The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-17

tue uupEluClpi0A Pais'eoe0"eN
took the matter in hand and disposed
of it in a summary manner. The prin-
cipal actor in this drama was Mr.. W. Ia
Taylor, who has resided in Clay town
ship for many years, and who was a man
of wealth and influence, and who, here
tofore, has always been looked upon as
respectable and worthy gentleman
He is the father of large and interest
ing family of children, some Of whom
have attained the age of maturity, and
naught can be said against the charae-
ter of any. This man Taylor mas
recently fallen into the paths OF
vice, thereby disgracing hi: family
and running his formerly envia'
BILE reputation. He almost entirely
absented himself from his wife, and
took up his abode with disrputabie
family named Masters, there being sew
eral young women in this den of In
iquity. Taylor, for some time, so qui'
city conducted his visits 70 the house OF
Masters, and gave such plausible ex'
cuses to his wife for his absence from
home, that Mrs. Taylor only became
aware of tue criminality and cmelty OF
her husband when advised by her
friends to 60 to the house of Masters,
and see and judge for herself. Her hus-
band had been absent several days, and
Mrs. T., unable to endure the suspense
any longer, proceeded to the house OF
Masters, aud arriving there she discov-
cred her husband surrounded by three
or four young women, one Of them
named "Clint" Observation-Disclosures
ly carressing him. A scene followed
which we are unable to describe-and
we are glad of it. The ins,tlted and
outraged wife severely leproached her
guilty husband, and his confusion in be-
ing detected was great. To add fuel to
the fame of his wife's anger and cha
grin, the shameless and heartleSs Mrs.
Masters threw herself lovingly into the
arms of Taylor, entwined her arms
about his neck, and, interjected with
kisses, she cried "oh, my love, you
shall never leave me; never, never "
In utter disgust and dismay Mrs. Tay-
lor returned to her home, leaving her
husband with the women of the town.
A few days after this occurrence Tay-
lor fercibly took from her mother a
daughter five years of age, and compell-
ed the eldest daughter, by threats, to
clothe the child as he wished; he then
proceeded with his innocent little girl
to the house of prostitution and con-
signed her to the care of the vile in
mates. Mrs. Taylor endeavored to pro-
cure a warrant for the arrest of Taylor
and the prostitutes, but Taylor eluded
the officers of the law, and the women
were only arraigned on trial. Mrs. Tay-
lor failedlto substantiate her charges,
and she not knowing the proper course
to pursue, the prisoners were discharged.
Popular feeling having been aroused to
a very high pitch by the unnatural and
inhuman actions of Taylor, quite a
number of persons collected together
and resolved that they would proceed in
a body and rescue the child by force, let
the consequences be what they might.
After discussing the question at some
length, however, they thought proper to
POSTPONE the 'rescue" for the present,
and they dispersed. On the same night
Taylors eldest son, accompanied by a
friend, entered Masters house to search
for the child, which created tumult
among the cyprians. Taylor made his
appearance, and endeavored to dissuade
his son from continuing the search,
using violent language, in which he
only desisted by his son drawing a re-
volver and threatening to shoot him.
The son was compelled to leave without
finding the child, as was the mother
also, who subsequently endeavored to
find the daughter, the kidnappers hav-
ing locked the child up in a Iemote
apartment, and gagged the little one to
prevent her answering when her mother
called to her. When these facts were
made known, together with the fact
that Taylor had driven a part of his
family from home, general uprising OF
citizens took place, who held short
chose leader, and started
for Taylor's residence, the crowd num-
bering abcut thirty stalwart men.
Arriving in front of the house, n
formal demand was made for the return
of the child to her mother, threatening
serious consequences if the demands
were not promptly complied with.
Taylor nervcusly presented himself,
(although trying to assume a bold
'front.', and declared that the child was
his, and he would remove il from that
house when he pleased. He was in
formed that the child would be taken
from Masters house by force, and him
self tarred and feathered if lie interfered
in the matter. The men then started
on "double-quick" for Masters resi-
dence. Upon arriving within half a
mile of the place a halt was made to
consider the best plan of attack. Two
men were sent ahead to gain peaceable
admission to the house, and to prevent
the doors being fastened. The company
had proceeded but a short distance
when Taylor was seen coming down a
hill, toward the "main body with all
the speed he could muster, aud tried by
threats TO intimidate the men. This
piece of strategy failing, race took
place between Taylor and the men, both
he and they arriving at the scene Of
action about one and the same time
TAYLOR made n grand effort TO gain