The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-13
From the New York SUM-

ton and Albany Railroad depot, told her
that he knew of no house in the place to
rent; and she then bought ticket for
Albany, bidding him address her in Troy
if he heard of any favorable opportunity.
Mr. Blake soon wrote, and Mrs. Stone re-
appeared in Chatham early in April, and
negotiated with Mr.. Frank j. Childs for
the lease Of the Park House, a wide, open,
old-ashioned, gable-roofed house, in The
centre of the village, at the foot of a lofty
mountain. She promised to pay $1,000
rent for the place, $500 of which she ad-
vanced OF once, mortgaging the house for
theremaining S7OO This contract aston
ished the villagers, They thought the
price more than double what the proper
ty would usually rent for, Mrs. Stone
was soon domicled in her hotel, Then
she sent for her husband, a mild-man-
nered inonensive man, who came from
Dana, Mass, and who did everything
that his wife told him to do. The followed
A YOUNG MAN,
with bright blue eyes, ruddy face, a
heavy black mustache, and dark, curly
hlir. His name is Daniel f. Bosworth;
he took his place behind the bar as bar
tender, and was very familiar with Mrs.
Stone, for that is her real aame, Every
thing ran smoothly in the Park House
for week or two, Mr.. Stone winning re-
spect by his gentle manners, and his wife
by her business tact.
Mrs Stones history has been ascheck-
cred as it is interesting. She was mar
ried to a palm leaf hat maker about u
years ago in Dana, Mass, and has borne
him one child, a boy about II years old.
She married Stone despite the remon-
strances of her relatives, and they hate
heras positively as she does them, Last
summer she wrote an order for the money
her husband had in the savings bank of
Dana, and drew $500, with which she
went to Chicago There she met Bos-
worth and with him settled in Iowa. Bos-
worth, who is a piano maker i'll Dana, has
always been very intimate with the Stone
family, and has often excited the jeal-
ousy of the husband by his attentions to
Mrs. Stone. The emigration to Iowa wat
not satisfactory, and Mrs Stone and Bos-
worth returned to the East. She was
easily reconciled with her husband, and
with him lived peaceably for time, eX-
cept that she was constantly drifting
about the country and making business
contracts.
HER HUSBANDS DEATH.
On Tuesday of last week Nr. Stone COM
planned to the boarders in the house that
he felt unweIl, and his wife gave him hot
gin slings, which Bosworh mixed and
which she carried to him. On Wednes-
day and Thursday he was no better, and
Law abed most of the time. He gave his
watch and chain to his wife, telling her
that he couldn't live, and that he ached
from the crown of his head to the sole Of
his feet. He often asked her whether
she thought ,he could live, and said re-
peatedly that he was sick enough to die,
and that she had no sympathy for him.
He kept taking the hot gin slings, which
his wife and Bosworth administered, and
slNtdily grew worse all Thursday night
Mrs. Stone said she did not consider her
husbands condition dangerous, as he had
often spoken to her before of approach
ing death, and frequently threatened to
commit suicide by hanging. She thought
that his complaints were only the vaga-
ries of his diseased Imagination. At din
ner on Friday Mr.. Stone took his last gin
sling and retired to his bedroom.
Mrs. Stone washed the dinner dishes,
and after an hour or more went to her
husbands room. He was lying uncon-
scious; his face was ashen, his breath was
irregular, and his pulse sometimes hard
ly to be distinguished Mrs. Stone called
DIR. Shufelt, and he pronounced Mr., Stone
past cure. He could not explain the eX-
traordinary symptoms, but said they
might be- the evidence of heart disease
DR.. Shufelt consulted with DR.. Barnes
Remedies had no effect, and Mr. Stone
died at half past 8, dropping away as a
tired man sinks into heavy sIumber.
DIR. sHUFELT's DISCOVERY.
DIR. Shufelt, who is u keen, active ply
sician of long experience, was not salts
fed with the manner Of the mans death,
and insisted on post mortem eXamina-
ton, which, the widow, for time, siren
uously opposed. He was in the room
when the body was laid out, and in
searching for some evidence of guilt, he
found in gray poplin dress of Mrs, Stone,
paper, containing sulphate of mOrphia
Drs. Shufelt and Wheeler and Coroner
Bailey made the autopsy, and found an
extraordinary combination ofsymptoms
All the organs were in a healthy Condi-
ton with the exception of the brain.
That was congested, as it might have been
by opiate poisoning. There were other
strong evidences Of the work Of NOR
phine, but there were equally strong
symptoms that death resulted from other
causes than poison. The physicians were
puzzled and being unable to solve the
mystery of the death, they sent the stom-
ach to DR.. Porter of Albany for analysis.
DIR. Porter has not yet given his decision.
Coroner Bailey impanelled a jury of
seven men on Friday night, but they, af-
ter sitting up all night, adjourned until
after the autopsy on Saturday.
At the inquest Mrs, Eliza L. Stone tes-
tilted that her husband was subject to
periodical attacks of sickness which she
was usually able to combat with doses of
herb tea. She never knew of his taking
morphia, although she had used the drug
many years. She denied that she had
bought morphia within two or three
weeks.
f. S. Gould, agent for Rogers & Smith,
of New Haven, testified that he boarded
in the Park House for several days pre-
ceding the death of Mr., Stone, and was
there on the night after he died. He was
awakened in the night after the body
was laid out by hearing the voice of Mrs.
Stone and Bosworth, whb were gigging
and laughing in the hallway. He saw
BosYorth slap Mrs. Stone on the shoul-
derp'and heard him say: "Now you are
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