Shooting of Hugh Edward Tabor - Tazewell Co. VA


FEELING AGAINST TAYLOR RUNS HIGH--HUGH EDWARD TABOR WHOM HE IS ACCUSED 
OF KILLING, LEAVES A WIFE AND ELEVEN CHILDREN. REWARD FOR CAPTURE. 

Pocahontas Bureau, Bluefield Telegraph. December 31, 1914

Hugh Edward Tabor, who was shot by Sam Taylor at the farmer's blacksmith 
shop on Mudfork Tuesday afternoon about 1 o’clock, died a few minutes 
after reaching the Stump-Alexander hospital here and will be buried near 
his home.
The article appearing in yesterday's issue of this paper was incorrect 
as to Sam Taylor being married, having a family and being a well-to-do 
farmer. Taylor is unmarried and had been working in the neighborhood. 
He was reared by Mr. Perry on Mudfork, but has relatives live at or near 
Gary. Mr. Tabor was a prosperous farmer, owned property on Mudfork and 
leaves a wife and eleven children , seven of whom are unmarried and are 
at home. He had a host of friends here and had always borne the 
distinction of being a good, law-abiding citizen, and the feeling runs 
high against Taylor.
R. A. Wagner, (I believe this to have been Russell Adam Wagner the son 
of Adam Stafford Wagner & Margaret Tabor Wagner who were the 
brother-in-law and sister of Hugh Edward Tabor) a neighbor and who was 
standing by when the shot was fired, in conversation with the reporter 
yesterday said there was an altercation on Christmas Day when Taylor and 
some other boys went to the Tabor home, forced their way into the dining 
room and proceeded to drink. Mrs. Tabor ordered them out and when they 
did not leave Mr. Tabor put them out by force, when Taylor is reported 
to have made threats and later carried them out. When on Tuesday Mr. 
Tabor was shoeing a horse Mr. Taylor approached with a shotgun and when 
Mr. Tabor straightened up, according to the story of the eye witness, 
Taylor told Tabor he had insulted him (Taylor) and he was going to kill 
him, and without allowing the unfortunate man to speak, Taylor emptied 
a heavily loaded shotgun into his abdomen. Mr. Tabor asked Taylor not 
to shoot again, as he had already killed him, when Taylor is said to 
have backed off a short distance, loaded his gun and disappeared.
It was reported here late last night that a reward had been made up for 
the capture of Taylor and it was predicted that he would not surrender 
without a struggle. What trouble, if any, there may have been between 
the two men previous to Christmas Day is not known, but it is looked 
upon by local people as being a premeditated murder and sympathy goes 
out to the unfortunate family.


Submitted by arizonaeagle@uswest.net

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