Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-11-26

he had traded with Stansbaugh saw him again
at night and he wanted TO trade me again.
Jnly last; saw Taylor there on the 20 Of July aat
III front Of my store; was talking to him about
trading carriages; he said he had been looking
sta 20 tqrs buggy a mine and 80 W mas
inlIe Mug ~ 3asisess ~ ~ ~s9on
with HIM !. Mu1S ~ yish ~ NH Mur.
ray had e mo q bilIssMnlil - II
him I ~ and hia ssysn do,isns
4 Sa.ns eerre's rn s,,eaw rAyldste MID !;
said would trade him | went out to my broth
sr's farm and traded the brown horse for gray;
! 11gavs hiY e2s 2 sPt .-cy Ill. :.
Ao1asi 4 ~ ley m lived In Niddle-
toen hs-snis Frs~A man they called Taylor
then he wanted TO trade horse told me he
got the horse from Mr.. Warren in q trade he
had buggy which he had traded with Mr. Rob-
n. n my presence. 49,,
y. ASbusY Pennington s,corn Lived Vt Mid.
dletown last July don't know Taylor, but have
fras, on Tuesday Of the last Of July Taylor had
1 . YORK wagon 70 trade he offered to trade tho
horrs With Stillsy :said he had been at Middle
town we took drink or two he made some
SAINT he did not Appear to have any money ;
saw him next day 1t 'MidIletown with another
horse. I5.I ~
James c. To,cnssnd s,eo,n . Lived =, Town,
send ON July 2sth, last saw Taylor at Middle
town on that day no game 70 my house that
night; keep hotel; he had horse and wsg-
on an open buggy he left next morning he
returned st u 7. NJ, after taking several drinks
the night before going away lac went to Odes-
~ don't know Mackey TAYLOR did not pass un-
der any other name at my house ; lie did call
himnclf Tom Collins At my house /; he registered
himself Az Joseph II. Taylor, Lewisville. Pa. !
Cross oxamined, and explained tho Tom Col
| Inns business. ''' - o., ", XXI
james L. Curry stcorn: Lived in Odessa on
the 2stl OF July last saw Taylor on the 30lh
there Taylor lad on blue coat and light
pants; when he came to the hotel lie wanted TO
know who in the hi had u horse to tra.is l
referred him to . man in the room he did
| trade with George ailch; Taylor had light
coat the one he has on looks like the same
coat tlont think saw him drive away TAYLOR
Joined us in game Of dominoes; afterwards he
sat down and took nap | saw 80 paid over to
Taylor in the trade with Gilch - .,......
John p. Roberts recalled When | saw the car
ria9e FIRST Taylor and his companion had their
feet on the dashboard which Was worn very
much; that was the only defective part of tho
carriage; delivered the carriage TO Dr. Stroud
on his oath. hn claiming IL.
George Gi'ch ssnorn: Lived at Odessa July
sO.h, last; have met Taylo.; he passed. my house
Jniy 5Oth IN little no top buggy and black
horre; traded in Odessa; gave him u bay
morse not ina very good condition giving $500
when we made the bargain and at 2 when We
changed horses.
John Nc Weigh scora: live in Wilmington t;
was at Odesaa the last Of July l do not know
Taylor, but recognize the prisoner ~ the man
saw in the bar room then Taylor ppoka OF trad.
ing horses, bnt did not SEQ trade was not
at the inquest on the body OF Mackey, but was
at the interinent the following Saturday the
Dody ha1 on dark pants, white shirt had fine knit
Rt.1n mn, ,-l...
body IL was IN the edge Of the creek in a box.
Loceri,g Long s'corn Lived near McDon-
omgh, (the Testimony OF this witness was materi-
ally unimportant)
., Gahe Miller s,so',a Lived in Wilmington July
sOtd; keep tile White Horse Hotel ; a man came
TO my house on the evening Of the Both OF July I.
don't know who he WAS horse carriage and bar.
meas were left there that nigh - -.
y: B' stephens snorn was Deputy Coroner
Of this county the 3Oth Of July ; tie next day
held an inquest on the body (witness here de-
sciibed from the plot where Mackey's body was
found E; he was found In the western side Of he
creek ! made limo fast to Inn and drew him to
the shore the man was about II. . in. and in
weight about 100 lbs. had on dark pants. white
shirt, woven undershirt, blue vest no hat, button.
