Butch Lyons

Butch Lyons was executed in Chicago, Illinois, according to a brief item in the Warren Sheaf of October 17, 1895. A second item in The Hope Pioneer the following day, October 18, 1895, also reported an execution in Chicago of a man known as "Butch." Neither article gives his age, family, work, or the exact date and place of the execution, and no objections to it are reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Sources (2)

• Warren Sheaf, October 17, 1895, page 2 Warren Sheaf, October 17, 1895
• The Hope Pioneer, October 18, 1895, page 2 The Hope Pioneer, October 18, 1895