Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-25
OAaED Al LAsT.
Andy Taylor, the Most Notorious
Desperate Since Jesse
James.
Account of the WAnderings, SUI.
tertngs and Capture of
the Outlaw.
Nashvillo World, p

- NAhnYllle W orld, ~
Yesterday morning special Deputy
Sheriff i. n. Dixon, Of Kansas, aes
eompanied By I. L. Ryan, sheriff OF
Lyon county, Ks, and Sheriffs Spring
field, of Hamilton county, Tenn, and
toute, OF Loudon county, arrived in
this city with Andy Taylor, one of the
notorious Taylor brothers, who so foul
ly murdered Sheriff Gates and his
deputy, Conway, of Hamilton county,
in September last, while on their way
to Knoxville with John Taylor to at
tend his trial in the Supreme Court,
under charge of horse stealing. I'm
medlately on arrival he was lodged in
the Davidson county Jail.
1t will be remembered that Bob
Taylor was killed by Sheriff Goodall,
in Missouri, sometime last fall. Tie
whereabouts OF the other brothers
we're unknown until about three weeks
since, when Andy,wh had been living
with i. N. Dixon, about eight miles
from Plymouth, as farm hand, went
to the town mentioned, and imbibed
rather two freely of liquor and got on
spree, and made sensation by firing
his revolver Unfortunately through
the town. returning to the farm
Taylor, alias Prendall, still under the
influence Of liquor, inquired for Mrs.
Dixon, who declined to see him, He
thereupon drew his pistol and dis
charged several shots at his own head,
none of which, however, took effect,
but being crazed and stunned by the
shots and thinking he was going to die,
confessed he was one of the TAYLOR
brothers, who had in September last
killed sheriff and his deputy in Lou.
don county, Tenn.
When he sobered up, and realized
what he had done, he decided to skip
the country, and started out West,
Mr.. Dixon, anticipating his object,
telegrapbed ahead and secured his
arrest by the marshal at Newton, who
held him until Mr.. Dixon, with Sher-
1T Ryan, arrived, and taking him in
charge, took him to Emporia, where
he was confined in jail until the nec>
essary extradition papers could be
secured. AT Kansas City difference
OF opinion arose between the officers
as to where Taylor should be taken.
Sheriff Springfield, of Hamilton
county, insisting that the prisoner
should be taken direct to Chattanooga.
The others, fearing mob violence at
that place objected. To settle the
matter the question was referred to
Governor Bate, who directed that the
prisoner should be brought to this
city, where it is likely be will remain
until his trial.
TaylOr's stories do not tally in
every particular, but from the best
information obtainable, the Taylors,
on reaching their horses after leaving
the train on the day of the murder,
proceeded across the country to the
Tennessee river, where they left their
stock, and getting into a skiff, went
down the river to some point near its
mouth, when they quit the
river and struck out across
the country on foot. John Taylor
left them about this time, and went
West by railroad. Bob and ANDY
worked their way into Missouri, in
which State Bob was afterward killed
Alter remaining in Missouri a short
time, Andy went to Kansas. and.
under the name of Prendall, worked
in different portions Of the State until
captured He does not deny his guilt.
but says he was persuaded by his
brother Bob to undertake the release
ment Of his brother, and'that remorse
for his crime has haunted him day and
night, and that he has suffered greatly.
In reply to the question as to the
whereabouts of his brother John,
Andy says he is dead; that he died of
lux some months since, and he has
told Sheriff Springfield where his
body is buried upon the agreement Of
Springfield TO pay his (Taylor's)
mother $1,000, and that Springfield
was to have entered into an Obligation
in writing with him yesterday to that
effect. Taylor further says that in
the shooting which occurred between
the officers and his party when his
brother was released his brother Bob
was shot through the arm, and that a
ball passed through his own coat lust
over his shoulder. Taylor is about
nineteen or twenty Yeas of age, but
does not seem to realize the situation
in which he is placed.