Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-05

rtr Will his schlthce be '"i"'i"i
.., serve his two years In the peniten-
.. and will be taken 70 that institu-
,.,in few days.
This does not mean that Governor
o,r.rrall has formally declined TO eXer-
.l.mencv. hut he has given the
e.lnl. Of the erring young man TO un-
...s..cI that the case Is not one in
-.., bo feels warranted in interfering
..t,t the verdict Of the jury. which had
,.so agreed to in advance by the
prisoner
Two prominent gentlemen OF this city.
,.tb holding important and representa-
,i.. n,sitions. called upon his Excellency
Yesterday. and ndeavorsd to get him TO
.,,,r,uto Tay,ors sentence TO two years
io tho civ iau Instead Of in the peni-
,,o,iery but the Executive told them
Cd, an Kindness that he could not possibly
t.sc n. assured his callers that he had
,te profooudost sympathy for Taylor's
r.i,t,es. but D. could not conscientiously
interfere aud the law would have TO take
its c1urs'
V.h.o Tatlor vas first convicted there
him. Wlcr.Ifon q number Of King Will
liam ue0ris Sled with the Governor
proi,.t against any Executive interference
-r Ttyi1I. case. which has been allowed
f, sluuier there with the understanding
that ~ Should be pressed II the question
lf granting Taylor a pardon or a COM
mutation was seriously considered.
only in the pest few days has any
e.'',- movement been set on foot looking
tl securing a commutation for Taylor
So f0i nal petition has been presented
tle Governor In mis- behalf but a Num-
t.r of sentlcmcn--frieBds of the Taylor
nmIy-have waited on him and asked
him ID exercise clemency in the case. in
rider % save Taylor and his family from
he stigma Of having served term in
he D. nltentiary.
The Governor was very reticent when
approached on the subject yesterday. de-
shining positively TO say what had trans
pred between him and the gentlemen
Who waited on him In behalf of TaylOrs
family and the fact that he had de-
ciuel 10 interfere was ascertained else
Wher-.
TAYLOR'S STATEMENT.
TAYLOR has made a statement 10 the
public In which he admits having forged
d great many more orders than were pro-
ducsd against him in court. and asserts,
d. was explained in this paper months
ar0. that whisl:ey was the causs OF his
doRnfsll. In his statement he says:
Having been reared from my boy
hood tn the Clerks office Of Hanover
county. ] was thoroughly acquainted with
the modes OF allowing and collecting
claims against the commoaWe ealth, wnich
ia indeed. a very loose one. and open
% fraud 40 an early age developed the
desire Ga be- popular with the masses by
lhtrdity and sociabilty i'm drinking. Tnis
habit contracted in early youth, grew upon
me as time passed on, and l Decame CON
s,derably involved in debt. without the
means 90 payment. Then IT was that the
temptation came upon me to take ac-
vantage OF this opportunity to sin neiG
out o. me in the deficiency in the law,
as stated j appeased my conscience by
saying I was not doing IL all for my own
benefit MS others would share the ill-gGt-
ZEN gains. and. besides. il did not come
OIt of the pocket OF any individual but
out n tho public treasury, and no par
ucIi..r person would be affected thereby.
and none be ftc wiser. So. fred by whis-
4.y 20 desperation. 1 took the first step.
small accounts were raised to larger
mounts and, under the sting of con-
rence. n. thirst for liquor grew upon
r,. which made me more bold. and,
s.ih desire 10 accommodate everybody
Who claimed my assistance Qor, God
knows. ] never refused a single mortaD,
/ began 20 make out accounts, using nc-
tu0ss names.
The statement further asserts that /
George D. Terry, the King william lum- /
ber merchant. who was acquitted or the /
barge of having been particeps crimines
With Taylor was unquestionably guilty, |
after which he says
4 cannot possibly enumerate the money
claims nor can make any accurate esti- |
mate OF the amount. but TO say that II /
ws, as much as $500 is a large eXaggera- |
t0a which | never admitted"
TT WAS EASY TO DO.
A Dispatch man called on Taylor at the /
.aN yesterday. and had "A talk with MIN. |
When The newspaper-man arrived az the I
.al Mrs Taylor. the wife Of the prisoner /
was With her husband. and had with /
hsr their three little children-one boy /
ana two gfls-whose ages range from 10 4
years.
Ia'of left them long enough TO be /
Interviewed. and talked very freely TO the 1
reporter lie said that IL would be i'm
lp,.oie Tor him 20 begin To cnumerate /
TIE orders which he has forged, as they /
were to- numerous, and the crooked work
began as early as 1886, when he WAS
Deputy CLERK Of Hanover. He didn't
tink the amount OF money he had
nallnlcutly obtained from the state
4''d'uiy would exceed 5000. but when
Questioned closely he admitted that II
n'shi 'e more. though. he was inclined
70 the belief that II was less.
Ni1 he 1T was just the easiest thing
in The world for me 20 get bogus orders
,ashel, as the Auditor and Treasurer and
u'f clerks knew me well, and had i'm
Fet confidence in me. Then, again, had
.eN suspected any wrong doing IL would
ave been hard for them TO have caught
~ WITH me. az the law IS so very lax IN
'tsaii 10 court orders, that when they
on made ont on the proper forms the
AlI'or and Treasurer have hardly no
.urse' except TO pay them.
1 nave no doubt" he continued. but
,'al the Legislature VIII take the ques-
s'A lp and amend the law. but sincerely
Aape thet they Will not attempt TO CEN
se'r colonel Marye on TO hold him re-
iNh'ibie az he IL not 10 blame at all.
pm alone responsible. and am TO suffer
~ u The best thing the Legislature
an 90 - 90 guard against further like
'"seiies. They coNd very easily throw
salrslard around court orders, by re-
-c'iig That the Judge Of each court shan i
~'t his signature TO every order that
'lsn"ies from his court. The Auditor
so1.l uen keep on file the signature OF
"" Judge IN the State. and when there
80 any doubt as To the genuineness
an oricr the signatures could be COM
vi As the law now stands. any depu-
e. "'lK csR sign an order and validate
;, 'na II Is impossible for the Auditor
, N'p register Of deputy clerks sigma
q ~ az there are many hundreds OF
s1 S'''A IN the State. and they are being
'..s.ased almost monthly
., As 10 the young men who co-.ected
49, oilefs for me. ] would like 10 ex-
80 mat they knew nothing whatever
v. ineir genuineness or otherwise.
80. DfGNay plller simply acted for me |