The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-15
MRS. LYONS WOULDN'T SCARE
Her Husband Threatened Suicide
but She Only Smiled.

but She only smiled.
OF the many persons who argue that
matrimonial bliss is not what it is cracked
UP to be none are more willing to believe
that marriage Is a failure than Mr.. Thomas
Lyons, q well known saloonkeeper Of No. 152
Ocean avenue, Greenville. Although mar
ried a great many years and the father OF
four children, Mr.. Lyons has at this late day
separated from his wife and has advertised
that inasmuch as she has left his bed and
board he will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by her.
The true facts OF the trouble between Mr..
Ly ions and his wife have not been made pub
lie, and all sorts of rumors regarding the
cause of separation have been put in circula-
ton BY the gossips In the neighborhood.
One Of the rumors which is gener-
ally believed has it that The domestic
relations Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons have been
severed on account of trouble arising from a
dispute over money matters. The fact that
Mrs. Lyons is wealthy and the owner of con-
siderable property in Greenville, Is we'll
known to all the residents OF the neighbor-
hood. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Lyons was dis
satisfied, because she kept separate banking
account and did not share with him the pro-
fits accruing from the rental Of the property,
and thai the straw which broke the canel's
back, was the manner in which she gobbied
up her share of the rent from the families re-
siding In the large fiat at No. 1873 Ocean
avenue. In which Mr.. Lyons kept his saloon.
The fat is owned jointly by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyons, and was erected two years ago.
Every rent day Lyons collected the amount
due from the tenants n shared 1t with his
wife. When the trouble began two weeks
ago she left him, and Lyons
on Wednesday last, collected all the rents
and took the portion belonging to his wife
to her at her residence on Kearny avenue
when she is residing with her four children.
As be handed her the money he said, this
Is the1last money you will receive from me;
tomorrow / am going to commit suicide
He also told his tenants and a number of
friends that he was going to put an end to
his existence on Thursday afternoon. But
those persons who were waiting to see the
morgue wagon drive up to Lyons door on
the day in question were disappointed. Word
of Mr.. Lyons intention was in some way car
ried to Police Headquarters and the
Fourth and Fifth precinct police were
ordered to prevent the s~aloonkeeper from
carrying out his intention. Captain Nc
Kaig of the Fourth precinct as soon as he
received the message sent a policeman and
the patrol wagon to the place. Sergeant
Charles Haag, who was on duty at the Fifth
precinct station house at the time, hastily
Summoned Roundsman Mcintyre and sent
him to the scene. When Mcintyre arrived
at Lyons saloon he found the patrol wagon
standing outside and expecting to see q CORY
sight he braced up and went inside. He
found Lyons waiting with a broad smile on
his face ready to receive him.
"Whatl Another Policeman said Lyons,
as ne laughed heartily. why, I amt GO
ing to commit suicide he continued; II
was simply making a bluff SO that my wife
would return to me.n
After warning him not to make any more
s'blufrs, the policemen left, and Lyons en-
iovad a laarIv laurh pf fhnir axpansa Rnf
much as he hoped it would. She did not
come running to him nor did she manifest
any anxiety about HIM. This angered
Thomas, and he decided to have nothing
more to. do with her in the future.