The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-06-27

Il
vas interviewed by reporter OF the
.rous Leader an intelligent synopsis
OF which follows:
THAT is every cent / have in the
vorId." said ex-State Treasurer w.
" Taylor to reporter OF the Argus
Leader recently, taking out OF his
rocket two $50 bills and one for So.
aSix months ago | was worth easily
500, 900, had irst-class credit, a
sood name and hosts of friends. To-
day | am going to surrender myself
70 the authorities as defaulter, with
tbe penitentiary before me and with
everything 1 care for in the world
zone except my family and my few
friends"
Taylor's intentions were voluntarily
TO present himself before Judge Gaffy,
NJ the civil court, at a special session
summoned for the purpose and plead
guilty of embezzling 1854, 90 from the
state in January last. His flight from
the detectives and his journeyings un-
der the southern suns have not
changed him. He looked the same
rotund, Jolly, popular fellow he was
when a few months ago he was the
most sought after ofall thepoliticians
in South Dakota. His hair was turn
al little more silvery, but otherwise
be shows no signs OF care.
TAYLOR returned to Pierre voluntar-
liz. The state authorities had no
IDEA Of his whereabouts, and the de-
tectives who have been trying to find
his trail since his disappearance and
had practically given up the task.
He has. however, many friends left
and they succeeded in making q COM
nromise, under which the bondsmen
were released and a minimum sem
tence was promised. Then he came
back.
During the Journey hither Taylor
absolutely refused to talk to news
paper men, and the following inter.
view is the only one he has given up
or will.
IN THE UNITED STATES.
"You will be surprised to know"
he said, that | have been in the
country for the past three months,
living openly and free and enjoying
myself as we'll as one could who knew
that there was a price set on his head.
left the country earlier than many
suppose. did not make upmy mind
that it would be impossible for me to
settle until the day before Christmas.
| then consulted my friends, and, on
their advice, decided to place all OF
my property in trust to protect my
bondsmen and conceal myself. On
Jan. l left Chicago and went to
Tampa, from which place | sailed on
the fifth for Havana by way OF Key
West. Thence after few days sail
ed for Vera Cruz
IL did not go to the city OF Mexico.
bought a ticket for that place in or.
der to throw the detectives of from
the track, and evidently succeeded
admirably, for | understand that
they have repeatedly reported that |
was in Mexico. From Vera Cruz |
sailed south along the east coast to the
lsthmas OF Tehuantepec, which
crossed and sailed up the west coast.
Changing steamers, | spent the next
week sailing down past the coast OF
Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica
81 mad intended to 60 to Panama,
but feared that the detectives would
run across me there and so stopped at
Punta Arenas, and the following
month / spent in Costa Rica, mostly
IS Jose, where the climate is de-
lighttul and the scenery superb. On
the steamer, which was the Inflated
Coima, met Richard Harding Davis
and number OF other prominent
people, who were charming compan-
ions. BY that time l had grown
luxuriant, bushy beard, and as had
always been somewhat near.s sighted,
wore srectacles. In February l rode
across the mountains OF Costa Rica
on horseback and sailed to Jamaica. ]
purchased q ticket for Barbados in
order to de'ude the detectives, and
then sailed for this country, and went
TO one of the large Northern cities,
where nave lived for the past three
months, and where | could have re:
NAMED indefinitely without fear OF
discovery.
81 did not see detective during the
entire time, and none came. They GER
tainly did not prosecute a very vlgor-
Gus search, and while travelled slow
ly they were still more dilatory.
They did not trace me at all beyond
Jamaica, but, l understand, are still
In Barbados following the taIso clue