The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-10-28

History cf tie Iaylor,Sattoa Fsud--Nine-
tesls Humiciles Already.

A member Of one Of the two nilitar
Companies sent lrom Gulyes.on, 'pexas. I
Iud,anoIa as guards Of The prisoner William
Taylor. accused Of killing William Suttol
aud Giltert Slaughter ou the Morgan steam
ship last Spring. has contributed to tb'
Galveston News the following account o
lus oa,rages oat Of which the murder aut
arrest gIew:
Ne Isached tue wharf few minutes be
fore O'clock. where We we're met by DIS
irict Attorney W. II. CIsus. who accom-.
panied tic conlmsud TO the court. house,
and caused the sheriff ~ receive the PRISON
or and place him IN Jail aud by bisrequeSI
Captain W eeks placed sentiusa around tbs
jail 70 prevent either rescue orau attenlpt
To lyncb, as tie Governor had been Inform.
ed might be attempted. On the wharf
there we're fewer persons than | lerpeclrd to
see. judgiag from rImors We bad Lsard ;
and % the streetsSery few Of the paEtisaus
Of the Dtsgoiisiic astions we're seen. Ii
fact, scarcely . dozen u them we're noticed,
they we're very quiet aud orderly. In this
sonnesiisn L viii add that the much regret.
led feud between the families and frieDds
of Sutton ahd Taylor should cease 1t has
aiready sOst suite isot number Of likes 20
cause tboss nOw living TO reject and stop.
From Two gentlemen who reside 10 that
portion Of the State learn that the ieud
originated 10 Alabama about eighteen years
ago Their accounts Of its ssbseqent pro-
grss Is substantially as follows: shortly
stter The death Of member Of one Of these
fsuilie. ~ the hands OF the other, one Ia
miiy moved to tbs State aud settled ir
Western Texas. Subsequently, the other
caDls aud settled. unsnoSiugy. 10 the .aue
neighbcrbosd iiers they lived peaceably
ap u the end II tie late var. ~heD one
Charles Taylor. though ~ relative. came
among tben, sad, being accused Of stealing
horses. I'D % Bastrcp county With irleud.
Jiu Sharp. They were nGtsued by seye-
raj cit sets. amuhg whom Mnl. Satton va
said % base been. Taylor aud Sharp we're
caught aaG shsI. Aftsr The retan ii the
pursuing party to Desiit county. Buck
Taylor. unrie 70 lhe prisoner, and Dick
Ck.shoIm expressed their feelings 70 strong
A, regarding The killirg ~ Charley Taylor
and SHARP ss 10 gise c1rnSe to VIM Sutton
and = iir. White, from which resulted 4
6gtt aud the deaibOf TaylC and Chisholm.
Il is stated that The next two killed were
Litilejobu asd StannsId, who we're saot ii
EIlsOs county. both friends u SGitou 5.
The suppositiUo sas that faylcf's frieods
soAnitted the sct. This Was M ls7O.
when Davis State police sere in force, and
siib skoa ramor ssJs Sutton vas friendly.
il sot connected 10 1872 Z. 5. Bel.
State policeman shot and killed HAYS Tay.
Tor. Ia 1872 DObey Tsy,or sss killed by
a man in kerryiIe. ln 1873, as Nc. Cox
aud friend wers riding 10 advance II
MeSsrs. Tomlinso0. Walls and Ragiaad,
{ iisLOs u SuitCrtrtIsity, iItn Helena
toward YorkioEu. they Sere shot from the
busheo AID killei. il vas supposed by The
Taylor party. During the same year Mark
Tay'Or was killed BY rarty with whom
Jack Helm was. and IN tbs sams year Helm
was killed in AIascoss county. il wss be.
lieved by some of the Taylor gang. III
1879 Piikin Taylor. another uaele % Vii.
liam Taylor. was called out of his house
and so badly shot that Be did not long sur.
viye. Shortly aftersart two more Of bis
relatives. the kellelt boys. we're killed.
Early last spring tho Sutton party. un.
der Captain roiplinsOn and William sat.
ton. completely surrounded the Taylors.
and would have ended the difficulties had
not good citizens inierfered and secured )
treaty Of peace, which was signed by eaeh
member Of the two parties, aud was kept
until the killing Of Sation aud Slaughter
Ou the steamship Clinton s,l March, aud
as principsl in which William II yiof. tbe
prisoner. Is nos unJer accusation. Within
mOnih from that time. Scrap TAYLOR. the
only brother Of the prisoner. who had been
captured 10 Comanehs county and scot 20
Do Wit. charged With cattle stealing. vas
taken from jail By amob. consisting. il
vas thought, Vt Sutton men. aud shot 10
death.
These arc III the homicides I could hear
OF. yet my ini5rmanls aiInit that there may
hsvs bccn Others. . lhe two parties arc a.
ways 10 The ssddc. arrayed sgainst escl,
other AT prc.cnt The Sutton party arc
largely IN the ascendant. am also told
that The feud has drawn into II many 9th.
eis. and " general 6gbt shuuld Il ans
liiuc begin. :herc would bs i.nO0 ~ !. 200
involved. II u thought 20 bc utterly i,n-
possiblctn ohiain 10 unbiased jury IN any
of tho adjacent counties. for these par,i-ans
have sympsthsersin them. Yet Ii Tndia.
nola there would have been ne trouble. al
the court here the venire 81 exty summon.
"a was n very intelligent one. aud Incu who
would have been just. without fear or fa.
vor.
Speaking Of this dilicnliy. an attorney
stated il vas with regret that the people
u a eounly like De Witt. with GOO vo-
Tors felt i necessary ~ callalpou the TX.
eoa,.se for protection BOD lls- enforcement
~ she low. All wah ahom 4 converod
expressed themselves fasogable TO- the pas.
Sage Of more vigorous police law. even