Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-21

NEW YORK, November 20.-The identity
Of the man who, in this city, assaulted
young Martin Flynn with an umbrella, tht
ferule of which was jabbed into his eye
causing death some weeks later, is nov
thought to be known. The police have beer
working on the case, but it remained for ;
reporter to make the discovery, and get thu
full and correct account of the affair.
81 don't know whether 1 shall give my
self up or not, +" said he, "but the police car
find me, as 1 have no intention OF running
away"
He had seen an account of Flynn's death
in the papers, but it never occurred to him
that Flynn was the unknown man with
whom he had had an alteration several
weeks before.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Major Joe Stewart, the genial Southern
gentleman whose efforts in behalf of the
Confederate Soldiers Home in Austin, Tex,
last winter, gave him a wide popularity in
the South and gained him a large number
OF friends in New York, is the gentleman
referred to. He has law Office at 60 Wall
street. 1t was in defending his wife from
the insults OF a rufian that the Major now
believes be has unwittingly caused the death
of man who is entirely unknown to him.
He did not know he had injured the man,
but finally the weight of the facts convinced
him.
"Sav that I authorize this statement" he
said, when he and the reporter separated.
The statement of the facts in the case is as
follows:
"The man with whom 1 had the trouble
was about feet 9 to 10 inches in height.
He was dressed in dark clothes, had dark
complexion and wore dark mustache. He
weighed about 14O pounds, wore q derby
hat He was not drunk, but had evidently
been drinking. 1 don't remember the exact
hour, but believe it was not later in the
evening than $50 o'clock of October Is. /
was walking down Broadway with nv wife
at the time. The other man was walking
up the thoroughfare.
SOMEWHAT IMPERTINENT.
The man passed between the Major and
his wife and the building at the corner. As
the stranger passed close to Mrs Stewart be
took hold of her arm and said: How
d'ye?" Whereupon, continued Mr.. Stewart,
81 released my wiie's arm and struck the
man over the head with my umbrella sew
eral times. He was stunned and fell back,
Nv wife stepped over TO the corner. The
man stepped up again to renew the attack.
1 put my hand in my pocket to reach for my
knife, as / had no other weapon. / found
my knife was too small, and i struck at the
man again with my umbrella. He put his
hand behind him, and 1 thought he was
about to draw pistol. AT this moment two
gentlemen came up and interfered.
They said: You've hit him enough.
waited five minutes for a policeman,
but none appeared. and went back to my
wife at the corner where had left her. L
then crossed the street and went to drug
se5re, where my wife expected to meet a lady
friend. 1 did not find the lady and we
started back. When l got to the corner
met a man who SAID he was connected with
the Postofice Department L believe he
said to me, you did just right. You shall
be protected 1 said: I don't want any
protection. am not going across the street
to avoid meeting the man. l believe l also
said, 1t is a little strange if the police can't
be on a great thoroughfare to protect a
gentleman from the attacks Of rufians. d"
HIS WIFE AGITATED.
"By this time" the Major stated, ''NIrs.
Stewart was very much excited and agi-
tated, The events of the evening, set apart
for pleasure, had very depressing effect
upon her nerves. She did not wish to stav
out anv longer and insisted on going home
at once, and finally consented"
In reply to questions about the case Mr..
Stewart said he was not aware that he had
iabbed the man in the face or eye with his
umbrella. He did notice, however that
there was some blood on the mans cheek
after the affair. He had no idea the man
was injured seriously. His only object had
been TO resent a gross insult TO his
wife. The whole affair was Incompetent
sible. He could not understand how a man
who appeared to he a gentleman could be
guilty of such conduct. He had broken to
pieces and ruined a SO silk umbrella, and
he supposed that that constituted the prin-
cipal damage. Major Stewards face wore a
troubled expression when he told the above
story, and saw how all the facts appeared to
point out that he had killed Flvnn. He
said that he would 60 at once over to the
postOfhee to see George DeBois, the letter
carrier who saw the affair.
Major Stewart is a six-footer and heavy in
proportion, weighing fully 2+O pounds. He
is fine looking, courtly, genial Southerner,
and can be seen any day on Wall street,