The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-08

ve-saticn with newspaper men ant
with a number Of Sisters ~ Chari,,
who called About l.30 he retired sol
the night and wen, 10 sleep. Appar
emily his rest was Z rearsles>. for not :
sonnd disturbed the quiet OF ,hc place,
! shortly before FIVE u'e.oc,s lie awo.s.
anu came our M hi, cell once more. He
s"id hr had slap, wS.L Noticing the
TWO guards Il the jAii with hi,n. h.. 81
down az MS table aud wrote these
w"rds on piece " paper: zone ~ tie.
men guarding me j. Harry Wilson. III
Linn euus tl. aud a innrhcr.~
ne pI>stl tnc message through ~
the reporters and smiled fc..blv a. they
read H. some one asked hsm II he Aal
anything rs ~av.
"No- was Ai> answer. III the PEG
p.v can stand X. cau.
Breakfast WAS brought the doomed
man about six nc'aek. IL was not a
crcaii ~ sheriff STANLEY or Carroll
county. When men are abont H. aie
i J. the custom to ic- th,ui have what
they want 70 eat. They are even
Au1oreG with aii the delieacir, ~ the
season. hut np question, Nsere ASKED
taylor lis morainv meal. served in
TN pan. consisted II two t-ie.i cc.-,
ana three biscuits AMI lin cup full ~
coffee. There was no knife or FORK.
no. even spoon.
Taylor found spoon finally an his
table. and wiping il in new~naper
oeSAn To cat in s,ocial indifferent
Way. \ gentle nlrrmur 81 j., sirna,ion
went the rounds - the reporters.
" i that all Won wish. Mr. Tay.o-e-
one Of them asked - mpathetically.
les, this VIII do, he answers. re-
signediy
Eut his eyes filled with tears aud he
struggled 20 suppress his emotions.
This touch OF sympathy from the men
VINO had been sent here TO describe his
last hours and his SYNONYMOUS death
moved him more than hate or bitter
ness.
TAfLoR's DYING STATEMENT TO THE
PUBIC
just two hours before he was ~ n.
ea 70 the gallows the doomed man
aHe statement to the pu bile. Col.
tale and Mr.. Conkling had been talk
hg WITH him. and "a they wen. 20
cave ne handed Col. Haze a letter ad
iressed 10 the public. II contained
ms statement. his formal farewell 10 !
ne men who believed him guilty ga
Is friends who >.iil stand ~ him:
~ rHE PvsIic. have only rhis afiI- ,
i--- slA.tr-s ~ to make. I ought not 70 .a.-
n A. am compelled % % Prejudice ar.. g
Icy Aafe convicted me By this caa~..- :
a. ~ SIC l. ieii widow mr. b1bse>are
'A..-'s - ef.t rid. ms brothers a.
-1l A-l f.- tfle1es to ween Nnn h.>--n
y Tray-hAiret nu.her and father - ,bel- r
'A's-- The MODS ana that element hound 1
Il T" t-r grave have hoped % it.. /.
-e'-' llfil ne good people realized he
ll>tice done me. blt 4. can ncr ~ "a
~ prepared 70 meet ny Tod. and I now 1
- II! AS ~ Tie great unknown. Ehere y
100 everyone = property lIire1 I has~s I.
= friends xiii all NEE, ne ia Heaven -
eye III so-ls there. Coo -5y ali
w -ArroR 4
The note also contained this printed Y
srtiticate. given him by the priest ana
gned his name !
u The undersigned de>i ? that II, III. ever,
M Death The truth colce-nl1ztA. condition a
my sou SHOULD BE- tod ~ Ely funeral % b
'rt5f testify hat hare been born AGAIN bv I:
'!tcF.nx IN the Lord Jesus Christ I.Idi. \
might WA - - Heaven
Both messages Were under date ot =
prii p. Before giving out this letter
ay4or wrote one on scrap Of news
iper and signing Il. handed II i
rough the bars TO the reporters IL
= as follows: !"
To The PUBLIC The cfnr-sor for nv hls-.,
SON . ~ satisfied By numbering me coollv &c
2 deliberately under the gusse OF law 4. n
" ne vou are not nu-dere-s I. i o>.x.en Al
= and Jour Cod 4.
Taylor chose r. NJ kneisley. Virgil a.
'nHiings law partner. 10 attend to er
e disposition II his body. KnessIev !,
ID a talk with him in his cell. in which -
calmly discussed the details and
ked him 10 accompany the remains n
the Nount cemetery. near Lacleae. =
o. where the interment will occur NJ
Don't lea-e me. he said. until IA. ~.
! cioi Of earth mas been placed urroa n
: grave M
During all this Borrowing talk he w
yer falisred. and was apparently NOT
much affected as the LAWYER.