The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-01-18
TAYLOR is ARRESTED
THE SOUTH DAKOTA EMnnzzrnn
Is CAPTURED.
He 10 Placed Under Arrest In Mem.
Dhis-lie IL Released /. q 70 Undsv
Surveillance and Can lie Rear
rested When Wanted.

rested When Wanted.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 12.-William
walter Taylor, the absconding South
Dakota treasurer, was under arrest
here yesterday, but late last evening,
according to Chief Of Police Davis, he
was released. The letters on the prls-
oner's person from Pierre. Chicago
and New York leave no room for
doubt, says Chief Davis, that he Ia
tho man wanted, but as no replies
were received to kilograms sent to
those cities Taylor was released. An
air or mystery hangs over the c,lse, as
Taylor was locked up and the fact Of
bis arrest carefully kept from the no.
lcemen until after 1t was claimed ha
was given his liberty. Chief Davis
was 10th to speak of the matter. but
says Taylor Is under surveillance and
WILL be rearrested IL wanted, The
opinion prevails that Taylor is still
III custody aud will be produced when
wanted.
Ex.Gov. Mellette Returns.
Pierre. 8. D.. Jan. 12. - There In
little absolutely new as to the Taylor
defalcation this morning. Ex-Gov.
Mellette arrived as expected, but con.
trary to general expectations he says
ne does not come with any authority
TO make propositions of settlement In
behalf of Taylor. Moreover. he has
no idea rs to Taylor's whereabouts.
nor does he know the extent Of his
losses nor In what manner the lossea
have occurred.
Mellette is In conference With At.
torney General Crawford, and SAYS
ne Will give the state every possible
assistance In getting all that is possl.
pie out Of his property. Gov. Mel.
lette, like every one else, has had the
most unbounded confidence In TAYLOR.
a9d Fhtle. stla..atg almost POSITIVE
that some one here has such authority.
Circumstances point to Charles T. Nc
Coy, but the latter is emphatic in his
denials. Mccoy, however. is too
shrewd a man to show his hand until
he Is ready to play. Meantime the
state officials are doing everything
possible to secure the arrest of Taylor,
but up to this time he Is successful in
his concealment. The exact amount
which ought to be in the state. treas.
ury Is $367.O2 of which only about
$4,000 Is in sight. At present the
state officers have no plan to relieve
the state from its financial cmbarrass.
ment.
Suing the Bondsmen.
Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 1o.-Oficers
and deputy sheriffs from Pierre are
here serving papers on Frank Beard
and Frank Brooks, bondsmen for ex-
Treasurer Taylor, and are also attach.
ing credits and collaterals of John T.
McChesney Of New York city, former.
" of this place, who is on Taylor's
bond to the extent of $4,000. 1t is be-
lieved here that the state will have
great difficulty in recovering from the
bondsmen, who have been doing some
hustling themselves in the last few
days.
surprises Ia Store.
Sioux City. Iowa. jan. 12.-E. w.
Miller, United States district attorney
for the district Of South Dakota, In an
interview here concerning eN-State
Treasurer Taylor's shortage, said:
~ have learned that Taylor has very
little, IL any, Of the money taken from
the state by him. He was Interested
largely in banking and had friends
who were in speculative enterprises,
and he loaned money to them with the
expectation that when the time came
W Tepdy IL tuey WOulU De dDle TO make
the loans good to him. This they were
unable to do, and the money has gone
where 1t never will be recovered and
where it will never do Taylor any
good. II the matter is sifted to the
bottom, and am Of the opinion that
1t will be. there will lie some sur
prises In South Dakota. Taylor is
not the only man to blame in the
affair, either. 1t was known in st;
house circles MS long as year or two
ago that his accounts were not what
they should be-"
Want to Settle.
Reddeld, S. D., Jan. 12.-Advices re-
ceived here in a letter from New York
would indicate that a party represent
Ing Taylor suggests meeting Of
bondsmen ut the Great Northern hotel
In Chicago on Jan. II to consider q