The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-06

| lacts' Mdrk MIS-. EnglanuS statement
to the, effect that "Krebs came into the
Isaiah d. Taylor, shot him dead and
then followed her and Su.
sic out of the house and shot
them. She was positive that the man who
shot Isaiah was Krebs, and that he also
pursued and shot her. Her younger son
Harvey Taylor, positively, pointedly and
uhequiyocally contradicted her on the
point as to who shot Isaiah in his testi-
mony given on the trial. This young
man, Harvey, states that he had retired
ON the front gallery on a pallet, and
the other four members of the household
had gone to bed within the house. Soon
after he had retired he noticed three men
coming up to the front gate. The moon
was shining brightly. They were bend
ing over as if to hide their faces. They
came into the gate and the smallest of
the three, who was in front, "came up to
me (Harvey) and presented bright PTS
tol and said, Cd d-n you, get into the
house," He obeyed orders, ran into the
who at once shot down his brother,
Isaiah d. Taylor. Harvey tells this tale
and relates how he escaped, and while
running heard the woman screaming and
other shots fired. He had full oppor-
tunity of knowing the man who ordered
him into the house, and following him,
shot down his brother, Isaiah, for he was
on the gallery in the bright moonlight
and close to him. His opinion was that
he was one William Tor Bill Taylor, who
from the evidence before me, was an es-
capped convict and refugee from justice at
the time. He also stated that he knew
lArebs well, and did not recognize him at
all. He further says the man who fol-
lowed him into the house wore no hat,
but had rag around his head. He is
positive that it was this young man, whom
he thought to be Bill Taylor, that shot
down his brother Isaiah, in the house.
His mother, Mrs. England, was just as
positive that "old Krebs" shot her son,
Isaiah, and followed her and Susie out
and shot them to death. She said she
old white hat" Harvey said the man
who shot Isaiah was a young man" and
chad on no hat" but chad rag on his
head"
| To my mind right here is the fatal con-
| f1ict. Who had the best means of being
correct-the young man that was lying on
the front gallery in the moon light, face to
face with the criminal, receiving his or
ders to 60 into the house, or the ladies
who got their sight of the man from the
indoor darkness, and their impression
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tho+ ;s,ht uo W. Ta,,in, pha5 tho host
opportunity of telling accurately whom
and what he saw. He knew Krebs and
Preston well. So did he know the escaped
G Ih GnL 3S n ' was tbaf Bi,l
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lug on tne nv, f tbo osSo "nn ~ ha All
ne ne IoUA unS ~, 70 ho Tobn Niusicl
Shoo toid " hin, to bnsb chat NInsick was
~ 49, oo u,hon sha came 70 Tho house ;,
az nome Wien sue T T " Tho t1 onlv sur
v; ViH D testified on the witness stand that
10 TOOL, ono of tho mon 70 no John Mn.
ne .ooA Az " tne hnfnro ~ mo show that
S MnS;o,, and R;,I ToyIor were ont hnntinp
tn%otbar " That araninS. that NIusick WINS
| ne ,tSe,;nr1I, 20 +bo LnoIonds about the
land claim. that Toyior has NOT been
s s"nu IN tho no;obhoTbood since. thot
soon after the murder. Musick "wound
,,n bis offo;rS " nuit bis wife and family
op an ioft Tho country and has NOT return.
| I'D Add;t;onoI 70 ,this otherwise his
condnct and destinations about the trag.
edv more or less cast suspicion on him
IF AIRS Enol,nS was mistsken as 70 who
shot ber son Ts,iah sbe was also mistak-
on as to who shot her Arrayed against
bar statement that Krebs did If are the
foIlow;ng facts.
E;rst"Tba Testimony of her son Har-
WOW that in his oninion the esconed con
| r;cc+ P;ll Tovior did II
Saonnd"Tba tost;monv of Jobnnie
Soyooo Tho stonson of Krehs that the
two iefendonts and A X Tovior were
orousod hv tho shooting GOT oHt of he'd
and With otbar memhers of the family
went into the ward barefooted to listen.
Third-The testimony of Mary Jane
| Savage, Krebs step-daughter, to the
same effect.
Fourtb-The testimony of Mrs. Rhoda
Krebs, wife of applicant Krebs, proving
the same aIibi.
Fifth-Thp diving declaration of the
vonno man * TayI0r. who was CON
yicted as one of the criminals. solemnly
ossnvnrot;no the innocence of nil the ac-
cnsed Including himself
Siytb-Srbe snotless character of both
mon for n lifo of over IN years
Viawed from other Sources tho ;nno-
cence of these two men is established by
a prepoNderance of circumstances, to
| the beneft of which thew are certainly en-
titled in their old age after such long
service. Krebs is n German. incapable
II seems of writing English. Preston is
an American. and appears to be fairly in
| telligent. They both are farmers, Tn
| to the terrible tragedy. each stood well
,J oLo,,o ,,o,,onoh Dro,ton no, all