The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-05
he CONFESSES.
John Stone Reveals a Long List
Of Bloody Crimes.
Tells How He Killed People All
Over the Country.
is SAFE, HOWEVER.
He Gets Ten Years in the In
diana Penitentiary.
Was Once a Member of the
Famous Dalton Gang.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 5.-John c.
Stone, formerly a member of the Dali
ton gang, under sentence of ten years
here for shooting Deputy Sheriff Har-
old, has confessed to committing muir
ders in Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas
City and several other places, His
story is one of life of murder, burg
larry, train and stage robbery, and is a
startling confession.
Stone says that he and his partner,
William Walrath, killed man at Kan
sas City in 1885 and robbed him, but
later gave the money to Henry Don
nelly, policeman, for protection. He
confesses to the murder of Mrs. Stew
art and her son, Clarence, in Cleve-
land. The bodies were cut to pieces
and thrown into Lake Erie. He says
the following morning he killed boy
in the Big Four yards in Linndale,
Ohio
In Buffalo, he and Walrath and
man named Burns, a saloonkeeper.
killed a wealthy Western farmer who
was looking for a good time. The
money was divided and Stone and
Walrath returned to Chicago and with
their share started a restaurant.
Here Walrath married Stones sister.
Mrs. Walrath died and Stone and
Walrath left Chicago. Later Stone
returned and was implicated in the
murder of father and son named
Prunty. The men are said to be now
serving life sentences at Joliet for the
crime, but Stone was not arrested.
He then tells of a murder at Dunkirt1,
N. Y, where Duffy stabbed a pal,
Buffalo Jack, " four times, and buried
him in the woods Another murder
was committed at Union City, Pa, the
victim being an old man named Hor-
ton or Norton. Another murder was
committed by the trio near Youngs-
town, Ohio, the victim being a resi-
dent of Ashtabula- The last murder
committed by Stone and Walrath was
on April %, 1895, on a Pennsylvania
freight train. At this time Stone was
shot and did not get medical aid until
South Bend was reached. The next
desperate act of the trio was the rob
berry of Grand Trunk train in Mich
igan, where five watches and money
were secured. Two of these watches
have been identified since their arrest
here,
When the officers learned that John
C. Stones confession became gener-
ally known he was hustled out of the
city to the Michigan City penitentiary
to serve a term of ten years. When
Stone made his private confession two
months ago he implicated his pal, John
Duffy, as the leading spirit in the
bloody highway robberies. This SEN
sational confession was kept con-
cealed till Duffy was placed on
trial yesterday for assault with
deputy sheriffs. The confession be-
came public too late to have any effect
on Duffv's case, as when the jury re-
tired the wild tale of crimes had not
reached the jury. Duffy only received
four years sentence, six less than
his squealing pal, who was implicated
in the same crime"
Advices from Mansfield. Ohio, and
Erie, Pa. and Kansas City indicate
that Stone was very familiar with
murders committed at each of these
places. DeniaIs have been received
from Chicago, Clevelaed and Buffalo.
The Kansas City. Kan, Murder.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 5.-The
above dispatch recalls an intense SEN
sation which was created in Kansas
City, Kan, about ten years ago.
On the morning of September 81,
1885, the body of Christopher Shubert
was found on the Central avenue
bridge. He had been murdered and
his money stolen. Shuber6 was a
wealthy German who lived at Leaven
worth, Kan. About two months after
this murder Policeman Henry Don
nelly shot and killed another member
of the Kansas City, Kan, police force,
Thomas Mcdonald. Suspicion rested
upon Patrolman Donnelly for the
murder of Shubert, and it was said
that the second killing had connec-
ton with the first. In fact it was
said McDonald was killed for knowing