Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-21
MAckeY

it would be all right hAckey |
sst down and took = nap after making con- |
tract for board, Taylor called several men In to |
take q drink Taylor went out and came IN
iust I rouse rou-sd Up When MscEsy Srss came he wss
sleepy Taylor bought bottle Of vhiskey and
did not pay for it; said he vas going to Delaware
City to see his partner and get some money, ana
would pay when he came back 1 saw them AZ
ter that when went out saw Mackey getting
out, saying he WIS not going to be put IN IN tn.t
| way M2cksy Asked for q brush to clean his
coat said could brush il OF with my hand
Ind did so then went into the bar room
next saw them turn the carriage towards odssss,
Taylor with light clothes Aaekey dark ones the
/ carnage top wss down don't know who was
| lriying Msckey wss on the right Taylor on the
| left did not see them get to the canal
| don't know the distance 10 the csnaii
| did not not notice the condition of the horse
when they came TO the Hotel when they got
| ready to go the horses head was turned Tow
ards kirkwood In . contrary direction from Del
4 City saw the carriage when 1t was turned tow
/ ards 0desss do not know who was driving
hrst time ever saw Taylor was on the zoth OF
July; Mkckey was lame in one OF his legs !;
Maokey took but one drink don't know how
many Taylor took the bottle hlisd for Taylor
was pint bottle Mackey left short time az
ter Taylor Asked him to 60 heard Mackey make
the remark that he (Tsyior) told me TO
charge the bill TO him recognized the horse IN
Nv. Wslaces yard Mr.. W. brought the horse
E0tre huu kspt ~ uuGi ataShpf &~s-'>Ns$ss
claimed it; cannot say who is the taller OF the
two afsg
Philips Reddin, sworn; Live in st. Georges
was at Mr.. Wsllsce's on July 2S.n last; knew
Aaekey; saw him and another man thsre ina,
day; would not know bis companion II would
see him again; they came from towards Deis-
: ware City; Taylor was driving; heard nothing
said of trading horses; he said she could trot IN
2 50; / waited to see them start; when they came
out TO 90 Taylor picked Aackey up and threw
. him in; Msckey got out and told him he would
b let him know whose team thst wxs; Maekey then
went on the porch; Taylor persuaded him e
; come back and helped him in the carriage; th'
= | head was turned towards kirkwood, eonfrAr,
: from the road to Delaware City; Tsylol
e took the reins, turned quickly, anS
q | went towards Odessa; Msckey was drunk
. Taylor was not the horse appeared tired; Tsylo
y struck the horse with ship but did not Try he
J speed the horse WAS covered with si9ns o
l. ashes have not seen the man called Taylor since
d / heard no exercise OF ownership over the team
g but that made by Msckey when he got out
II Cross examined The hostler brought tn
re horse ont and turned toward Kirkwood-
o Re-sxamined there is another road fror
e Chnstiana to ST. Georges, which would make th
distance 81 miles further.
= VIM. Flemming sworn Lived on July
near McDonoush aud was employed oy !. !
K; Shallcross Shsllcros's farm is between Odess
m and 81. Georges, mile from McDonough ver
rk to Delaware City with a load Of apples cam
Il By Boyds Corner and Asbury near there saw
er carriage coming pretty fast thought there ws
ne but one man In the carriage as il approsche
at saw two. one lying with his head in the other
I'd lap was dark bay mare the wagon top ".
pit up the back curtain was on or rolled
OF don's know on which side passed
" the man driving had bis hand around the othe
Is and the whip in the other hand whipping Il
10 ho-ss they were going about mile in four mi
he utes don't know how either OF the men We
g /; dressed heard of hsckeys death four or n
on days after / could not recognize these men,
n1Ha Il m ami
ng craftsman /; have recently made n survey
ID Drawers Creek bridge. Mr.. Roberts EXPLAIN
Mt the draft showing the relative roads and hridg
,xr the BRIDGES width IA feet inches, and Is "a
II long. The wing walls TO bridge on north cd
us are l9 It. 2 in the other 10 It 6 in The top
railing is 8 # in. from the door Of the bridg
Ter The flooring projects Is in. The distance fro
III flooring to the water when took the messu
ek- was IT, inchee the water then lacked IS inch
y OF high water as indicated by the abufments
ms the northern extremity OF the wing wall the
in cent is gradual There is ditch on the outsl
aid Of the causeway between it and the marsh
Iey distance from the southern side of bridge to Z
10 a1d of Nathan FArrel's house ID "a yas
ar feet Nathan Farrell showed me the POI
n where he said he stood when he saw the csrriz
hat July 23th. II WAS IA yards from the South 9
out OF the bridge. ! measured from where Nj
ok, Farrell said she was standing when she raw
BE carriage that day it was So rods from /
key bridge. The distance from where the carria
ave WAS when Rebecca Farrell nrst saw TO where q
Ilor was standing is SO feet Where Maeteys b
out is said to have been found there is b
bis There is channel between the bar aud sho
ht When took che survey the tide Was runni
ieir up could see the bar after / got done ;
OF hours after I could not see the bar. From
10Th bridge to where the body WA found is about
feet In direct iine-) tA
iars Cross examined The spread Of the ma
9th on this draft is not actual measurement
the road TO the creek is $50 feet when got ths
ark, there WAS enough water ossr the bar ~ hoa
nds skff when first commenced 10 measure II
EN-; the abutments TO the end Of the wing-wsl tn
ook was mud without water, but not dry mud
now Was on the south side on the north side III
q at Was lime water | am familiar with the Geoe
the ply OF the lower part OF the county from
,ton bridge to the mouth Of the creek is 81 miles
it the course OF the stream from the mouth
ok the Delaware river is miles and 3 half thi
ink (Here a county stlss was brought to show
fore fortuoua character Of Drawyer's Creek) Rebs
ark Farrell could not see the carriage from WI
him she stood about 80 feet from the bridge.
ents At this point the Court adjourned.
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