Middletown transcript., 1874-11-14
Tn. to..sy Court.

THE NOVEMBER TERM-AN IMPORTANT sEsSIoN.
The regular November session Of our Conn
y Courts will open at New Castle on Monda.
next, 10th instant
The session promises to be one Of great IN
ierest. The number Of ordinary criminal ca
ses is, perhaps, not so large as usual but tn
two trials for capital offences add great i'm
portance 10 the coming term.
The first trial for capital offence will b
that Of Joseph II. Taylor. of Lewisvile Ches.
Ter county. Pa. for the murder of Robert A
Mickey, who had resided ut Jennersvllle, same
county. The murder is supposed TO have
been committed on the night of Thursday.
July 30.h last. On that evening, both the
young men left st. Georges together, in 4
buggy, for the purpose Of driving TO Odessa,
hut Taylor entered the latter town alone at q
late hour in the evening. The next day he
drove TO Middle,own, disposed Of Nsckey' s
team, and then fed. 10 the evening, Mack
ey's body was found floating in Drawers
creek, near Odessa. II was taken out ard al
inquest held BY Deputy Coroner Stephens. bu'
rs no one could recognize the remains, ~
verdict Of death by drowning was rendered
and the body inferred. About week later.
Mackey's friends arrived il the neighhor-
hood, locking for him. Hearing of the
drowning case their suspecions were excited
and on exhuming the remains they were re-
cognized to be those of Mackey. Foul play
was Immediately suspected and Taylor's sub
sequent actions seemed q confirmation of tht
suspicion.
Taylor was arrested in Bucyrus, Crawford
county, Ohio. and brought on here for trial.
He will be defended by Hon. WIN. G. White
ley. The case attracts great interest in this
and adjoining counties.
The other trial Of q capital character is that
of Aaron K. Woodward. Of Chrsfiana Hun.
dred, for the shooting of VIM. Lukens, on the
9Th Of October. With the circumstances of
this affair, our readers are still familiar
Farmers generally are interested in This trial
as it will probably show the extent of their |
personal authority in cases oftrespass Wood
ward win be defended BY Hon. Thomas F.
Bayard and VIM. c. Spruancs, Esq.
The civil list is quite extensive, aud en-
braces some interesting cases. Among others
will be the suits of the Lymans ". the p. W.
B. r. R. Co., for damages, growing out of
he accident at Newport on Dec. 25th, 1872,
~ which several members of the plaintiffs
antilles were badly injured. The plaintiffs
we're nonsuited last May, but their counsel,
levi G. Bird, Esq moved for new trial,
rhich motion was granted. The plaintiffs
re represented by Hon. Thomas F. Bayard
nd Geo. G. Gordon, Esq.
The Court will also act upon u number o
pplications for licenses to sell liquor.
peath OF Dover Lawyer.
Henry W. Draper, Esq, young lawyer o.
lover, died last Thursday evening week a,
is residence in that town. He had been suf.
ring from u severe illness for several months,
hich originated in an ineurable injury to
ne Of his ankles received in hoyhood. He was
rising lawyer and one Of the most promising
the Dover bar. He was about 38 years ui
ye.
Governor Ponder has issued proclamation
Thursday, 26lh inst as da,
public thanksgiving, il being the same da,
asi nn tad hv pr.e;dout Nr.n&