BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama Oct. 12, 1895
CHICAGO RECORD, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 12, 1895
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LYONS, Harry ("Butch")
SS years-ob_ ays |
lyons, a Chicago, Ill., white man, was a criminal who had been con-
fined by the law on many occasions, On Feb. 9, 1895, he was releas-
ed from prison after having served a sentaace for assault and robbe-
rye that night, he and Cornelius O'Brien attacked a scene painter,
Alfred B. Mason, as he passed the Van Buren St, bridge. Mason red
sisted their attempt to rob him and deew a revolver, but the two
men overpowered him. Iyons took the revolver and beat him over the
head with it. Both Lyons and O'Brien were arrested shortly after-
wards and Lyon still had the revolver in his possession while MXE&K
KAR O'Brien had Mason's watch, Mason died four days later and when
it was found that he had succumbed to the beating administered by
Iyons, both men were charged with the murder, O'Brien received a
20=year=sentence at Joliet Prison while Iyons was sentenced to die,
Appeals to the State Supreme Court and the Governor to spare his
life were in vain and when a Federal Court refused to intervene, he
was hanged in the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Oct. 11, 1895. He
met his fate calmly, praying on the scaffold until the drop fell and
his neck was broken by the fall, |
LYONS, Harry ("Butch")
SI years-old _ re
lyons, a Chicago, Ill., white man, was a criminal who had been con-
fined by the law on many occasions, On Feb. 9, 1895, he was releas-|
ed from prison after having served a sentmace for assault and robbe-~
rye That night, he and Cornelius O'Brien attacked a scene painter,
Alfred B. Mason, as he passed the Van Buren St. bridge. Mason reo
sisted their attempt to rob him and teew a revolver, but the two
men overpowered him. Iyons took the revolver and beat him over the
head with it. Both Lyons and O'Brien were arrested shortly after-
wards and Lyon still had the revolver in his possession while RAB&K
KAR O'Brien had Mason's watch, Mason died four days later and when
it was found that he had succumbed to the beating administered by
lyons, both men were charged with the murder, O'Brien received a
20-year=sentence at Joliet Prison while lyons was sentenced to die,
Appeals to the State Supreme Court and the Governor to spare his
life were in vain and when a Federal Court refused to intervene, he
was hanged in the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Oct. 11, 1895. He
met his fate calmly, praying on the scaffold until the drop fell and
his neck was broken by the fall, :
LYONS, Harry ("Butch")
Iyons, a Chicago, I11., white man, was a criminal who had been con-
he
ry. That night, he and Cornelius O'Brien attacked a scene painter,
Alfred B. Mason, as he passed the Van Buren St. bridge. Mason reo
sisted their attempt to rob him and deew a revolver, but the two
men overpowered him. Lyons took the revolver and beat him over the
head with it. Both Iyons and O'Brien were arrested shortly after-
wards and Lyon still had the revolver in his possession while RXESK
4 O'Brien had Mason's watch,
ile Iyons was sentenced to die.
Appeals to the State Supreme Court and the Governor to spare his
life were in vain and when a Federal Court refused to intervene, he
was hanged in the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Oct. ll, 1895. He
met his fate calmly, praying on the scaffold until the drop fell and
his neck was broken by the fall,
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