Evening journal., 1892-06-14
sToNe uNpeR ARREsr.
Accused OF Having Advised His Daugh-
ter-in-Law 20 Drown Herself.

ter-in-Law 20 Drown Herself
MARLBonou0H n. a., June l4-Ex Dec
cen Chester p. Stone, who first ruined his
daughter-in-law and then drove her 10 sui
eide, is under arrest The verdict OF the
coroner's jury charges Farmer stone with
advising and encouraging she young woman
% end her hfe The closing paragraph in
the verdict is as follows. "We also find
from written and oral testimony given be-
fore as that the deceased. Mary A. Stone,
was advised and encouraged 20 commit the
rash act by her iatherin@aw, Chester p.
tone, whom she charges with her ruin
and the paternity of her illegitmate child.
There is no doubt that this verdict WAS
found directly upon the evidence contained
ia the letter left by Alive stone. In case
this verdict is borne ont by me grand jury
the ex-deacon wiz be obliged 20 answer TO
the charge Of manslaughter ia the FIRST de-
gree. This is in accordance with section liS
Of the penal code
Whom Stone was called 20 the witness
stand he todd how he was 40 work when a
boy ran TO him and yelled, "Allie has shot
herselfm When asked whether Alice had
ever made any threats in bis hearing he re-
replied, ''Ncry many times, but / never be-
lieved she would d. itH
Did she, asked the coroner, "within the
week before her death make any such
threatr
Yes, sir, day or two before she said 10
me- Father, IN blow my brains cut.
can't stand this any longer teld her not
TO do that said that II ] was going 20
kin myself IShould think drowning would
he the easiestway never told her TO 20
drown herself When she repeated the
threat ] said, Alice, you had better shoot
me. Then i said No for she would be
hung II she did,
The coroner then asked the witness 10
tell what occurred when he teld Alice she
would have 10 leaye his house
~ never told her shat indignantly re-
piled Stone al begged her 10 stay and
make her home with ine. When she h,rd
made up her mind % leave asked her what
she wished to'tilke with her. She pointed
10 center table, aud / said Yes Then
she said she would hlse the piano. sold
her that the piano was hers, that / had
wined il ts her.
The letter found in the dress Of The dead
woman reads as follows:
For whoever nnds ths.
NJ name IL ruined and it \ mpoasilae for me
TO hYelongcr. I have told tho sua who ruined
ne that yhoAd blow my hrnins out, and hs
very calmly told me 30 dfowh Ilysosf ~ that
wohld b. tho odsesi death; but have not the
strength 90 90 TO th0 iiyer aud my head hurts
so that am afraid ] shah Lose my reason.
want nay own people 60 Have Chelhe. NY sister
h,tiih has promifed ms always 10 toke earo Of
him II anything should Happen TO mo do not
want his drandfathF ~ 0ras,hsJther Stone
90 seo him only iust while thoy have to, wAilo
Az being laid away. A. they aIs sethar Of
thcn 40 90 bring up a child ana ! werad yatker
be would beg on the streets Than to DO with
them.
Rev. j. H. Ackerman then took the stand
he gave an impressive church history OF the
case, and amotg other documents read two
letters IN which chester r. stone made
clean confession ef his guilty .relatiens
with his daughtor-n-law The clse WINS
then given to the iury. Ia a Nttlo less than
an hour they brought in the verdict Up TO
a late hour Stone was stin In charge Of a
constable, seeking to secure bail