Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
YOUNG N0MAN'S TRAGIC End
Former High School Girl Slain
by Greek Lover.
Sequel TO PROSECUTING Of Sect Kpoxxn
ms Goods Hcvivniists" in Inmo,,,e
County Some Ycnrs Ago
Comes from Ohio,

The Morrisvile items elsewhere in the
Free Press tell of the murder in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, of Grace Tyler, formerly of
Morrisvilc a despatch to the Rutland
Herald gives more of the details of the
tragedy and of the events that led up to
it, The despatch comes from Morrisvile
and reads as follows
Hundreds of miles from the little town
of her birth--Elmorc, Vt.-among stran-
gers hcartsick and yearning to return to
the hospitablc home OF her foster PARENTS
Grace wiltshire Tyler died at the hand of
n Greek lover in the city of Cincinnati,
Ohio, last Monday night and had not ac-
quaintances identified her body at tho
morgue the following morning her fato
would have doubtless remained n mystery
to her family and friends in this and sur
rounding towns whore she was well-known
in her girlhood.
The receipt Of letter yesterday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene O. Tyler of this viii
lage tells Of the killing of their adopted
! daughter, who IVES the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. George Wiltshire of Elnorc. The
tragic ending Of tho young woman is a
sequel to the propaganda OF thu sect
known as Gods Revivalists." which
swept over a portion of Lamolllc county
| some years ago and enn."shed the father
OF Miss Tyler. The letter. which was
dated AT Cincinnati August 10, came from
tho Rescue Home Of Gods Revivalists in
that city and was signed by Ella Fout,
ilatron. and I1mma Meredith, assistant
matron. II ia as follows:
Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler:
Thinking that you may never hear
about Grace Tyler again we want 20 write
| YOU something of her sad end. She was
with us in the home from November D,
1912, to January "A. 1918. She mad been
living with Greek before she came and
after she left the home, UP until five
weeks ago she continued to go with him.
He threatened her life many times and
last night deliberately killed her We
Identified her at the morgue this morn
ing just before the undertaken came for
her"
When the fate Of the mere slip of
woman-24 years old-became known
here the handsome girl and her family
were recalled, for much of her life was
spent here after her adoption by the Ty-
lcrs.
Grace Wiltshire Tyler was born I'm the
adjoining town of Gilmore beneath the
shadow of Elmore mountain, one of a
family Of nine children. seven boys and
two girls. Her father lives in Boston.
Practically hypnotized by tho teachings
Of the Revivalists when they came to La
noble county, George Wiltshire, it is said
insisted that his daughter. Grace, then
the adopted daughter of the Tylers, go to
Ohio and ente- the community work of
the sect. Since she went there the story
of her life is unknown to her friends in
Morrlsvile and Elmore though she had
frequently written her foster parents.
She is remembered here as a particular
w attractive girl but of a high strung
temperament, impetuous and hcadstronG
She lived here about II years ago and
went to Burlington where she attended
the Edmunds high school and Evans
business College. For time she lived
IN the family Of Principal T.. G. Evans
Of the latter institution She went from
Burlington to Ohio. Though her foster
parents devoted themselves to the girl
she was at times almost uncomfortable
and yearned to go away.
About a year ago Mrs Tyler received
n letter from the Young woman stating
that she was married. Since then Mrs. Tyler
has received several letters I'm which the
woman expressed a longing to come back
70 Vermont and to her friends. She
wrote in a homesick vein and apparently
wanted to escape from some sort OF
thralldOm.
Miss Tyler was n sister of Clinton Wilt !
shire of Eden, Orlo Wiltshire of Eden /.
Corners and Mrs Arthur Stowel of VOL |
colt.
No details of the killing of Miss TYLER |
are known except in a brief telegram to !
a newspaper In which it is said that the
used peculiar oriental methods .
and intimated that she was a white slave
victim.