Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-08
The Taylor Brothers.
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL WILL
BE MADE AT CARROLLTON.
Letter to Sheriff Stanley -Four Men
Say That They Murdered the
Meeks Family.

CARRoLLToN, Mo-, Aug. 3.-There
were as many people i'll town to-day
as during any day OF the Taylor trial,
but this was Saturday and n Demo-
cratic convention was to be held. The
Taylors have rested quietly in Jail to-
day, with the exception of working
with their attorneys, preparing the
papers hat will be submitted to the
court next Tuesday, when a motion
will be filed for a new trial. JudgeRuck-
er left for home this morning and will
not return until Tuesday. The motion
for a new trial will then be disposed oil,
and, if not allowed by the court, the
prisoners will be sentenced to be
hanged.
This morning the Taylor family re-
turned to their homes in Linn county,
and, with the exception of James
Taylor, they will not return to hear
the motion for a new trial argued. The
attorneys for the defense have been
at work all day getting their points in
a presentable shape, but they refuse
to give them for publication. They
have over II points on which they
will ask a new trial.
The verdict of the jury in full was:
eve, the jury, find the defendants,
William P. and George E. Taylor,
guilty of murder in the first degree in
manner and form as charged in the
indictments. G.. w. CRAIG,
Foreman
This is an exact copy of the records
in the case.
There has been no objection raised
to the form of the verdict, but the de-
Tense viii not say that it is right in
form. Attorney Holiday for the state
saws that the form of the verdict was
left to Major A. W. Mullins, and that
it was taken from the Supreme Court
decisions.
The question asked by all to-day
was: "Wnl they get a new trial?'
l One citizen answered to-day by saying
that Judge Rucker always gave the
i defense the benefit of the doubt.
, Shortly after the former trial, a
. citizen of one of the northern counties
> said to a nan with whom he was hav-
: ing trouble:
eff l had you in Carroll county,
would kill you" This saying will have
5 to be revised.
1 The Taylor brothers are in the same
condition about being interviewed al
e Yesterday. They "don't feel like i
g lust now.r Ben Pierce, the Prescott
: ing Attorney of Sullivan county, before
leaving for home this morning, said
sThere will be several indictment
e for perjury come out of this trial, ant
g perhaps some for a greater crime.'
Anonymous letters have been sen
p thick for the last few days, but Sherii
y STANDBY received to-day tina
q heads the list. 1t is evidently a fake
of the worst order. 1t reads:
10 ssTo Whom Concerned: We, tn
10 undersigned, do solemnly swear tina
r the Taylor brothers are not the muir
derers of the Meeks family, as tn
majority of the people think; but til
al men who committed the deed are a
follows: Verney Taylor, Bill White
ID Enos Williams and Tom Williams. W
Id heard that the Taylors had given Gu
81, 900, and we took this method G
In getting the money, and, by THROWN
them in George Taylor's haystack, a
ur suspicion would be thrown on hin
thinking he could clear himself. w
have been wanted for murder, robber
SO and a number of other crimes, bl
have never been caught. We are no
on the road to New Mexico, and
IL you can catch Us you may have u
You will hang two innocent men. "
have no relatives, and if we come
I'll the gallows it won't be SO bad as fl
ey the Taylors, for they are innocen
It Hoping that you will not hang the il
ne nocent brothers for that crime, We
y you adieu."
at This letter was not signed. 1t w
re post-marked St. Joseph, Mo.
D. The state has acted on the theory tn
MI four men committed the murder, b.
IL. never heard of the above named pa
: ties. Sheriff Standby has put on tv
co guards at the Jail, one in daytime, a
other at night, and he will look close
~. after his prisoners until the case
: finally disposed of.