SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Scottsburg, IN,
Dec. 27, 1898. The fight against the Roby gamblers has been transferred to the Porter Circuit Court. An injunction suit was filed here today against James and Anne O’Leary, proprietors of the O’Leary poolrooms, John Cello, John Condon, Louis Weller, and at least 5 others. The complaint charges them with unlawful keeping a room in which to sell pools and being engaged in unlawful selling of pools at Roby. Judge Hubbard, of South Bend, has been secured to hear the case the second week in January.
Five Children at a Birth
The Washington (D.C.) National Republican contains the following:
Monticello, Platt County, Ill., December 20, 1880.
Editor National Republican:
Damage by Lightning Scottsburg, Ind., July 24.
A large barn belonging to John Miller, situated three miles northeast of here, was struck: by lightning this afternoon and three horses were killed. A large barn belonging to John W. Lamaster, southeast of here, had half the roof blown off. The school building at Crothersville, eight miles north of here, was struck by lightning and burned. The building was brick. The original building, consisting of six rooms, was erected about fifteen years ago at a cost of near $8,000,. and an addition of three rooms, costing near $5,000, was just nearing completion.
Date: July 26, 1899 Location: Indiana Paper: Indiana State Journal
A HOOSIER LYNCHING
SCOTTSBURG CITIZENS STRING UP MARION TYLER TO A TREE.
Masked Men Take Him from Jail Two Months After He Attempted to Kill His Wife and Himself
SCOTTSBURG, Ind.. Dec. 24.—Marion Tyler was taken from the county jail here this morning between 1 and 2 o'clock by a masked mob and hanged to a tree In the courthouse yard. Tyler was In jail awaiting trial tor shooting his wife, Nov. 3. He shot her twice and shot himself twice, but both had recovered sufficiently to be up. The sentiment of the people is divided, with a majority condemning the mob's action. There is of course, no clew to the Identity of any member of the mob. Tyler's trial was set for Jan. 10. A few minutes after 1 o'clock Sheriff Jas. F. Gobin heard a knock at the door of his residence, and, being used to calls at all hours, went to the door in his night clothes.Three masked men with drawn revolvers thrust the door open and grabbed him, and four others with double-barrel shotguns rushed in. A member of the mob said they wanted Tyler and demanded the keys to the jail but the sheriff refused. By this time the bedroom was crowded with masked men end the mob's leader leveled a revolver at the sheriff and demanded the keys In a hurry. The sheriff said he would die first, but his frightened wife told the mob where to find them. After obtaining the keys several members of the mob went to the room of Deputy Sheriff Cal Gobin and with drawn revolvers compelled him to dress and come down stairs. Both the sheriff and his deputy were ordered to lead the way and unlock the jail and cell occupied by Tyler. Both refused, and the members of the family were placed in one room and guarded while the mob proceeded to the jail. The lynchers seemed to understand just where to go. They entered the upper room of the jail, lighted a lamp in the corridor and placed guards on the outside of the cell In which Tyler and an old man, were confined. The cell door was unlocked and two members of the mob entered, going direct to Tyler's bed They bound his feet and tied his hands behind him. The another stood by the lighted lamp and tied a hangman's noose at the end of a half-inch manila rope. This was placed over Tyler's neck, and a man took hold of him on each side and he was dragged from the jail to the street below. On reaching the street Tyler was heard to say: "Oh, my God, kill me here!" He was told to keep quiet, and. If he said anything else during the whole performance, the other inmates of the jail or members of the sheriff's family failed to hear it. The mob took Tyler to the courthouse yard, two hundred yards away. The men were drilled and answered to numbers instead of by name. On reaching the courtyard the mob selected a convenient limb on a shade tree, and over this the end of the rope was thrown. Tyler was placed on an old door and held up while the end of the rope was tightly fastened. Then the door was allowed to fall, and Tyler dropped to death by strangulation with his feet about eighteen inches from the ground.Their work being completed, the mob marched out the courtyard to the street and disappeared. All this was done so quickly and so quietly that the town was not aroused. As soon as the guards were out of sight Sheriff Gobin
came from his residence, but he could find no trace of the lynchers. From whence they came or where they went is a mystery. Besides the sheriffs family and the old man who occupied the cell with Tyler, only one man has been
