Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-31
Special to the Register.

New Martinsville. W. Va, January
3O.-ln the trial OF James 3. Taylor for
the murder OF a. /. Dulaney the exam
ination Of the witnesses for the State
to-day proceeded as follows
Perry Strosnydcr said that he. in
company with A. l.. DuIaney. the de-
ceased, was going through Taylor's
farm and Taylor said to them that he
had no objections 10 any one going
through his premises. provided his
fences were laid up again.
Pug Bartrug. in company with VIII
StrOsnlder, met the prisoner near this
residence. The prisoner told them
that a. l.. Dulaney was continually go
ing through his farm, throwing down
his fences. etc. and some times that
he would be going through his premises
when he (Dulaney) would think that he
(TaylOr) was not az home.
VIII Strosnider, in company with Pug
Bartrug, met the prisoner as stated by
Pug BaTtrug He remembered the
prisoner telling them about \. l.. Du-
laney going through his farm, throwing
down his fences, etc, but had no rec
objection of the threats being made as
testified to by Pug Bartrug
George Lamaster said the prisoner
was talking TO him about being sent
to the asylum, and said if the deceased
ever placed straw in his way that he
intended TO kill him, and if he was
caught he would play off crazy. In
ax-or,,iYatinn tho witness adj
mitted that he and Taylor had agreed
some time previous not to speak TO
each other. He (the witness) had
neither good nor bad feeling for the
prisoner. The defendant and deceased
were on good terms at the time this
talk took place.
William Anderson said that Taylor
had told him about a roast that
Morg and a. l.. Dulaney and their faith
er had with him and they had put him
out, and if A. L. Dulaney ever attacked
him again lie would shoot him, as he
was not e re tO fight him.
Nathan ". Mcbride said the priso-
ner told him the reason why that ne
rented his farm and moved away was
on account of his bad neighbor. He
was afraid that he would Kill some OF
them, and A. l.. Dulaney, the deceased,
was one of them. He, the defendant,
said the difficulty between him and the
deceased was that the deceased and
others were the cause Of him being
sent to the asylum. He said they want
ed to be good, but their past diner
ences stuck in him and they must let
him alone.
Thomas White had conversation
with Taylor after his return from the
ASYLUM. and Taylor said DR.. Freeland
and A. L. Dulaney were instrumental
in having him sent to the asylum. II
either of these men ever crossed MS
path again he would Kill them. Whlte
then said. Jim. you will not do that,
and the defendant replied, well, you
will see, Tom.
Len. Postlewaith said that the de-
fendant told him last August that the
deceased and DR.. Freeland had sworn
10 a darned lie to get him into the asy-
INN and he intended to kill the de-
ceased. because if he (Taylor) had been
at home his child would not have died.
Miss Nav McHenry lived at Taylor
bOmo about two months in 1894. she
heard Taylor say that the deceased had
sworn 10 a lie to get him into the asy-
lum and that Crane and the deceased
were the cause of him going TO the asy-
lum. He had accused Crane OF polsoH-
ing his child. If Crane and the deceas-
ed ever bothered him again that ne
(Taylor) would kill them.
Mrs. Sina Mccoy, an aged lady VINO
is \ neighbor of Taylor's, was at lay
lor's home until after dinner the Gay ol
the tragedy. Taylor, after dinner look
down his gun and said that he was go
ing 70 kill a squirrel. She next Sa"
TAYLOR in front Of her own nome IN Cno
same evening, and Taylor salu' nv
devil is to pay shot a. i. Dulahey anu anu
killed him; l am going TO give my sSii
nm" Did not see anything OF the de-
cease when she was at Tayior nome
tbat dav. Taylor had a gun with MIN
wien she saw him in front OF her nome;
,ravlor told her that the deceased
would go through his premises anu
scatter his fence broadcast.
William Strosnider was called ana
stated that he was drunk the time thaV
sation with the defendant.
TiIIie Dulaney said 1t was about fVo
hundred wards from Taylor's residence
10 the place where the murder was
committed. He went to the scene ABOUT
Ave o'clock the evening OF the trageuy !;
He went in company with Alonzo Sioeli
and found Others there when they ar
rivad The body was lying between
son,e logs. the right arm laying across
loo His attention was called 10 iooI-
rrints which came down TO with nVe
~ civ feet Of the building, and then the
toot nrints turned. and from where the
t@oot @ prints turned he traced blood spots
- ,ybere the body laid He dld not see
on, tracks going around the building.
trhon,as PostlethwaiJ in answer 10 a
question. did not know anything dpou' .'
the defendant having a gun IN nay
NOW. e,,,r af.
+or Il was taken out of his hay NOW
'e' 1obr =, w Moore was recalled and SAID
10 bad information from Peter Fos-
tIo+bwait about a gun being IN ms hal
T,,ou, Had no ill-feeling against tn'
defendant, except what grew out Oh 'n''
A. this point the State rested Its cas- cas-
With the understanding that tne 9%Ide' %
reserved the right to place ~ %
| tIethwait upon the witness stanu W =,
he arrived. the witness being aoS' lnt
Thomas Postlethwait being " e fir
witness for the defense. stated nat Dul
nsv would weigh 200 pound and was
much larger man than the defendant !