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gas.Mr. Tuley waa a member of Sanderson Guards, and waa one of the company selected to guard a murderer to the gallows in 1850. He telle a story in connection with this execution like this: The sheriff asked-the murderer if be wished to make any request before he swung otJ. “Yes,” he said “a glass ofbeer.1’ It was procured for him, and as he raised it to bis Ufa he blew off the foam. “Why do you do that?” asked the sherifl? “Oh, my mother always told me foam waa not healthful,” In twenty minutes be waa in eternity.For the greater portion of fifty-eight years Mr. Tuley has resided on Silver Hi tie, folio wing farming and fruit culture. He is authority on trails—grapes and berries. He keeps pace with the times, being posted on political and general news. He still plays the fiddle, ami enjoys tending hia tropical fruits, such as orange, lemon, fig, almond and Spanish chestnut trees sod bis many * flowers. Barring a recent attack of lagrippe, he is robust for hie age and dors all hie own planting and cultivating hia vegetable and flower gardens, He shook bands with Van Boren in the 40 pnd Gen. Soott in the early 60's. He accompanied Ex-Gov. Willard to his lastreatlngplace, and also Col. Wm. L. Sanderson his old Captain. The sqoira has raissd more and better strawberries on fewer acres than any man in Indiana,and hia peaches were celebrated for size and delicacy of flavor throughout Northern Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Knows every plant poaaeseing medical quality, that is found la the woods or hills. As a young man he went much in society and could “trip the light fantsatic toe” with a grace and eniovment second to none. He haa
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New Albany Public Press
New Albany, Indiana, US
Tue, Mar 08, 1910
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