The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-22
rVO MORE ARRESTS.
,snSx AID SWAN BERG CHARGED
wfTH THE Lyons MURDER.
rh~v Are the si~n Who Answered
..sco.ty- Mclaughlin. Gail for
Help When the HotcsLeeper Had
Weceised His Death Wound From
the uigsssa ynsan's pisfot-osiicers
Seem Confident of Their Case
Diochet and sncsfrem ReIsaxed-
The Funeral.


John II. Moss snJ Swan gerg. the two
men that answered '-Ecotty'' Nci.angh~
lin's cali for help after Michael ! Lyons
had received his death wound from the
pistol Of a hssshwayman. IN f.yoas hotel
at Hsdersliie, last Friday night. stand be
fore The Law charged with murder
Moss ~ at Port Blakeley in charge Of
deputy sheriff. and Berg IL su the city
Jail. while .'scotty- Mclaughlin, from
WHOM the Information that led up to the
frres'i was obtained. Ii aiso detained at
The big mill town across the Sound aS d
4 witness.
Michael Lyons died with tire words II
kaow them, know them upon MS HIPS.
nnd at that time he was being cared for
b the very men who have been hunted
dcgn by Detective CuS.shee. Deputy sher-
liz Mnli1ern. of Kitsap county. and Dep
nty Sheriff Lane, Of King county.
Did the presence Of Moss and Fsesg pre-
vent LYONS from telling what be knew.
" has only a Fart ~ the truth come
OUT Fhe accused declare Their Innocence.
but the officers OF the law. while refusing
70 express opinaonr. Gay that iney are
willing 10 let the evidence speak feF Itself
when the case COMES into court
~ TO Moss, the post-inteiitSeneer told
his record yesterday morning. lie has al
ready served isDg term ia the rsntten-
tiaTy OF this stat. far q coid-baosled muir
der. and 1t IN supposed that fe was In
Folsom prison. California. before he ar
rived In Washington. Berg II earpen-
ter who lives In Seattle at Sic King street.
but he has been working for Lyons fer
\ about month. The police know nothing
about his record.
Peter Uiochst and Jaan SaestFom. the
RI Earss stFr ted on AZ
cion last Saturday evening, have been re-
leased. the police being satisfied that they
Were In nowIae connected with lie bloody
tragedy.
The remains of Ar. Lyons we're laid
away yesterday afternoon in Csivury
cemetery IN The prsa<nre of a large gath
crlng of his friend. end oyFn ~ the tins
tho first prayer .gaa offered Detective Cad
thee and Deputy shnrin Mait2erD werc on
their way from Port Madison 20 Elakeiey
= with tn. aiie1rd murderer Moss. At -
3 O'Clock Berg was found IN The Nevada sa~
leon on First avenue. telling shat ne Knew
about the murder. aud ten minutes later
he was behind the bars. while his mamie
appeared or. the police resistsT with The
wcrd Murder Opposite II, and the .saF-
rant lay on the desk m plain sight.
Moss and Berg have not been arrested on
snap Judgment. but there is always a
Possibility Of a mistake eases OF this
kind. and for this reason much that
might lie told nj present Will be- lett I'M
said until such time as 1t can be proved
beyond question of doubt.
Although the murder took place in Kit
zap county. the fact that Mr. Lyons had
a residaace In Seattle and was weii-
known to all the old pioneers. had It's cf-
feet In causing the police department
and sherifra office 10 take more than
usual interest In the case. 1t was CON
sidercd adyisabie 10 call I'm Detective
Cudihse. whose experience In criminal
matters and cool sober Judgment. aas
always been OF great value 81 unrasel-
Ing mysterious eases. Last Sunday morn
inE Capt Sullivan. who Is an the day
shift and who is acting as chief of police
In the ahgence Of Chief Reed. directed
Cudihee To proceed To Eideryitie and
make thorough Investigation of the .mur-
der. His instructions gave him power TO
act on his own judgment Cu,iihee took
the steamer Renton az 1888 o'clock in the
morning and at the wharf WIS Joined by
Deputy Sheriff Lane Instead of work
Ing az cross purposes. AZ has heen The
case too frequently between the police
ana shsriT's office. they Joined ISSUES,
At ftidersilie they went Immediately 10
the hotel and made Systematic search
OF the room wherein tho murder WAS COM
mitted. Nothing new OF startling was dfs-
covered. They were especially anxious 10
clear up the mystery about the second
ahot, but came away without having dis
covered where II struck. IL catch IA bullet
was fired. In the room where AR. Lyons
died they found hts blootty clothes. which
were pat IN bundle ana preserved FOR
future Use.
Charles Carlson. the tongahoreman who
was Ia the saloon wten the shooting took
place. hunted up and questioned 1t
length. He stuck 90 his old story. svscar-
ing tina, he wss going out with n pail Of
beer when two masked men entered the
door The first one. who war tarttr and
taller than the second made arerth for
the bar. while the second man pointed A
pistol at his scarison'sl head but ,iid nat
Ray word. Carlson said there was ua
handle on the pail ana he put both
hands with the patti ~ beer between them.
over his head. lie heard the taller man
say. hands up and almost instu~tiv
thereafter "A shot was fired Thea cnrse
another uhot. aud she two men left tb..
saloon. Carlson was igft standing IN ,he
room. and went out after thcra He re
peatei this story withoat variation. aui
claimed that he dld not recognize the
men. they were masked.
Many people who live En- Tia vicinity OF
Lyons hotel were Interviewed hut moth.
ing rev Was found out Cua!hee ana I d re
then went To rori Rlakeley ana fogu.i
Deputy Sheriff MuIhvYn. MO had gsno
10 bed. worn ant t'S many hours ar hard
work. Malhern Mas glad 81 receive tA,
assistance Of the officers from thts side
az the bay. aud Immediately ros ready far
more service \ locg consultation us
held. with the result thaf the fcre,s va ere
divided un. DEPUTY Sheriff lane went
hack 20 hiderNisiv to infefs gea "a ns{if..
man named Peterson. who Aaa , taIk yyiff
Mrs Lyons about - 80 o'ci@ek sn gAt, t,ii~rs
OF the murder. IL Viii h. shown ~ ,he
preliminary examination shat So Tvous
and Peterson were standing So or an
yards from the Sntel CoBVers5nE. when
tall man with his bat draWn down over
hts eyes approached thFrs from IA, as.
rectian ~ the hotel A. be passed th.-,,
he staggered as II So mako e. appear thar
he was intoxicated, After fyoas ai,3
Peterson returned IL the motel the man
turned and came back aiso. Al ~ tha
mana identity, more viii tc heard later
bat not in this story.
Clslihee and Malhvra learuva that
.'srotty'' Mef4aushiln. who wza in tho sa-
leon az the time at the shco13rg and .sh.,
made the call that resu}test sn tnr ans
pearamce - Mess and Berg. was atteu.{-