Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-20
SECOND EDITION.
The Capture of Taylor.


HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABoUT-THE TELEdRAPHIC
coRREspoNDENcE-TAYLoR FLIGHT, AND THE
DIRECTION TAKEN-THE REouIsTroN GRANTED.
The capture of Joseph II. Taylor at Bucyrus,
Ohio, was announced in the COMMERCIAL yes
terday, but additional information has since
come to our knowledge which il worthy of pub
LEGATION.
THE ARREST WAS MADE,
after somewhat lengthy correspondence by
telegraph between Esquire IL. q. Greenfield, oil
Kimbleyille, Chester county, and Ii. J. Row,
sheriff of Crawford county. Prior to the open
ing of this correspondence, and on the day OF
the funeral of Robert A. Mackey, Mr.. Green
field had written to the Sheriff, enclosing him a
photograph of Taylor, with full and minute
description of the man, and piece OF the goods
from which the coat of Robert A. Mackey was
made which coat it was supposed Taylor
had worn away, he having removed it from the
body of Mackey prior to OF after the murder.
Mr. Greenfield, knowing that Taylor had rela-
tives residing at Bucyrus, thought it possible
that the murderer might fly in that direction
reached the sheriff in advance Of the arrival OF
Taylor
THE CORRESPONDENCE BY TELEGRAPH.
The following is the full text of the cores
pondence between Mr.. Greenfield and the sheriff,
the latter opening it;
BuoyRUs o., Aug. II.
II. c. Greenfeld
There is a man here who, in some degree, an
swers your description. The reward of one hun
dred dollars is too small to justify me in hunting
the matter up. will arrest him if a further re-
ward il offered for further search. If captured,
shall bring him2 Answer by telegraph.
H. ]. Row.
In his letter to the sheriff Mr.. Greenfield had
stated that reward of 800 had been offered by
the murdered Mr.. Mackey's father. At that
time, however no reward had been announced
and the matter was only in contemplation.1
Mr.. Greenfield replied as follows:
NEWARK, Aug. II.
II. j. Ro,o:
Arrest him and hold him. l will come ant
pay you. IL. G. GREENFIELD.
The sheriff then telegraphed back
BUcYRUs, Aug. II.
II. G. Greenieh
Say $500 and l will arrest him inside of twelve
hours. H. j. Row.
NEWARK, Aug. IS.
H. j. ROM
Arrest him the reward is now $500
II. @. GREENFIELD.
Soon the wires flashed back the following
BUcYRus Aug. IS.
H. @. Greeqfeld
Have arrested j. II. Taylor. He is now in jai'
Attend to it at once for fear of hdbeds corpus
Answer quick. Il. j. Row.
Mr.. Greenfield replied at once
NEWARK, Aug. 18.
II. j. Row:
Bring him at once, or we will have to como
Answer. III. G. GREENFIELD.
Then Mr. Row tolegraphed:
BUcynus, Aug. 49,
| H. G. Greenfield:
| Get a requisition from the Governor of Della
| ware to the Governor of Ohio and come and ge
| him. III. j. Row.
This morning, Mr.. Greenfield telegraphed a
follows:
WILMINGTON, Aug. 20.
H. j. Ro,o.
The papers are ready. Hold MIN.
| III. G. greenfield.
This last dispatch was sent early this morn
| ing, soon after the telegraph office was opened
| Mr.. Greenfield and James Hammill, who hat
gone down the State the evening previous to oh
tain requistion from Governor Ponder, re
turned late last night, with the necessary papers
| and they were signed by Attorney General Lore
this morning. Very little doubt is ell
tertained of the identity of Taylor, the Gil
| cumstances of the arrest and the description a
conepiring to establish his personality MI
| Greenfield thinks Taylor has made a confession
| bat has no advices as to its purport
After the requisitlon was completed by tn
Attorney General, this morning, the parties VIII
have it in charge went over to New Castle for a
officer to bear it to the Governor of Ohio, an
obtain possession of Taylor.
THE FLIGHT.
The direction taken by Taylor after the mui
der il now pretty we'll known. The friends c
the murdered man have been working up tn
case as best they could, and this is the concu
sion they have reached After the conversio
of Mr.. Mackey's horse and carriage into money
Taylor ls supposed to have travelled on foo
reaching this city towards the last of the wee
in which the mulder was committed. 1t is there
fore probable that he was oil the steamshi
Hudson, as declared by one who knew him, o.
the Monday following, as the next day (IuesdaN
he was seen to leave the cars Of the W. Il
II. II. at Sager's station. The next morning h
again got aboard the train at Laur,
and went to Coatesyille, where he ono
more left and proceeded to Dow
ingtown, on foot it is supposed, where he g
upon the Pacific express westward and wei
through to Bucyrus direct.
Mr.. Greenfield Hupposes that the arrest wa
made on Saturday last, the sheriff being sure c
his man, and that he (the sheriff) was holdin
out for a larger reward than 800, the amour
which he supposed had been offered. The di
patches and the rapidity with which they follo'
ed each other, would seem to indicate that sue
was the case.
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