Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-27

everywherc including deeds to his real
estate and real estate belonging to the
in the hands of Charles II. Wells in chi.
TTa a and that It was agreed between
Iayior and the parties to this arrange
not TO prosecute Taylor and to release the
nondsmen entirely upon turning over to
Ia certain sum of money, not exceeding
Criminal Charges Made.
Upon discovering this situation re-
solved to proceed against the parties
whose names were connected with this
s snranS upon n.a crm rim charge for con-
AS rs well known l lodged such COM
plant In justice court in Pierre the latter
pa1s or February, and one OF the defend
and stubborn defense, held to await the
ac'sn Of the grand jury of Hughes coun-
Just before the commencement of the
May term OF court a friend Of mine said
ne had received letters from McChesney
ASKING a. ar MIN TO- see me and ascertain wheth-
sent the charge against him and his CO.
ass.endants to the grand jury. l replied
ey rns was y; an sn
ner whatever connected with any of the
parties or their transactions. ! told him
a r Mecseaey DO wea Iii ike hs To
meet me in Tracy, MINI, and talk the
matter over with me. l refused to do
Wiling o meea HIS in sc1x cty
and ! refused. then said, You may tell
MI McChesney that l will not meet him
long as he remains in his present att-
tude towards the state. If he expects any
favorable consideration, let him first put
himself In the position of an honest man
by restoring to this state every dollar in
money and every item of personal prop
erty and every foot Of real estate that was
of the trustee N Chicago, without any
conditions or reservations whatever. In
~ then you can say We will fight him to
the last ditch. and if he can be arrested
and tried N this state it will be DONE
The next step in this line was taken the
day before the opening of the May tenn
1t was then !ntimated to me that If l
world give the defendants in the conspr-
acy charge an opportunity they would
pete surrender to the state of all the
money and property held in Chicago, with
no No conditions wha'et err attached, and
this might be done. This offer had every
appearance of being made In good faith,
SO ! consented to the continuance of the
criminal cases 0, ~ the term. This is all
there, il to the. In the meantime,
EBeneaicct was arrested in Chicago and
charging him with Grand larceny. This
charge was based upon his connection
with Taylor'S escape and business trans
the description given by the officers of
the American Exchange National bank
OF the man who came to that bank
with Taylor on the Sd of January, when
he drew out $4,000. Upon the preliminary
examination oe Benedict the bank police
man could nos identify him as the man
we failed in our proofs. We dismissed the
complaint and ltdged one charging him
with conspiracy. and. after an examina,,
indicted at the May term. with the other
defendants. for conspiracy to cheat and
The Warrant for Taylor.
entered their plea Of not guilty and were
admitted to bail for their appearance at
the next term CT court Benedict has ap-
the federal oour: and mas not yet had his
After the above proceedings at the
friend Of Taylor whether would be will
ing to give warrant for Taylor's arrest
to him and pay, the actual expenses Of
Taylor was in hiding and bring him to
Pierre. He said that Taylor's father and
mother were getting old and wanted to
thought It better for him to come back
would come. He wanted the warrant for
protection against sharks who would Try
to arrest Taylor and claim the reward.
expressed confidence that we would get
Taylor through the detectives, and he re-
but this would save US large amount of
EXPENSE. and that they did not ask that
any vigilance on the part Of the state be
the risk Of possibly losing trace Of Tay-
lor so l agreed to 1t. In response to an
inquiry hack said that hat II wav ray sna
confession Of all the facts connected
with the crime and plead guilty. with
evidences of penitence. would recon-
mend him to the mercy of the court. !
then procured a certificate or commission
for his arrest under the seal of the state
who was to go after Taylor, but supposed
it was some member of his family-never
did know until l saw Sullivan with him
at Wolsey. So far as Judge Gaffy agree
ing to any particular sentence. or Gov.
Sheldon agreeing in writing or in any
manner to pardon Taylor, l have to say
there Ia no truth in 1t whatever. Judge
Gaffy is not the sort of judge nor the
case until 1t is before him in all its bear
ings. and the person who would have the
temerity to approach the judge of this
circuit with proposition of that kind
would not likely in my judgment repeat
the attempt.
1t il true the EXTREMIST penalty under
the criminal code OF this state appro -
as defined in sections 669s and 6212 of the
compiled laws, Is Imprisonment in the
pcnitentiary not exceeding two years and
a fine Of not exceeding 81 600: and for the
general crime of embezzlement, under
section 6797. the punishment is imprison~
ment in the penitentjary not exceeding
five years. No lawyer probably who reads
section 1865 carefully will undertake to
say that It Is valid. This. however, is
Cor the circuit court to decide and not me.
have had some professional talks with
the attorneys on the other side in these
cases during these negotiations which
that il all there is to that. Taylor is
here. He will plead guilty. and neither
he nor any person on either side of the
ease car say that he knows what the
Judge will decide to do.
What He Was willing to DO.
Now as to the settlement Of the suit
One Of the bondsmen came to Pierre re-
Gently and spent some days here. He So
licited several interviews with me. In
which he proposed various schemes for
settling up the Taylor claim. From him
sources OF inquiry that have been open
to me. 1t seems that Taylor, at the time
Of his flight. left $4,000 in cash with the
trustee in Chicago, and carried away
aboat $4,000 with him; that the balance
during November and December was
practically all used in paying on various
which Taylor had contracted
earlier. In the year, including notes In
dorsed by his father and moneys paid out
in his deals at Newton, Ill. ! am At
which to controvert this statement: They
has been collected by Taylor's trustee
since the property was turned over to