The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-19

into the ceiling to scare her, but that
when he saw that this demonstration
had no effect he pointed she weapon
full at her breast and fired the shot
that ended the WOman's life.
The woman was undoubtedly stand
Ing beside the bed when she was shot
Without q cry she fell backward and
expired before any one could reach the
room.
Mr.. Hale was awakened by the sound
of the pistol and aroused his wife, tell
Ing her that some one was shooting a
revolver in the house. Mr.. Hale is
aged and quite feeble, but he arose and
started to ascertain what had happen
ed. AS he walked into the hall from his
bed room he ran against Steenerson,
who was endeaVOring to find the way
out of the house. In the darkness Mr..
Hale and the murderer were both
thrown down by the collision and fell
partly down the stairs together. S'teen-
erson jumped to his feet, While Mr..
Hale lay badly frightened and partially
stunned, and ran down the basement
stairs into the cellar
From the basement he could see the
lights from the street and broke out
the window pane, trying to crawl
through the sash to the sidewalk Al
this juncture, Officer Barney Ryan, who
had heard the pistol shot, reached the
house and discovered SteenersOn TRYING
to get out Of the basement window. The
officer placed the young man under ar
rest, finding him still in possession of
the revolver with which he ended the
Woman's life.
Little is known of the murdered
woman beyond what could be learned
at the house where she lived. Mr.. Halls
says the woman and a young man
rented the room where the shooting oc-
| CURED about two weeks ago The
couple represented themselves as hus-
band and wife, giving the names of Mr..
and Mrs. Woodwork. The man was
about the house only about a week.
Mr.. Hale says, when he left and has
! not since been seen with the woman.
Coroner Nelson learned that the woman
was also known by the name Of Eva
| Parrish. 1t is said that her home is in
| Winona.
When the woman and the man Civ
ing the name Of Woodwork rented the
! room they had with them box of live
| snakes, and, from their talk, Mr.. Hale
| judged that the couple had been trav-
| cling during the summer with some
small circus or side show. The dead
woman is about twenty-eight years of
age, rather stout, with dark complex
| ion and brown hair.
! Coroner Nelson viewed the body
within a few minutes after the shoot
ing. He found that the bullet had en-
tered the left breast just above and to
the left Of the nipple The bullet pene,
trated the heart and caused instant
! death. The woman was fully clad when
| she was shot. Her cape and hat lay
| on the foot Of the bed, where she had
| doubtless thrown them when going in
! from the street with Steenerson The
body was taken to the county morgue.
An inquest will be held today
| The young murderer is a pftiabIe
! sight He appears little more than an
overgrcwn boy. and does not betray
| by his actions the least emotion at hav-
| Ing killed the woman. He simply saws
she refused to give back his money
and he shot her. He seemed somewhat
under the influence Of liquor when TAX
Ell to the station, but did not staggel
or seem to have in anyway been bereft
! of his senses. The pistol with which
the shooting was done is an ordinary
cheap Bulldog" revolver, thirty eight
| caliber.
1t had two empty shells in the cham
Der and one loaded cartridge On the
| floor of the room Dr. Nelson found an
other cartridge that had dropped from
the weapon. When searched at the sta
| tion Steenerson was found to have Sc
in cash in his possession
Steenerson says he has been In St.
| Paul two weeks. He says he has been
threshing in the country about 100 miles
! from the city, but does not know the
/ name Of the town.
He says he has brother stopping al
enc OF the cheap down town hotels, but
neither does he know the name Of the
hotel nor where it is located The
young fellow says his pan ents live in
| Norway. He came to the United States
about Eve months ago.