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:*Vt»~Palmetto Killing!r AIT Kli .! TKHKVShot Twice Through the Heart, inC. s 4II:.!.*v . I’.rv. \V. i..1i •; ♦*r ai *? Ti1I.UM ri *I,*rut .v, r i.\. lir,i-* ithe Right Lung and ;n the Groin--- j In Front of Avant St Taylor's Pool Room—A Trivial Offense LeadsJ] i -* -1to Bloodshed. Widowing a Mother and Rendering a Home Destitute— Testimony of Eye-Witnesses—-The Inquest.--Declarations Against the Blind Tiger—The Killer in Jail.1the ];•»:* !w it11* mst lt;*■' Avantt»i* i— iI ' From W.h!nr**d a v '- ] i \ ? r.-i 11*! i* ‘ *nj —J * T*rn\: . .. ;A, ■' ,y-j\Pa hr* ‘ t IT !••.'•*rn* ?it - a-*i* n want 7 »h*hell til*Fltt ( lt;/ • i u * » * o!%— *»t th“ Imr.r But t hr***•’ * !'** MXfiMiilo’d. I . I*I. M . Taylor and B ih“ inionv **f tie*ML«;;«»* 1m»JV lt;* U t th° 'Stilt0*'* V“, nrn! t Ir J ? t V* *» t jon~o* *'it b u**1 nut i! a r -uiso* j ■•*k this morning*3 ‘unhii ? h*•# f‘ 1n• ** * *1 *Ll“ 3in tin- rt ii h \ \*. V * • • !• *v*aM . Ta« 4 *Ipreiimt.ua nojury of ;nqu«■*?. pr *paratorv *n.rerin:' n ;m , t r * in v. -f i-rat mWire rrented hv*l'v*« kiiilo w onish■ rrei in tin srr* i*. *of t !n4* MA k* I *ii’ tra* ih h iii ■ - hat 1 *? ;A .* —iti* * *ei; rr* U v« - * * rda v* •k a. in. in IV.\*$ *t inM *a-»h: nir* IT, eoniipn.’t t I ;* t*, I“• M «i; dead nni;j Rev. lt;1,11* I m urj#, :arth- r niv. ])r*.Avai.t A' Tiivl-r’- eham naLTia **i*!:lt;*(• # «1 t j(ifeen :. «,' *! i j.H n t« * nia i:■* * a- I * ' I *■ I ‘ 1 ? i♦ *■.lt;*» » .i • * * * * *A 1 *i • * »* t''it '1 j i»«der re-ort and ja^ • ro«»rn. ir§ **.v■ ? - n ’ n ■ ■ 11 »*'■ 1 * * ’ • » *•». t * ». . » »• »( f tile e**r]»- *. Til* suspici* ] neMur*- **f t !; * f, * vU» tinrs nav-i river, in a stihurB of tin* viliait* .; .. , .. .i \vi re w* u (a’*3isii»*d a- a FairwiI TH: KILLING. » , .j , T , .f t*a!let !i je, tit*, three othpeveral davs Judir* h. M. . , , i - nig entered the upper part th* I H«»tirc{ of j nt . . 1iir , » , , * nodv. two ent.^rmg tin* ii-art andiHea.th. issnc-tl efljciai **;an-r- to * ... i i t — I on*''tin n^rnt iuiar, Ii tlt;.\vn Marshal Jne jerrv to not it v !i . r T» ' k * * Terrv V h* h*ure*(l thi* alter- ;tlie }eo]»le ot 1 aim* tto to at *-ine • *‘s ii, Iuoor fr »m his where heh»raham. air* tit St atput their premi** * m a1 Aa i! nv; sanitary c«*nditi* * afe r pr‘*lt;-:uit ion j'va« m* ■ «d aft**r t!i° jieu nn rt*-:n.again*t tli° inva^n-ni, In carrvinsr ^ut thi officer l°-t !u* iife.djeaoo-.Both T.At a;el T- rrv-i. *in* *«no* : » oti; in t a» iW * ■ -* •» *»r* *-. , of main .,.lt; rlt;! tn«*) ‘T . pafat* v. k* m ;*:•In ]rrmntls! *. , . , , . .i, , , i ticlt;- Ir. - - i;. «nlt;i th*. nii-iort !it**-s,hlt; v:*;t* lt;l Avant x Tav! r - I'lac**. i . ,I , , n. ■ ! lt;•! »otli ar* -lt; nnratHv r*-srlt;!and t!i**r* met lait. w :ilt;* «insitting down with his hack 1* thej officer, near the door, lt;111 a 1ji Aft* r instructing Avant to lt;•] anBoth u*F * . Itj yt t *. ^ i • » * - *ho«lt;t tin *a in* ?»■»T; it ha- r -Iup. Marshal Terrv remark d that .* . ‘ . . . three v-ar* orhe saw lait near nv and wouldand fr m Ala* ami.sided in t h* e*uini v for 1 o v*-a r*. -*• *T**rry !:; served es marshal1' V !_ , *1 r- '* v,• . ..■ • * • i.. - • , i amore and was e *n-1then and there notifv him ale* to j clean up his hlt;»np premia *, call*; ing him at the same time to tup and approach him.‘ Didn’t I tell you ih»v«t to talksidercd efficient and an intrepidofficer, who would incur anv dan-1 iger in tin- (hschartrc of hi* lawful -1I to in. again? «*aul Tait t*» Terrv.1as ].. arlt;■■.* fr«»n» his s**at and aj-J pr-.a-’h* lt;! the lt;d!ie.-r.••Tin n com** Lr- with mlt; s.;id th** ofliecr. catcliini: Tait i v tieduties.This culmination is attrihutMI v -lt;nii(* *.f tie citizi-nk *t’ Paine t-•«t* a- an indir* *t r suit «*fii!whi.-ky p* ' ii ion t,,r l,c»n- pH* ;iup t*y Avant A” Tay] r ! irj* ly through th*-effort- r*f Tait. wh ** cat.va?