The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-15
The Corpse In the Arbor.

The delicate form of the dead burg
lar who was shot by Mr.. Homer M.
Choate, the cashier Of the Seaboard
Bank, as he was escaping from Mr..
Choate's house in Newark, was estab.
lished by the name Of the clothing firm
or 'Deylln u co. ;" which was slammed
inside the collar Of the coat worn on
the night Of the burglary. Chief of
Police Meldnum, of Newark, sent
Detective Smith to the establishment
named, and one Of the cutters dis
covered the name George Stone"
written on the inside Of the loop in the
back. BY referring to the order-book
IN the custom department it was found
that q suit Of clothes had been made
Tor a man by that name, who, had left
directions to have them delivered at
No, 25 Market street.
When inquiry was made at No. 25
Market street the housekeeper, Mrs.
Wallace, gave a reporter u HISTORY of
the man so far as she knew.
'Mr. Stone first came to nv house
In The early part of last May" she said.
''He. was anxious to secure a quiet
room down town, and was willing To
pay we'll for apartments nat suited
Him. l was impressed with the belief
Chat he was u respectable man. lie
did not bring any references, but when
speaking about them he said that there
were many better men III the world
than himself, and laughingly added
tnaC he was not the WorsJ. After
showing him the vacant rooms. he
concluded to engage the front apart
ment Oh the top noor, and paid me 81
LII advance Tor the irst weeks rental.
lie then said: My name is George
Stone, and trust We will get along
nicely together Lie has been with us
ever since, and / do not remember OF
Ills remaining away over night but IL
few times When he SAID that he would
be Obliged TO 70 to Boston or Pniladel-
phla on business and would probably
not return Tor a day OF two.
MI. Stone was a quiet, unassming
man, and unless there was something
To BRING about a conversation he had
very htLle to say. lie conducted him.
selr LII u luosJ gentlemanly manner, and
was What Is considered a desirable
lOdger. LIE always maintained That he
Was not III acClye Dusllless, and OK
planned that he received a private in
come from ILLS tatiIer's estate.
MI. oLone left the house on FRIDAY
AFTERNOON at 4 V'clO.k. lie appeaIeu
SOMEWHAT aglCated and was EVIDENTLY
ANXIOUS 10 leave lie house. Lie came
into Tie slLLlng room and handed ule
Cne Key TO Ills room, saying that ne was
Ill a hurry. He wore Lue coat LII which
nus dead body was found. l could not
mat of the man VINO has Deem SUCH Il
geutlemanly Inmate OF my hOuso.'
At tnB point IN tile conversation
Miss Nellie Wallace, the seventeen
year-old daughter OF tho landlaty, en-
tered the room, having Just returned
from Newark, where she had Vie"sd
Upe body Of the burglar.
"IC's George, mother,' the young
lady said, as sue unDnGLOned her SACK.
IL recognized his pale face the moment
the white clotn was lifted from the
coffin. His clothing is the same tia!
he wore when we saw hln last"
| Are you sure It's Mi. Stone, mol
liepn asked tue mother.
"On, yes; Pm positive It's he. Yol
remember ns nau d tooth missing iron
the upper jaw. Well, his mouth Wa
open a little and saw the vacant spac
to the right Of tho two large teeth II
'front.'"
In conversation with the young lad
the reporter learned that Stone Ia
told her that his parents lived aG NOW
ark, and Jnar he had been brought
=. IN Astoria, l.. l., where no was porl
Mr. Stone, d groceryman, whose o.
LapIislulenC is near NineLy-sec0h
sJreeU terry in that place, docs not II
| ,na,,nar u,Iv uprS,l VINO went 70 SOnO
LII AstOria NY JLat name.