The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
FOR MURDER IN WYOMING
MARRY TIER. ALIAS HARRY LY-
ONS,. Is ARRESTED AT
LEAD, S. ID.
CRIME COMMITTED IN 1875
And for Quarter of Century the
> Murdered Mans Brother Has
-. Been the Alleged
Murderer,s Trail.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 15-(Spe-
Si9i-l-The case of Harry Tier, who was
arrested few days ago at Lead, on the
chafge OF murder committed near Hills
A2rd, Nyo., a little over twenty-five years
ago, Is q remarkable one in many re-,
SDoets and would furnish the material for
= tale of mystery of the penny dreadful
variety The mystery is as to whether
Or not Tier Is the man who is wanted
for tlle crime. There were two Harry
, A4Yens, the name by which the man
wanted for the Wyoming murder was
known. in the Black hills in early days,
\ And ii may prove that one of them, who
, MIsiTpcared from that region in 1880, is
( &hc murderer wanted in Wyoming.
Tier. it is admitted went by the name
OF Harry Lyons for several years after
We went to the Black hills in 1876. Ac-
eording TO statements made by him after
qis arrest he admitted that he assumed
ple 1amc Of Harry Lyons upon shipping
aS a sailor upon the ocean, and that he
Detained the name until about 1889. He
mafntaned that he was in Southern
California during the whole of the year
aA7a-the wear the murder was committed
IA Wyoming, for which he has been ar
eested-and that in June, 1876, he went
30 Cheyenne, Wyo
/ w htle in California he was in the en-
pioY of the Cerro Gordo Transportation
'eomrany as keeper of a station. and in
the performance of his duties frequently
Rade deposits of money for the company
IN local bank. He says he remembers
khe name of the bank, and relies upon
The evidence to this effect which can be
shown by the books of the bank to es.
Ea5lish an alibi for himself. He, upon ar
H#ing ut Cheyenne in 1876 secured en-
Gloyment with a transportation company
Engaged III traffic to and from the Black
BILLS.
{ He afterwaud left the employ of the
Ia
position with the Homestalze Mining
Rompany. During a portion Of the time
he was one Of the companys bullion
guards. and had charge of the shipment
s5f millions of dollars worth of gold
bullion. A few years ago he went to
South Africa, but returned after time
Rpd resumed his former position with the
A1"mestake company. Later he went to
fhc klondike and remained there for
ReVcral months, again returning to Lead
Rnd taking q position with the Home
EttiIfe company.
s. STORY OF THE CRIME.
s ON Aug. 16, 1875, John B. Wheeling,
Hlas Jack Whalen, and man known
Rs Harry Lyons, left Hilliard, Wyo., in q
Wagon for a sawmill a number of miles
distant The former had in his possess
sion the sum of $1,70O In cash, which was
30 be paid to the employees of the saw
knlll. The following day Wheelings dead
Rody was found. 1t bore evidences of a
Eoul murder having been committed.
ghe team and money. as we'll as Lyons,
bad disappeared. A search was at once
commenced for the murderer, and has
becn prosecuted up to this time, resulting
in the arrest of the Lead citizen. under
the belief that he was the Harry Lyons
wanted for the crime
Tier was arrested at the instance of q
brother of the man who was murdered
11TsfRr Of
curing all the long years since his
brother fell a victim to an assassin's bull
ket' has been on the trail of the murderer
for the. purpose of avenging his brothers
death.
Tier maintains that a mistake has been
made. lie readily consented to return to
Wyoming without requisition papers be-
ing presented to the governor of South
Dakota The result of the preliminary
examination, to be held as soon as the
witnesses can be summoned when Tier
arrives at Hilliard in charge of a. sheriff
ts awaited with great interest by the
people in this state, who have known
the accused for years.
There are said to be a number of men
Still living at and near Hilliard who saw
~ heelinS and Lyons leave the town on
Ehe day that the former was murdered.
Innd that they will have no difficulty in
Identifying Tier, if he is in reality the
IMAM wanted.
Some of the old-timers In the Black
gHllls recollect that from about 1877 to 1880
wyoming horse jockey named Harry
s5yons was hanger-on around the
bIack Hllis towns, and they express the
opinion that he is the man who COM
emitted the murder In WyoIGng In 1875.
This Lyons disappeared from his BLACK
Hills haunts in about 1880, and his pres
ent whereabouts, If still living, are M
I known.