Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-03
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two years have passed since occurred the
particulars we are about to relate, and the
mill which achieved such notorlety long
ago has been swept from existance by the
breath Of the fiery demon.
On the night of October goth, 1775, as
several persons affirmed on solemn oath,
Calvin Pyler entered his family circle and
said that the faithful watchdog Of the
mill had died in a fit, and was buried in
the cellar whose walls were washed on
one side by the water Of the race
The miller furthermore said that the
dog exhibited symptoms of having been
poisoned, and when his daughter asked
him il he suspected any one, he said
6 MOI" and almost Immediately went to
ed.
This very simple occurrence-the death
oi dog-was to be commented upon and
very generally disbelieved by the highes
in that portion Of the realm. One month
afterward, Mrs. Marble gave notice to the
proper authorities that her husband, a
prominet merchant, had been missing for
six-and twenty days, and that she feared
that foul play had befallen him.
The lady said that on the 23d of Octo-
Der her husband had left home at eight
o'clock in the evening, saying that he was
going to Tyler's mill, the owner OF which,
Calvin Tyler. was to pay him six hundred
pounds OF borrowed money, and the in
terest thereon. With the intention of
collecting the debt, as she supposed, Mrs
Marble saw her husband quit the house;
but his absence TO. the following several
| r. ho& l,
had been in the habit of making unan-
nounced journeys to Loudon, where he
sometimes remained week. It was sup
posed that Mr.. Marble had love there
which was destined to estrange him from
his family.
After three weeks of continued absence,
and no return, Mrs. Marble questioned the
miller concerning her lord, and was in
formed thathe (Tyler) had paid the money
according to agreement, and that the mer-
chant had left the mill by the bace door,,
with intention Of paying a visit to man
named Gordon, well-known preacher.
who had upon several occasions furnished
| the merchants table with the best of
waterfowl.
Mrs. Marble did not prosecute her
search further until she lodged informa-
ton with the authorities. She afterward
said that believing that her husband had
passed from Gordon's to the coachstation'
she resolved to wait while longer for his
| return.
The authorities deemed the merchants
absence an affair of moment, and at once
resolved to fathom it. If he had left the
mill with six hundred pounds or more, it
was possible that it had attracted the at
tention of some evil doer, who had forci-
bly, made away with the merchant.
Calvin Tyler again asserted that the
merchant had met him in the mill on the
23d, by appointment, and that he had
there paid him the borrowed money and
interest. His story, told in straight
forward manner, impressed every one,
and no one for the time suspected him
| Gordon, the preacher, declared that
Marble had not been to his hut for two
months. The merchant was traced to the
mill, but no one had seen him beyond it
and the Bow Street~runners reported that
he was not in London. His disappear
ance now began to assume serious as
pect. There were several people who
testified that the merchant and his debtor
had quarrelled several days prior to the
meeting at the mill, and accordingly Cal.
vim Tyler was arrested for murder.
From the moment Of his arrest chain
of damning circumstances began to wrar
| itself about him. He most strenuously
denied his guilt, declared that he had
paid Mr.. Marble the sum of six hundred
pounds, and parted with him in the best
of humor. He opened the mill for inspec-
ton, and the constables spent several days
in their examination, which extended
from cellar to attic. They even probed
the darkness of the wheel-house, but
found nothing to reward their pains
But while the rigid search was going on
outside, evidence was entangling the mn
fortunate miller in network of ultimate
conviction.
A man was found who happened to be
slyly fishing in the mill-race before the
mill on the nightof the Goth. he saw man
whom he recognized as David Marba man
merchant, approach the mill; that the
miller met him at the door, and that the
two men went into the structure together
After while the fisher saw light in the
mill, and heard voice like the miller's
say, Well settle all our scores here
Then followed two deadining blows, and
all was still. Up to eleven O. clock Mr.
Marble did not leave by the door which
he had entered, but near that hour Calvin
Tyler came out alone, locked the door
and walked homeward.
This, in brief was the evidence of thu
fisherman, half-witted fellow, who sale
that his fear of being punished for steal
ing fish from the race had kept back the
testimony. Other persons deposed t.
having seen the missing man going TOWARD
the mill but the declaration of the miller
that he had departed by the back doc
was not confirmed. No person had seer
Marble after he had entered the mill.
Not satisfied with the search alluded t.
above, the authorities ordered another. 1
was generally believed that the old mil
contained the secret of the merchant
death, for no one believed now that h,
was still alive. Calvin Tyler was released
from Jail, and ordered to direct the hunt
ers, among whom, this time, was Gordon
the poacher.
The mill was searched systematically
the party began in the attic, and at las
reached the cellar. where a terrible dis
covery awaited them. Barrels were
i opened and their contents emitted unO1