The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-23
AN UNUsUAL 1EeA1 ooNrEsr

the Body for Burial.
Very soon after the death OF George
A, Lyon, son of the late DR.. John L.
Lyon of this city, which occurred at
the house of his mother, No. 271 Orange
street, Thursday afternoon, application
was made to the probate court for an
order giving the sole custody of the
remains to, the mother Mrs. Hermonia
E. Lyons.
The proceeding is a most unusual one,
and was resented somewhat bitterly
yesterday morning by counsel for the
wife Of the deceased, who claims to have
the sole right to the custody of the re-
mains of her husband
For some. time past the troubles
which existed between George A. and
his wife have been noticed in the news
papers with relation to legal proceed
ings which have come up in court, and
the controversy yesterday morning is
a practical continuation Of this series
of family discords.
For two years past the late George A.
Lyoh and his wife have not lived to-
gether Mr. Lyon living with his mother
on Orange street, while his wife has
resided elsewhere. For some time Mr..
Lyon had been in very poor health and
he died Of complication of diseases.
The mother and son lived in the hand
some brick house on Orange street, be-
tween Elm and Wall streets, which
was built and occupied for years by the
late Truman A. Warren, and which af-
ter his death, was sold to the late Dr.
]. L, Lyon, father of the young man
now deceased.
Mr. Lyon was employed formerly at
the oleomargarine mandatory on Park
street, and later became connected with
the Old Colony Dlstilleries company,
subsequently entering the employ of
L. c. Bates & Co., the butter dealers.
He left wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Lyon,
to whom he was married about seven
years ago. Mrs. Lyon now lives at III
Meadow street.
About two years ago Mr.. Lyons men
tai capabilities became impaired, and he
was committed to an asylum. Later it
was thought best to take Mr. Lyon
out of the institution, and he was
brought to the home of his mother.
Some time ago Mrs. George A. Lyon
applied to the superior court for a
habeas corpus, claiming that her hus-
band was still insane and that he was
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of his mother. She desired the COM
partnership of her husband, which she
stated, through her counsel, that this
she was not permitted to have. A
commission was appointed to examine
Mr. Lyons condition as to sanity and
they reported that he was not insane
and also that he was not under re-
straint. The wife then abandoned the
proceedings.
Judge David Callahan was appointed
CONSERVATION over Mr. Lyons estate and |
held that position until Mr.. Lyons |
death.
Mrs, Lyon, ST., upon the death of |
her son, through her attorney, w. A. |
Wright, made application to Judge |
Cleaveland for an order giving the |
mother sole care and custody Of the |
remains of her son until further or
der of the court should be granted
About o'clock last Thursday after |
noon Attorney William A. Wright, act |
ing in the behalf of the deceased's |
mother, made application to the pro-
bate court, setting up the fact that |
George A. Lyon was dead and asking |
that his mother Mrs. Hermonia E. |
Lyon, be given the custody of the |
body, it being further alleged that she
was the next of kin, his wife having |
deserted him two years ago. This a ,
ton was taken, so it was stated, upon
a belief that an attempt would be
made upon the part of Mrs. George A.
Lyon to secure the remains of he hus-
band, as she had frequently threat
ened to do. At the same time that the
application for the custody of the
body was asked for. application was
made for administration on the estate
of the deceased, all this occurring with
in few hours after the breath of
life had left the body of the deceased
An ex-parte hearing was given on the
application for the custody of the body
and several witnesses testified that Mrs.
George A. Lyon had made threats to
oCCuIC IT. tiIlu IlpOll IIIG ISpIGStuLd- |
tons made Judge Cleaveland acting
within the statute, granted
the order giving Mrs. Lyon the GUS
tody Of the body of her son. The ap-
olication for administration was set
down for a hearing next Wednesday.
Mrs. Lyon, jr., was notified of the
death of her husband by A. H. Hurl-
burt, acting for Mrs. Lyon. ST., and
went to the house to view the remains.
She was also told that she would be
welcome to attend the funeral.
State Attorney Doolittle, acting for
Mrs. Lyon. jr., widow of the de-
ceased, took exception to the proceed
ng and hearing on the matter was
leld, as stated yesterday.
When asked if he should apply for
IN injunction Mr.. Doolittle stated that
lie should wait until after the funeral,
Is he had some idea of decency, even
f the other side had not.
Mr.. Lyon leaves an estate of about |
10000, which will be divided between
mother and wife.
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