Daily Republican., 1883-09-10
| SATURDAYS TRAGEDY.
,.ru OF 6EOB GE TAYLOR
LEwIsF. LIST AN D HIS FAITH
rU COMMITTED TO JAIL.


The tragedy which occurred at noon on
,,"rday' and of which as much as
a"II 1 he obtai ned mp to the time of 60
on'r >" N nress. was published in Satu r'lay's
'sprnLJcAN, caused the most intense
1citement in the city and rs soon as 1t
acame known that the perpetratOr
al h.eu arrested and lodged in the
;,y hall "A large crowd surrounded
hat building George Taylor was also
aken to the Hall and aid in the large
'om @ that is IL .el for holding the session
h the Municipal Court.
While hp lay there an examination
was made by Or. Grimshaw, but he
old thp same az Drs. Wa'es and Keab-
~. that the shot was fatal and the man
amid not possibly live more than few
our, Shortly after . o'clock he was
,r.l in wagon and taken by two
RMc.rs to his home on Adams street
npar Delaware avenue.
Tavlor- father, who is employed as II
hlarksmith at jackson & Sharps', was
,,otfed of the sad occurrence ina few
minutes afterit happened and was al
most prostrated with grief. He aud a
younr man, who is his helper, hurried
litter the wagon that was carrying the
Unfortunate man to the hall, and then
,roce4ded ahead to break the news to the
mother and family, but sono one was
head of them, and had already told the
auly Of the tragedy, and they found
he house filed with sympa thizing
eighbOrS.
(, soon as the wagon with young
flor reached his fathers residence, he
yas carried TO an upper room, and at
ter his blood soaked clothing was re-
moved, Drs. Wales and Grimshaw pro-
he'd the wound TO see If it was possible
10 remove the ball. The effort, however,
was abandoned, as it was evident that
he man could not live. He never spoke
after the sho. was fired. and remained
in an unconscious condition until about
midnight, " hen he ceased to breathe. 1t
WAS thought by some who were present
hat he was conscious part of the time
bitter he was taken home, as once or
vice when the cloth which was laid
Dver his eyes slipped down, he put his
hand up, as though he wished 10 re.
lace it.
ARREST OF THE ELDER LIST.
From information received by officers
rlhlrtt and Walker, a warrant was
(wnrn ont for Lewis List, ST., and he
IVA, arrested and taken to the hallabuut
.3o o'clock, and placed in TIE dock
alongside Of his son, whose hearing had
EOmmenced before Judge Cummins at
li o'clock. When the hearing COM
nenred the large space outside of the
kailuc was almost filled with spectators,
bni l,r at least half an hour ne stood
with his back toward them. He then
Deared himself on the narrow bench pro-
dcl for prisoners, and with his head
bowed over, rested his chin upon his
hand. and seemed lost in thought. -
There was bruise upon his left cheek
that looked as though he had been
(tEuck.
|HE TESTIMONY OF THE WITNESSES
James 7. Ford, sworn, and testified
that he resides at No. 6l0 y. Eleventh
ftreet, and is employed at Pick Is
olniTy. When he came h me to his
dnnpr, he met Taylor at Eleventh and
kirkwood streets he seemed exCited,
Fnd upon tn" witness asking him what
was the matter, he replied that he had
difficulty with List the witness pass
ti into his own house and had COM
nenced to eat his dinner when some
bne came in and said that Taylor and
.lSt we're fighting out in the street. He
hurried 10 the front door and saw the
men down, with Taylor on top, striking
.ls' the elder List then came with a
FInh, and either struck Taylor, or struck
u him, when he disengaged himself
rom List and ran toward kirkwood |
street.
Young List Immediately got up on
ms feet and dew pistol, and his
father called to him "ShoGt him Lew,
Shoot him, and put his hand in his
Wn pocket, bu: the witnes, did not see
mn have a pistol. Just as Taylor
reached klrkwood street, young List
sering that h. still continued TO run
hred two shots.
The witness then went in the house,
as he thought they might come up his
pacR alley, hut npon looking and not
feeIhg either "f them there, passed into |
the house and saw young List standing
III me front door with tha pistol in his |
hali and while the witness was ut the |
middle door, List raised his arm and
''n'', but from where he stood could |
Ao sre whom he fired at.
AS soon As hr had fired he turned and |
ran through the witness house and out
,ae back door, with the pistol still in
Ills hand, and jumping the back fenc4
NeH' INTO his own house, two doors |
t"'' The witness then passed to the
Iron, 'oor and saw George Taylor laying
Tn The pavement b.eeding. Did not
h"o" Of his "nu knowledge what was
'.' cause OF the difficulty, but under
I,o"' 'hat there was quarrel last
'""'ay nigh. between Deans wife,
WI" i'a niece Of Taylors, and young
"S, n during which he struck her.
u'n;"r llbhett was thenex witness,
i'to t n testified that shortly before lo'Clock
"s m' l''Ie son came home and told him
,4l .Ia' man had been shot at Eleventh
""" @ hirkwood streets he Immediately
ma M'eu lor the place, and on the way
M mt' man who told him that the one
"no lad dohe the shooting was at his |
,Dv'se' "' and he would keep him until a
ma'taiIt was obtained did not wait to
ev n " the nall to get u warrant, but en- 7
n@ 'he house by the back way and ar.
~ ,',tu List brought him to the hall and |
~ =" 'ne way lie admitted that he had sho: |
a,,"iIof'and that he had left the revolver
SIlliat If p,ltn, E,l