The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-17
ANDY TAYLOR.
How He Met the Sentence of Death He
Declares That He Has no Fear OF
death, and Asserts That HIS
srofI,es John Is Dead -

du teinAAhCu ia tAlS pOStlIOH Rnl1o we L
Fere present
+ being mobbed he felt bad under the |
cad that was upon him. He was as
used By all of us that we meant him no |
arm; that he was guilty of a most hor. |
ible crime but that the law should take |
Is course. He was nervous but showed |
10 signs OF repenting or even regretting |
What he had done. He said If he must |
lie. he could, as we'll as anybody; all |
must die some time. Life was sweet to
aim, but he guessed he could give it up.
n regard to John, he held up. his hand
md swore before God and man that ne
vas dead that he had nothing that ever
belonged to John except pocket comb
md small lookIng-glass. We asked if
ne would have his picture taken togeth-
sT with the jury, to which he smiled and
,aid, 81 guess not" So far he has ex-
pressed no malice toward any witness
who testified against him; and that he
would not try to escape.
SENTENCE OF DEATH.
In few seconds Judge Rogers direct
ed the prisoner TO arise. He did SO
promptly. The judge then pronounced
the sentence in the following solemn
words: ANDY Taylor, you have been
charged with the crime ofmurder in the
first degree. A jury of your county was
selected and found you guilty of that
charge. Under our laws you must suit
fer the highest penalty of the law, which
is DEATH" He continued in a most SOL
emn manner, delivering most eloquent
and concluded as follows:
sandy Taylor, you are guilty of murder
in the first degree, and on the Goth day
of June, 1888, between the hours of 10 q
m. and 8 p. m, you shall suffer death by
hanging until you are dead, dead, dead
May the Lord have mercy on your soul !"
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
The prisoner was conducted to the
court room at $50 o'clock. A large
crowd was present w. L. Welcker,
one of the counsel for the defence, was
absent. Col. Nelson, the associate of
Welcker, made motion for a new trial.
He supported his motion by reading an
affidavit sworn to by w. L. Welcker,
Esq. which alleged that some time af-
ter they had gone into the trial, they
learned that Oscar Osment, who is now
in Oregon, on the day of the murder
was sitting in a seat in the car, just be-
hind Bob and Andy, just after they
boarded the train at Sweetwater. This
affiant, upon information and belief,
swears that he will testify: Bob re-
with Andy about some
thing, and that, to the best of my knowl.
edge this was, that Andy would not con-
sent to the killing" The motion was
submitted to the court, supported by
this affidavit, without argument on
either side. The court promptly over
ruled the motion tor a new trial.
While the sentence was being pro-
Taylor stood up without a
twitch in any muscle, the only indication
of feeling being when the awful words,
dead. dead, dead" were uttered, his
eyes seemed to fill, but his color did not
change nor did a muscle move.
Judge Rogers, at the close of the SEN
tence, stated that "the prisoner is now
turned over 10 the custody of Sheriff
Springfield, of Hamilton county. An
appeal has been prayed to the supreme
then conducted from the court room.
THE DEPARTURE.
At II 80 a. m, Sheriff Springfield and
posse, consisting of Sheriff Foute, dep
uties Reno and West and the Chatts-
nooga delegation, having in charge An
dy Taylor and William West, Frank
Morrison and VIM. Holman-the latter
three the safe burglars-boarded the
train for Chattanooga. There was
dense crowd at the depot, and the fullest
was expressed in the safety
Of the prisoner at Chattanooga
The Trip to Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, May 12--Sheriff
free of any incident. Taylor was quiet
all the way, but occasionally chatted
freely with his fellow prisoners and the
guards. At Cleveland tue news of his
arrival preceded him and a crowd of
several hundred were al the depot They
were permitted to walk through the car
and view the prisoner. AS the crowds
passed by Andy smiled and remarked,
SAN right, gentlemen, here is the mon
key show"
ARRIVAL IN THE CITY.
No one in the city knew of the pro-
ceedings at LOudon until the train
pulled into the depot. There were Only
a few present. When Sheriff Spring
field stepped from the cars, followed by
a posse, who surrounded young look
ing country lad. who was in chains and
to the three other prisoners,
the report spread than Andy Taylor had
the city. It was at first dis
credited, but when the sheriff was ques-
and stated that he in fact had the
criminal beside him, the re
port spread like wild-fire and soon a
crowd congregated and stared with the
most intense interest at the prisoner.
The party proceeded down Market
street, followed by crowd of several
hundred. Every one was craning their
necks to catch glimpse of the central
object, and EXPLANATIONS such as these
were heard: There he is, "That young
he GGIOnnh hot
surely can't be he" etc. The posse pro-
ceeded without molestation TO the coun-
ty Jail, and the prisoners were soon
safely secured within the impregnable
walls.
An InterView with Taylor.
A Times reporter called at the Jail as
soon as the excitement subsidized for an
with the prisoner. 1t was
readily accorded, and Sheriff Springfield
the scribe to his cell He is
in cell No. ii, on the second floor; 1t adj
joins the cell where his brother John
was confined. When the reporter enter
ed, and was introduced to the prisoner,
he could scarce repress an exclamation
of surprise. Instead of finding hard
ened aad repulsiYe villain, with gleam-
ing eyes and q murderous leer, we be-
held beardless youth, scarce twenty
one. He is heavy-set and fully six feet
tall. He has a frank, open countenance,
full and feshY his countenance, instead
of being repulsive, is, on the contrary,
rather pleasing, and when he smiles he
shows two rows of perfectly formed
teeth OF pearly wilderness, and his whole
face lights up with an agreeable
the only resemblance
he bears to his brother John is his dark
eyes, but they are not fierce looking,
neither are they at all murderous in
their CLEAN; he suffers somewhat, but
otherwise speaks plainly and clearly
\ ct shows total lack OF cduca.1nn; he
looks ali LhF world like simple c,.Gn-
try boy, somewhat overfed and not at all
to work. There Is nothing at
all remarkable in his appearance and
were any one to meet him on the would
not even cause them to glance at him
He is not all detected, on the contrary,
Is quite cheerful. He does not seem ia
the slightest degree emaciated, either
from privation or Imprisonment, and his
face does not indicate any remorse for
his horrible deed.
"How do you feel, Andy ?" asked the
reporter.
aOh, 1 feel all right" he responded.
II am as we'll as could be expected I'M
der the circumstances"
"What do you think of your SEN
tencef'
"Oh, I think it very hard" ne an
swered, with q cheerful laugh; cit amt
lust, bat can't dispute It; must take
anything they put up"
s'Do you acknowledge that you killed
either of the efflcers?"
81 don't knowledge anything. Ny law
Vers told me not to tell anything, and !
amt going TO. don't say was in the
car aud won't say anything about it."
ssHave you any hopes in your appeal
To the supreme co1rtsp
ssYes, while I'm alive, have hope. /
can't Just say what they will do; nobody
knows that" He reflected some sec
Jnds and then added, "but don't be-
lieve they'll hang me-"
ssWhat do you hope. fOr-imprison-
ment Tor life?"
at this question he delIberated few
moments, and then answered frankly.
"Weli, sir, to tell you the honest tact, 1
couldn't begin TO say what will be done