Daily Republican., 1888-09-19

THs Case Of Sterling r. rayloEI 9nIkRgod
with snostinE Hts sasrGAsRer -rha
appeal OF tho Aooasea.
Yesterday afternoons session Of court
convened Rt 8 O'Clock, with the Dhiei
Justice and Associate JudRs PAbnter
on the bench. The HAMes Of the grand
jurors were called, after which thRy re-
tired to their room.
Attorney General BlRgs stated that
Sterling p. Tay loE, whs IL lndlotel for
committing m assault on Ill Dikken-
son with intsnt 70 kali Wishsd through
his counsel, Levi O. Bird, Fec :, to
plead guilty TO assault, and thl|t the
State was willing to aooapt the pies.
Ell Dickinson testieed 10 the fatts Of
the shooting aboat the same As has
already been Published.
Sergeant Tneker VA called 10 the
stand. and after be had given his direct
testimony, WAS oFosa-exRmined BY MI.
Bird. When he asked him Aboht the
cause given By the prisoner fdF the
shooting, and inquired IN relation 10 tina
death OF Florence Taylor, DlokeINson e
Victim, the pEtsoneE bEoke dow com
pletely, end almost fell eat Of thschAlI
In which he was alttAhg.
Dr.. Funk, who lives inlthe house nj
No. 9l3 Market street, where the shoot.
ing occurred, testified to the fscts As
they happened on the morning when
Sergeant Tucker went 10 arrest d |cken
son. He also said thAt he had heard
Dlokenson say that be would shoot Tay.
Tor, unlesB be remained away fro m hlI
houas, and that he had warned 1EAylOi
OF the thTeai.
DR.. bravo testl6ed that few min
utes after the shooting be examined
Dickinson and found thai he, had beer
wounded In the right hand, the right
shoulder and Aiso In the left side Of bill
back, the ball having pAsa8d a|lmOsl
through bis body. He extracted this
bullet, and after dressing his wpunds
was about 10 sena him TO the aims
house, when some OF plekehson's
friends had him removed to theHo n q
pAthic Hospital.
Dr. Finn testified that he attended
him ut the hospital and for the 6Rst As
hours did not think he would live
This was the last witness fox the
State, and Mr.. Bird said he bad sew
erAl witnesses that he would III o eK-
Rmined to show the condition of the
prisoners mind on the dAy THAI be
committed the shooting.
Mayor Harrington testified that be
saw the prisoner = short time AfkhF tie
shooting occurred and from bis Aptlons
did nos consider that he Was In his RICH;
mind, He acted In . very strange
manner and seemed ~, though be 81
suffering with some serious mentE|l dis
IuFbanoe.
DR.. Ogle testified that he attended ths
prisoner At the hall alter his arrest, and
did not think that he WAS In his riRhi
mind or responsible for his actions.
Ohlef Of Police BWiggelt testified thu
he saw Taylor at tbs hall before thu
shooting, and 1t seemed ~ though b.
was laboring under some great rhentA
excitement, After the shooting b.
seemed perfectly beside himself. ant
when the witness would 90 in tht room
/ where he WAS be did not want him II
leave.
Special Off Weldin corrotorate
this testimony, and said that In tb
morning when the prisoner came to th
hall to see about getting the WArrAn
for DlckenBon, he acted like q or
man.
Mr.. Bird said Il at he could D roduo
q number of other witnesses who won Il
testify TO the eane effect, bat he did no
i
the prisoner be permitted 10 maize
statement, and as tho Attorney Ger
sral did not object the requeit VS.
granted,
+, - .Jr thtn said: Your HonoNs, TN
man (DiekenBon) has been stuI nblir
block In my way for the past six YtRr.
In fact ever eli os he commenced pAyi1
attention TO my mother. At thRt tim
learned his true character, an
although l did all In my power TO pr
vent 1t they were married. A'tet tina.
did all could TO help them along, b.
they QuarFeled, and from words Game
blows; he beat my mother sever
times, but bore It, - do not belieN
In interfering in family matters Tht
moved up on Market street, and IS
lived on Sixth street did net see mut
} os them, for / seldom went there !"
"They spirited my dear sistbr BIC
! enoe away, and IS / suspicieIled th
Q something was wrong i called on ID
+ OantEell, who had attended her,
learn the truth, bat ~ soon 90 be 90
me be wsa on hls guard and u Duld 4
tell me anything. / did not lbarn I
= true state Of Affairs until thrde dh
$ before this thing happened, ami thel
II went to No. 9l3 Market street, on
@ Monday morning, and took my old
l. sister, who lie 10 years old, to m y hon
10 save her from this man. ID mott
Ia was away nuraiDg Florence, and WI
he came home In the evening and fou
y that there WAS no supper ready, rs tn
u was NO one 20 RsR 1T, he Gu rsed d
le BWoFe that he would kill me Tor Int
If ing With his businsTH. The next da
g. heard my older sister tell the young
q one, who is about IL years pld, Il
o. Florence had the typhoid feve1."
ID ~ then asked my sister about 1t /
20 she told me the truth then 1 felt t
Nv my poor sister Florence had &C die,
=. l knew that 81 she had typh pid fe
In confinement she could not II
as When i thought Of this 1t drove
As mad, and did not know wb BIT l !
ne doing. l, however, beg your fonoT
ed remember that have q dear wife, /
10 already Frustrated by this How,