Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25

his shoes and proceeded to do so when il
was found the tracks and Stevens shoe:
correspondent exactly. Sheriff Sisk tOiC
Stevens that he would arrest him for the
murder. lie then went 10 Stevens
house, where he found 2 brand new
Colts 45-caliber pistol with five empty
chambers and one loaded. Previous TO thi.
Sheriff Sish had found some unexplodel
cartridges at the place of the murder which
were identically like the same found al
Stevens house with the pistol He after
wards found Stevens coat all besmeared
with fresh blood hid in the cot.
ton pen. On arriving in tile
city, Mr.. Sisk found that Stevens had Just
yesterday bought the pistol. This. with
other strong circunstancial evidence, is
what led to the arrest Of Stevens and Mrs
Steelman. MIR. SIsk thinks the evidence
against them conclusive
When Mrs. Steelman was confronted
with the cell in the jail, she said to Jailei
Narney: IF you viii just let me out |
will tell you all know about the whole
thing
The GAZETTE correspondent called at the
jail and was accorded an interview with
the prisoners. Stevens said he felt sure
that he would be able to establish his limo
cence when the time comes. He said he
had known the deceased six years. but
had known him intimately for two years.
L DDH UGIEE dShtu II IlIeEc BSlSltO any Dslt
feeling between them, he said that for
the last month or so there
had: that he had been told
by what he considered to De good authoritY
that Steelman had threatened mis- life on
more than one occasion. When asked what
led to the trouble, he said some time AGO
Steelman and his wife's mother had a
falling out, and that he (Stevens
had hauled her and her plumber
n Il.
Hunt county. where she has a son living.
since which time he has noticed coolness
in Steelman's manners to him. Stevers
has three little girls from nine TO thirteen
wears Old and one little boy Of seven,
and was keeping house with them,
his wife having been dead six years.
Mrs. Steelman said she knew nothing
about the matter and had no idea who muir
dered her husband. as he was L good, quiet
man and never meddled with other
peoples affairs, and she did not know
that he had an enemy in the
world. She said she did not know that
there WAS any bad feeling between her
husband and Stevens. She has known
Stevens two years. has at times done
sewing and washing for him as well as
other people in the country She was not
aware of any jealousy on the part
OF her husband. She and her husband had
always got along well, no domestic trouble
Both families have always been considered
good citizens.
Esquire Winston and Comfy Attorney
Martin went out to the place this evening
for the purpose of holding an in
quest, but as Mr.. Sisk had made
the arrests and had left with the prisoners
they returned without holding the inquest.
While out there County Attorney Martin
found one of the balls which had passed
through SIeelmans body. II was in every
way identical with those found
in and with Stevens pistol.
There is considerable excitement in the
the country il which the murder was com
mitted
This evening an attachment was run on
the saloon Of W. B. Myers. known as the
Citizens Bar for 5000 in favor Of
T ]. Martin. for services as
bartender. Later. NJ. T, Bruce of
this city ran an attachment for Si3
This evening between 3 and o'clock the
cotton gin of Otis Hull in this city took fire
from friction i'll the cog-wheeis. aud consid-
cradle damage was Done TO cotton before
the fire department could reach the prem
ises although the department responded
promptly and did effective work. No in
suraGee.