Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-26

The missing watch has not been recovered.
Myra Peters story of having seen a strange
man coming out of Mrs. McMasters' gate al
So'clock Monday night, remains uncontradict
cd,
The theory or puerile statement that
the key and the watch were
concealed about the house by deceased, when
she was attacked by apoplexy and consequent
secretiveness, is utterly absurd. The house
has been dismantled; every carpet, every pic
ture, every article of furniture and every piece
of cloth ng has been handled. Mrs. Glfllan
and Mr.. McMasters have personally packed up
all of deceased's effects.
The watch has not been found; the KY il
still missing.
Yesterday the trout lawn aud the yard at the
side of the house were moved, in hopes of find.
ing the key, A thorough search was wholly I'M
successful.
Judge Gilhllan and other friends of the dead
lady have made inquiry at every jewellers in the
city about the watch. None have it. If any
one j-wsler was overlooked in the inquiry, the
knowledge of the Importance of recovering the
watch has been communicated to him by the
GLOBE. Yet nobody has came forward and re-
stored the watch.
THE coLoRED GIRLS STORY.
Myra Peters is young colored girl of 16
years. She is particularly bright, is pupil
of the public schools, and q musician of
no mean proficiency. She had no Interior mo-
tive in declaring that on Monday night, at
o'clock, when returning home In company with
q friend, as heretofore related, she saw a man
come out Of Mrs.. NclHasters' gate. She passed
the man, etc.
Yesterday, Myra was visited again. Since the
GLOBE detectives first visit no one had ques-
toned her about the story. She declared the
GLOBE had repeated her story word for word as
she had stated it. She adhered to it. and said:
II have nothing more to say; have just told
the truth, just what saw. 1 saw a man come
ont OF Mrs. McAlasters' gate. was within a
few feet of him. He had on dark clothes and
n white hat. l at once supposed it was Mr..
Russell McMasters and didn't look at him par
ticularly. I've got nothing more to say
Myra claims to have been in company with
young man, when she saw the stranger, whom
she supposed was MIR. Russell Nc Masters. In
quiry was made about him. His name is Brad
ley Morgan, young colored man. He was
looked AFTER and subsequently it was learned
that be had returned to River Falls, where he
resides, Friday night.
His corrobOrative evidence Of Myra's story
was not in consequence obtained.
GENERAL BELIEF IN THE MURDER THEORY.
Aside from the above, the excitement, inter-
est and speculation over the sudden death suf-
fered no abatement yesterday. While nothing
absolutely new was discovered, eager inquiry
was made on all sides for any new develop
meuts. Even without any new evidence, the
pubic generally concluded that grave doubts
existed, that the gloomy death was even
gloonier from the suspicion of violence "a the
cause of the death.
No little satisfaction expressed at the ac-
ton of Mayor Dawson in directing the atten-
ton IF the police to the case.
In fact and no reasoning or argument can
dispel i, the belief is generally entertained
that Mrs. McMasters came to her death by vio-
lence. All the circumstances attending her
death, and all the details in every particular
connected in the remotest degree with
tho sad affair; the declarations of physi-
clans, the explanations of friends and
the surmises hazarded have been exclusively
given to the public by the GLOBE. From
these facts, suspicious and circumstance y,
the pukllc have come to an undivided opinion
that foul play caused the DEATH and if some be
not free to admit that death ensued from vio-
lence, they do confess that while either dead or
living the rude hand of robber lowered over
Mrs. McMasters and despoiled her of her watch
and took the front door key.
Judge Gilfllan, son-in-law of deceased be-
lieves this.
JUDGE GILFILLAN SAYS SHE WAS ROBBED.
GLOBE reporter sought him out yesterday,
to learn if any thing new had been developed.
ensued:
''Do you believe Mrs. McMasters died from
natural causes?"
Eyes, I think do. would unhesitatingly
say so. were it not for the absence of the
watch and key
How do you account for their disappear
ance?''
II BELIEVE THE HOUSE WAS ENTERED.
Somebody stole the watch from her before or
after death. After death l think, and am
led to such belief from the manner in which
the lady was found. She Ivy upon the bed,
her clothes i'll no way disarranged. All other
articles were III their accustomed place, and
there were no evidences about the premises
which indicated any act Of violence"
The judge then went on to state that Mrs.
McMasters was o woman of method and order,
sbe had place for everything, and that any
ono familiar, as he and his wife were with her
habits would detect at once the absence or dis
arrangement OF any article or ornament about
the house. The watch, the one missing, was an
object of the greatest affection to the deceased.
She had but two places where she
kept 1t. When in her bed room she
Kept 1t on her bureau, near her bed. When in
the table beside which she sat and read or
sewed.
She never carried the watch on her person.
THE WATCH wAsNoT BURIED WITH HER.
Judge Gil6llan says that notwithstanding
their knowledge that Mrs. McMasters never
carried the watch on her person. he, however,
bad the body searched for it.
The absence of the door key and watch, he
says, was detected as soon as the
body was discovered. Search was made
for it at once This search was extended to the
body as we'll as all over the house. Neither key
or watch was found.
The body was again carefully searched. he
says when prepared for burial. l. was again
searched before it was placed in the casket.
Judge Gil6llan says the Key and ,uatch areys
not buried ,pith Mrs. McMasters.
So far as Judge Gil6llan has formed theory,
IT, in the main, agrees with that of Drs. Hand
and Davenport.
THE APopLExY THEORY.
Drs Hand and Davenport declare she died
of apoplexy.
1t will be observed hat DR.. Brisbine's name
is omitted in mentioning the physicians who
express the belief that the death was natural
one from apoplexy. Yet, DR.. Brisbine was Ia
attendance at the side of deceased with Drs
Hand and Davenport, after the death.
An invitation to come into Dr. Brisbine's Of
flee having been accepted, he was asked
What do you think caused Mrs. McMasters
DEATH"
Il know nothing about it."
You were called to attend her. were YOU
uot?'
Il wasn't among the first who saw her after
her body was discovered