Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-23
THE TAYLOR -MAcKEY TRIAL.
CONTINUATION OF THE CASE ON SATURDAY.
FURTHER TESTIMONY FOR STATE.

-4rstaz nMtt New CASTLE, Noy q. 4
We continue our report az Saturdays proceed
ings in the Court as follows, Sheriff Rowe being
still on the stand
Taylor asked me il intendedt to take back the
coat; said II they wish 1t; 4 gavn tlfs coat to
Mr.. Hammil and got it from him this morning.
Cross examined; The letter vas the sole rea-
son why arrested himi it was in broad day
light; he was walking in among the piles in the
cooper shop when came through the gate; l
told him to stop as he was the man for whom l
had been looking all morning; he walked right
| up to me and did not attempt to escape; (here
the counsel read the letter to Sheriff Rowe 81 ar
rested him and held him till Armstrong came
ON the Saturday night after got $3.50 reward
| paid to me by Mackey's father | am to receive
$500 more from the State Mackey and have
| settled; Hammil sent the notice OF the reward
| he came with the Sheriff to identity him, when
took this blue coat from him, and Mcbride
brought him light coat / think he wore this
| coat on here.
Nathan Farrell s,oorn Lived at Drawers
Bridge oa % of July was in the corn field I
saw a carriage about p. NJ. two men were in
the carriage they drove up to the eastern side
| of the bridge; saw man get out dressed in light
clothes in u little while heard a splash
| looked up and saw man standing on the south
| wing-wall looking into the water had q full
view of the man | looked again and the man
and carriage were gone the carriage stopped in
the centre Of the bridge l might recognize the
man by the build but not by his features Il think
he is lighter featured than Mr.. Bayard.
Cross examined l stood about tile same
| place that mr.. Roberts had on the draft was
| down by the bridge and saw the carriage tracks
\ did not go down purposely 10 see the tracks
| | cannot tell how many carriages pass the bridge
| in day ; when looked down the carriage was
obstructed, but could see the man l looked
| up minute after heard the splash thought
the man was drowning dog the top of the
carriage was up heard no other sound but
splash; my sight is good.
heJeccd Farrell Slc0rn / am wife of Nathan
| Farrell live by Drawers Creek; remember
seeing the carriage; there were some bushes
that stopped my seeing the carriage when first
heard it, there we're two men III the carriage,
one dfivisg the other living in his lap; the TOP of
the carriage was upi tho man driving had ON
dark coat; the man lying down was in his shirt
sleeves the horse was u dark bay and walking
the carriage came by about 4 or ?. NJ; the
man driving looked back at msi my eyes are good.
Cross examined the top Of the wagon was mp,
also the curtains; the man in the carriage looked
back at me until stopped looking
Le'cis +. McDolotH slooin Lived at Mid
dle,own last July know Mackey and Taylor I;
! saw TAYLOR July 10Th, about z. NJ, at Middle
town, in front OF stables he was standing by
carriage did not SOC hun leave saw him talk
ing but to whom do not know the carriage
was buggy with top the horse was gray ;
don't know that have seen the horse before or
after don't know how Taylor was dressed was
in my view from to 10 minutes.
Joseph J.. Pdrson SirOi7 Live at Middle
town, ,aand tend bar at hotel there in the middle
OF July Taylor came there with man hunting
up lightning rods he came in "a buggy with a
brown horse he stayed about an hour he did
not get drink; he asked for drink but l told
him l thought lie did not need any
! b had ON dark blue coat think his pants
were lighter than his coat he gave me another
coat, and hung it up he got It again and said
he was going to Masseys Cross Roads lie trad
ed that day his horse first with Mr.. Stansbaugh
he got mouse colored young horse ; loaned
-25.O0 % Mr.. Stansbangh whiah he gave Taylor
/ saw MIR. Warren have that horse after Jaylo
+ was dressed ON Wednesday as he was on Tues.
y day the last / saw of Taylor he started out t,
! race with running horse of Alr. Stansbaugh's
| saw d gentleman pay him SIS On to trot for
= trade the man who traded was a driver Of
= splce wagon.
/ Crcss examined Taylor came to the hote
y about or Il. NJ, on Tuesday lie got nothinl
to drink when they went to race | think the
e went towards Townsend to the best Of my be
lief the coat that Taylor has on now is the coat
had.
II Thos. II. p. Mrphey s,rorn Lived at Mid
detown last July have known Taylor or
IL years knew Mackey he was slender maj
n. lame IN his right leg he was about tall Il
Mr.. Whitley met Taylor near Warwick, III
J. day before trading he going towards Wa
A wick in top buggy with little brown horse /;
u had two or three minutes conversation with hin
x he told me he was going to Warwick and woul
in Mlddletown afterwards with a name
Skelley who wanted to trade horse | think
ls was a larger horse than he had before he sa
''' he had traded with Stansbaugh ! saw him aga
at night and he wanted TO trade me again.
mt John b. Roberts sirOrn Lived in Middleton
e- July last; saw Taylor there on the 20 of July La
III front of my store: talking to him abOl
trading carriages he said he had been lookr
or. at no top buggy of mine and said he WI
in the lightning rod business and my wage
would suit him to carry small parcels; j trade
nd with him; Mr.. Murray was with him; Mrs Mu
ray bad given mo a due bill; Murray said if
would give Taylor the due bill he would pa
49,. him; did so and gave him seven doars.
m M StnNl Warren stcorn 4: Saw Taylor in Mi,
dletown last July he was wanting to trade :;
said would trade him | went out to my hrot
i ers farm and traded the brown horse for a gra
ou gave him S25 to boot.
Thomas Murray sn nm Lived in Middl
S.. town last July man they called Tayl
irn then ; he wanted to trade horse told me
,od got the horse from Mr. Warren in a trade
u.s. had buggy which he had traded with Mr. Ro
rsi- erts in my presence.
dla Asbury Pennington sporn Lived at Mi
yer detown last July don't know Taylor, but ha
III seen him first saw him at the Head of Sass
fras on Tuesday Of the last Of July TAYLOR h
oot york wagon to trade he offered to trade Il
nd horse with Stilley said he had been at Midi
nd town we took drink or two he made sor
Inc arrangements about his supper with Mr.. Va
SAINT he did not appear to have any none
the saw bin next day at Middletown with anotl
- horse.
'cs' James c. To,onsead s,eorn Lived at Tow
send on July 28th last; saw Taylor at Midil
town Oh that day lie came to my house d
night keep a hotel he had a horso and WI
Oman open buggy he left next morning
ler returned at II p NJ, after taking several drl
INK the night before going away lie went to Odl
70 "a don't know Mackey Taylor did notpass l
der any other name at my house he did C
1T, himself Tom Collins at my house he register
- himself ar Joseph II. Taylor, Lewisyille Pa
Cross examined, and explained the Tenn
. lns business.
'e's James l.. Curry s,oorn: Lived in Odessa
us the 2Sth OF July last saw Taylor on the 81
jW there Taylor had blue coat and liz
ats pants when he came to the hotel he wanted
The know who in the hi h ID horse to trade
US raferred linn to q man in the room he
'ne trade with George Gilch; Taylor had liz
coat the enc he has on looks like tie sa