Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-29
ARREST IS MADE IN MOST MYSTERIOUS
 MURDER CASE
Officers Believe They Have in Custody The
 Night Assassin

TaylOr's eight-year-old son that he
 saw the murderer and that it was not
 LapOrte are the great new features
 of the Taylor murder mystery, says
 the Tucson Citizen.
 Sheriff Nelson and Marshal Pacheco
 believe from certain circumstantial
 evidence they have the right man.
 Laporte absolutely denies he killed Taylor.
 Mrs. Taylor flatly says she had no love affair with Laporte and does not believe the latter killed her husband.
 Emphatically denying that s. W. Laporte killed his father, little Wal lace Taylor, eight years old, today stated that the deed was evidently committed by a Mexican or one who strongly resembled a Mexican. He is eorroborated by his mother.
 As had been predicted, develop ments occurred late in the afternoon. when Laporte was arrested by City Marshal Pacheco and Officer Fqanni- gan charged with the crime of mur- dering Taylor. The prisoner was lock ed up in the city bastile and this morning was held "incommunicado. {"
 Today the eight-year-old son and the five-year-old daughter of the mur- dered man were found at the Sal vation Army headquarters, where the mother and children had been taken after the tragedy yesterday. Per haps the most interesting narrative is that given by the young boy, who is matured far beyond his years.
 "Papa came home that night be- tween II and 12 o'clock; I don t know the exact time. He brought some fruit and luncheon in to us, and told mamma that a man had followed him home. He did not know who it was, but he was sure some one was shadowing him. Mamma wanted to unhitch the horse for him, but papa would not permit her, and went out to unharness the animal. In a few minutes we heard a shot, followed by papa's cries to us. Nam ma told me to run out and see what was the matter, and she followed me immediately. I got there in time to see a man attempt to turn the horse around, perhaps endeavoring to es- cape in the buggy in which papa had driven home. The horse reared up and evidently frightened the man away for he ran immediately. I caught a glimpse of him as he turn ed. He was a low, heavy-set man, wearing black side-whiskers and a black hat. That is all I can remem- Der about his personal appearance, but I am sure from what I saw that he is a Mexican.
 "Mamma followed me out of the house and caught a sight of the man, but he was running away by that time. I think he intended to es- cape in papa's buggy, for afterward we found tracks where he had turn ed the buggy partly around in the driveway, when I saw the horse rear and he became frightened and ran.
 "Papa came home and brought some fruit to us, awakening us when he came in. He told mamma that a man had followed him home. and when he got to the house had fallen down on hls stomach in the dark. He asked mamma where his revolver was, and mamma told him it must be in his pocket.
 That's right he said; T had forgotten that I was carrying it.''
 Today Sheriff John Nelson and City Marshal Pacheco are still work l ing on the case, and while it was not possible to secure any statement from them relative to the affair, it is understood that other clews are being investigated by them. It is be- lieved that developments of a sensa- tional nature may be brought to light within the next 24 hours.
 Laporte, the suspect now in GUS tody, was arrested about o'clock afternoon. City Marshal Pacheco and Officer Flannigan made the arrest. LapOrte took his arrest calmly and without evidence of the least nervousness. He at once de- elared his innocence, stating that he went home Tuesday night at g o'clock and could prove by his wife that he remained there the rest of the night.
 The police department, it is un- 1erstood, bases its action on the the