The daily gazette., 1874-11-23


OF EVIDENCE.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 2l, 1874.
Court opened at 10 o'clock, Judges Woot-
en-, Houston and Wales Gu ihs bench.
Taylor was brought in the dock looking |
very cheerful, and after calling the Jury the /
case of State VS.. Joseph Taylor, proceeded |
as follows:
Chas. II. Wright,e sworn-Lived ut ST.
Georges July 2S; not personally accquaInt' |
ed with Taylor but have seen him !; saw him
at 81. Georges last summer; l saw him
there with another maD did not see nun
| arrive; it was in the AFTERNOON; Taylor was
| talking with me about some matters; then
started to 60 and wanted the man that
was with him to go; Taylor. picked hun
up and put him in the carriage; Taylor
| unhitched the horse and the man got out;
TAYLOR put him in again; Taylor had on
steel coIored clothes; they had falling
top buggy and bay mare; the horse
head was not headed towards Odessa;
Taylor took the rains; the carriage was
turned drove towards Odessa; the car
riage top was down; don't know whether
there were curtains or not; have never
saw Mackey sihce that day; saw Taylor
the next Thursday coming from the d.
rection of Odessa; no one was with MN;
| lie nau 6 u1HefeuU udEj ho hstH ~ ~
buggy and light bay mare; l saw Taylor
first about six or eight years ago; Taylor
had on about the same clothes when he
returned that Thursday. :,
Charles Floyd was called and requested
to retire from the Court room for a few
minutes.
Henry J. Rowe, sworn Live in Craw-
ford County, State OF Ohio; l am the
sheriff Of that county since January Last;
arrested the prisoner August l7th last
at Bucyrus; got q letter on SATURDAY
evening; on Monday next l arrested MN
near the hub and spoke factory between
. 12 and D. M; took him to jail; ar
. rested him on the receipt Of letter
charging him with murder; (the letter
was here produced when l arrested him
hs had on light pants and dark coat he
\ was in our Jail for week; Sheriff Arm.
IL strong and James Hamlin were with me
/ Sheriff Armstrong produced requisitior
: from the Gov. OF Delaware; Taylorlhnc
!. on the coat described in the letter and
: took it from him; it matched with piece
: Of goods enclosed in the letter; tolC
him he had the mans coat on and h
- said It might be the same goods; wen
| up town and met Mcbride, a cousin o
b his, and was asked II noticed any letter
in the back of the coat, went back ant
}. | noticed "R. NJ" where the name ha'
ia been stitched in and thread picked out
% (thc coat was here produced;) the Goa
Or has not been in my possession since
o. Hamlin had charge OF it; after hndln
~ the letters in the coat went IN an
asked Taylor what X, nj. meant; he sal
= to the best of my knowledge, Rogers an
Butchers Manufacture; that was all tina
u. was said; this was the same dav arreste
H. him: [ did not know the name OF tn
y. murdered man at that time; had COZ
yorsation couple of days after; had So
paper stating the "Mackey murder
4 and Iaylor told me that he and Mackt
le were riding along and had been on bi
drunk. and coming to bridge and goir
80 across Mackey was driving and lickir
- the horse, They had been driving hal
all the round; when they, crossed u
Ior side: Taylor took thc rains; stopped tt
horse and got OIL W mold The horse al
straiahten himself, and told Mackey
ret of lift the hind part OF tho bugs
: around: Mackey got off and instead
doing this sat down on the wing OF II
nd bridge: Taylor said he then heard
'or splash in the water and went back b,
l.. couldnot see him; the horse started and
(Taylor) went and caught the horse a.
,,s tied him to tree; went back TO LOOK
a. him but could not find him; Mack
on was out of sight, he then got in al
lat drove off; (Rowe) then told hun "
to had better have raised an alarm and G
re. the man out; he (Taylor) said he kne
t.. he did wrong in not doing SO; that IS q
haS TnyIor asked me il intended to take ba'
the coat; said if they wish IT. gave t
coat to hammil and got it from him Il
morning. 4 : 40.
reason why airesied him; 1t was on iowa
. | r., ed riult IN TO me- and d
not make any attempt 10 escape. arrest
ees him and SueriG Armstrong came on the 81
lso. urday night alter; got slao reward hand
rise me by Mackey' iatheI; am to get $300 fro
her the Slate; when took this blue coat fro
TAYLOR Mcbride hi ought him light coat;
think he wore this coat when he came
- here.
Nathan Farrell, sworn Liyod at ORA
yer's bridge on tho 2Sth day OF Jui ); was
the corn field; saw carriage about 4
= NJ, two men were in the carriage; IN
, drove up to the eastern side Of the brid
saw n man get out dressed in light cloth
Eh in little while heard splash; looked
and saw man standing on the south WI
wall looking into the water; had full vi
3, ~ OF the man; looked again and the carrlu
, N b9 and mau were gone; the carriage stopped
! 80 the certre of the bridge; might recogn
rs the man by his build but not by ms fe
! oV ures, tnink nc ID iiehte' Aeee"' sN 'H"i,
! 99ee Bayard.
Gross -examined--I stood about the sa
an place that Mr.. Roberto had on the draft
30 was do wn by the bridge and saw the
so riage tracks; looked up a minute ate
ro heard the splash; thought the man
e99 drowning dog, the top of the carriage
oo mn: heard no other sound but splash;
- sight is good.
Rebecca Farrell, sworn-l am the wif'
~ Nathan Farrell and live by Drqwyer's Gre
iremcmber seeing the carriage; there
IAN two nen in the carriage, one driving
lies olLer lying in his lap; the top OF The
the riare was up; the man driving had OF
D the dark coat; the man lying down was in
up shirt sleeves; the horse was dark bay
SWa' ss,a' was walking; the carriage came BY abou
rop. or5 o. M; tie man driving looked bacS
q md me; my eyes aro good.
onic Lewis +. Mcdowell, sworn-Lived
erv- Middletown last July; know Mackey
'nrs oms' TAYLOR; saw Taylor July 29th about 4 p.
thc at Middletown in front OF the stables;
om- was standing in a carriage, did not sec
leave, saw him talking but to whom !
use moi know; the carriage was q buggy wit
er,Da ton and horse was gray; don't know ths
j, bas. nnu have seen the horse before or alter;
know how Taylor was dressed; Taylor