The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-07
TIE SHOOTING OF HARRY LYON.


The Coroner's Inquest-verdict Of the Jury
HOpsOm Held for the Present and Bail Re.
fused.
The readers OF the HERALD win recollect the shoot
ing of Henry c. Lyon, generally known as Harry
Lyon, OF the firm Of Farrar h Lyon, OF 81 South
street. at his store on Friday evening last, as fully
reported in the HERALD OF Saturday last. Mr.. Lyon
died the same evening at the New York Hospital.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner keenan, proceeded to
the late residence Of the deceased on Ftieh street,
near Eighth avenue, with the following gentlemen
as ajury:-Henry McCluskey 80 Mott street; William
Churchill, 20 Monroe street; Robert A. Jones' III
Mott street; James Ryan, 1859 Henry street; Andrew
Lannan 80 East Broadway, and George Phillips. IA
FOrty-eighth street. After viewing the body which
was laid out in state in the parlor Of the house. the
Coroner, assisted by Dr. W. Beach, deputy, and with
him the jury, retired to the precinct
station house, Forty-seventh street, near Ninth
avenue where the inquest was proceeded with.
The first witness examined was
John Calvin, Of 81 South street-An clerk for Far
rer 4 Lyon; barkeeper; the first saw Of Mr.. Hop
Friday evening, at half past seven O'Clock, he
was talking to two gentlemen, and there was quite q
number Of gentlemen in the back Of the stores they
left the store and with them about eight o'clock
Mr.. Lyon went with me; no conversation passed at
the time between the prisoner and the deceased; we
nine; we went up South street TO see match game
OF euchre played; one Of the gentlemen asked liz to
he asked us By our Individual names; then left
the party and went behind the bar; Mr.. Elliott then
said, These parties have all the talking let us two
the centre Of the bar; drank; don't know whether
Mr.. Elliott did: az | was about putting my, glass
are growing again; can't you stop its' said yes;
laid my glass down; heard Mr.. Hopson make use
ynR ss Of are Mr. " aopsoS as ny
made the remark, made move back
ne n on m s sa n T
| stood with his elbow on the bar and umbrella in
his hand; did not see Lyon strike Hopson with an
umbrella, but i heard the sound; holding
Hopson trying to get the pistol ont Of his hand;
knew Hopson carried pistol; that was the reason
wrist with my right hand, the hand with which he
| reached back for the pistol; said to him. Bob
and tried 10 push him out OF the door: .i' saw
the pistol In his hand, and the first thing knew
heard the sound OF blow with an umbrella and
saw the fash Of pistol shot Immediately afterwards
at first thought that was shot myself; Mr.. Hopson
fired it over my shoulder; saw the flash from the
kept hold Of him; ne struggled to get away: he got
out by the door; kept hold OF him, but did not
arrested him; remarked to the oflcer that he had
| pistol and had shot Mr.. Lyon; the officer
then took the pistol nom him; don't know what
| occurred between them until Robert Pawson told me
to stop the row between them: did not hear any
mark Of Mr.. Lyon which called out the offensive re-
ME.
OFFER IS bill to pay Tor what he may owe or what his
wife may have GOT though ne did not believe IL; could
Knocked down; had hold OF him ali the time: was
sober; one drink or two won't make me drunk; Mr..
| Lyon was not under the influence OF liquor: can't
Daniel 7. Willets. OF No. 90 Columbia street,
| Brooklyn, afrrmed-I am commission merchant; at
u Quarter tier nne . FRIDAY
| and walked to the extreme rear and there
I'm nm wi We dran fh,r
| and we were conversing when heard little scuf-
hing about the front doors, some nfy feet from me,
some person struck withit twice; who strnck could
| not say, nor who was struck; moment afterwards,
he report OF pistol and then i'm n
mediately went to the front door and of1icer
taking mol aO,d S M h9Pson; neard no Coz
was too far distant: heard no loud taIk-not the
| first word; there was no loud talk, and what they
| spoke was not distneuishable az the distance I
| was: If there had been loud talk would have
heard i'll think should; do not know who struck
was scurfie but could not distinguish the parties
ut that distance: the parties scufinR were about
three or four feet from the door, should think the
statement OF the previous witness Is correct to
the position Of the persons sounding when he took
hold OF Mr.. Hopson: there were about three four
ward part OF the store; Ind not seen Mr. Hopson
that day until the oflcer had hold OF him; Mr.. Lyon
drank with me once. but he was not In liquor: am
confident no one fell from the blow OF an umbrella;
the blows Of the umbrella came down straight and
were apparently aimed at the head II did not make
noise. like that OF striking with aloose umbrella upon
something hard
Robert =. Pawson, OF 81 Bridge street, Brooklyn.
sworn-Am clerk for Farrar Lyon. 81 South
street; the first saw was about quarter past seven
O'Clock In the evening last Friday In the saloon
Hopson took glass OF ale, small glass: repeated
1t several times; there was party and they went
out and Mr.. uopson asked whether the party would
| be back; he then said, Robert want private
word with YOU" and he asked me whether his wife
got bottle OF gin there; said that saw lady,