Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-12-16
Married and M urdered.

ANOTHER TALE OF DkCEPrioN AND CRIME-THE
VICTIM CHESTER COUNTY WOMAN.
The Lancaster (Pa) tap,ess, OF Thursday, con-
taius vt length an account OF mysterious affair
which In some of Its details resembles the Stin-
necke-Schoeppe case now 80 prominently befnre
the public on acc Iunt of the eff rts to secure DR..
schoeppe's pardon. We condense from it the
f,ll0wiug:-
Jrmimu Barnard, or Jemima Carpenter as she
was sometimes called, was the daughter of Rich
ard Barnaid, Of Doe Run, Chester county, long
since deceased. The Barnards were nse Of the
Oldest aud most respectable OF the Quaker fanl-
lies of that county. Jemima was a girl OF much
promise, hut ut an early age married u man named
Carpenter, with whom the did mot lvs happily.
and from whom she subsequently obtained
divorce. Ic the settlement of ncr property upon
obtaiuiug the decree Of divorce she was worth
bel ween $1,000 and $4,000 She lived for
Pennock, of Little Britsiu twp, Lancaster
county 10 very delicate health afflicted with con-
sumption. Last summer, while on visit to
Philadelphia she met Il man named Tyler, hhiling
from California, to whom she become matrimon-
tally engaged Returning home she informed
her sister Of the affiir. The latter was much
surprised Jeinlna was f'rty years old. In very
delicate health, aud had known Tyler hut u few
weeks. The latter represented himself as rela-
tive Of the ex-President, and as very wealthy.
Jemima had previously executed will iU favor
OF her sister and other relatives, aud expressed
| her determination not TO alter IL. Tyler aud she
were married by Justice of the Peace, ut Oxford
Chester county,on October 12lh, 1862 and at once
| took cars Tor California.
About four weeks after this, Mr.. PEN
mock received a letter from Tyler, say
| ing his wife had died in his arms alter taking
chlorpiorm from an attending physician, ah"ut a
| week alter their arrival. He alan stated that at
| Chicago deceased had made will IN his favor.
| AbOnt the same time Tyler wrote TO a lawyer
in West Chester as to the proper place TO probate
the will, and the hest means 10 get possession of
| the property. Thinking all mot right Mr.. PEN
| mock aud deceaseds brother, Richard Barnard.
| determined to contest the will.
Only few days after this determination was
taken, F. P. Ash, of Oxford the Justce who
married the parties, received letter from q
lawyer In Nevada COunlv, California, enclosing
another tn Richard Barnard, Mrs Tyer's
brother, which stated without circumlocuiion
that this Tyler was man Of b4d
reputation and u scoundret; that the writer
had examined the wi offered for probate,
and believed il to bea forgery IN Tyiers own
huad. He further declared that the
Circumstances connected with her death and
burinl were extremely suspicious and advised the
friends of tho d-ceased to tke immediate step.
toward Judicial investigation.
Upon This confirmation Of their worst suspi-
cions, after further consultation aud by advice o
counsel in West Chester, the friends Of the un
fortunate deceased lady forwarded dispatch Il
ths writer of the letter, authorizing him to havt
Tyler arrested, and TO have post msrtem examt
nation of iha body. They also wrote IVY mail
enclosing her au 'Ograph signature for comparison
with the signature of her alleged will.
With thpse Developments public interest In re
, gard n this most extraordinary cast will have Il
walt ulHou fartbsx insaliTncs mum Ca'ifsnia-