~ ni.s ..o, pu'
,hat the nrisoner a. ihs har aud ~, otnan ia ny,
~. We will shnw that te nr;.onar Ia III IL sun
trnl nj tba carriaaa oyari,r 80 a,,aa. ~ W. son-
srtv n, MscLav tn .oia ,nst ~ ."s prop
xas in n,ssess;o, ns ManS.v'S .aan, . uas h'1
,how that the har,ass ~ Wsorau;, w We VIII
fonnd in W,In;no,on ava .hat H. "u .,.? Mas
when srrestaI ip 6hia a ,hraa ."e PRISONER,
from here bad the ;Janticai 600, - ~, n,'ies
M barL "' s'"' Vi 'i"'He! Oh
Wa will sho,v that tho ,r;.,,or lao ...o.
ed 20 scconnt f,r tho m.pnar IL, ,, aS atePt-
came to his death and that tha ] aunes
will mi nermit sncL a s,stama,s, ~ ~ ,
Wa will show hy t,,o cool 1r,,.as''a o' No''est
prisoner hss santtsa beIns "', .,, w tiial Tue
that bridoa ie "'i .'"'Aes vi
Now rentIemen I bavs sail al, n,
sary in this nv onaniue r. o u,' 70 ,eces-
that tile case depends mon crcnn,s, snnss guy
tireIv and not on posit;ya nrnns .tnsas eh-
musi hsn;ah ayarr ntha, ttouai no's'oie, YOU
this ease alone" 'e"' anu '"'h VI
The Attnrnev. ao,ora, ,o,,.,,,., -. ., Al
tho eyam;nst;9, ~ ,,.nsssa. 1ns ~ ~ -, anu
bepnn John LAWS Lonnar -, tta naas so wa "an
Hotel. at Newark being f,rst swor W. LUIGI i"rA
Know TavInr si,,LtIre L,a,r r., ,,,.-
at nv house betwssn ana o,cncI, s n,' Mas
of lilly 2stb bsrtenJer lat lin IN a, hra.i,tnne
at 7 IN the morning II wa. Tnoaaa ,a,..',.''
he settled with mo For break fsst nd bnroa a.
left at o. A, NJ. same morninS Tsy,nr ma ~ a.
nv hotel, in conversat,on VIII, MasLar r ma,o az
he left TAYLOR called mo ont and taih Il ueiote
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