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Show George Taylor Is , ; Fort at Last Hurderor Captured Noar Tncomn ilay Prove, to Bj Slayer of the Sleeks Family. TAqOMA. April 30. A diarj' kept by Bob Taylor, the murdei-er. makes it appear that he has killed others since February. 1903. Ono entry, undated, reads: "Today I killed 'feller,' JClllon, and The last word lo unintelligible. The sentenco may mean "I killed a fellow," and the rest may refer ' to Wiling and ehooting. Tho diary shows that he practiced revolver ohootlng. The belief Is growing that the prisoner is tho missing Taylor of Carroll county. Missouri, who, after murdering the Hooka family of several persons, for which ho was sentenced to be hanged in 1506, escaped, disappeared ' and for whom heavy rewards were offered. of-fered. Taylor's brother, it this be Taylor, Tay-lor, was alco convicted for the murder of tho Meeks family and executed. Long life as a hermit may have affected af-fected his mind, for thero'ls said to be no doubt that he Is partially demented, and fear of capture may have led to his deadly assault on tho two tramps who applied at his cabin for shelter and his (subsequent attejnpfc to kill Sheriff Denholm and his deputies. Bob Taylor, who is now under arrest at Tacoma, if it bo Bob Taylor of Missouri, Mis-souri, was found guilty of one of the most atrocious crimes over committed In that State! He and his brother, William, Wil-liam, wero prominent farmers In the western part of the State and connected Avith some of tho best peoplo In tho State. They were accused by an employee em-ployee named Mecks of the thoft of eomo stock, and In revengo murdered Meeks (and. It was thought all his family, and then secreted their bodies In a straw-atack. Ella Meeks, 10 years old, was only stunned, however, by tho blow on her head. She recovered consciousness con-sciousness and', going from the straw- 3iu.vrw A a. 1.111 irKj l S lulu KL wliU mm- dera The Taylors skipped the country, coun-try, but were run down and returned to Carroll county, where they were tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Pending execution they escaped from Jail. "William was captured and taken to Kansas City and kept there until executed. ex-ecuted. Bob eluded the officers and was never found, although ho was reported re-ported to have been seen in several localities. |