The daily gazette., 1874-11-23

He had on "a dark blue coat, think that
PANTS were lighter than the coat: He
rave me anot her coat and I hung it up,
le got it again and said he was going to
X Roads. He traded that day
his horse, first with Mr.. Stanbaugh; he
got mouse colored young horse, loan
ed $25.O0 to Mr.. Stanbaugh which he gave
Taylor, saw Mr.. Warren have that horse
Taylor was dressed on Wed
nesday as he was on Tuesday. The last
| saw OF Taylor he started out to race
with running horse OF Mr.. Stanbaugh,
I saw u gentleman pay him SIS .O0 boot
for trade, the man who traded was
driver of spice wagon.
1'hos. H. Z. Murphey, sworn Lived at |
Middletown last July. have known lay
lor 4 or years, knew Mackey also; he |
was a slender man, lame in his right leg, |
he was about as tall US Mr.. Whitley. L
met Tayler near Warwick, the day before
trading, he was going towards Warwick
in a top buggy with little bro horse,
/ had two or three minutes conversation
with him, he told me he was going to
Warwick and would probably be in Mid
dletown next day; saw him in Middle
town, afterwards, he was with man
named Skilley, and wanted to trade q
horse, / think it was u larger horse than
he had before. He said he had traded
with Stanbaugh; saw him again at night
and he wanted to trade me again.
John B. Roberts, sworn:-Lived in Mid
dletown, in July last, l saw Taylor then
on the goth, July last in front Of my store,
was talking to him about trading carri-
ages, he said he had been looking at no.
top buggy of mine and said he was in the
| tightening rod business, and my wagon
would suit him to carry small parcels; l
traded with him, Mr.. Murray was with
him, Mrs. Murray had given me a due
lor the due bill he would pay him, l did
so and gave him seven dollars.
Samuel Warren, sworn-Saw Taylor In
Middletown last July, he was wanting to
trade, said l would trade him, went
out to my partners farm and traded his
brown horse for gray, gave him S25 to
boot.
Thomas Murray, sworn-Lived in Mid.
dletown last July, saw man they called
Taylor there, heIwanted to trade a horse,
told me he got the horse from Mr.. War
rem in trade; he had buggy which he
had traded with Mr.. Roberts in my pres
ence.
Asbury Pennington, sworn-Lived al
Middletown last July, don't know lay
lG, but have seen him. First saw him al
. the Head of Sassafras, on Tuesday OF the
last OF July, Taylor had o York wagon tt
|. Itrade, he offered to trade the horse with
Skilley, said he had been at Middletown
I'VE took drink or two; he did not ap
pear to have any money, saw him mex
day at Middletown with another horse
James q. Townsend, sworn-lhved a.
, Townsend on July rs last saw Taylor a
= Middletown on that day. lie cane 10 m,
house that night; l keep hotel he bad
: horse and wagon, 1t was nn open buggy
), he left next morning, but returned at /
q o. m. ; after taking several drinks the nigh
= : before going away, he went to Odessa
! ! don't know Mackey; Taylor did not PAS
= under any other name at my house /; h
registered himself as Joseph II. Taylor
q Lewisv.lie, Pa.
u Jas. L. Curry, sworn-Lived in Odess
u 2Sth of July last ; saw Taylor on the 30t
3 there Taylor had on a blue coat and ligh
u u pants when he came to the hotel. II
II wonted 10 know "who In tho hell had
! horse to trade2" l referred him to ma
W in the room he did trade with Geore
y Gilch. Tue coat Taylor has on now loes
Y like the same coat he wore then dop
~ think | saw him drive away. ! saw
~ ~ paid over IN tho trade with Gllch.
~ John Z. Robert, recalled-When Ga
y y the carriage first, Taylor and his compa'
'o ion had their feet OH the dash board, whil
~ was worn very much that was the on
defective part of the carriage deliver,
OF the carriage 10 DR.. Stroud on his oath,
claiming 1t.
ey George Gich, sworn-Lived at Odes
~ July 80, last have met Taylor he pass'
hg nv house July 30 in II little no-top bugl
ng and black horse gave him bay hor
ro not In very good condition, and $o
ne boot. This was in the bar room it was
ne o'clock when We pade the bargain, al
ne about 2 when we changed horses
nu John McVeigh, sworn-l live in WI
10 miugton was ut Odessa the last OF dol
gy do not know Taylor, but recognized prl
OF oner us Tue ,aan I saw in the bar roc
nc there. Taylor spoke OF trading horses, b
did not see trade; was not present
Ut the INQUEST on the body oil Mackey, but "
ne at the interment the following Slturds
nd The body had on dark pants, white shi
OF and fine knit uudershirt, but no coat; VIII
ey first saw the body it was on the sd8e
ho the creek in a box.
on Lowering I,oae, swofn-tfhe testimo
'ot OF this witness was materially unil
~ portant)
u. Caleb Miller sworn Live in w
he mington, July 30 last keep the VIII
his Horse Hotel man came to my hot
on the evening on the 3Qth of Ju
Die don't know who he was horse, c
.rd riage'and harness were left there /
lid night,
ted F, b. Stephens sworn Il was d.
a., uty Coroner of this county, Both
1n, lsu July next day I held an inquest o'
nm nm the body.
!. oT Witness here described from
on plot drawn where Mackey's body v
found.)
Nv He was found in the western side
in the creek made line fast to
p. body and drew him to the shore. ]
hey man ..was about feet o inches his
&c, weighed about 150 pounds; ds
ies, pants, white shirt and wore UNI
;"p shirt blue vest, no hat, buttoned
ieI lew ters and stockings his body was
nre the lower side of the creek, the h
in down stream took the body out
nize was after sundown and after bring
eat the body to the shore, went to Ode
Mr.. and summoned jury took the b'
out on the bank and held an inlut
'me l got box from the undertaken
,.r 80, put the body IN it left 1t until
sr morning when brought DIR, Ash G
was to examine the head as some OF
was Jury thought there were evidences
my violence searched the body .
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