The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

IN CONCLUSION Mr.. Price described the dwell
tion or the Jail, which is a part OF II AL
me conclusion OF the testimony OF Price
the case was adjourned for the noon hour-
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
L. A. Walker. was the first witness of the
afternoon. He testified substantially fol-
lows: That he had known Sheriff Goblin for
a number OF years: that the first knowledge
he had of Tyler having been lynched was in
the morning Of the oath Asked by counsel
If he had been awakened by Sheriff Goblin,
he replied: mo. sir. / did not see him un-
til the next day. when l asked him why he
did not call me up. as he knew that l was
an officer of the law. He replied that he was
so frightened that he did know what he
was doing. The witness said the sheriff
never made any attempt. TO his knowledge,
TIE court inquired OF the witness If he knew
OF anything the sheriff had done in the way
Of investigation He replied, No. sir" In
a conversation with the sheriff the witness
said Goblin had told him that Ii would not
be we'll for them to be seen on the street
together. but to come TO his office that even
ing and they would talk it over When he
went TO his office he found it locked. The
witness was then asked If he knew any
BODY who was implicated In the lynching
of Tyler. He said he had his suspicious of
the marshal of the town because Goblin
told him ne was positive that ii was the
marshaFs voice that had called TO him the
suspect anybody else.
David Reed. the next witness called, said
he had worked with Tyler for period OF
four or five months; that he had often gone
TO see him while in JAIL and had on one oc-
casion communicated to Goblin that a mob
was forming to lynch Tyler. After Tyler
was hanged he had asked the sheriff If he
remembered that he had warned him, and
the sheriff replied that he remembered get
about it. Witness 0s SAID he had told Gobs
that Tyler would hang before the next
Saturday night" Witness said in conclusion
that he did not know the names of any one
In the mob. but that he got his information
about the mob from man by the name OF
Ezra Thomas.
The next witness was Charles Thomas.
who said he was farmer and was well
acquainted with Newt Terrell, son of Mrs.
Terrell. at whose house Tyler shot his wife.
burg. and he knew Tyler during his life
time. He said he knew Goblin well. and had
known him for number Of years. Monday
morning his father had told him that they
were going to hang Tyler. and he didn't
want him to go into the mob. He said he
went up to tell Goblin about the mob, and
Thomas also said MY father told me that
Henry Daniels and Harvey King were max
Ing the mob up. and that he didn't want me
him, after the trial at Scottsburg, that IL
was a thing 1t would do to think about but
that 1t wouldn't do to talk about. He met
Goblin there and Goblin said to him that he
had not mentioned the warning which
Thomas had given him, and that he did not
want him to do it. The witness was then
the defendants in the case, and who was a
member of the grand jury that conducted
the investigation in Scott county, of the
lynching of Tyler. He said he did and that
Bridgewater had told him that if il was him
he wouldn't say anything about IL. On being
asked If he had received any other admOn.-
lions or warnings against talking about the
case, witness replied: John House told me
II any one talked about what they knew
they would be hanged, just the same as
Tyler" The question was asked of the wit
ness whether or not he had ever been asked
by the sheriff If he knew who was getting
up the mob, he replied: NO, sir; but 1
preliminary hearing he did not tell all he
knew because he was afraid. Said he: IF
himself would have told him the whole
truth. but they had Sam Wells in there,
and l didn't want to tell anything before
a man named Crusen. witness, had
threatened him the night before. The court
here said to the witness: II want to say
one attempts to do anything to you. or Of
fers you any violence. you tell me about It,
and will see tic it If have to attend to
the whole of Scott county" Thomas said he
could not swear to any member of the mob
but he had heard that Freeman Moon was
in it. At the conclusion of Thomas's tesu-
mOny the court said to him: "Iwant you to
go before the United States district attor-
ney and tell him all you know in relation
to what Crusen had threatened you with"
Thomas Barton was called and was asked
If he had any conversation with Sheriff
Goblin about the mob He replied: Il told
the sheriff the mob was coming, and Goblin
him IL they came. On cross-examnation
witness said his source of Information con-
corning the mob came through Dave
Milburn Terrell, brother of Mrs. Tyler.
testified concerning the ownership OF re-,
volver and the way ne came by it. He said
a ~ n
and that his wife was afraid and told him
that when he went to town he must get
a weapon. He said it was not for the p ur,-
pose of using ii as a member OF the mob
that lynched Tyler. Terrell was interro-
gated by Mr.. Rocker on certain questions
suggested by Attorney General Taylor. He
in a northerly direction from his house on
the night of the lynching. and If he did
don't remember of being on any gray
horse" He said his wife was away from
| home that night. but that he did not know
| of any arrangement among. the different
| families of the neighborhood whereby the
women were to be away from home on the
| night Of the lynching.
| SUNDAY AFTERNOON EPISODE.
Hezekiah Thomas, the father Of Charles
| Thomas. was then called. He was asked
I whether not he had ever had any con-
versation with Harvey King and Henry
| Daniels. He replied that Harvey King and
| Henry Daniels came by his house one Sun
| day afternoon. saying that they had been
| to Scottsburg. Said he. 81 asked them how
the folks were getting aloEg? meant
| Tyler and his wife. knew that they were
related to them. They then approached me
| about the lynching business, and ] said:
| 81 amt going to do anything about IL.
| believe in the law taking its course" Then
| they began TO haul in" and commenced
to inquire about a road to go somewhere,
1
| get lost. My wife told me afterward
| that they did not go on that road al
| all. When pressed to tel exactly what
| Daniels had said witnessed answered. HE
| as good as told me they were going to lynch
him. He asked me how l stood and when
| | told him, Daniels said: We'll, we're going
| to lynch him." Witness said it was not
| long after this that he told his son, Charley
| Thomas. about the lynching. and that he
| with it.
| The last witness to be called was John
| w. Tyler. the plaintiff in the case. and the
| father of the late Marion Tyler. He saiC
| his son was about twenty-nine years OF
| age and was very healthy and stout: thai
| he had received a good education. Wher
asked by counsel II he had ever contributed
towards the support of his father. the wit
| ness replied that he had often sent hin
| $40 or SIS al time. An objection was here
interposed that an administrator could no
| under the statute testify to any transac
| ton between himself and the deceased. The
| objection was sustained and Mr.. Tyler va:
| excused from the stand. Mr.. Shea here
| asked the court for an adjournment. sayinl
he was very tired and had a very baC
headache. The court replied that If h,