Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-22
ANGRY PEOPLE
At th. Trial Of Charles Fred
Taylor Of Randolph,
ChsFgad With q Horrible Crime. ...Afoth.
q, Stu Verse, Is Discovered.
Tay lor Pat Under $4,000 Bonds and Com.
mitted to Jail.

RAspoLPH. Oct. 2l.-Chsr.ss Fred TaY-
iof. arrested yesterday on the charge Of
raps On bis 10 yesr old stsp-dAughter, was
srraizuea before Judge Goodspeed today.
The revolving detsils Of the crime - re-
ported upou the streets aroused the people
and talk Of iynehiEz AID other method, Of
punishment, we're freely discussed. The
rnde lockup, wh'cn has heretofore never
held a MAJ charged with so sinous . crime,
vas watched closely b. the off ;ers Of the
Law. Knots Of people were gathered O.
intervals along tie sheet at an early hour
this morning. and the people demanded 10
hear the trial as the b. ar approached. Ac
c)Iciagly the court va. held 10 the sacond
story CT the shoe factory build
ing, AID 40 immense crowd
was present at the trial, which was
held before Judge Goodspeed sl 10 o'clock.
Mshsl. l. Tsy lor. the lit,le 10 yesr-oid
child ap3n ~h I'M the dsstardly assault vas
mmhtsd, was the Il st TO enter the court
70 m. scccu panied by her mother. Atbie
F Tsylor, and her sis.ar, Matte e Tsy-
lor The psle, tear stsined face of the
inaocent ch ID was = pitiful evidence Of
gts crus, treatment she had received. Un-
usually tin.l for ber ears ard possessing
pathetic Ii tie fac. she was imml dately
chs mpianed By every perton in the roomi.
4 few minutes later TAYLOR himself ap-
pearsd in he cus,cdj of Constable Thomp-
500, by shom he was arrested Deputy
Saerif Connor and Constable Morsng
Taylor is man weighing fully l80
pounds and in personal appearance
is rsther repulsiye. As he was called upon
to listen to The readiog Of the warrant he
refused TO do so and would neither plead
"no, guilty" or guilty" to the crime with
which he was charged. He claimed the
ght 20 have a lawyer and demanded one. |
He slsO refused 10 be txamlnei until a
board Of doctors was called to examine the |
cNild He u:ed abusive language to the
ju ge AID IL vas necessary TO threaten him |
severely before he sutsided ard took his |
olsc' 10 the prisoners chsir. His bravsdo |
and insulting manner did not meet the |
approval Of the crowd and open threats Of
violence were made by many, to all of which |
the prisoner res 3onded. Cnss. L Andrews, |
Etq Of Gardiner, appeared ~ counsel for |
the prosecution. and the little girl and her |
mother were summoned as witnesses. The |
questioniog Of the little girl occupied much |
,iu4a. She was sfrsid TO tell her story, her |
's,her having threatened TO kill her if she |
told For some time she coult not be made |
to believe that he could not hurt her, and |
as she would look st him or hear him speak |
a shudder would run through the little
form and she would crouch closer to her |
mother or sister in q mute appeal for pro
lection. II was pitiful to see the terror
she had for the m An who had 50 bru.slly |
wroDgtd her. Little by little sle to d her |
story, ia detached fragments it was
ue, but With the evident stamp
of Truth in every reply she
md. TIE attempt Of the prisoner to
oreA down her testimony was frutless,
, very question being answered against him.
rhe mother toll the story of her gaining
kn0 ledge Of The mater. Ths blood or
he ch.lls uad, rclotning was noticed by
her, a. d she asked the child how it came
,here. receiving the auswer that she did
lot know On Sunday last. she stated
rsslor refused TO allow the child to 60 to
church vi b her and ner aister. The little
one went to her mother and begged her to
ASK rs} lor il she could not go to her aunts
y hils they were at church. When ques-
tioncd ms TO Why she did not want to stay
with h.r father, she told the story
Of the msu's brutal assault upon her
ard her fesr that he would again iiltrest
her Mrs Taylor then went down stairs
telling Msbsis to blsok her shoes and get
ready 10 go 10 church with her. Taylor
.sv her preparations and demanded to
kro. where sue vas going Up,n recsiv
log az answer he spts1g upon the child,
struck her Nth bis hand and at last threw
her scross the room onto the lounge. Not
conrent with this he asked the child What
she had been telling, accompanying the de-
msnd With threat 10 kill her if she did /
not tell. He took her by her feet and hold
inv har At arms length struck her several
crutl blows with a piece of wood he had
1icscd up and then threw her back upon
"a. ilurge He then ordered both
M mother aud the child out of the |
house, forbidding them from ever
retu'ping. This is the story told by the
mutner under oath. Again the prisoner
ri d t. shake the testimony of the witness
.nd again ne Was left in 3 worse light thsn
before. He refused to make sly statement
in his own behalf, reiterating his demand
for lawyer Judge Goodspeed was Of the
opinion that be hal had sufficient time to
secure counsel ard reviewing the evidence
found probable cause to bind him over in
the sum Of $500 for appearance a. the
December term Of the superio, court. I'm
mf distely upon the close of the first trisl
Judge Goodspsed produced smother docu
ment charging him with fornioat.on
with his daughter Mstsie f Taylor. He
sssin refused to plead and asked time to
secure lssyer, which vas granted, the
case being pcs poued until the afternoon at
. o'clock U. B. Ciason, Esq appeared
al his counsel At thst time and waived ex-
sminsiion and sppesled. Andrews. coun-
sci for the prose ,usion, asked that the bail
be pl.c d at $1,000 in view Of the enormity |
of the otfenss and the crowd evidenced its
approval Clsson obj jscted to the bsil as
fas too high Judge Good.peed placed him
under $500 bonds on the second ofen-e,
making $1,000 in ali As the |
prisoner passed out of the court room he
spoke in a whisper to his daughter, snd ths
latter tuned deadly pale. sprung asay |
from him, and burst into tears, When |
asked vha. he said, she stated that lie had |
threateoei her ii she put him in State
prison. Mrs. Taylor made q request OF
Judge Gocdspeed that he protect her AMI |
her children from the man If he should |
succeed il getting bail. Ii is th4 general
ppi,ioa that ha cannot furnish such heavy /
pcnds He was taken to Ill a. Angus 8