Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-24

had given was hsve seen the creek atiow and
high tide have seen mud bank there but II
was shallowly curved.
Cross examined was not engaged at the
repairing but passed it every day saw them at
work cannot say that all four wings were re-
paired.
Burqaa A Godfrey stoorn Live in Whining
ton; keep boarding house nayiRated the
Delaware river for 80 years familiar with
the tide; 20 miles an hour is the difference OF
1es between Appoquinimink creek and Phila-
delphia it is 50 miles from this creek TO Phila-
delpa.a we allow an hours difference in II miles
to fho~tide in the creeks in the IL hours there
are ebb and hours Hood at given point.
.J0seph Taylor stoorn sm Joseph H Taylors
father; he will be 20 in April live at Lewisyille
ne lived with us until he went into the lightning
rod business; he had the rheumatism 20 badly
he had " go OF cTuteh ard cane; be left home
last NAV; this disease has continued unu now;
his right kuee has been swollen aud blistered; |
knew Mackey IA years; he and my son were on
good terms; often saw them together; know my l
son = clothes; recOlect he took bis clothes away |
the rhursday before he went into the lightning |
rcd business; (showed coat this is my sons
coat; lie took two dark suits away with him. he |
has been at my house twice since; no other |
clothes have been sent him.
Gross examined He got the coat at oxford |
early iii the spring have seen Mackey and Iay-
lur drink together about two years ago don
know whether he had his clothes in bundle or
yalse.
John S. Taylor srorn: Live at Oxford am
no relation TO prisoner knew Mackey 8 or l0
years ego ; knew Taylor 10 or II years Mackey
lived miles form from me aud Taylor about 8
miles they were slwsys friends saw them At
oxford together or ten days previous to the
Mackey trouble they we're in a friendly CONVEX
sstioD. have seen them frequently together.
George j. Mdoley slcOrn Live III Chester
| Co., Pa; am no relation TO Robert A. Mackey;
knew Mackey and Taylor or yesrsi live about
I miles from Mackey fstheri the relation be-
| tween these two men seemed always friendly.
Il u. 4 tra Iatr
where TAYLOR resided aud have known him IL
years; knew Mackey when l saw him; the rela-
ions between Taylor and Msckey were good, as
| far at know.
Thomas Il. E,cing affirmed Live at Lewis
vile; knew Taylor since he was boy kne"
Mackey the relations between these Two we're
good never knew of their qusfreling.
.Juhn r. Mcbride 6 orn Live at BucyruF,
Ohio ; l am INST cousin to Taylor /; have lived at
Bucyrds years l am al engineer IN the ear
ly part OF the summer Of 1874 had correepon-
| dence with Taylor / have those letters got
them from Taylor in prisoni l wrote
two Of the letters, my wife the other at my re-
que 1t; mailed the lettersi (Mr. BayArd here
read tue letters aud offered them IN evidenceD l
eaw Taylor for the first time after writing, on
Aug. 1st; that was at Bucyrus he came TO the
engine room and remained with me untl dinner
} time, when he went home with me; he was at my
house weeks and days before lie was
arrested; he did nothing but one day
when he worked with me IN the shopi had
work arranged for him when he was
J arrested LIE was TO get work painting ware
house IT terms could be agreed upon the
nr.t knew OF the attempt at arrest was II
o'clock on the day OF his arrest the sheriff and
crowd came to my house, surrounded and
searchedit Taylor was out walking at that time
in the direction of the Union school house,
3 about squares from my house saw him
sids from where the crowd
: was motoned my hand and he came across
= The fence directly towards me said TO him
; Joe, they are after you to arrest you. l heal
there is large reward offered for you. What art
h you coming here forl' He SAID Il have dont
j. nothing that am afraid OF | told him the.
