The New York herald., 1871-11-18


10 stav ON the outside and waLch " anybudy ap.
preached. rney ore IN rne nearly two hours
after thc kilinl. SAW Iavior pick up the axe In
the rear The nouse. was in me front yard IN.
rcctIy IN lront oi the nous ali the lime. l never
went 20 the rsar al ali nn they called me.
o9rER-Srili You saw Taylor pick up the axe
In the rear oI the ho,ise'
Jonssos-l d.d not hear E, any groanns In tho
1ney said nOlhIlg ABOUT how inucn money they
got. All that was SAID aD''ut money, SAM tnat n
they had got any money would like To nave some.
JOHNSON RECASr9.
Our reporter being satisfied that The neg could
not tell ms story twice ~ the same manner. now
tired another system of tactics on hin aud got tile
following materially different s;ory:--
jon NsoN--l was very balily scared when made
tile nlession; they said tney were golng tO hang
me and weapons were drawn on me, telling me
| kEroErER-Wcll, now. might there not be some
! mistake about your beng with Davis ana Taylor
last saturday uignLf suppose YOU were free and
I hli no cause for any lea; whatever would YOU
INSIST on me story you tod last nght and WHAT
Now did You not tell ie ana perjura yoursclf Dc
cause you 'eared your lie would be taKeir
/ JOHNSoN-Now. MiSter VIII be open. The fact
OF the martcr y "as not there at all Saturday
night dl not see either TABOR or DAVIS al ALI on
Saturday night | have not seen sauie Taylor
since last Thursday. went 10 Girnetps house on
Saturday ngnt To see mis- daughter; that Il way
was OUT all Saturday night.
REi onrEn--When you were taken out TINS morn
Ing To be taken bc,orc Squire Ryan what satd
JonNsoN-Tney said "Now. God damn you testify
to what you said last night or goodbye" tCaptan
Clegg conradicrs tins most latly. anu says he ad-
witness 1onlnueds- can prove was at Gari,ett's
lrom twcive o'c'ock nn,'l morning. ior the Car
netts came nome AMI found me sitting up as late
hall past one O'CLOCK. sat up with thai
glrl unln | discovered day. (inis y want the
girl stated NJ Henryvic last evening 10 the writer
They uhe citzel-) came and asked me n Taylor or
Davi, did this. SAID did not Know ANYTHING
ahout IT. at all Wncn tney took me Ou III the wOods
last night Monjav they said they would give me
twenty minutes TO cones. they said, "YOu havo
got TO tel Us some kind OF tale or die.' several
men grabbed me ana said II an NOT tell about
those clothes they wouId XIII me. teil you, SIR.
am Jnst az innocent OF 1t as you are. What could
do bit lie as didy There was, surrtunded IN rho
woods with not a trend and no one To speak .
they would say, No. God damn you tell the truth
or you viii swlng.n SO lied apGut It. have moth
ing against squire Taylor or Davis; only said what
SQUIRE TAyLoa's srATEaENr.
Squire Taylor dcnirs most eupnatcaily his COM
plcity with DAVIS ano Jouuson. he says he was at
home all Saturday night. that he went home ABOUT
tna ne stayed mere ali OF sunday Ine onIv per-
sons 10 the house we're his and two little
own worns. "A man came and searched my house
about the time the people were gong to church.
perhaps between nine and leu O'CLOCK. was at
hauled away $500 snngles. never had hand IN
TINS deed Johnson owes me money ior boarding
himself and family al my house for two weeks aud
tour days. lie promised to pay me bi chOpping
wood. lie owes me also Tor hauling hun dowu 70
| Jonn Harris. Johnson came from Louisville
lady named Mrs. DICK Cox. who lived
| on Market street, between Jackson and
Preston streets; that johnson IS . most
| notorious rascal 1 SAID To nlm aay IN tue
McComus'. You are what we call a reaI common
nigger.' says 10 McComos, ne IS not tit 10 be
! in our sOcielv' Last Thursday ! saw Johnson ana
again reminded him Of ms promise he made Inc 70
CO ue sure tie next ,iav aud cut the wood, but he
has never been nigh my house since | was az
Henry vile on Wednesday, and got pint nask aiied
twenty-five years and Der 10 guod citizens ior my
character. dld not see Charles DAVIS ON Saturday
night, out saw tIm aL ChatiesiOWn On saturday "
noon. never went near Captain Parks house on
Sunday alter heard OF the murder. ! told my vile
r,..tl hn. al lnt u
did not 20 was because thought IT was tCo late 70
20 before dinner ana neglected. to go IN ,he after.
