New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-29

SUM Az BI.liLl III ~ DE- lNoA4Ni'
WHAT THE SECRETARY OF TIE THIRD AVENUE
COMPANY sAYs-HABIG5 THAT AFFECTED
sCHwAETZ'S MIND.
The only way in which the friends Of Lewis
Lyon president of the Third Aycuuc Railroad
COMPANY can captain the murdcrOuS assault on
nim uy his nephew Is on inc the3Iy iudl SC %
was insane when lac committed the act. captain
Gunner. of the TWcuty-elghlh Precinct remained
ont all M lht Friday investigating the cause OF
tine attack but his labOrs ended iTul!rSsly. ne Is
now COW nccd that the theory Of sudden insanity
is the only proper one. After examining many per
sons who were Intimately acquainted WIN Mr.
LYON aud his nephew, the Captain beieyeS that
there was no trouble hetween them elther Of lau-
liz or business character. Reasons are now adj
,anced for believing that Schwartl was OF uusOund
mind which did nos occur 20 his friends at lISU III
is stated on the authority OF those VINO knew MN
intimately that no was addicted to habIt5 WHlCh
Affected bis nina 20 make nm continually
moro,c and melancholy. THIS drove him to drink
to excess at times. although he was not an nam tUai
or constant drlnhor. While suffering irou a NJ oil
melancholy it Is Thought that hc shot AT Mr. Lyon,
who was his best friend. suicide, MS friends say,
was only the natural result of such "A diseased
mental condition. ,,
Railroad Company, said 10 tribune reporter yes
terday did not hear OF this shooting affair un-
ill . o'clock last night. A man asked me what
the trouble was at the depot and told him that !
knew of nome He then Informed me that the fore
man of the iced department had sbOU at tie prcsl-
dent OF the road | only laughed at the staten ont,
thinking for moment that IL could posSlb!y pe
true. On coming homo got Oh one OF our cars and
asked ii there had been any trouble Mt the ueE0t.
Then was informed of the circumstances. Since
then have made thorough vestlgaton OF the
whole matter ana am positive that the man had
nor the slightest motive for committing the crime.
While never thought SO b0flre, | am now con-
WINGED that Schwartz was undoubtedly OF I'M
sound mind when he entered MIR. Lyons Office.
Scr wartzs mother is Mr.. Lyons sister. Mrs.
schwartz lives i'll Baltimore and has several sous
besides Charles. The Others are III business III
Baltimore For many years Mr.. Lyon has acted
Ike "A father to his sisters children. lie has done
a
onrdcd with great gratitude by every lnCmbef OF
the family. Charles was 10 exception. He owed
his position the road to Mr.. Lyon, aud on no Oc-
casOn did he ever show disposition 10 DO I'M
friendly with his uncle. lie was bachelor ana re-
ceiv,d "a salary OF between LOO and Sl,2OO
year At first he started ~ conductor on the road.
but industry and honesty secured his promotion.
The statement that hc was threatened with being
dscnarGei Is absolutely false. 80 you see thar he
had no reason for assauting Mr. Lyon. But | think
that Schwartz was guilty OF practices which unset
tied his mind. lie also drank considerably OF late
and [ believe that he had the llmJams' have
hrrn thinking that escaped luckily by not being
here # had been III the room think he would
have shot me. for he had Just az much canso rs he
had to attack the rrc5iGoht In the afternoon he
went into Superintendent kObnSUn'S Office several
times ho superintendent asked him what he
wanted aud ne simply replied nothing and
walled out, saying that lac would be III again. lt
bup.encd that the superintendent was engaged
" Ih some person each time. II he had been alone
| think That schwartz would have Shot him. lie was
lust crazy aud was bent ON shooting someone, aud
don't thlnl, II made much difference to HIM who
was tho victim
The body OF Schwartz Law all day Yesterday in
rbe dead-hOuse attached to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Early IN the morning. Mr.. lyon. a brother of Lewis
Lyon. vino Is also employed on the road, called ut
the hospital and said that he would take charge of
the body as soon as the Coroner gave q certificate
of death. Lewis Lyon remained in his house yes-
terday and a physician was engaged picking out
thc powder from his face. Nj. LYON will PROBABLY
res ,me his duties TO morrow or tho neat day. In
telling thel story of. the shooting he said that
schwartz was standing about two feet from him
when he fired and that the pistol held close to
his head He cannot understand how il Is posi- bic
that both shots missed hun. One OF the balls
lodged in the wall the other was not found.