Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-12
HELD FOR HIS CRIME.
James E. Stewart Will Have to Stand
a Trial for His Life.
DAMAGING EyIDENCEIS ADDUCED.
The Murdered Woman Anticipated Her Hus-
bands Awful Deed.
WANTED HER BROTHER 10 PROTECT HER

The first step in retribution for the brutal
murder of Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Stewart at
Mansfield on Saturday Pight, was
taken yesterday by Coroner's Clerk
Grant Miller. When James E. Stewart was
again placed in Jail last evening it
was for him to remain there until he was
taken out and put on trial for his life or lib
erty. The Coroner's jury decided that the
throwing of the lamp was done with feloni-
GUS intent" Although the evidence brought
out only substantiated the published ac-
count in THE DISPATCH yesterday, additional
strength was added to the threats which the
husband had previously made. In fact, it came
out plainly that he had contemplated
such a deed, but whether he intended to
carry out his plan at that time of course
could not be decided.
The inquest was held before Squire Nc
Millen at Mansfield and James Pointer, the
father of the murdered woman, first took
the stand. He had talked to her at 11:3O
SATURDAY. night When he had entered the
room she exclaimed
"Well, father, you've come to see me diet"
He replied that it was hardly as bad as
that and then asked how it happened. As
near as he could remember she related the
story in these words:
The Murdered Woman's Story.
"Jim came home late and I saw he was
drunk. got supper for him and after he
ate supper, he undressed and threw his
clothes ON the supper table. Then he locked
the door, and pulled down the blinds
and went upstairs to bed.
washed the dishes, but when 1
went to throw out the water found the
upstairs to Jim for the key, and he said it
was in the lock. was scared then, because
Jim had threatened to kill me several times
before, so got the hatchet and began to
pry the door open. He heard me and came
down cursing and swearing at me. pried
the door open as quick as could, and just
as l was about to go out turned and
saw him throwing the lamp at me.
1t struck the door frame and the bowl
of the lamp struck me on the back.
The oil ran all over me and before 1 knew
tyres and fell in the yard. Jim tried to pull
my clothes off but his hands got burned and
he left me alone and went back. Mrs. Nc
Intyre and the neighbors carried me home
and now Know am going to die"
Mr.. Pointer testified of his own knowledge
that Stewart had abused his wife repeatedly
and that he had never properly provided for
her.
Mrs Pointer corroborated her husbands
testimony and said: 81 never heard Stewart
accuse his wife of infidelity but she told me
at different times that he had and threat
ened to kill her If she told about it. Four
weeks ago he beat and abused her so that
she could scarcely stand and she was
compelled to come home for two weeks to
De UrcdCeu anu uOcGOrtu
Her Brother Came Too Late.
William p. Pointer, the dead woman's
brother, testified that on Saturday Mrs.
Stewart went to the store in Mansfield, where
he is employed, and said to him:
"Will, Jim is drinking and 1 am afraid
he will kill me. want you to come up and
stay in the house with me tonight
Young Pointer promised her that he would
go, but did not get there until after she had
been injured. As he entered the room she
said:
"Oh, Will, you came too late! If you had
come up sooner this would not have haTsl
pened."
Mrs Lucy Mcintyre asked Stewart, just af-
ter the assault, why he had committed it,
He replied that he did not expect it to be so
so serious
james Crouch and william Henderson
each told how that several days ago they
had met Stewart, and he had said he was
going home to kill his wife. They advised
him not to, but he added with a curse: 81 am
going home to kill my wife,"
The testimony of the other witnesses was
only corroborative. The jury quickly made
up its verdict, and Stewart was taken back
to iail s'i'f