The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-15
THE TAYLOR CASE.
A Clue That ii is Thought will
Undoubtedly Lead to the Ar.
rest of the Guilty Party.

rest of the Guilty Party.
The iend who perpe,rated the helm
,ous outrsge that recently shocked the
entire community will soon be cap
tured whether dead or alive.
His identity is known.
His whereat outs have been located.
Beyond the shadow of a doubt the
negro now being pursued in Texas is
the man wanted.
There arrived in this city last night
m ordinary looking individual, save
for the fact that he had extraordinary
eyes. He registered at Sicher's hotel
In the presence of a BAz,o reporter,
and something about the msn
attracted the reporters attention
His manner nor luggage indicated
that he was q travelling salesman or
that he was q tourist, but there was
something about him that led the
scribe to suspect that he was more
than he pretended.
This morning he was seen in com.
pany with Sheriff Smith. This salts
fed the reporter that his suspicious
were correct. and he bided his time to
interview the stranger.
1t was while entering Sicher's hotel
that be was met and the reporter said
unto himself: "This is the accepted
time" Accordingly, the stranger was
arrested and after an hours beating
around the bush, learned that he was q
detectiye-that he b ID just arrived
from Denison, Texas; that he wss in
possession of valuable information per-
fainiug to the Taylor outrage.
BY the exercise of tactics under
stood only by q reporter, the following
story was pumped from the detective:
Ny name is j. F. Lawrason, and
/ am a Canadian officer.
A few weeks ago l was sent to
Texas on a case, and while there had
occasion to drive out into the country
from Denison. My driver was a ne
gro, who gave bis name as Gray.
Now, at this time, | knew but little
of the Sedalia outrage, but had read
about it in the papers. Being q de-
tective, l was naturally interested,
however, and while on this journey
to the country ] got into a converse
ton with the driver about the affair. I"
"Wben Was this?"
sit was last Saturday, March 5ih. !"
Well sir as l started to say, no
sooner had / mentioned the subject to
the driver than he blurted out, Boss,
/ know who done dat
never let on-the dsrkey didn't
know who l was or my business-and
succeeded in getting the following
story from him. He told me that the
negro who perpetrated the outrage be-
longed to gang of five desperate es Who
made their headquarters 10 the coun-
try where we were going. He describe
him 90 accurately that from the de-
scription / had read I knew he must
be the man. When we had gone
about twenty miles from Denisop, and
we're in the midst of Q swampy viii
derness, my driver suddenly touched
my arm and pointed out the rendez-
vous-a rude hut built of logs about
. half mile in the distance. Conceal
ing the team, told the driver to wait
till 1 returned, and then set out to
reconnoiter. got within good view
of the hut and saw three burly blacks
Who showed from their appearance
they were all armed-thst they were
bad men. The man whom l wanted
to see especially. however, was not
visible and I didn't get to see him at
al. When I returned I began to
pump the driver again but he was
non-committal, saying: Boss l don't
know who you are and l have said
too much already. If these men
knew l told you what have they
would kill me. Strive as 1 would l
couldn't get him to say another word
about the affair.
Returning to Denison, by investi-
cation l learned that the man in ques-
iion, whose hiding place was unknown
to the officers, were the most danger
GUS and blood-thirsty desperadoes
known in Texas, each and all having
committed some outrage. At this
time l was not advised of the Sedalia
man being in Texas or / would have
told them about my experience. but l
have communicated it to the officers
here and they will at once advise
Detective Kinney and bis men.
/ am not interested in the search
myself, and didn't want to ob,rude or
/ should have prosecuted the search
tn . finish while in Texas. Count on
this, the man in question is in hiding
near Denison."
REMARKABLY CIIRE OF RTE.