New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-12
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Horrible Treatment of n Nif. by Man
of EducatioH-s bz OBJ Hang Him.

of Kducatioh-S M OBJ Hang Him.
We learn the particulars Of savage and
brutal affair which occurred at Medoc, a
small town in Jasper county. Missouri.
from correspondent of the Kansas City
Journal. The mans name who perpetra-
ted the crime is A. D. Taylor. He was
taken from the custody Of the constable
by the citizens of Medoc and hung, about
ten O'Clock on the evening of the twenty
ninth of May. The folloWinga are the facts
as stated by this correspondent:
"For some months past Taylor has
been almost daily i'll the habit of whipping
and otherwise abusing his wife, who is
said to be a most estimable lady. His
abuse of his wife has beep growing more
and more aggravated and severe, until
Friday night last, when, it seems, he
turned a fiend, and began to abuse her in
most brutal and outrageous manner
first, by kicking and cutting; then he
struck her to the floor and stamped her
With his heels.
'tAfter furnishing her in this way until
be was tired, he TOOK butcher knife and
cut her hair short. Sill growing more
and more devilish, he broke a grid-iron
to shivers over her head. Then. with a
knife, he began hacking her ia the face
and on the breast, until he had literally
cut her breast and face into slices, stabbed
her in different parts of the body with an
old pair Of scissors.
He seemed to want to kill her by de-
grees. During all this time he kept kick
ing, cutting and stamping, and by the time
his fury had abated he had inflicted such
horrible wounds that life was almost ex-
tinct.
Several of the citizens hearing the
cries of the woman We're attracted to the
place. On finding that they had discoy-
cred what he had been doing. and finding
that they would take measures to punish
him, he fed to the woods near by. where
he kept himself concealed until Sunday
morning, when he called at Mr.. Robert
Waliace's farm house, and asked for some
breakfast. Mr.. Wallace having heard what
had occurred on Friday night. and know
ing that there was writ in the hands of
OF the constable for his arrest took it upon
himself to arrest him. took him to town
and delivered him iuto the hands of the
constable.
"Tbe citizens, in the meantime, hear
ing OF the outrage, and the critical condi-
ton OF his wife, became more and more
eoraged. aud by evening, began to show
signs of violence.
Several citizens were summoned 10 as
sist to guard him from violence About
half-past nine the constable decided to
move the prisoner to Justice Anderson's
house, some two miles distant, for safe
keeping, and for trial on the morrow.
'Aiter having gone about a mile with
the prisoner, posse OF about thirty armed |
men came up, took Taylor and hanged
him to tree, where be remained until
this forenoon. He was then taken down
and brought TO town. When | saw his
body it was lying ia his own Office.
His wife, ell cut and bruised from
head to foot, was still alive or Monday.
1t is probable that she will not recover.
"A. ID. Taylor was man Of education,
was by profession physician, and is said
to have been very successful practi-
TONER. He was about forty years Of age.
A few years since he quit his profession
and went preaching, liz which capacity he
was very successful, being fine speaker.
During his ministerial labors he was con-
nected with the Christian Church.
when the war broke out he received
an appointment as surgeon in tho Union
army, which position he held until the
war closed. Since that time be has been
practicing bis profession.
Con inquiring what could have induced
him to abuse his wife in such horrible
manner. was told that there was nothing
the matter but his own vicious nature"
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