The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-26
TYNDALL'S NECK WAS SAVED.
JURY RECOMMENDED TMPRISoN-
MENT FOR REST OF HIS LIFE.

GaIIows Sentence Immediately
Passed by Judge FaIIiSant, in Ac-
cordance with the Verdict-Testi-
mony for the State Made the Crime
Deliberate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Defendants Statement Made VIII
Iiams, with a Flat Iron, the AG-
gressOr.
I'VE. the jury find the defendant guilty,
and recommend that he be punished by
Imprisonment in the pententisry for life"
This was the verdict returned by the Jury
in the case of Hendy Tyndan, tried in
the Superior Court yesterday for the muir
der of William Brown.
The verdict was brought in shortly be-
fore o'clock last night, about two hours
after it had retired Judge Falligant i'm
mediately passed sentence in accordance
with the verdict, directing that Tyndall
be confined in the penitentiary for the
term of his natural life. The prisoner re-
ceived the sentence of the court with the
same perfectly impassive demeanor which
he had exhibited during the entire course
OF his trial.
The case was conducted by Solicitor
General Osborne for the prosecution and
by Messrs. W. NJ. Hayward and T. l..
Hill for the defense. Three witnesses were
placed on the stand by the state during
the morning session of the court, James
Williams, Fred Garner and Viola Sauls.
The last named witness was the most in
teresting and important, as she was the
only one present, save the murderer and
his victim, when the assault upon Brown
was committed. The others told stories
that illustrated Tyndall's criminal state of
mind and the murderous purpose that pos
sessed him when he entered the room oc-
cupied by Brown and the woman
Williams said that he met TyndaH in
Coopershop lane shortly before .he com
mission of the homicide. Tyndal then
seemed to be angered and annoyed and
Williams asked him his destination and
purpose. Tyndall answered that he was
going to the room Of the woman, Viola
Sauls, adding that he intended 40 kill any
man he found there and using in the
threat a vile epithet. 1t appeared from the
testimony of this witness and others that
Iyndall had been living with the woman
but that they had separated and were
living apart, TyndalI stiH seemed to
think. however that he had a right to con-
troll her actions and his own actions in
dicated that he viewed the bestowal of
her affections upon anyone else with ex-
IRENE dlsfavor.
Then Tyndal went on to the house of
the woman and knocked al the door. She
refused him permission to enter, and his
threats and entreaties provoked only a
sun more positive denial She did not
want him in the house and would not al
low him to enter. Then Tyndau went
around to the rear of The house, which
was occupied by an old negro man, Fred
Garner.
Garner testified that Tyndan entered his
room from the rear door. He held a walk
ing cane in his hand. that he laid aside
as he entered the room.
AT the same time he drew a knife from
the Focket Of his trousers and shift ed it
to side pocket of his coat. so that il
would be in rzady reach of his /and. The
man did not seem to Garner to be greatly
excited, and walked into the room with
the calm determination of one who had
a purpose plainly in view and meant to
carry it through. Tyndall went into the
front room occupied by the woman.
From this point the story is known only
to Tyndall and to Viola Sauls. The wo-
man testified that when Tyndall entered
her room he held an open knife in his
hand and that his first remark was a
question addressed to Brown, asking him
what he meant by being in that room.
Brown attempted some explanation. but
while he was making it, the woman
locked In Tyndalrs eyes, knew that trou-
bic was brewing and that her erstwhile
lover was on murder bent, and started
to get out of the house Brown, too.
seemed to be aware of she danger that
impended, for without making a single
remonstrance. according to her story. he
started to follow the woman.
As he reached the door Tyndall was
upon him, cutting and sleshng with his
knife. Before Brown could struggle out
of the grasp of the infatuated man who
had attacked him, several ugly wounds
had been inflicted. but TyndalTs murder
Gus ragc was not appeased.
Let me talk to you, only let me talk
TO YOU" gasped Brown, with the blood
pouring and squirting from his wounds.
The only answer was the hideous cut
and thrust of the knife that Tyndall was
welding wien such deadly effect With a
last effort of conVulsive energy. Brown
tore himself loose from TyndaIs grasp
and staggered TO the doorway. clutching
the posts to keep himself on his feet. His
drawn face, the difficulty with which he
breathed, the rapidly ebbing tide of blood
ali testified shai he was wounded to the
death. but his plight aroused no mercy
in TYndalls hardened heart
Stepping up TO his desperately wounded
victim. Tyndal deliberately kicked him
into the street. Satisfied that his work
had. been well-done, he bestowed not so
much as a passing glance upon the pros
trate form of Brown, but with his hand
kerchief calmly wiped the blood from the
blade of his knife and returned il to his
pocket. IF l had a good knife" he said,
Il would have got them both"
With the introduction Of this evidence
the state closed and a recess was taken
until o'clock in the afternoon. Al that
hour the statement of the defendant was
made, no other evidence being Introduced
on his behalf
Tyndalrs story was TO the effect that he
and Viola Sauls had been living together
without interruption up to the day of the
homicide; that he had rented the rooms
in which they resided and paid the rent
and that ii was his home as much as that
of the woman. He had entered it without
being aware that man was in the room
and when he saw Brown, asked him by
what right he was there. Al this ques-
ton, said Tyndall. Brown became angry
and picking up a fat-iron from the foot
of the bed started towards him with it,
Brown, said Tyndall. had struck at him
with the fiat iron, but he had succeeded
In escaping the blow and drawn his knife
He clinched with his aggressor and the
fight swayed backwards and forwards
he using his knife in a frenzied attempt
to save his own life Tyndall amplifed