The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-12-13

noon, April 2Sth. Saw third at the door, but
could not identify him.
Thomas Davis. Same as last witness Saw Stephens
at the door, 1t was between three and four O'Clock.
b. Gray, Jr., called Live near the railroad, below
the NJ. & G. Depot. Saw defendant and Luke and Bill
Jones on the railroad, opposite fathers house. They
were walking down the railroad, between five and six
O'Clock. This the evening that Lackey
killed. They sat down a cross-tie and loaded their
revolvers. Each had revolver. After they had
loaded their revovers they walked down the railroad.
| George Howe called. On the afternoon of the day
Lackey killed. saw stephens, Luke and Bill Jones
walking down the Portsmouth Branch of the railroad.
| 1t was between five and six O'Clock.
Mrs. Roch called. Live about half a mile from
where Lackey lived. On the night that Lackey
killed persons came to my house and wanted to
come in and search the house. Luke and William
Jones came in, and and my daughters left Did not
see or hear any other person.
Maggie Hoch called Saw Luke and William Jones
and Laban Stephens at house the night of the
murder of Lackey.
Cross examined. Luke Jones came in first. lie
passed me- started up stairs Bill Jones followed
close after him. We started to follow them up stairs,
and turned back. The Jones boys were coming down
stairs, when Stephens came step two into the
| room, and closed the door. He remained In the
room two three minutes. Stephens then went out.
After Stephens went out he said: Come boys, let's
go.,'
ed revolver at mothers breast and said 'Your
money or your life' My sister Katie grabbed his
hand and pushed it up towards the ceiling. Luke
knocked the lamp out of mothers hand.
Ida Hoch. Saw three men at mothers house on the
night of the Lackey murder.
Cross examined. The Jones boys into the
house, and went up stairs Saw the glimpse of third
man just inside of the front door.
Katie Hoch called. About twenty minutes after
nine, on the night Of the Lackey murder, Luke and
| William Jones came into house. Heard third
man speak, but did not see him.
Sheriff Cherington called Identified pair of boots
as the boots of Laban Stephens. Also identified
volvers and cartridges.
Samuel Ward called. Saw tracks in the vicinity -
took the measure of tracks, which correspond with
the size of the boots of the accused
Madison Dawson called and sworn. Saw tracks on
Sunday morning, Lackeys, and they correspond
ed with the shape of boots in Court. Saw tracks
same shape the residence of Mrs. Hoch.
T. w. Steele called. Witness testified measure
ment of tracks, which correspended with boots of
cused
about two O'Clock in the night going into Coalton
on the night of the murder. One of the
smaller than the other two.
Peter Prater called and Identified the re-
volvers as having been the property of Luke and Will
liam Jones.
William Loft called and sworn Recognized the re-
volvers as the property of the Jones boys.
At this point the ball taken from the body of Lack
ey was examined by the jury.
Buck Easom called and sworn. Saw Luke and WILL
liam Jones and another man-did not know him. on
the day of the Lackey murder, in Coaton. Identified
of the pistols the property ofW lillian JONES'
William Jones was brought from Jail and sworn.
My name is William Jones and am brother of Luke
Jones' Know Laban Stephens. See him now in Court.
Saw him in Coalton in the evening of Friday before
the murder of Lackey. We together perhaps
couple of hours When he first up asked him
where he had been at work. He said he had been
digging ore for farmer south of Jackson He asked
me if knew whether there any money in any of
the saloons. told him did not know. We had some
further talk about money, and he then said he knew
where we could get some money below jackson. He
told me man there had sold a horse for money, and
he had money besides. I partly agreed to go the
night of the 27th but did not go, and my brother
Luke was told about 1t, and we started Saturday
afternoon. We got revolver from Andrew Moore.
Stephens had a revolver. am sure 1 saw Stephens
have revolver when we were down on the railroad.
We first went to the hardware and bought some
cartridges. Luke bought the cartridges. got some
of them when we were down street. We all three had
the cartridges Loaded revolvers down on the
railroad, below town. From that place went down
the railroad Irwin's Station they called it. Ste
phens said 1t mile three-quarters of a mile
from the railroad to the place where the money was
| and where we were to commit the robbery. 1t
now night. described the ground through which
they passed. We sat down and rested while, then
got us clubs Went piece farther and sat down and
rested. We saw light, and Stephens said the light
was at Gilbert Lackey's house, and that they were
still up. We waited until we could not the light
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| the house. We looked through the window into the
house There was light in the house. Saw woman
and little girl. said did not think they had mon
ey and that Stephens had lied He said he knew the
old man had sold horse, and had money. We wait
ed some ten or fifteen minutes, when Luke and Labe
went in. hardly know what did take place In the
| house. Luke afterwards said that when he went In
the old man was in bed, and he, Luke, asked him
his money, and he said he had none, af5Tlabe-.5ia
him he knew better-he had money. Luke then went
Cd fhn mr.
man sprang out of bed, and he Luke had tussIe
and the revolver being self-acter it weht Labe
said he had fired one shot. close to the house.
and heard two shots. Luke and Labe came out and
Labe said he knew where could get some money
at the house of widow woman who had two or three
daughters and that there men folks about the
house. We went there, and from that place went on
home, to COalton. 1t must have been after twelve
| when we got to Coaton. The house where we went
and where the shooting done, said to be the
property of Anderson Lackey. Recognized revol-
yer as the property of Luke Jones and the pistol
his property Luke had the revolver the night of the
murder. Recognized one pair of boots as his prop
erty. Had them on the night of the murder.
| Cross examined. am the William Jones who has
been convicted and sentenced for the murder. Lake
and had been living at Coalton about two years.
| came from Kentucky to Coaton. Had lived in Ken
lucky about eighteen years. Am twenty-five years
ofage was born at Buckeye Furnace, in this coun-
ty. Luke is younger than am.
I went up to him where he sitting, on Friday,
the 27th. He was playing cards. There were eight
or ten others there the quit playing soon
and we talked together. I had not seen him
time and we shook hands. We went across to bug
gy shed. He said he wanted to have talk with me-
do not know whether Luke in the crowd playing
cards or not. 1.-THE cross examination mostly
calling for repetition of the testimony in chiefl
Had some difficulty with Stephens in the jail. do
not feel well toward him account of his having lied
| to us, and got us into this trouble
The State at this point rested, and
the prisoner and his lawyers retired to
one of the jury rooms for consultation,
and on coming into the Court Room
the attorneys announced that they
would not offer any testimony.
The Court Room was crowded to it's
fullest capacity, by men and women,
during the time that Jones was testi-
flying.
David Davis made the first argu-
ment for the State, and was followed
by c. A. Atkinson, Thomas A. Jones
and James M. Trip for defense, and
closed for the State by E. G. Powell,
Prosecuting Attorney. The Judge
then gave the following charge to the
jury:
| JUDGE Trips CHARGE.
| GENTLEMEN OF THE EJURY:-Laban Stephens,
the prisoner at the bar, is indicted Jointly with
William Jones and Luke Jones, for the crime
of murder in the.first degree.
He is charged in the indictment jas princi-
pal, and so are Luke.and William Jones. Un