Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-04-18
TAYLOR HELD To
DISTRICT COURT
Accused Man Will Be Tried At Next
SessiOn-Insanity Plea By De-
fense-Bail Refused

Verne L. Taylor will probably be
tried for the shooting of Daniel Nc
Laughlin at the next term of the dis
trict court, which will be in October
next.
This was the result of the prelim-
mary hearing of Taylor, which was
held Thursday and Friday of last
week in the probate court room be-
fore Judge w. H. Manion.
At the close of the taking Of testi-
mony, Attorney A. F. James for the
defense moved that the case against
Taylor be dismissed, as it had been
clearly shown that the defendant
was not responsible for his act.
Judge Manion, however, remarked;
"Well, guess I'll just pass that mat
ter up to the district court"
Mr.. James then asked that the
prisoner be admitted to bail, but
Judge Manion could not see it that
way, and ordered that Taylor be held
without bail to the district court.
The prosecution put four witnesses
on the stand, and the defense like
number.
R. w. Beckwith presented the case
for the state, while Attorneys Stat
ford and James represented Taylor.
The first witness was ]. M. Ander-
son, who was standing at the side of
Mclaughlin when the shots which
mortally wounded the latter were
fired. Mr.. Anderson's testimony was
the same in all essential particulars
as that given by him at the coroner's
inquest. He told how Taylor had
shouted out after he had passed An
derson and Mclaughlin, you s.
of b.; how they had both turned
at the sound, and how the shooting
Immediately followed, Taylor emp
tying the .32 automatic pistol and
following this up by beating his pros
trate victim over the head with the
gun.
o. E. Norell described how he had
heard the shots fired, and that when
he reached the door Taylor was over
McLauglin beating him in the face
with the gun. He wrested the gun
from Taylor's hand and turned 1t
over to Day Marshal H. F. Little,
who subsequently took Taylor in
charge and locked him up.
H. F. Little recited how he was
possibly IS feet north of the scene of
the assault when the shots were fired,
but by the time he had arrived Tay-
lor had been pulled from McLaugb-
lin, who was carried into Dr. Evans
office. He arrested Taylor and took
him to Jail, turning the gun over to
The jailor, A. H. Williamson.
The gun was introduced as Exhibit
A and identified by several witnesses.
The hearing was then adjourned
until $3.50 Friday morning.
Upon reeonvening DR.. o. P. Ham
lton was called, he being the last
for the prosecution. He de-
5cribed how he heard shots fired
while he was in his Office across the
street examining slide through
He ran out and when he
yot to the door saw that Taylor was
,eating Mclaughlin on the face with /
What he afterward found out was an y
pistol, but by the time he {
.ould arrive on the scene Taylor had ]
,een disarmed. He called assistance
md helped carry the wounded man
nto the doctors office. First aid was I
and Mclaughlin taken
0 the hospital. He stated that Nc
4aughlin said in effect that Verne /
must be crazy, deal as lightly with Z
lin as possible" and that he fre- !
Iuently repeated these remarks in c
he hospital, even after being told by &
he doctor that his wounds were fa-
al. The wounds were described and Z
he bullets taken from McLaughlin's &
,ody after death identified.
J D. whitson, John F. Gaines and s
v E. Minkler, witnesses called by c
he defense, recited instances of the S
eculiar behavior of the defendant in a
egard to Mclaughlin They stated D