The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-14
HUSBAND NO. q RAN AWAY.
MRS. SHOWERs-BOND-s
AFTER HER FLEEING SPOUSE.

Followed Him to Charleston With a
Detective and warrant for Lar
ceny-The Wrong Man Found and
stone stiIl Free-5IFs. stone says
Her Husband Took $50 of Her
Money and skipped.
Mrs. Charles N. Stone has returned from
Charleston, where she went in search Of
her husband. who left her about two weeks
ago. Mr. and Mrs. Stone had been mar
ried only a few months. but their married
life does not seem to have been a happy
one.
stone did not treat his wife well, accord
ing to her account, and ended up matters
by taking Ss5 of her money and desert
ing her. She seemed very anxious 10 get
him back. She applied to Chief McDer-
mott for assistance, stating that she
thought her husband had gone to Charles
ton where he formerly lived.
Chief McDermott wrote the chief of po-
lice of Charleston and received a reply
saying that Stone had been located there
on Hazel street at his mothers home.
against her husband for larceny and ac-
companied by Detective Krey, went to
Charleston to bring back her recreant
husband with the aid of the law.
Her trip ended in disappointment. De-
tective Kiley was not long in finding out
that the Charleston police were mistaken
in their man. 1t was her brother-in-law,
and not her husband, whom they had To-
Gated. While in Charleston Mrs. Staue
caught on 10 a reporter and got a qgfufpn
write-up. She told tale which wotGd DE
very interesting reading 10 the number
of people in Savannah who are acquainted
with a part of her history. Mrs. Stone
lived the greater part of her life in
Charleston, and figured in one of the
greatest sensations the town ever had.
| She only gave an account or her first and
fourth marriages, and said nothing of her
second and third, which were by far the
most interesting. According to Mrs.
stones account she was born in Ellis
vile, Miss, and her first husbands name
was Showers She has a son l3 years Of
age, who goes by that name. He died
early, however, and her second husband
was a DR.. Bond of Charleston. DR.. Bond
and his father came quite prominently be-
fore the public eight or nine years ago, in
the development of the Bond insurance
cases.
ported them dead, and collected the insur-
ance They even went so far as to furnish
dead bodies in evidence of the death of the
insured. DR.. Bond got a three years sem
| tence in the penitentiary for this 1t was
while he was in the penitentiary that his
wife assumed the name of Ada Grey I'M
der which name she came TO Savannah,
and lived here for several years.
About two years ago she married J. J.
Souza who kept the well known place at
South Broad and Price streets. The two
lived quietly together for some time, but
finally trouble arose over Souzas bar
keeper whom he charged with being init
mate with his wife. Souza came home one
night and found the barkeeper and his wife
together There was a fight and Souza was
badly beaten. He was taken to the hospital
and his wife and the barkeeper skipped
out for the west. Souza got out of the hos
pital after a few days and returned TO his
home. His troubles were too many Tor
him. however, and he ended them by blow
ing out his brains.
This was about year ago Souza had
been fairly successful in business, and
left property valued at several thousand
dollars His widow promptly returned and
entered claim for the property. An effort
was made by SouzG's friends TO keep her
out of it, The dead man left no viii,
however, and the woman succeeded in
securing part of it..
Stone had a good position with the Sa-
vannah Grocery Company, and his mar
rage to Souzas widow was surprise
to his friends. 1t is believed now that he
married her for her money, and, having
gotten all that ne could, has decided to
give her the shake. Mrs. Stone is still
young and not unattractive looking and
there is no reason why she should not
increase the number of her matrimonial
experiences.