The Jersey City news., 1901-12-14
BAD NIcCER
Taylor Was Guilty Of Many
Offences Before He Kill
ed His Aunt.
POLICE ARE SKEPTICAL
Tney Say the Woman Did
Not Have a Disorder
" House.
POLICE ARE SKEPTICAL

! George w. Taylor. the colored hostler.
who murdered his aunt Minnie Taylor. at
| No .95 Plymouth street on Thursday night,
was taken to the County Jail yesterday
| afternoon as a prisoner to await the ac-
| tion of the Grand Jury. He is confined in
corridor No. 8. which is called Murderer $
Row
With Taylor when he arrived at the jail
was Alfred Boswell, the lower OF Evelyn
Taylor, the nineteen year old sister of the
murderer. 1t was because Taylor believ-
| ed that his aunt was leading his sister
astray that he shot her to death.
Boswell Is held as prisoner in the
witnesses row with George Alberts, the
white widower of the dead woman.
After Taylor made his confession upon
his learning that his victim was dead he
was placed in a cell in the City Prison
and an officer was placed on guard to
prevent any attempt he might make on
his life. This is done because prisoners
arrested on the charge of murder always
pass the first night in jail very poorly
and it is then that they are most likely
to do themselves injury. The experience
of the police has taught them that as
soon as murderer wakes from the first
sleep after murder he is most likely to
try suicide. This possibility is guarded
against as much as possible and very
rarely indeed does an attempt succeed.
The usual feeling after that is abject
terror and the deepest regret. Then there
is the fear that the prisoner will refuse
food for the purpose of starving himself
to death. In such cases food is forced on
the prisoner and every effort made to
make him eat.
Strange to say Taylor showed none of
these symptoms. His manner showed
neither regret nor a desire to do away
with himself He seems to take the whole
matter very coolly. He gave as his JUS
tiicaton the plea that the murdered
woman had conducted a disorderly house
and that she kept his sister there for
immoral purposes. In telling of his deter
mination to save his sisters honor the
murderer said that he would wade
through blood to his neck for his sister
and her honor
He is still convinced that his sisters
plight was as he described it. Through
a mistake THE News said last night
that Mrs. Taylor had been arrested for
keeping disorderly house and for being
caught in disorderly houses at the time
they were raided. This is untrue. The
mistake was made because Mrs. Taylor
had been in the police court number Of
times as witness in such cases and had
been otherwise identified with such cases.
Chief Murphy when asked about this
point this morning said that Mrs Taylor
had never been arrested either as
keeper of disorderly house or as fire.
quenter of such places. She had, the
Chief said always been a friend of the
police and had given them valuable in
forma tion about disorderly houses.
Before Taylor was sent to the County
Jail he was photographed for the Rogues'
Gallery After that he was turned over
to Chief Murphy for a last interview.
This was for the, purpose of learning
about Taylor's life prior to the time that
he came to this city. After the interview
the Chief gave out the following state
ment:-
George W. Taylor. the colored muir
derer was born in Portsmouth, Va. He
came North about eleven years ago. From
1915 to 1895 he worked for Madams Harris,
who kept sporting house in Fprty-ninth
street near Broadway, New York City.
Taylor made himself so generally useful
that he was put in charge of the wines
and liquors in the cellar and was con-
sidered faithful. On the night of Novem-
ber g. 1885, Taylor, who had been drink
ing very much for some time, was repri-
manded by Madame Harris. The next
day he took all the diamonds and jewelry
and money in the house, amounting to
about $5,000. He was caught and sent to
the Elmira Reformatory for five years.
He came out of prison little over year
ago and secured employment with Dr.
Freil of this city. He has been arrested
twice here for assault and battery He
is now under bonds awaiting trial"
The sister and niece of the murdered
woman were at the morgue this morn;
ing to arrange for the funeral. They re-
side in New York. It was decided to have
the funeral take place from the morgue.
Interment will be made in New York Bay
Cemetery.
County Physician Converse will make
the autopsy tomorrow.
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