The sun., 1891-12-10
MICKEY SLINEY'S STORY.
DID HE SEE THE BLOW STRUCK THAT
KILLED BOB LYONS2

DID HE SEE THE BLOW STRUCK THAT
KILLED BOB LYONSs
And ir He Did. and Jim Lyoas - stsn ~
Large. Where II the Mystericus AEaa
with Red Face who Hrouish says
Gave Bob Lyons the Note 20 the Rrssst
Mickey Sliney created a bigger sensation
when he confessed to Inspector Byrnes that
he had seen Bob Lyons the Cherry street
butcher. murdered than even tho murder Of
the young butcher created. All that was talked
| about in Cherry street yesterday was the al.
legged confession. There was some doubt that
he had implicated Jim Lyons In tho matter.
because Inspector Byrnes and sliney's lawyers
were quoted In all the morning papers 40
denying that part OF the story. The Inspector
and tho lawyers reasserted yesterday that the
story was untrue Absolutely false In every
particular" said the Inspector.
Had Sliney made confession would have
known It My belief is that no confession has
been made. Anything published to the con.
trary is certainly FALSE" said Lawyer House
II know nothing at all about the case
do not believe tho story Of the confession"
said Mr.. Levy.
Il can state positively that sliney made no
confession to any Of his lawyers" said Mr..
Friend.
Notwithstanding these denials, It 10 a cor.
tain fact tnar Siney did make confession.
1t is possible that Inspector Byrnes has blufYed
the lawyers of regarding it In this confessioa
sliney said that Jim Lyons did the killing. Al
much was said to Sun reporter yesterday By
man at Headquarters. Sliney himself whom
seen In the Tombs would say nothing because.
he said. his lawyers had told him to keep his
mouth shut Lawyer Friend saw him in the
morning. When he went out he refused to
speak about the case at all Mrs. Sliney. the
40, -.oAl- Ill ii
morning. When she left she said that Mickey
had told her he would be free in q few days.
getting lie laughed and "s ioksd wth al al Tfs hs
As much sh Of hsineys Or statement
der. as he has insisted all along. that he did.
house. Ssnaaii snaii sticking his head into the door.
s sasses So h Sdn eH se 0S wha hss P
hayye hyye one: Of hls own: and he had worn
butcher shop. and was about going into the
place when he saw Jim Lyons strike the blow
heaa ehsf pody Hs sn
away.
that 70 be An% jim nG Gyens sFsa
oos 'as and 'Gf ne fcs
every moment Of his time the day Of the mur-
him that his brother Bob had been n cut. % and The he
tSs ass a he he S9aa for doctor Hs
said and hey bore him out 70 prSEs Hs
But Jim's denial did not stop the inhabitants
q Cherry street from talking. They said that
ooo and that. II Boz died. % jim Would II come come
into, possession, of ali the property. That
ns in sneys case But naiiyt ' disnsssd Msa sss
the matter. Jim. they, said. was too manly
nss sa be asaD saay Sa aa a
fbae tS clear he They
story lie had not f besn caasse ssasss
that f. lad boen lying ali along. %hsD he sssda
save that he was accused falsely OF committing
II; So Cherry street cleared jim.
asre 4s snsy sSs ;sfsE sd t. a @ Il
ssd ne fS
s aa s S sa
wqs guilty and devoted all Of his time and
he as
that Bob Lyons vas not killed in the butcher
Ss fhSS0 AstRns o tnss d S
marks in the passaEeway between the store
and the dining room in the rear palmer than
words can tell it. Bob Lyons was Killed in that
passageway.
With Jim Lyons accounted for and Mickey
6liney accounted for. the d-faced man who.
the boy Hrouish told James Love and others.
took the boy out OF the store so that the mur.
del, could be done without interference comes
to the front again. Who was heP Perhaps In.
spector Byrnes will find out Perhaps Inspeo-
tor Byrnes knows
Mrs. Martin Lyons the mother OF the mur-
dered man and OF Jim. was taken sick yester-
day. Her sickness was due, 1t was said. to the
apparently unjust accusation made against
herself and her son.