Daily Republican., 1880-11-18
A DREADFUL CRIME.
Nathan Tyson, neSr North East,
Hills hIs Infant ChiId-DeTaiis
Of tho Crime,

Nathan Tyson, neSr North East,
kIIls hIs Infant ChiId-DeTaiis
cf tho Crtmo.
Special corssp0ndence' Of tho Republican.
ELKToS, Md, Nov. 17-Nathan Ty-
son. a tall, raw. boned man OF brutal
appearance. was lodged In jail here yes
terday, on the charge of killing his in
tan. child. Tyson lives at Bay View,
little place standing en- the road lead.
ing from Moth East to Rising Sun, and
SSOut two miles from the former town.
The facts OF the csse are about as fol-
lows: The neighbors, knowing that
Mrs. Tyson was about TO give birth to q
child, and knowing the family to be
very poor. offered their aid, All offers
were declined by Tyson, who said he
would not even employ physician.
Since last Thursday 1t was noticed that
Mrs. Tyson had not been seen going
about the house. On Monday, John
Logan ssw Tyson digging hole In the
garden. His suspicious we're aroused.
"What are you digging that for" he
asked. "Goin' to plant grape vines, "
answered Tyson unconcerBedly. That
evening suspicious neighbors asked To
see Mrs. Tyson, but her husband refus-
ed.
The next morning Constable De Ford,
acting on information given by Mrs.
Mary X. Riddle, and accompanied by
Il ,nry Burns, ,sThoma3 3 id nj Jol n
Logan went to the house. To De ForO
both Tyson and his wife admitted thai
q child had bsen born on Friday, ana
that 1t was dead.
Finally by dint OF persuasion anG
commands. Tyson took the constable
to an out house where as, he said, he hsc
"sGfely hidden it," 1t was in dry
goods boz wrapped up in bone-bag
The mouth looked as if 1T had hem for
Ssd open, and there were finger mark
upon its chest. The box was too smal
and the leg' were twisted all out /
shape. The child was female.
Tyson was aceosto1 and Squire Ben
jamin held an inquest with the fol
Ilowing jurors; G. W. Benjamin, Thos
Ben amin, Geo. J. Benjamin, Sam'
Burns, sr., Henry Burns, Thomas
Riddle, John ]. Riddle, William Abra
hams, W. II. Ramsey, W. H. HAMS
William R. Gamble, Nathan Alexan
dsr.
Dr.. Hous ekeeper testified that the
child had been born eliYe and had bee
a healthy infant. An overdoseot lsud
anun, q quarter Of an ounce, hsd
caused death.
Mrs. Tyson was called, but refused
to speak until her husband was re-
moved. This being done she told heI
mournful story. How, on Friday, the
infant was born, with no one by to aid
or comfort her save him who hst
proved so recreant. How, on Saturday
ke made her administer the ArSt dose
and subsequently administered tn,
J others himself; and how, after taking
it away from her to poison 1t, he after
wards hid II where it was found. AnC
how, TO crown his cruelty, he madt
her, weak and feeble as she was, com,
down stairs and engage in work in or
der to allay suspicion.
WhsR the woman's story was know
the neigh bors became intensely excited
and threats Of lynching were made b.
: men who have ever been most Law
= abiding, "Hang him." was the shout
and Tyson turned to the minister, VIII
had asked him whether he was prspsr
cd 10 die, and said with grim smile
, "YOu may take me out now and han
me- to that tree across the road, but
shall 60 to Heaven"
After the consideration Of his testi
, nony the jury rendered verdict tina
Tyson had, with premeditated murde
: in his heart, killed the child by al
overdose OF lGud2num.
, Constable DeFord, after notifying
undertaken Oldham to bury the child
took his prisoner to Elkton jail upon
. commitment by Magistrate BENJAMIN.
Tyson says that the child was weol
I and puDy infant and he gave it lauda
mum to strengthen it. He says he IL
sorry 1t is dead, and declares that
he is ready to die.
The wife tells q mOurnful story
; Once before whom child was born b.
. kicked her. Sometime ago be wante:
her to run up hill to produce mis-
carriage. He said If the child was 1
girl it would have to die az they c0ulC
not afford to raise it. The child wa
healthy when born.
81 begged and pray ed him not to d.
: IT," she said with sobs, sand told him
/! was an awful sinapd W ould never h
forgiven" "No one will know it,
he said, "and ysu must either give i
the laudannm or will smother it,
; "Then implorcd him TO let 1t live AND
that would work for it hard and not
let it be burden"
But he made me give it teaspoonfuI
OF laudauum and wanted NJ to give il
more. said "no," and he snatchsd II
out of the bed with me and put it in
another bed aud made it swallow tive
more doses. Then he took it ont and
buried it, and made me come dom
stairs and work 30 that people wou Id
not think it strange"
J. X. Wilson and W. T. WarburtoD,
Esqs., have been retained as counsel for
Tyson.
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