The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-31
VETERAN STONES DEATH
Queer Actions Of His Wife,
Who Has Mysterious1y
Disappeared.
CAUSE OF DEATH NOT KNOWN.
Insurance and Pension Papers Are
Taken by the Wife-Po-
lice investigating.

The sudden death of Mr.. Peter Stons,
q veteran OF the late war, who resided
with his wifa in the small frame house
at the rear of No. 100 Essex street, has
furnished much food for gossip
among the residents in tnas
vicinity. Mr.. Stone was found, dead, at
quarter to seven o'clock this morning,
In his apartments by ex-Policsmau
Gordon who resides in the frame build4
ing. No 15O. The gossip In question Is Ia
regard to the strange actions on the
part OF Mrs. Stone. who according to the
stories told by nsighbors left her house
at one O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
did not return until after nine O'Clock
this morning. when the matter was re-
ported to he First precinct police.
STONE HAD BIG PENSION.
MIR. Stone moved into The apartments
on Essex street week ago. He lost mis-
left arm in the war and consequently was
unable TO do any manual labor.
He was engaged in the rag
business and had horse and wagon
which he used in going about the city in
his search for rags, which he bought
from whatever persons desired to
oeAA bh0LAls 4d3C hG6hs uOW6N0Ee
he told his ueighbors that tne
business had ceased to becoms
profitable. and few days ago he soid his
outfit. lie received a monthly pension
or S75 from the Governments
and this, he said, would
Keep him from want until he
embarked in the coal and wood business
as he proposed doing in few weeks. On
Sunday he complained of feeling ill, aud
that was the last time his neighbors saw
him alive.
MRS STONES QUEER ACTIONS.
AT one O'Clock Yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Stone called upon ex-Policeulsn
Coz don and asked him if he would 10
her u shawl as her husband was feeling
very i'll and she wanted 10 get doc
tor. The neiyhbors saw no more
of Mrs. Stone during the afternoon OF
evening. She. her neighbours Rllegs,
never returned until nine o'clock this
morning.
AT quarter to seven O'Clock Mrs.
Gordon asked her husband to 60 to Mes.
Stone and get the shawl she had
loaned her. as she wished to use it,
THE DEAD BODY DISCOVERED
Mr.. Gordon went to Stones apartments
and as no one responded to his knock he
opened the door leading iuto the dining
room aud was Mortified to seeing Mr.,
Stone sitting on the sofa dead. Mrs.
Stone was nowhere about the
house. Mr.. Gordon at once
reported the matter to Sergeant
McGuinness at the First Precinct Station
House. A policeman was sent 10 iuves-
tiRateq--L Lhe- matter land, lataS-s-Sp, er,a
morgue wagon took the body 10 the
morgue, where the remains will bs
prepared for burial County Physician
Converse was notified and he will maks
post tnorted examination of the body
INSURANCE AND PENSION PAPERS TAKEN.
Stoue was insured in two life insur-
ance CONT Lauies. He was fifty, one years
old. His wife Is several years his junior,
When she returned to the house at nine
O'Clock she remained only long enough
to secure his pension and insurance papers
Her queer actions have aroused conA
Siderable suspicion among the nsighbors,
and further Developments are awaited
with interest.