The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-07-30
MYSTERY
Surrounds S Disappear
ance Of John Lyons
From Home of Mother
Sunday Night.
HIS WIFE IS SUMMONED

The police authorities have been no
titled of the mysterious disappearance
of John Lyons, who left home Sunday
evening, ostensibly for few moments
only, but who has not since been seen
and whose Disappearance is unaccount'
able. He lives with his mother Mrs
Fannie Lyons, at 900 Marion street,
and is employed by Johp Skeeles, the
contractor, as a driver. Sunday even
ing he went to the Skeeles barn to at
tend his horses as he always did and
while there his sister, Mrs. A. K.
Johnson, who has been in the east
and was not expected home for some
time, called him up and asked him to
meet her at her aunt's, Mrs, e. ]. Donce
OF Lafayette and Auer streets, as
abe wished TO surprise her mother.
Lyons seemed very glad and told his
sister that he would call for her as
soon as he had finished his work at
the barn.
AT about s o'clock he called up the
Donce residence and said that he was
on his way and would be there In 10
minutes. They waited until 8 o'clock
and as he did not come his sister went
TO her mothers home, thinking that
something had happened to detain her
brother. There they waited In vain
for him to put in his appearance and
they are very much worried as to
what has become of him
He left home dressed in his working
clothes and wearing a straw hat. When
he talked with his sister he wanted
to go home and change his clothing
but they decided that II would take
too long as he had not intended to go
anywhere.
Lyons was not In the habit OF stay.
ing away from home any length oi
time without informing his mother and
in fact he was very particular TO tell
her where he was going and how long
he would be gone. For this reason his
mother and sister feel confident that
something has happened TO aim OF a
very serious nature or he would have
Informed them, and especially as his
sister OF whom he was very fond and
who he had not seen for some time,
was at home.
He did not put in his appearance at
the Skeeles barn Monday morning nor
at his work This was a very unusual
happening as Lyons was one OF the
most faithful of the Skeeles employees
and II caused them to start an inyests
CATION but their efforts were as futile
as those OF his mother and sister.
His mother and sister are complete
iy at a loss 10 account for his disap-
pearance and can advance no clue
whatever with the exception that ne
had trouble with man from this city
who afterwards lived with the miss
ing man and his wife In Cleveland
where Lyons worked for some time.
later coming to Canton and going TO
work for Mr.. Skeeles last April. He
would not tell at home who the man
WAS with whom he had the trouble
and they only found il out when his
hand swelled and blood poisoning set
In. the result OF wound said to have
been made by his opponents teeth.
He was also subject 10 spells OF
heart failure and his wife told his Sis
ter that several times his friends had
brought him home In an unconscious
condition and there is a bare possibil'
ity that he was seized with one OF
these attacks Sunday evening but the
hospitals In the city have been search
ed and the police have been notified
and no trace OF him can be found so
that theory OF his disappearance Is
not given much credit. His wife, wh'
is living in Cleveland, was notified
yesterday and will come TO Canton to
aid In the search for her husband and
TO throw any light she can on the cir
cumstance OF his having trouble with
an unknown man. His mother Is al
most distracted over his disappearance
and insists that her son met with foul
play. To get to the Donce nome
where he was TO have met his sister
from the Skeeles stables he would
have 10 either go down the Pennsyl-
yania tracks or South Cherry street,
both Of which places might have har-
bored an assailant Every effort Is be-
ing made 10 locate the missing man
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