The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-08
A Missouri Eiend-A Man I'm Kansas
City Kills his Wife Inch by Inch-FIe
lis Hanged to the Nearest Tree by his
INDIGNANT NeiehbOrS.

! We learn the particulars Of savage and
brutal affair which occurred at Medoc, 4
small town in Jasper county, Mo-, from 4
correspondent of the Kansas City Journal.
The mans name who perpetrated the foul
deed is A. u. Taylor. He was taken from
the custody of the constable by the citizens
OF Medoc, and hung about 10 o'clock OH the
evening of the 10Th of May. The following
are the facts as stated by this correspondent :
''FOr some months past Taylor has been
almost daily in the habit OF whipping and
otherwise abusing his wife (who Is said TO
be most estimaDle LADY,. His abuse OF his
wife has Eccn growing more and more az
gravated and severe, until Friday night
last, when it seems he turned tiend, and
began to abuse her III 4 most brutal and
outrageous manncr-tirst, by kicking and
cutting; then he struck her to the floor and
stamped her with his heels. After punish
Ing her in this way until he was tired he
took Il buteher-knite and cut her hair short.
Still growing more and more deylllSll, he
broke 4 gridiron to shircrs over her head.
Then, with II knife, he began to torture her
by hacking herin the face and on the breast
until he had literally cut her breast and
face into slices, and, to make the torture
parts of the body with IN old pair of scls-
Sors.
:" He seemed to want to kill her by de-
urees. During all this time he kept up his
kicking, cutting, and stamping, and by the
time his fury had abated he had inflicted
such horrible wounds that life was almost
extinct. Several of the citizens, hearing
the cries Of the woman, were attracted TO
the place. On finding that they had dis
covered what he had been doing, and fear
ing that they would take measures to punish
him, he fed to the woods near by, where
he kent himself concealed until Sunday
morning, when he called at MI. Robert
Wallace's farmhouse and asked for some
breakfast. Mr.. Wallace having heard what
had occurred on Friday night, and knowing
that there was writ i'll the hands OF the
constable for his arrest, took 1t upon him.
self to arrest him, took him to town, and
delivered him into the hands of the con-
stable.
of the outrage and of the critical condition
of his wife became more and more ell
ragged, and by evening began to show
signs of violence. About half-past y the
constable decided to move the prisoner to
Justice Anderson's house, some Two miles
distant, for saie-keeping and for trial Oh the
morrow. MI. H.. ;,
'"Alter having gone about q mile with
inc pTlSOucl, q pOSSG VI dUouo chlii " ~, n.>N
men came UP, took Taylor and hanged HIM
to tree, where he remained until this fore
noon. He was then taken down aud brought
to town. When saw his body it was lying
ia his own office. His wife, all cut and
bruised from head to foot, was still alive Oh
Monday. 1t is probable that she will not
recover.
A. D. Taylor was d man of education,
was by profession physician, and is said
TO have been very successful practitioner.
lie was about forty years of age. few
wears since he quit his profession and went
to preaching, in which capacity he was
very successful, being fine speaker. Du,
rim. his ministerial labors he was connected
with the Christian Church. When the war
broke out lie received an appointment rs
surgeon in the Union army, which position
he held until the war closed. Since thaC
time he has been practising his profession.
On inot,irlng what could have induced nun
ia abuse his wife in sucha horrible man
nor ! was told that there was nothing Inc
,,ntter but his own vicious nature. IS.
"It is Doubtless the best policy, IN Hios !,
cases. to punish crime by law, but who WI
saw that any man ought TO be allowed 10 20
live one hour after torturing his VIE lWhoih
he had voluntarily sworn to love ana pro-
tect) as this man did p i