Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-10-10

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the dancing house, and that was the
last he saw of him. The murdered
mans movements after this are com
pletely lost, and nothing more is
heard of him In the evidence until
found dead on the track by White
and others. In this interval Lockley
disappeared, and it is possible that
the men seen standing alongside the
road at Pigeon Hill by Smallwood
and Bolden can throw some light on
the mystery.
The time of night given by the
darkies in the evidence widely differ,
but it is reckoned that Lockley
reached the dance about u o'clock,
left about / and returned to Pigeon
Hill about ,.
The train that ran oyer Jockeys
body reached Berryville shortly after
5 o'clock. 1t was a double header
freight. The condition of the trunk
of the body, which was only slightly
SCARED, shows that the engines could
have hardly passed over 1; and left it
in a recognizable shape,ss the sshpans
ride only or inches above cross
ties In Hsgerstown the train g crew
examined the engines and found no
traces of blood and clothing, which
bears this statement out. On the
rear wheel of third car from the en-
CINE was found piece of clothing
and some blood spots. The suppo-
sition is that Lockley was thrown
beneath the car wheels BY his muir
derers after the engines had passed
The cOlored men held In jail we're
released by Justice Crow, after the
jury rendered the verdict. They
volunteered TO testify before the jury,
aud the tales they told showed some
patched work, except Banks and
Martin who told very straight stories.
The testimony of other colored
witnesses was rambling and discon-
nected msinly, aud had TO be drswn
from most of them. 1t showed in
some instances that they knew more
than they told. We give their evil
dence in a connected way, together
with the testimony of other witnesses
DR.. Cyrus Mccormick, who made the
autopsy, gave as follows the result of his
examination of the body: Wound above
and below eyebrow on left hand side in
cised; nearly whole OF scalp torn oil, and
skull fractured all ribs on right side OF
chest broken, nearly sll on lett side; all
clothes literally torn OIL; left arm mash
ed OIL entirely four inches below elbow:
right shoulder Joint crushed; left leg
severed entirely al hip Joint; right leg
almost entirely just above knee; right
foot also al ankle Joint; lower third Of
spine and right hip Joint crush
Ell; neck broken. The Doctor said he
found no stabs or shots on body, and
that wounds on skull could have been
inflicted by club or rock. The absence
of blood on track evidences that life was
extinct before the body was run over by
train. The blood found on track, he
would conclude, owing 10 the small
amount, was veinOus blood, and not arte-
rial, showing that the heart had ceased
its functions.
LORLNZA WHITE-Witness swore that
John LOckley, VIM. Robinson, George
Jackson, Walter Martin and others at
dance. An altercation occurred in yard.
the participants being the said Jackson.
LOckley, Martin and one Charles Taylor.
Saw no licks passed. Got Jackson away
and quiet was restored. LOckley left al
ter fracss; didn't know the hour. Saw
no other difficulties. Witness left dance
with George Jackson, Rebecca Jackson
and John Tracy. Coming 10 town was
passed on railroad by Banks and anoth-
er colored man. Found body, (place al
ready described); identified il as Lock
ley's. Called Banks, who was already
ahead of him, and told him of ii. Banks
answered he knew it. Didn't know
amount of time elapsed between fracas
and time body found. As leaving dance
train went North. Didn't know when
Martin left dance. LOckley al dance
seemed 10 be somewhat drunk Identi-
ned Jockeys watch in Martins hands
al disturbance at dance. Came on to
town, and had Mr.. Crow informed
WM. FRENCH-knOws Lockley. Com
ing away from dance with Mamie Coop
er, saw body on track. Went back TO
tell the people at Teims Tracy's.
MAMIE COOPER-KnOws LOckley
Saw no disturbance al dance. Left dance
| with French. No one passed them. Com.
ing home found body. Came on, then
French went back.
JOHN TRACY.-Stayed al dance /.
hours after Lockly left. Lockley lef
with Lewis Smallwood, (white) Stew,
Bolden (white), and Lewis Jackson
Didn't see Lockley any more. Witness
left dance with LorenZa White and Re
becca Robinson. Some more behinC
| them. Left Geo. jackson laying in the
yard. Georges wife tried 10 bring him
and wouldn't come. saw Banks and
| Martin in DR.. Kerfoot's field. Came on
| and found body. Martin and Banks hav
| ing passed them. Saw them IN distance
and White called them. Banks answered
| Believed Lockley was partly drunk. Wit
ness on Monday testified again in Court
house. Jonas Thompson knocked Geo
Jackson down. Lockley wasn't in light
| Will Robinson there and run away, af
ter throwing stone. Lockley rode away
on Lewis Jackson's horse with Small
wood (white) and BOlden (white), anC
said he would get the black s-O-a-b-
| meaning RobinsOn)
Blanche Taylor Geo. Robinson's wife
| Disturbance at dance. Came away with
| Tracy. Didn't examine body, neither
did Tracy. Didn't Overtske anybody
Her husband came on behind them
| Fuss at dance. After several contrscic
tory statements finally said Fred Robin
son in fuss, and st first believed her broth
| or WAS in fusS and An wanted 10 Ouiet m,