Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-03
EASTERN SHORE.
FUNERAL or A VENERABLE BAPTIST
MINISTER.
The Alleged Poisoning csse-Damagirg
Testimony Before the Grand Jury
Dix Suspected.
Of the RIchmond pIspatch.l


0NAyCOcK, january 1, 1889.
The remains oi the iste Rev. George Brad
ford, who died suddenly here last Saturday
night OF heart-disesse, were taken 10 Iollies
Baptist church tO-day, near PuDgotesgue,
where the funeral services were held IN the
presence Of a large concOurse OF people.
Rev. John w. IIundley. pastor Of the church,
conducted the services, after which the body
OF the venerable minister was laid to rest ~
the old church-ysrd beside the ashes OF his
ancestors. The deceased was lncaly de-
scsuded from one OF the original settlers OF
the Eastern Shore, who in the early psrt Ofthe
seventeenth century took up all the land lyiug
IN what has been known since then az Brad.
ford's Neck on the seaside. Up 10 a short
time before the war the most or this land had
remained in the Bradford family. The de-
ceased was 4 man OF fine mind aud very re-
mark1ble memory. Though not student he
wss perhaps the besl-uformed man on the
early history Of the Eastern Shore. and doubt.
less many interesting ana valuable facts OF
locsl history have perished with him. HIS
mother, who some time ago died at the
ripe old age ol ninfty yesrs, had seen
aud talked with Elijah Baker, who
somewhere about 1880 established the first
Baptist church on the Eastern shore, near
what was then known as Dates GIT. Mr..
Bradford bad been In the Baptist ministry
for fully fifty years, aud was always wei
coined into Eastern Shore homes as a genial
aud delightful companion. Tie bad marked
talent a. a humOrist, and was universally
popular, especially with the young. lie was
almost patriarchgl IN appearance, aud used
70 tell how he had been thrice taken for the
Persistent OF the United Siates-twice IN Ms-
ryiand and once Ia Virginia.
The flilme TO secure an analysis OF the
stomach Oi william TAYLOR, who is supposed
10 have died some tlme ago from the effects
oi poison administered BIZ his wife. has
caused the trial Of Mrs. Taylor TO be post
pOned til the next term oi the County
Court. In the mean time she IL confined in
init, and appears 10 be in excellent spirits.
some of the testimony before tie grand Jury
tha. found a true bill against her yesterday
was very damaging. In her statement be-
fore the coroner's jury she confessed 10
having bought slrycbnine IN Temperance
vile some time last October, but said
her husband had sent her alter It
and had Given her The money to psy for il.
II was proved Yesterday that on the day that
Mrs. Taylor purchased the poison her hus-
band was down Gargathl bay catching fish,
and when he returned home found his wife
absent with bis horse and carriage. AID he
had TO borrow noigbbor's team 20 bring
his fish, &C., home from the landing. Evil
dence was also adduced 20 show that i'm
proper relations existed between Mrs. Tay-
lor and James Dix alias Townsend, who
lIyed with the Taylors and helped in work
ing the farm. and that TAYLOR some time
before bis death had spoken 20 some of bis tnii-
mate friends about his wiie's conduct. She has
always borue bad name IN the community,
and this tends 10 strengthen The suspicion
against her. For several days past james
Dix has not been seen about Modest Town,
and it is believed That ne has eft the Stale.
The agent at Hlliwood informs YOUR cOrrc-
spondept that Dix cane TO the station -atur-
dav afternoon and inquired when the next
north-b0und tram would come along.
lie remained tin the frcight-trsin arrived,
and then disappeared and has not been seen
here since. Suspicion against hlm a. an ac-
complIce % Mrs. Tlyior is yerc strong. but
AZ vet no evidence has been brought TO light
that would justify his arrest. kALLIAs.