The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-14

Special Dispatch 20 the Post Tuteliirencer
SIDNEY. Wash. July 13.-The jury was
not completed until this morning in the
case 81 fhe state ". Swan Berg charged
WIN TIE murder OF Michael J. Lyons en-
the n.gaT Of June y. The jurors sworn 10
Try the case are as follows: FL g. Fuller
- I. Williams. NJ. h Brewster T. J.
ttoscoino. James Anderson J. & Wise, W
r. Walker. c. p. Rafferty,. john Auslow.
= mes Sherman, Robert Gibson and r. NJ.
Gill.
). 3. fakey. prosecuting attorney. as
sisted ~ WIN II. Norris. represents the
ste while Richard Winsor and George
l.. Morris are counsel for the defendant.
The case having been stated tha nrnse-
cution called to tho stand pr : J. prider-
stine. coroner of kiIsap county, who testi-
fed:
am Tracs!cirg physician. and I was
Called 70 Por5 Rlaksley to hold an INQUEST
o. tne body of Lyons. The inquest was
y 49,, = me MOTEL Ct Mi Lyons ] found q
"Gaf1 on tue right side midway az the
S2t.Af- Done and back Of it, and nssStng
downward Death was caused ~ me gun
sho' "o9na. The bail had entered from
&c front | only made an external exam
lhatlon with the finger and probe ala
y 't hnd TIE bullet The probe penetrate 4
g.S.l@ or aile inches. TIE point CO entrance
was Iust back OF the cIavicle and me
course q the wound was downward and
backward nr. Mcintyre assisted in max
ing this examination"
pr. A. J. Mcintyre was the next witness.
He said:
= reside az Port BlskeIey. where am a
LSon place by John H Moss about I
o Clock a N. Accompanied by Moss and
~ patty Sheriff Mulhern Berg ret rs AZ
ne door and said the old man was better
" went 10 the room where the body was
IElng: examined Ii and said he was dead.
IIat ne rad been dead about FIVE minutes.
IN, ne wound was on the right side. about
the middle OF the coll2r-hone extending
uoWa ana backward Ia the chest. There
were no other wounds. marks or bruises
- ons came 10 his death by the gunshot
wound.
Il went out of the harroon with the
aepuiy sheriff of this county: rs we talked
Mulhern called my attention 20 Moss and
RS, Standing near the billiard table.
the door and We listened hut could NOT
near them. They We're talking in n low
tone close togo ther. and remained lit thas
POSITION three or four minutes. Moss and
Berg said the sailor Sco,ty was drunk and
they advised Mulhern 10 leave him there.
~ tiley could take care Of him. They adj
yised second time that he he left there.
was present when the examination of tho
wound was made at the time of the in
quest. The probe penetrated eight or nine
inches"
On REORGANIZATION the witness testi-
fled as follows:
While was dressing Moss asked me
what time II was. When I finished dress
Ing ] examined my watch, and il was I
O'Clock. Moss then went In search Of the
constable. | got my fixtures ready and
started. Met Moss and Mulherr snd we
went 70 the Lyons place. Berg met us at
the door We went 70 the bedroom AMI
found the body covered. said he was
dead. took hold Of the hand and II was
warm, but there was no pulse. | put my
ear over his heart. He was not breathing
In my opinion he had been dead about five
minutes. When ! said he was dead they
seemed surprised and said. rs that SOP
Moss inquired II Lyons had said anything
Berg said that Lyons had said I know
them. and he asked me 10 shut up the
hotel Az no time did we locate or find
the ball. II was Moss and Berg who ies
the way TO find the sailor. Scotty. We
found him in he'd. apparently asleep: was
not undressed; was aroused al our coming
IN. He said the men who came in said
Hands up" They said: we are not going
10 hurt YOU, Scotty.' and fired two shots
and ran out. He went down 70 the bar
room and showed where Lyons was stand
Ing. He showed the effects OF having been
drinking
The court AZ this point adjourned