The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-27
WANTED HANDSONBR NAN
Astounding Charges Alleged in a
Billf for Divorce.
TELL TALE LETTERS FOUND
Acid and Morphine TO Be Given an In
valid Husband.
lie Was to Be Put Out of the Way in Chi
cago--An Iowa Woman's Infatuation
for Another Woman's Husband
Leads to a Murder.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-In bill Tor oil
vorce, fled in the superior court today by
Mrs. Bella H. Hassett against William E.
Hassett of this city most astounding
charges are made. 1t alleges, and the
allegations are supported by written evil
dence, that Hassett conspired with the
wife of wealthy farmer named Stone,
now living near Nashua, Ia, to murder
Stone, get divorce from his own wife
and then marry the widow of Stone, who
by letters attached was more than ready
to put her own husband out of the way,
that she might marry Hassett.
Hassett comes from a wealthy family
IN Jefferson, Iowa. His father, who was
wealthy hardware dealer, died some
time ago and left him from $50, 900 to
$50, 200. He was married to Miss Hicks,
who lived in Hamilton, Ohio. About one
year ago while Hassett was travelling
through Iowa, he became acquainted
with Mrs. Strong, who was living with
her husband. wealthy farmer in
Nashua. The woman, the bill alleges,
became enamored of Hassett, and it is
charged made propositions to make away
with her husband, who is past middle
age and an invalid.
The alleged plot as evidenced by data
dbtdCuSU W OIlS Jill WAS W DT1uS OIOuS W
Chicago on a trip to the Worlds fair and
place a quantity of poison in the medi-
cine he was taking. The couple hoped to
shield themselves, it is said, from the
clutches of the law by giving out that
death ensued from natural causes. Mrs.
HasseJt became aware of the so-called in
trigue through accident.
Not long ago her husband came home
intoxicated and quarrel arose, resulting
it,. H. L. l. l.,
had woman living In Iowa who loved
him more than she, and if she did not
believe it she would find a number of
letters in his trunk which would prove it.
Mrs. Hassett opened the trunk while her
husband was away from home and found
the letters. She was Mortified at their
contents and Immediately placed the mat
ter in the hands of her attorneys, who
prepared bill for divorce.
The first letter is dated at Nashua, Iowa,
June 18th, in which the preliminaries are
decided upon. 1t was planned to reach
Chicago early the following Sunday
morning and attend the fair July 9th,
when she was to administer something
that would make her husband sick, and
ii death resulted, attribute it to some
thing else. The next letter announced
change of time in starting. In this letter
Mrs. Stone asked Hassett to procure some
aclo anu hoIPnlne. Inc leUler enoS WIFI
caution to Hassett to destroy all letters.
They are signed s'Nellie,' and are thickly
sprinkled with terms of endearment.
When Hassett became aware in his So
Der moments that his wife had obtained
possession of the letters he. made an at
tempt to kill her, it is said, and was only
prevented from doing SO by the interior
ence of neighbors. He was in Chicago
tonight but could not be located.
Mrs. Hassett was seen tonight and ad-
mitted all the allegations contained in the
bill. Whether the alleged plot to take
the life of Stone was frustrated or not
could not be ascertained tonight. 1t is
thought by the attorneys that Mr.. and
Mrs. Stone were in Chicago on the night
of July 4, but nothing definite can be
learned.