The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-05-03


for Gilbert Lackey.
ELIZABETH * LACKEY.
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Attest: E. G. POWELL.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this Goth day of April, A. d.
1888. B. F. SMITH, Coroner.
DELLA LACKEY-I am II years old.
My fathers name was Anderson Lackey.
L was at home at my fathers house be-
tween and o'clock Saturday evening,
April 2Sth, 1888, with Ma and Pa, and my
brothers and sisters-except Virgie, aged
13, ann John, aged 9. They had gone up
to my uncle Gilbert Lackey's. About 8
or o'clock heard some one outside of
"Hellow, He then asked if there was any
man there by the name of John Smith.
Ma answered: "No sir" She started
toward the door and Pa told her to let
him in. She then opened the door. The
tall man came in and stood at the head of
Pas bed, holding revolver over him.
He told Pa he wanted his money, and Pa
told him he had no money. The man an
sWered: 81 know betterp' Pa said: 81
have been sick for two or three years, and
have not been able to work" The man
then said he had either to give him his
money or his life. Pa then raised up and
Jumped out of bed and tried to catch the
revolver The tall man then shot him.
Pa walked toward the bed, then turned
and lay down near the stove. I only saw
one man in the house, but l saw another
near the door. 1 do not know who fired
the shots, but I thought it was the tall
man who fired both shots. Ma and I
commenced to scream as soon as the shots
were fired. The man left the house as
soon as the shots were fired, and Ma went
to the door and screamed for Gilbert
Lackey. 1 started to Gilbert Lackey's
very soon after the shots were fired. /
stayed up there all night Ma sent me
word by uncle Gilbert that I could stay
there all night Uncle Gilbert's folks
were not in bed when I got there. They
asked me what was the matter. l told
them Pa was shot. My brother was still
up there when got to Uncle Gilbert's.
DELLA LACKEY.
Sworn to etc.
ELLEN LACKEY.-Iwa at my mothers
house between and 8 o'clock on April
3sth, in the evening. Wesley Henson
was in the room with me. About 9
o'clock or little before, I heard revol-
yer or fire-arm of some kind discharged
in the direction of Anderson Lackey's
house and heard the screaming of chill
dren. My mothers house is about one
hundred and fifty yards from Anderson
Lackey's, and in part of the house in
which Gilbert n. Lackey lives. 1t was
perhaps twenty minutes before Della
came after I heard the shots was stand
ing in the yard. 1t was perhaps an hour
before any one went from there, after L
saw Della come up. There were four
men at Gilbert N. Lackey's Sim Henson,
Gilbert Lackey, John Gullet and Wesley
Henson, who was with me when heard
the shots. 1 have not been at the house
since he was shot Jugurtha Lackey
came to Gilbert Lackey's about half
hour after the shooting. John, Gilbert,
and Wesley Henson went after him. Ju-
gurtha and Gilbert Lackey, with Wesley
Henson, then after some little time, went
to Anderson Lackey's house. They
STAYED about two hours then came back,
! and about this morning, Gilbert Lackey
started to town to notify the officers.
her
ELLEN ID LACKEY.
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Sworn to, etc.
JOHN GULLET.-I was at Gilbert Lack
ey's house on April 2sth, between and
o'clock. Wilson Henson came to the door
and said that there was shooting at An
derson Lackey's, and that he heard
screaming. / then went to the door and
heard screaming. 1t was abont two min
utes after he told US till Della Lackey
came up to the house. / then, after hear
ing what was the mater from the little
girl, ran out and got the ak and brought
it in the house. We then stood around
in the house nearly half hour. Wills.
Henson and then went down to Jugur-
tha Lackey's after him, and came back
and got Gilbert Lackey, and went down
to Anderson Lackey's. 1t was about
three-quarters of an hour after we heard
of the trouble till we got to Anderson
Lackeys house. Jugurtha Lackey lives
about a quarter of a mile from Gilbert
Lackey's, and Anderson Lackey lives
about one hundred and fifty yards. When
we got to the house we found Anderson
Lackey dead, lying on the floor by the
stove. Saw no one but the family. Mrs.
Lackey was sitting by the door, crying, L
stayed there about an hour. Jugurtha
left in two or three minutes. Gilbert
started to town about 4 o'clock in the
morning. his
JOHN X GULLET.
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Sworn to, etc.
| The following is the Coroner's verdict:
Deceased came to his death by pistol
shot, the ball passing through the heart,
and lodging in the spine-fired by some
person unknown"
1t will be seen by Mrs. Lackey's testi-
mony that she only saw two men in the
house. From what we learned on the
ground we are satisfied that one man re-
manned on the outside-that there were
three in all.
After the murder of Lackey, these
three men went to the residence of Mrs.
Hochs, widow lady, who resides, with
her three daughters, a mile or so from the
Lackey farm. Here two of them entered
one remaining on the outside again. The
large man demanded money of Mrs
Hochs. She replied that she had no mon
ey. He then drew a revolver and pre-
sented at her, and perhaps would have
fired had not her daughter became fran