Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-06-05
MURDER OR SEl.F-DEFENcE7
4. White Of this City Shot
and Instantly Killed at
Perry.
A. E. HYDE THREATENS HIS LIFE
AND KILLS HIN.
The Unlawful Carrying Of q Pistol BE.
suits as Usual.
II It Self Dsfsnes % Q = Man fsI
Getting a rhrashinE h. Rroaght
on HimseIf :---1,wo Sides to
tho Matter---Young Mon,
Learn q Lesson.
Account Prom Perry .p,oa.er.-
From the Perry Pioneer.


Perry records another tragedy,
and one of the saddest yet on record.
This morning, June 4th, Mr.. A. B.
Hyde, a jeweler of this place, enter
ed the store of LaFrance, Myers &
Co. to get a box of jewelry that he
had deposited in their safe to keep
over night. While talking with the
clerk of the store, Geo. A. Sailing,
Al. A. White, q young man about
twenty-five years old and proprietor
of the Mexico, Perry and New Lon
don Stage line, entered the store,
saw Hyde, walked up to him and
struck him in the face with his fist
and they scufled for a time and
stopped, and Hyde asked him what
he had against him. White said
that he(Hyde)had been talking dis
respectful of him in New London;
called Hyde hard names and other
wise abused him. Hyde told White
that he had been misinformed and
he would prove it to him if he would
give him time. White said he could
not as he had a letter in his posses
sion. that proved it; he then took
off his vest and told Hyde he didn't
have any weapons but wanted him
to strike him. The clerk ordered
them to leave the room but they did
not obey. He then ordered Hyde
especially to go, thinking that he
would get White to leave soon.
Hyde told White not to strike him
again or he would hurt him. White
replied that he would like to see
him draw his six shooter.
d. Hyde turned as if to leave the
room, when White struck him twice
with his fist, the second lick knock
ing him backwards on the center
counter and White jumped on him
and hit him 8 or 4 times in the face
and while in this position Hyde
drew from his pocket a 80 cahbre
revolver and fred, the ball taking
effect about one half inch below the
left nipple, passing backward, made
it's exit about the 18th rib ON the
same side, and lodged in his coat.
A surgeon who was across the
street was there in an instant and
found White dying-he lived only
about two or three minutes after the
shot was fired.
Squire Taylor, acting. as coroner
held an inquest and the jury COM
posed of VIM. Ely, John Moore, A.
W. Rice, J. c. Moss, T. S. Grimes,
N. Fl. Tanning, returned the follow
ing verdict.
The deceased, Albert White, came
to his death by a gunshot wound
fred from q pistol in and by the
hands OF one Al Hyde who fired said
shot in self defence at a time when
the deceased Albert White had hin
down and was beating him in the
face.
The preliminary examination o.
Hyde Will be held tomorrow.
The shooting took place between
six and seven o'clock this morning.
Hyde Immediately gave himself
up to the authorities and is now under
arrest.
The remains of the deceased wer,
taken to the undertakers store and
dressed.
There was no one in the store a
the time when the quarrel com
menced except MI. Sailing.
The sad intelligence vas conveyed
to the relatives of the deceased i,
Mexico, and they will be down to
night.
The news of the shooting was
great surprise to everyone as tn
parties were seemingly on gooe
terms.
Hyde claims that he carries a pts
tol only when he is removing hi
jewelry from the safe to his stor'
and that accounts for his being il
possession this morning.
The deceased was a young ma
about twenty-five years old. Hi
parents live in Mexico, and are on
of the wealthiest and most respecta
, BILE families in Audrain county.
Tho oboxo from fh> Porrv Psnnee