Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-03
FRED LYME TELLS
COURT He KILLED
A MAN IN TEXAS
When A raigned Here on Minor
Charge He Said He Had
Hurled Victim From
Window
TRAGEDY IN GALVESTON

nan killer by his own confession II
IN court. Frederick " Lvnc had
them al catching thelr breath IN The
t1tv curt today rs h. roclted the
shocking details II killing phlch be
bimsclf aad he pcrpetFated IN Galveston.
Ten five wears ago Ivnc sald and
aftcrward repeated Il n the detectives
that lie threw Il fellow out of y second
story window IN the Gulf city, breaking
hls neck
I.yne told the detectives he stood all
right in Galveston despite thfs crime,
hut the officers doubt this ser5osuly.
The most interested spectator. perhape,
WAS acfing Captain Crnzer The officer
was sitting then IN place of Captain
f<eiIeher. who Is on the sick list. A. the
seli-confessed manklller noiyely related
his story of the occurrence Grocer Was
reminded of = circular that came IN in the
ordinary course of police affairs years ago
from the Tcxas city, for the arrest Of a
man wanted Tor IIst such IN offence.
Deputy Judge Finger also took special
interest IN the mans story and for the
moment the charges Of assault with
intent n kill and larceny against him,
locally, were almost forgotten That the
scclsed looked the part IN dimensions
all the spectators seemed 70 think
LYME stands about SIX feet and ms
huge, bulky frame must weigh IN the
neighborhood 81 200 pounds
lie wn~ arrested last night charged
r1th stealing So and aiso with having
CIT Victor l.. Brvson with . knife Fhe
latter conducts q roomtng house at 2QS
East Fifth street. and l.yne was ane of hiS
rooners Fryson missed s27 II cash aud
accused Lyme Of having taken II y hat
ensued was best told ~ Lvfe himself
on the u1tness stand today. as follows
lie accused me of taking his money
and took hold Of my am. said 70 him
Look here, We already put one man
sway Do you want me 10 kill another
one"
THIS veiied threat 50 frightened Bryson
that he let go Of the giant ard told his
troubles to a policeman. who arrested
Lyge without trouble
Lyme still denied that he had taken
the money. but admitted that he lest his
temper and used KNIFE on his accuser
last night On the charge Of assault he
was l1ned 5000 and costs and sentenced 10
three months III the workhonse Ii the
finc is not paid he will have to serve siN
more months On the charge of larceny
Lyue was hald IL $500 bA4i for the Court
Of General Sessions
Then the giant Was turned over to the
detectives for examination and lugestIga
tI0n III the detective oti'ce Lyme went
INTO the details Of the Galveston episode
with ali the naivetc of a school boy Tic
sa.d, according TO the detectives. that he
and the fellow, Louis Evans had . quar-
rel In their room and that they agreed
to lock the doors and let the best man win
The outcome Of the struggle, which he
declared lasted s3mo time VAS that he
got the better Of Evans and hurled hm
out Of the window killing him instantly
Lyme declared, apparently With the ut
most sincerity, that the Galveston police
bad never concerned themselves IN the
least with his part IN he tragedy and that
he vas free to come and 60 anywhere
Tins fatal lFaeas occurred lene SAID.
IN August Is. 1914 He -aid he remained
in Galveston me time after that tie
has been v iImIHgton only 4 short time
Tie claims to be native Gf Phlladclphla
This sensational denoument of the
City Court ) daily grind set the detectives
busy The authorities Of the gulf eitN will
be communicated with to-day III IN effort
TO ascertain whether Lyme Is really want
cd thcre Detective Sergeant BENSON.
who questioned tie hig fellow. Was IN
clincd to be skcptical about the whole
story The prisoner Us locked IN to
await the oGtCutn.
Lyme big though he ls. does not trt
Ii kc i bad Inan 'l'hough about ~ wears
nf age, he draws ane irreslstlhly t.
thoughts u great big afergroWn toy