The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-27
PROMPT ACTION
SAVES LYNCHING
Henry Taylor Found in a Cellar with
a Trap Door.
BEGGED GUARD TO SHOOT HIM
The Lexington Jail Strongly Guarded
and the Prisoner was Spirited on
TO Lynchburg while Mobs of
Men were Looking for Him.
BEGGED GUARD TO SHOOT HIM

LEXINGTON. VA, June 25.-spcclai.-
Henry Taylor. the young white man
charged with tho criminal assault on the
/ nlne-ycar-old adopted daughter of Ed
ward williams last Wednesday near East
I Lexington, was brought here Sunday and
] lodged In JAIN. The arrest was made az
/ the home of James O. Paxton, who lives
near Timber Ridge about five miles from
Lexington. Information was brought
! here Sunday shortly after noon ,hat
man had been on watch the previous
| night near the Taylor home. at East
/ Lexington. had seen members Of the
family make several trips foo the direc-
/ ton OF Timber Ridge. Suspecting that
/ young Taylor was concealed ai Paxton g.
/ whose wife is his aunt. that suspicion was
/ communicated 90 the authorize. and
! The fact mentioned. which was known
only TO "a few that there was "a cellar 20
/ the house with e. secret trap-dOor. Justice
! Lindsay and Policeman Walker deter
1 mined 90 send a searching party 20 Pax
! toms home. notwithstanding two nights
/ before the house had been searched AT
/ o'clock Sunday afternoon party OF
swornIn deputies W. t. Crgler. J. "A.
/ ~ AAiN'f AAfAtA. ANNili'l lfN'fff tA A'iI'ff
| Charles Baker. j. u. Marks. and William
! Pulse quietly left town FOR the home Of
! Paxton.
TAYLOR FOUND
/ when within O. mile of their destination.
/ the party left their vehicle al a farm
/ house and approached the suspected
| house on FOOT which they surrounded.
An were absent from home except Mr.
/ Paxton. and De denied any knowledge Of
Taylor
A search being made. the trap-door was
/ discovered which was covered with mat
| ting and had boxes and barrels piled ON
! &c. so as 10 conceal IT'S presence. Up TO
| this time Paxton had raised 300 objection
! TO the search. but WHOM the entrance to
/ the cellar was disclosed DE demanded
] their authority for the search.
This satisfied the soarchcrs that they
We're on the right track Ho was COM
| pelied 10 get a lantern which Doe 3d.
although Do was visibly excited Several
| Of the men entered the cellar. whore
Taylor was found concealed Tie was
brought out and Immediately party start
ed for Lexington, arriving here at about
$50 o'clock
BEGGED To BE SHOT
on the way the prisoner begged 10 be
shot. fearing possibly of being lynched
AS soon as Doc was put in iaii stron=
vras .8 .yeorsl IA, t.ro ...ro .,,,,.l
tboro n LARGO s,,prf,. ~ y,.ir,rs..,.- ,fe.l
s,nnliol from, tro Vfr.f,ia ,frft.-,- r,,.,t
INTO
Fearing rpoh sheriff et,-rott vi.,
strong rDari f9o,. me- rriso,e, fr,,, ti.o
fau at p o'clock SUNDAY, NIGHT and lro,..
TO Balcony Falls. where at 1890 o'clock
| Monday morning they boarded The Chesa-
no4l,e and Obi, train Tor r,.,oht,,rr q,h.
prisoner win be- Kent I'm ma. oit,. .,,r+l cha
TRIAL when n fs berieyod ,b. ,,,l,,o s,-
element win have baon afl9,ef
The crime of which r,vf.r &. s..,,.e7
fs one of The r,ost bai,ors ,,.l, ..o.r,.,,l.t.f
in fhis .eflon. A v9ffrs ,fri +he eaert.f
child If 20 hard-v.orltinr corrfo tbo moth
er boinr q relative ~ tba ,cD.eld mas
sent 20 the tore af Ea.- I.vireton -,
distance of about two miles ON her re-
turn home while p,ire h~orgb . strf,
of woods -, ionoi, road ,h,ut 3 o.of,.t
I'm the afternoon She was c,uob- h, T,,-
lor who had followed her from tha store
lie was soon b, several o-,-,.r ,.ho if,.
b, tb,+ r.t.tforh.ol H. ,...-f ~
river and to.5 some raoroae thet bo b,5
had "a aaht swim q man which ..eo,,,to,
for the blood or 3D.. .f.tba.
TOOK THIS TRAIN
Early Thursday morning me- won't +o
Timber Ridge distance of six miles
from Lexington and took the early MORN
ng Baltimore and ohio train for Davis
WAY station ten miles further north.
Tie was accompanied bv DIS brother
George. who returned home ion fhe $3.50
train.
For some unaccountallo reason WI
U4rns tho slenflfh.r of tho .Irl di4 mae |
reDort the crime ,rfu D ,.eI,.i- Thurs
birnsaif and leff on Tho nor,bb.rr6 p.f- |
t,more and Obi, trail, which leaves here /
a+ 11.mA NJ A. r.ef ro,trg.,. re-, !
Ta,ror arafr po. an tba rain FOR D,vle |
soiron vas ~, .tbe v.ateb erI y,,or |
pavis was req .hed b,tb ro+ or ra,.f,r !