The Butler weekly times., 1897-02-04
TAYLOR IN THE TOLLS.
Escaped Meeks Murderer Cap
tured in California.
Identity Well Established B. +. Lane, a
Former Mssourian Saw Him on the
Street,

his crimes He is the victim OF a |
chance meeting, and as be sits in his |
cell, broodlng over his situation, the
gailows he So narrowly escaped less
than year ago looms ominously be
fore him, and he curses the fortulty
that led B. F Lane to cross his
path
The account of his wanderings aud
capture make an interesting chapter
III the life story of one of Mlssouri's
mo-t cold blooded criminals.
Aftsr bis escape from jail George
headed for the west, with no dehu,te
idea a. to his destination Animated
by the single thought Of lea,iug no
clue behiud by which he might be
traced, the fugitive. FROM what Can
be leaned. bent his footsteps toward
the wild region Of the Southwest,
hoping to fiud refuge among the
lswless bands that have their stamp
'ng ground in the mountains of New
Mexico aud Arizona But the fear of
capture kept him moving Avoiding
towns aud the hab,tstions of men,
the refugee kept on his way and
crossed the boundary from Arizona
iuto California, with the news of
his brothers execution ringing in his
ears.
In the Southern end of the San
Joaquin valley, there reside hun
dreds Of the men who fought under
the leadership of Quantrell Fleeing
from the wrath of the Union armies,
these men came west ward at the eud
of the war and settled in what was
then Q wilderness. An affinity of
race led Taylor to seek an asylum
among them. More than that, he
remembered this region as the scene
of the exploits of Sontag and Evans,
aud he thought to fiud safety among
the Businesses that so long enabled
the two train robbers to keep at bay
the officers of the law.
Arriving in Kings county, Taylor
found employment on the sheer
ranch of E. Jacob. in part of the
country little frequented by stran
gers. In fancied security. the red
handed criminal went about hi,
duties, consorting little with the
other hands on the ranch, and avoid
ing all intercourse with the towns
people notwithstanding his vigil
ance and circumspection, the card'
were against him, For, one day
} there happened at the ranch visitor
} who, though his identity is CAREFUL,
guarded by the authorities, is under
stood 10 be b F Lane, formerly o
Missouri. This man had known
Taylor we'll, and recognized him a
once Either Taylor had forgotten
him, OF else the ST. anger escaped hl
notice. for the recognition was no
mutual Satisfying himself that b.
had moi been deceived, Laue returned
to Hanord aud sought the sheriff, tt
whom be made known mis- discovery
Sheriff Buckner acted without de
lay Taking his deputy, Andr eV
Ayres, and the city marshal, Howar'
McGinDis, he drove with Lane t.
( the Jacob ranch, which lies out o
the way of travel on the border Q
TuIsre Lake, arriving at their desti
nation sfter nightfall Friday. HavinI
, made known its mission to Jacot
the party took up its way to th
building where the ranch hands wer
U resting after the days labor. 1t i
T sseh structure as may be found o
any California cattle rancn-a singl
u story frame. with hunks in tiers {
II two lining the three sides of th
II room The men lag on their cot
u smoking, talking Or reading By th
light Ct the single ell lamp ths
!. swung from a rafser N the center (
the rooE.
As Sheriff BrcE-s- turned 4