New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-05
MANY MURDERS CONFESSED
REMARKABLE STORY TOLD BY JOHN C.
STONE IN FORT WAYNE. IND.
ACCORDING TO HIS OWN ACCOUNT he WAS
RIVAL TO HOLMES AND JACK THE RIP
PER"-soME OF HIS TALES CONFIRMED

RIVAL. TO HOLMES AND JACK THE RIFF
rER"-soME OF HIS TALES CONFIRMED
OTHERS CoNTRADICTED
Fort Wayne, Ind. Dec. 4.-Jonn c. Stone. ahas
Vinson or Vincent, has made a confession 10
Sheriff ClausmeIer detailing a life OF horrio'e
crime He was arrested with John Duffy ana
William Walrath for attempting to Kill Deputy
Sheriff Harrod on May 2S last Walrath was
shot and died in Hope Hospital Stone Is under
a ten years sentence. Duffy's case went to the
jury last night. Stone tslla that he and Nairath
were members Of Bill Dalton's Western gang OF
bank and stage robbers. He says he, Dufty ana
Walrath killed a man at Kansas City in 1883 ana
robbed him, but later gave the money to Henry
Donnelly, a polceman for protection He also
tells of a murder committed by himself, MIS-
Stewart and her son Clarence in Cleveland. ONO.
The next morning Clarence and Stone killed
boy in the Big Four" yards in Linvllle.
In Buffalo Stone. Warath and one Burns,
saloonkeeper. killed q wealthy Western farmer
who was looking for a good time. The money
was divided, and Stone and Walrath returned
to Chicago, and with their shares started res
taurant Here Walrath married stones sister.
Mrs Walrath died, and Stone and Walrath LEFT
Chicago Later Stone returned and was impli-
Gated In the murder Of .1ther and son named
Prunty.
He then tells OF a murder at Dunklrk, y. y,
where Duffy stabbed pal, Buffalo Jack. four
times and buried him in the woods Another
murder was committed at Union City. Penn, the
victim being an old man named Horton. An
other murder was committed by the trio near
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio, the victim being a resident OF
Ashtabpl.
The last murder committed by Stone, Duffy and
Walrath was on April 20. 1898, on Pennsyl-
vania freight train. At this time Stone was
shot and did not get medical aid until South
Bend was reached. The most desperate act OF
the trio was the robbery OF the Grand Trunk
train in Michigan. where five watches and money
were secured. Two Of these watches have been
Identified since the arrest here.
Erie Penn Dec 4-County Detective Sullivan,
who went to Fort Wayne last September to in
vestigate the story told by John c. Stone, says
that so far as stones story relates to the Horton
outrage at Union City 1t is true in every par
ticular NcDermott. one Of the gang. is a Union
City man. An attempt will he made to get Stone
here t. testify against McDermott as soon as he
is released from the Allegheny Workhouse where
he was sent for carrying concealed weapons.
Cleveland Ohio. Dec. THE Cleveland police
place no confidence in the confession Of John c.
Stone who is now under arrest In Fort Wayne,
so far as II relates to crimes committed in this
city. They have no records of the local muir
ders to which Stone cOnfeSses.
Youngstown. Ohio. Dec. 4.-The crime to which
John C. Stone confesses as having committed
near this city was committed on the night OF
December %. 1894, at Doughton. two miles north
Of here. Charles Rocco an Italian. on his way
from Ashtabula to Pittsburg. while riding in
box-car on the Lake Shore road. In company
with three tramps was assaulted shot, ana
after being robbed Of s13 was thrown from the
train. He lived for severa hours after being
shot. and gave a description of the men to the
officers. These men were in this city
shortly before the news of the murder reached
here, but made their escape.
Buffalo Dec. 4.-The police Of this city do not
know Of any such murders and other crimes in
this section Of the country reported to
have been confessed to by John c. Stone. They
express the opinion that Stone is telling the
story for some uterior purpose.
Chicago, Dec. 4-John c. Stone was not one
Of the slayers Of John and Peter Prunty, father
and son, who killed by burglars. Thomas
Francis McNally, alias Burke. Eddie Warren
and Charles KurtZ several years ago. McNally
and Kurtz are now serving life terms at Joliet
and Warren twenty years. The police never
suspec ted fourth man.
Kansas City. Dec. i-The confession Of John
c. stone that he. with two other men, killed
man in Kansas City, Kan. in 1Ss3 but gave the
money to a policeman named Henry Donnely
who let them escape. ia confirmed here. The
man murdered was named Shubert. and he was
a musician who lived in Leavenworth He was
shot through the head and robbed Of $50 and
gold watch. Jerome Marshal a saloonkeeper
who died four days ago, testified at the CorOn-
ers inquest that thn watch resembed one that
Donnelly was seen to carry. In 1854 Donney
shot a brother policeman and left the city. he
last being heard Of AT Pueblo. Col