Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-11-23
THE CLARK COUNTY IRA
GEDY.
Further Particulars of the Ar
rest and Confession OF the Muir
dorerS. ns

rest ana COuloSSlOu Va oAA0 A'AAA
dererS. A
A HORRIBLE STORY OF CoLD-BLooDED
BUTcHERY.
From the Louisville Ledger. sa8
In Yesterday mornings Ledger we gave
a brief extract of the confession OF George
johnson, arrested on Monday morning at
Henryville. This confession led to the
arrest, on Monday night, of Squire Taylor
and James Davis. AL three are negroes,
and their brutal appearance would indi-
cate their fitness for the horrid crime.
The prisoners were securely pinioned and
placed upon the train at Henryville, ana
taken to Jeffersonville, where they ar
rived at II :45 yesterday morning, and
were lodged in the State Prison, and
closely guarded until the 3:45 train on the
Ohio and Mississippi road left for Charles
town, on which they were conveyed to
that town and lodged in Jail.
At the Charlestown depot an immense
crowd was assembled to witness the arri-
val of the prisoners. Sheriff Baxter had
called out the posse comnaitdtus to preserve
order. This was necessary, for the feel
ing against the prisoners was intense, and
threats to hang them from the first con-
venicnt tree had been freely INDUCED dur
ing the day 1t was well for their safety
that the prisoners were sent to Charles
town by rail; for had they been started
over the ordinarily travelled road they
never would have reached that town
alive. The citizens living in the neigh
borhood Of the murder would have hung
them before they had travelled half the
distance 10 the town.
SQUIRE TAYLOR.
This negro, whom johnson alleges did
the killing, is known throughout Clark
county Heretofore he has been regarded
as an honest, industrious man, and had
many friends among the white people.
The animal predominates in his face. and
he has a hard and careles SIS look, even in
the terrible emergency in which he finds
himself placed by the confession of his
partner in crime, johnson. He was for
merly slave, belonging to Mr.. Craddock,
of Jefferson county, Ky. He was great
thief when young, served one term i'll the
Kentucky penitentiary; after his release
moved to Indiana, and soon after his re-
moval Craddock was murdered Taylor
was prominent member of the colored
Baptist church, and played the saint as
successfully as any first-class villain. He
| is preacher and farmer
GEORGE JOHNSON.
George johnson has bad face. 1t is
exceedingly repulsivc to look upon, ane
bears the impress of vice and hardness
He is ignorant, and to some extent stupid
He looked terribly frightened yesterda.
when taken from the cars at Charles
town, and asked to be hastened to jail. his
fears t,oi.,o Increased by the cries of sew
eral persons, Hang him! hang hint
He was Immediately taken before the
grand jury, which was in session, and con
iessed the whole crime.
JonNsoN's CONFESSION.
johnson made the same statement t.
the grand jury that he made to the partie
who arrested him, and to which he mad
affidavit before Justice Ryan, of Henry
vile. He stated that on Thursday last b
was met by Squire Taylor, who stated Il
him that he knew place where the
could get right smart of money" and
he (Johnson) would help him get it h
would share with him. This johnson
agreed to do, and meeting was appointe
for last Saturday night, at the graveyar
of Lebanon Memorial Church. Whe
johnson arrived at the graveyard, Taylo
and Davis were already there. Taylo
said all was ready.
He ordered johnson, when they arrive
at the house of Park, to stand guard
. the yard, and in case of alarm to open th
back, or porch door, which would be til
signal for flight. He assigned Davis I
hold the light, and he would do the xii
ing. When they arrived at the house I
Park, Taylor went around the back wa
Il to the wood house and got the AK. II
Il and Davis then entered the house by til
Il porch door On entering, Davis struck
> light, and Taylor Immediately commence
i the work of death with the AK He fir
: killed Park, then his wife, then the bo
$ John Wesley; then he struck Helen thr
u blows, and thought be had killed he
Then Evaline, the oldest daughter, rails,
= up in her bed, and as she sat thus stup
~ fed with horror, received three blows +.
the head.
y The search of the house then cor
n menced Every nook and corner, draw
~ and trunk was examined. The murdere
,e found $3.50 in money which they secure
&c They then selected a lot of clothing, whi
., they tied upin quilt and sheet, and, I'll
~ done they left the house by the ba
door When once in the yard Tayl
ie called out, Where are you, johnson
10 johnson answered, Here an" /" TIL
OF
az the three left the premises by the ba
- way, passing through the garden ant
- turnip field In both their footprints VIZ
. left, the easurement OF them corr,
= ponds with the shoes worn by the thl
= villains
= Near the edge ofthis turnip field h
= was called, and Johnson asked for a
~ vision of the plumber. Taylor told Ii
- he had not got but little money; but
- soon as he went home, cleaned his cloth
~ and saw what he had, he would max
= :, fair division. Johnson did not receiv
= cent of the plumber. -
! While Taylor was welding the AK vi
- such certain and deadly effect upon |