Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-07-28
Their Death Warrants Read.

were condemned to death for the murder OF
Dora and Louis Rosenstein at Slidell, this
county, and who are confined 10 the Fred.
erick Jail for safe keeping, and where the
court says they will remain until the day
before the date set for their execution at this
place. Sheriff Thompson visited the jail
and in the presence of Deputy Sheriff Croft
and the death watch read the warrants to
each of the condemned men, thus officially
apprising them Of the few remaining days
they still have to remain on earth. The
warrants were read separately to each and
they both stood the painful ordeal with re.
markable composure. Taylor actually en-.
gagged in laughter at the reading of the doc
ument and subsequently remarked that
Sheriff Thompson must have lots to do to
come from Rockville and tell him what he
already knew. THAT thing didn't hurt me
bit" he said. "Why, that was no news to
anybody. knows I've got to die and that
settles it. Why make so much fuss about
it?"
Brown was more serious and did not
make so light of it when informed of the
fate that awaited him. However, he did
not seem to be affected to any extent, as
was expected. He had hoped his pastor to
be with him to help him bear up under the
ordeal, but he was detained by sickness.
To reporter who visited the prisoners
Brown said Tell the people am limo.
cent and that Hump Taylor did the deed.
am sorry that am here, but cannot help
it now. My life was in the hands of my
lawyers and as they deceived me up 70 the
last minute by promising to let me go on
the stand and testify, L feel that they are re-
sponsible for my life."
After the reporters interview with Brown
he visited Tayor's cell.
Taylor, who is known to have killed three
people and, perhaps, fourth one, was in
the best of spirits and as gay as a lark.
"Hello, Taylor, how are you?" said the
reporter.
"Hello your ownself, how are you ?" Tay
lor replied, with loud laugh.
81 y, mister" he added, 81 can't under
stand why everybody wants to know how
am. am well and contented and not
bothered about nobody. II everybody hasn't
heard of me by this time they never will
So you is newspaper man. Well, seen
'nough of EN- in Washington and 'spect
you want me to tell you something"
ayes, you are correct, now tell me what
you have to say"
81 am 80 years old and have no father.
My mother lives at Dickerson Station and
works TOR ex Sheriff William Collier at that
place | was member of the Methodist
Church, but Rev. Osborne Ingle, of All
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, has
been coming to see me and praying with
me- He is good man and has given me the
ten Commandments to warn, but, say, that's
no good to me. | want picture papers and
books. | want something that | like"
Taylor, suppose you know that Brown
says you swore his life away on the witness
stand"
Nov, see here, mister, that makes me
mad. Why that old black coon should
have been hung ten years ago and Nell
Turner should have been lynched long ago
and would not have been here to-day.
You don't know them niggers like do,
That old murderer, Brown, has got to be so
good that he don't want to be in the cell
next to me. Well, think Of it, he couldn't
get close enough on Thursday and Friday
nights when he planned ind arranged for
the deed to be done. | have nothing more
to say than what have already told. But
you can tell the people one thing, and that
is am not afraid to die. We have only
got to die one time, and death has no horrors
for me.
"Tell them people that swOre TO more than
they knew that | am going to come back
and haunt them after am hung and make
their lives miserable. guess everybody in
that hayseed town will sleep better after
am stretched up. Tell them all TO come and
see ne dance; it will do them good. amt
afraid to die, but, say, would like to come
across some Oh llfln w dSulnBlOH utbeCIlNOo'
| wouldn't do "a thing to them, ana that old
coon over there in his cell is daisy. But
they ought to let US out there in the hall to.
gether. | wouldn't do thing to him. Tell
the people that Taylor gets plenty to eat
and drink, but is not getting any bug juice
but be has nerve enough without IL. Brown
will want lots of it at Rockville, but | won't,
| am getting big and fat here, having all the
good things | want, and they don't cost me
anything.
aft anybody tells you Taylor is afraid to
die tell them for me they are liars md don't
know me- don't want any religion, but !
think it is good in Rev. Mr.. lnge coming
to see me-"
Brown is much depressed in spirits and
respondent, while Taylor is alert and full
of braVado He laughs and Jokes about
the hanging match and interlards his talk
with many vile oaths. Whether he will
keep up his bravado to the end remains to
be seen. The prison guards doubt it very
much.