The Warrensburgh News
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900
SAD FATE OF A WELL KNOWN
HORICON SCHOOL TEACHER.
Lafayette Tyrrell Died Alone and His
Body Was Undiscovered for Four Weeks
Coroner's Jury Gives Verdict of Death
From Heart Disease.
LaFayette Tyrrell, an elderly school
teacher, who was well known throughout
the northern part of the county,
was found dead about 6 o'clock Sunday
night in a house on the river road,
about two miles this side of South Horicon
where he had been living alone
for several weeks.
Mr. Tyrrell taught his last term of
school at Darrowsville early in the
winter. He was to begin a term soon
in South Horicon and in the meantime
was living in a house owned by Watson
Perry, who has been away the past
year in Franklin county. Mr. Tyrrell
had not been seen about the place for
some time, but the neighbors thought
nothing of that as be was often away
for several days at a time. At last, however,
they became alarmed at his prolonged
absence and Sunday night two
of his friends, Frank Merrill and Alonzo
McKinstry, concluded to investigate.
They visited the house and
found the dead body of Mr. Tyrrell
lying on the floor of the living room
partly disrobed and with his hat lying
across him, just as he had either fallen
or lain down
Coroner Fred E. Aldrich, of Chestertown,
was notified and summoned a
jury and visited the house about noon
Monday, Everything appeared to be
in good order and after a thorough
search of the house a i d close examination
of the body the coroner and
jury adjourned to the South Horicon
hotel, where an inquest was held.
Nothing was brought out to show that
the deceased had any enemies and
there was no grounds tot suspicion
that a crime had been committed. At
the conclusion of the testimony the
jury retired and in a short time returned
a verdict that death resulted from
heart disease. No tracks had been
made near the house since the last
two snow storms, which shows that
he had been dead, as nearly as can be
calculated, about four weeks.
The deceased was about fifty years
of age and a widower, his wife having
died several years ago. He is survived
by three sons, Harry, Forest and
Charles Tyrrell, and three brothers.
His wife was a daughter of the late
William Roberts, of Chestertown.
Wife: Carrie Roberts
Brother: Mortimer S Tyrel
Brother: Charles M Tyrrell
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900
SAD FATE OF A WELL KNOWN
HORICON SCHOOL TEACHER.
Lafayette Tyrrell Died Alone and His
Body Was Undiscovered for Four Weeks
Coroner's Jury Gives Verdict of Death
From Heart Disease.
LaFayette Tyrrell, an elderly school
teacher, who was well known throughout
the northern part of the county,
was found dead about 6 o'clock Sunday
night in a house on the river road,
about two miles this side of South Horicon
where he had been living alone
for several weeks.
Mr. Tyrrell taught his last term of
school at Darrowsville early in the
winter. He was to begin a term soon
in South Horicon and in the meantime
was living in a house owned by Watson
Perry, who has been away the past
year in Franklin county. Mr. Tyrrell
had not been seen about the place for
some time, but the neighbors thought
nothing of that as be was often away
for several days at a time. At last, however,
they became alarmed at his prolonged
absence and Sunday night two
of his friends, Frank Merrill and Alonzo
McKinstry, concluded to investigate.
They visited the house and
found the dead body of Mr. Tyrrell
lying on the floor of the living room
partly disrobed and with his hat lying
across him, just as he had either fallen
or lain down
Coroner Fred E. Aldrich, of Chestertown,
was notified and summoned a
jury and visited the house about noon
Monday, Everything appeared to be
in good order and after a thorough
search of the house a i d close examination
of the body the coroner and
jury adjourned to the South Horicon
hotel, where an inquest was held.
Nothing was brought out to show that
the deceased had any enemies and
there was no grounds tot suspicion
that a crime had been committed. At
the conclusion of the testimony the
jury retired and in a short time returned
a verdict that death resulted from
heart disease. No tracks had been
made near the house since the last
two snow storms, which shows that
he had been dead, as nearly as can be
calculated, about four weeks.
The deceased was about fifty years
of age and a widower, his wife having
died several years ago. He is survived
by three sons, Harry, Forest and
Charles Tyrrell, and three brothers.
His wife was a daughter of the late
William Roberts, of Chestertown.
