The Washington times., 1895-06-22
WORKING TO SAVE TAYLOR
Many Prominent People Join in
the Effort to Secure CiemsnGy.
PETITIONS TO THE PRESIDENT
Evidence Collected Showing That the
Condemned Man Had Been an a flee
tionate Husband Until Aroused by
Proofs of His wife's immortality.
Some of the Affidavits.

The news that the Court of Appeals had
affirmed the sentence OF Thomas j. Taylor
20 hang, for killing his wife last Septem-
ber, aroused sympathy for him yesterday to
the highest, and efforts to secure inter
ference 10y President Cleveland were re-
newed with great energy.
Fifty petitions Were in circulation in all
parts OF the city and many signatures were
obtained 1t is expected that they viii be
brought together within ten days and sent
on to The President.
Taylor is shown, by the evidence in the
hands OF his attorneys, ex-Judge Barrett
and Edward q Niles, to have borne for years
with his wife's misbehavior and To have
allo we'd her TO spend the greater part OF the
money he had accumulated when he married
her. Ii is estimated that he was then
worth $4,000.
WAS WELL CARED FOR
Testimony was Offered 10y the prosecu-
tion to show that Taylor treated his wife
badly and failed to provide for her properly.
Mr.. Niles has checks drawn by Mrs. Taylor,
showing that she had a bank account in
her own name. and used money freely
Examination OF her home showed that
they lived very comfortably, and in Mrs.
Taylor's trunks We're found costly silk
dresses and other articles indicating that
She dressed much better than the average
Her neigh bOrS regarded her as very Well
cared for, and thought her husband very
patient and deeply attached TO her. II
Is significant that OF those who knew the
family best, every one who has Vet spoken,
with the exception OF her sisters, has eX-
pressed sympathy for Taylor. Most have
declared that a capital sentence is Sc
rous injustice.
Tho proof OF Mrs Taylor's immortality,
now in the hands OF her husbands at
toueys, is quite convincing 1t Greats
the belief that she must have been
victim of mental disorder OF much more
serious nature than had been suspected.
GERHARDT'S AFFIDAVIT.
Jos Z. Gerhandt, the baker, swears that
ne served bread At Taylor's store at Eighth
and streets northwest, in 1892 One
day. that fan, Mrs. Taylor gave him ring
and. when she wanted il back, made il
tie occasion for beginning relations which
continued nearly two years. One day
when Taylor came in suddenly she had
him tG-rnardD 90 into a closet and gave
him revolver telling him TO shoot Taylor
II discovered.
Mr Geriardt says he had kept their
relations a secret from every body, but
when Taylor was indicted for murder he
weat la District Attorney Birney and told
him about H. He did not, however, at that
time make d statement la Taylor's attorneys,
and no effort was made TO put the evidence
before the Jury.
VIII Stewart a plumber, at No 339
Elcveuth street southeast. says that when
be went Ia Taylor's TO repair 4 spigot, Mrs
Taylor put her arms around his neck and
kissed him. He rebuked her for il, and
Immediately left the house. Soon after
this, when Mr. Taylor was on a visit in the
country with his little daughter, Mrs.
Taylor met him the street and asked him
stay there. He declined her Invitation.
She told him, at another time. that Mr
Peakc, the real estate agent who, as Taylor
believes. was in his wife's room few
moments before The shooting occurred was
going to build her a house with i marble
front and live with her there.
TAYLOR RMUCHAFFECTED.
Other affidavits show that men wrote
letters of assignatiou to Mrs. Taylor and
when her husband got hold Of one, the
first thatled him 10 suspect herofinfidelity,
she said that he nearly had 'spasms.'
The affiant believes that Mrs. Taylor
meant by this such epileptic fits as, il is
claimed by the defense. Taylor was seized
with al the time ofthe shooting
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Rogers says that she saw
Mrs. Taylor do things that left no doubt
of her immortality, and she and others
mentioned several men as having been
EulllA Will MIS- Id AlDT-
William T.. Garrison, who lived in the
same house with Taylor, says that when
Taylor was in the country his wife acted
in such a manner with a gentleman Wis
1tor that ne wanted TO tell her husband
but his wife dissuaded him. Ia aylors
manner for day OF two before the killing
was that OF a man in great mental agony.
George w. VierbUchen says be knew
the TayloTs at Eight and ID
streets northeast He noticed at Mr
Peake's office that whenever Mrs Taylor
came Peake always got up and went with
her into his private office. He told Peake
he had better stop fooling with Taylors
wife, or he would get into trouble
Among those taking active part in seek
tng executive clemency for Taylor are
Deputy Commissioner OF Pensions Bell, j.
W BabsOn, of the Patent office: Market
master Graham, Drs HaZen and Frederick
J. p B Barber, ] M Michigan, z. V.
Rogers, John Weinberg and Thomas H
Hall.
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