Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-08
TYLER CONVICTED.
William p. Tyler Guilty of Murder In tho
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shooting of his son by Tyler, through a
long and severe REORGANIZATION, making
INN tell the story over and over again rs
u whole sometimes aud sometimes by in
stalments, but there was no material
varying in his repetltions of his testimony.
lie denied that lie had told n different
story Mt the inquest, ut the hearing before
Justice Hutsor, to Mr.. Bell or to others.
CoNrRADIcuSG SHAW.
N. A. Hutson, Henry Bell, Alexander
Hardcastle, Jr., and IL. L. Ramsdell were
put on the stand by the defence TO prove
that Mr.. Shaw made different statements
about the particulars of the shooting from
those he made Oh the stand yesterday, and
II was testified at the inquest that lie said
he heard two shots fired before he met his
som that they approached Tyler and tried
to take the pistol from him, when il was
discharged, and the son said, FEATHER, IN
shot" and he replied, "l'm shot, tOo,"
that Tyler then broke away; they followed
nun about ~ yards, when he turned and
fired the fatal shot.
Eli Ridgaway and Harvey Scott SilcoX,
employees Of the National Advertising
Agency, Philadelphia, testified that they
came down to Caroline county, in the gllsc
of land buyers, ON the 18th Of September;
they went to the Tyler farm, saw Shaw,
who showed them over the farm. Before
they lett they had obtained from him the
story Of the tragedy, us follows: Monday
morning Mrs, shaw said ID her husband,
You had better go to FLYERS; Will has
gone down there amt rs he is mad, fear
there will he trouble" that he told them
be went, and when he met his son was III.
formed by him that he and Tyler had had
y tight and he had thrown Tyler against
The pump that he had run into the house;
hat they then went after Tyler, found
ht "a al rt . . I /
IN the scuile his son WAS killed. Major
stewart cruss.eXaminCd the detectives III Il
very vigorous way, and the tilts between
the states attorney and the witnesses often
excited laughter, even among the jurors.
STATEMENT or THE ACCUSED.
:, The defence then nut William Preston
Tyler, the prisoner, ON the stand. His
statement was that ON the SUNDAY proceed
ing the shouting he went To MIR, Shaw's 10
gel Clcyls. SAW Mr.. shaw, who told him
he did not know where the Clevis was; ask
VIII. VIII said he did not know, bnt to
tlnd itand take it. He found cullivaturs.
hut there were no CieyiscS on them, He
FOUND plOw cleyiS on a harrow, which
he took Off, took home and put in the
Darn. Monday morning, after breakfast,
glyler lived alone, doing Ills own cooking, j
ne went out to the pump, and while there
NlIl Shaw came up and said You took
az the clcyscs on the place Tyler re-
pied, - did nothing Of the kind" Shaw
SAID, You call me Il liar I'll beat the life
out of you He then knocked TYLER
upwn and struck him several times after
he was down Tyler got away got into
the house and got his pistol, When be
came out he did not see VIII shaw. He
started Tor the stable to get his horse to 90
y work On his way to the stable he SAN
the elder shaw coming toward him IN
very excited manner, ctIrsiug him
and threatening him. Win Shaw was
standing by the barn. Tyler raised His
pistol and pointing it ut tic elder Shaw.
who told him to put it down, AS he would
not hurt him. fylcrthen dropped his arm
10 his side, Shaw came up close and
demanded the clovis. Was told il was in
the barn. Wanted the barn kew. Tyler
"nnld not give il up. llethCn said. "Yur,
have threatened to wipe The Shaws out =
called Nill and spraug ON TYLER. VIII
gHialhs HIM and saying I'm kill yuu."
Htr broke away aud ran pursued by the
| ShAWs, who were cufsng him and threat
ening him all the time and would yet
close enough "a him to reach for him
Believing he would be killed fthpy caught
MN, he began shooting BY throwing hi4
arm back and firing rs he ran. Fired
three times. Glanced back and, seeing ne
was not ioIowri, he went to the house
ana relnalcd his revolver The eIder
shaw shouted 10 him lac had killcd his sol,
and he was going To rc; hl> gun and hill
nm Tyler then uu to Wilson'S, aneigA.
Dor.
Tyler Is u years old. . feet 9l inches
llIlsh and weighed the day of the shooting
lib pounds
Tyler was crnsS-cSamined at consiIlcFa-
PIE length by Major stewart, but hi, tr.t;.
ml9nN was not shaken by thocrOs5 eNainiu-
a.inn.
ll>sroN Mn. nee. tin the Tylcr-S l,aw
| homicide case Colonel T.. ". Dowlics. WIN
llEHt addressed the iurg on the part Of thV
! STAG last evening, spoke an hour and IA
hAll, and gave the states case Il gtr1n..
| presentation. At til" opening Of court
This morning Mr., i.ussum opened for the
! defence aud SPOKE an hour and "A half He
! was followed III Henry Il. Lewis lur nc
| aei ehre, VINO occupied an hour anla quar-
| ger At | O'Clock senator Gibson began
ms argument ~ the Jury. lie spoke until
3n.cluck, when court adjourned unttl q
q Cl"ck, when lie resumed his argument
| and spoke an hour. At O'Clock Major
| stewart began the closing argument Tor
the state and had not finished ii adiuUrn.
mcut
The courtroom to-day was crowded as
on the first day Of the trial. Many latius
have hcen present all day.
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