found who saw them. This was a young man who returned from the country with a horse which he put in a livery stable. On coming from the stable to go to his hotel he was halted by three men with drawn revolvers. He was ordered to sit down In front of the livery stable and keep quiet.He remained across the street from the jail. He says those who went into the jail wore long dark masks, but the men who guarded him wore no masks that he could discern. After the mob left the courtyard this young man was ordered to go into the stable and remain there half an hour under penalty of being shot. He went into the stable, but came out as Sheriff Gobin was passing. The coroner was at once notified, and shortly before 2 o'clock the lifeless body was cut down and taken to an undertaker's establishment. His parents at McLeansboro, III., were notified, and the body will be sent there.All thoughts of mob violence had apparently passed from the minds of the people of this locality soon after the shooting last November, and the lynching was a surprise. The people of this county greatly deplore and feel deeply the disgrace that has been brought on the community by this act of an unknown mob which is generally supposed to have been organized outside of this county. This is the first hanging that ever took place within the borders of this county.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Dec. 24.—A correspondent here who visited the scene of the Scottsburg lynching says the men who hanged Tyler were evidently experts, for the knot was tied in "true hangman's style,'* and everything gave evidence of careful preparation. He also says: "It is thought the citizens of Scottsburg had been quietly organizing for several weeks, and that the matter was purposely held off until this late day in order that the avenging of the crime might stand out more boldly and pronounced than if done immediately after the crime. George Harris, who is held awaiting another trial, heard the noise and was badly scared, fearing he was to be the victim."The correspondent gives the name of the man who was stopped by the mob as John Carlyle, of Little York.
WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS
Emphasizes the Damage Feature of His Proposed Bill
Concerning the Scottsburg lynching Gov. Mount yesterday said: "There is no excuse for such occurrences, for in any county where such a sentiment could sway the people to committing deeds of violence and murder, the same moral Influence could he trained and exerted in an opposite direction, to the end that lynchings would never be perpetrated. There is no doubt that the liability for all damages resulting from the lynching of transgressors of the law should fall on the counties in which the outrages are committed. I am at work on a bill which will provide that the relatives of people killed by mobs may recover from the counties in which the killings may occur by civil action. This I recommend because, in a state case, it is difficult to secure a conviction in the county courts, and it is impossible for the State to secure a change of venue to another county. Each man accused, of crime has the constitutional right to demand a trial in his own county, and the only way a change of venue could be secured would be in a civil action by the interested parties."
TYLER IN INDIANAPOLIS
He Was an Extra, on the Street-Car Lines.
Marion Tyler lived in Indianapolis about ten months. At the time of the shooting he was employed by the street-car company as "first extra," When he first came here he and his wife lived with her mother, at Oliver and Marion avenues. Some months ago they separated, and Mrs. Tyler's brother came on from Scottsburg and assisted the wife In moving back there. One night Tyler went to his home and found the place deserted. It is said by those who knew him here that after that night he was a changed After his wife left him Tyler boarded with the family of Joseph Cochran, at 2115 North Illinois street. The Cochrans say he talked a great deal about his wife. He appeared to lay his troubles at the door of his mother - in - law, and once brought a libel suit against her afterward dismissing the case. On the day of the Scottsburg shooting Tyler left the Cochran home about 7 o'clock in the morning. On the Saturday night before he had complained that he had been feeling badly, but remarked that "it would all be over and settled one way or the other by another week's end." He said to Mrs. Cochran on the morning he left that in case he did not come back she could burn his clothes, sell them or throw them away, just as she pleased. He appeared in a very serious mood when he bid the family good-bye. Those who knew. Mrs. Tyler say she was a good-looking young woman of about twenty-seven, of more than ordinary intelligence. She was a widow at the time she was married to Tyler in Scottsburg. Her first husband was Benjamin Garrlott. who died several years ago. She and Tyler were married In the spring of 1837. Shortly after their marriage they came to this city. Tyler, it is said, was about thirty years of age. He was a large, good-looking man. Some of his acquaintances in West Indianapolis say that trouble between him and his wife arose over money matters. It is claimed that Tyler made a strong effort to get hold of his wife's money, and this caused an estrangement. They separated in West Indianapolis on July 18.
