Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-21
THE. CHILD'S STATEMENT TAKEN.
BURGESS TLBRook CONTINUES HIS IN.
HEsTIGATIoN

or the McKeerport Murder Cn.e-Omc.r.
Discover Two More Important syi,.
nesses-siiss Dougiass Prayed for Her
Nephew's Reform.
Little 6-yesr-old Wilbert Avery, of Nc
Keesport, was taken before Burgess Til
brook yesterday by his father, and the
child's statement taken. He sticks to his
original statement published in yesterdays
DISPATCH, about being on the wagon with
yonng Myers, and seeing the latter shake his
aunt's body, while the dead woman was lying
on the ground in the back yard. A mum.
Der of neighbors have been trying to shake
the child's statements, but he tells the same
story each time
Constable, Murphy, of this city, visited
McKeesport yesterday for the purpose of
obtaining any additional clews to the murderer.
A. quantity OF new evidence was secured.
The wife of Alfred Storm, who works In the
National Forge, and whose residence is on the
old road running to the Douglass farm, says
she saw Eddie Myers pass her door in the
spring wagon about o'clock on the day of the
murder. He did not have anything on the
wagon at the time, and was going toward town.
The woman's statement corIoborates the alle-
cations made by Joshua Moore. Mr.. Jacob
Mccall also saw Myers at the same time going
toward town. Mrs. Storm said:
u was standing in my side door, looking out,
and saw Eddie Douglass drive past in the
spring wagon. He did not have q load on at
the time and was going toward McKeesport.
After Eddie turned the corner and came to q
narrow place on the road. noticed that he
pulled to one side and stopped to allow buggy
10 pass him. The buggy was coming in the di-
rection of the Douglass farm but did not see
who'was in 1t at the time. l am sure it was
about o'clock at the time when he passed"
JACOB Mccall lives across the road from Mrs.
Storm, and also saw Myers pass about o'clock
in the spring wagon. The gentleman was re-
pairing his fence at the time.
Charles Hofneister, bricklayer who done
considerable work about Miss Douglass house.
says the old lady used to complain of Eddie's
actions and did not think he was dong right
About year ago Eddie was keeping company
with girl named lzod. Miss Douglass did not
want Eddie to go with the girl, and asked Mr..
Hofneister to pray with her that Eddie might
said:
zone day about year ago was at Miss
Douglass house and she was talking about
Eddie She said he was spending all his
money She complained of the lzod girl, and
asked me to pray with her. We got down on
The note held by the First National Bank
fell due yesterday, apd went to protest. 1t
Will probably have to be paid by 7. +. Newlin,
Esq, to whom young Myers has turned over
all mis- properly. The note was for S375. Many
people were wondering yesterday why Mr..
Myers gave the control of his property to Mr..
Newlin. Myers had business partner-a
Mr. Vankirk-and as result of the patter the
firm of Myers & Vankirk will be dissolved in
consequence.
Captain A. B. Campbell, who vas Myers
guardian, says the young man was worth about
divided. Now he is worth s., 600 or $4,000. 1t
is said he spent about $l5.0O0 in three years.
His aunis property is worth about $4,000
according to conservative interest.
The next heirs are Squire w. L. Douglass
of Boston; Mrs. DR.. Wampler, of Mansfield,
and the Rankin family, OF Boston.