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U.S. Army · United States 
Addison Wyser
1882
Addison D. Wyser served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Blunt force
What Happened
Jailer Addison Wyser was beaten to death during a jail break early on a Sunday morning.
Three inmates attacked him with a metal pipe and beat him severely. He succumbed to his wounds later in the evening. The three suspects were apprehended and convicted of his murder. Dan Compton was sentenced to life in prison. Fred E. Waite and Watts Banks were sentenced to death. Waite was hanged on March 23, 1883, and Banks was hanged on April 23, 1883.
Ad Wyser was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. He was survived by his brother, W. Q. Wyser, who was the Sheriff at the time of his murder. He was buried in the Franklin Cemetery.
Three inmates attacked him with a metal pipe and beat him severely. He succumbed to his wounds later in the evening. The three suspects were apprehended and convicted of his murder. Dan Compton was sentenced to life in prison. Fred E. Waite and Watts Banks were sentenced to death. Waite was hanged on March 23, 1883, and Banks was hanged on April 23, 1883.
Ad Wyser was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. He was survived by his brother, W. Q. Wyser, who was the Sheriff at the time of his murder. He was buried in the Franklin Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his brother, W.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Robertson County Sheriff's Department
Jailer
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