Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-11
LOVE and MURDER I'm ASHLEY.
A Woman Murders a Child.
SHE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Her Life Saved by the Doctors.
FULL PARTICULARS OF AsTRANGE TRAGEDY

FULL PARTICULARS OF ASTRANGE TRAGEDY
The neighborhood of Ashley, Delaware
county, was thrilled with horror on Sum
day last at the discovery of the murder of
a little boy only eight years of age, and
the attempted suicide of the murderess, an
unmarried woman, named Marian Taylor.
The following are the particulars. for
which we are indebted to a friend who is
eonversant with the facts:
About twenty months ago man named
Bartlett, a tailor living in Ashley, working
for Powers 6 Bell. lost his wife by death.
Having two children to care for, he en-
ployed in Cardington, Marian Tyler.
woman about 80 years of age, as a house
keeper. She has been in his employ about
eighteen months. During her residence in
Mr.. Bartlett's house she, it is evident, con-
ceived a violent passion for him. For the
the youngest boy her love has equaled that
of mother. -r.ees
For a year past, Mr. Bartlett has been
paying his address to a young lady resid-
ing some seven miles from Ashley, and on
Saturday be started out to see her. Before
going, however, he told Miss Tyler that
as he was to be married ON Wednesday, the
9th instant, he would have no further use
for her services. This it seems set her
wild, and she determined on the course
which has had such a terrible ending.
1t seems that she had obtained a knowl-
edge.of Mr.. Bartlett's intentions, for she
had before written a note to his intended,
telling her that il she married him, she
would be "marrying her man." and that
u lder no circumstances would she consent
to be separated from the little boy, who she
SO loved that to part them would be to tear
her heart out. -s.zrs
| On last Saturday night about 8 o'clock
the neighbors heard this little one crying,
but, supposing that Miss Tyler was cor
recting him for some misdemeanor no at
tention was paid to it. About 6 o'clock on
Sunday morning, the Oldest boy, who
clerks for Hahn & Widekind, went to his
fathers house and found it ali closed in the
front. He got in finally and saw the wo-
man and child lying together on pillow
on the floor. Thinking them asleep, he
went to the kitchen to build fire. After
some time he came back into the room and
and saw upon Ehe bureau an open letter
addressed to his father. In this letter Miss
f. Tyler said she loved the child so dearly
she could not give it up, and had therefore
resolved to die with 1t, and upbraidee Mr..
Bartlett in the stron gest terms because of
his contemplated marriage. ro
The boy thoroughly frightened, went to
his little brother, and found him cold in
death, and the woman nearly so. He gave
the alarm and the house was soon filled
with the Mortified neighbors. A doctor
was brought, who, by the use of the stom-
ach pump, took from her the poison she
had swallowed.
On Monday she was taken to the hotel
and placed under guard. She lad so far
recovered as to be able to tell how and
why she had committed the murder. AS
we have said it was through love of the
child and its father, and in the fear that she
would be seperased from them forever. She
attempted to administer poison to the little
| tellow, but when he refused to take it, she
caught him by the throat and choked him
to death. When the body was found the
child was black in the face, and mortifica-
ton had commenced.
/ Parties were sent after Mr.. Bartlett, who
is well nigh distracted at the loss of his
child. The body was buried at Cardington
on Sunday. -sz..s .,-.e-
The Coroner was called and jury en-
panneled, who found that the child ''came
to his death at the hands of Marian Ty-
ler."- Her examination on a charge of
murder commenced yesterday.
TABLE ETIQuETTE.-Theq question of eat
ing with knife, fork, or fingers has again
been raised. We thought it had been set
tied long ago in favor of the fork. There
least six duck fits were they to see food
conveyed to the mouth with knife. But
the point has been raised how should
roasting ears or chicken bones be man.
; aged? Should man eat the corn from the
cob like a horse, and only so much of the
lchicken as he can scrape off with his knife
and fork, or take it in his fingers? Every
one knows there is juciness, sweetness,
a succulence, satisfaction about corn
=
from the bone, not obtainable any other
way. Brillat Savarin, French gentleman.
courtier, and philosopher, in his lectures to
, his cook, says: Gl.gll-.E
Remember, my dear professor, am to
have ladies to dinner to-day, You have
e not forgotten, I hope, my former instruc-
: tions to You on the subject of dishes: /.
: Always have variety of little side dishes
chops, small birds, wings of fowls
: things with bones in them, things
: they can take in their fingers. In short
!? piekings; for observe that ladies apply
themselves with delight to things they can
t pick. And observe, too, that they never
# look so charming as when extracting the
: delicate juices of bones which yield them
. selves only to the caressiug of lips;' except
J, perhaps, when they are wiping their lip
b and fingers on their napkins, which they
q will do frequently.
a He would, no doubt, have given the same
!. advice about green corn had such an articl
a been known in his country. Our ladies o
: common sense will pay little attention t.
d conventional rules of eating when they de
If prive them of the best portion of tn
n chicken.
n FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH STATIONS
:, Through the attention OF our friend He
II vey, of the Gay street engine. we are en-
e tabled to give the location and numbers o
y the alarm boxes of the Fire Alarm Tele
IS graph. which is now complete. tits ofim
f. portance to all to know these stations:
g Box No. 2 at Gay Street Engine House.
n Box at Third Street Engine House.
e Box at South Engine House.
Box at Middletown, keys at Machin
Company's Office and with police.
,r Box at Penitentiary, key in Office.