The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14
ANDERSON MAN READY TO STAND TRIAL
FOR DEED
PLANNED TO KILL YOUNG Wife
Says He Doesn't Want Attorneys I'd
Defend Him, Thus Incur1ing
Useless Expense.

useless Expense.
Anderson, Sept. 10. - Special:
Samuel n. Hyde, the young white
man i'll the county Jail now await
Ing trial for killing his young
wife and her father on July 10,
the case to be called for trial on
Monday, September IS, said this
afternoon that he is ready to stand
up before the Judge and tell ex-
actiy what prompted him to enter
the home of the aged father-in-
law, Mr.. William Beasley. and why
he had killed the woman he loved
SO well and why he had slain her
f@ther. And he said further that
he is ready and willing to pay the
penalty.
Hyde is a bright young man,
possibly &c years of age He is
unusually bright, has travelled con-
slderably and talks interestingly
He is handsome, has always kept
himself neat and was well liked by
all who knew him. He was AN en-
gineer by trade.
Says He Planned Act.
About the first of July last
Hyde and his young wife separated
Hyde says it was because her father
made her leave him. At any rate,
Mrs. Hyde moved her abode and
left Hyde without any ceremony
Hyde's treatment of her was given
as the cause. After being separat-
ed about three weeks, and after
Drooding over his troubles for that
length of time, Hyde determined on
his diabolical act. He sat down and
figured first what he wanted to
do. He decided that his wish was
to kill his wife. He then figured
out how he could accomplish it.
After that was well mapped out in
his mind he figured on the cost
ne would have to pay. He told
himself that it meant a rope around
his neck. He then asked himself
II he was ready and willing to go
ahead and carry out that which he
had planned. When Hyde reached
This part of the narrative he told
the newspaper man that his answer
was Yes" He said he then began
making preparations. That was on
the afternoon of the awful trag-
edy
Hyde talks quite fluently about
the acts that afternoon. In detail
he tells how he proceeded to his
room in the Gluck Mills village,
where he knew his room mate kept
a pistol. He tells how he Dor
rowed" the pistol and returned to
the city, four miles distant. He
doesn't mind telling what passed
his mind and what troubled him
for fear he would be prevented in
carrying out his dreadful inten-
tlons. Like an old man telling of
Mother Goose or some such fairy
tale, and with about as much trem-
or In his voice as there would be
in narrating such a tale Hyde re-
iterated this afternoon his story
of the crime which stirred Ander-
son county and the State too,
| about two months ago.
. Hyde's Story of Killing.
MY wife was a good woman
as pure as they make them. |
loved her with all my heart" said
Hyde. Il wanted to live with her
but her father took her away and
decided then to kill her and put
an end to everything. l went for
the pistol and | came to town to
wait until she and her parents
were in bed. l caught the car
knew they hadn't retired because
the light was burning brightly. |
waited until about midnight and
went to the house again. Every
thing was in darkness except a
light turned low in the front room
My wife always left her light
burning. l took off my shoes, my
t.at and my coat. | placed them on
the back porch and forced an
entrance through the kitchen win
dow. | crossed the hall, opened the
bed room door and turned up the
light. My wife raised on her ell
bow in the bed and screamed to
know what l was doing there and
what l wanted. l told her, I've
come to kill you l began firing
Her father and mother were in an
other bed in the same room
killing Of Beasley.
The old man sprang out OF bed
and jumped toward me- | had al
ready fired three times at my wife
and she got out of bed and began
following me. | was backing to-
ward the door, but kept on firing.
Finally she dropped to the floor
L rushed over to her body, felt to
see if her heart was beating and
TO see if she had wounds sufficient
to cause her death. After satisfy
ing myself / started for the door.
1t was then that Mr. Beasley, her
father, grappled with me. He
caught me from behind, throwing
his arms around my body. My pis-
tol was unloaded, but | managed to
put ono cartridge in while we were
tussling. / then raised me and
fired behind me, the shot piercing
his heart. He dropped to the floor
a dead man. You are familiar
with the rest-you know | asked a
friend to telephone for the sheriff,
and you know the sheriff arrived
and carried me to jail That's my
story, every thing l have to say,
except that / am well satisfied