*ed f* r slgnatur* -0IOt; • ; * cl a, m that had 1** lour ifm* 11 f *r a *S?H tllder.5 • .. ... e| Tuit grahhed th*1 officer hy th*i i .1 i : ti e has exist* rt i***twe**n tte*throat wstii both hands, lie* of- . , . ,:A , ,r . loin: tine*, ami inlt;*r to tie*n*i\**!11ilteer struggling t«*fr*lt;* rau sgm.sj)j ‘, , - , i , . , i jot tie* petition, citing a disagree-i!r*w in-pistol and liastuv 1:r**lt; 1 ‘ne*nt attout a dog the officer thr* atoned t* kill. whi*di helons-iiat Tait, tie* bail sroing hiuh over his h**ad. As til*1 111*11 st*pp**i! ajart tie* offic**r once more pointed ids pistol and snapped it, tin*cartridge refusing t* ( xpiode. ash* r**c**ived t d-ntiiv vollv from np stol draw 11 by Tait. In rapid succession Tait poured tie deadly Pad pell**ts into tie* body **f T* r-rv until he had emptied tin* chain- | b, rs of his revolver. T*Trv ffinch-• d at tin* i'xphision of **ach I**alt;!. and walked trembling t* tie* do*r lt;f Avant Tuvlor's place, anded f- Tait. ft*4 ottu evidence.Ihc affair hi\* awakcui^d t!i Law and Ord» r Club t*» a d*-c]ara-tion looking toward* fh° *-xt* rrni-imti tn of tlm champagne cid-u*ate! blind tigar nui*anc«^ of th*• )\\ 1 , ami fr* -m rariu--t■ .oi.s gat In r*-d from dnL r* nigP*up**H of g°ntl* nv ii wI10 (*or.gr* -gat* d on the oorm-re di**cu^insi t In-i t■ •r.Irii *11 hIoXpi'»••*nacIIyv**v*nt. n reni-ds will l***ap]di*il tlt;*oi I * t lt;rate tleui without loss lt;1afell face downward, dead in tin* doorwav. As h** 1* 11 In* exclaim*tiiii*1 if thev can be r*a**!e*l I v a!11ed, *’My God, lie has kilh*lt;l in*1.” In two minutes from the timeMarshal Terrv was first shot, h**mwas dead. His body was moved to the residence of Mr. C. K. Mc-cpr*i■ r process lt;l law.Tait was s**t*n bv a Xkws r* port- '1 |Jer, and he declined to make astatement before consulting hisII£Neill , close by, where a post mortem examination was held by Dr*. Green and Helms.Mrs. Terrv was notified of herhusband’s death, and a heart-rending scene was witnessed by those present, when the wife viewed h**r husband’s remains.Tait was arrested shortly afterattorney, Judge Graham, furtherjtthan the claim of self-defense. H** .1further claims that a bad fi ling has existed against him in Pal-V*nietto since In* aided Avant \yTaylor in getting up their whiskey* I!the killing, hy Councilman Howz* , who turned him over to SheriffEasterling, who placed him in thecounty jail.Tait made no attempt to get away, hut tried to get passage aero*# the river on the steamerpetition.Latkh.The inquest was iv.wume*! Wedne#-ility morning, when wituen^en Phillif*#,We*,! and another te£tifit*d 1 he evi-d*’fie*» wn* m»inly ifi *U|*port of thatalready *tat*#LTlic jury*# find ing whs* in brief, fellt;»- ,I nioii-s, wilful murder, with malice Iaforethought. Tait remain* in jailwithout bond The primmer w ill dnubtlesa demand a #|M»edjr preliminrtry hearingiManatee, to surrender himself tlt; the sheriff. Before Tait left Palmetto he wrote a note to his wife\aDESERVED A BETTER FATE*I1daIt\ nartv of citi/ens with the as-. ISnotifying h«T lt;*f his trouble, and*#• ’ rtelling her that In* would blt;* hom**Th«* above storv was gathered from witnesses to the shooting, prominently, Mr. Avant, whoclaims t* have warned Marshalsisihuce of a few untrained dog*-, j i had a lively f*»x cluts** on the * mi I - jskut- of the town one dav la^tfwe* k. ami Revnard was sled to]* ! *ch ath. This was a hep-fatten**d I»unltk*ITerrv not to shoot Tait as he drewhis pistol.Justice of thlt; P»a'*c J? ' Wil-f*.\ and des«*rved his fall*, tli*-'- tireless cousins who iri-iluni pliant ly flaunt their brushes j1,before trained packs m other call'ioa, and die after long chase, |surrounded ry baying pack and !iis. c.roper, empanelled th« fol- ha’iooing buntsnr.en
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Bradentown News
Bradentown, Florida, US
Fri, Oct 01, 1897
Page 3
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