The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-13
IF SLNEY TELLS THE TRUTH
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Bob Lyons. the Cherry street butcher. was
murdered eighteen days ago to-day. To-day
- much mystery surrounds the manner and
the motive Of his taking on a. surrounded the
ease the day the crime was committed. Tho
devslopments the past few days have served
20 increase rather than diminish Il Itlooked
reasonably certain when Mickey sliney was mr.
rested that he was not the murderer. The kill
ins Of Bob Lyons was not an ordinary Cherry
street crime No tight preceded It No drunk
On men had part In It. Il was deliberate
suoh murder - man commits who has .
long-standinG srudge against his Victim: Q
murder that might have for Ito inspiration
love. hate or money. II was a. ooid-blooded Q
crime - the murder for which Hiram Sawtelle
vii DAY the penalty after New Years
Bob Lyons was . big innocent fellow like
Hiram 6aWtelle's brother. He was liked By
everybody who ever know him. That 10 the
testimony Of ali Of his neighbors and At the
church hs attended. He had been married but
tour monthA His father had brought from
Ireland ne woman who became his sons
wife. and shs had worked In the family and had
BEEN treated moro Like . daughter than .
servant until Bob Lyons fell in love with her.
The Lyonsss ere rich. e Cherry street goes
They have ct least $4,000. and perhaps mora
Nra Lyons had aimed at what she thought .
better match for her son. At least she was
dissatisnsd with his marrying the servant
Until the marriage Bob had been mixed up in
mono Of the family sauabbleA It IL In evidence
that aftsr his marriage his mother often quar-
relied with him. and that the night before he
Was murdered she angersd him and he hit her
IN the ~ Nth Z piece OF meat or bone. or
So6 prsssie.iiy owned ths butcher shop.
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rs not Known that 50 ever had quarrel OF
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street Mrs. Mailer II the woman who went an
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her step Il might have been fifteen minutes
n sSs s 1ssn snss Soae out Il
language she described his coming out o. FOL,
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He came flying out and disappeared Ike . |
When DO came out Mrs. Mailer says. she went |
}Sai Of brssS She ". II t5s fHksr shop only
N itons q Isea s shop Sa = she vent
lyons ms stang On tSs Soor and Els s1 Mot RSe
Washing the blood from the out IN his neck. |
Then the Dolieeman tBree4l who Hyes up |
s ~ NE came u Win Two men no nad picked up
NJ ltsiTnsss e slinsy Il must b z! aid thss
nsnt q Srse ~itneSsss Who s%sss they SAVE
Sliney vail calmly from the shop. across the |
street 70 bis own house: and then calmly down