we're bound to arrest linn; he told m'
q II there was any arIesuug to be donl
:, TO take him to the Sheriff l tool
Z him TO the Sheriff who said to bring hin
. us he wRs the mau he had been hunting al
Il morning the Suerid took INN 10 jail Tayle
y had every chance to escape hut did not attemp
u to do so | visited him with my wife Ia the jail
Il my wife asked him where hlH coat was lie HAi
IA Tie Shelf had taken it he now has Oh the coat
u took Inn out of hs yaiise was with him whe
v Hamnill came INTO the jail Hammill saw m
D. wife and / and tur ed around and went ou
le calling the Sheriff out | saw no interview be
+ tween Hamnill and Taylor when Taylor cam
ot to Bncyrus he was slightly lame with rheumi
d tsm Oh the Saturday and Sunday before b
Ia arrest lie WAS III company with some young me
to whom hai int uoduced Mm Taylor wol
~ dar., snuff -cUlored hat Qdenuhed u
ld hatJ; a reporter of The Crawford county y
I'd run visited Taylor and that paper published
10 statement which Taylor made openly to the r
he porter IN the presence OF the sheriff and mysel
We the sheriff did not state TO Taylor why lie vi
" arrested he was arrested August lfth, and I
ey ken away OH Monday the interview the sherli
lie reporter and had with Taylor lasted about
ou minutes when left him on that oocasisn / lie
as no one with him the sheriff was i'll the jail va
H., Ahen | went out of the jail this yard Ii g
We closed by common Iron fence about b fe
It'll high the population OF Bucyrus is about Il
re; QUO.
cA john Taylor was recalled and identified d
u Lat which Mcbride Identified as his sons hat.
d.; Leicis Armstrong srorn twas the Sheriff
lat New Castle County the last years and j.
IN went out Of Office | visited OHIO 10 bring Ii
VIII lor home Mr.. Hammill first applied to me, 81
hat lug lie lad requleition he wanted me to
ave aud was ieluctant then 81 bad other pressl
sap busne-s-but went | had man picked {
.wo TO 20 with me, but Hammll seemed anxious
iow 70 and get his expenses rad paid his
in peness [ first saw Taylor at the jail on Sumo
ind morning | did not know him previously
the started away with him on Monday morning
all 3 O'Clock | rat near him with MIR. Hammul
!. 40 rome time for the irst 100 miles il
sleeping car we slept about hours was
IN, Tue bunk with Taylor dt ring the whole jour
'ny- he made no statement to me as checked Ii
tsr heard hIm make no statement to Hsmmlll
ted told Herdman, the jailor, that no one was to
| allowed TO see Taylor as | would allow no |
tier fame language used towards any prisoner.
man The defense here closed at about 5.l5 T..
was and Deputy Attorney General Hodgson CT
It, | menced tue argument foi the state sub-tanti
the a follows
ortly Tins IL an exceedingly serious matter, gen
a TO men Of the Jury. You are empannelled a
got Jury OF twelve honest citizens TO set in j.
ment upon fellow bang. 1t is for you u
bout whether or not from the evidence which
lpou come from the witness box, the prisoner at
} my bar Is guilty of the crime with which he sta
Elk- charged. IL Is nos for you to take the evidt
I the rom counsel; but from the facts you are to
ere termine. l am not disposed TO tell you whe
same or not believe him guilty or innocenti W
leet DO oversteppipg my duty II a.
I raw you TO take NY private feelings as evide
lay when you men from every part OF the State
n ~ as capable 0; forming your Judgment as or
toll one else would be. | am not seeking for
i'm to mans blood, but as an honest officer OF
! up. state but ark that you do your duty and
over that no man shall come into your State and
| ex- laJe your laws with impunity.
n; / II 10 alleged to be fact that horrible C
eason has been committed within the borders Of
rk. state. IL is alleged that Joseph H. Taylor
Il evi- prisoner ut the bar, committed this dire
40 determine whether 1t be fact, you arr
from ones 10 do It, believe l can comprehend
knew responsibility Of IL men M PASSING upon
ltionz low being ia capital felony therefore N
ssume ark that the mat CT be weighed fairly, aud
thlnA etly-that every circumstance be conside
everything that was said or done from the
oxford day tue prisoner met Alackey ut the Deer
Taylor Hotel, at Newark uutll he returned from
miles Take it all and from these facts arrive at
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