Wife: Carrie Roberts
Brother: Mortimer S Tyrel
Brother: Charles M Tyrrell
The Warrensburgh News
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900
SAD FATE OF A WELL KNOWN
HORICON SCHOOL TEACHER.
Lafayette Tyrrell Died Alone and His
Body Was Undiscovered for Four Weeks
Coroner's Jury Gives Verdict of Death
From Heart Disease.
LaFayette Tyrrell, an elderly school
teacher, who was well known throughout
the northern part of the county,
was found dead about 6 o'clock Sunday
night in a house on the river road,
about two miles this side of South Horicon
where he had been living alone
for several weeks.
Mr. Tyrrell taught his last term of
school at Darrowsville early in the
winter. He was to begin a term soon
in South Horicon and in the meantime
was living in a house owned by Watson
Perry, who has been away the past
year in Franklin county. Mr. Tyrrell
had not been seen about the place for
some time, but the neighbors thought
nothing of that as be was often away
for several days at a time. At last, however,
they became alarmed at his prolonged
absence and Sunday night two
of his friends, Frank Merrill and Alonzo
McKinstry, concluded to investigate.
They visited the house and
found the dead body of Mr. Tyrrell
lying on the floor of the living room
partly disrobed and with his hat lying
across him, just as he had either fallen
or lain down
Coroner Fred E. Aldrich, of Chestertown,
was notified and summoned a
jury and visited the house about noon
Monday, Everything appeared to be
in good order and after a thorough
search of the house a i d close examination
of the body the coroner and
jury adjourned to the South Horicon
hotel, where an inquest was held.
Nothing was brought out to show that
the deceased had any enemies and
there was no grounds tot suspicion
that a crime had been committed. At
the conclusion of the testimony the
jury retired and in a short time returned
a verdict that death resulted from
heart disease. No tracks had been
made near the house since the last
two snow storms, which shows that
he had been dead, as nearly as can be
calculated, about four weeks.
The deceased was about fifty years
of age and a widower, his wife having
died several years ago. He is survived
by three sons, Harry, Forest and
Charles Tyrrell, and three brothers.
His wife was a daughter of the late
William Roberts, of Chestertown.
Wife: Carrie Roberts
Brother: Mortimer S Tyrel
Brother: Charles M Tyrrell
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900
SAD FATE OF A WELL KNOWN
HORICON SCHOOL TEACHER.
Lafayette Tyrrell Died Alone and His
Body Was Undiscovered for Four Weeks
Coroner's Jury Gives Verdict of Death
From Heart Disease.
LaFayette Tyrrell, an elderly school
teacher, who was well known throughout
the northern part of the county,
was found dead about 6 o'clock Sunday
night in a house on the river road,
about two miles this side of South Horicon
where he had been living alone
for several weeks.
Mr. Tyrrell taught his last term of
school at Darrowsville early in the
winter. He was to begin a term soon
in South Horicon and in the meantime
was living in a house owned by Watson
Perry, who has been away the past
year in Franklin county. Mr. Tyrrell
had not been seen about the place for
some time, but the neighbors thought
nothing of that as be was often away
for several days at a time. At last, however,
they became alarmed at his prolonged
absence and Sunday night two
of his friends, Frank Merrill and Alonzo
McKinstry, concluded to investigate.
They visited the house and
found the dead body of Mr. Tyrrell
lying on the floor of the living room
partly disrobed and with his hat lying
across him, just as he had either fallen
or lain down
Coroner Fred E. Aldrich, of Chestertown,
was notified and summoned a
jury and visited the house about noon
Monday, Everything appeared to be
in good order and after a thorough
search of the house a i d close examination
of the body the coroner and
jury adjourned to the South Horicon
hotel, where an inquest was held.
Nothing was brought out to show that
the deceased had any enemies and
there was no grounds tot suspicion
that a crime had been committed. At
the conclusion of the testimony the
jury retired and in a short time returned
a verdict that death resulted from
heart disease. No tracks had been
made near the house since the last
two snow storms, which shows that
he had been dead, as nearly as can be
calculated, about four weeks.
The deceased was about fifty years
of age and a widower, his wife having
died several years ago. He is survived
by three sons, Harry, Forest and
Charles Tyrrell, and three brothers.
His wife was a daughter of the late
William Roberts, of Chestertown.
Wife: Carrie Roberts
Brother: Mortimer S Tyrel
Brother: Charles M Tyrrell
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