Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-29
TYLER HELD FOR ARSON.
Woman He Tried to Burn He Took
 Out of Jail to Marry.

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 Southington, Dec 29.-James Tyler,
 an employe of the Southington Cut lery Co, arrested on a charge of statu- tory arson, was sent to jail Saturday
 upon evidence given by his wife. Mrs Tyler's story was about the same as told by her when she was carried in her night clothes from her burning home the day before. Then she said: James poured oil on my bed and set l it afire to burn me to death"
 The court room was crowded when Tyler was put to plea. Justice Ephraim H. Andrews presided. Law yer Thomas F. Welch prosecuted. Ty- Ter, who had been in the lookup twen- | ty-four hours, pleaded not guilty. He is about 45 years old and hard of hear ing and claimed that he did not un- derstand the proceedings. The first witness called was Mrs Tyler. She said that about o'clock Friday morn ing James came into the bedroom and said he'd burn her if she didn't get up. He had gallon kerosene oil can She said that he went to the foot of the bed, poured oil from the can upon 1 the bedclothes near her feet and set fire to the clothes Before she could leave the room everything was ablaze, her face and some of her hair being burned. She rushed from the room and that was about the last she knew until she had been taken to a house across the street.
 Charles Dutton, the constable who placed the prisoner in the lookup. tes- tified to Tyler's being drunk. Fred erick Gill and Hiram Ellrfch, who carried Mrs Tyler from the burning house, gave evidence as to where they had found the woman. Mir Gill, asked as to the woman's condition, answered ''paralyzed." George Gill. brother | of Frederick Gill, testified similarly. The state then rested.
 The court recalled Mrs Tyler to the stand. The witness said the foot of l the bed was toward the east. It was | the east side of the house near the foot of the bed that the fire showed greatest headway. Justice Andrews explained the cause for his questions as due to his having for several years lived in the house occupied by the Ty- lers. He was satisfied that the fire had not started from fire in any stove or from defective f1ue, that Mrs Tyler's story was true, and that there was no recourse for him other than to hold defendant for the next term of the superior court. Bail was fixed at $500. Tyler was unable to secure bondsman A brother-in-law, Charles Moore of S1aterville, is ex- lpected to become his surety to-day. Mrs Tyler is Tyler's second wife. After the death of his first wife he announced his intention of marrying again if he could find woman to take him. As joke he was given let | ter of introduction to his present wife, then in Hartford jail. Her name was Allen. She was about 3S years old and of comedy appearance. He liked her annearance, and as she said she would marry him he prompt Iy paid her fine and marriag ageyAeremony followed her release from Jail. She had been sent there for intoxication. Up to his marriage with her Tyler had enjoyed the respect of the, community.
 This was about 10 years ago.
 The cellar of the Tyler house was entered during Friday night and a
 quantity of coal potatoes and canned goods were removed. Entrance was effected by the inside stairway, the damage by the fire having opened one side of the house.