Year: 1878

The excitement in the city over the
mysterious disappearance of Alice
lODonnell, steadily increased after the
arrest of the negro Taylor. Marshal
Barrigan, believing that he prisoner
knew more of the disappearance than he
had made known, went to see him ON
Wednesday morning and had a long
talk with him, and at last he admitted he
knew more than he had told, and related
hat on Monday evening when it was
raining he returned to the house from
his work, and was sent by Miss Hattie
West, with an umbrella and overshoes
to her mother who was visiting at q
neighbors. Afterwards he did several
other errands, and then went to the stu
BILE, where he found


THE DEAD BODY OF ALICE o O'DONNELL
on the stable floor. hesight frightened
him, and fearing to give the alarm lest
he should be suspected, he secreled the
body and late at night took horse and
wagon and carried the body out near
Venice village, where he threw it into a
thicket and covered 1t with hay which
he had taken with him for that purpose.
He persisted in denying that he had
killed the girl and called God to witness
that he was telling the truth. He offered
to show the way to the spot where the
body was, and he was


PLACED IN IRONS


taken into a buggy and driven to the
spot, the Mayor also going out in anoth-
er vehicle. Arrived at the spot Taylor
pointed out where he had hidden the
body. The officers made search


AND FOUND THE CORPSE
c0"e-ei as he had stated. The body was
| j ms face downward, and the officers,
after turning it over and removing some
of the straw, maIe a slight examination
of the condition of the corpse. The body
was partially nude, the clothes evidently
having been torn off in struggle The
limbs were bare from the knees down,
and there were neither stockings nor
shoes on the feet. The clothing on the
upper portion Of the body consisted of a
dress, which had been torn Offiust about
the knees, and chemise, which so far
as could be seen was intact. The head
and neck Of the body were covered with
blood, the throat having been cut, the
skull crushed and other injuries inflicted.


A wagon was procured, the body
placed in it and driven to the city, the
prisoner having been previously taken
safely back to the Jail through the most
unfrequented streets so as to


AVOID THE WILD MOE,


who had someway learned of the dis
covery of the bodyand we're bowling for
Taylor's life. When the corpse was
brought in the mob became more furi-
Gus and about 800 persons moved upon
the Jail intent On vengeance. Sheriff
Starr, experimenting such result, placed
the prisoner in wagon and


DROVE TO THgTNFIRMARY


three miles out, leaving an order for a
carriage and fleet horses TO meet him
there, in order to convey the prisoner
TO Norwalk. But the NIB was more
swift, and ere the carriage could reach
the Infrmary several agents Of mandates
drove up and compelled the return ot
the Sheriff and prisoner, promising to
aid in protecting him until he was
lodged in Jail. Near the railroad cross
ing they were met by


A THOUSAND MEN


bent upon taking Taylor's life The
agents assured them of their promise of
safe conduct, and for short distance no
violence was offered. On Columbus
Avenue, however they became unruly-


OVERTURNED THE WAGON,


seized the prisoner, and then began a
series Of kicks and bruisings, which al
most rendered the prisoner insensible,
while the air was vocal with cries of


HANG HIM. HANG HIM


He was dragged into a pagoda in
Washington Park, where recovering
somewhat he begged to see officer Bar
rington, but was not allowed to do so.
A man was sent for a rope and
while he was gone Taylor said to
policeman Nolan who was present:
Il want to tell you that L did
not kill that girl; only took her away
after she had been murdered. / know
that they are about to kill me, and that
these are my last words. and before God
l tell you / did not kill the girl. A col
ored man named John Scott killed her.
Let them hang me now if they want to
i am innocent"


Soon after rope was thrown into the
Pagoda, seized, noosed, and placed over
his head, and fifty willing hands


DRAGGED THE PRISONER


through the streets to lamp post at the
Corner of Columbus Avenue and Mar
ket street. There the rope was thrown
over the ladder rests and the negro
elevated several feet from the ground.
Then the rope broke and the body feil
with dull, heavy thud to the grouno: