The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-23
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Marshall Lyons hands us q statement
Tor publication, giving his version Of
the affair which resulted in his being
locked up. Tie statement is too long
to publish entire, but as we give all
parties hearing, and as We wish es-
pecially to see only Justice done to Joe,
we give the essential parts Of his state
meht.
Joe gives an extended account of the
affair with the Sheas. He denies that
there was family quarrel. He states
that Miss Allen left the Sheas on Sat
urday and came oyer to their house,
which seems to have enraged Mrs.
Shea, who came over and let Loose her
tongue. Mrs. Allen was in the house
at the time waiting to 70 home with
her daughter, and heard the language
used. Joe writes:
Mrs. Allen said she was an awful wO.
man. to talk. l said ''yes,'' and I told
her l would 20 over aud put a stop to
it. started and got out as far as, my
we'll and she met me with q potato
masher. She struck me on the right
arm, and then run back for her house.
She met me then with a shoe brush and
don't know what else she had in her
hand. l told her wanted her to come
with me. She run back in the corner
to her wood box. At this time Shea
laid down his child in the cradle. and
jumped in ahead of his wife. I said to
him go cut of my way" and he said
YOU - don't you undertake to come
i'll here" and from that he jumped and
scratched me in the face. l told him
to consider himself under arrest. lie
then struck me again. pulled off and
gave him 4 right handler and he went
ever. lie jumped up again and l let
him lave 4 left handler. He went down
again by the bed, and he staid there for
q second or two. At this time Mrs.
Shea was pounding me witha club. I
turned around and caught her by the
left arm and back of the neck, and I
run her out of doors. I told her
wanted her to go up town with me.
She said she would not.
Joe then tells of how lie put the
Sheas in the lookup and what follow
ed. That Mayor Smith requested their
release and he refused, claiming the
mayor had no right to order their re-
lease. That Mr.. Smith finally said he
would be responsible for their appear
ance, and that lie (Joe) then released
them. 49,,
was at my house eating supper
when Frank Wells and Sheriff Miller
| came there. Wells said he had war
rant for me. I told him it was all
right. finished my supper and went
right up to the Village Jail with him.
He sat down to make out his returns.
| told him 1 wanted to go up and see
Rohrer and he said Miller had gone for
Rohrer and McManus, and told him
he had not gone after Rohrer. lie said
he had. asked him how he knew rs l
had said nothing about lawyer. [
started to go up after Rol:rer. lie
jumped up and ran after me and said
| should not 60. turned around and
struck at him for was mad and excit-
ed to think they were trying to take the
advantage in that way. Then Pete
Banks, Wells and others c,ught hold of
me and run me into the cell. Pete
Banks started and run out the door as
soon rs he showed me in the cell. l
turned around and I run my hand in
my pocket for my billy, intending to
hit whoever was making the door fast.
l found did not have my billy with
me, run my hand in my lip pocket
and catched on to my revolver, pulling
it out of my pocket. My pocket turned
inside out, my pocket lining catching
on the hammer Of the revolver, went
of through my fingers, striking the
ceiling. and glancing going through the
broom into the wall. l did not have
any intention Of shooting anybody. II
had wanted to- shoot anybody. had
all the chance to shoot anyone L want.
ed to after that. There has been
hard feelings between me and Pete
Banks and Frank Wells since last
spring, u year ago, both have been
talking about ne to every person every
chance they got, and now they have
got al opportunity for revenge.
| J. T. Lyons.