The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-07-26

Susan Ednger. Am adaughter of Mr.. Loucks. On
the Saturday that Mr.. Lackey killed, saw three
men at the corner of the ally that runs from Main
street towards the mill. Saw them dividing cartrid-
ges. Think the men here are the same men. Think
all three got of the cartridges. Saw them towards
the depot.
Thomas Davis. Was employed at Booths hard
store the 2sth of April last. Saw defendant
and two other men at Booths store between three
and four o'clock Saturday, the 2sth (Witness
pointed to the two Jones' as two of the men.) Saw
the other afterwards in JAIL and they called him
Stephens.
On cross examination witness said he knew the
Jones boys, had been acquainted with them at Coal
ton more than year before that time-had sold them
goods when witness selling goods at Miners Sup
ply Store in Coalton.
Benoni Gray jr. Saw Luke Jones Saturday,
April 2Sth between and six O'Clock in the
ing, going down the railroad, opposite Gray's Foun-
dry. Two other men were with him-since learned
| their names were Jones and Stephens. See them in
| the room now. was standing on the bank in front
of my fathers house, fifteen feet from he rail-
road when they came walking down the railroad eat
ing cakes, and when nearly opposite to they sat
| down the railroad and all loaded revolvers. Two
of tha revolvers bright looking and the other
was long, dark looking rusty revolver. After
they had loaded their revolvers they got up and
walked down the railroad until the bend of the road
took them out of my sight.
Cross examined. They remained loading their
volvers some two three minutes. They saw me.
Did not notice their dress. Luke Jones had light
mustache.
James Lambert. Live between keystone and
Irwin's Station. Was at home Saturday evening,
| April 2Sth. Saw defendant and two other pas 8
our home about dusk. Defendant asked me how far
| 1t to Irwin's Station told him 1t about a
mile. was about fifty feet from them.
On cross examination witness failed very much in
| attempting to describe the
Catharine Hoch. Live quarter of mile northeast
| of Irwin's Station. Knew Anderson Lackey. He
| lived quarter of mile from Think defen-
| dant Saturday night. Two men came in at my
| front door. They looked very much alike-light or
| fair complexion-rather slender
1t after nine O'Clock. Did not see them have
any arms as they came in. They had stick. One OF
| them drew revolver on after they came in. Saw
one of them have a revolver. Saw but one revolver
Cross examined. Defendant looks Ucry much like
| the man. think am correct in my iudgment-God
forgive If 1 am not right. Am quite that
fendant had mustache Clothes dark-rainy night,
and their clothes were wet.
Maggie Hoch. Saw defendant our house some
| fifteen twenty minutes after niue o'clock the
Saturday night that Lackey killed. Two other
| men were with him. Have and identified the
two since, aud learned that their names Will
liam Jones and Stephens. Two of them had revolver
Ida Hoch. Saw two men at our house about twenty
minutes after nine ON Saturday night before heard
of Lackey's death. Defendant was of them. The
other looked very much like him, One of them had a
revolver Got glimpse of third man. am thir-
teen years of One of the taller than the
other. Cannot tell about their clothing. They had
hatstoerably large hats pulled down their heads.
Katie Hoch. Remember of the circumstance of Mr..
Lackey's death. Heard of it on Sunday morning. On
Saturday night two men were at house, between
fifteen and twenty minutes after nine. Defendant
one of them. The other looked very much like
him. Both had revolvers. The one pointed at me
bright while the other was dull looking, or not
bright When the Jones boys were in Jail, and
my my sister, the Lambert boys, Mrs Lackey and
her little girl, were in the room, when they were
brought in, and recognized them.
Samuel Ward Measured tracks, going to-
wards the residence of Mrs. Hoch Saw the same
track my farm. Saw Laban Stephens going along
where measured the tracks. CWitness here produced
the of the tracks Lackeys and in his
field. Thew correspondent The tracks were remark
ably wide for their length.
Sheriff Cherngton. pair of boots were exhibited
to witness, which he said he took off of Laban Ste
phens perhaps the Sunday evening after the murder.
