Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-22
assaults GIRL
TAKES HIS LIFE
|harles Tyson is Victim OF His
Own Folly

Charles Tyson, son of the founder
Of the town of Tyson. in the up-riv-
err country. and one of the original
locators Of the famous Tyson mine,
and for whom the officers of the up
river country and Sheriff Bailey and
Deputy Sheriff Sawyer have been
securing the country since yesterday
morning on the charge of statutory
rape upon fifteen year old Hettie
Weeks, was found dead on the road
between Santa and Fernwood this
forenoon. A message came to the
sheriff's Office yesterday afternoon
advising the officials OF the attempt
ed rape, and of the fact that Tyson
had fed presumably fur the timber
country at Boville, and Sheriff Bail
ey and Deputy Sheriff Sawyer left on
last evenings train for the purpose
of searching this territory while the
up-river officers continued the search
in their territory, but 1t was not un-
til 10 o'clock today that any trace
was found of Tyson, when his body
was discovered by Constable Schud-
er, of Santa, by the roadside There
were no marks or bruises upon the
body to indicate that he had been
killed or that he had used any in
strument in taking his own life, but
the belief of the people in the Tyson
territory is that he committed suicide
by taking poison.
Girl Made Desperate Fight.
The attempt of rape upon the
Weeks girl was made by Tyson while
she was on her way to school little
before o'clock yesterday morning
The girl had considerable of dist
ance to travel from the home to the
school house and made the trip on
horseback, and was met in a lonely
spot in the woods by Tyson, who
halted her and then proceeded to
drag her from her horse for the pur.
pose of committing rape upon heI
person. The girl made a desperate
fight against him, but he succeeded
In pulling her off her horse, but In
some manner she became entangleC
in the reins so that he was not able
to get her away from the animal
The girl continued to fight desperate
ly, using her riding whip on the man
and evidently being unable to suffel
the punishment inflicted upon him Of
making up his mind that any furthe
battle was useless he abandoned tn,
attempt and fed. The girl then CAV,
the alarm and the officers started on
in search of Tyson. They succeeded
in learning that he had provided him
self with a rifle and that his flight la,
in the direction of the Boville coun
try, but it was not until this morn
ing when his body was found alon
the road side. that any further trac
was secured of him.
The body gave no signs of deaf
having been produced by violen
means but the general belief is tina
he committed suicide by taking pc
son. A coroner jury was empanele
, this afternoon for the purpose G
ascertaining the cause of death.
Was Prominent and Respected.
Tyson was one of the most prom
inent and respected citizens in tn
up-river country. He was the son {
the founder OF the town OF Tyson
one of the original locators of tn
+ Tyson mine, and was respected by a
> who knew him: and the news of b
: attempted rape upon the Weel
girl and subsequent suicide has CON
as a great shock to all who kne
him. Miss Weeks. while sufferin
E greatly from the shock. and a nun
Der Of bruises received in her figl
with Tyson, Is resting easily toda
Tyson Is about 3s years Of age. and