Crime

Capt. Stanley arrested

CAPT. W. STANLEY, of Lyle, in this county, has been several times arrested recently on what he and his friends assert to be trumped-up charges, having no foundation in fact. Just before his first arrest, he, as village justice, had fined six persons $50 each for selling liquor without a license. He did this in the line of his duty, as a faithful and impartial police officer. But we are informed the whiskey people very much incensed threat; and are at the bottom of these prosecutions of Stanley.

Horrible Stabbing Affray in Lyle Hardware Saloon

HORRIBLE STABBING AFFRAY IN
LYLE HARDWARE SALOON.

On the 12th inst., a traveling desperado, named Hoffgard, in a drunken frenzy, plunged a huge knife into the body of an unoffending youth of 19 by the name of A. T. Thompson, gave it a malicious twist, withdrew the weapon and while deliberately wiping the blade declared he had "given him a good one" and would like to kill two or three more.

He was seized, securely bound and sent to Austin in charge of P. Nelson, Esq., where we trust his dangerous career may end.

Kare Everson baby coroner inquest

CORONER'S INQUEST- On the 2nd day of December. 1873, G. H. Knowlton, Coroner, held an inquest on the body of an infant child, at the residence of Holver Oleson, of Otranto township. The circumstances surrounding the birth and death of the child are still shrouded in mystery. It seems that about two months ago a servant girl by the name of Kare Everson, aged about 18, was employed to do housework for the family of Mr. Oleson. Soon after she took up her abode with them, Mrs.

Missionary's Wife Slain; Husband Wounded by Bandits in Thailand Attack

MISSIONARY'S WIFE SLAIN
Husband Wounded by Bandits
in Thailand Attack

BANGKOK, Thailand, April 21- Thai bandits shot and killed an American woman missionary and wounded her husband Friday in a raid on the couple's church in northeastern Thailand.

Paul Johnson, 29 years old, flown here yesterday for removal of several pellets from his abdomen, said nine bandits raided the Christian and Missionary Alliance church in Bangdon Mafai village in Udorn province.

Hunter, 14, Is Held in Slaying Of a Teacher in a Quiet Town

Hunter, 14, Is Held in Slaying Of a Teacher in a Quiet Town

LYLE, Minn., Aug. 14 (AP) -- On its face, this tiny corn and soybean country town is peaceful. Trees and lawns are trimmed and flowers abound in the yards of well-painted houses. Grain elevators stand tall.

But until Thursday night many of Lyle's 550 residents were worried about the sniper slaying last week of a 33-year-old teacher, shot through her living room window as she worked on needlepoint.

Menzo Francis false stories

LYLE, MINN.- Professor Menzo Francis, superintendent of the Lyle schools, was much surprised when he saw the article pertaining to himself in The Journal of Nov. 13. He does not know why those statements should have been made as they were untrue in every particular. Other false and malicious reports were sent to various twin city newspapers and published in the issues of Nov. 18.

Suicide Attempt

Attempted Suicide.
[Special dispatch to the Tribune.]

Kenyon, March 5. Last night a party named Howard, from Bozeman, Mont. at the railroad
eating house at Lyle, Minn., attempted suicide by cutting this throat with a penknife,
while laboring under the delusion that he was to be arrested for counterfeiting.

After doing the deed he walked to the office and asked the clerk for a drink. He had about $500 on his person. At last accounts this morning he was still alive.

Jurisdiction to end for teen convicted of murder

Jurisdiction to end for teen convicted of murder

Lyle, Minn.

A teen-ager convicted in 1983 of first-degree murder in the death of his eighth-grade math teacher in Lyle, Minn., turns 19 at the end of the month and will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the state Corrections Department, his lawyer said Friday.

The teen-ager, whose identity has never been made public, was released form a juvenile facility in May 1985 and remained on parole supervision pending his 19th birthday. He was 14 when charged in the Aug. 6, 1982 shooting death of Sharon Turnbull.

Lyle boy who killed teacher is paroled

Lyle boy who killed teacher is paroled

By Conrad deFiebre
Southern Minnesota Correspondent

A boy convicted of the premeditated murder of his eighth-grade math teacher three years ago in Lyle, Minn., has been paroled from the Red Wing juvenile detention center.

The boy, now 17, is living with his parents elsewhere in Minnesota and attending college after earning his high school diploma a year early, a corrections official said Thursday.

