Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-11
sr turning his head left the house, swear
; about the way his burned hands panied

.er turning his head left the house, swear
ing about the way his burned hands panied
him.
The doctor arrived a few moments later,
and declared she would not live. Her in
iuries were dressed and an effort was made
10 ease her suffering. On the arrival OF the
Squire she made deposition eubod ying
the facts as above stated. She accused her
husband of the murder, and stated the diff
ferent times at which he has threatened to
kill her.
All through the night she suffered terri
bly,. Her father and mother, together with
a number of her brothers ana sisters, were
with her until her death at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning. AS soon as the murder be-
came known large crowds commenced to
visit the house, and the little psrlor where
the remains lay was crowded with spects-
tors all day.
As soon as Mrs. Stewards deposition had
been taken Squire Mcmillan sent Constable
George Foster out to look for the murderer.
BY IL o'clock he had Stewart located at the
home of his sister, Mrs. William Finney, In
Charters borough. He gave up without
struggle, saying to the officer:
Defense of the Prisoner.
"They cannot do anything with me. saw
the lamp wes going to explode, and 1 tried
to throw it out the door.
Yesterday in the lookup, however, he
admitted he had thrown the lamp at his
wife. Beyond this he refused to talk.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner's Clerk Grant
Miller investigated the crime and authorized
Squire Mcmillan to hold an inquest at
Mansfield at 2 o'clock to-day. When
Grant Miller brought the murderer down to
the city last night iully 1000 people had
gathered at the station to see him. He
L Al Il a..
and seemed anxious to escape the gaze of
the crowds who kept shouting:
Hanging is too good for the rascal. ""He
ought to be lynched," and other remarks
just about as inspiring. When he was
placed in Jail he refused to make any state
ment.
This year bids fair to rival all others in
the number of murders In Allegheny
county. Since the last week in January 16
people have been committed to Jail on the
charge of murder. The exact number of
murderers now in the Jail, could not be
learned last night, but besides the 16 men,
toned there are the three Huugarians who
are under sentence of death for numbering o
man on 8 shanty boat.
Long List of Murderers.
The first of the list Of 16 is William J.
Faulk. who, through religious frenzy, shot
bis wife on January 26, near Avalon sta
tion. he was sent to Dixmont. james II.
Ward was the second. He was arrested on
February % on his release from the peniten-
tiary after serving a nine years sentence.
His crime was the murder OF Ellen Means
at Parnassus almost ten years ago. John
Blondon was sent to Jail on March 10.
He was arrested near Walls station. He
was coal miner aud had killed one Of his
comr AIDES at Mansfield with pick because
he made gome remarl ahnnl his wife
The next notable murder was that Of De-
iective David H. Gilkinson, at Bulls Run,
by Frederick c. Fiizsimmons, the outlaw,
on March p. He and his wife, Lucy Fitz-
simmons, together with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Clark and Miss CoraWyatt. Of Homestead, are
held responsible for the crime. Then came
the mysterious murder of John Gunsuulis,
who was shot at West Liberty Fails just as
he had kissed his sweetheart goodby on the
night of Sunday, April 5. Holmes Ander-
son is in Jail charged with the crime. James
Rooney next took u place in the Jail on
April IL for shooting James Tierney, on the
Twenty-eighth street hill, about two
weeks before. George Tahia was the |
one committed for murder on April %. On |
April IA Marc Kovenic and Catharine Bal |
korec were arrested for numbering their in |
fant child in Allegheny. After these came |
Matthew Bell, the colored officer who is ac- |
cUsed of killing an Italian on the Hill.
The Most Recent Killings. |
The Jail doors next swung open on April |
80 to receive Mary Schaffer, of Woods Run,
Sho drowned her little sou. On last Mon |
day they opened again to receive Charles |
Martin. the McKeesport painter who killed |
Nicholas Speilman with club on April %. |
On Wednesday the name OF James Scott, |
of Braddock, was added to the list |
for having ended the life of a Hungarian /
while wrestling with him. James E. Stew |
art is the last and his crime towers above |
all we rest in brutality. He was formerly |
q ( .'man on the Panhandle Railroad, but !
several years ago a collision on the road was |
caused BY his sleeping at his post and he
was discharged.