The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
MICKEY SLINEY ON TRIAL.
JURY INCURRED YESTERDAY, PROSE-
CUJIOy OPENS 1O-D.4T.
S,,ney Killed Bob Lyons WIKI Ills Own
S,Ieaver on the Day Before ThanksEiv-
,ru-ise Has Mnde Three different Com
fh PEI q in n Surprtscf 4

| Sliney Killed Bob Lyons with His own
| <,ieaver on the Day Before ThanksEiv-
iur-ise Has Mnde Three different Com
| fessIon.-Bns the Prosecution n ssurprise'
The trial OF Mickey Sliney for the murder of
his friend, Bob Lyons. In November last, was
begun in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer
before Judge Ingraham yesterday morning.
The day was taken up in examining Jurors.
1t was not until 5 o'clock that tho twelve mon
were secured. Tho people challenged twenty
one talcsmen and the defence twenty-three.
The Jury as finally made up consists OF b. F.
Page. 800 st. Nicholas avenue. salesman;
Henry Rosenheim, 1913 West Eighty-second
street. furniture: L. II. Stavely. toys. o2I sixth
avenue: j. b. Westervelt. stationery. W. sixth
avenue; ]. II. Willis. groceries. 2lI Willis aN-
enue: Louis Hilbert. watches. 20 Nassau
street: Philip Wagner. merchant. LOSS Park
avenue: j. NJ. Bingham, retired merchant. $40
Lenox avenue: James Pollock. contractor 30
East 12Sth street: Gideon Pott Jr.. Hour mer-
chant 224 West Fifty-second street: H. q.
Liest. insurance. 2O4 West Eighteenth street;
Joseph Mooney. groceries. PAL West Fifty
ninth street.
Levy. House 4 Friend are slincy's counsel.
The people are represented by Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Welman and Simms. When tho
jurors had boon empanelled court adjourned
until 1880 o'clock this morning when Mr..
Welman will open for the prosecution.
The crime for which Mickey Slney is now on
trial was committed at 49, Cherry street. on
Wednesday afternoon. Nov. %. 1891. the day
Bob Lyons 1 and his his brother jim managed
butcher shop at that address for their father.
Martin. since dead Mrs Lyons BOYS motnsr
when she passed through from the street TO
the living rooms in the rear Twenty minutes
with seven-inch cash in tho right side Of his
neck Observation-Disclosures,
any quarrel between thcm. There seemed to
tn" crime. He gave himself IN TO the Madison
street police and protested his innocence At
aihi was established for him.. and the Coron-
rr,s Jury exonornted him. ne was. howmver;
T lis T SGS hs Gy
confessinG to Inspector Byrnes that he had
seen Bob Lyons killed. He said that he had
Lyons were. ,uuqrrclling; sliney, said. and he
saw Jim strike Bob with the clsaver. Slinr"yy
added that Jim offered him $4,000 okeei still
After that confession Jim Lyons was arrested
Slncy made another confession in which he
sid that there haL ben con srIraey hG ct
to have the management Of the butcher SHOP
and S!incy was TO get $4,000.
nat Story ulu not seem 70 SUIT Sln,y l"r ne
confessed a third time. This time he com
had killed Bob Lyons himself. but that
it had been. done in sell defence. AZ
ter that confession AN effort was made
by Jm's counse! to have the lnuict-
nlent which had heen found against him
dismissed, 1t was not successful, Assistaa'.
the case. professed to believe thnt jim could
be convicted Of his brothers murder, and in
tH 1T that big surprss wns e. n
at the next term. Mr.. Lynn is now II Civl
Justice. but Messrs. Wellman and Simms NJ
doubt arc acquainted with the nature of his
promised surprise.