Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-19
WHY SHE LEFT THEM.
A Story That Myers Was in Danger
of Falling in Love With
NELLIE JONES, THE CHEF WITNESS
Cashier John Kuhn Talks About the Note
That Was Overdue.
MISS DOUGLASS FUNERAL TO-DAY

The latest development in the Douglas:
tragedy at McKeesport is a story to the
effect that the Jones girl, whose testimony
was so damaging to young Myers at the
Coroner's inquest on Saturday, had not been
dismissed from the Douglass house by
Myers, but by his aunt. The latter, it il
said, was told that her nephew was in dan.
ger of becoming infatuated with Miss Jones.
| and the aunt sent the girl away.
The little house on the old Douglass farm
was crowded with visitors and sight-seers
from McKeesport yesterday. The body OF
Mrs. Douglass lay in the "best" room, in a
plain casket, upon the lid of which was en-
graved the words: "At rest" The stream
of people that filed into the little room ex-
tended away out into the yard, and for hours
seemed to be an endless procession of per
sons eager to get a glimpse of the pale fea.
lures of the dead woman.
Among the first on the ground was Con-
stable Piper, who turned over outhouses,
chicken coops and almost everything else
portable or stationary, in his efforts to find
a hidden revolver. His efforts were unsuc-
cessful, however, as no weapons of any kind
were discovered on the premises.
MRS. BECK QUITE ANGRY. ...
Mrs. Emma Beck, who has been placed
in charge of the house by Coroner Nc
Dowell, was greatly incensed at the testi-
monv of Miss Nellie Jones, :.the girl who
said Myers had shot at his aunt while the
latter was returning home from church.
Mrs. Beck said: "I do not think much of
standing on the road on the Haler-Shaler
plan of lots, on Thursday, and saw Miss
Douglass standing talking to a man in her
front yard, between IL and 1 o'clock. This
was shortly before the tragedy is supposed
to have occurred. She saws he was big
man, but she could not tell what he looked
like. There is q good reason for the latter
statement. The place where she says she
stood is over half mile from the Douglass
house, and unless she has unusually large,
sharp eyes, she could not tell whether per-
son was big or little. Myers is tall
man, and a great many people instantly
jumped to the conclusion that he was the
man she saw.
"She also says that Eddie sent her away
from the house, saying that his aunt could
do all her own work. This is not so. A
lady living near here told Miss Douglass
that the Jones girl wanted Eddie to keep
company with her, and the best thing the
aunt could do would be to send the girl
away. Miss Douglass did, and since then
Miss Jones has been living out at several
places. There is more in that girl than she
cares to tell.
SAYS IT Is NOT TRUE.
A visit was paid to the house of Mrs.
Fleckenstein, where Nellie Jones is now
employed. The latter was asked if she had
kept company or had been on intimate
terms with young Myers. Miss Jones en-
phatically denied that she and Myers had
"gone together" as Mrs. Beck had alleged.
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Jones continued, "and did not run around
with poor working girls like me. He did
not go with the tony girls very much,
either, but thought he was above me. He
often took me to town in his buck wagon,
but only when 1 was going on an errand."
Miss Jones stuck to her original story
about seeing man standing talking to
Miss Douglass. She also says she is sure
about Miss Douglass telling her that Eddie
shot at her while coming home from church.
1t was a common occurrence, she said, for
the TWO to be fighting in the house. She
says she has no desire to see Eddie con-
vscted, but only wants to tell all she knows
about the case.
John /. Kuhn, cashier of the National
Bank, who was wanted as witness at the
Coroner's inquest was seen at his residence
on Shaw avenue, and asked about the note
given the bank by young Myers, and which
was overdue. Mr.. Kuhn said:
AS TO THAT OVERDUE NOTE.
''The reason that was not at the inquest
was on account OF my being in Pittsburg on
business. 1 could not have given much
valuable testimony, as know little about
the case. In regard to the note, do not
remember how much it was drawn for. The
discount clerk called my attention to it, and
told him to go over to Myers Office and
see him about it. He went over, but re-
turned, saying that Myers was not there. 1
went to town, and returned about 8 o'clock.
While was in the bank one of the clerks
happened to look out the window and saw
Myers passing along the street. I told him
to run out and bring Myers in.
when the young man came in told
him about the note, and asked him why he
had not attended 10 it. He said he had in
tended to go to town and get some money he
had there and pay the note, but his aunt had
died and he had not time to go to Pittsburg.
l asked him what she had died from, sympa-
thizing with him as one man would with
another, and he told me she had heart
trouble. He asked for few days exten-
sion of time until the trouble over his aunt's
death was settled, saying he would pay the
note at the end of that time. I had no desire
to push him, and replied that it was all
right and we would help him all we could
in his aflction. He did not seem to be cast
down at all, but took his aunt's death as
matter OF course.
PECULIAR SORT OF BOY.
myers was peculiar boy. l did not
know him SO well, but heard rumors about
many transactions be was engaged in in
which Myers always came ont at the tail
end. He was q big, good-natured fellow,
rI ~ ind 0f ahor
liked to deal with. When his grandfather's
farm was divided, and he got half, he cut
his Is acres up into building lots and placed
them on the market.
ITO show his character, several instances
may be cited. / heard it stated that he sold
n lot, the price of which was $1,000, for
S400, because he was in need OF ready money
at the time. Other lots worth s400 he sold
for 500. 1t altogether depended upon
whether he was flush or strapped whether
one could get bargain or not. Ii you
caught him at q time when he was in need
of money you could get lot cheap. but if
you went to buy lot when he had plenty
of money you would have to pay stiff
price. The market price Of the lots rose
and fell with Myers ready money, and not
according to values.
NATURAL TO HAVE REvoLvERs.
81 do not attach any significance to the
fact of revolver being found in the. house,
or the statement that there were several re-
volvers there. Myers was, q short time ago,
in the hardware business, and it is only
natural to suppose that he should have re-
volvers, cutlery, etc., in the house. The
hardware venture was apparently foolish
thing, and shows>how easy going he was. It
is reported that he lost money in the busi-
ness, and, not knowing anything about it,
it is only natural that he should. 1t is hard