, 1869-01-14
WAS 1T H0MlclDEp
Meeting Of the Bar In Reference
10 the Death Of Judge
TyleE
Report Of the Committee Ap-
pointed to Investigate the
Cause Of His
Death.
What Occurred at the Police
Court On the 18th
of December.
Statements Of Five Witnesses Who
Were Present On that
Day.
Remarks OF Eminent Members
Of The Chicago
Bar.
What They Think Of the PoLoe Court AMI
the Wsy Bnsine:s is Trans"
acted Thsrs.
Remarks OF Eminent Members
OF The Chicago
bar.
What They Think Of The Police Court, and
the Wsy Bnsine:s is Trans"
acted Thsrs.


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Gardner t-q.. wnb e!ec:ed tna's1lau' aNo -. "*
Smith, E+q., SecretsFy- |
Tht C4AtnxA<. We all UNDERSTAND vast the
,hier+ NJ me meeting is, md Will proceed TO
busipee. IT rsce.
-nc 1as; Ree;irg Of the members Of the bar. IN
reG retco to The death of Judge r5lct. q Commits
trc xas appointed 10 iuvestgate the cause Of his /
.!ra,h. al wttrh cos 1uittcc have the honor 10 |
hc the ChstrnaH and frs leave to submit the |
tulowir:
nEroar.
Your committee who w-tc requested 10 To- |
ycstlratc tho cauecs Of tho dvuth Of HIN, Aaron ]
Jyler respectfully report tia: icey have taken !
down in writing, the sa-cncnta Of four p' rto.s /
who HeEc recent In tho Fotc: SU't, in THIS CITY,
pa tho Islh car OF Deecmbsr lar. as uIao the !
rt.teucnt Of the phyeicsan who attended tho de-
CEASED from that tint IN II the time OF hl* death.
AZ 10 viii neccrled 1t tic PoAcc Court, The Wit
u::scs, Though, q. IS usual IL su Cstce. Gilt r
ize In uLinpor astscrtaf1. u1rce ruas'autialty
II the nIasn ta1ts. which ART HI fol OWE. Ju4ec
T.lcr hAu upt c1ttn ut thu f'uc Court On that
r4cxeion ip defend Gil, Ut, Charged with keep
,,s L,-o.a.rly housr. Justice Msfikrn was
7:csletr5- \ w',utss. y !onns lady. was being
! c1am.n. I on bth1lt Of tue pro.ccatton. Qucs-
lions W te ,-hed her hy JuoIc rster On ctosa'
cxauIl k::un. which thu w:,I.e. refused 10 an
twtr or aus"r red cyaei,cy. 9ae Of the qucs-
ilorr hsd atcr repeated scv,ri! times. when Jue-
,irr MtjI kan told Toe wiIrcss she need not
s, rwcr Tie question again. Thtf.upon tnulc 1c-
marks Wet. made hy Judge Tyler, WHICH were
uc.Icd oGcar1vc BY Ju.iec h,nken, who
orsc.cd nm IL sit down. Tue roun.ci md
w!t1cetes vtrc standing, A. il usual IN that
cou1, around .rd uta1 The l'rtseret'n ho1. No
tca,s wrtc provided tuta clrntly tcar Tor counsel
10 occup5 them. and al ths tamc tsc1e c0umunt~
eaic Will, tho prisoner 10 the box Judga Tslet
raid uthcJ w6uld httrg bin q chair he would Sit
Guwu, teusrhlne ilat II. rlatr Va. 1hurc. Rhsto
be coud d fetsd h,s cllttt, aid be Intended
~ :'usles i a'i',1en rcsested toe q 70 nad
Ri down o,rr ttcsr." pointing to The benches.
sna at ,hr sang TIM, n.i1E L'n - 70; ca! s1n.
rs orde,. os tha 1uetee, Re l.t's' ihsa ora.sca
II r. liza @ .s,s Is b. @ fts 'ns
Se,esal polictnca then reixcd Jusrt Tyler aud
great riol. ncc in uoinr- aan ute Vi it n chok
,ny htn:: while three or fur os!ssss were hoiaine
5 hs a BE- se" va. OF os.en .os aufsr fa5 e.
ta,ne ttsae ID tie face. wn'!v, t.acss did nat
h% beaten hs room b. H. s' ~ W.
iskcn out INTO the hall aud do u II. t,1lssay,
ono Of the witueeets states that hs Was badly
heascn and choked In TIC has. TIE e:4.ra were
corrscd with h'ood. and bloo, c,ulI b.. tta.:d
all the way trou The top Of II: stasa taE cell.
