The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

ru Sentence Of the COurts-The State
on,sr, Have Not Agreed to Mitigate
uIs s.ntence-An Assertions to the Con-
trary are False.
III the Public:-I trust l may be be-
gsv,d when say that it is xtreme-
70 distasteful to me to occupy news
osper space with a statement OF facts
regard to the Taylor case, and
hat it is through no desire to create
sensational discussion that l make
,ue at this time.
However, the case is one in which
he people OF South Dakota are the
,sal parties in interest, and they are
untitled to know, whenever the infor.
nation can be given without prejudice,
al the facts in connection with the
Management of the litigation. 1t
should be given honestly and without
reference to personal or partizan in
;erests. here attempt to make
such a statement simply and briefly.
shall sign it. Let him who contra
iicts enter the denial over his own
signature in the same way.
The authorities of South Dakota
irst learned that Taylor was de-
au,ter on January 8, 1895. We now
Know that from the reports OF the de.
;sctives, verified by Taylor himself,
that he left Chicago on January 3,
and was not within the United States,
out in Havana, Cuba, when the de-
alcation became known January O..
The legislature, the state officers
and the people Of the state generally,
we're completely stunned and surpris-
ID by the news on January g. They
we're dazed, many were incredulous
and refused to believe that Taylor
had run away.
Notwithstanding this, however, a
ONT resolution was passed the hrst
Law OF the session Offering 5000 re-
ward for Taylor, and news OF the Off
,r was telegraphed all over the United
States on January 10. On that very
lay | opened the negotiations with
The Pinkerton's detective agency for
;he purpose OF employing them in the
matter.
We found that the Pinkertons
would not work for a reward, and
That in order to employ them con-
sraCt must De made at a fixed price
amounting to So per day for each
nan, and his actual necessary expen-
SEES
This fact was promptly reported to
The legislature In executive session,
and bill appropriating $4,000 for
employment of the detectives and the
prosecution of criminal suits and suits
outside the state upon Taylor's bond
vas agreed upon and regularly passed
through the houses and agreed to by
the governor. This bill was rushed
through just as rapidly as the limita-
lions in the constitution would per.
mt. As soon as its passage was
assured contract was entered into
between the state and the PlnkertcA
agency, and FIVE experts were put to
work. Taylor had covered his tracks
very skilltully and had in various
ways misled the authorities; and 1T
was several weeks before tangible
clue was discovered as to the correct
Trail
One OF Pinkerton's men, however,
struck the trail in February and
reached Havana March 9, about sixty
days behind Taylor. / then ordered
The Pinkertons to put the best man in
5helr service upon this trail and fol.
.ow 1t, no matter where it took him.
until We ordered him TO stop, and to
dismiss all other men. | did this to
'aveunnecessary and reckless expense,
as was satisfied we were on the right
rack, and one good man could follow
II better than more than one.
This detective followed Taylor from
Havana through Mexico and Central
america, thence to Kingston, Jamaica
with faithfulness that deserves
something more than condem nation.
he has been economical in his ex-
penses, and has rendered from time to
time an itemized statement account
ng for every penny expended. He
,ett Havana March IA and followed
layior's meandering trail as above
stated, arriving at Kingston, Jamaica,
May 4. He remained for some days
On the island searching for his man,
VINO had covered his tracks with great
skill, but finally satisfied himself that
taylor left Kingston for Barbados,
10 route to Brazil; and he therefore
.ettfor Barbados May II and arrived
mere on May 20. Hethen went on to
martinique, West Indies, from which
place we recalled him.
Since his return Taylor has been
allowed to examine some OF the re.
ports OF this detective. After doing