New-York tribune., 1868-09-07
THE sOUTH.sT. HOMICIDE.

Coroner Keenan,, yesterday afternoon, at the
West Fortyseventh-st. Police Station, held an inquest
the body OF Henry c. Lyons, who on Friday night
last shot by Robert W. Hopson, III the saloon OF the
former at No. 81 south-st.
John Calvin, clerk in the employ OF Messrs. Farrar
Lyon No. ~ South-st, testified that the prisoner came
into the saloon early In the evening" aud soon aerward
Mr. Lyon, witness, and several Others left 10 witness
match game of euchre; Oh their return prisoner was
stil in the saloon; soon afteward the TIls'
Oner and Mr.. Lyon commenced using lOul lail-
gnage toward each other; Mr.. Lyon, az the
same time moving backward; witne saw iopS9h
take something from back pocket ana thinking II DIS
to seized his left wrist and arm to PR Jent him using H
witness attempted to get him ont the DOOR saw the pistol
IN his hand and at that moment heaId the souhu Oh u
blow from an umbrella, and "a second or two after saw
the flash and heard the report OF ~ toI Hops9n hreu
k1ow that he hit twice; THINK Mr. Lyon Was SOBER
cannot say rs 20 the G.. dillon OF inc prisoner. Co.
DAVID 4. Wiets Oi No co C0lunoia-sl, Blooklym saw
the blows struck with the umbrella and heard the noise
Of the blows; cannot say who was struck or VINO was Inc
person who dealt the blows he person using ,e u,l
brla had his back to witness three four rect inside
me door; three four persons IN the front
part 0f the store; Mr. Lyon was apparently soDIr "
evening; am confident no one was kockcd Gown py tc m
blows Of the umbrella; these blows Wete 5%SemhsY % ui-
rectcd 10 the head heard the olSr 1l lno "a ~,
Robert Pawson. clerk a. No " s1ni-s IN hc elhpoy
drank there several times on TIE evening III question '
prisoner asked II his wife had Obtained bout O gih
there; told him lady supposed To pc DIS WIZ @ H pr
there together with some others ana witness nau elNels
the party bottle OF GIN hut do rot Know Whcu one vi
them took 1t Mr. Lyon had ordered witness 10 pt UP
th" bottle Of GIN aud told tue prisoner So Jnc W @
then said there bad been HI 70 pay at nome
about the gin, ANA lac would brheVe hI-
VITO before any one else; lie then TOOK
aunf her drink and ont with friend; ne came pich
between and 10 O'Clock with Mr. Butts ana TOOK more
drinks -hortly after Nr. Lyon and party returned ana
walked down the lower end of the bar where they ha
n round of drinks Mr Lyon bid tlcm good nght' ana
siarted 10 90 OUT the prisoner was standing ~ tc upper
cnd uf the bar near ne door; witness wasihen behind NO
bar and AT about It's center busy waiting on customer,
saw Hupson aud Lyon tung bat ala not near what was
ia: Thought there would be trouble, because tel were
akug Loud aud asked CALVIN II he could nor get opso
H. 20 home; as Calvin walked toward lheln;
A. fnc.s did the same. and heard prisoner U.s. huuDr
80 lie cuthcts: rs ne did Lyon struC MIN upon ihe
le.d with "A small silk umbrella which ht hhd III hls
hand. Iopson repeated The words, ana l. oi struck MN
cc1ud me and told bin 20 leave tle house saw hop
sou th,u go down IN hs pocket behind ~ II 10 uI.@
pistol aud nt that moment Calvin got betw'eh tAe tWo
ard reach his arm around GAVIN ana nc
SAYING. AT the moucnt, "Nou s-n OF, -
h-h: am positive from hs motions th4 ne intehdeh '.
frc ~ LYON after DE- ured, witness iumpcd over tu
c,uutrr. aud caught hold of him IT, ne was utiHg 10
>, br door. asked him why he had hrcd aud ne sald
lal tie natal load dth"rc was i"'hi"b pu'
blank iu IL /" went 90 lyon, WHO snd, " MY co., 9iu
shnt;" De- was sim standing; MI CALVIN toiC open rs
shirt and witness saw the mark Of Tie $40. 10 Jus breast
hr was removed To the Cty Hospital, where "i'hcss was
informed about II o'clock le was dead
Dr. Wooster Beach made post Ioitom cNanlluht0h'
ard found that death had resulted irom hrriuorga-e
the result ~ accrltion ~ the yer. caused D.! Plo
shot wound The was then submitted 10 tt(uty
vino rendered "A verdict against Horsun. toulr-l luI
the prisoner moved TINT he be admitted 20 bail Inc
Cor1uor said be would take the nI;ter ntO con'lela-
ti0n aud In the meantime committed TIE prisoner 10
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