The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-24
WAS MACKEY MURDERED I?
INVESTIGATING THE MYSTERY OF A
BROOKLYN Lawyers DEATH.
Tho Corpse In n Kentucky Thicket-Mackey
said to Have Been Wandering About the
Country Iiko n Crazy Mnn-Love Letters.


lucky. about two and half miles east Of New:
port, on last sunday night A laborer employed
ing "A cow came upon the dead body Of man.
J. NJ sophgaie NJ soHthg9wtG, came to, to New
mcdatey summoned jury and proceeded to
the spot. The jury returned at 2oclock yes
terday morning with the body. and Yesterday
forenoon DIR. Winston. the Coroner. held an
inquest Not the slightest clue to the murderer
The body had been lying there. apparently
three weeks. but Il letter from New York. found
In the dead mans pockets bearing date OF Aug
since the 81 of the month The body was black
swollen. and the features were so eaten away
ana and d h Ee tho hair had dropped
on the person, showed that he had a law
the papers found on his person were a
coupon railroad ticket from New York. to
eGc lGm us s. to Sf late" TT bs"y s an" cy
Col. His hands and feet were exceedingly
small for one OF his stature. a ring was cut
without the use Of the knife were buried with
his attire. He WIS dressed in black cloth OF the
very best quality. No watch was found ON his
person. and no other yaluablos except tl5505
In cash in his pantaloons pocket. The hip
pocket in his pants was empty. and the papers
and letters by which he was identified we're IN
swollen that the vest had To be cut on
1t was not ON public road that tho body was
found. This it. mud road, and is known To
comparatively few and travelled by fewer per-
sons. It passes Taylor's woods. which is fro
quented by tramps. and to strangers is an OBJ
vlous hiding place. The spot where the body
was found was less than half mile from the
reservoir. ana about scNrnty-iys yards from
the road side. 1t was In a little thickct " black
locust trees. in small ravinc which set down
the slope Of the hill
When the body was found it was lying on the
back the head wrdg.d down between two
shrubs. and ono foot laid across tn" leg. his hat
in his hand b linen buster and shirt lying
u, his feet. The only wound visible was the
ono ON the back Of his head. which fractured
the skull and was evidently delivered with II
Sir. Z. T. Gnrand. an electrician Of this city
forthe present. and lutrly ofthc Western Electric
Company agency IN New York city WINS per
sonal friend II Jmmgs II. Mackcy. Mr.. Gill;
lind says that Mackoy was "A young man II
ability. about SO ycnrs old. and at times was Of
convivial habits. lie thinks that Mackey spoke
OF graduating at the Cincinnati Law school.
and Is quite sure that he possessed scholarly
auanments He II under the impression that
lady seems 70 cmnirm. In April last the de-
ceased left New York for u business tripto New
heard from him until last night.
The deceased. We have learned since writing
the above. went to New Orleans to attend "a law
suit concerning real estate, The love letters
written hun were signed Alldn. and were
beautifully written. He was III the hnbit of
carrying very fine gold wat and none WAS
on him when found. The money IN his pants
pocket was wafdoi NJ in roll The rail-
road ticket To- st. Louis was marked on the
back, GOOD till August 10" Among tho
papers in h.s pocket were numerous invita-
tons to parties nicely printed. and numerous
receipts Tor WIN" ana supper bills IN New
York city. A late theory OF the murder Is tina,
became Ia Cincinnati. got on n spree. was in.
then robbed and concealed. HIS name IL not
registered at any of the three principal hotels in
el,se d u murder and robbery. Thr people II
Newport are nlu b excited over the matter and
m,"ap t. FRI, ihe murd.rer 1nt II possible
DAY at Evergreen Cemetery, back Of Newport
Hom n, ,ncnnan ka4aber Ag -
Yesterday Mr.. Gilliland, Larry Hazen. md
Mr.. IalIHfrrru. on" of the Curnnrr'~ Jury. visit
ri thu spot whore tho body had been found On
the ground they found the scalp md hair Of tho
dead man. Murh had evidently been pulled on
when they lifted him up in the amp light The
hair WAS matted to the ground and the scalp
lay on a sions-a small stone in u position that
eorr,~ponded 10 the confusion found on the
back of the mans head 10 the left u the crown.
While here. Mr.. jolly tn" dairyman whose
lahoring man found the body on sunday night.
came. joined the party. and told them that som"
people along the river. nearly u mile distant.
mad seen an apparently crazy man there on
Friday. Aug 3. and had talked with HIM. and
Mackey. Under Mr.. Jolly's lead they prOcrrdei
10 the pace. 1t was NJ Browns coal landing,
on the Kentucky side of the ONO. a little below
| a point opposite TIA" mouth Of the Miami, and
higher W than Columbia. Here are houses o.
| cuuied 10y laborrrs. some Of the occupants OF
which had not yet heard OF Mackcys death. They
saw a dozen people who saw Mackcy on IN
and L. NJ. aud three or four Of whom had con-
versed with him. They noticed HIM all tho
more for the rarity u man So finely dressed
appearing there. and from the fact that he acted
and talked Ike crazy man ana drank cnor-
nous amounts ~ water. Mrs, Hutchinson.
curately, and said he came and sat on her porch,
and in the space Of half an hour drank half
dozen glasses OF water. She first saw him
walking VERY, rapidly up from the river. ii"
told ner that he hai been on the cars that there
| an old II an had accused him OF taking the ac-
| cuscr's money. and aiterward had rXOnerated
| him. Then two officers had arrested him. Int
| he had given them the slip. and there were
men out on the road with n wagon waiting for
| him. This lady regarded him as n crazy man,
| and called in a lahorrr and told him her fears.
| The deceased did not threaten or offer violence,
| when h" first drank that he held the glass in
both hands and that his hands trembled. He
| spoke about dreading, exposure. He carried a
| buster on his arm and small package, wore a
| white hat and dark cloth clothing.
After leaving Mrs. Hutchinson's he went 10
| Mrs. McCoy's. about a hundred yards away,
and called for water and drank noticeably large
! quantities of IT, This was only half a mile from
where he was found. At TWO or three other
| about being pursued. Joe BrOokmeyer saw him
and heard him say that he would like 10 gct on
boat, rs he wanted 10 keep of the public high
! this was on the 81 day Of august, and they spoke
| OF him as til" crazy man.
II" was last seen by German woman about
O'Clock III the afternoon, gong up a hy-roal
| that winds around the point IT great hlll.
ascending by terraces in It's side. but not lead
ing 10 the top. This road, after going half a
mil 3, leads into an open field, a sort Of COM
mons. From this point the residence Of Mr.. ;.
! u. Holmes was visible in the southeast. 1t WIS
| the only house in view In an exact line be-
tween this junction of the rOad with the field
| and Mr.. Holiness house was the place where
! the body was found. 1t Is supposed that he saw
| the house, undertook TO 20 10 II to find u road,
III his road ended here. fell in the thicket,
and perished from the blow received
on his head. HIS friends desire To
disinter the body to-day and ascertain
| whether the skull was really fractured or not.
! The eNpensrs of the inquest and intcrm"nt
! We're $lO7, and have been paid out Of the money
| found on the person Of the deceased. A trunk
| key, a handker'hiei and u pair OF sleeve cuffs
| were found whore the body lay The parties
visiting the spot incline 10 the belief that the
man Tell and died from the fall Nevertheless.
none of the facts of his being seen 10y the people
on the river Mt Browns landing exclude the
! suppOaltiun that lac WAS murdered. some VA
| grant may have met him, Knocked him down
! and thrown him into that thlcket. aud then fed.
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