Gilbert N. Lackey. Laban Stephens to my
house the 18th of April. and remained two
weeks. He left on Friday morning, the 27th He and
I came on the cars to Jackson. do not know where
he went after that. The Prosecuting Attorney asked
the witness if he knew whether Anderson Lackey
had money in the house during the time that Ste
phens was at the house of Witness Objected to and
argued and TIL Court decided competent. On Tues
day night Anderson Lackey got money for horse he
had sold.
Cross examined. Did not see him get the money
Saw 800 of it after he was murdered.
Mrs. Lackey. Laban Stephens at our house
three times during the time he at Gilbert Lack
ey's The first time he came was the night my hus-
band sold the horse. He sold the horse for s05. The
money in the machine drawer. Stephens and
John Gullett came to our house the Thursday night
before the murder. They knew that the money
in the house. Stephens left on Friday morning.
JohI Mcclure. Live three quarters of mile from
where Anderson Lackey lived. Witness described IA
number of tracks in the vicinity
Samuel Ward. Took the measurement of another
track, in the potato patch. about noon on Sunday.
(This applied to pair of boots produced
in Court.)
James Prater. Am acquainted with William Jones,
Luke Jones and Laban Stephens. Was at the arrest
the parties, in Kentucky, on Thursday after the
murder Saw the Jones boys the Thursday before the
accident. They were in Coalton.
j. W. Kinneer. Live near Madison Furnace. The
narrow gauge railroad passes my home. About eight
O'Clock Monday morning after the murder the de-
fendant and another man who looked very much like
him, passed, walking down the track towards Iron
ton. This twelve miles from jackson.
- Carrigan. Live in Chillicothe. On Saturday,
9Th of May, went the train with the defendant ard
his brother from Jackson to Chiicothe and talked
with them all the way. They under the charge
pfShcrif Cherington and Deputy Steele, and were
.hackl-d together. Objection made and the jury
out. when witness stated that he was newspa
per man. and had down to get information for
his paper. On the street asked permission of the
Sheriff to converse with the prisoners When they
seated In the car the Deputy, and erhaps the
Sheriff, seated In the seat b-hnd the prisoners,
and witness in front of them. Witness told them
that Stephens had weakened, had given the whole
thing away to the officers. Then the talk proceeded.
Here the Court said that it not necessary to
farther. The confessions if any, under such cir"um-
stances, were clearly Incompetent The witness then
stood aside, and the jury returned.
John Rhodes. Know Luke Jones' Saw him oil the
Saturday before the murder. Saw him and Bill on
Sunday night after the murder
Mary Co Lackey. Know Laban Stephens. He WAS
working for ibert ackey before fathers death. Do
not know whether he knew money being in fathers
house.
John Gullett. Been acquainted with Luke Jones
20 years. He is distant relation of mine.
Saw him the 2nd of last May, In the evening, in
Boyd county, Kentucky. Had Il conversation with
him. (Here three loaded revolvers were brought in
and fourished around, when they were taken out,
and the loads taken out.) Witness described the
volver that the possession of Luke Jones;
1t from him the same day, and it to the Sheriff.
Went to DIR. MarshalIs to see Luke and Bill Jones.
Lewis Moore in. Met Luke about 200 yards be-
low there Went to store. He said he had got into
the worst scrape he was ever in. Weasked him what
it He said Labe Stephens told him he knew
where he could get S700-it at Lackey's. They
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stood while he, Luke,
and Will went In and demanded the money, when
Lackey sprang at him, and was about to take the re-
vOlver from him, when he shot him through the
heart Then they
Cross examined. Lived within mile and a half of
each other in Kentucky. We were always
friendly 1t on the End day of May that met
him at DIR. MarshaIl's. / had heard that they were
there think it WAS the 3rd day of May that they
were arrested. assisted in arresting the parties.
Got $50 for my trouble. Came to Ohio with the pris
on the 4th, and started back on the 9Th. Got
about 81 at the Bank in jackson Sheriff Cheering
ixed it could get it. Got about $50 The first
time here The Sheriff gave 1t to me. That
all the money got in this case. Came here be-
cause subpgnaed. Wrote to the Sheriff for
money to pay nv expenses. He sent s.. l was in
the penitentiary in Kentucky-in prison. l cannot
read.