New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-02
PART II.
PAGES II TO ID.
HE CONFESSES TO A MURDER.
SU1NTjY GAYS HE KILLED LYONS.
DECLARING THAT HE ACTED IN sRLFDEFENCn
Ills STORY.

DECLARING THAT HE ACTED IN sELFDEFENCn
Ills STORY.
Tie secret Of the Lyons murder In Cherry-st. was
disclosed yesterday. when Michael Sney, accused Of
the crime said TO Chief Inspector Byrnes at Police
Headquarters: e" killed Bob Lyons" Mr.. Byrhes said
later IN the day: have had three talks with Slney
here at the Central once. Soon after the CorOncrs
inquest concluded the Attorney asked me
to maize an investigation Of some matters connected
with the case. had Sliney brought here and he sald
he haA seen James Lyons commit the murder. Later
had sliney brought up here again, and confronted
him with James Lyons, the dead mans brother. Slney
then repeated his declaration that he had seen james
Lyons commit the murder in the butcher shop at No.
l5o Chcrryst. Thanksgiving Day. Siney and James
Lyons indicted. went carefully ever the test
mony which James Lyons had given at the CereAsrs
inquest relative to his movements at the time Of the
murder and sent out detectives to Investigate Ms
statements. Such complete eorroSoration - ~
statements obtained that l was satisfied Of tn
Innocence Of Lyons. siiney in two statements WHOA
he had made to me in this ONCE had contradicted him.
self several times An investigation len Doubt In
my mind that sliney had written the note In red ink
which used 10 send Bob Lyons's errand beg cat q
the shop Just before the marter committed.
"Ihis morning had sliney brought before aeaa
and questioned hin. lie finally broke down. bss.d
TO cry and said he had killed Bob Lyons. In ~
presence OF six detective serseans he made the snt
ment, which las been reduced to wr1ting.'
In his confession Sliney says james Lyons, whom
accused In the presence OF Chief Inspector Byrnes
at Police Headquarters, had nothing to do with the
murder. On the morning OF the murder went to mo
store of Bob Lyons about 10 o'clock. lie owed me
$50 for coal. | asked him for the money and ne ~
fused TO Give 10 me. We had some
words about IL and he knocked me down
and kicked me In the stomach. As soon as ]
could get my feet out Of the store and went
directly home. returned 10 Ly0n,'s butcher shep
about O'Clock the day. having in the meantime
drunk considerable As as ! entered, Bob Lyons
said Hello. VIII you come out and have driBkf
said Yes and went TO Hinchey's liquor stbrs.
We had drink. While there gave him the note say
Ing that boy had banded 1t to me. We returned 10
butcher shop after having drink and he gave the
note To bi, boy, Hronish, vino started out with 1t,
| leaving alone
q" then asked Lyons II he was going to pay me the
| money he owed me- lie struck me and knocked me
! down L ran toward the door. lie grabbed me and
! dragged me back and struck me again. We then
| struggled over toward the chopping block and he
| said III Kill you and make stenks out OF you
| again broke away from him. He followed me with q
| knife. and l. believing that my life was In danger
grabbed the ceaver and hired IL AT MIN. IL struck MIN
| in the neck then ran out Of the store
the confession In the afternoon. and steps will be taken
to set James Lyons free. The Inspector said that nj
! thought that slney had been guilty. Of "A deli6era<