Andrew Tyler, 1849 January 29

swallew it after killing young Schamp. Heckerthorn accidentally
spilled the "elixer" and he was suspected by the local school
master, Milton Plummer. Plummer won the boy's confidence and soon
got him to tgll the full story. Tyler was arrested at Kunkle and
both were tried for murder, convicted and sentenced to hang,
Heckerthorn received a commta tion to life imprisonment, but

Tyler was hanged on schedule on Jan. 26, 189, behind the jail at
Bryan, Ohie. A high fence had been Breceen areund the gallows, but
the crowd that had gathered to witness the execution tore it down
and the hanging was a public one. . Tyler's body was pickled in a
barrel of whiskey and exhibited for some time afterwards throughout
the ue :

Startling Pe toctives August, 19396

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swallow it after killing young Schamp. Heckerthorn accidentally
spilled the "elixer" and he was suspected by the local school
master, Milten Plummer. Plummer won the boy's confidence and soon
got him to tgll the full story. Tyler was arrested at Kunkle and
both were tried for murder, convicted and sentenced to hang.
Heckerthorn received a commuta tion to life imprisonment, but

Tyler was hanged on schedule on Jan. 26, 189, behind the jail at
Bryan, Ohie. A high fence had been erected areund the gallows, but
the crowd that had gathered to witness the execution tore it down
and the hanging was a public one. . Tyler's body was pickled in a
barrel of whiskey and exhibited for some time afterwards throughout
the county. ‘

Startling Detactive, August, 1939.6
Vignettes of Bryan, 125 years, 1810-1965. Seen, Inc.,

Page 5.
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swallow it after killing young Schamp. Heckerthorn accidentally
spilled the "elixer" and he was suspected by the local school
master, Milton Plummer. Plummer won the boy's confidence and soon
got him to tall the full story. ‘Tyler was arrested at Kunkle and
both were tried for mrder, convicted and sentenced to hang.
Heckerthorn received a commta tion to life

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Tyler, a black-bearded mystic, seer and "fortune teller" arrived in
Williams County, Ohio, in 1847. Tyler gained quite a reputation for
being able to reveal the location of lost property and livestock for
which he received liberal fees. In reality, he and his assistant,

a feeble-minded 17-year-old boy. named Daniel Heckerthorn would steal
the livestock and other objects, hide them in a concealed place and
then Tyler would let his mystical powers come into play when the
parties agreed to meet his price. . His biggest effort was when he
persuaded HREEK Heckerthorn to abduct 5~year-old Davida Schamp, the
son of a prosperous West Jefferson settler, from his yard, take him
into the woods and kill him by bashing his head against a tree. When
a posse of local farmers were unable to locate the boy, Tyler was
contacted at his MW&KEXH# Kunkle residence. When David's father
agreed to pay Tyler his fee, Tyler revealed that the boy was dead
but that his body would be, found "near green leaves, under wood and

beside water." Soon afterwa rd the body was found inside_a hollow
tree near Leatherwood Creek. Prior te the kidnapping, tyler fad

given Heckerthorn a vial containing a deadly apenees and told him_that
it was a "magic elixer" that would protect and that he should

‘TYLER, Andrew Jackson . — Tr oe

Tyler, a black-bearded mystic, seer and "fortune teller" arrived in
Williams County, Ohio, in 1847. Tyler gained quite a reputation for
being able to. reveal the location of lost property and livestock for
which he received liberal fees. In reality, he and his assistant,

a feeble-minded 17-year-old boy. named Daniel Heckerthorn would steal
the livestock and other objects, hide them in a concealed place and
then Tyler would let his mystical powers come into play when the
parties agreed to meet his price. . His biggest effort was when he
persuaded MREKK Heckerthorn to abduct 5-year-old David Schamp, the
son of a prosperous West Jefferson settler, from his yard, take him
into the woods and kill him by bashing his head against a tree. When
a posse of local farmers were unable to locate the boy, Tyler was
contacted at his W&EX#% Kunkle residence. When David's father
agreed to pay Tyler his fee, Tyler revealed that the boy was dead
but that his body would be, found "near green leaves, under wood and

beside water." Soon afterwa rd the body was found insi hol
tree near Leatherwood Creek. Prior ote kidnappings $3," eer
given Heckerthorn a vial containing a deadly erence and told him that
it was a "magic elixer" that would protect and that he should

TYLER, Andrew Jackson <

Tyler, a black-bearded mystic, seer and "fortune teller" arrived in
Williams County, ay in eG Tyler gained quite a reputation for
being able to reveal the location of lost property and livestock for
which he received liberal reece reality, he and his assistant,

a feeble-minded 17-year-old boy. named Daniel Heckerthorn would steal
the livestock and other objects, hide them in a concealed place and
then Tyler would let his mystical powers cane into play when the
parties agreed to meet his price. . His biggest effort was when he

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into the woods and kill him by bashing his head against a tree, When
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