Lyons - accused of fatherhood - MOB?
Source: Weekly Argus News June 15, 1895 p 1
Mr. Lyons, father of the young man whom the Mason woman charged with being responsible for the infant she choked to death, was in town his morning and said to the Argus News: “You stated lately that there was talk of a mob coming out to tar and father my sons. He has been at home 3 weeks waiting for that mob and we are ready for it. If it’s coming we want it to come on as he wants to go to work. We have some tar and feathers too. I noticed that nothing was said about the fact that my son was not the only man accused of visiting that woman. Nothing was said about some sewing machine men from this town who used to go there. I wish you would say in the Argus News that we are ready for that mob and want it to come on.” We believe young Lyons can go to work. He’s wasting good time. The fellows who talked about tar and feathers at the time the unfortunate affair occurred have probably forgotten all about it by this time.