The sun., 1879-06-10
DIR. TYLER. OPIUM EA TER.
Accused In Court Of shooting n Man whom
lie had Never seen.

A cry and heavy fall startled the spec
tntors in the General Sessions yesterday. ON
GERS ran toward the prisoners box. and took up
a man who had fallen to the floor in fanting
fit rs an officer led him out. They carried the
man into the corridor. and he soon regained
consciousness. lie was then taken TO the bar.
He was DIR. Henry T. Tyler OF 80 Market street
He is little more than % years OF age. but he
appeared at least 40. His face was white and
drawn. his eyes dull and fixed. and his black
hair hung heavily upon his forehead. His at
tiro was scrupulously neat He wore white
duck trousers and vest fresh white linen and
n neat huck tie, and II coat OF a thin black
stun. He sat lstlessy in his chair, and an ot1i-
cor kept close at hand To catch him II he fell.
The charge against DIR. Tyler WIS that no shot
Patrick Kenny OF IL Roosevelt street in tho
rlEht arm on the AFTERNOON ot thc 81 INST. ~ -,
Kenny testified that he never saw Or. Tyler
until the afternoon " the 81 inst. Then. as he
Quilted the coal yard in Roosevelt street in
which he works. he saw DR.. Tyler standing
upon the opposite sidewalk Just in front OF tho
Howard Mission. 4 number OF men and women
stood near the gate Of the coal yard. suddenly
Dr. Tyler aimed pistol at the throng and fired
The bullet lodged in his tKeuny'sl right arm.
Several witnesses corroborated Kenny. and
then an officer supported DR.. Tyler 90 tue wit
ness stand. He spoke in whisper, and
Stenugrapher Anderson read his answers aloud
II l could only get little morphine" Dr.
Tyler, said. p" would soon be- myself again. II
would strengthen me wonderfully. Then |
could rememher-my memory Is almost gone
and speak ont strongly. But the fire Of the last
that took has died out, and am all unstrung."
" The last of what. Doctor?" his lawyer in
quired.
Morphine. sir morphine" whispered the
Doctor have taken il. IN sub-cutnneous in
lections. for twelve years. Here il what Is used
70 take it, and ho opened a little rcd leather
case containing n flne-pointed. gold plated
syringe. made enemies Of tho gang that in
tests Roosevelt street" the Doctor continued,
because | got tired of dressing their many
wounds without pay They lured me into a
barroom. a few months ago, under the pretence
OF having patient Tor me there and beat me
nearly to death. Then they stoned me as |
passed ia the streets. | was stoned on the
afternoon OF the 81 inst by the gang US walked
! down Roosevelt street | ran into a barroom
whose proprietor | had attended. and stayed
/ there until | supposed that the gang had sep-
arated but ns reached the door. saw some
| OF the members standing near the coal yard. on
! the opposite side of the way. | stepped back
and drew my pistol. was under the influence
! - morphine. and hardly knew what did. As
! stepped into the street. one OF the gang threw
missile AZ me. In my excitement the cooked
| pistol was dis .harged."
The jury consulted for nearly an hour rs 10
| their verdict. Then they announced that they
stood six for acquitted TO six for conviction, and
could not agree uuOn u verdict. Judge Glider
sleeve remunded DR.. Tyler.