Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-08
Tyler WAS ONN0VED
Assassin OF DR.. B. NJ. Failor
Evidently Expected the Yer.
dict OF Guilty.
Will Be Sentenced Saturday to
Imprisonment For Life at
Hard Labor.
lie Showed No Signs Of Emotion
He Showed No Signs of Emotion
on Receiving Verdict.
Close of Trial.
Special to Times-Republican.


Newton, Jan. S-Chester Tyler, who
was late yesterday afternoon convicted
of the murder of DR.. b. NJ Failor, will
be sentenced to imprisonment at hard
labor for life.
A jury of twelve men found him guilty
as charged of the murder of DR.. Is. NJ.
trial, lasting week and day. closed
yesterday when the jury retired at lO:lo
a. m. During the time that they We're
cut anxious crowds waited around the
court house and street corners. wonder
ing IL the negro would get the punish
ment that people generally believed he
deserved. When at 4:30 it was reported
by the bailiff that the jury was ready
to return their verdict, the court room
began to fiji. until 1t was full to over
crowding, as it had been on each day
of the trial. The defendant was brought
into the room thru the judges office by
Sheriff Hook and seated behind his at
torneys at the trial table, directly in
front of the judge. He rested his head
on his hand and leaned over on the ia
Bile, fixing his eyes on the jury. The
foreman, Louis Schultze, handed the
verdict to Clerk Mattern. who opened
the same and read as follows: I'VE, the
jury, find the defendant guilty of muir
der in the first degree and fix the SEN
tence at life Imprisonment at hard la
Dor"
All eyes were on the negro. AT the
words of guilty" his face was watched
to see If he made any signs. The lips
and eyes were perfectly still; there was
not motion, not even a culver. From
outward appearances he was more calm
and unconcerned than were his attor
neys. He continued the silence that has
characterized his demeanor turnout the
entire trial, and did not say word con-
corning the verdict Perhaps he expect
ed the death sentence. AT the request
of the attorneys the jury was polled and
each juror asked If this was his verdict.
Sentence will be pronounced by Judge
Clemens Saturday at 9 a. m. Attorneys
Woodson & Brown and C. o. McClain
are preparing motion for a new trial,
but the time has not been set for the
hearing. This, 80 far as the lower court
is concerned, closes a very interesting
case, unlike perhaps in many respects
any other murder case ever tried in the
state. in which Tyler is convicted on
purely circumstantial evidence.
The crime for which Chester Tyler Is |
charged and convicted is the murder Of |
DR.. B. M. Failor during the week of
the fair at Newton last September. The |
doctor was called from his home to i
make a professional visit near the Rock |
Island depot and starting to return
nome he was struck down with heavy
club, three feet long and two and one
half inches thick He was found by |
)assers by and died shortly afterwards,
being unable to tell anything of the as
;ault and dying in great agony from
Wounds on the head. He was the Oldest
physician in Newton. AZ his
watch and money were gone, it was
lear the motive must have been rob-
berry. The watch was found by detec-
ives in Klondike during the early part
If October. in the possession of Matte
7rasier, Tylers sweetheart, who told
he officers of the circumstances of his
eaving the watch with her. 1t was fear
or her own freedom that caused her to
make the confession. This, with the
act that he was seen in Newton the
hight of the murder. and on the same
street was the circumstantial evidence
elied upon by the state that convicted.
rhe defendants failure to explain Ty-
ers whereabouts the night of Sept. II
asst, and a want of evidence to establish
he plea that the watch was secured In
game of craps" made 1t very strong
n the minds of the jury that the right
nan had been brought to Justice. Two
nen were allowed to remain on the jury
Who are opposed to capital punishment,
nd this probably was the cause Of the
eath sentence not being imposed.