The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-09-07
THE CHAMPION OUTLAW.
Tal:or Hall. Credited With Ninety
%:ne MLrters, Was Hanged
Friday.

%.ne Murders, Was Hanged
Friday.
Richmond, Va, Sept. 1.-Gover
nor Mckinney having refused to in
terfere, it is now certain that Talton
Hall will pay the penalty of his in
Vulnerable murders on the scaffold
at Wise courthouse to morrow. Not
withstanding the thr, ats Of Halls
trends that they would prevent the
execution of the laws sentence by
force, it is not believed that there
will be any attempt to interfere with
the hanging. The sheriff has taken
all possible precaution against an
attempted rescue, and it is believed
that one or more companies of state
troops will be present to aid the
large force of special deputies. Hall
himself has apparently given up all
hope, but preserves his defiant de-
meanor. His onlyregr he declares,
is that he cannot kill "Doc" Taylor,
against whom his animosity has
broken out afresh. The Jail officials
believe that his pretended reconcil-
latioa with Wright was ruse to get
the latter within reach so that he
might attack him. The two men
have been kept in separate cells,
however, and Hall has been baked
of his vengeance.
Halls criminal career has proba-
bly, never been paralleled IN the
United States He is credited with
SO murders, and while this is prob
ably an exaggeration, there is no
doubt that he is responsible for the
death of at least two score of men.
He was born in Lstcher county, Ky,
46 years ago, and grew up with such
desperadoes as John Wright, who
is credited with ~ murders, and the
''Doc' Taylor against whom he is
now so bitter. These men Joined
Guerrilla Morgan's band when the
war broke out and made themselves
conspicuous for their deeds of reck-
less during When the war ended
they returned to Kentucky and in
augurated reign of terror in the
mountains. Murders were the dali v
amusement of the gang, and al
though they were frequently arrest
ed, the terror which they inspired
insured their acquittal when brought
to trial. 1t was we'll known that
any juror who voted to convict them
wauld be marked, and as couse-
quence they always escaped. In
this way Hail was acquitted of the
cold blooded murder of Henry Mag
gard in 1866 He killed Dan Prid.
more in 1875 and was acquitted; q
cowardly jury acquitted him OF Nat
Bakers murder in 1881, and he went
free when he murdered his brother.
in-law, Henry Tripplet, in 1883. He
killed Henry Houk also in 1888 and
was indicted, but no officer dared
arrest him, and in 1885 he killed his
cousin, Mack Hall, and laughed al
the sheriff who tried to arrest him
Finally, on July II, 1891, he delib
erate!y murdered Chief of Police
Hylton of Norton, Va.
By this time public sentiment was
too strong for him, and he fled the
country. He was captured at Mem
phis, Tenn, however, and brought
back for trial He was duly tr;ec
and convicted. An appeal to the
supreme court resulted in an affirm
alton of the sentence and the gov
ernor refused to commute it. The
result is that tomorrow he will face
the fate that he SO often raeted ou,
to others.
| The Jail is under heavy guard
and picket lines have been throw
cut Oh all the roads leading to The
town. II any of Halls friends at
tempt to interfere there will be
b,oodshed. but. nothing short of /
general uprising eau stop or delay
the execution of the sentence.
Talton Hall attempted to burn the
jail last night. He set fire to his
clothing aud bedding. He will bt
closely w-tched to night for feal
of an attempt at suicide Although