Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-07


their new home, and to-day the lover, with
his mother and BROTHER were to have taken
possession. On Thursday another head
was to have found shelter under its roof.
Lifting the Veil of Mystery.
As for the murderer and his assistant
for two men are believed to have been par
Elephants in the tragedy-the detectives be-
lieve they have already lifted the mystery.
The principal is supposed to be man we'll
known in Pittsburg, and who has committed
number of crimes along the Southside
hills. Detective Beltzhoover, Alderman
King and Mark Donley are at work on the
case, and last night they arrested Holmes
Anderson on suspicion. He y about feet
10 inches high and weighs 165 pounds. He
has dark hair and mustache and wears a
slouch hat. The detectives do not believe
the murderer knew the man had such a large
amount Of money on his person and that the
robbery was made for his watch and change
alone.
The lovers had parted at Maggie Smiths
home. She had buttoued up MS overcoat
and had felt his revolver as she held his
coat. She even spoke of the loneliness of
he road, but he only laughed and said that
although he had been attacked once he did
not believe it would be done again. Then
he started out and the way was
certainly a dark one. The whole
of the West Liberty road from Boggs STA
tion ny past the Smith residence is through
narrow ravlne full of curves. The steep
wooded hills rise abruptly on both sides.
The roadway and a narrow board walk
scarce three feet wide hug the hill on the
left side, while on the right is a little run
that takes up all the space between the road
and the hill.
Pen Picture of the Murder Scene.
The scene Of the murder is hidden from
view by sharp curves in the road on either
side. A transverse ravine breaks through
the bill on the left and new road leading
up to n picnic ground is being graded there
Two tall hickory trees guard the
trance. Opposite on the right are the
falls. The run dips down there and it
is fully Il feet from the roadway to the water
The stream broadens there, and running out
over large shelving rock falls to the rocks be-
low. distance of about sixfeet. The distance
is not great enough to create roar, and there
is only a gentle rustling sound like the wind
blowing Through dead leaves. A solitary
on the bank above lies the trunk OF
a dead tree with small shrubs shooting
up above its branches. 1t was behind these that
the highwaymen lay waiting for their victim.
Tbey had evidently sprung from behind them
and rushed across the road when Gunsauis ap-
preached He fired and then attempted to run
up the ravine but ball in the back of his head
silenced him forever. He fell at the foot of the
hickory trees about ten feet above the board
walk. When he fell the footpads
trousers pockets was missing. They had not
waited to unbutton the clothing and one button
was torn out of the coat, taking piece of the
cloth with it.
AT 5:45 o'clock yesterday morning. Andrew B.
Adamson. Montrose Pollock and Charles
Cramer were coming down from West Liberty
to catch the o'clock train, when one of
them found a hat lying by the
boardwalk. Just above they found the corpse
lying in a pool of blood which had run down
from the wound in his right temple. The
pistol was still In his right hand and III falling
the barrel of 1t had been pushed clear into the
ground.
Identification of The Remains.
Adamson at once notified Constable Piroth,
who notified the Coroner's office The body
was not removed until o'clock. A large num-
ber of people viewed the remains, but no one
seemed to know who the man was until Mrs.
Martina SDllln arrived and 1uentneu the re-
mains as those of John Gunsaulis her daugh-
tcr's betrothed
The remains were then removed to the
morgue, where an autopsy and partial in
quest was held yesterday afternoon, and the
inquest will be concluded tomorrow after
noon. Last night the remains were taken to
Lowry's undertaking rooms in Allegheny and
to-day they will be taken to Steubenville, for
burial He will be buried by the o. H. Perry
Council of the j. o. U. A. NJ, of which he was
a member,
Mark Donley, of the Coroner's office, togeth-
er with County Detective Beltzhoover and AL
derman King, arrived early on the scene of the
murder and commenced work. On the |
bank above the falls they found marks |
which showed that two men had |
waited there. They also secured the de- |
scription of.the one who had attacked Gun
saulis two weeks before. They also found sew |
eral men who had seen the same man near the |
scene of the crime shortly before 10 o'clock |
Sunday night. One of them was Mr.. Gibson, a |
plasterer, and another was grocery clerk who |
had been out seeing his best girl. From them |
and some other evidence they claim to have |
gained they fastened a suspicion Of the crime |
on Holmes Anderson and another man. At 10 |
o'clock last night they found Anderson in bed |
in house back of Beltzhoover borough. He |
did not offer any resistance when arrested. |
None of the stolen plumber was found on his |
person or in the house. His shoes and clothes |
were completely covered with mud. and on his |
coatsleeves are several dark stains which are |
believed to be blood
Denies All knowledge of the Crime.
The man denied any knowledge of the crime,
but admitted that he had been in West Liberty |