The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-17
WILFUL MURDER THE VERDICT.
HENRY TYNDALI4 HELD FOR THE
KILLING OF WILLIAM BROWN.

Virginia sauls' story of the Tragedy
Told Before the COroner's Jury.
Brown Confessed the killing and
said 1t Was Due to JeaIOusy-Ten
witnesses Examined by the Cor
oner-The Woman's story COrrObO-
rated.
Wnlful murder is the verdict reached
last night by the coroner's jury in the in
quest upon William Brown. who was
stabbed by Henry Tyndan Sunday after
noon, and died shortly after being taken
10 the Georgia Infrmary.
The inquest was held in the court room
at the police barracks. Ten witnesses were
examined but only one Viola Sauls, was
an eyewitness TO the killing Her testi-
mony in brief was to the effect that She
and Tyndal had been living together up
to the day of the stabbing. on the morn
ing of that day she had told TyndaH that
he couldn't live with her any longer, as
she didn't like the way he had been act
ing She told him to take his things and
go, and, according to her statement, he
packed his clothes in a basket and had il
moved from the house.
In the afternoon the woman said Brown
called on her and was in the room when
Tyndall returned and demanded admit
lance, which she refused. Tyndall tn n
raised from the outside the window of the
room and told her he wanted to come n
TO get some cards that he had left there.
Still she refused him admittance, and he
went around TO the rear of the house,
came through the gale and through the
rear room into that In which she and
Brown were sitting
As he came in and caught sight of
Brown he demanded what he was doing in
there with his wife. Brown replied that he
was not aware that the woman was his
wife. To this answer Tyndall replied that
il didn't matter a -; she was his wo-
man.
While this conversation was being car
lied on between the mon, Viola saw that
Tyndall had his knife open in his pocket
from which the blade protruded, and
knowing she said, the desperate nature
of the man she started for the front door
Brown must have started to follow her
for when she reached the door she heard
a scufile ana, looking back, saw Brown
coming from the room, and Tyndall
clutched with him and striking him with
tie knife There was blood on Brown
shirt She called to Tyndall not to cut
the man and Brown also Joined in with
the prayer that Tyndall would wait
minute and let him talk to him" Tyndall
continued to cut the man, the woman
said, and, fearing that as soon as he had
done with Brown he would attack her,
she left the house and started up the
street. Looking back a few seconds af-
terward she saw Tyndall following her.
She then ran and, turning the corner,
sought refuge in the house of a friend,
where she stayed until she heard of Tyn-
dalls capture. Brown she said, neither
had a WEAPON nor did he make any de-
Tense against Tyndall attack.
The gist of the testimony of the other
witnesses was that the Sauls woman had
left the house apparently in haste and
that in a few seconds Tyndall was seen
to kick Brown from the door of the
house where the ARRAY occurred. He
staggered across the street to the house
of a friend, Tom Youmans, and Tyndall
later emerged from the house, wiping a
bloody knife upon his coat. He walked
TO the corner of the street and then start
ed to run, but was pursued by Youmans
and others, who finally caught him and
turned him over to Officer Jefnigan.
The murderer was not before the jury,
but in a preliminary statement 10 Cor
oner Goette acknowledged the cutting,
giving as reason Jealousy. After hear
ing the evidence it took the jury but a
short time to agree on che verdict.