The Bell Witch Haunting: The Spirit of Kate
While this entity is called a “witch” this would not be correct. The Bell Witch story is a ghost tale.
Laurel Branch Cemetery
There is a quaint beautiful chapel that sits quietly at the bottom edge of the very well kept up cemetery. This is Laurel Branch Cemetery.
Doc’s Gun
Doc’s Gun. Doctor Marshal Benton Taylor’s rifle is of utmost importance as it is often told that the jury had a question about the gun and ultimately it would be the rifle and the testimony about it that would be used to find him guilty however when we look into the testimony about the rifle, […]
Janes Identity Problem
Jane’s Identity Problem. The Following article is partly fiction, this is because as Charles A Johnson tells us in his book, at the time of the trial it was customary for only the testimony of the witness to be recorded. This means that from the answers given, we must try to resolve the questions that […]
Doc Taylor man on the run
Doc Taylor, man on the run. We are often led to believe, that Doc Taylor and the Fleming’s were the suspects from the moment the bodies were found, and that they had went into hiding immediately after the shooting. Yet this is simply not true, it would be nearly three weeks before they became the […]
Henry Vanover
The Story of Henry Vanover… Henry Vanover was born in 1835 to Daniel and Nancy Vanover, During the Civil War he served as a private with the Union Army and after the war the government deeded him 900 acres of land for his service which was approximately 2 miles down the Elkhorn Creek from the […]
Janes Custody
The Pound Gap Massacre happened on the 14th of May 1892, it would be the 19th before Jane told Serah Blevins that Doc Taylor, and the Fleming brothers had been the ones to attack them.
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During the re-sentencing Doc Taylor’s lawyers tried to have him declared insane, however Judge Morison noticed Taylor giving advice to his attorney
The Pound Gap Massacre 3
The Commonwealth Attorney sought a new indictment based upon a statement written by him, and signed by Jane Mullins
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The greatest shock of all was who the suspects were, Dr MB Taylor and the Flemming bros Henan & Cal