be ui no use. diu not 20 out on Monday. They
came and found Inc up Vt twelve O'Clock Monday
SatlIre Taylor is a negro OF medium height very
black and raw -boued HIS face Is moi Oad one.
uc Is very ready taker, anu IS saii TO possess tue
art oi dlssimualion TO y great degree. Ne talked
| mucn ike al innocent man YESTERDAY: lie sonio-
lilues preachcs but follows farming Tor livinx,
aud has accumulated considerable propert he V
believed TO be the man who assisslnated crippled
! darKy IN Chariestown several years ago. An old
citlzen ot Henryvn'e last evening charged him with
i being chronic cLcken.thei. Another man AZ
selersourg saa u : believed thai lay.or n tne man nan
spiclons. lie has ltveu in clark county Tor twenty
| TWO years, ani this Is The drst time lie has 1een
arrested. squire taylor Is PROBABLY Iory-nve years
old.
the other accomphce, Is q negro or similar buflu,
but older fhhn Taylor IS asp very BLACK. anu mas
lived In Clark county Tor seven teat5 Lk layior.
he s,OuLiy denies any connection With the deed. lie
declares he was at home saturday ngnr; tnat
his granddaugnters. Martha aud Mary wee both
there lie sall:-'.l went 10 bed about eight O'Clock,
| anu woke up once IN the night. saw Taylor IN
CharIcstown on saturday: after that did not see
HIM until late Sunday evening; never saw Johnson
before to-day; lie IS a new man u me; never had
q uansactton with him III my lie; my daughter
lived with Captain fark awhile, and was there last
STILL MORE LIGHT
As soon as Taylor anu Davis were ordered to JAIL,
squad ol determined men set out or the-r houses
to make thorough search OF the premises. to see n
any further clue could possibly oDtaine would
throw stl more lIgtt upon tlie subject, aiu ~ pU6r
sble to lr gilen the women into disclosing such
lacs as would render more certain cufiv,cllon Of
the nurderers As 10 the women, the parties lound
II Impossible To coax or scare any tning OUT OF them.
They declared their utter ignorance oI anything con-
neclcd With the nurtet.
Abandoning this mode OF detection, they pro-
cneded to make q thorough search OF 'iayOr's
house, and alter most exnausling ransackiny,
they discovered coat winch at once confirmed
the FIRST taic OF Johnson when he made MS COD
fcssiOn. inc coat was carried 10 MIR. Marion Park.
but before tney showed II he descrlued tho
garment, and remarked that there was hole IN one
arm. INT, was 80. Ii was shown 10 Marion P1rK,
and he recognized 1t as ms owD. Tnis seemed to
put tic matter INTO tangible shape, and az once
Transforms suspicion into almost certainty. Our re-
porler warned TI,lor yesterday. during his inter.
view, that If ne was lying the ARTICLES would Ue re-
co, cred, and ne could not pos-iDiy escape dctec.
ton but he boldly maintained ms innocence, and
declared that nothing could be iouni aDOdt MS
house which would strengthen tne suspicious
DAVIS ALSO RUiLrY.
The same pery also gave DAVIS house most
scrutinzlng search, ANA at length found pocket.
book whlcn was recognized as having oe.onsea 10
.ilplain s..n. Al Was lvuna = Wv ""~ -
DAVIS house.
Il T,cse Two circumstances do certainly seem TO
point mist strongly and cieary 10 Tie truth o john.
sons confession.
ORGANIZED INvEsTI6 ATORs.
, number oi cilzens ilviny near Lebanon church
have or,a,,.HJ Tor the purpose OF thoroughly IN
vesligatng the wLo,e ".'ei' i"ey aio so'ns 'row
house 10 mousse searching every cs--A Anu crcs.s-
70 iind sonnet nlng bearing The murder. Yeslef-
day tney despatched party 10 Cnariestown f.r the
purpose OF searching a certain place where Taylor
may have deposited some things. fOr nc Is known
have been In Charlestown un Monday.
THE TKirLE FUNERAL.
Despite the rawness OF the day here was large
turnout AZ Tie funeral OF captain Park his we and
son. The father ond mother were buried IN une
grave. aud little Joanny in another grave close uy
his murdered parents. All three lie IN the humble
graveyard opposite the Lebanon church.
OTHER MEMBERS or ruE FAMILY.