Lyle boy's delinquency upheld in teacher death

Lyle boy's delinquency upheld in teacher death

A three-judge district court panel has upheld a lower court finding that a Lyle, Minn., youth was delinquent in the murder of former schoolteacher Sharon Turnbull.

The youth, who was 14 at the time, was found delinquent last February by Olmsted County Judge Harold Krueger after a two-week closed hearing. A finding of delinquency is the juvenile court version of guilty.

Austin / Appeal of boy, 14, who killed teacher is delayed by late transcript

Austin/Appeal of boy, 14, who killed teacher is delayed by late transcript

The appeal for a 14-year-old boy found delinquent in the shooting death of Lyle teacher Sharon Turnbull has been delayed.

The boy's attorney, Bruce Hanley, said he requested a continuance of the appeal hearing scheduled Tuesday because of a delay in receiving the trail transcript.

He said his brief is now due Oct. 1, after which the state will submit its response.

Turnbull, 33, was shot through a screen as she was sitting in the living room of her home Aug. 6, 1982.

State agency gets custody of youth guilty in Lyle killing

State agency gets custody of youth guilty in Lyle killing

By Bill McAuliffe
Southern Minnesota Correspondent

Austin, Minn.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections will determine what happens next to the 14-year-old Lyle, Minn., boy who shot and killed teacher Sharon Turnbull last August.

Olmsted Count Judge Harold Krieger turned custody of the youth over to the corrections department at a dispositional hearing Monday rather than sentence him to a specific rehabilitation or detention program.

14-year-old boy convicted in death of Lyle teacher

14-year-old boy convicted in death of Lyle teacher

By Bill McAuliffe
Southern Minnesota Correspondent

Austin, Minn.
A 14-year-old boy was convicted Monday in the killing of Sharon Turnbull, the Lyle, Minn., school teacher who was shot to death as she sat in her living room watching television.

Olmsted County Judge Harold Krieger, who decided the matter without a jury, said the Lyle boy's confession was the most significant piece of evidence in the case.

Judge postpones verdict in Turnbull murder case

Judge postpones verdict in Turnbull murder case

Announcement of a verdict in the murder case of Lyle, Minn., schoolteacher Sharon Turnbull has been postponed because of heavy snow in Southern Minnesota Wednesday.

Olmsted County Judge Harold Krieger was scheduled to announce his finding in the juvenile hearing today at the Mower County Courthouse in Austin, but the proceeding was delayed until 11 a.m. Monday.

Closing arguments presented in trial of boy accused of killing Lyle teacher

Closing arguments presented in trial of boy accused of killing Lyle teacher

By Bill McAuliffe
Southern Minnesota Correspondent

Austin, Minn.
The attorney for the 14-year-old boy accused in the August shooting death of a Lyle, Minn., schoolteacher asked Wednesday for "a mandate that the perpetrator of this crime be found."

But the prosecutor argued that the boy was guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 33-year-old Sharon Turnbull and urged the judge to find him delinquent.

Witness says other youth vowed to kill Turnbull

Witness says other youth vowed to kill Turnbull

By Bill McAuliffe
Southern Minnesota Correspondent

Austin, Minn.
A schoolmate of the Lyle youth whose confession to the killing of schoolteacher Sharon Turnbull was rejected by investigators testified Tuesday that the youth had vowed last January to kill the teacher.

The witness was the last to be called by the defense in the murder hearing for a 14-year-old boy accused of killing Turnbull. Final arguments were scheduled this morning at Mower County Courthouse.

Parents of accused Lyle boy allege police manipulation

Parents of accused Lyle boy allege police manipulation

By Bill McAuliffe
Southern Minnesota Correspondent

Austin, Minn.
The parents of the 14-year-old Lyle, Minn., boy accused of killing a teacher testified Monday that investigators manipulated them into convincing their son to confess to the crime.

The parents testified after the defense began presenting its case as the murder hearing entered its second week at the Mower County Courthouse.

Sheriff describes youth's confession in Lyle teacher's death

Sheriff describes youth's confession in Lyle teacher's death

By Bill McAuliffe
Southern Minnesota Correspondent

Austin, Minn.
A 14-year-old Lyle boy told authorities he shot Sharon Turnbull and then blacked out, according to testimony Thursday in the boy's murder hearing.

The confession, described in court by Mower County Sheriff Wayne Goodnature, was the second obtained by law-enforcement officials on Aug. 12, six days after the teacher was killed.

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