The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-08
THE sTRAUDER MURDER.
Trial Of Taylor Strauder for the
Murder OfhiS wife.
gRNOND DAY

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The trial Of Taylor strauder, Tor the muir
der OF his wife, was resumed in the Circuit
Court yesterday morning. The first wit
ness called was r. d. GillespY. he tes'
tilted to finding the wounded woman
in her chair, and 10 taking her out and
laying her on the floor; also, to trouble
taking place between Taylor and biz
wife in July previous to the murder. Tay'
lor was arrested for beating his wife, but
the case never came to trial, as the trouble
was settled, Taylor seeming very anxious
to settle the affair.
J. st. ]. Clarkson called-He testified
to meeting Taylor at the time when he
arrived at Bridgeport from Pittsburgh
after his arrest. BE asked Taylor what
time he did it, and he answered, about 8
o'clock. Taylor said be went over the
bridge to Bridgeport and then up the
Railroad, and that night came as far back
as Martins Ferry, and would have come
over and given himself up II he had had
the means, as he wished TO see her. He
then went up the river again and slept
all night In coal shaft near Rush run,
then got skift and crossed over 10 the
Virginia shore and went 10 Pittsburgh. l
asked him II he had any cause for doing
It, and from what he said, l inferred that
It was on account Of his wife's inAdelity.
David Luker called.-saw the prison
er in Jail about two weeks alter his ar
rest He asked Taylor II he wasn't sorry
he had killed her, and he said he was and
asked what kind Of a funeral she had.
James Washington called-Went to the
house and Taylor would not let them in,
as they were quArreling.
Henry Barnes testified 10 seeing
Taylor in jail at the time David Lukens
visited him.
Lucinda Thomas called-Heard Taylor
say about SIX months after the marriage
that he was sorry he hadn't killed her.
She went 10 the house and they were
quarreliDg. She started after an officer,
and Taylor detained her, saying that she
know nothing about their trouble.
Mary johnson oalled-Testlaed to see
ing Taylor and his wife quarreling short
time after their marriage, and to Taylor
beating her; after the quarrel was over
Annie said Taylor had q razor in his
pocket, and wanted to get her in the eel
lar and kill her. Taylor SNid.he regret
ted he hadn't killed her.
Sallie Higgins cslled-Went to the
house on the morning Of the murder and
helped lay the woman out. Never heard
Taylor make any threats.
Fannie Green re-called-Heard Taylor
say, "Annie, where's my shoes" She re-
piled "Just where gou put them" He
struck her right after this; heard nothing
more said; was on the lounge when he
asked for the shoes,
A recess was then taken at eleven
o'clock until one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
J.S. CuppleS, the detective who arrest
ed strauder was called and sworn. he
brought Srauder 10 Wheeling in company
with Mr.. Long, another detective. Taylor
told him that there was no use Of deny
ing that he killed his wife; the reason
was that when he went home the night
before he saw white man going out of
the back door. They groWled about 1t
all night nearly, ard in the morning when
they got up they commenced again, Tsy-
lor trying to got his wife to tell the name
Of the man who he saw going out as he
was coming in.> She would not tell, and
he took Ratchet that was on the hearth
and struck her three times with 1t.
Cross examined by Mr.. Davenport.
TAYLOR said his wife told him she would
stay with that man whenever abe pleased,
and he could not help 1t. Mr.. Cupples
did not remember the exact words, but
Taylor made some such assertion.
LII. Long, detective, was called-Ar'
Long arrested Taylor strauder while at
work in Pittsburgh, from a description
published in the Commercial, and then got
several persons who knew him to identify
him. Taylor denied being the man at
first, but finally, when the men who knew
him talked to him, he said he had a cause
for doing it.
Cross examined-Acknowledged that
he killed his wife, and that the cause was
jealousy; that he saw white hand on the
door when he went home the night be-
fore.
Luke Conant called-Hatchet produced.
Saw the Ratchet at the residence Of Tay-
lor strauder on the morning Of the muir
der. Met Taylor at the market house
when he was arrested; large crowd fol-
lowed him from there to the Jail.
RI. GillCspy recalled-Identlfied the
Ratchet as the one that he found at the
house on the morning Of the murder.
Prosecution here rested their cause.
David Luker was called for tho defence.
Was with Taylor the night before the
murder in a saloon on Market street I'M
til II o'clock. Seven or eight others
were there; Ellie Fullam was not therei
WIN. Thomas was there.
Drs. Frissell, Hupp and Hullihen were
examined as to the length Of time that
person would necessarily live aG(er the
inAiction OF wounds similar to those found
on the person Of the murdered woman.
Charles Gardiner cslled-Met the prls.
oner on Market street the night before the
murder, was 25 or 80 in the saloon, lett
Taylor standing In the alley near his
house about half past eleven o'clocd; he
had a bucket in his hand and said he had
yeast In 1t; he was not excited in the least.
Frank Robinson sWorn-Was with the