The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-11
Murder Near Ovid.
From the Free Press.


Ovid, August 7.-(Special)-Henry Ly-
we're, an old pioneer of this section, SO
years of age, who lived on farm three
miles north of here, was found dead
about 8 o'clock Sunday evening. The
body when found was about 800 feet
from the house, in lane which leads
from the house to the main travelled road.
The particulars learned are that Ly-
we're was living with his second wife,
whom he married in 1885, and that they
have often quarreled. There was also
another person living with them-her
brother, John J. Lape, from New York
City, who came to them the 2Sth of last
May
Mrs. Lyvere and Lape say they ate
their supper about p. M, and then Ly-
we're started to his evenings work before
dark. He asked her to do some churn.
ing, which she refused to do, saying that
they had time enough by daylight. This
made him angry. He went out to the
barn then came back, picked up an AK,
and demanded of her his revolver, which
she always kept, and, obtaining it, start
ed off towards the lane. Soon afterwards
they heard a pistol shots This was
about 8 o'clock. They Immediately
went down the lane and found him
dead.
Here their testimony before the coro-
ner's jury is very conflicting as to wheth-
er they examined him or not to see if he
was dead. Then they went to notify the
neighbors, but went first towards her
son-in-law's house, Israel Bensinger, but
met him on the road. They, in going
passed by three houses, but reused the
inmates when coming back.
A coroner and jury were Immediately
summoned from this place, and arrived
on the scene about 1890 a. m. The body
when found lay on its back, head to the
north, dressed in an old shirt, overalls
and shoes. In Lyvere's left hand was
found self-cocking, thirty-two caliber
Smith q Wesson revolver, and in his
right hand, loosely clutched, an ak. His
pocketknife, unopened, was found about
| five feet from the body towards the
house, and his hat about thirty feet
| further. There were no marks of q
struggle, but one on the ground which
looked as if he might possibly have been
dragged short distance. Deputy Sheriff
John Goss showed that but one chamber
of the revolver had been exploded, and
that two unexploded cartridges interven
ed between the exploded one and the
hammer. The only wound found was
| one in the back which looks like bullet
wound. After taking the body to tn,
house Lape, her brother, was brought
here and put in jail.
At the inquest to-day Mrs. Lyvere, who
appears to be about 80 years old, anC
from reports is not very intelligent, sale
that after procuring the revolver and ak
he had been gone but short time, posi-
bly, five minutes, when she heard the
report. She then stepped to the stail
| door and called her brother, who was
lying dressed on the bed. They wen
down the lane to where the body lay
but did not touch it.
Lape's testimony is that he was sitting
on the east side of the house that aftei
Lyvere had procured the revolver anC
AK his sister came out and told him, and
that in about five or eight minutes they
heard the shot. He Immediately wen
down the lane and she soon joined him.
DIR. j. Taylor found that a bullet haC
entered about the middle of the back
passed through the heart and lung, anC
had caused instant death. DIR. Taylor
thought that it was impossible for Ly
we're to have committed suicide, judgin,
from the direction of the ball and tn,
| wound.