Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
"A MOTHERS REVENGE.
HRS Y0Mng's Determination to AceNDe
the Murder Of Her Daughter.


Chicago Times.
A reporter called to see Mrs. Young on
yesterday afternoon and found her much
better than on the day before. She had
entirely recovered consciousness, and,
though very weak, was able to talk little.
The following conversation took place:
"One would think. Mrs. Young, from
your attempt on last Sunday, that you had
formed resolution to put Stevens to death
yourself if the jury did not do it. Is this
correct?"
EYES,
''when did you make up your mind to do
this?''
"When Mamie died. When l saw my
poor child suffering day after day, and finally
giving up her life, declared that Stevens
should give his life for hers, and that if the
law did not take it I should"
s'The revolver which you used was in evil
dence during the trial, was it not?"
'sYes."
"And it was empty at that time, of
course?'
eyes,
s'Then you must have loaded it expressly
for the purpose of killing Stevens?"
"I did. Iput the loads in for that very
purpose"
"During how much of the trial did you
have it with your
s'During the latter day or two only
'You were exasperated at the light SEN
tence?'
eyes, and at the abuse that was heaped
upon Mamie by the witnesses and by Trude.
| It was terrible. But by Stevens, especially.
For him to shoot her, and then go on the
stand and SANDER her, and at the same time
to say that he loved her?"
| ''The revolver which you used was the one
which you took from Stevens, was it not?"
| eyes,
"When was it taken away?''
| '1t was little before the time he was ar
rested and sent to the bridewell. 1t was in
April, just about a year ago. We were liv-
| ing at the corner OF jackson and Morgan
streets. Stevens came home one night, with
| the revolver. He had never had one before,
and had purchased it by selling some clothes
from the house. Shortly after he came in
he showed it to Lille and said she would see
some hell before the night was over. He
| told me, too, that he would shoot Mamie,
and had my eye on him. La:er in the
evening, about bedtime, 1 went past his
door, which was open. Mamie was sitting
on the edge of the bed, and Stevens was
standing in front with the revolver cooked
and pointed at her. rushed in and snatched
| the revolver, and pushed him over on the
bed. Soon after that drove him out of the
house, and he hung around for seve
eral days, following Mamie wherever sh-
/ went, and terrifying her SO that could do
scarcely anything with her, One night we
went out calling on Fulton street, and as we
were coming away. and reached the corner
of cross street, Mamie saw Stevens crouch
down in the shadow on the corner diagonal
ly opposite. She was frightened, and went
back to the house where we had been, and
soon she came out and went for police
man. The officer escorted us home, and by
the time we got there Stevens was waiting
for us. That was the time he was arrested"
"What was it that prevented the revolver
from being discharged last Sunday-your
veil or your handkerchief"
81 do not know. was SO excited l could
not tell.''
"Did Stevens say anything to you last
Sunday as he passed you on his way to the
Jail, after the verdict had been read, that
enraged your"
mo, not then. The night before, how
ever, when the jury came in at half-past
clock, and asked for definition of man.
slaughter, Stevens was brought in too, and
as he passed me on the way in he laughed
in sneering, saucy sort of way"
do you not think, now that it is all over,
that it was better thatyou did fail?"
swell, don't know. hardly think 80.
Nobody knows that Stevens as well as do.
know that when he gets out of the peni-
Tertiary, after his eight years are up, if he
comes back here and am alive, he will hunt
me up and poster me, and sneer at me, and
/ cannot endure it,
If Mrs. Young's recovery continues as
rapid as it has been for the past twenty four
hours she will be able to sit up in a few
dave