The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06
THE xURDEn or BUTCHER LYONS.
Was It ConnitteA In HIS Shop or In Il
y PassaEeway Leading 70 the Dining Room .

Was It ComnitteA In HIS Shop or In the
Psssaxeway Leading 70 the Dining Roons
Ever since Bob Lyons the Cherry street
butcher. was murdered in his shop with one OF
his own cleavers It has been asserted and not
denied that at the time the blow that nearly
severed his head from his body was struck he
was standing out in his shop on tho left
hand side as you enter near a bench on
which fish were kept and about six
feet from the main entrance. The asse,-
ton was based on the fact that there was .
large clot Of blood on the fish bench. while
there was very little blood anywhere else In
the shop. either on the counter. door. or
walls. The police have been content to let the
matter rest without minute investigation. be-
cause. II the murder was committed anywhere
but in the shop. It would be point In slIney's
favor. and they were intent on fastening the
crime on Sliney and no one else. The blood in
the place. by the order Of the Coroner. has not
been disturbed. Yesterday Q Sun reporter
visited the shop.
The pool Of blood on the fsh bench was
about as large as Q mans hand and was round.
with ragged edge. There were q few spots
Of blood on the floor between tho meat block
and the door. o few moro near the second
msst block. which is ut the other end Of the
shop. q spot here and there through the pas
eagevay that goes by the ice boz and
storeroom to the dining room In the
FeaE OF the building. This passageway
Is about twelve feet long. There Is q
door leading into it from the outside
hal shout two fest from tho entrance to tho
passage. This door was always unlocked. tho
Lyonses soy. Five or six feet beyond this
door. on the left side Of the passage going in
from the shop. are three barrels. Beyond these
barrels are three steps going up into the din
Ing room. the floor OF which is about az feet
higher than the floors Of the passage and tho
shop. The wall above these three barrels was
spattered thickly with blood. It was in blotches
and spots. and looked as IL 1t had certainly
spurted there from the veins and arteries
There wasa patch Of blood ON the door near
IL. pseh sHs eo IL R p On The T sh
Dr. Gr; Donlin. the CoronsPs ghysictan, in his
blow that killed Lyons was. struck the blood
purely ,sPurted to some distance from the
o %Ef ss snf a ss Ss s4 sS
Spssular contraction 81 the Veins and arteries.
55iaely contract and tho ends are drawn up and
iuliy three isat His spot on The wall 'R n the
En- sSS siesa
IKE Il IN the hall or any blood spots that have
th r. renotes5 reser1 blnnce to Il.
bu Rc hasrs tho paysissn who attended the
While the Peod sRs not have spsstsd Il
y dii squirt from the wound. its tendency
over The &c w lSr to squirt Upward and
IN nd the right side q the head and neck; Mrs.
on up sss g ss as
steps going up ms she had her on the top
s s'aaI down. The wound being on the riaht
have s straeP The right es wall H ssa
b Both Or: Kerr and Dr.. Doniln tsstiasd that
a "ns bs s q
struck the blow from behind, and. In ali prob
sSi ah while Lyons was leaning over with his
tarre!s. taken with tho testimony oi the dog
toLa, indicates this:
a. When bob Lyons was murdered 10 was
~ss .ts snans
Win MS back toward the renr entrance to the |
S pas; II tho blood ,srurted. Us DIT. Kerr
Against Inc wall II ABOUT sWsf on ana isve
Win ,Ly3ns's head at the time the blow was |
and ri'H tss ths o wounded man raised his head
Shock would have taken his senses from
PIN ta..a Inoment at least He was struck |
" . Ssninf h, WIN In vague IDEA q seeing who
ward tho stairs. Perhaps his mothsrs Voice
partly revived him; She told him to 70 out out.
re sSs a tsS asa
street until he came to the fish bench. That |
m the the ilrst thing on which be could rest. He
bench and made the big eIot. AZ this bench |
MS fast KoinE strength he held the place 90" a
fsy1 n sssD not = S sss S Sssn
saa the door @ ths Ginning room. Who cosu I1ds