The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-15
MURDER: FIRST DEGREE.
y,cKEY sL1NEY CONVICTED OF KILL
INC BOB LYONS

nav Before Thanksgiving - 10th Mea
Were Implicated In tho Plot to XIII tho
mir Hatcher sliney Made . Fourth
statement on the witness stnnd-t DE-
,,.d his Last Confession to Inspector
Bvrpe. and Again Accused jim Lyons
HI. Queer story About " Note.
Tho Jury O., the Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
Altar considering for four hours aud forty min
utes tho testimony for and against Mickey
slinoy. brought In verdict OF murder In tho
Srs. degree at II 20 o'clock last night. AL
though mono OF tho jurors would speak about
Tho case atterward. 1t seoms certain. from
question they asked. that they had In their
minds, even when making tho verdict. the
same doubt that has puzzled oil who have ex-
amined tho case.
Thcy did not know whether Sllney welded
the cleaver and struck down Bob Lyons him
self, or entered into plot with Jim Lyons and
aided him so that he had good chance to
strike down his brother Tho Jury could not
but feel assured from tho evidence that both
ny,,,i n the plot. But the lies and coun-
tar los prevented thom. as every one else.
from ending out which was principal and
which accessory.
II was after o'clock yesterday afternoon
whom Judge Ingraham began his charge and
Il was 6:4O when the jury withdrew. Judge
InRraham waited until o'clock and. finding
that tho Jury was not coming very soon. or
iersi n recess until 0 o'clock. During tho
afternoon session. as Mt all tho ses-
sions, Cherry Hill has been we'll repre-
sentcl In the audience. But Cherry Hill
has to work all day. Last night gave every
body down that way the chance to attend the
trial, and the tenement houses. the saloons.
the dives. the lounging places gave up their
Inhabitants. Tho halls around the court room
wore crowded with those staggering gentle-
mon who sreik English OF strong and Pc
cuiar dialect.
Atl1:lJthe jury gave tho flrst sign OF hav-
ing neared an agreement Foreman Page
sent out word that he and tho other members
we're coming for further instructions. Tho
crowd from Cherry Hill packed the court
mother and his sisters. When the Jury was
seated Judge Ingraham said:
Il understand. gentlemen. that tho question
you wish answered Is: Can an accessory to q
degree To this will simply say that since
the present code was passed principal is any
the Of crime
commit crime. and whether VI he is present or
again. The question made. clear the mind Of
the jury, some thought that the jury believed
weight Of opinion was to the Idea that the jury
xesttoubied BY the universal doubt whether
s ssSs that e
Jim Lyons hired Mickey to do the crime. and
thus became the principal.
The Jury was not slow in making UP Its mind
after its question was answered. At, ll:2O
Ssoss It was once more in the box. The au
etralnnQ md mouths ware ODan
stany time s during 81 the he trial. But the isses
f o. as mother and sisters were not pleasant to
Have you agreed upon verdict :" said tho
wv vWs hsye." sa,d the foreman. standing.
Tasn he sqs 0r
I've I've find him guilty Of murder in the first
Mickey looked disturbed. but did pot
weaken. His mothers face wore look that
made one OF the court officers move quickly to
sfe sas and There ts O.
so low tha. no ons could tell whether
stayed until after the Democratic Convention
he would not stay sen ence lonser at present
than week T from to-day He r dismissed the
with his silent mother and sisters until every:
Hill. waiting outside, and to the Tombs by way
Of Broadway; The sliney family, was the last
though she were going blind.
he M assn sny sFea
mouth " shut would have made his reisase is
accuse jim Lyons OF the crime m and to say that
he himself had arrived upon the scene lust in
SCI oE of hs he s,assffp ss Tnm
pclon. Whom the POLICE had got this state;
his mouth TO confess that he had done the
killing himself and had done it IN seli-defence.
When his lawyers presented his case It became
sta!emept and had returned to the first.
Mhsn he went upon the witness stand yess;
ehdren. and that he was 81 years old. she
sad sad that she had gone over 10 the L1yonses'
inss.ing beside his brothers body. looking
guilty. She went home soon afterwa.d d, and
t esa ' the ab ali for r' Jim
lyons. Mrs. Bridget Brooks. neighbor and
i l,, OF Mrs siney who was with her that
turned little in his favor.
@ he oos a"s aaf tho
iury and began: "Gentlennn OF tho Jury"
SIt Ar. House did not lot this go on. .'nliney."
pe a ne INA ~ very UNPLEASANT voice. will you
sliney's lips shut together and he turned his
YES 70 DIR. House and waited. Mr.. House said:
Rob iiSHsy, did YOU strike the blow that killed
., SO help me God. never did," was tho an
Ut made an un'avorablc impression. During
tne triai Y has come out IN connection with
many OF Mickey's contradictory statements
thW 40 help me. God" was his fay"rite way
SSyss ana Ihrcwa trag c accent into his voice
~ had false ring. aud 80 did the whoi. Of hi.
st9tement. He was yoluble and ready WS
did not in the main contradict hlmsnip
A.. But you said Y superintendent Evrnm:
that You did" said Mr.. House. '"''
Yes. did" replied Mickey. And thcn tbo
examination proceeded. Mr. House g"ntiv
Prompting him with questions or intrrrmttp
Ing him when. In his anxiety 10 hr minut. ho
introduced absurdly small details. Tho ir rat
point OF me defence was tho origin Of that
mote IN red Ink that got the boy Ilrounisch on
OF mo way so that Il he murder could ho dom.
the murd6r" -
Yes siy, on Monday. He came to my house
with q friend Of his that didn't know. lis
asked for dollar of OF me, l give him tlS
COLLAR. His, friend says: Can I use your
INK / said vas. and ho wrnta not. NJ,