Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14
FATAL FIGHT IN CAROLINE
William Shaw Shot and Killed
by William P. Tyler.

Shaw Shot and Killed
by William P. Tyler.
THEY 0UARRELED ABOUT A PL0W
The Victim Shot in the Pres
ence of His Father.
He Dies With His Head in His Mothers
Lap--The Father Receives Slight
wound--A borrowed Plow Leads to tho
Fatal Shooting--Tyier in Custody.
DENTON, Mp, July ll.--This morning,
at about o'clock, William l.. Shaw, who
lived near Boonsboro', Caroline county,
was shot and killed by William +. Tyler.
William Shaw, the father of the young
man who was killed, also received slight
wound from a bullet. Boonsboro' is mid
way between Denton and Greensborough.
The Shaws, father and son, rented the
farm upon which they lived from Tyler's
father, who lives in Pennsylvania. Young
Tyler rents small portion of the same
farm, and formerly boarded with Mr.
Shaw, Recently there have been Quarrels
y y
and was living in small house on the
portion of the farm he rented. On Sun.
day Tyler borrowed part of pillow from
shaw, and this morning when young
shaw went to use the pillow he found the
parts had been taken away. Learning
that Tyler had borrowed them, he Went
over to Tylers house, a short distance
away. AT the request of Mrs, Shaw his
father followed to prevent q quarrel, and
when he got there the young men were
engaged III violent alteration Tyler
retrcated towards his door and fired the
shot. Both the Shaws when they felt
they :were wounded went toward home.
On the way the young man fell. His
mother saw him fall, hurried to him and
took his head in her lap. In few mo-
ments he expired without saying a word.
William Shaw, the father, brought the
news Of the tragedy to Denton, and state
Attorney Jump at once dispatched con.
stable and deputy sheriff to arrest Mr..
Tyler. They found him at the home of
Mr.. James D. Wilson, on an adjoining
farm to that occupied by Shaw. Tyler
made an attempt TO escape, but quietly ac-
cOmpanicd the officers to Denton, arriving
here about 10 O'Clock. He was at once
PUT in Jail, and employed Mr.. George NJ.
Russum to defend him. He was visited
but declined To make any statement for
publication.
CORONERs INQUEST.
Coroner llutsOn summoned Jury of in
| quest, but upon reaching the scene OF the
| tragedy it was found that Coroner Day of
| Ridgcly, had taken the dead body in charge
and had ordered Drs. lIardcastle bun
ming, George and SALISBURY, to ma Ike the
| pnst-mortcm examination. The body was
| soon diSsccted by Dr. Fred, +. Dunning
| and the two bullets we're located. One was
| Undecided in the left hip bone and the
other, which proved fatal, entered the left
side of the throat, about one inch above
| the left clayicle. The bullet severed the
left internal iugular vein and passed
through the left lung, lodging between the
| sixth and seventh ribs of the lett side.
| This produced internal hemorrhage. and
about one gallon of blood was taken from
| the cavity of the chest The doctors all
| agreed that death was caused by this last
| shot and testified that nothing could have
been done to save the life Of the man, and
the jury, of which MIR. z. II. McShane
was foreman, rendered verdict that
death was caused by a wound caused by
the firing Of a pistol in the hands Of
| William j. Tyler"
now THR TROUBLE AROSE.
The farm apon which the Shaws live Is
owned by George NJ. Tyler. wealthy
farmer and dalryman, living at Media Pa.
| who is the father of William Preston
| Tyler who did the shooting. 1t appears
that young Tyler had recently rented OF
Shaw Il acres of the farm, upon which
stands tenant-hOuse and some uutbuild
lngs About the first of last April young
tyler, who Will soon be % years old, Went
from Florida, where he had been spending
the winter, to his fathers home al Media
and after spending short time with his
parents came here for the purpose OF
managing his small tract which he haC
rented from his fathers tenant. som,
weeks ago Shaw's cattle broke in the corr
d young Tyler, and bad feeling arose
| Nhell harvest time came on young Tyler
and the Shaws had trouble over the use d
binder These and other events brough
about an enlargement between the younI
man Tyler and the Shaw family, ant
Tyler, who had previously boarded will
Shaw, left ABOUT three weeks ago and liyat
i'll the small tenant-house which was 10
Gated on young Tyler's IL acres of land
On yesterday Sunday morning Tylc
went over to Shaw's and asked for plov
clevise, Whiuh he was told Ito take from tn
pillow. This morning when the Shaw
we're getting ready to cultivate they dis
covered that several attachments had beer
taken AWAY, and William, the oldest son
who celebrated his 10Th birthday wccl
ago yesterday, started for the house o
young Tyler which is about $40 ward
away from where Shaw lives
TIM FATAL AFFRAY.
Young Shaw exhibited much temper
and the mother asked her husband to fol
low the son and prevent trouble betwee
, the two young men, The father followe
on closely behind his son. and when Ii
feaGHeu tite Spot ne says ne SAW the youn
i,,eil apoGt ~ yiiru3 apart ana Tyler aDot
" yafus, rEoil iils Gg9r, lrlng upon youn
: n T,hrs ING elHer shaw claims that he iii
WluJ Hc CONlu To quiet the quarrel an