Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-07
FRIGHTFUL DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
MurderOus Attack ON Two women
One Dead and One Dying.

this house for several months past. Stone
being engaged during that time in keeping a
Baltimore and Ohio depot. The parties are are
all colored. Some time since Stones wife lief.
him on account OF alleged bad treatment and
took up her ABODE IN this house and got such
work as she could do to support herself and
her two small children. Her husband has re-
peatedly visited this house. each time Quarrel
ing WIN MS wife and her sister, and was prob
ably. jealous of his wife, accusing her sister of
leading her away from him.
THE MURDEBOUS ATTACK ON LAvINIA
saturday night he made visit to his wife,
n nns Two Si children were asleep up stairs the
SUITS and her sister Lavinia in the front room
DOWN stairs Everything was peaceful about
me place when Stone burst In the door, aud
naroIy Easing word with Lavinia attacked
her with an open razor. She fled into the
PACK yard, screaming as loud as she could.
he got her into corner, where she had no
no chance of escape, and deliberately drew
the razor across her throat
CUTTING HIS WIFE'S THROAT.
o.. lis VIE hearing the alarm ran down stairs
10 TAKE her sisters part, and was rushing to.
wards them when Stone met her in the back
room, fell upon her with the same murderouS
instrument. cutting at her throat several times
and In almost an instant severed the jugular
veins and wind pipes then daShing the razor
behind him he fed from the house. The two
women ran few steps after him, but fell ex-
hausted before reaching the sidewalk.
CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER AND THREATS OF
LYNCHING.
By this time the crowd had begun to assem-
bic and several cOlored men who saw him
leave the house set out in pursuit and caught
up with him as he was about to scale fence
into Jardine'S gardens They took him back
and were met by crowd of his own color.
many OF whom were clam0rOus for hanging
him to lamp post. His captorS held him
safely until the arrival OF Policemen Hess and
burrows, by whom he was taken to the K-street
station house. Several physicians We're sum
moned to the house where the Cutting oc-
Cured, and Drs. Newman, Reyburn and 9th
ers did all they could to save the lives of the
women. Mrs. Stone fingered until 2 O'Clock
yesterday morning, when she expired, never
having spoken after the cutting took place.
Her sister Laylnla will, it is thought. recover.
The razor was picked up and secured. 1t is
razor blade, With wooden handle, put 10 it
probably by the murderer.
During all TIE terrible scene of the murder
the two children were sleeping soHadly no
Stairs, where they were afterwards found
One OF them is Stones child and the other
with the mother.
STONES CAREER.
Stone IS about thirty four years old, OF bright
colcr ana In eiltGent and of good address. He
was Tor long time employed as messenger 1y
hlr. Gobright, in the Associated Press OIL .e
More recently he has been a partner with
ahotheF coI0Ied man named Marshall. in the
restaurant business, near the Is. & o. railroad
depot.
AN INQUEST
was held yesterday afternoon by Coroner
Patterson, and after taking the testimony of
Maria Compton, Clarence Compton, Mary T.
Compton, John Body, Lieut.. Hurley and Dr.
keybgrn, who made the autopsy, the case
was given to the jury, who rendered a verdict
that she died OF wounds of the throat inflicted
with q razor IN the hands Of James Madison
wyatt Stone, who was thereuDOn committed
10 jail by the coroner for action of the grand
jury.
STONE STATES
that Lavinia was tile cause of his wife leaving
him, and he charges that they have been
living disreputable lives. 1t is also said of
Stone, that he has been living an immoral life
but he seemed to think it wrong for his wife
10 live as he had set the example and he has
been heard to threaten TO kill her.
TIE PRISONER TO-DAY.
., stone was kept last night in the K street
Lieut.. Hurley to Police headquarters, and
from there to Gardeners gallery, to have his
mug taken Tor the rOgues' gallery. CT his
return re Ili TO headquarters he requested frien0
OF his to go to his restaurant near the depot
ana take from bis trunk a Bible and another
volume, How Souls are Saved" which he
took with him to Jail. He appeared very
stolid.
YOUNG CATHOLICS FRIEND SoCIErY.-The
81 SI.. AloysIus branch OF the Young Catholics
dent, j. j. Fuller, in the chair. Rev. Charles
Is. jenkins. >. j., director OF the society was
present; as also Rev. i. w. Brady. 5. j., pro
States. After Father Jenkins reported the
Work Notwithstanding TO me edUclt-
ing and clothing CT the poor boys of the par
ish by The organization IN the pas, and that
expected CT IL in the future, and that renewed
ana energetic efforts must Ja made a. GAe6 80
IalSe iqnIs TO Heet the increasing demands
upon lheln - the provincial addressed the
meeting IL d forc!ble ard destructive dis
course, closing with d suggestion relative 10
the OBJECT IN view, which he knew, from per-
Sonal experience, to he in successful working
order il Boston. 1t consists Of districting the
parish, and appointing two collectors for each
ClStrlct-the appointments TO be made By tae
pastor. These collectors are to canvass the
families of the parish for m onthiy contlibu-
tiOD-25 cents. more or less. 1t was agreed to
adopt this idea, and il was thought by the gen
tlemen present that funds could be raiser i'm
this way more readily than under their pres.
ent plan OF working.
SHOT WHILE GCNNING.-Mr. Robert Cham
berS, empoye of the Signal Office was danger
0usly shot Saturday, while cunning for birds
on the river flats below the Long bridge. He
was vas m SKIN with his doubled barrel shotgun,
bO,h barrels OF which were cooked ready for
use: He was using short paddle at the time
and by some means 1t struck the lock OF his
gun which discharged and the load entered
bis right hip and thigh, burning the flesh and
making painful wound. He was aided in
reaching his home, 18th street southwest by a
companion and physicians were called in.
ALEXANDRIA VICTIMS TO THE PLAGUE
The Alexandria Gazette says: Among The
Deaths from yellow fever rep9rted is that OF
ESQ, formerly of this city She died at Mis-,
sisSIppi City while on her way to Virginia. A
tele ram received by Mr. F. l.. Brockett, OF
this city, states that little son of The deceased
is quite i'll with the fever. Among those re
ported as down With the disease ia New Or
leans is Rev DR.. j.. LOewiuSnOn, formerly
Rabbi OF the Hebrew Synagogue Of this city.
BARGAINS, BARGAINs. BARGAINS IN DRY
GoODS!-The largest assortment and tie
cheapest dry goods in this city. Beautiful
dress goods, l., 20, p, 81, Soc; pure silk anu
wool oresS goods, $3.50: cheapest and best
wearing black silk 75c., 81, Sl25 $780, SITS, s.;
cOlOred silks, every color and every shade
new fail patterns at Madam Hinckley's, over
my store, (Carter's, III Market Space) All
wool cloth. for boys wear, 50e. lace for cur
tainS, 3, 81, 20, 75c.-AdJt
WESTERN MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL FAIR
The fair of the Agricultural and Mechanical
Society of western Maryland commences at
Cumberland on the I'D inst, and will continue
four days. 1t will be very complete and in
tereStiEg exhibition. On Wednesday, the 23i
the annual address will be delivered by the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; Thursday, the
oath, President Hayes, and members Of his
cabinet, will be present.
BURGLARS IN THE COUNTRY.-Tw0 colOred
men gained an entrance last Saturday night
into the residence of Tobias Taibert, on the
Biadensburg road, by cutting away the win