Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-02
MANh2FOR MURDER POSSESSED STEELE
 HILLPOT'S SLAYER
Story Told By Steward, His AcconrpIice in
 Crime
ALWAYS WANTED 10 SHAY

AlWAIo WAN Cu U oLN
 If the story told by Stewart the alleged murder who was given a life term at the state penitentiary. at Globe several days ago. is true. a heart even more murderous than that of Bccle Gunnessiis possessed by Steele Stewards partner in the double mur- der committed more than a year ago on the White Mountain Indian reser- vation near Globe.
 According to the testimony of Stewart, Steele. who win die on the galiows at Florence for his part in the double murder, is twelve times murderer in his heart.
 Stewart told of twelve occasions when Steele desired to take the lives of innocent persons who passed near the lonely chicken ranch on the res ervation, and Stewart, according to the story, dissuaded him.
 These twelve persons might well shiver to hear Stewards story. They stalked near to the valley of death and never knew it.
 
 murderous heart craved was that of the chicken rancher. This man came to the lonely little ranch house one night to spend the night under his own vine and fig tree, as it were. Steele was there as Stweart's com panion He deserted from the army and joined his former messmate, hid Ing from the authority of the gov eTnment The ranch owner had a thousand dollars on his person, and according to Stewart, Steele suggest ed that they murder him and take the sl ,000 Stewart said that he dis suaded Steele from the design
 Next the ranch owners little son and an Indian came to the place, and Steele suggested that the two murder them Neither the boy nor the In- dian carried anything of value. Again, according to Stewart, he dissuaded the man-killer
 On another occasion two men came to the ranch 10 purchase hogs and camped near the hut during the night. The evil eye Of Steele watched them as they pitched camp and he suggested to his weaker hearted companion that they murder them for the spoIs of the camp. Again Stewart says he successfully used the power of persuasion
 The next ones who came within the influence of the murderous vor- tex hat surged around Steele's black hea -t was a man, his wife and child. Like a leering devil. Steele saw in them proboble satialion of his m6r- derOus desires. According to re ports, Stewart dissented from the diabolical suggestion because there was a woman in the crowd
 The next person hom fate threw within the radius of SteeIe's murder. ous leer were two men from Globe, one of them being w D. Fisk, the republican candidate for state treas urer. These men look like bankers, " Stewart says Steele suggested. Let's kill them for their money Tn S account of Steale's heart, ] murders is not strictly chronological. for it was on the day following Steele's suggestion that the two men Kill the man and his wife and chilG that Kibbe and Philpot came along and were induced to spend the night in the lonely cabin. Al last the mur- derOus Steele, the human spider. had entrapped the fly.
 That night Kibbe and Philpot were murdered. Steele had his surfeit oi life blood The bodies of the two men were bundles of torn flesh and broken bones. For that crime Steele will hang and Stewart win spend the balance of his days in the federal peuitentiary.
 i In the first trial. in the territorial court. both were tried on the charge Of murdering Kibbe and given life terms in the staatc penitentiary. In the trial at Globe last week in the federal court, they were tried for the murder Of Phiipot
 United States Attorney J F.. Mor. rison. who prosecuted the cases against the two murderers, returned yesterday morning from Globe. ac. conn anied by his clerk. Eustace Du pen. He will leave today for Pres cOtt 10 attend federal court there
 Tn Ili my carer as a prosecutor, said NIT. Morrison in speaking Of tho case, 1 have never. seen the equal . of Stcwart for cOolness on the stand i Confronted by half dozen vital con nicting statements, he ret1incd a per feet cOmposure during a day and a half of cross lexamination. The only explanation that ! can conceive that win account for Stecle's desire tf do murder. is that he is a murderer for murders sake"