The herald., 1895-12-05
IS VERY EVIDENTLY FAXED
A Former Dalton Ganger Makes
Full Confession
HE NEVER ATE ANYBODY
But Claims to Be Guilty of All Other
Crimes
From Infanticide to Train Wrecking, From
Petty Larceny to Merely Malicious
Murder-fils Imagination
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press special Wire.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 4.-william
Stone, formerly member Of the Dalton
gang, der sentence of ten years here
for shooting Deputy Sheriff Harold. has
confessed to committing murders in Chi
cago, Cleveland, Kansas City and several
other places. Hts story is one Of u
life OF murder, burglary, train and
stage robbery.
Stone says that he and his partner.
William Walrath, killed man in Kansas
City in 1888 and robbed him, but later
gave the money to Henry Donntlly. a
policeman, for protection. He confesses
to the murder OF Mrs. Stewart and her
son Clarence IN Cleveland. The bodies
were cut to pieces and thrown into Lake
Erie. He says that on the following
morning he Killed a man in the Big Four
yards in Linndsle, 0. In Buffalo he and
Walrath and man named Burns, q sa-
loon keeper, killed wealthy western
farmer, who was looking for gnod tune.
The money was divided. and Stune and
Walrath returned to Chicago, and with
their share started restaurant.
Here Walrath married Stones sister.
Mis-. Walrath dieu and Stone and Walrath
left Chicago. Later Stone returned and
was implicated in the murder of father
ana son named Prunty. Three men are
said TO be now serving life sentences at
Joliet for the crime, but Stone was not
arrested. Another murder was commit
ted at Union Cirv, Pa, the victim being
an old man named Horton or Norton.
Another murder was committed by the
two near YOUNGSTOWN o., the victim
hpip Of ASb "a brIo ho Ino
murder Committed by Stone and Wal.a.h
was on April 20, 1895, on q lehnsy lvania
freight train. AT this time Stone was
shut and did not get medical aid until
South Bend was reached. The nsxt des-
perate act Of the two was the robbery of
Grand Trunk train in Michigan. whers
five watches ard some money were Sc.
cured. Two of these watches have been
identified since their arrest here.
This afternoon, when the officers learn
ed that John G. stones confession had
become generally known, he was hustled
out OF the city 20 the Mich gan City PEN
jtentiarv to serve q term of ten years.
When Stone made his private confession
two months ago be i'm plicated his pal,
john Duffey, as the leading spirit in the
bloody highway robbefies. This scnsa-
tIonal confession as kept concealed un =
til Duffcy was placed on trial yesterday
for assault with intent to kill a POSSE of
deputy sheriffs. The confession became
public too late to have any effect on
Duifey 8 case, as when the jury retired at
night the wild tales OF chimes had not
reached the jury. Duffey only received
tour years sentence. six years less than
his squealing Pal, who was implicated in
the same crime. The otfice,s, or at least
some OF them, are inclined to think thar
Stone has painted and embellshed q few
mole hills uf criminality INTO mountains
of crime for no other purpose tban to vent
his enmity towarl his pal, Duffy. Since
the death of their pal, William Walrath,
from the effect of bullet wounds. received
in their battle with tne deputy sheriffs
last April, Duffey and Stone havs been
such bitter enemies that they have been
kept in different parts OF thu Jail and
WE'RE never in the same room even dur
ing meals.
AdvIces from Mansfield, O., and Erie,
Pa, and Kansas City, Mo-. indicate that
stone was very familiar with murders
committed al each of these places. De-
mails have been received from Chicago.
Cleveland and Buffalo.