New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-21
SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY.
INQUIRING INTO THE DEATH OF A CLERGY
MANS WIDOW IN PEEKSKILL.
A spsTERIN.LAw AND HER DAUGHTER AR
DEAD wOMAN's BONDS POSSIBILITY OF
A GRAYEE ACCUSATION.

thousand dollars worth of bonds. The cOrOncrS
jury, which was in session all day, did not bring
out sufficient evidence to warrant the Coroner
holding the prisoners under the more severe
charge Of murder, but this may be done later if
the developments warrant it.
Mrs Rcbccca w. Lyon, the widow of the Rev.
DR.. John G. Lyon, died suddenly on the night of
January : last. ut her little home here. She was
seventy four years old and her physician, DIR. \. 0.
Snowdeu, although not in attendance upon her
at the time OF her DEATH gave Il certificate say
ing that death caused by pulmonary oedcma.
The old minister and his wife were an extremely
careful and saving couple, and when ne died he
left his widow about - 900 Worth Of bonds and
real estate The bonds were placed between
pieces Of pastcboard. and by Mrs Lyon hidden in
the mattress of her bed for salc-lccpng. No
suspicious of foul play connected with the death
of Mrs. Lyon were entertained until
the executor Of the estate Of Mgs. Lyon.
Judge John H. Baxter. learned that
The bonds could not be found. Iii, investigations
led linn TO believe that Mrs. llaight and her
daughter knew where they were.
In the meantime. with the assistance of de-
tcctiycs sent to Pcckskill by Inspector Byrncs,
enough was learned 10 cause the arrest Of the TWO
women. Mrs. Mary Louise Hyatt and Mrs Frank
Hopkins. gmnddaughtcrs believed that there had
sstcr-in-aw of Mrs. Lyon, knew something about
IT, They therefore brought their fears To the
attention Of Coroner Sutton. The coroner ordered
the body taken from the grave, and lie committed
~ 10 Drs. \. o. SnOwdcn, Charles &. Knight and
Fcrlcy Mason for them 10 see II death was brought
about by other than natural c1u,es. The body
was taken up on Tuesday last, and the examination
was made yesterday.
Tie coroacr's inquest was conducted about the
same time that the preliminary hearing Of tine
prisoners was being icld There a great
rush at tie coroner, office, and au effort was made
by members df the jury to conduct their inFcstlgo
tious secretly. The testimony of Tie doctors WAS
mcagre indeed, for nothing conclusive as to the
cause Of death can be- obtained unit. there has been
an analytical \pmultou of the stomach for poison
The doctors did find ont, however, that Mrs.
Igou had commissions shortly before death came,
and there were blood clots on the brain, caused
ty the rupture OF blood vessel These, the pAy-
,i.aus testified were sufficient 20 cause death.
Tie ury cmpncird hy Coro.c sutton consists
of Gcor-c W Robertson, Stephen u. Horton, Ill
lcr kIpp. Ilcar, ll Lane Theodore G.hb.n, john
~lce, Edward g. Lent, john D'r'euon and Ed
ward Bcdcu. who are among PcNs..iiis most rc-
.p,,tcI citizens They ..lcd 10 cal iciorc
them ail OBJ" witnesses Whp they thought could
throw ans lirlt on the ease.
Allouu tIc first sworn WIS Mrs Hyatt. She
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.sy ua~ apparently iu excellent health. AbIat
i.iIni.bt. ,.r ,,a, called b, Ms Lyon. who told
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MotNcfs room and found icr sllcrIrs src.tly
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woman while tar witness rar for Dr Lyons, VINO
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.f.. ,.t..l. $500. ,.. ..d r...c y,s fr,fh
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