Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-09-22
Horrible Murder.


Wheeling were shocked by the announce
ment of the murder oe James Stewart, and
that his brother VIM. Stewart was arrested
upon charge of being the murderer. There
is scarcely any doubt but the brother is
guilty, as all the evidence points to him
with almost positive certainty. Ii is but
another sad lesson Of the effects of whisky.
Mr.. Stewart, free from its effects was an
upright, harmless man. His trial will take
place to-day (Thursday) We append the
evidence of Messrs Smith and Hazlewood
at the preliminary hearing before the Alder
man.
W. III. Smith Eramsned:-Was returning
from the Fair, perhaps about half an hour
after the gates were closed, when, just as
got to the Market House,, saw two
men standing in the Madison steet door of
Stewards warehouse. One of the men was
outside the door and the other inside. The
man outside seemed wanting to GO in, while
the other would not let him. Neither OF
the men seemed to have much power.
thought they were drunk. The one outside
failing to get in the door on Madison street.
went round TO the upper Market street door.
The prisoner met him there and would not
lei him. The other man then went down
to the door below, (the door OF the tin shop
and not getting in there, came across the
street TO where | was standing, at the COR
ner of the Market House. said 20 him
that "I guessed that man over there had
been to the Fair AMI had his lemonade made
too strong. He stayed about minute over
at the corner and then went TO return. He
couldn't walk steady, but staggered from
side to side as be walked across to the ware
house. When he got near the curb stone
he sort of staggered, and then plunged for
ward and fell with his face on the curb
stone.
Cross examination by Mr. RusseA.-I saw
the older man of the two that were in the
door ON Madison street Ghe- -nnA that " as in
side) strike the other one. Both seemed
drunk and overcome. This saw from the
corner of the street only few steps from
them. / then passed over to the Market
House corner. The outside man, after he
had failed to get into the house from the
Merket street side, came over and spoke
with me. I saw him after he was taken in
to the house, (af,er falling on the curb. }
He looked different to me from what he did
before. He was then pale, before that he
was forid. was in full view of him all
the time from his coming across: until
lie went 10 return and fell. Didn't know
any of the boys that were around on the cor
ner at the time OF the occurrence. My at
tention was occupied with the two men. I
didn't hear WORD spoken between the two
men al the time of the striking, nor after
words. The outside man didn't make much,
if rRy, of an effort TO 60 in the door, only
came up to it. The man inside seemed 10
strike out at or punch the outside man. Ii
was Just getting dark at this time. 1t was
about half past 6, or Z perhaps. After the
outside man went away from the Madison
street door, the other seemed to have gone
back, because heard noise, ss if he had
fallen over or knocked over a stove. The
younger man had gone into one ofthe Mar.
ket street doors before he came across to Us.
1t was on coming out that he came acros;
to u.s. Didn't see any two men standing ir
the arch as related by Mercer.
VIM. Haslepood examined Il was coming
from the Fair. Suppose it was o'clock
When l got oppiste Mr.. Stewards door, OF
Madison street, sow him strike at man or
the outside of the door. The man outside
was close up to him. recognize the prs
oner as the man who was striking.
Cross Examination by Mr.. Russell Saw
the prisoner twice attempt to strike. Didn'
see him hit the man. Didn't know thu
o,be, man. Know the prisoner. Had hat
dealings with him. Wss surprised to fin'
the prisoner in this condition. When
saw the deceased couldn't recognise hin
as the man that had been struck. Wa
dressed in the same kind of clothes and ap
peared to be about the same size. The pris
oner was striking just as l was passing tn
door.