Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-18 | Page 9 | Negro Convict's Death is Probed

9 UfA DEATH IH IS I'S PROBED Charge Made That Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama Prisoner Was Vas Clubbed to Death TUSCUMBIA Ala Feb 18 AP Investigation of the the- death of ot Hoote Taylor convict shifted back to Tuscumbia today where authorities authorities author author- awaited the official report of ot the coroners coroner's Jury which yesterday viewed the body of T Taylor when his grave was opened at Town Creek In Its report the jury saIdI said Bald I bruises and cuts were discovered on Taylors Taylor's body and although the charge that these blows produced death was avoided the findings of ot the Jury ate are declared to be in sharp contrast to the official report filed with the prison board setting forth that the prisoner died of heart trouble trou trou- ble Charges by J. J G G. G Taylor aged father of ot Hoote Taylor that his son was clubbed to death by two negro trustees led to the present gation gatlon It also was Indicated that the findings of the coroners coroner's Jury would be placed in the hands of ot prosecuting prose prose- cu officials Tho The jury found that Taylors Taylor's left Jaw was larger than hie hIs right and that six bruises or cuts were noticeable noticeable noticeable notice notice- able on various parts of his body Several of ot the f marks la ke were bloodshot blood blood- shot hot It was declared indicating that the blows caused the the flow of ot blood when they were dealt Tay Tay- lor tor who was 39 years old died at the Flat Top mine last Novem Novem- ber He was serving serving- 10 a year 10 ear sentence sen sen- tence tense for second degree murder