cd gatters, and stockings his body WAS IN the mar
row side Of the creek the head down stream I
took the body out it was shutdown and after
bringing the body to the shore went TO Odessa
and summoned jury took the body out on the
bAnk and held All inquest l got box from the
undertaken and put tho body in 1t, left it unii
next morning whenl brought DR.. Ashcraft to ex-
anime the head, as some OF tho jury thought
there were evidences of violence / searched tho
body and found tobscco-box, key, and knife |;
tall these articles were prsluced,) did not take
any clothing OF at that true had the body
buried Saturday, Aug. !, in the Potters' Field ;
saw the Dedy since on August 5 had the body
dislnterred and held another inquest August g. /;
| u was the same body had formerly buried !;
| the clothing WAS then taken off, a piece OF the
Pantaloons and part Of the shirt at the second
inquest James Mackey claimed il as his brothers
body The gators, part OF the pau q, aud vest
were produced and offered in evidence)
Qross-examined do not know who first
saw the body ; it was about 7 p. NJ when | saw
IT, DR.. Ashcraft found neither the skull nor
scalp injured at the disinterment the Doctor
made regular post norton examination the
next examination showed TINT the body was in a
state OF decomposition, the face swollen and
turned dark, put the face had not fallen in.
george C0f'nhn s'rOrn: | followed the Den.
Coroner to Drawers Creek and saw the bodv
was one OF the july the body was taken out Of
tne water ana put into soat and examined
| then It was put into box, mai ed up and we ali
went home did not seo il again until An nat
= recognized 1t by the clothes and the log be.
ing bent ; am positive it was the same b63y I
had seen before.
Or. AstcrdJf s,o0ra Live at Odessa and WAS
summoned to attend an inquest at Drawers
creek Ill July last; made an examination of the
ma any wound nor fracture on the head the
SKIN was swollen and discolored; saw no marks
OF violence; made another examination Aug.
and removed the scalp and found the skull un
INJURED Dr STROUD was with me; we did not ex-
anime the lungs or stomach there was dislo-
cauon IN one OF the wrists found one OF the
JOINTS stif; removed the articles exhibited by
the Dep. Coroner ~
Cross Examined. l did not observe the yris.
on Tie hrst examination dislocatlop of the
wrist might occur to living or dead body.
Df' =. Y. IL. Stroud s,DOyn Live at tarkes.
burg, Pa. knew Taylor and Mankey saw Mack
ey last alive July eth he weighed 1877 pounds
brothers Elish Mackey resembles his brother
very much he ID said to be Roberts twin broth
or II. A. Mackey lived in Parkesburg | board.
90 AZ the same house with him the next time
saN nm was August sth, dead | recognized
niu from MS general appearance, Clothes teeth
and lame leg he had but two ineision teeth in
ms upper jaw that is a rure occurrence bIp
brothers teeth are the same way ; he had n stiu
ness IN the left knee ! recognized his tobacco
OF July 9th, driving sorel horse
saw tiie carriage next Aug. It'll, ut Mr.. Roberts,
ID Mlddletown, and recognized 1t and took il
away ; next day identified the harness at AIer's
III Wilmington.
Thomas Good, Sro,1i Live at Parks.buro pa
H. A. Mackey was my brother-in-law Mackey
ieil my place At T.. Nj on July 81 He had !,
sorrel horse and second hand buggy il WAS nv
property got 1t back two weeks after from DR.
STROUD 1 last SAW my brother alive on the 27tI
OF july he came to my house and Changed his
morse Tor lnlha, saying his horse was tired
Charles Floyd s'rorn Have lived at Chat.
nam, IA, Tor the two past years | am n tailor .
wlthin the past year made diagonal chester
held coat for Mackey; that was between lie lin
and 18Th OF July 1873 | have never seen finn
coat since lpnt his two initials g - and
" NJ, inside OF the coat with white cotton on
Top aud black cotton on the bottom pnt them
on at my own option /: | would know the coat |
Goat produced that was taken from Tay;nrl.'
mat Is positively tho coat those are the Initials
put IN Mackey lived about milo aud a half
from me. ''''''
:. James MmW S,oorn Reside in Lewisv;lls |
Shester Co.. Pa, lived there the 2stb of ,JnIy . |
knew H. A. Mackey know TAYLOR [ went to |
onio with Sheriff Armstrong for the purpose of |
gettlrg Taylor before going got a reauisjt,on
from the Gov Of Delaware found rayInr tn,ra
IN jail got there on Saturday. and on Mon5ay |
following, Sheriff Armstrong, Rowe, Taylor AMI |
myself came on (: / had q conversation Viii, Tan-
LOT III jail; allusion was made to Mnckey,s ae,fL |
! asked him why he was there: lie said he had
ooeen arrested OH false charge; he said he mai |
Mackey at Newark, and rode with him To Chris.
ana thence to st. Georges; he said they war.
driving along mud he ran into tree and tbrnn
him OUT he got out to lift the carriage around |
aud led the mare across the bridge and came |
back but did not see Maekey, | asked him |
why lie did not give the alarm: he said |
there Is where did wrong; shen he said |
he got into the wagon and drove through OBJ -
81 to Mlddletown he did not stop in Odessa |