National Republican., 1881-08-10
MURDER MYSTERY.
WHO ARE THE GUILTY PARTIES Z
Interviews with Roth Christian aud Rose Taylor
They Continue 10 Assert Their Innocence
OF the Crlmc-0ther Clews that
Have Been Worked.

The Coroner's inquest over the Fisher
children adjourned from Sunday till to-day at
noon, and although no other persons than the
Taylor women have been arrested on suspicion OF
having murdered them, II is stated that important
evidence will probably be adduced to. day. A
number Of supposed olews have been followed by
the police, but no light was shed on the mystery
II was alleged that light hair the color Of the little
boys had been found on the wash. board brought
home by the elder Taylor woman Saturday, but
upon examination this clew was exploded when 1t
was learned that the board had been used in wash
ing blankets, and the wool had torn of In several
places and adhered TO loose places on the board
Detective McElffcsh stated yesterday that about q
week ago
4 REMARK IN GERMAN
was overheard between two women In the X Street
Market, in front Of one OF the stalls. The expires.
sion used was you do that you shall never take
the children alive" The woman who overheard
this conversation identified the Fisher sisters as
the parties engaged in the conversation. Upon
being asked II she had made such remark, Mrs.
Joseph Fisher at first denied II. but suhsc-
qucntly stated that she had told her sister
that If she lefl the place where she was now GIN.
ployed-which was good one-she would have to
take her children with her for her husband and
herself would not support them any longer. This
was finally modified by telling her that she would
have TO take Lizzie with her but they would keep
the boy. Nothing was said about the children
being taken aliye TO her knowledge. This story
will be brought out at the inquest to- day and may
serve as another cew to the motive for the murder
Both the women were seen and talked with by a
representative OF THE REPUBLICAN last evening.
THE ELDER SEEMED ANXIOUS TO TALK,
for wonder, and her story Of Saturday was to the
effect that she went up TO the house about half.
past three o'clock TO return the washboard She
had passed the front door and was on the west side
of the summer house when mans voice from the
direction Of the barn called out, "Whar's you
| gwineT' The old woman says she stopped to sec
II she distinguished who II was calling her. but the
cedars and bushes prevented this. She then con-
tinucd round TO the back door, past the spot where
| the children were found, but saw nobody. She
| knocked at the door, but, receiving no answer,
pushed against II and II opened. she went in and
placed the washboard against the wall under the
window where II was found She saw
| NOTHING OF EITHER OF THE CHILDREN
and thought Mt the time this was strange, for
whenever she had gone TO the house previously
they would chase after her and make her play
with them They were always good TO her, and
sho thought heap Of them Mr.. and Mrs Fisher
could not have been kinder TO them IL they had
| been their own. After placing the washboard
| where she did she passed out the back door and
turned to go round the east side past the pump.
house. Here little dog jumped upon her. and
when she stopped to pat ihthe large black dog
under the steps ran out and barked. She saw the
men in the field look up as she came down the
hill, but paid no attention to them.
THE FIRST SHE KNEW ABOUT THE MURDER
was when Mr.. Fisher came to the top of the hill
and called the men. She had been home some
| time-maybe an hour and a half-when Mr.
Fisher drove through the gate. She said to her
| self, al wonder what ailS dat man now?" and
started up to the house. Then for the first time
she saw the children all covered with blood. Mr.
Fisher said something to her in German and
grabbed hold Of her She could not understand
him, but thought he meant for her TO leave the
place. She had never before had any quarrel with
| either OF the Fishers, and did not owe them much
rent, ifany. She had helped to pick peas in sea-
| son, and did odd jobs up at the house whenever
| she was wanted.
ROSE TAYLOR, THE OLD woMAN's DAUGHTER,
said that she was engaged patching pair OF over
| oils Saturday when her mother came down from
| the house Of Mr.. Fisher. She had on dark drens
over the one she now wears, and which has not
been changed since she was arrested. The outer
| dress was damp, as she had been caught in the
rain, and she took It OF and laid 1t down
on the bed. Aner Mr.. Fisher came home
she went up TO the house, and was probably
gone twenty minutes. Upon her return she
said: "Mr' Fishers two children are killed
| and we have got TO leave the place" Rose then
|
and on the way home told HIM about the children
having been killed. Her mother was not in the
habit of talking much to her about anything, and
when she told her that the children had been
killed she would not believe IL at first. Lieutenant
johnson said he had heard OF
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS
In the case, and there had thus fur been no other
arrests. colored lawyer named Isaiah Washing
ton had visited the station house and asked to see
the prisoners saying that he had been retained as
their counsel. but he was refused admittance to
the cells. The lieutenant said "This matter re-
quires sitting, and don't propose to have any one
going in TO close up these women's mouths. II
they did not do the deed they may know who
did. At any rate, you can't see them" Wash
ington stated that he had been sent by thC
C)lorcd Peoples Protective Union to SCI
these people because they were poor and unable 4
pay lawyers to defend them. lie then left, prom
ising, however, to be on hand at the inquest 10
day.