Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-11
STAR, FRIDAY, II,
MAY DEFAULT ON JUNE INTEREST.
South Dakota Likely to Be Straftencd
for Money.

South Dakota Likely to Be Straitencd
for Money.
Pierre. s. d. special, dated yesterday.
says: The attorney general has brought
suit on the bond of Treasurer Taylor. 1t
is understood that the bond will be con-
tested. Ex-Gov. Millette, who justified for
$4,000. wires that he will be here. and will
straighten the shortage. 1t is said his
property, however, is only 10 per cent of
the defalcation. The state officials do not
place much reliance in it.
1t is believed Taylor is hiding in the east.
1t is known that he had when he left
here fully a quarter of a million in cash,
and he could have drawn in New York
enc hundred thousand more. 1t is believed
that he has certain confederates here, who
are keeping him advised of the proceed
ings. A strong attempt Is being made
here to throw doubt on the validity of the
bonds and 1t is suspected that the plan Is
to force the state into compromise with
the bondsnen for moderate sum- and
then, when settlement is completed and
Taylor is promised immunity, he will make
good the losses of his bondsmen.
All sorts of rumors have been set alloat
here by Taylor's friends to prevent rigid
prosecution. 1t is said that the shortage
was due to the liberality with which he
supported various banks during the panic,
and received notes on which he has real
lied nothing. The state officials are max
ing strenuous efforts to raise sufficient
cash to keep the various state institutions
running, and a peremptory call for taxes
is expected to produce enough to tide over
the difficulty for some time, but the state
auditor feels positive that South Dakota
must default on the bond interest due in
June. Meanwhile effort is being made to
apprehend Taylor.
A special from Redfield, s. d. says:
nj ENynp mi icb hug ~
books of the First National Bank. He says
1t Will take week to learn the exact
status of the business. The general opinion
is favorable to allowing the bank to reor-
ganiZe and reopen for business Rumors
have been rife here today that Taylor had
accomplices with him here to facilitate his
work. If he went to New York, it Is sur
missed that he may have sailed for some
unknown port. He has a brother-in-law
who commands a ship sailing from that
city.
The Northwestern Mortgage Trust Com
pany, of which Taylor was president, is
certainly defunct.
Chicago Detectives on the Trail.
Five of the shrewdest detectives in Chi
cago were last night started on traif CIV
ing fair promise of leading to the hiding
place. probably in Chicago, of the abscond-
ing eX-treasurer OF South Dakota. News
Of the development that prompted this
Taylor lived, and while detectives were en-
deavoring to find Taylor in Chicago detect
ives in Redfeld were trying to unearth the
story of the circumstances that caused one
G. H. Vinton of that city to write the fu-
gitive at Chicago. under date Of December
IS: Il presume when we default in New
York on January l in coupons we will get
wires, and the devil will be to pay about
January g."
Dispatches received in Chicago late last
night from Reufield about "a conspiracy"
makes this at least interesting, say the de-
tectiveS who have the matter in charge.
The papers were brought into police
heaquarters yesterday afternoon by a man
who remarked: This may help you to
bring the criminals to Justice
The man disappeared so quickly that the
police were not able to track him, and
nothing is known CT his identity.
Detective Rafferty, was sent to look up
some of the people whose names We're left
by the stranger. He went first to the Re-
we're House. as Vinton's letter to Taylor
was directed there. ANY mail for W. w.
Taylor of Dakota?" Rafferty, asked of
Clerk H. NJ. Lawson.
Mr.. Lawson knew who Rafferty, was, and
he answered: "Why. one of your men
called here for Mr.. Taylor's mail this after
noon, and took large envelope to Mr..
Taylor. who. l understood. had been taken
into custody"
Describe the man who got the letter."
said Rafferty,.
Clerk Lawson described the mysterious
man who came into police headquarters
like a shadow.
The police are following the case closely.