Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-06
IN KILLED aunt !,
GEORGE TAYLOR, q RICHMOND
MAN, TO DE HANGED N 8.
4 TWO WEEKS REPRIEyE.
1t was Granted Under the shadow
of the Gallovs-FrisonerH Has Be-
queathed Hi. Mother Book
Written In Jail.

e JERSEY CITY, N. j., January 5.-(Spe-
3cfail-George w. aylor. Is to be hanged
In jail here tomorrow for the murder Of
his aunt one year ago last. December.
He has had one reprieve. He Is writing
book the title of which will be Under
the Shadows of the Gallows." which he
says he hopes will bring in enough to
make fortune for his old mother In Rich.
mond, Va.
This afternoon spring wagon drove
up to Hudson county fail. The saloons
4 in the neighborhood quickly emptfed, .
crowd collected outside the Jail. for, on
the spring wagon sat State Executioner.
Van Hise. and he brought with him the
State gal!ows. a long pillar of wood with
sundr! fxings and platforms. The crowd
vas GREATNESS. 1t took twenty minutes
to unload the gallows.
Six men carried the gal1ows through
the yard and up the steps. to the sec
ond floor Of the jail. just In front Of the
condemned mans cell.
The street was blocked now A little
sirt returning from school began to cry
bitterly. Van Hfse, the executioner. told
some one to take her home. The spring
wagon drove away.
HAMMER MADE MURDERER
TREMBLE.
Up stairs. Rev Dr.. Briggs Com
gregational clergyman. was holding Tay-
5lor's hand. and at every pound of the
hammer. the murderer trembled.
Here. take this" said Warden Sullivan
handing him tumblerful of whfskey.
It'll sttffen him Bit. he added to the
S carpenters. In front Of Taylor In his cell
were one hundred sheets OF manuscript
court paper ruled in red down one side.
This manuscript represented the work of
his brain for the last year. The reporter
asked him for a look at the copy.
No IA &C., a 49,.
spring that trap,'-carpenters were Just
testing it-"this book viii be made pub
lie. It's going to make fortune for my
old mother down in Richmond. Va No.
he added sulienly. mo reporter will see
this: It is going to be published"
sit down" said the clergyman to the
You haven't much time
1 But, Taylor was now snak1ng with fear;
E His pen clattered to the floor. He could
rot 1t. take his eyes from the gallows
Hogan ao the de aatr wat sahh 1a read ' par,
of that book. and it's all raetime The
first part tells how he was born. IN Vir-
GINA. and at the age of Is was sent to the
Then he got into more trouble. Finally.
q year ago he got an IDA that his aunt
was trying to lead his sister. Carrie.
mind to Kill his aunt The way he did
it was to call on her and shoot her once
lin the head Then he put his arm around
her neck. held her fast and put another
bullet right through her back. say he
HIS IDEA. OF JUSTICE.
p.,saa he's ", writing nc said :! DE- Jl
self amid the din Of hammerins as the
galIows was being erected before his very
eyes. lis his idea Of justice. He says
here remarked the clergyman, picking
up the next to the last page Of Taylor,s
ma nuscript. that he never used to be-
lieve in heaven or hell. Now. he be-
Heyes in heaven. anyway. He thinks
ed for his crime on earth. He expects to
shake hands with his aunt in heaven and
be forgiven
'.E,frything is all fixed now said the
Warden to the Sheriff, as he squared off.
ard looked at the gallows.
Il ~ hope he won't make any fuss. 1t will
be the first hanging ever had anything
to do with.
AS the party left the room Taylor
groanvd aloud. II can't write any more
here" he cried to DR.. Briggs. Take 1t
The execution is set, for 10 A. NJ to-
morrow. It will be the first Inat has
taken place in the Hudson county Jail
since May. three years ago.
Reprieyed for Two Weeks.
NEW YORK January 5.-(special)-A
reprieve for Taylor was received by the
Sheriff this evening from Judge Blair.
of the Court OF Oyer and Terminer. 1t
was granted under. the law of 1oSo. and Is
for two weeks. Judge Blair granted IT
because Governor Murphys former re,
prieve on petition had been found illegal
on technicalities. Taylor was overjoyed
when told. SIs