Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-20
NEW WITNESSES TALK
A Neighbor Saw Myers Going Toward
Miss Douglass House
ABOUT THE TINE OF THE MURDER.
Willie Avery Tells How the Accused Man
Shook His Aunt's Corpse.
THE REMAINS BURIED YESTERDAY

who was murdered back OF McKeesport on
Thursday last, took place yesterday, from
her late residence on the Douglass farm.
The services were held at the house, at IL
o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. 1. Young,
pastor of the First q. P. Church of Nc
Keesport, and were very impressive to the
large number of country folk that crowded
into the house.
In his sermon Rev. Mr.. Young spoke in a
touching manner of the life of the deceased
and her cruel death. He said he could not
perceive whv anybody should kill Miss
Douglass. He could hardly believe that
young Myers committed the deed, but if he
was guilty, the minister said, he should be
punished for his crime. The interment took
place in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
A valuable bit of intelligence was given
THE DISPATCH yesterday by one OF Miss
Douglass pearest neighbors. Joshua j.
Moore, an employe of the knobbling de-
partment of the National Forge, lives in a
neat little house near one corner OF Miss
Douglass field. Between the field and
Moore's house is road seldom used by any
body going to the Douglass farm.
HE SAW YOUNG MYERS.
Mr.. Moore saw young Myers on this road
going home about 1880 o'clock Thursday,
and thinks he met his aunt ut the house.
Mrs. Moore, the mans wife, saw Myers less
than an hour afterward, and he was again
going toward the house. This was the time
he discovered the body. To put the story In
Mrs. Moore's own words:
II was standing at the gate preparing TO
90 20 work when l noticed Miss Douglass
driving home her COWS. She had on
her big gum boots, and / remarked
TO my wife, There goes old Mag with her
gpm boots At the same time noticed
young Myers driving up the road past my
house, and ] supposed that ho would meet
his aunt about at the house. The road
runs alongside the farm, and although his
aunt was going across the field, she was
going 30 slowly that they must have met ut
the house. Tho Jones girl testified 10 see
Ing Miss Douglass In the yard, talking 10
man, about the time the murder was COM
mitted.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN EDDIE.
"Thla must have been shortly after saw
Miss Douglass going home with her cows,
have bee.I Eddie Myers am sure about tho
time. hs had heard tho ial6 whistle blow
few minutes before seeing thg woman going
across the fed, ItwM something unusual for
house"
Mrs Moore saidI After my husband had
gone to work mw Eddie Myers pass the
house with the spring wagon. He had on
load Of feed, and was using the old road IN
stead of the new one. on which he generally
passed. When | saw him ] AN sure IL was be-
tween and o'clock, and IL was less than an
hour after my husband saw him. When he
passed tho house the trst time ho had the old
wagon, with 4 load Of posts, and the second
time he had the spring wagon; with load Of
nj ha "A IN I
don't see how he could unhitch from the old
wagon put his horses in the spring wagon, and
hour. did not appear at the inquest for the
reason that was not asked to CO."
FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES.
Little Willie Avery, a 6-year-old boy was on
the spring wagon with young Myers when the
latter drove homo and discovered the body Of
his aunt in the yard. Until now Willie has
been kept out of the way. but the fact that he
was on the wagon leaked out yesterday. To his
mother Willie said:
81 was playing along the road when Mr.. Myers |
came along in hIs wagon and asked him for a |
ride. He said, Jump on, and | did so. He |
had four bags of something Il suppose |
the Sa at tns tine 9Ss
house. and stopped Mt the yard. He got down |
from the wagon and walked over 70 where his |
aunt was lying on the ground: He took hold OF |
her and shook her roughly. Then he went over |
to Mrs. Eisenberg's house. and told her about |
his aunt lying IN the yard. After that he put |
the horses away, and did not pay much atten-
ton to the body"
Miss Burkholder, one of young Myers lady |
friends, was seen yesterday at Mrs Rennedy's |
house, and asked what she knew about the sup. |
posed murder She said, eddie stopped TO |
speak to me between / and 2 o'clock on the day |
Of the murder He was on the spring wagon at |
the time and did not seem TO be grieved. |
When he stopped to talk to me, lie was on his |
second trip up the road ana II he killed his
aunt, IL was after the murder ! saw him. His |
talk was about commonplace matters and had |
no reference to his aunt His manner was tho |
same as usual-very pleasant. aud he smiled in |
his accustomed way II he killed his aunt he |
must have no heart, US his actions or speech |
did not betray tho slightest agitation"
AS sToLtD As EVER.
Young Myers still maintains the Same stolid. |
ity that has characterized him since his arrest. |
He did not make any request 60 20 90 the fu. |
neral yesterday, and apparently did not take |
any interest IN the disposition OF his aunt's re-
mains
The place of residence Of young Myers father
WAS AsGeftaihed Yesterday The man Is living |
In Harrison City, Westmofeland county. and |
Eddie only saw him once, This WRs nj u teal |
estate sale, Myers, isi., was iheie, and Miss |
Douglass said to Eddie, pointing to d stranger, |
There II your father"
Constable Dart, Of MeKeespeft, went ta the |
farm yesterday, and spent most of the hftefs |
noon fishing Tor the missing TeVeiYaf, None |
could be found, however, The whereabouts OF |
the weapon has beeome mysteFy, The bullet |
extracted from Miss Douglass body did not |
correspond TO tho size OF the ehanDeFs IN tho |
revolver found IN the huuse, IL well-lnowH |
fact that young Myers had two Fey0veFs In the |
house. but only one has been found so far,
started on It's Eastern Trip,