Indiana Journal December 25, 1898
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, July 6.—A remarkable accident to a hive of honey bees occurred here yesterday. A hive belonging to Thomas C Andis was killed by the excessive heat yesterday. It melted the honey comb in the hive, causing the honey to run out and drown the bees. Only a few bees escaped from the flood of honey, which ran down and out on the ground and for a distance of several feet from the hive.
News Of the Week Current Events (News Article) Date: 1897-07-14; Paper: Indiana State Journal
SCOTTSBURG, Ind., Jan. 26. -From outward appearances the excitement over the recent lynching here has subsided since the grand jury failed to return indictments, but it is plain that there yet exists an anxiety on the part of many people. It is now rumored that some parties here have received warnings, the nature of which is not given. It is now believed that the only way to bring the lynchers[sic] ,to justice is by secret work of detectives. The Indiana State Journal, (Indianapolis, IN) Wed., Feb. 1, 1899 - Submitted by Candi
The Commissioners of Scott county have selected Willard L. MORRISON and James F. ERWIN to investigate the accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer of that county. The examination will extend over a period of three and a half years.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 13 December 1890 Page 6 Columns 5 and 6
Dec. 27, 1898. The fight against the Roby gamblers has been transferred to the Porter Circuit Court. An injunction suit was filed here today against James and Anne O’Leary, proprietors of the O’Leary poolrooms, John Cello, John Condon, Louis Weller, and at least 5 others. The complaint charges them with unlawful keeping a room in which to sell pools and being engaged in unlawful selling of pools at Roby. Judge Hubbard, of South Bend, has been secured to hear the case the second week in January.
Five Children at a Birth
The Washington (D.C.) National Republican contains the following:
Monticello, Platt County, Ill., December 20, 1880.
Editor National Republican:
P.S. Their weight,
when born, averaged from three to five pounds; total 19 1/2 pounds. On
the back
of the picture is the following:
“Born September 18, 1880, of Mrs.
Aseneth Sauna Hazzard, wife of Michael Hazzard. The wife was born in
Little
York, Washington County, Indiana, May 2, 1844. Michael Hazzard was born
in
Vienna, Scott County, Indiana, December 7, 1841; married October, 1863.
Damage by Lightning Scottsburg, Ind., July 24.
A large barn belonging to John Miller, situated three miles northeast of here, was struck: by lightning this afternoon and three horses were killed. A large barn belonging to John W. Lamaster, southeast of here, had half the roof blown off. The school building at Crothersville, eight miles north of here, was struck by lightning and burned. The building was brick. The original building, consisting of six rooms, was erected about fifteen years ago at a cost of near $8,000,. and an addition of three rooms, costing near $5,000, was just nearing completion.
Date: July 26, 1899 Location: Indiana Paper: Indiana State Journal
A HOOSIER LYNCHING
SCOTTSBURG CITIZENS STRING UP MARION TYLER TO A TREE.
