The daily gazette., 1877-04-23

The stone and knife were shown, and
both recognized by the prisoner.
Officer John Cloud testified: Yesterday
morning, about 6:15 O'Clock, Mr.. McCaf-
fey came to the City Hail and stated that
man had beenmurdered on New Castle
road. Officer Jones and myself together
with Mr.. McCaffrey started over, and
found the body lying in the road. The
ground in the vicinity showed that there
had beena a struggle, traced drops of
blood from where the body was to the
ditch, while we were there noticed a
woman with shawl on, which was spot
ted with blood. We arrested her and
on the way to the hall, we questioned
her about the murder, and she let on that
she did not know anything about it,
We then asked her if there wes anyG
other man going with her besides Temple,
ana after some persuasion she confessed
That there was man by the name of
John Rhodes going with her. .i.l,f
About o'clock we went down to
Rhodes house to arrest him, he was sit
ting at the table, and upon being told
that he wss wanted he got up from the
table, and came along with as. He
| made no resistance. ltf iH-t Nt.4
Officer William Jones. sworn:--When
Ar. Cloud, and myself comeup to report
at y o'clock, we met Mr.. McC frey who
| told US about man being killed, and asked
us 10 go with him. We started over ,and
| when we got to the body, there were
| about ten or a dozen colored people
standing around, among them being a
young colored GIRL who seemed to make
very light of the murder. asked what
she knew about it, and she replied that
she knew nothing but she was looking to
see II he had watch about him, that
| belonged to her. L then left her, and
followed up the tracks that led into the
field, and noticed that he had jumped,
took ont my rule, and measuring found
one leap to be four feet, the second four
| and half feet. "'i "'N'"
The third leap that he made he evi-
| IDENTIFY landed in the middle of the ditch.
After came back to where the body was
walked up close to the girl, that had the
shawl on, and discovered that there was
blood on it, the blood seemed to be dry,
| and looked as though there had been
sand mixed in 1it. l took hold of her,
| and ssked her where the blood ON her
shawl came from, and she said that she
did not know tl .s4A F
then arrested her, and on the way
she told as about Rhodes going with her.
After we had arrested Rhodes and locked
| him in the cell. H,-
Mr.. McCatfrey made him take off his
| shoes, and we took them over and plac
ing them in the tracks that was in the
field found them to fit exactly,
Mrs. Mary Duckrey y,sworn;-Sometime
during the night a man Knocked at our
door, and stated that some man was xii.
led down the road.
L said to my husband wonder if that
is not Jim Temple, My daughter did not
say anything to me about seeing Temple
or Rhodes. My husband did not buy
razor. Never heard Temple make
threats against Rhodes but Rhodes has
made threats against Temple. Rhodes
was jealous of any man who spoke to
Lucy. She had three children by Rhodes.
This morning in company with Lucy l
went to see the body, and discovered
that it was Temple. Thought last night
that it was Temple who had been muir
dered because he had not came to the
house as was his usual custom of Satur-
day night. t.l.z-.. 4.. ...
about O'Clock when was coming on
duty met a colored man, and he told
me thrt there was man lying over the
bridge with his throat cut, and that two
officers had gone over. l came on up to
the Hall, and shortly afterwards brought
Lucy in, and Mr.. Jones gave me the
shawl, telling me to lock it up, as it had
blood on it. .,.. .... ...-.
Joseph Duckrey sworn:-I knownothing
about the murder, l went up in the
morning, and saw Temple lying there. /
did not know that he was Killed until
saw him lying there. A man came to
my house in the night between IL and II
o'clock, and said that that there was a
man lying in the road either dead or
drunk,
! was in bed at the time, and would
not get up. We asked him if it was old
Jim Temple, and he said no he guessed
not. The only reason L had for asking
him if it was Temple, was because he had
fashion of coming to orr house on Sat
urday night.
On my way into town 1 met Lucy but
did not see Rhokes, she told me that
Temple was coming out to the house,
when she told me Rhodes might have
been hid but 1 did not see him. Temple
has told me that Rhodes had threatened
to kill him. did not buy razor bs-
cause there were none sold at auction.
Perry DENNY sworn.-Myself and son
were going home, 1 saw something lying
in the road, II said Alf what is that ly-
ing in the road?i he said it was nothing,
looked again and thought it was a boy
that lives at Peters, went up to him took
hold of him and shook him. He was ly-
hold of his arm and leg, and pulled HIM
to one side, 1 then left, and stopped at a
house, and told them that there was a
man lying down the road dead drunk.
They said 1t must be Jim Temple, and
that he must be dead. L said no it was
not Jim because had known him from
a boy. They said again that it must be
Jim, and again told told them that it
was not. The family were mp when went
to the house. 1 know Rhodes; knew of
no difficulty between him and Temple.
I do not think any person could pass
without seeing the body in the road.
Peter S. Blake, sworn-About $50
O'Clock this morning, l left my home at
the corner of Eight and Scott streets; at
the corner of Sixth and Walnut streets l
met Henry Hinkson, who said that there
was man murdered over the bridge, j
asked him who it was, and he said that
II was James Temple. tt
At first thought he was Joking, and
that would walk as far as Fifth. and
Market streets and see if there was
crowd going over, and if there was
would go to. L saw the crowd and
started over; at the bridge l met two
little girls, asked them if there was
man dead over there and they answered
yes, and that it was James Temple
When got over there found the body
lying in the middle of one OF the tracks
told the police that a person could not
cross the field uvithout leaving haaVV /,