The daily gazette., 1883-11-23
THE DEFENSE OPENS.
RAPID PROGRESS IN THE
TRIAL OF THE LISTS.
PLEA OF MAEsLAUGHTER RAISED
Yesterdays Evidence in the List Murder
Trial Toe state Closes and Evidence for
the Defense Now Being Taken.

There was a large number Of ladies present,
| many Of them moving in the upper circle of
society. They listened attentively to the
trial the Lists. The firstwitness called was
George w. Page--Live at 400 East Ninth
street; know prisonere knew Taylor in
time Of life; on Saturday September s, IL 80,
was standing at Eleventh and PiIe streets:
saw Taylor go up to the door OF 6O6 and
| knock; young List came out to tree-box and
saw Taylor strike young List; when he
struck List he fell and clinched and rolled
out into the street; heard some one in the
house halloing murder; saw the old man
List come out into street with a club; the
club was as thick as my wrist, he ran over
| and struck at Taylor; when List struck a.
Taylor he got and run and when about 10
feet away old man List SAid, .ss'Lew shoot
the s. Of a D." thes ahen run toward
Kirkwood; and soon came back, old man
List ahead; and in coming back the old man
was IN street and said Lew shoot the s.
of b. now; old man List was standing In
street; young List then stepped one foot out
on porch and fired; Taylor fell; did not
see young List again until on porch of own
house; afterward old man List said go
down and shoot him again; If you have
not got enough have another;
/ did not see young List come around the
corner from Kirkwood; the stone that
Taylor threw at old man List struck near
his feet; think he could have struck him
II he tried; he shot both times after older
List said shoot. ~. aafA a. .
Cross-examined--Taylo said to me, ~
am going down to lick man and wanted
me to see fair play" Taylor was excited;
List did not strike Taylor upon his step;
saw Taylor throw one stone toward the
elder List, when the fatal shot was fred;
when shot fired Taylor had his arm down
back; did not see Lists face bleeding when
he ran after Taylor; after List shot Taylor
he came out of door and List was bleeding.
William Taylor, father of George B. Tay-
| lor, the murdered man-Deceased between
81 and % years; his right arm had two
bruises, one rather green; never moved right
| arm except with assistance by left.
Cross-examined-Do not know how
bruises occurred.
James P. Ford-Liye at61O East Eleventh
street; saw both the prisoners on day of
| shooting; On Saturday, September 3, ]
went home and was eating dinner; got up
and went to front door and saw List and
! Taylor on pavement; old man List came
along and Taylor jumped up; the elder List
said Lew shoot the S. of q b.; heard
one shot; he ran into my house and did
go; saw List and he had revolver in his
hand and l stepped back; he cooked the
and said have shot you now; and came
back into my house and went through it;
then went out and saw Taylor lying near
porch bleeding; the elder List standing on
his porch excited and said, son there he is
go beat him; have another for him; young
List said come here "dad" and they went
into the house together.
Cross-examined-Non new facts. think
that Taylor was the stronger man of the
-
and lick young List; but he said 81 do not
am afraid of him."
Clara Crabb-Live COS East Eleventh;
/ recognize prisoner; on the day of murder
was out on my pavement when Taylor
came down the street from Pine and inquired
where his sister was; told him in LISTS; he
walked up and took hold of the door and
was admitted; went back to do work and
heard screaming; saw young List run up
from Kirkwood street. and run into Mr..
Ford's house; / knew no mole until saw
| Taylor on the pavement.
Cross-examined-Not new brought
out.
DR.. A. H. Grimshaw.-I was called to see
TAYLOR on September Sth; found him in City
| Hall ,insensIble, with a wound outside corner
| of left eve; the eye lid sWoolen and black
and blue; the eye ball intensely red; direct
ed to be taken home; he never was sensible,
| he was dying when / saw him; dying from
a ball; probed the wound; after death made
an examination, removed skull and found
brain intensely congested; traced the wound
| from a direct line to back of head it was
nearly on a horizontal line; took brain out
| but could not find bullet; he died from a
gunshot wound through his head.
On cross-examination nothing new was
brought out. l4r,L-.
DR.. Howard Ogle corroborated DR.. Grim
| shaw's testimony.
| Chief Hawkins-Produced the fatal reyol-
/ yer; seven chambers, Smith & Wesson, four
OF which were empty; did not make the
i arrest.
officer Tibbett-I arrested young List at
| his fathers house ON Walnut between Tenth
and Eleventh streets; when / went in he
said t'do you want me-" asked him If he
was the man that shot Taylor and he said
81 did 1t, he was beating me; and shot to
kill him."
Nothing new on cross examination.
The State closed with the above witnesses
at 5.12 o'clock.
Austin Harrington, Esq, then opened for
the defense and addressed the jury elo-
| quently, before producing witnesses for the
| defense. What is our defense IN this case
| We admit that George Taylor came to his
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will show you that the firing of the fatal
shot by young List under the apprehension
of great bodily harm. We will show you
how Taylor got List out to the curbstone
and was then assaulted by Taylor. Weshall
show you how Taylor assaulted him unmerci-
fully. By the evidence we will produce, we
claim that the only verdict you can give is
that of granddaughter. We shall ask you to
say that old man List is guilty of no crime.
We shall ask you to say TO that old man,
"Go home to your family"
The first witness called for the defense
was Officer Walker, who testified: remem-
Der the shooting; saw Taylor on Eleventh
above Pine; he came up to me and said,
"When you come down arrest every damn
one, children and ALI" said, GAN right;
don't you raise any racket"
Augustus W. Phillips-I saw Taylor and
Mrs. Fell at corner of Eleventh and Pine;
heard TAYLOR say, al will go down. and
call youug List out, and If he gives me any
| slack will hit him." she replied; "If you
do you will be arrested and Taylor said
that is what want, and then we can settle
the question In law.
II Mrs. Alice Ford-LiVe at 610 East Elev
; enth; testified to Taylor coming up anC
saving: "They will have hard man to dea
with, now that am here;" he then went t.
Lists door and kicked it; some one came t.
door and said shalloa;" saw Mr.. Taylo
come out of house and go up to the corner
: Mrs. Fell also went up and sat on Mrs
kOgden's porch; ! came out of house agail