Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-01


Preston TYLER, who will be put on trial
for his life in the circuit court for Tai
hot county on Monday next for killing
William Leonard Shaw, in Caroline
county, July 18th, 1892, is a naive of
Delaware county, Pa, where his father,
a wealthy dairy farmer, now lives, His
paternal grandfather was Hugh l'ylcr, a
rich man, who owned among other
property 1000 acres of land in Proyi.
dence township, N. j. Ills mothers
father is Jacob Weaver, wealthy Phila-
delphian, and William Henry Miller.
one of the richest men in Delaware
county, is his first cousin. Tvler's
family and relatives are standing by
him in his trouble. They have visited
him several times in Denton iail and
furnish him with all the money he
needs to conduct his defence. TYLER is
"a years old, rather under the average
size, weighing about 1870 pounds. He
is 5 feet 4 inches tall, has let black hair
and dark ewes. He Is rather good Look
ing. His appearance is very youthful.
The incidents connected with the
homicide are few, TYLER, the SLAYER of
Shaw, and Shaw's father, who was with
his son when he was killed, are the only
two men who can tell them accurately.
The case, as developed before the iury
of INQUEST by the testimony of the elder
Shaw, and which was published in the
Sun at the time, was this: Young TYLER
and the Shaws lived on different parts
of a large tract of land belonging to
George NJ. Tyler, the prisoners father.
There was a dispute about some farm
implements. On the morning of the
homicide the elder Shaw sent his sou
Leonard TO Iyler's to get pillow clovis
ne alleged lyier had: rearing there
might oe trouple ne IolIoWeu, anu ac-
cording 70 ms statement. before reach,
ing iylers he heard pistol shot, and
met MS son, VINO was coming IN run
toward him. pom men Went pacK 10
lyiefs' an ARRAY ehsued' accounts OF
Whlch VIII propaDiy pe given on the
Wltness stana by shaw ana by iyier.
II ehaea IN Leonard onaW oelns kilIea
by pistol pau, ana the iather MT Dy
announcer pall anu sllghtly wounded
lyier claims tne shootlhg was done IN
sell, oetence: Inc case was removed TO
laioot Tor the october term OF the CIR
CUT court upon petltloh OF lyler
ana ool. fhlllp W. DoWhes OF Denton,
VIII represent Tue STATE ne counsel
ior the accused are senator Snaries Il.
Ginson ana ms IaW partner, Sharles 3
harrington oI laloo1, anu george M
i1ussum ana Hehry II. Lewis OF caro-
me; =, =,
Inc ohaws are Oanaulans. ~ dhe X, re-
moved 10 Oafollhe county IN 1865 ihey
are well connected ana very respectable
people
BURGLARS AT NORTH EAST.
ELKToN, MD, Nov. 25.-Burglars en-
tered three stores, the passenger depot
OF the PhiIlade;.phla, wilmington " Bal
timore rallroau, ana attempted 70 enter
the Motel OF Ira wells, all at North East,
last night Entrance was erected by
store saie was proken open, put the
burglars FOUND nothlng ior their trouble
rom EuWaru Leeololll putcher shop
$l4 IN Ghange was takeh ana from
oamuel SImpers store 80 IN change was
taken: Inc aepot was thoroughly ran
sacked, put nothing was missing there;
Two doors were forced on their hinges,
a. ohockley mas Deen appointed
ciler OF the circuit court lor Oecll county,
wee Richard 'ihomas, deceased.
william rainier Well-knoWn young
man OF frihciplo, oiea on Wednesday
morning after an Illness OF TWO days.
lie leaves wlaoW anu three small chill
drgil.
Inc pennsylvania Railroad Company
has completed the purchase OF all the
land IN connection with It's change OF
location OF tracks between Iron and
Bacon Hills, and ii Is thought that the