Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-04-30
TAYLOR ELUDES PURSUERS
Probability He Reached Railroad at
Smith Center and Escaped.
VICTIM STILL UNCONSCIOUS
Circulars win ne sent All over the
Country ContsinInE His Descrip-
tiOn and No Money spared I'm
EFFORT 20 Apprehend Him.

MINDEN, Neb.. April 9a.--(special Tele-
grant, 1.-THE latest reports from Bert Tay-
ior. the man who 30 brutaily assaulted the
sisters OF his deceased wife. IL to the effect
that for the present at least he has doubt
less eluded the officers. but no effort will
be spared TO run him down. Reliable m
formation is to the effect that he afa sup
per last evening at a farm mouse fourteen
miles from Smith Center. Kan. II this is
fact and there appears no reason TO doubt
It. he had ample opportunity to walk 20
that town and get out on a train before
the circulars giving a description OF him
reached that place. This will necessitate
different methods In securing his arrest.
The elder Taylor girl this evening Is I'm
an unconscious condition. with a tendency
to hysteria. and while her case is not hope
less, there is attn grave reason TO fear she
may not recover.
Father wants No violence.
II want you to see that no violence
is done this man and that the law takes it's
course"
This message was Transmitted today by
Douglas Taylor. father OF the two girls
so inhumanly maltreated by Bert Taylor.
their brother-in-law. to County Attorney
Anderbery OF Minden. who il one OF the
leaders in the search for the criminal,
Douglas Taylor Is a devout Christian, and
outraged and grieved as he is over the ter
rible calamity. he is earnestly solcitous
that the feeling Of indignation be curbed
sufficiently to prevent the Iynching OF the
criminal when he Is caught.
The two Lincoln bloodhounds were being
employed in the pursuit by Sheriff Asa
Ransom of Kearney county, Attorney An
derbery aud the officers Of Franklin
county
Pearl Taylor, the 17-year-old girl regained
consciousness for the first time this morn
ing and recognised her mother. who has
been constantly at her side Ida Taylor,
though upset nervously as a result of the
shock, Is otherwise in normal condition. She
has shown wonderful fortitude throughout.
Feeling stiII Runs High.
While there seems to be no actual lynch
ing sentiment. feeling against Taylor con-
tinues unabated. AS the hope OF capture
appears more substantial, the spirit of in
dignation strengthens. but the officers are
determined n possible, TO carry out the
laws purpose and comply with the ex-
pressed wish of the stricken father.
Fully thirty men are in the pursuit. The
fugitive eluded his pursuers and is be-
lieved 10 be hiding near Franklin.
The bioodhounds were taken to Bert Tay-
lor's house yesterday and took UP trail
which led them by a circuitous route to the
home where Pearl and Ida Taylor were
living and from that home they followed
the trail IN and ouI here and there. finally
/ going south 70 the outskirts of town. which
was precisely the route the officers at first
/ said the criminal had taken. on this route
1 the dogs led up TO a haystack and stopped.
The officers discovered evidences OF a man
having slept there.
Rides with a Farmer.
The officials discoyered that the fugitive
abandoned his bicycle and had ridden
in a buggy with a farmer named
Neff from a point near Macon on toward
Franklin. and Mr.. Neff. in conversation
with Officers gave a perfect description
OF Taylor. with the minor exception that he
described him as having a shorter mustache
than he generally wore. Neff says he told
I the stranger he thought he had Seen him
somewhere before, but the stranger as
sured him he had not, that he was new
conner to these parts. Taylor got out Of
! this rig and got in with another farmer
Ed Davis, who took him 10 Franklin
! Taylor would not let Davis take him
further than the northern outskirts OF the
town There he got out ana had Davis &c
| on back.
Two boys took up the footprints which tbs
bloodhounds followed 10 the south part Of
Ainden and traced them clear TO the Men
4 farm and had a talk with Mr.. Neff.
Neff told the boys about his ctnversatioz
with Taylor. and telling Taylor he thought
he knew him The boys told Nett Taylor
used 70 be in Upland and az once Nef
recalled having met him there. NE thes
was convinced that the man who rode with
i him was none other than the assaiiAnt Of
the Taylor girls.