People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1895 — Taylor Trial Nearly Ended. [ARTICLE]

Taylor Trial Nearly Ended.

Carrollton, Mo., Aug. I.—Arguments in the Taylor murder trial began this morning, the evidence being concluded yesterday afternoon. After the court had closed. Bill Taylor, in an interview with a reporter, said: “This whole thing is the result of an awful conspiracy against me —the charges of arson, forgery,.cattle stealing and all. I have been hounded and driven by my enemies, but I have as many, perhaps more, friends as enemies, and I will fight this to a finish. I am innocent, and I will never be convicted.”