Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-24
The story or the KiIIins or the
TAylor Family.

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CIscIsSArI, Ohio, Feb. 23.--To.night
the result was made known Of long
conversation in the Jail between Allen
lngells and Marshal Brown, IN which
the whole story of the killing Of the
Taylor family was told by Ingalls,. For
long time he resisted all attempts To-
got the facts from him. Finally he said:
"I'm gone anyhow. know you will be
good 10 my family when I'm dead. /
will tell you tile truth" and then re-
cited the horrible details. He said that
Friday morning Ben johnson, who
lives with him, said t. him that he had
three ''points" for that night. He ex.
planned that ''points" meant subjects for
the Medical College. He asked johnson
where they were. He replied; "The
three people are at the Taylor cabin.
They are no good and wo Cen knock
them in the nsad." He went to the Ohio
Msdical College and told them he would
have three subjects that night. They
agreed to pay $i5 apiece aud gave him
note to II. B. Dixon, expr. r.ssman. He
wcat TO the cxpressnan and engaged him
to meet them On the Avondale pike ut y
o'clock that night. lie then went home
and after dark he aud John,oa
started tv fayiors They had y bottle
VI whisky, took drinks and felt gooi.
The door was not loekeA and they ool.-
cd in. rhe old man wa, sitting by the
fire. place, the wife In front and the gul
ut work III the room. johnson had q
locust club, litiie longer than o police
nuns club. sn | began striking them
over the head ,ight and left, as he would
cattle. The woman struggled and Of
fertd resistance. Inyrlis says he finally
chokcd her to death. johnson easily
disposed Of the others with the club.
They then stripped the bodies, put
them In sacks winch they brought along.
carried them to the rJadside aud went
to meet the wagon. Loadiig them M.
they drove to the Medical Cohsgs, de-
liver,d them a.d got ths pay. ingalls,
says lie knows no,hIng about the firing
of the cabin. IL Is stated mob Of sixty
negroes organized to lynch these men,
but found the Avondale Jail too we'll
guarded. Ingalls, and johnson are in
the Cincinna,i jail tonight. lngalls
confesses that he has stolen several bod.
les III the past few months FROM ths new
cemetery beyond Avondale. and sold
them to The Obi, Medical College
Two Coashes Biswn Frsm the
Track.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 23.--A7 o'clock
this morning, during terrific wind
storm, two coaches OF the Denver bound
Colorado Central train were blown from
the track in tho vicinity Of Georgetown.
Two ladies were slightly burned and
several other passengers injured, none
seriously. Three years ago, in exactly
the same locality, an entire tram, ex.
cepting the engine, was carsixed by the
wind and wrecked.
Verdict OF Censure.
UsIoNTowN, Pa, Feb. 23.--The Cor
ner's Jury, which has been in session all
day taking testimony as to the causes
leading to the recent mins disaster, to-
night brought in o verdicG censuring the
company for not having the mine exam
ined daily for fire damp, aud the Mine
Inspector for not having inspected the
mine. Suits will be instituted by the
relatives Of the men killed.
Kslnteryicw with DIR. Collins.
ST. PAUL, Alinp., Feb. %. = The
Pioneer Presu prints in the morning six
columns Of on interview with DIR. Col.
Inns. brother Of jerome Collins. who lost
his life in the Jeanette expedition.
Collins has in his possession the note.
book aud papers found on the person Of
Jerome Collins. Upon these he bases o
petition to bo presented to Congress,
asking for further and more thorough
investigation of the circumstance at
tending the loss of the Jeannette,