The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-27
A FORGER.
A Gay Young Man Plays Fast
and Loose.
Handy With the Pen, He Rakes In
the Ducats and Is Raked.
[From MednesdaY's Daily |

ing his sight, he was put to work in the
office.
He stood high, and was much respected
by all.
He had been partially blind, and, re-
covering his sight, the glare and glitter
of the world we're too much for him.
IT'S the old, old story; deception, mis-
representation, forgery and the jail.
Ills a strange tale. Up to last month
Young TAYLOR was we'll thought of, and no
man suspected him of wrong doing.
TAYLOR is the man of whom The STATES
MAN some time in May last published an
item, relative to his having fallen heir
to $4,000 by the death of a relative some
where in one of the states.
The events of the past few days shows
this to have been one of Mr.. Taylor's
pleasant im-hams. He never fell heir to
that or any other sum.
He, however, showed DR.. Rainey letter
saying so. That letter was an adroit forg-
cry, and it is apparent now that Mr..
Taylor was then cunningly schemlng a
scheme to work other and more serious
forgeres.
In the whirl of his brain he was con
cocting plan to raise money. He wanted
and depleted treasury prevented it.
He was impressed that he could skin the
state, and sknning it he would dress fine
and drive spanking teams furiously.
But the world is fain to oriticise, and to
blossom and bloom out suddenly
would, peradventure, excite comment, and
lead to unpleasant Investigations and
cruel surprises.
He would provide for all that, would Mr..
Iaylor So in the very outset he lets it
be known that one of his relatives has
comfortably died, having previously COM
fortably settled upon him snug fortune
OF course the public having this firmly
impressed upon its mind, Mr.. Iaylor's
emerging from poor-salarled position
and flushing ont in silk hats and highly
colored neckties Great d no surprise.
1t was about the time ne set the town
agog by telling of his unexpected luck
that he commenced his forging operations.
His first exploit was modest one, as
shown by the vouchers on file in the
comptroller's Office. 1t was for $40 for
services alleged to have been rendered
from June to IS. This was followed by
another forged account for $12 for serv-
ices while school was closing. On June
90 there was a forgery for 1928 for desks,
etc. Then followed another forgery, and
it is one set forth below, and on which
Mr.. Taylor was arrested.
In the name and by the authority of the state OF
Texas
Before me the undersigned authority,
on this day came and personally ap-
peared Frank Rainey, who, being by me
first duly sworn, states on oath that II,
f. Taylor, in Travis county, state of
Texas, heretofore, TO wit: on or about
the Pad day of July, A. d, 1888, did there
and then, without lawful authority and
with intent to lujure and defraud, make
false and forged paper and instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be the
act of affiant and u. L. Fillmore, which
said instrument in writing purported to
be an account against the state of Texas
for the Institute for the Blind, approved
by affiant as superintendent of said in
stitution and by Y. L. Fillmore as presi-
dent of the board of trustees OF said in
stitution, for the sum OF SAT-, which said
account was in words and figures, as fol
lows to-wit
SIDNEY, o., July 2, 1883.
State of Texas for Institute for the Blind:
Bought of Sidney School Furniture COM
pany: To seventy-fve seats Tor ehspei, ,.o q.
Three ten hers deskp sg,.................. q N
NorE.-These seats we're purchased fol
partially seating the chapel, as most OF
the old ones are not strong enough fol
use. Which said account is endorsed on
the back, thereof, as follows:
Sidney School Furniture company, S477
l215 U.
Examined and approved,
FRANK RAINEY, Supt.
Examined and approved,
u. L. FILLMORE,
President Board of Trustees
Against the peace and dignity of the
state of Texas.
Then follows another, for books, alleged
to have been purchased from the Nationa!
Library association, of Chicago, August
80, for S4S; and another, tor maps, etc.
1924; and yet another, for laundry APP
pliances, $3.50, the total forgeries amount
ing to exactly S1,O23 since last May.
On the 9TH of this month Mr.Tayler went
to Nashville Tenn, on visit, and re-
turned Yesterday dressed in conventional
black, silk hat and all. he stepped from
the car and into the hands of the
minions of the law, who, il
due process of law, ruthlessly
thrust him into Jail, silk hat and all, in
default of $1,000 bail, considerably tixet
by that careful and astute officer, Justice
Calhoun.
Doctor Rainey discovered the forgerie'
in this way and it is way that the willy Mr.
Taylor had not dreamed of.
The doctor is in the habit of occasion
ally taking his official records over to thu
comptroller's office 10 compare them.
He did SO about the first of this montl
and discovered that the comptroller
books showed an excess of disbursement
amounting to 1923.
The vouchers were looked up, on whic
a warrant was issued and the forgerle
were as plain as day.
Taylor, it will he remembered, clerked
short time ago for Gen. A. s. Robert;
He was also steward at the Driskill awhile
For some months he has kept i'm
horse and buggy. In fact, he has KEEP
one ever since that money was lett him
and he cut dash generally.
There are lots of other forgeries aRalns
him, and all together Mr.. Taylor Is in
pickle, aud to make matters worse he ant
his silk hat are in jail.
Mr.. Powderly Is Right.