The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-01-22
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
AT HICKMAN DISMISSED
Sensational Developments in the
Tyler Damage Suit.

Hickman, KY, Jan. 19.-Sensa-
tional developments occurred yester-
day during the investigation by the
grand jury of conspiracy charges
against Goalder Johnson, j. R.
Wright, C. E. Bondurant and Bud
Langford in connection with the
death of Allison M. Tyler one year
ago.
The civil suit of Mrs. Nettie May
Tyler, widow of the murdered man,
against Bud Langford, Goalder
johnson, ]. R. Wright and c. E.
Bondurant for $4,000 for the death
of her husband, alleging conspiracy,
was dismissed from the Circuit
Court docket at the instance of At
torney Frank S. Moore, counsel for
the plaintiff.
All of the defendants in the con-
spiracy charges were dismissed by
the grand jury when evidence was
produced to show that Gee Harris, on
whose evidence the civil suit was
brought, was guilty of perjury. The
civil suit was then withdrawn by At
torney Moore.
Gee Harris, a former restaurant
owner of this city, was the principal
witness for the commonwealth, his
evidence being relied upon for the
Of hn Ind
he who said that he heard the form
ing of the conspiracy to kill Tyler.
When the case came up before the
grand jury yesterday morning Goal
der Johnson, one of the defendants,
proved that he was in Fulton on the
night of Dec. is, 1913, the time that
Harris alleges that the conspiracy
was formed. Johnson's name was
found on the hotel register of the
Usona Hotel in Fulton on that date.
]. R. Wright, another of the de-
PENDANTS, also proved that he was in
a Hickman bank at the time that
Harris alleged that they were to-
gether to form the conspiracy.
Following the introduction of the |
alibis Gee Harris was arrested and |
was indicted thirty minutes later by |
the Hickman County grand jury, |
charged with perjury. Harris is al
ready under three other indictments, |
being out on $500 bail, given by
Attorney Moore, counsel for Mrs. !
Tyler. The charges against Harris !
previous to the perjury one, are de-
tanning woman against her will, |
shooting with intent to kill and
safe-robbing. He was indicted for
these three offenses last October,
and will be tried on all four of the
charges next Wednesday.
Harris alleged before the grand
jury that he overheard a converse
ton between the four defendants at
the Elks Club on the night of Dec.
IS, 1913. Following is the CONVEX
sation which he swore took place:
Bondurant-"I'm going to leave
town. Tyler's got it in for me-"
Wright-"Don't leave; we will all
stick with you
Langford-"Tyler don't like me at
al"
northumberland, go kill
Tyler and we will spend our money
to get you out of trouble"
Johnson-"Yes! Go kill him."
Harris then swore that he left
the club without hearing any more
of the conversation.
Commonwealth Attorney Harry
Moorman, after hearing the evidence
given by Harris and the alibis
proven by Johnson and Wright said
that he did not believe Harris evil
dence, and that he did not want a
jury to hear it. He then moved
that the charges against Johnson,
Wright, Bondurant and Langford be
dismissed.
Following this, Attorney Harry
S. Moore, attorney for Mrs. Tyler,
widow of the murdered man, made
the motion that the civil suit for
$4,000 against the four men be dis
missed. The motion was approved
by Judge j. F. Gordon, of Madison
vile, who is acting as special Judge
in the case, and the case was dis
missed.
Attorney Moore as announced
that he will petition the Governor to
pardon Langford, now under indict- |
ment for the murder of Tyler.-Ful- |
ton Leader.
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