Daily Republican., 1883-09-10
The Late Murder.

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the court and jury will have to deter.
mine. A crime such as was enacted
on Saturday in broad open daylight and
in the presence Of number of people,
must necessarily become public talk
and every man is his own lawyer as to
the amount Of guilt that attaches to it
We would not PREJUDICE the case nor
would we say anything which would
initiate against those on trial for their
lives, nor reflect upon the motives Of
him whose lips can never speak again.
The life of George Taylor has been
taken by Lewis c. List. He was shot
down by pistol in the hands of aman
who unlawfully carried the murderous
weapon, and as the case presents itself
for the purpose of shooting somebody
NO matter whom, but whoever should at
tempt to remove certain property from
the house in which the murderer lived.
George Taylor happened to be the vie
tim, but it might as readily have been
some one else. The cause which led to
the commission of the horrible deed, is
one that arises in every day life and is
continually giving trouble-the sublet.
ting of houses or rather the Joint renting
of houses. 1t is very easy for a couple
of families to join together and rent a
house in order to economize in the mat
ter OF family expenditures. If the par
ties are good natured and agreeable
they may get along very pleasantly, but
rs general rule more quarrels and
litigation arise from the joint oc,cupa-
ton and from the renting of houses than
from any other cause. 1t is very easy
20 go into a house together to live to-
gether, each agreeing to pay their share
of the rent and each to have the occr-
pancy of certain rooms and other privi-
ieges, but it is not so easy afterwards to
dissolve that copartnership in case of
aquarrel which Takes it impossible to
live longer together. There is right
way out of the difficulty, but there are
few comparatively who seem to under
stand it, and by not understanding itand
following the proper course, trouble EN-
both had been living together before,
but wishing to change they both agreed
to remove and live in another place,
Dean rented the premises from Mr..
Poole the owner, because he got the
were to pay half the rent, the whole
being fifteen dollar, month They
had been living together in their new
premises only "A couple Of weeks or 50
when a quarrel cnsued, which resulted
in List striking Deans wife and knock.
ing her down. Dean was a luiet, inof-
tensive young man, not very StElt nor
hearty, not able to cope with List and
knowing that he was a violent man did
not defend his wife from the aSsaE II nor
seek redress for the assault. III. mat.
ter came accidentally 10 the ears OF
Father Taylor, the grandfather OF Mrs.
Dean, and AS may well be- supposed
Mr. Taylor's family grew indignant
over the treatment their niece hpt w..
reived.
The grandmother immediately -
another place for the niece with her
husband and child where they could
live in peace without being subject To-
the brutal assaults Of ruthan. TlI~
was no difficult matter to accomplish,
but as we have already SAID if WAS not
to get the goods h-longing 10 'ht
Deans away. Here is where n"lrhy
ran blame List for making himself ~alt
III the matter Of rent, but here is just
where he again became a yiOlatOr Oi
the law by arming himself with y p>
tol and threatening 10 shoot the frs
one who wouid interfere 10 take the
goods away. Here too is where Dean
and his friend, made Il mistake in try.
ing to get the goods wlthou iuy y
satisfying List. The latter knew that
he and his goods would b" rr- punSUIe
for the whole OF the rent il Dean was
allowed 20 TAX" his goods away. so
body can blame List for Insisting ON
this set cement Of rent in such manner
as would secure him against all posi-
hle loss that he might be- made liabl,
for by Dean taking his goods away
Sut all this did not Justify the arluiul
Of List AID the shooting Of hunar
being in consequence Of troubles arising
out Of it.
1t is not difficult 70 understand wh5
George Taylor, an uncle Of Mrs, Dean
young man Of generous impulses
should rSpOuSe the cause Of hj- abune
urCc. We can imagine with What in
dignation Re left his work in lickcl.
foundry an hour or ~ before the moo,
hell rang, 10 60 to the assistance Of Iii
niece. |, only occurred 10 him that /,
removing from the house Of the mar
who had shamrtuily struck her will
his fist, she had . right 10 hpr 4ooN
also, and that the rDrau who Strucl
her was adding insult 70 injury by re
tanning them. The majority Of young
men actuat"d by the generous feeling
that moved Mr. Taylor would haveacte,
AS he did. II" was single man, Ia,
never kept house, never rented an,
knew not Of the tpchnicol'eS in Law
that governed LnrlIu rhI and tnnunts