The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-29
NEEDs MUCH SITTING YET.
HANDWRITING ExpLR7s At WORK IN
'3f1E LYONS MURDER CASE

Keas sieps Hi- Nsme with Flourish.
and Tried 10 Initiate 1t-Arrest OF IN
Alleged witness OF the Murder.
Who wrote the note that Bob Lyons. tho
Cherry street butcher. sent to the Rev. Father
Kran OF st. James's Church by Frank Hor-
WITT. his boy. Just before his head was nearly
chopped of with a cleaver2
whetS thelJblice prove tho tientity Of tho
writesvf niisInote they will vefy'likelt have
the murderer and tho evidence on which he
may lie convicted Tho mystery surrounding
tho murder hinges on this note. It was writ
ten for a purpose, because there was m at
tempt made to initiate tho signature OF tho
priest -,-. - AZ :. -
The fac-simile OF tho note, WAS printed In
THE Sun yesterday. together with a sample OF
tho handwriting OF Mickey Sliney. the young
man whom the police accuse OF having done
the deed, and who also. according to Mrs
Lyons. the murdered man accused before he
died.
The reporter saw yesterday the genuine
signature OF Father Kean. 1t Is the signature
that he has used for twelve years. The writing
Is bold. like the signature to the note Not q
single letter Of the genuine signature is
formed like the same letter In the
forged one yet there was an evident
attempt at imitation. Tho letters In each were
all joined together with many nourishes
and much shading. The final stroke In the
*" in tho imitation was almost straight
down from the body OF the letter and was very
heavy. The Same with the final stroke in the
en-" at the end OF tho name In tho genuine.
underneath the name. but not connected with
II in any way. there is a flourish Of horizontal
strokes alternately light and heavy. with
little downward curve at the end. When the
two signatures were placed together. tho
forged one gavo the impression that the
man who had written it was in u
way familiar with the genuine signature
that he had seen it many times. perhaps. but
sought to initiate. it The strokes under the
pane in the genuine one had impressed him.
them. Another point, is the initial letter u"
fine 1t might easily lie mistaken for an IS" In
ish on the initial letter but it is on the wrong
AN expert who examined the 4! 81; Of
I in TIE 1be SS tier hoe 1d the
disguised. He called particular attention to |
orWatGn q The bottom str9kss
fis vs. somewhat alike. He pointed out SINH.
ters.. He also said that tho forged signature
would &c likely to contain more q the peeu-
than the body Of the note. because It was evil
I'll ssss q
sembanco in the two.
a F ~ Sh se s G go %hy so TsR
Fl Of the mgrderer that could do
Pocs that sinsys but t. they sShs inc
witness to prove i, Neither have they any
had ddnSS Sks' his sea pa 5sa ak
though they have searched his home and
snsy sSys tSn S s tS ST. n syd Sand
ao q to @ bSy put
newspapers. and he denies that he wrote with
That Wrote the nc the have
to be his: and TINT t was written long before the
Another arrest was made n the case yester.
day ttst since since, the murdsI was committed
doorway Of the butcher shop. These started
Che opposite. side Of the the street had seem en-
sxa1y 4s o e anti 9 h hs chop s
saloon Keeper tod the desstyes that nan
scm%ttsa: aSa walked out On f!iday nisHt
ths kssS Sun4 9a Sm ss
q! Ard down that he had never a.,id ANYTHING p
the kind. but that some other man had told
him that he had seen a murder committed
The man arrested yesterday was II long,
f fHtss h 9ctss %s the to aE sts
was going by Lyons's butcher shop about
standing up in the middle - OF the store e'IHH s
nses a e wn w RRt'h he Wns
ng there he , with his rght held above his
by man standns behind him. it Lyons c iSn
his hand to his head and staggered across the
SE did not wsSes the On s ssuss the a T n
to 6 get no AK y ,9ubs
to the House use Of Det"nton Tiers @s
gre g. two STORIES a about what the examination
dition, that he thought Slincy was tn criminal
had ever made any such statement as the ' po e
ti Ice say so The reporters get chance to 9pes.
ho said he did not see the murder. When he
cam. home ns fr" amn work that night he said he
told that the butcher had been murdered. and
hat was the i i no knew Of the murder. He
said that ne dd Mt soc Lyons REACHING up for
,,il"avef:a and he know absolutely nothing about !
the case. Then he was carried away by de-
ss WI" lin niE E.n tT t. the poGs
M. Lyons Mere mcmners Of lodge, Of the :
EG5 behind in his accounts n week ago Thoy c
'ay TINT Silney told Lyons of this. and at the I
md coGiJn't ray Iii" money; that Lyons car.
led thetale u the other officers Of the lodge. \
md that that was the reason an auditing com s
When Sliney heard that Lyons had told he
became Infatuated. and deliberately planned
md executed the murder.
In considering this alleged motive It may BIO
veil to- remember the fact that Sliney's father
nrpttV well -to-Uo that Slinav ,ya |
arning . fair income. and that he has con- +
racts witt. the Clyde Steamship Company the o.
'hurl Or WhyMnd Company. Henry Beerman, 81
nd others. and that he could. II he wanted to- Is
et a considerable amount q money together "
n a very short time. He aid In the Tombs | n
esteEday that he had the SU5 at home. ready d
,r Assarn one Of fSs amd he has
otainad the lay arW Of Levy. Friend m
II begin Tomorrow at the Coroners' ONCE. el
,roner MESSENGER will sit. The wake over the Ii