The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-11-02
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BILE CK1NEe
Ed. stewart, a Mere Lad, Murders aud
Robs Frank Osborne, a Horse
DIoser.
The following telegram appeared in the
Ti,nes- Democrat of the Goth nlt:
LITTLE Rock. Oct. 9. Sheriff Watson of
Bradley county, arrived in the city to-
night, and gives Information Of horrible
Icy county last Thursday. While Frank
Osborne was walking along an unfre-
quented road he was met by Ed. Stewart,
who engaged him In friendly conversation
long enough to find out who he was, and
picking up piece of fence rail beat his
head into . jelly. Stewart tled to Kings
land, whore he was arrested by Sherih
HamIugr. Two hundred and ninety dol
lars and other valuables belonging to Os-
borne were found on his person. stewart
has confessed his crime.
This special did not attract any notice
here ~ it contained nothing to identity the
Ed. Stewart charged with the murder.
Deputy Sheriff.. +. Mcclure had, howev-
or. receiveda letter a few days previously
from B. B. Station, justice of the peace Of
Ashley county. which we suhjourn, giving
fuller details of the murder and fixing the
identity of Ed. Stewart by his confession.
but which he has Kept secret for obvious
reasons. But upon the appearance of the
telegram. giving Information Of the arrest,
that precaution was no longer necessary.
and Capt. Mcclure Exhibited the letter and
has kindly furnished it to the TELEGRAPH
for publication. Iii as follows:
PoPLAR BLUFF, ARK. Oct. s7. 1850.
J. p. Mcclure, Monroe, La; ,,o..
Thursday evening last by the name of G.
Osborn, a horse drover, by boy who gave
his name as Ed Stewart and said he lived in
After he committed the murder he went
from hero to Hamburg and from there to
Monticello. The sheriff Is in hot pursuit.
ne robbed the man alter ma nos sim
Hamburg, left 1t there and took stage to
Monticello, but it is probable he may 60
back to Monroe, and il he is thore now or
me At Poplar Bluff and J. P. Clark. Sheriff
at Hamburg, Ashley county, Ark, at once
and the sheriff will como Tor him. It was
2 horrible murder aud he killed him nsn for
hired the boy at Monroe to 80 with him
and drive bis horses. Keep look out for
him and If you hear from him at any time
or place let us hear at once. The man had
about 20 or 80 head of horses.
Yours truly,
B. B. STATION,
Justice of tho Peace, Poplar Bluff, Ark.
AS will be seen by this letter, and as the
facts since learned here show. the details
as given in the special to the Times-Demo-
crat are manifestly erroneous, nothing
therein being correct except the main
IA ct. Osborne was iii this city about three
weeks ago with his drove Of horses, and
while here he hired Ed. Stewart to go with
him to assist him in driving his horses.
They passed through Mer Rouge about ten
days or two weeks ago and were seen there
by Mr.. d. T. Russell, of this city. Ed,
therefore, did not meet Osborne In the
road, form his acquaintance, ascertain his
business and then murder him as stated in
the special. He knew all about him and
his business and it is very probable that he
killed him while they were camped for the
night and wb!lo his victim was asleep.
We can conceive of no other theory for
Ed Stewart Is mere youth, only about
Is years old, ana a very delicate, frail one
at that, slu it lis hardly probable that he
attacked Osborne openly, man Of middle
age and one, it is naturally supposed from
his avocation, abundantly able to take
care Of himself.
Ed Stewart Is a son Of the late John Stew
art, who was an estimable man and a gal |
liant Confederate soldier, and he is also a
grandson of the late Maj. n. NJ. Bry. His
widowed mother, as stated by him in his
is now living in this city and he
has two older brothers living Eere.
Since the death of his father, Ed Stewart
has grown up pretty much on his own re-
sponsibility and from bad associates, Jesse |
James literature and the bent of his incl:- |
nation he has come to bad end. This |
should be warning to other boys, who
from reading yellow back literature, are
ambitious to become famous US bandits.
The family will do all they can for the
boy but the case seems to be \ hopeless
one.
After writing the above we learned from
parties arriving from Bastrop yesterday
morning that Ed. Stewart duplicates in tho
N urCer man from this place whose name
5 not given. The party is now i'll More
house, either at Mer Rouge or Bastrop, and
vas in Ashley county when tho murder
was committed. He is being watched.
Ed. Stewart says. SO the story goes,
hat this party first proposed tho murder
and robbery, saying that Osborne had lots
II money; that he afterwards consented and
hat his accomplice shot him and that he
knocked him in the head with
he rail that 500 in money was secured
from the murdered man and that his ac-
got $500 of it and he got $500.
Mr.. r. II. Stewart, brother of&ho accused,
eft for Hamburg Thursday to see his