Masked Men Take Him from Jail Two Months After He Attempted to Kill His Wife and Himself
SCOTTSBURG, Ind.. Dec. 24.—Marion Tyler was taken from the county jail here this morning between 1 and 2 o'clock by a masked mob and hanged to a tree In the courthouse yard. Tyler was In jail awaiting trial tor shooting his wife, Nov. 3. He shot her twice and shot himself twice, but both had recovered sufficiently to be up. The sentiment of the people is divided, with a majority condemning the mob's action. There is of course, no clew to the Identity of any member of the mob. Tyler's trial was set for Jan. 10. A few minutes after 1 o'clock Sheriff Jas. F. Gobin heard a knock at the door of his residence, and, being used to calls at all hours, went to the door in his night clothes.Three masked men with drawn revolvers thrust the door open and grabbed him, and four others with double-barrel shotguns rushed in. A member of the mob said they wanted Tyler and demanded the keys to the jail but the sheriff refused. By this time the bedroom was crowded with masked men end the mob's leader leveled a revolver at the sheriff and demanded the keys In a hurry. The sheriff said he would die first, but his frightened wife told the mob where to find them. After obtaining the keys several members of the mob went to the room of Deputy Sheriff Cal Gobin and with drawn revolvers compelled him to dress and come down stairs. Both the sheriff and his deputy were ordered to lead the way and unlock the jail and cell occupied by Tyler. Both refused, and the members of the family were placed in one room and guarded while the mob proceeded to the jail. The lynchers seemed to understand just where to go. They entered the upper room of the jail, lighted a lamp in the corridor and placed guards on the outside of the cell In which Tyler and an old man, were confined. The cell door was unlocked and two members of the mob entered, going direct to Tyler's bed They bound his feet and tied his hands behind him. The another stood by the lighted lamp and tied a hangman's noose at the end of a half-inch manila rope. This was placed over Tyler's neck, and a man took hold of him on each side and he was dragged from the jail to the street below. On reaching the street Tyler was heard to say: "Oh, my God, kill me here!" He was told to keep quiet, and. If he said anything else during the whole performance, the other inmates of the jail or members of the sheriff's family failed to hear it. The mob took Tyler to the courthouse yard, two hundred yards away. The men were drilled and answered to numbers instead of by name. On reaching the courtyard the mob selected a convenient limb on a shade tree, and over this the end of the rope was thrown. Tyler was placed on an old door and held up while the end of the rope was tightly fastened. Then the door was allowed to fall, and Tyler dropped to death by strangulation with his feet about eighteen inches from the ground.Their work being completed, the mob marched out the courtyard to the street and disappeared. All this was done so quickly and so quietly that the town was not aroused. As soon as the guards were out of sight Sheriff Gobin
came from his residence, but he could find no trace of the lynchers. From whence they came or where they went is a mystery. Besides the sheriffs family and the old man who occupied the cell with Tyler, only one man has been
found who saw them. This was a young man who returned from the country with a horse which he put in a livery stable. On coming from the stable to go to his hotel he was halted by three men with drawn revolvers. He was ordered to sit down In front of the livery stable and keep quiet.He remained across the street from the jail. He says those who went into the jail wore long dark masks, but the men who guarded him wore no masks that he could discern. After the mob left the courtyard this young man was ordered to go into the stable and remain there half an hour under penalty of being shot. He went into the stable, but came out as Sheriff Gobin was passing. The coroner was at once notified, and shortly before 2 o'clock the lifeless body was cut down and taken to an undertaker's establishment. His parents at McLeansboro, III., were notified, and the body will be sent there.All thoughts of mob violence had apparently passed from the minds of the people of this locality soon after the shooting last November, and the lynching was a surprise. The people of this county greatly deplore and feel deeply the disgrace that has been brought on the community by this act of an unknown mob which is generally supposed to have been organized outside of this county. This is the first hanging that ever took place within the borders of this county.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Dec. 24.—A correspondent here who visited the scene of the Scottsburg lynching says the men who hanged Tyler were evidently experts, for the knot was tied in "true hangman's style,'* and everything gave evidence of careful preparation. He also says: "It is thought the citizens of Scottsburg had been quietly organizing for several weeks, and that the matter was purposely held off until this late day in order that the avenging of the crime might stand out more boldly and pronounced than if done immediately after the crime. George Harris, who is held awaiting another trial, heard the noise and was badly scared, fearing he was to be the victim."The correspondent gives the name of the man who was stopped by the mob as John Carlyle, of Little York.
WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS
Emphasizes the Damage Feature of His Proposed Bill
Concerning the Scottsburg lynching Gov. Mount yesterday said: "There is no excuse for such occurrences, for in any county where such a sentiment could sway the people to committing deeds of violence and murder, the same moral Influence could he trained and exerted in an opposite direction, to the end that lynchings would never be perpetrated. There is no doubt that the liability for all damages resulting from the lynching of transgressors of the law should fall on the counties in which the outrages are committed. I am at work on a bill which will provide that the relatives of people killed by mobs may recover from the counties in which the killings may occur by civil action. This I recommend because, in a state case, it is difficult to secure a conviction in the county courts, and it is impossible for the State to secure a change of venue to another county. Each man accused, of crime has the constitutional right to demand a trial in his own county, and the only way a change of venue could be secured would be in a civil action by the interested parties."
TYLER IN INDIANAPOLIS
He Was an Extra, on the Street-Car Lines.
Marion Tyler lived in Indianapolis about ten months. At the time of the shooting he was employed by the street-car company as "first extra," When he first came here he and his wife lived with her mother, at Oliver and Marion avenues. Some months ago they separated, and Mrs. Tyler's brother came on from Scottsburg and assisted the wife In moving back there. One night Tyler went to his home and found the place deserted. It is said by those who knew him here that after that night he was a changed After his wife left him Tyler boarded with the family of Joseph Cochran, at 2115 North Illinois street. The Cochrans say he talked a great deal about his wife. He appeared to lay his troubles at the door of his mother - in - law, and once brought a libel suit against her afterward dismissing the case. On the day of the Scottsburg shooting Tyler left the Cochran home about 7 o'clock in the morning. On the Saturday night before he had complained that he had been feeling badly, but remarked that "it would all be over and settled one way or the other by another week's end." He said to Mrs. Cochran on the morning he left that in case he did not come back she could burn his clothes, sell them or throw them away, just as she pleased. He appeared in a very serious mood when he bid the family good-bye. Those who knew. Mrs. Tyler say she was a good-looking young woman of about twenty-seven, of more than ordinary intelligence. She was a widow at the time she was married to Tyler in Scottsburg. Her first husband was Benjamin Garrlott. who died several years ago. She and Tyler were married In the spring of 1837. Shortly after their marriage they came to this city. Tyler, it is said, was about thirty years of age. He was a large, good-looking man. Some of his acquaintances in West Indianapolis say that trouble between him and his wife arose over money matters. It is claimed that Tyler made a strong effort to get hold of his wife's money, and this caused an estrangement. They separated in West Indianapolis on July 18.
Indiana Journal December 25, 1898
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, July 6.—A remarkable accident to a hive of honey bees occurred here yesterday. A hive belonging to Thomas C Andis was killed by the excessive heat yesterday. It melted the honey comb in the hive, causing the honey to run out and drown the bees. Only a few bees escaped from the flood of honey, which ran down and out on the ground and for a distance of several feet from the hive.
News Of the Week Current Events (News Article) Date: 1897-07-14; Paper: Indiana State Journal
SCOTTSBURG, Ind., Jan. 26. -From outward appearances the excitement over the recent lynching here has subsided since the grand jury failed to return indictments, but it is plain that there yet exists an anxiety on the part of many people. It is now rumored that some parties here have received warnings, the nature of which is not given. It is now believed that the only way to bring the lynchers[sic] ,to justice is by secret work of detectives. The Indiana State Journal, (Indianapolis, IN) Wed., Feb. 1, 1899 - Submitted by Candi
The Commissioners of Scott county have selected Willard L. MORRISON and James F. ERWIN to investigate the accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer of that county. The examination will extend over a period of three and a half years.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 13 December 1890 Page 6 Columns 5 and 6