The Evansville daily journal., 1857-05-13

The McKeesport Murder...Confes.
sion of Margeret Jones.
We published . few days since, an
account ofa murder near Pittsburg, and
stated that Margaret Jones had been Ar
rested.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch we learn
that Margaret Jones has confessed to all
the details of the murder. They are ~
follows: -.,a
'.On Monday last, 9th of April, 1857,
Fife told me he wished to see me on
Thursday evening. at the bars above
George Wilson's. Iasked him what for.
He told me that he would tell me when
came. left Monongahela city on the
boat and got of at Elizabeth, and left
there in the afternoon; at the appointed
place at dark. waited there until about
fifteen Minutes after 8 o'clock, when Fife
came. He had . bottle of brandy. Stew
ard came about 10 o'clock. He also had
a bottle of brandy. They were both in
liquor. They gave me some brandy. l
drank good deal of it. Monroe Stew
art then told me that they wanted me to
60 up to Uncle Georges. / asked him
what for. They said they wanted his
money. I told them did not want to
60, when Monroe Stewart drew knife
and threatened that il | did not they
would kill me. went with them.
Monroe Stewart told ne to knock at
tho door, which l did. Uncle George
asked me who was there. "Charlotie
Jones'" He said he would get up and
let me in. Then Monroe Stewart and
Fife allowed that they intended to kill
them. told them for Gods sake not to
do it. l did not think that they would
20 it-thought they said to frighten me.
Uncle then opened the door and walked
in. He said Good evening"" and | walk
ed up to the bed where aunt was lying.
/ asked her how she was. She said not
very we,l-she was sick. Whilst l was
talking to aunt, uncle went to the door.
Stewart and Fife then rushed in. Fife
had . knife in his hand, and struck him
(uncle) in the breast with it. He fell
and never spoke. Stewart took hold OF
aunt, who cried for Gods sake not to kill
her. Aunt jumped out ofbed, and caught
hold ofme for protection, crying for Gods
sake not to kill her. then told them
again not to murder them that way, when
they said to "shut up, or they would
do the same to me.
Stewart first threw her down, and then
choked her, and then stamped on her
with the heel of his boot on her head.
He then called to Henry Fife for his
knife, who said 1t was Of no use, 1t was
bent. He than called for case knife.
That not killing her, he ran to the cor
ner of the room and took q poker, struck
her twice on the head, when ran out,
as could not stand it any longer. After
l was out in the back yard, heard them
breaking open the chest. There was no
light but tire in the fire place. lcould
see uncle and aunt plainly. They were
in the house about tfteen minutes. /
did not 90 into the house again. When
they came out, they took hold Of me,
and threatened if l would tell they
would kill me. They made me swear
the most awful oaths. that would not
tell. Their hands were bloody. We
then started for McKeesport-it was az
ter one o'clock-all three together. We
arrived at the bank Of the Yougbiosheny
at nearly two o'clock, where We all sat
down and drank more brandy.
The showed money to me there; it
was all in half dollars. We sat there q
very short time, but while there Monroe
Stewart threatened me again, that he
would kill me if l told on them. We
then went over the river in skiff, using
pieces Of boards for oar. We went from
the river to the railroad, and walked
down the track . short distance. They
stopped and caught hold Of me, and al
lowed they were afraid that l would tell
on them, aud they again threatened to
kill me, when swore would never tell
on them. =
Charlotte Jones, Henry Fife and Mon
roe Stewart are now in Jail to await fur
ther examinations. Traces of blood have
been found in Flies pants, pocket. as
well IS in Stewards, and what appears
to be blood stains on her dress, cape and
bonnet.