El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

seemed well acquainted with the man.
who asked him 10 ride TO the hotel
in his automobile. Wiley then lex
and did not see Lyons again
killed Downtown:
II is believed that the deceased
got in the front seat Of the machine
with the man and that there were
two thugs in the rear seat The ma
chine was then driven either on
West San Antonio or Overland street
in the direction of the PasO del Norte.
While driving through a dark part
of the street, il is believed by some
that the men in the rear seats muir
dered Mr.. Lyons before he reached
the heart of FL Paso.
The head of the deceased was then
placed in the box filled with sand
which had previously been put IN
the car to prevent blood from STAN
ing the floor of the machine Then
the body was taken to the ravine and
thrown over, according to these sus-
Robbery Not the Motive.
That robbery was not the motive
for the crime was learned today after
the arrival here OF Horace Moses, as
sistant manager of the Chino Copper
company at Silver City, a brotherin-
law of Mrs. Lyons, and other friends
of the deceased. They said Lyons
left Silver City with less than so
IN his pocket The money was taken
thorities from ascertaining the rear
motive for the crime his friends be-
Iieve II robbery had been the mo-
tive. his friends state, he would nave
been shot and killed near his home
after other cattle deals. when he has
often had large sums Of money on
his person.
The theory that Lyons was muir
dered by cattle rustlers or thieves
whom he has prosecuted is discred-
tied by his friends. They believe that
II these were the murderers they
would have waylaid Lyons on his
ranch and killed him. The carefully
worked out plot is believed TO nave
been engineered by a brain FAR more
cunning than that'of common cattle
rustler-
Big Reward For Murderer.
Mrs. Lyons, arrivals from Silver
City state, intends employing detec-
lives to run down the murderers Of
her husband She. also announces she
viii offer a large reward for the
arrest and conviction of the muir
Mayor Charles Davis announced
Saturday morning that the city OF
Fl Paso viii give a reward Of $500 for
the arrest and conviction OF the muir
derers. Other rewards are expected
TO be offered by business associates
Of the deceased and his friends.
Mr.. Moses, who is at the Paso del
Norte hotel today, said that in his
opinion Mr.. Lyons was murdered IN
a car en- route from the depot to the
hotel. He said that he would never
have consented to be driven to a
point far remote from the hotel with
out first having registered, nor
would he have consented to enter an
isolated building where such a
crime could have been committed
Deceased Was Careful Man.
sMr. Lyons always carefully
guarded himself" Mr.. Moses said 4
think professional crooks murdered
him in the machine and that they
were employed by someone higher
I'D, who was an enemy Of Mr. Lyons
But who this man can be, I have not
the slightest idea"
The body of Mr.. Lyons viii be
taken to Silver City tonight by NJ
Moses and other friends. The fu-
neral will be held Monday afternoon
Mrs Lyons is in a serious condi-
ton at her home as the result Of
nervous breakdown upon learning OF
the death Of her husband.