Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-11

The announcement Of the nomination Of
Cadet Taylor 10 be surveyor OF customs a.
the port OF Omaha, although rumored for
some time, has proved a surprise 10 every
body familiar with his unssvory record and
Questionable standing In the community
The selection Of q notorious bank wrecker
for this responsible position naturally re-
calls the many disrsputable affairs with
which he has been connected since he came
TO Omaha
Cadet Taylor was projected into this city
shortly after the advent OF Grover Cleve-
land 20 the presidency, by whom he was
disiodged from a lucrative position in the
governmes1 printing office Al Washington.
Taylor hGG been made chief clerk Of the
government printing office under s P.
Rounds, ~ho had been appointed public
printer through the influence Of the M
nois delegation in congress from which
state Taylor also hailed
Government PrtntinE office Jobs.
At the expiration Of his term as public
printer The late Nj. Rounds acquired the
now defRnct Omaha Republican and
brought Cadet Taylor 70 Omaha with him
10 assist ia tie management OF that paper.
During the closing years OF its Dushwhack-
ing career Cadet Taylor operated as It's
manager until he succeeded in unloading
the Wrecned institution upon the unfortu-
nate parties in whose hands IL went 10
pieces in 1891 While SIN IN control Of this
uarer Taylor Was exposed in his shady
methods q q most scathing arrAignment 10
D the edit0gal columns Of the Omaha Herald
. then ow1ied by Hon John A McShane.
E In this article the results Of the congress
I sional investigation into the office Of Pub
. lie Printer Rounds were made public. dis
! closing tae fact that Taylor as chief clerk
had ussd The government office and ma
/ terial for private work. sold valuable ma
chinsry as old junk and Wantonly de-
1 stroyed public property without excuse
Taylor. 50 vindieate himself brought suit
. with q Great flourish Of trumpets for $50
90 damages 10 his injured reputation. but
as soon a. the attorneys for the defense
began 70 take dispositions substantiating
the charges be dismissed the suit at his
own cot
BtLks the Court Oct of Goats.
An ntsresting feature Of the case is the
fact hat the sheriffs Zee bin for S62s was
returned December S. lss8 without eKecu-
lion. al after dingent search no goods and
chattels OF lands and tenements Of the
within tanned cadet Taylor are found in
taken y the congressional investigator
80 dau'aging 70 Mr.. Tsylors reputation
may - found in house document report
gsJ6. Fffteth congress, first session
Aus unloading his t0ttsring neWspapel
Taylor inveiglsd q number Of friends and
capitalists into forming q hank Tor HIN
% massage. The hank was incorporates
under ne state laws IN the year lSa under
the title o. the Globe Loan and Trust
eompAag, and later evolved . savings &C.
partmEut under the name q Tie GltLs
savinEs hank As its chief faCtotum Tay-
Tor Was constantly .deNisiug ingenious
schemas 20 sui me public through this
hank Tor the pecunisTy benefit Of himself
and IA assoclales
works schsoI Chndren fer Pennies
one o. the most successful gratis wa
Workec upon the school children in ths
puzzle schools Taylor procured through
ths Basrd q Educauon. permission 70 IN,