The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-21
WIFEACCUSESGEO. W.LYON
mas THE Ex-sURTEYoR ARRESTED
FOR NON-SUPPORE

she Is = TounE Daughter or Commodore jacob
vnsrhIu ana They were HHnFFiea Osly Three
Years AHo-NNArrAnt Sent Up TO SauEsFtirs
Col. LSon brought Here ana raroIod.
Col. George W.. Lyon. formerly Surveyor Of
the Porto New York, was in the YoTkville Po-
lice Court late Yesterday afternoon on q charge
Of non-support and abandonment, preferred by
his wife, Lillian Voorhis Lyon. Magistrate
Deuel. pArolod him for further examination to-
day.
Col. Lyon, who has been Assistant District
Attorney Of this county, as well as Surveyor and
A~ssemblyman from the Twcnty.nrst Assembly
district, is n lawyer. with offices n. AZ Broad
why, and Is also connected with = tobacco firm.
He fought through the civil war on tho staff of
Gen. John A. Dix. and Nttorwnrd served under
Gen. Banks. lilo is 90 years old.
Mrs. Lyon Ia "a years old. She IL the youngest
OF the threo daughters OF tho late Commodore
Jacob Voorhis OF Newport. Her father was tho
owner OF the yacht Madeleine. that successfully
defended tho Americas Cup in 1876. Miss Voor-
his was married to Col. LySn on April II, 1898,
two years after Col. Lyon and his hrst wife. who
was n Miss Cecil OF this city, had been divorced.
On Tuesday last a young woman entered the
Yorkvillc Police Court and told Chief Clerk
TobbittS that Sho wanted her husband arrested
for non.support.
Whats his name T. asked Clerk Tcbbitts
woarily, for tho Yorkvillo Court has O great
number Of abandonment cases.
"Col. George w. Lyon" she replied.
Clerk Tebbitts notified Magistrate Hammer,
who is q personal friend of Col. Lyon. The Mag.
] istrato took Mrs. Lyon into his private room.
The last time my husband lived with me-"
said Mrs. Lyon to the Magistrate, twas nearly
q year ago, when wo stopped at the st. Marc in
Fifth avenue. Even then he spent most of his
nights at the Union League Club, just across the
street. Then l went olive In Eifty-ninth street
near Park avenue, and, while he did not 1.-Two in
the samo house, he gave me $50 a week as long
as our child lived. Then he began to cut down
the amount, and several times l had to threaten
to take proceedings against him unless he paid
moro regularly. Three weeks ago he stopped
all payments. Then 1 wrote him a letter, toll
ing him ! would have him arrested unless he
supported me-"
"tad he any cause to leave you ." asked Mag.
istrato Flammer.
None Whatever, replied Mrs. Lyon. He
admits he has perfect confidence in me. After 1
got no answer to the letter / went up to Sanger.
ties to call on his father to see II he would not
aid me, To my surprise found my husband
thore. He fatty refused to support me. telling
me that he had the money, but that he would
never give me another penny on account of my
not have ono cent, and he then gave me- So to
pay my fare back to New York. / slept at tho
am back here | want him arFes tcd:"
Your family was wealth." said MAGISTRATE
II lhIlIleT. Sah I lney neIp you
Judge" solemnly replied Mrs. Lyon, "Itell
you honestly that 1 will staPve unless my hus-
band Is forced to support me. i have pAwned
everything of value that j owned. / have O
sister travelling in Europe and n brother
travelling In Canada, but l do not know how to
reach them
As Col. Lyon was out of town. tho warrant
was sent to Police Headquarters to be served.
Mrs. Lyon went to Headquarters. but on We'd
nesdAy returned with the story that the detec-
tiyes were acting in q peculiar manner. She
was told to return to Headquarters, and on
Thursday came back to the police court with
another complaint
They made me sit in a window all day"
said she to the Magistrate. THE window was
marked In chalk with my name. and all day
long the detectives filed up and down the room
asking me Is George caught yet O. / don't be-
lieve they mean TO try to arrest him"
Magistrate Flanmer communicated with
Chief Devery over the telephone about the mat
ter, and Chief Devory said the local police would
have to walt until a telegram was received from
Saugerties that Col. Lvon was there. On Sun
day such word arrived, but In tho end Police
man Schroeder of the court squad was sent to
Saugerties to make the arrest. He brought Col.
Lyon down yesterday.
Magistrate Deuel. knows Col. Lyon we'll and
was much surprised to see him arraigned rs q
prisoner. 1t was the afternoon of of Clerk
TebbittS. and the affidavit on which the warrant
had been issuod was locked in his desk. Magis.
trate Deuel. paroled Col. Lyon for a hearing
to-day.