Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-04-04
DAN MCLAUGHLIN DIES
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other shots followed in rapid sue
cession, Mclaughlin in the meantime
staggering towad his assailant. AT
about the third or fourth shot Nc
Laughlin fell, his body resting on his
right side almost under the drinking
fountain. He told how Taylor stepped
up and the last shots seemed to be
fired almost into the PROSTATE body,
and when the gun was empty Taylor
turned the weapon and commenced
beating Mclaughlin over the face.
All this time the witness stated that
he was advancing toward Taylor, and
that he grasped him by the arm and
tried to pull him from Dan, but did
not succeed in doing so until Mr..
Talley came to his assistance. AT
this point Mr.. Anderson became visi-
bly, affected, and explained to the
jury that the affair had made ter
rible impression on his mind, al
though at no time did he feel fear.
William Talley followed Mr.. An
derson. He stated that he had been
at work over at his undertaking
rooms painting a car, and had started
for his store to get some paint. At
the Mellen Hotel corner he saw Tay-
lor and shouted to him, Where are
you going?" or some other remark.
Taylor replied, Down the street,
and Talley said, wait a minute and
you can ride with me-" AS the two,
walked down the street Talley no.
ticed that Taylor had very little to
say, although he. did answer two orI
He also noted that Taylor was death
ly pale When they reached the fur
niture store, Mr. Talley went inside
and Taylor stopped outside, walking
up past the Norell real estate office.
He then entered the Talley store and
caid to him, We'll, they're here"
Mr.. Talley stated that he did not
know at the time to whom he re-
ferred Taylor then stepped outside
of the door and closed it, but re-
manned in the doorway. A minute
or two later he tapped on the glass
door, and as Talley looked up he said
Taylor had the most peculiar express
sion on his face and at the same time
winked at him. He then busted him
self putting some books in order, and
shortly after heard the first shot.
At the time he thought that one of
The tires on his car had blown up. He
stepped to the door and saw Taylor
firing at Dan, but could not go out
until the fusillade was over, as he
was in direct line of fire. AS Taylor
started in to club Mclaughlin, Tai
ey ran out and grasped the former,
who was then struggling with Mr..
NOrell and Anderson, and at last
Imprisoned his arms, keeping a tight
Trip ON Taylor. AS the others car
led Mclaughlin into the doctors Of
ice he took Taylor in also and sat !
lin down in chair. Taylor's only
emark was, My God, Talley, what ]
AVE l done?" Henry Little then /
ook the prisoner and escorted him to [
all. {
Henry Little, street commissioner f
nd day marshal, said that he was a
ass than hundred feet up the street t
rom Taylor when the firing com
fenced. At first he thought both +
len had guns. By the time he ar b
ived on the scene the gun had been v
-renched from Taylor's hand by a
'orell and this he took charge of. b
-e saw Taylor beating Dan over the 7
cad with his gun. He then took d
aylor in charge. Taylor's only re-
.arks, twice repeated, were, What a
re you taking me for?" but he told Ii
aylor not to talk. On arriving at a
lie court house Taylor endeavored G
pull away and go up the front A
cps, but he took him to the jail f
ltrance and turned the prisoner j
Id gun over to JaiIor Williams. OF
Domingo Mendiola's testimony was
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