Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1905 — DOYLE THE DASTARD [ARTICLE]

DOYLE THE DASTARD

Now Charges That Lydia Scotl First Cut His Throat and Then Her Own. SHERIFF TO HOLD HIM TIGHT Hope* to Hang Him ts She Dies—Fake Ghost Scares Coal Miners — Indiana News. Anderson, Ind., March 23. Shirley Doyle, the assailant of Miss Lydia Scott, Is In jail, and will be held without bail until the result of Miss Scott’s wound is known. Her recovery continues In doubt, but Doyle, who slashed his own neck after cutting the throat of MHs Scott, will recover. Prosecutor Vestal states that he will not surrender Doyle, who Is on parole from the Jeffersonville reformatory, to the prison board. If Miss Slcott does not recover, the state’s attorney declares he will attempt to make Doyle pay the penalty of death for his attack on the young woman. Explanation* One from Martin Doyle. Martin Doyle, a brother of Shirley Doyle, was also arrested, and will lie held pending further Investigation of the tragedy. It was in front of Martin Doyle’s residence, six miles west of this city, that Shirley Doyle murderously used a knife or razor on Miss Scott, and then attempted to kill himself. His statements as to his knowledge of the attempted murder and suicide conflicted with the story of his little son and he could not explain satisfactorily to the officers why Miss Scott was allowed to lay in the yard at his home for nearly an hour after her throat was gashed, nor how bloodstained wearing apparel of Shirley Doyle and Miss Scott happened to be found In a garden at the rear of Martin Doyle’s house. Doyle Accnses the Girl. Dr. Garretson thinks It is remarkable that she did not die within a few minutes after she was wounded, as he says one jugular vein and the windpipe were severed. Miss Scott, by words that came In gasps, and by signs with her hands, said that Shirley Doyle cut her throat. When told of her accusation, Doyle accused Miss Scott of having attacked him with a razor. He said that after she thought he would die she had cut her own throat. Nice Man for a Sweetheart. Although only 26 years old, young Doyle has had a remarkable career in crime. Ho was twice sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory, having been convicted once of robbing a street ear conductor in broad daylight, and later of stealing his iiMither’s silverware. He was paroled twice. He lias also iieen under,arrest frequently for misdemeanors. and while In this city was under police surveillance most of the time. MINERS HEAR A SPOOK They Come Near Striking Until It I* Discovered To Be a Practical Joke. Williamsport, Ind., March 23. A strike at the Triber coal mine, near Carbondale. has been narrowly averted. The shaft of the mine is at the foot of a hill, on the top of which is a cemetery. The mine has been worked back under the hill. While the miners were at work,* and were talking of the city of tlie dead above them, a voice In sepulchral tones was heard, saying: “For forty years I have lain been unmolested. Why do you now disturb my long rest?” The voice startled the miners, which, as they listened, was again heard repeating the complaint. The miners lost no time iii reaching the surface of the ground, where they told their story and refused to return to work. An investigation was made as to the cause of trouble, and a pipe was found, which extended down to the level «f the coal, through which the digging of the miners could be heard. Some person, desirous of playing a prank, placed his mouth to the pipe and called down, as quoted, much to the fright of the men below. Corps* Shows Signs of Lift. Tell City, Ind., March 23. Mrs. Susan Sulzer, who apparently dropped dead ten days ago, as she was entering her home in Cannellton, and whose body was placed In the cemetery vault two days later, is believed by many persons to be alive. Her relatives are convinced that life Is not extinct, and a specialist from Cincinnati has been summoned and an investigation will be made. •‘Persistontly” Is Defined. Terre Haute, Ind„ March 23.—The three men whose discharge resulted in the strike at Jackson Hill and threatened to involve every mine In the state have been reinstated. The adjustment was left with Mine Superintendent Evans and District '.’resident Boyle, of the miners. 1 < sustained Boyle’s Interpretation ot the word “persistently” in reference to loading dirty coal. Girl with s Bard Hand. Marlon, Ind_, March 23. Merle Casey, a negro girl, 10 years old, fell down the elevator shaft of the Glass block from the third floor to the basement, alighting on her head on the concrete floor. The skull was not fractured and no bones were broken. She was able to stand and talk a few minutes after the accident