Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17

known young lady of McKeesport
whose photograph stands on tn,
mantel in his room, and alway,
had money to spend. He denies the story
about the wine banquet supposed tc
have Fcost him $500, and says it only
cost about S25. He was formerly in the
hardware business, but gave it up and went
into the real estate business, with another
young man named Van Kirk. twas stated
yesterday that he sold note for $500 for
S225 on Thursday. claiming he was in need
of money.
The prisoner was interviewed by THE
DISPATCH representative, in the lookup,
and was subsequently seen at the depot, on
his way to Jail. He was surrounded at the
station by q large crowd Of people, and
seemed to be unconscious OF the fact that a
charge of murder had been made against
him. He stared at the crowd in an ab-
sent way, and apparently took no
more interest in what was going on than If
he was in trance. When he boarded the
train be crossed his legs, threw back his
head, and quietly went to sleep. When he
was interviewed he said:
81 had been working around the farm all
morning and went to- town for a load OF
feed. left my aunt about II
o'clock and she seemed to be
IL and 1 o'clock returned home, and 60
ing through the yard, saw her body lying
on the ground, near the hen-coop. called
Mrs. Eisenbeis, one of the nearest neigh
bors, and thinking my aunt had heart
trouble, sent for DR.. Virgins.
THE BODY STILL WARM.
"Tnere was no outward appearance of
blood on the body, and it was warm when
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to move the body if my aunt was dead, as it
was against the law, and we had better wait
until the doctor came. Constable Piper
came along, and when told him that nv
aunt had died suddenly of heart disease, 1
fully believed that such was the case. She
had a half-dozen bottles of medicine
for her heart and supposed
that a sudden twist or something else killed
her while 1 was away. had not thought
of her being murdered, and this is why I
did not make an investigation. / cannot
see why anybody should murder her. We
kept no money in the house, and nothing
was touched, so the crime could not have
been for the purpose of robbery"
Coroner Mcdowell picked up an empty
cartridge shell in front of the door, where
he found the blood stains, but the shell
looked as If it had been thrown there some
time ago. LUG SOTOucT Will Bee III IL ulS the
revolver found in the house by Constable
Piper. The latter severely criticises the ac-
tion of DR.. Virgins for not making a closer
investigation when he was first called.
In an interview DR.. Virgins said: 81 do
not think the shot could have been fired
more than an hour before, as the body was
warm when examined it. The blood also
was fresh, and not dry. From the course of
the bullet it would look as if the woman was
shot while STOPPING or some one had slipped
up back of her and took low aim."
Constable Murphy, of this city, has an
idea that the bullet was a stray shot, and
not intended for Miss Douglass. If il was
stray shot IL must have travelled 400 or 500
yards before ii struck the woman.
Definite arrangements had not been made
for the funeral last night. II was intended
TO bury the remains ut Mt. Union to-day,
but IL is probable the interment will not
take place until Monday. The Coroner will
hold his inquest at o'clock this afternoon.