The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-14
DEEP RIVER BANK TRAGEDY
JURY FINDS KILLING or TYE
 BURGLAR JUSTIFIED.

BURGLAR JUSTIFIED.
 Verdict Declares He Was ProfsssionnI
 -Evidence Found on Q Postal Card
 That He Is F. E. King, Formerly of
 AIbany-Known in New York by a
 Tenderloin Bartender.
 Deep River, Dec. 13.--A clue which, it
 is believed, reveals almost to a certain
 ty the identity of the person who was
 shot and instantly killed this morning
 as he and three companions were en-
 deavoring to force an entrance into the
 Deep River Savings bank was found on
 the dead mans person late this after
 noon in the form of postal note. The
 note was issued at Springfield, Mass, is
 numbered 1.743 and signed by F. D.
 King. It was issued to T. J. Farley.
 and the latter has been located in New
 York, where he is employed as bar
 tender at resort in the "Tenderloin.
 known as the Skates" King is SUD-
 posed to be the dead man. Farley haa
 been communicated with and admitted Knowing King. His description of the man tallied in many respects with that or the man who was slain by Watch man Tyler. He said that King former iy lived Tn Albany, N. Y., and used to be brakeman in the employ of the Boston and Albany railroad, but fur ther than that he could give but little information.
 Coroner Davis empanefled a jury of six citizens this afternoon, and they convened at the town hall at o'clock. The jury was composed of George F. Spencer Joseph Banning, John e. Ed- munds, Charles A. Kirtland, Charles M. Thorne and Charlton M. Pratt They were in session until 5:30 o'clock, when then rendered a verdict of justifiable homicide. Their finding was as fol- lows:
 The undersigned jurors, empanelled to decide as to the causes of the death of an unknown man at Deep River on December IS and to determine whether any person should be held to answer for the death of said unknown man, find as follows:
 That said unknown man while en- gagged in attempting to force an en- trance into the Deep River Savings bank between the hours of and a. m. on December 13 was shot and killed by the watchman of said bank, Harry D.. Tyler, and said Tyler was justified in his action. We also find that the said unknown man was professional burg lar, as appears from articles found with him.''
 WatchmaM TyIer's Sfory.
 Watchman Tyler in his recital of the affair says that for some reason which he cannot explain he went to the front window of the bank about one o'clock and looked up and down Main street. As he stood there he caught sight of a man approaching from the north. To see a man on the street at that time of night in Deep River is unusual in itself, and Tyler became interested. He drew back little way irto the room and watched the man as he came toward the bank As the figure ap- preached Tyler became aware that in stead of one man there were four men walking in lock-step, or, at any rate, in He, apparently with the intention of keeping up as far as possible the ap- pearance of but one person. Watch nan Tyler says that when he saw four nen he apprehended that there was trouble brewing. The four men cached point very near the bank and n front of it. They consulted together n the shadow of a large tree and then separated, two men making detour lround the building as if to reconnitre. Tyler watched the proceedings and mo- iced that when all had taken up their positions there was one man on each tide of the building.
 The watchman took his shotgun and oaded it. The firearm is a repeating shotgun, the shells being loaded with No. g buckshot Tyler stood where he ound he could easily command all four windows of the banks office. For some minutes all was quiet, but it was not ong before Tyler heard grating sound tt a window on the north side of the ,ank. He distinctly heard some one at york, apparently with chisel. He ould not see out of the window, as the windows of the bank are equipped with nside blinds all of which were closed. All of a sudden he heard the window reak and then it was opened. Tho vatchman decided that the time for ac- ion had arrived. Taking deliberate aim e discharged the gun full toward the window. The charge tore through the linds and glass and quiet prevailed. 'yler waited 8 few seconds, and, con- luding that the robbers had been frightened away, went to the bank tele- hone and notified William Mitchell, 8 ear-by liverymen. The latter went or help and an investigation was be- un. Under the window where the obbers had been at work was found he body of one of the robbers. The harge from Tyler's gun had struck him l tho forehead blowing the derby hat mich he wore to pieces and tearing the op of his head frightfully. He had allen dead in his tracks, death un- oubtedly being instantaneous.