The daily gazette., 1874-11-25

objects. How could he tell that the car
riage was on the bridge ? he could not
see for the trees in that leafy month. He
came to that conclusion simply by OBJ
serving that wheel track, or supposing
it to be that carriage mark. How did
he know 1t was the mark Of that car
riage? lie says the prisoner had light
clothes on, lighter than Mr.. Burke's,
(here the prisoner stood by Mr. Burke's
side to compare the colors.) are these
light clothes ? This is q fac. not
have coined It, (Then Mr.. Bayard and
Taylor stood together to compare helght.)
The same clothes are on Taylor now that
were on him that day, but il he had
Mackey's coat on then, that was dark
er coat. If the State had not called Far
rel. the defense would. His statement
broke, the cham. Taylor was not the
man lie saw on that wing wall. Now as
to the relations Of these parties and the
motives.
1t has been proved they had no quarrells,
no rivalries, no unsettled deb.s, nothing OF
the kind that usually affects men. They
met by accident aud Mackey invites Taylor
to drink. They stnrt of on big drunk
Mackey is ignorant Of tho roads, at St.
Georges Taylor nssumes control OF the
team; they drive off AMI at this bridge he
parted from his friend. How no one can
tell. By numbering him2 No, for every
fact is against it. Now let Gs turn to the
confessions.
This man Rowe tells you the truth 10 an
honest, out spoken manner. and If you take
one word you must tako it all. When they
crossed tho bridge the hors. got Off on the
/ at do fh.. -utlI tptn
got of TO straighten the horse and told
Mackey to get out and lit the wagon
; around.
Mackey goes and sits on the wall.
Taylor leaves the horses head to lift the
: end of the wagon around. The horse
scarts up the hill Taylor runs after heI
and catches and bitches her. He then
looks for Mackey, fails to find him and
goes away. He goes into Odessa with a
boy in with him. Would murderer
add another witness against himself
No. do not think Taylor knew this
: unfortunate man was drowned; believe
he went off recklessly. You may say
there aro other confessions-those oi
Rammil. What are they worth? He is
t the blood hound after this man. You
, heard me ask him who paid his expenses
three times the Court instructed hin
i to answer and then he returned an eva.
sive answer. He goes en- his own ac.
count and gets q requisition from the
Governor, fsrces himself on the Sheriff, who
had another man picked out to 10 with him
| He goes out there, walks into the jail al
Bucyrus, takes Taylor by the hand saying
/ allow are you my brother" and strikes hin
in the ribs. Twice IIammill was on thi:
, stand and his statements varied. He fprgo
that liars should have good memories. Tiy
lor con.d not liave made that confession u;
Rows wus with Hammill at the i Ill ant
heard nOBe OF II. Armstrong and Taylor
: bunked tos ether the first 100 miles of The
t homcward journey aud Armstrong dad no
, hear it. What elsa docs llamn.il doy liz
l goes into our jail where Taylor was conIiaet
, under the cloud Of a fearful crime and curses
him, for which he IS forbidden the Jail.
! Now what will you do with such evi.
! dence9 1 think Joseph II. Taylor should
= bs taken between tue thumb aud finger o
l every honest and man let 90 free. | took
{. nOle OF this Mr.. Hammi's testimony. Neithe
S Howe nor Armstrong know anything abon
= it, Hammi had but one day in which t
G interview Taylor That day he went in anl
h seeing some of Tayior's friends with him h,
y concluded that it was not good time Il
y practice his tactics. Here IL this man
:, Hammii, undertaking 10 give the words OF
y man, GU which words mans life nigh
u hang. His life don't hang on those word
u but it might have, aud Hammil would likct
1t that 1t did. What is the presumption nris
$ ing from Taylor's possession of Mackey'
# coatp He ought to have known that ever,
C article of Mackey's found in his possessisl
l. would serve to identify him. lie nigh
n have thrown it into the creek. But he wn
n tipsey--it was hot day in July. Look a
the coats both men had. Is it strange tha
o tipsey man SHOULD mistake the coats O
y even think OF picking up the wrong coat
u He did not take Mackey's coat off him fe
y Mackey had 1t of. The coats arc about Ia
. same in size and l think Taylor though
u that was his own coat he pickci up in tn
x carriage. The very fa9s of him having
b. conclusively proves to my mind his ignor
D. ance OF Ma9aey's death, He retraverses th
g same country and recrosses the same bridge
. Talk TO me of flight He stays in the neigh
" borhood, gives out his name, puts it on tn
8 register ana wears Mackey's coat. II thes
n arc proofs of gilt they are indications q
s diocy. OF all the places in the world, S
u Georges is the last place this man woul
8 have revisited, IL guilty. But as he cam
II to himself the sense of shame came to him
He knew something was wrong. Wha
It was lie was guilty Of a breach of trus
n only. There was nothing OF value o.
J. Mackey, il murder was committed for thu
}. lean why did he not sell it instead of swap
o ping and reswapping. Why did he no
# convert 1t into money aud leave ifhe wa
Il guilty. No, he was guilty of breach o
8 tiu.t; he should respond iu damages an
9 there liabilities end. Next he goes out Il
o Ohio and this journeys not sundown bu
v a long one preme1itated. He went GU
t there to get work and serve an honest in
n dustrious living.
k What was Taylor's demeanor out in Ohio
: he did not know or care what was the caus
9 of his arrest he could have escaped easily
I. there was no warrant for HIS arrest In tina
q letter; but he quietly walked to jail il
a Bucyrus, and here he is to-day In you
4 hands.