r a;.o i IL 'sse. ue va, soon ats: rscl,ea, IND
aso ,s'n % eSossa '' very s''nt h:ra 'a'l ucf5ss s
lie ateno.n m phgtei.n ssss II A. NJ ~ o., :on
'.thas nls ctsta ~ sul, ,rAduua, ~ tut .nlu-
Your G, nanlt'cc 'erhenr 10 omm.nt upon the
t2cts futtE.r than ~ cotrc Ct ac iupr. ssnn ~htch
=: z Ya' a<s d
lice Cour: 1ss ri ne. & E. a! n:rs; IN ssy!ng
f.. ana Of tha
the Actiou pt this lncelinr, AM as6 IL b. dis.
JGtsc Waite then read the folio rins tat eaerts:
SHIPMENT OF IAaks g. I.H sos.
@ AMI STORM, a. !as. va pte.e1t In the
Judge Tyler a,,s~:.sea 10 dr:s1d M Hs1t nan, %
;as e1arse u scs.rinr = o,..rae'il no,sc. He
ctFchez JuGce NlLlgea examiner her IN
afd. itt'.' iha: W.s gene .hrou.ka. ,ge fyles
LIZ had 1ouc al eorar 1.n..e, = aen IN Witaes
tt:used IL asswcT- JutE. IL es a-sed the qu..-
dse s,a g. no ns VI. .ls5 I,ny
tat w'tnsf ss:i 7; aceerd,ns 10 ,ae rn.s VI ctI
S,nce: Jl7i'cs Mla.Scn Ih"9 io!, J;1<c Tier
s,and,Ls, ut i I. ~aais rSs s'la .sa .
esam,te lie ~itness. ,udse 4iuscn IAN ,o.d s'i
a1m 10 y. down es a'd not a, Il ,ane tsa:e.y
tempt 1udss r,ler procee I'd to u *. -. sou1e
Remarks about hayttg pracGs1d IN c,uf,a I Il
uSmbs' 81 ;sat*: &C. aha s.,.n;; II to sht be
1tr police 70 PIT IN aas h. -.ia 'rat al a o..
klde, " :eme- King 10 tha1 rdccf. Two of the
backed W 1vwasd- tac ';iera = ~ an .oia 81
M .ls;a to =. en the'F hands OF him: II tAev ri i
nrr1s nn q1y q 'a1y IT,. ~ wHn,a my. 'asm ,ot
and in'i1;a N on. VERY us:aly in from Of Jas.
ilss '1sa, a.e.1s r. desk7F , s1 hss est il
Z: . hi .sek a.a ae eh Ike. ''aiSs ai@ 10ss !:
: LEY 1s! H,!y,,,1 y,urs t, Fin out Jutisv ,Al,k:n
:: that occurred He ta:d, al ut 1oa. ume. MI to
; use tn..c torce thsa wes necessary 10 pat him
VII 'bes The oeess hestd Ea G. To- ut sIose
! III Justice .=h1ikrn, and tha. wl- oc..d h,n
ta- ihIse 20 istnlen as';fei nin tosl,i the
1e.,:, lr rt'rS to ftcsru, taem tls5 90. - thc
'sGos anu atu: ont. mitch va. slI ,s uatl he
Sn7e b::s in OF ntt:-c ruttu'.s .'"z yards,
The Ios- liotasc:s. hsd ~, tscr us 6 chsos,
aAs ut A. u y ia ien:'h d: M: ,cs any,hIne
Va. unat, he 1ndaense : ot l1qaar--iS not tn,ns
hr was. lthtugnt he w4s srsinc the ra.s well
One ofthr ro.itemcn who put .i.n out vi. Mt
biur.-7 i,rnr,. t. nk. An, lufs r. rt,s
trls aiic-bS nan. lie hsd aim ny ii. uc XII
t7A1EnkS1 tF 4. vAS ECcEs.
tc:;:t a:o.t shc middle Of IL :rr1her l4r,, wncs
.1uhse 4@1tr how ucces~td sv,s asa lulleu hy
s.ses xe s' e5.:red ssas sespns a.
