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he remains of a dead man, apparently dried
up, as no scent of decay came from them, and
indicating that they had been in the well for a
considerable length of time. A straw hat lay
near the body, but from the surface there was
no means of identification. The clothes were
yet on the body. Whether the remains were of
a white or colored man it was impossible to tell.
A pole some ten feet in length stood in the bot-
tom of the well by which means it seemed the
unfortunate man had attempted to escape from
his awful situation. He probably starved to
death in his lonely and living tomb.
From the October 18, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise
A dispatch of the 12th instant from Guay-
mas states that only a few minutes before the
time set for the execution of J. K. Taylor, held
for train robbing, a message was received from
the authorities at the City of Mexico ordering a
suspension of the execution, and Taylor still
lives. He made a desperate effort at suicide,
and on the day set for his execution he was
unable to stand on his feet. The writer remem-
bers Taylor, when he was a partner with G. W.
M. Carvil of this city, as happy, easy going
young man, with an honest, though reckless
face. He was kind and generous, and must have
changed greatly since leaving here, or else he
is not guilty of the crime charged against him.