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Show the capture of dan taylor. Salt Lake Citt, November 21, lsT'i. Fditore Salt Lake Hercld: Gentlemen In the Herald's issue is-sue of the 17th iusu I find an article, under the caption "Another Mail Fiob-ber Fiob-ber Captured," in which my name is referred to in a manner that, to say the least, places me in an equivocal position posi-tion before its many readers and the community at large. You will therefore there-fore oblige me by giving the following narration of facts in relation to the capture of the mail robber, and the part I took in it, a place in your valuable valu-able columns. Absence from the city has prevented my tending this commn-nication commn-nication before. On the night of Sunday, the 13ch instant, Burbidge, an employe of mine, started from my house on Barlow creek, Scull Valley, to feich a bucket of water from the creek, about twenty steps distant. Taylor came to him and said he wanted to know what the chances chan-ces were to ge: some food. My man invited him into the house, but he declined, de-clined, and asked to see me out of doors. As soon as I learned that Taylor Tay-lor was in the vicinity, I remarked to Burbidge tha: we must take him, but we could not well do it out of doors, so I would invite hi n into tne houss and then "you," meaning Burbidge, "must go for George Ellis and his guns, across the creek, and follow me into the house, when we will secure him.' 1 accordingly left the house with my man to hunt up Taylor, and found hkn under a cedar tree, further up the creek. I asked what he wanted? He replied "food." I told him I believed he belonged to the party who lately robbed the cars, and in furnishing him food or aid of any kind I ran a great risk, which would have to be paid for. He aoknowledged that he was one of the robbers, and placed in my hands a roll of greenbacks. I then asked him to come into the house aud have some supper. He declined and wished me to bring the food to him. I replied "you had better come into the house and eat your supper like a man, and it will oe ail right." Finally, I persuaded persua-ded bin to come in, and I placed a chair at the table fr him in such a position that his back wouid be to the door. Ellis and Burbidge were on the watch, and soon after 1 had placed Taylor at the table they came in at the door aud presented a pistol and a gun at his head. Burbidge said "hands up." I then searched Taylor, but found nothing on him but a pipe, small knife and a few other things too insignificant in-significant to mention, which 1 allowed him to retain. We guarded him that night and the next day took him to Tooele, on our way to this city, when Heber Kimball, J. Q. Knowlton and R Judd came to see me. - We had the prisoner in Dunyon's house secured with a log chain around his leg. Kimball, Kim-ball, Knowlton and Judd said that Taylor's partner was not yet secured, and if we myself, Burbidge and Ellis would follow up his track, they would take Taylor on to this city as our prisoner. pris-oner. They were tired, as they said, and did not want to continue the search. We turned Taylor over to them and started after his partner who was still at large. Yours, &c., Thob. Booth. |