The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-12
TAYLOR TN TOLLS.
The Slippery State AbaoOndsr Supposed
to Be Held in Memphis Legislative
Investigation Mellette Mouths
q Little.

Memphis dispatch, III: William Wal
ter Taylor, the absconding South Dako-
ia treasurer, was under arrest here yes
terday and to-day, but late this evening,
according to Chief OF Police Davis, he
was released. Letters on the prisoners
person from Pierre, Chicago and New
York leave no room for doubt, says Da-
Wis, that he is the man wanted, but as
no replies were received from kilograms
sent to those cities, Taylor was turned
looae. An mir OF mystery hangs over
the case, as Taylor was o locked up,
and III fact his arrest was carefully kept
even from policemen until after 1t is
claimed he was given his liberty. Chief
Davis ID 10th to speak OF the matter, but
says Taylor 10 under surveillance and
can be rearrested IL wanted. The opin-
ion prevails that Taylor 10 still In custody
and viii be produced when wanted.
Pierre dispatch, IL: The chief OF POI
lice has received . telegram from Mem
phis stating that be has under arrest o
man answering the description Of W..
w. Taylor, the defaulting state treAsu-
rer, and asking for instructions. Attor-
ney General Crawford has wired to hold
him for identification.
The legislature today appointed q
joint commission to investigate the de-
falcatlon In the treasurer's Office. The
commission consists OF Senators Pease.
Boyce and McCiee, and Representatives
Gold, Barron, Dickover, Holmquist and
Lucas. They will at once begin a thor
ough investigation.
The legislature also called upon the
auditor and public examiner to report al
once on their Offices
According to ex-Governor Mellette
WHO lie now at Pierre he knows absolute
by nothing of defanlting Treasurer Tay-
lor's whereabouts o has he any author
ity 10 act for him. he has business ar.
rangements with Taylor whom he tried
to reach last Thursday and get straight
ened up, but could not reach him. He
had borrowed $4,000 of Taylor some two
years ago for which be gave ample Sc
curity and had recently sold some pro-
perity from which, it he could have
reached Taylor, he would have paid him
5000 cash. He last met Taylor four
weeks ago. He went 10 Lafayette. Ind,
last Monday aud had a conf. renee with
Taylor's father who is now 10 years old
aud In great distress over hls boys mis-
fortune. The father rs worth about S75,-
600 but has helped his son all he can.
Mellette is in conference with Attorney
General Crawford, and says be will give
the state every possible assistance in
getting all that 10 possible out OF his
property. Gov. Mellette, like every one
else, has had the most unbonnded con
idence in Taylor, and while the affair
has a terribly bad appearance, he hopes
some some settlement may be effected.
The fact that Gov. Mellette has no
authority to represent Taylor makes it
almost positive that some one here has
such authority. Circumstances point to
Chas. L. Mccoy, but the latter is EN-.
phatic ia his deniaIs. Mccoy, however,
is too shrewd a man TO show his hand
until be is ready to play. Meantime the
state officials are doing everything posi-
BILE 10 secure the arrest OF Taylor.