!: .:.to:dsrIy. +. n.e. womaa tic p,o.ecu1ina
s1s'n1sea oa' been gse ~ ss III her
;!uogt Iyscr comnsnecd to cruntue vs
had CO.. tntG that h tbs
and sho"td aa 'r.c.cts IN nay,u- tac n carv,ctcd
Judge Tyler ras pureuin, a cour.c Of close.,x
ha4t tas 70 ssec n"ssa
rot 10 ask the question ass.n jutee Tyler IL
question, w',rds pass bet rceu him and 10
Hrtss' 1in' ,o Th;n 'h1 daun Ju';s r., oF4sFs
cup:rG l., aito1ne,r wnle d.f.natsg c:,minal
j. !, ,nat en;Ii-.;a.ditC C b, the 1,r'soncrr a":k
'fJlVr talo ttCfc vas na chair to sit npup. c,v
lin . III: ant he would 4. diva, ansr
eIsa ss &c I'D l ra::ea f ;a :gnt.
rseo'd. nd las. Ebs: hs risbt
,,r T,sr ;, aoa ,o.:,s. "a determined cns 10 sn,.
setc e1r!4ite That be ft3Ies) coult rot III d w
w.ttou: c'vipn ia elicit aud eas:<: m Ut wi
jase hn no aasd Rm & y r., so5sn
Soaf'. IN the txc't'meLs Of the N ,mert Judc
3sss s1en a AS t:n S"ss arsesa l ss
<hs srtno,cd fson the court roar
I1;,1 xsa;, sss :. ,I aPpF9, FL, bed A. ANS
! T.,p' s,en thc ordct. wnen poMremcn sppsoa "a.
him and tnu. Aoiu Of ht,s.> aud lh-u .uoth-t 100
the or. As,ne t,ne un,n tho. uird to &c
nsh.s 1s sn s hs 9s,;s gs.;.sa 0y hoA,n niek he
rac ii sss ,sid srsn psieasan ,ss@ ne one oe
n ar q 81 s.s ,cc1a e,9 h:oea d 'Af"
M" Thrf two m"c poa'e:oen io.sd 10. m
as Are I'D sFsSsd % ss
'nurd 7 1t from the top ot he SAILS. . no y.
down the nrst flight Of e;Ars. through Aua un
1Iio!he en11iao, nf she sels. were .po's o. wv
ssase ~ ~ IN 'Ss ssere, s'; Msc Sing ana ~ -,
injured. 1atrc vas ! cut orsr uis ser; be =
nitsdtrz 'rr. nio1u ely Tom the nose nod
tErs SEEMED 10 nc s*cItue. l Welt back 70
cour,.reou us:d his nrc uni"s ptot...,, aud pl
ntsa RI, .,s. JaSE1 T,,rr neofo .as, e.
ttotr o' bel u'dts re tuta' nec of hquor.
K:ATlx as or NtrAE M N ~ ja.
- Was p'c. cEt II Tho Fol,cc Court Utecuhe1
Aenty SesErrn Judge Tyler and otlcerA Of !
court VS. shsrc on pr0fess1 .nst h3A.nest; b
nesn ,th H. re .Iev mtnates when Judge r5tef ca
in; toe 1ivuiat clerk, Mr. Woke, was pot pr
etL 0a.tsec Miil1ken nhr pr.-,dng. scvc
tmal matters WEIR called and dtspos,1 ot 4
tnen sns cue - which Judge r,l:s ~as astorr
Tor keeping ! oisordety honss ou lsrx at,r
the EtofecutirE wItne.h wss JounE iaag Az
ssen. n.a Eong 'esrs ii. Of s-seS a:
dcrly hoasc in Euswe. to an a1Tcrt,.ement
"A some Of tie city papcrs: The E1susAa 1ad g1,
Tutrcec a ffots ctansnAt,oa: they we,c
ttandi1g in frott Of The Ju..iS.'s deg: h
eta!r by 1ne ftoye. aoont ri e~n lie .was
wss watching the crotf tu1.nattop: I'm,
Tyler hid zEIed the Wttnc,e ~hst ,pc { ef:nda
or one Of the parties in tbs &lle..cd etsordt
1oem tu bad asked tr.s Question t~tcr. Of Ii
1.rr, D. a, the wltntft had an.Wssco 1t zach II
Gomez at length. tut IN her own w.y; r
rtemed 10 be distat1sned WIN he acs vera. as
Icing responsive to tte qaesuon. aud re,e.
,Ae dtiena.at" Or some naa
.y 10 5ysis; yos ahea 7oa a a4st can ,1srsi" &c
Re expa.n that J1s:1ce MilnEen had prevt
he'd that what Tas sa'd IN the house was
cure Upon tic rcpeurioa q tots quasi
At.1ikea sa'd 70 Judge fy:eE. 'fou've .skcd
--1!osssion three or fou. times: don't ssk Il .ea