The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-02
The TyndaIe Murder.
Full Particulars Of the Crime
Hon. sharon Tyndale. Ex-Secretary
OF State or Illinois, Murdered and
Robbed I'm Springheld-A Desper'
nte Struggle small Booty OBJ
tainod.


Robbed I'm Springheld-A Desper
nte Struggle Small Booty OBJ
tained.
CHICAGO, April 30.-The following
are further particulars Of the murder
Of Hon. Sharon Tyndale at Springfield
Illinois: Mr.. Tyndale's dead body was
found about five o'clock yesterday morn
ing near Lambs foundry, and only a
few rods from his residence. Friday
night Mr.. Tyndale determined upon
visit to St. Louis, and perhaps to
Belleville. He packed a small travel
ing sack with such articles as he needed,
and placed in his wallet fifty dollars in
addition to a small SUNLESS than five
dollars-then in his pockets. At the
usual hour the family retired, and Mr..
Tyndale, after setting an alarm clock 30
as to wake him at one o'clock in the
morning, without undressing lay down
on a lounge. He intended to take the
train which passes south on the Chicago
u st. Louis railroad at l:50 A. NJ.
Railroad time is fifteen minutes faster
than city time, and this gave him
thirty-fve minutes after the stroke Of
the alarm clock to arise, leave the
house and walk four blocks to the sta
ton
The alarm faithfully performed its
office, and at one o'clock Mr.. Tyndale
arose, took his travelling sack and en-
tered his wife's room. He bade her an
affectionate goodbye, told her not to
disturb herself, and left the house. This
was the last time he was seen alive by
any of his friends. When the body
was found, there was a shocking bruise
on the left forehead and temple, which
extended down the cheek. On the
right eide OF the back of the head, just
behind the ear, the probe was passed
four inches in a fronting and slightly
upward direction, and this wound was
necessarily instantaneously fatal. The
shirt-collar of the deceased was torn
open, and the necktie was found some
distance from the BODY. The body lay
on its face, in an angle formed by the
north wall of the foundry building and
the east side of the coal shed. Near
the body was found an oak stick an
inch and half wide, inch and an eighth
thick and two feet two inches lcng.
The ends Of this stick are mitred off for
about an inch and half in the line Of
width. A single-barrelled cartridge
loading pistol, tied to package Of car
tridges and bird shot, were also lying
near the bocy. The pistol is Of the sort
known as the pocket Derringer Of the
make Of the Brown Manufacturing Com
pany of Newburyport, Mass. By an in
genious contrivance the barrel, which is
about two inches in length and rifled,
can be turned to one side on pivot and
loaded with a cartridge. The weapon
is No. 1417, and is marked South
erner" on the top of the barrel. 1t is
quite new, and the cartridges found
with it were marked calibre 44l00 Of
an inch.
Some tufts of soft brown hair, and a
few hairs from the head or beard Of Mr..
Tyndale, were found on the ground, and
there were several fragments OF bricks
lying about 1t is pretty certain, from
the evidence taken before the Coroners
jury, which was in session all day yes
terday, that some unknown parties have
been aware of Mr.. Tyndale's intention
of taking the morning train South, and
thinking, doubtless, that he had large
sum of money on his person, determined
to possess it, even by bloody murder, if
necessary. Mr. Tyndsle was we'll
built and powerful man, and il attacked,
as he doubtless was, he would make a
desperate resistance. The murderer or
murderers were prepared to do their
bloody work efecIually, if necessary,
and no doubt the struggle was terrible,
while it lasted, and the defense made by
Mr.. .Tyndale desperate. In the struggle
hair was torn from the heads OF the
combatants, and Mr.. Tyndale's collar
was rent as mentioned. At last, while
the men were still locked in deadly
struggle, the robber or an accomplice-
for there may have been more than one
robber-placed a pistol close to the
head Of Mr.. Tyndale and fired single
shot, which ended the struggle and the
victims life. The robber than rifed
the body Of the victim, but was fright
ened by some means from his prey be-
fore be hal completed his work. He
took out the pocket-book and seized
the fifty dollars but left some other
smaller sums He pulled at the gold
watch, but this was secured by q steel
chain. The gold spectacles, which Mr..
Tyndale constantly wore, and which he
had on when struck with the club, rs
shown bv the bend in the left limb,
probably fell to the ground in the strug-
gle, or were knocked off by the blow.
These and the travelling sack were left
on the ground, when the robber and
murderer was obliged to depart.
Mr.. Tyndale leaves wife and five
children, all of whom except two are
men and women grown. The Mayor
Of Springfield has offered one thous-
and dollars for the arrest and con-
viclion Of the murderers, and doubtless
the reward will be largely increased by
Mr.. Tyndale's friends. Mr.. Tyndale
was about fiity-fve years OF age, and
was a gentleman Of very considerable
scientific attainments. In 1864 he was
elected Secretary Of State, and has resi-
ded in Springfield since that time
having principally lived at BelleVille.
His remains will be taxed to the latter
place tomorrow for burial.
A Springfield dispatch of this evening
says the excitement over the murder OF
Tyndale is still intense, and the city is
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