The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-07
HIS SENTENCE BEGUN.
BUENIEI TirLOR REMOyED 10
TIE PENfTENTIARY.
What Hc Says About the Forged Claims.
Did Not secure the Amount 1hcyAg-
grcgate-A Lady In the Case.

Ex-Ccmmissioncr OF the Revenue Burn
Ny s"NioI was yesterday evening taken
y the ptnitenuaiy from the city jail 10y
deputy sergeant Claiborne Epps and de-
livcrcd into the custody of Superintendent
Lynn TO serve TWO years Tor uttcnng
forged court orders. aacOrding 10 a SEN
tence recently imposed upon him IN the
Husunss Court OF this city
Taylor has been confined iu tho city iail
Tor the past eight months. he was tlitd
ana convicted some time since. but his
sentence was suspended In order that ne
might appear as "a witness against NJ.
G. Il. Terry, OF King William county,
who was charged with being his accom-
phce IN executing the forecries. Terry
was urea some tune ago. out no verdict
was feacfcu I'm his case, and IL was con-
unued nnti the next term Of court.
W hcn MS case was again called the Com
in,nWealth's Attorney declined TO push II
luithtt. ana ne was discharged. Iaylof
was then rcmanded TO Jail, and strenuous
EFFORTS were made by his friends TO
induce the Governor either 10 pardon him
or TO permit him TO serve his sentence IN
the jail. but the Governor declared that
ne could not cOnscientiOusly Interfere.
The last and strongest appeal was made
10y me prisoners wife. who. with her htuc
children clinging 10 her. hcsOught t.Nccu-
tive clcmcncy for her husband. But this
appeal vas likewise I'm vain. the Governor
declaring. with emotion. that the law
must take its course.
WILL Bg cLrnK.
Taylor writes an excellent hand, and
when Major Lynn was asked yesterday
evening 10 what work he would assign
him, he replied that as he understood
that tho prisoner had fine clerical attain
ments he would doubtless give him Work
10 10 In Keeping the accounts M the shoc
shop. where he thought hc would be Oh
the greatest service.
Although TAYLOR has been confined for
about eight months in the city JAN, II
Is understood that that length or timc
will not be subtractcd from his two years
sentence. The prisoner rs greatly ulsdp-
pointed. He says that he was given 10
understand from am authoritative source
that II his attorneys would consent Tor
his sentence 10 bee suspended IN order
that he might appear as witness against
Butler Terry. the time that he spent ln
the Jail awaiting Tcrry's trial would be
deducted from his sentence.
THE FORGED CLAIMS.
When seen al the Jail yesterday Tay-
lor made the following statement
Il have seen the list Of claims which
has been published purporung TO have
been forged by me. Some OF them are
genuine claims. but "A majority OF them
arc claims which have been raised from
the original amount allowed by the court
/ still maintain that the amount realized
hy me will scarcely reach 500
Taylor also Went on 10 say that mis-
take On regard 10 the warrants was being
pcrsistcntly made. He did not deny That
the amount OF the warrants in the as
tlftHif N'.iA i'H'H rt'f'''s '"' N' ','t 70
that "a majority of that sum had been
allowed by the county courts. and the
balance represented the amounts 10 which
the warrants had been raised.
LADY's HANDWRITING.
Among the large batch of fraudulent
warrants iu the possession OF the Auditor.
Taylor declares that there is one IN a
lady's handwriting. and that a thorough
investigation of us history will lead 10
the revelation Of facts not yet brought
out What these facts are or whom they
affect hc refuses 10 say.
Taylor complains that be has been made
% appear 10 Dee the author OF an inter
view which, he says was for the most
part manufactured. lie declares that ne
has made no statement for publication
with the exception of the one which ap-
peared over his signature i'm last Sunday $
Times.