Pardon Came Too Late

Aa incident pathetic in the extreme and of interest in St. Louis because of the popularity of the heroine in that city has just come to light. Two years ago Saín J. Taylor,. a prominent farmer near this city, became embroiled in a quarrel with a neighbor. The fellow struck him, and in the heat of passion Taylor drew nis pistol and badly wounded nis assailant. An overzealous jury convicted him and sent him to the penitentiary for three years. During his conflnement all of Taylor's family died save a sister, who has been untiring in her efforts to secure his pardon. She has been unsuccessiul, however. Taylor lost hope and for the past three months had been dying of a broken heart Last week Miss Clara Fowler, a Kentucky belle of national fame, visited the penitentiary and in the course of travel through the prison saw and became interested in Taylor. She promised Taylor when she left that she would secure his pardon. Miss Fowler at once set to work, and af ter securing the data covering Taylor's trial and conviction called on Governor Brown, and the result of her visit was that she secured Taylor's pardon. Immediately after leaving the chief executive she went to the prison hospital, to which Taylor had been removed, and delivered the pardon. When the aged convict saw the paper which meant his restoration to liberty, his eyes were turned to Miss Fowler with a look of inefïable gratitude, and snddenly he gave a gasp and expired. Taylor's only sister was notified, and he was given a decent burial through money