The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-16
AS MYSTERIOUS AS EVER.

CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST AT STONY
BROOK, L. l., INTO THE CAUSE oP THOMAS
ON THE TRAGEDY.
STONY BROOK. L. l.. July 10. 1872
The inquiry into the Of the death of Thomas
H. Lyons. young man employed as laborer by
Mr. Daniel W. Sherry. farmer. Of this place. was
resumed to-day The weather sultry. and an
adjournment was taken from the school room. where
the inquest was continued last week. the farm of
Mr. Joseph Hawkins. and under the shady foliage of
grove of lofty and leafy locust the following
witnesses were examined-
Mr.. L. A. Shaw the first witness and he said
reside at Port Jefferson and have resided there since
last June; did not know Thomas II. Lyons; keep
an ice cream saloon at Port Jeiferson was attending
the saloon the evening OF the 14th of June; re-
member some colored persons visiting that saloon
that evening; do not remember white man
visiting that saloon with colored person; know
one for certain and know couple of women;
remember . colorcd man coming in with them:
know John Jones. colored man. Of Stony Brook.
John Jones came forward and witness said he did
not remember seeing him there that morning; had
heard Ieub Jones say that he Thomas H. Lyons
come into my saloon that evening with lady
have heard no one else say anything about seeing
him; Roub Jones said he did not know
the lady; my wife says that she don't
remember furnishing any ice cream to person in
wagon; it between nine and ten o'clock when
the ice cream was furnished to Reuben Jones and
the LADY; ,ney wore prooaoiy tnere aoou! nt:een
ct tho cigar case in my saloon; Reuben Jones and
the lazy were sitting IN tne reaI. wnerc ne couio
could stand outside my saloon and neither it nor
the person in It be seen by me-; man from Stony
BROOK. my VIE sAio csmo .o lug saaeo GU on me
Monday ionowing; sne saiu II was Mr. Sherry' OF
stony BROOK. ana ASKED II Lyons anu coloreo man
had been a. the saloon on sne evening pre-
vious she saa, - 20 uiu NOT say ne nilsnt nave
been and not know Of II; my wiie Is scquaanted
win Mr. Snerry' hno uho ny say wnetner ~ was
Mr. Sherry or his son; my wife IL acquainted with
Daniel W. sherry
- wAs hfUNS A Ih1 A'aI el,~AM nALooN'
MI: heuDen II; Zones, . c9iosea young man, sad
reside at fort ceneison nave 1vco IISre I'll my
me- l am hineeen years olu; Knew inomas II
Lyons 1ad known a MN nve years previous to ms
see him frequently; saw him on the evening OF
the l4.n Oh tu h LAS. ~ mr. shaw ice cream
sat ~ tne taDe' anu Lyons Came IN ana bowed 10
me- and he said Il am over ona ride tonight from
stony went up 20 the cigar case ana oougns
q cigar; ooht know Wnetner MI. shaw or MRS.
SHAW wMteo on NM MIS-. shaw varied on me;
she was dolng the PrlnciPai part OF the waiting
where was; Mr. snaW aio not 90 any waiting;
Invent TO the saloon AFTER ice cream; young girl
from the Fort named Aiice McGovern accompanied
me; sne took cream Win me sne saw me DOW TO
Thomas H. Lyons; she heard what he said after
!
ne was accompanied py giri wnen ne epterco
Shaws saloon; they serve zee cream up STAIRS; 90
not know the young LADY VINO accompanied Lyons
that night; she was smati Rri. not SO tai as he
was ana looked ABOUT sixteen OF seventeen years
old 1t ID the custom OF Mr. snsw 10 nave the col.
ored people served oown STAIRS; ana my !ady lett
the saloon Detore Lyons ana ms ia9y iert; ~ was
white young lady tnat was with Lyons; when we
came out there was no morse ana carriage IN 'front.' OF
the saloon, ana did NOT near one drive
up up oeiore tney came IN; 49, plainly saw
ION Lyons wnen ne came INTO the saioon;
ne was ABOUT ten Iees away rom me;
they couo not nave gone OUT OF the saio0n WITHOUT
my seeing them; we renamed IN the saloon ABOUT
nve minutes stter Lyons ensereo; tnere 10 no aouot
In my mlnd tnat IL WAS Ihomas u. Lyons; tnere
were several ladies' OF Color present A. the same time
IN the zee cream saloon; We AL SAT AZ one taoie;
thlnK the isuies dio not Know Ih0mSs u, lyons; ~
was between eignt and nine CLOCK wnen went into
the saioon IL was quarter 10 nine ~ oayIs CLOCK;
was then on my way 10 SHAW saloon; hsd peen
in the saloon about ten minutes when Lyons and
MS lady came IN oon know wnetner Lyons nao
necKtie or q collar on; cannon Say now ne was
dressed, put am pretty sure nus ciothes had no
hoies In them ga not partcu1ary notice ms