Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-24

late Wednesday afternoon in res .,oii..,
TO the telegram OF Citv Clerk isei.v.
stating that James Tag or, wanted ii
the Pennsylvania town Tor the mur,icl
OF Isaac Carter, was ia Jail here. ans
they speedily made all arrangenlel i
20 take the prisoner Daca To Duquesn,
for trial.
Shortly after their arrival in this
city they were taken to the fail BY
Mr. Letter and given an opportunity e
interview Taylor. AS soon as they
caught sight of the prisoner they dc
ciared that he was the man wanted
and Taylor again aimittej that he
was the man who had shot Carter The
prisoner stated that he was wiling tc
accompany the officers back without
requisition papers, and said he" was
perfectly willing to go back to aa.
swer to the charge OF murder, being
weary of the strain of trying to es
cape, and anxious to end the matte :.
whether the result should be moose
The penitentiary, or freedom,
When at first confronted by the of.
iicers, Taylor broke down completely
and wept like child Later he raj.
lied somewhat, and appeared to be
more cheerful and resigned to his
fate. He declared that he would in
terpose no obstacle to his return TO
Duquesne, and expressed himself as
entirely satisfied to so hack on the
next train.
When the question OF the reward of
$1,000 for the apprehension of Taylor,
stated in newspaper dispatch to have
been offered by the father of the ac.
cused man, was preached, 1t was dis
covered that Taylor's father was IN
an excited state when he made the of
fer, and that he would be hard press
ed to raise even half taat amount. As
the matter now stands, it is probable
that the reward. If paid at all, will be
materially reduced from the figure al
first stated. In order, however. TO pro
tect Officer Heck and Constable Wild
who arrested TAILOR on caboose oil
freight train in the Baltimore 4
Ohio yards here, City Clerk Letter
drew up PAPER setting forth the
facts, and stating that any reward
that has been or will be offered shall
become the property of the officers
which paper the mavor and chief ol
police OF Duquesne signed before Tay
lor was turned over to their custody
Mayor Richards and Chief FlisteI
were interviewed by a representative
OF The Herald In the mayors office be
fore their departure and told an inter
esting story in connection with tht
crime They stated that Taylor Is re
garded as being a degenerate, and tina
the trouble between the accused an,
Carter twho was a negro was canse'
by Taylor's fondness for Carriers wife
TAYLOR acted in a brutal manner &c
ward his own wife, often driving he
from their home to that Of her parent
in the evening when he returned from
work in the mills. and then admittin
the negress, with whom he wou,t
spend the night This came to Carter
knowledge, aud he became engaged Il
q fight over the matter with Taylo
when the men met al barber shol
late on the afternoon of November IL
After the men had been separated Car
ter was inside washing the blood from
his face, when Taylor came up Il
the door and tried to get in. Failing
in this, Taylor shot through the door
the bullet going through both tn,
wood and body of the negro and lod2
ing in the wall opposite. Taylor thei
fed, and nothing more was heard o
him until Mr. Letters telegram wa
received.
The Pennsylvania officers stated
that Taylor's associates were mostl.
negroes of the lower class. and tina
the crime was the logical outcome o
the conditions In which the man lived
They did not believe he would b.
hanged for the crime, rather taking
the view that a term a the peniten
tiary would about meet the require
ments of the case.
Mayor Richards is a clean-cut, bus
ness-like individual, while Chief Fills
ter is massively-built, determined
looking man, who gives the impres
sion Of being the right sort of fellog
for his job.
The officers left on -No. over tn
Baltimore & Ohio Thursday 10
Duquesne, taking Taylor with them
The prisoner declared that he did no
expect to be hanged for the killing .
Carter saying that there were cir
cumstances in connection with TIN
shooting that would prove extenuaI
ing. He said, however, that he wou.'
probably be sent to the penitentiar
for term of years, but hoped the ser
tence would be light ore He did no
express any regret for killing Garter
seeming TO be entirely concerned wit
the probable outcome of the trial TIL
party will go to Duquesne wher
Taylor will be remanded to jail witt
out bail to await the action of th
grand jury.