Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-13
Awful Disclosures Brought to Light
In the Taylor Incest Case---
Proof Not Wanting.
The Girl From Thirteen Made to Sat
Isfy the Fiend's Desire--The
Mother Wild With Grief.
Lips of Mother and Daughter cioved
vhrough r~sr--rhe Girl Sent 20 jail
70 Force Her 10 Testify.



or upon his daughter, at this place, hay,
handed your correspondent paper con
tanning the following;
1.-THE facts of the William Taylor case
The following are the facts given by his
daughter Jane 10 three or four lady
friends and are, without coubt, true In
every respect: William Taylor
irst committed outrage upon his
daughter when she was little
over thirteen years old when her
mother saw from the girls action that
something was wrong. she questioned her
10 Ind out what was the matter She
said % her, You act like some one that
IL crazy; what Is the matterY' The girl
replied, MA. will tell you, but II VIII
kin me- She then told her mother how
her father had treated her. II wasalmost
o death-blOw To her mother, as she lay
for hours between life aud death. Her
nelghbors wcrd sent for. They thought
she would die Taylor was thrre, hut did
not want them 20 do anything for her.
He told them IL would do her no good.
He knew what her trouble was, but they
did not suspect such a cause for her
sickness. He has repeated his acts
from time 20 time since that, or
dering the mother not To look after
him, that the girl was his and he would do
as he pleased, right or wrong This was
continued until the mothers attempt 70
protect or look after her resulted In the
shooting OF Taylor by his sou 20 save his
mothers lfc Only short time before
the shooting he had outraged his daughter
with her mother In an adjoining room in
bcd--nearer dead than aliye--under or
ders that II she raised her head out OF her
bed he would blow her brains ont The
brute then went into the girls room and
beat her over the head with his pistol and
forced her TO submit TO his
british passions. That these
facts win be established at his
trial we do not believe, knowing the nat
ural tinidiiy OF the girl aud her dread OF
her father, also the condition OF her
health since she was shot by gun in the
hands OF her father about month ago,
in the shooting ARRAY above mentioned.
She Is SO extremely nervous that she Is
afraid OF everybody and everything
The above ~ copy OF what the ladies'
have written out themselves. Taylor's
trial Is set for to-day and IL is hoped that
the witnesses will come out with the
facts and preserve credit to themselves
The facts are known and no deeper color
can be added TO the shame by testifying
TO them.
William Taylor was again brought be.
fore +. NJ Slime at the courthouse this
morning to stand bis preliminary trial
under charge OF outraging his daughter
Jane. Taylor's wife was first called TO
the stand to testify. The defendant went
up TO her aud kissed her affectlonate "
The defendants counsel objected TO her
testifying, and the court held that she
could not testify against her husband
under the laws of the state.
The states counsel then called Jane,
the defendants daughter. She took the
stand with her head dropped In shame
and reluctantly answered one or two
questions by saying no, and though she
was introduced by the state the counsel
for the defense made a long-winded ar
Sument, setting forth that she
could not be forced to testI-
~ II she thought the evidence
would have tendency TO crimlnate her
self, and the court informed the witness
that she was not compelled To answer
any questions that would have tenden-
cy To criminate herself, The states
asked her II VIM. Taylor at anv
time within the last year came To- her bed
and beat her over the head with pistol
She refused 10 answer, and the court told
her she must answer this question She
again refused, or, IN other words, would
not say anything, SO she was placed In
the hands of the sheriff until she would
be willing 10 testify Until about one
week ago Mrs. Taylor and her children
made statements freely to the effect TO
show that Taylor had outraged his daugh.
ter at divers times for several years
past, He commenced on her when
she was about thirteen years old.
One OF Taylor's little children
said two or three days ago that Taylor
would sometimes come into the bed
room where his daughter Jane and four
or 1--we other children were sleeping, and
would 20 10 James he'd and to the other
ehildron's beds and give them whisky To
drink.
Mrs. Taylor was present when the
child made this statement She had re-
fused TO talk about the subject, but upon
this particular occasion she began 20
tremble when the child told this, aud i'm
arose and told the child To
come a. once aud 20 home with her.
This child IN a witness In the case, and
lould not be found this morning. Hts
mother says that he ate breakfast al
lome. The witnesses are now refusing
% testify, and will not talk 10 their
friends nor To the prosecutors about the !
,ase In or out Of court
Al l2 o'clock to-day, Jane being Grip. /
lled and still refusing TO testify, the |
,tiieers seated her In chair and carried (
Ter over TO the jail. The cause OF her 4
being crippled Is that her father shot her I
through the calf OF the leg In his scuine
IN the night OF the 10th OF January, when
le tried 10 XIII his family. The family
irst called for protection under the law
md now refuse 20 testify to the facts Of
he case snd meet the defendant with a
Siss. Now II the defendant is guilty Of
he charges brought against him and they
Will not testify To the facts, what is the
lext best step TO take In the premisesg
Must he be excused on account OF his
laughter going to jail before she win
estify. when he has been In charge
4 her from l.er infancy and is
ooked upon as her trainerg Yet
shon ho Is free to act how can Il
o helped, under the law, when he raises
is children to fear 70 tell the truth when
J Is against himf IL there any hell hot
nough to do justice TO the man who
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