The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-02
KILLED AS THEY SLEPT.
MOTlvELESS AND BLOODY MUIR.
DER NEAR AKRON.
Whole Family Falls Victim TO a Mys'
terious Butcher, Who Cimbed
Through a Window at Night
Two Killed, Three Wounded.


Two Killed, Three Wounded.
ABRoN. O, March 30-Early Sun
day morning a masked man entered th"
farmhouse Of Alvin NJ Sioue, u"a'
Tallnadge, - few miles from this city,
and in brief space Of half an hour
committed a horrible bntchery When
ho took his departure Stone and his
wife, both aged people, were lying dead
IN bed, horribly mutilated. and Ira
StillsoD. the hired man, and Emma
Stone, the oldest Of three daughters.
were unconscious from blows dealt by
the murderer.
The murucrGT entered the house 10y
means nf "a ladder which he raised to an
upstairs window. lie first passed
through the room In which Hattie and
Flora Stone were sleeping without
awakening them.
Going quietly downstairs 10 tho room
~ winch Mr. aud Mrs Stone slept. he
attacked them with blunt weapon uf
some sort, hitting both upon the head
They were probably rendered unCon.
scious aud possibly killed by the blows.
| DuL VIC ubHtt hOb bdllnllSu "lI' bIlbbt
proceeded To mutilate their bodies with
a knife. He cut of one of Stones ears,
slashed him across the face and stabbed
him in the back. Then he laid Mrs
Stones cheek open with the knife.
After satisfying his fiendish desires
downstairs he proceeded to the room of
Stillson upstairs The hired man heard
the intruder apparently, for he had
arisen. when he was dealt n stunning
blow on the head Next the murderer
turned his intention to Emma Stone,
who slept in a room by herself. When
ho entered her room she screamed That
awakened the two other girls who slept
across the hall. Hattie Stone arose TO
90 to her sisters assistance, but as she
entered the latter's room she was felled
to the floor by blow on the head, but
fortunately was not rendered uncon
scious. Regaining her feet. she ran to
her own room and locked the door.
Throwing bedquilt about her, she ran
To the nearest neighbor's. quarter of
mile away. After he had struck Hattie
down the murderer returned to Emma 3
room and struck her on the head leav
ing her unconscious.
Then he tried the door to the room in
which Hattie had loft her younger sis
ter Flora when she had jumped from
the window. Finding the door locked
he battered it down Finding only
, Flora in the room, he asked whore the
other girl was When told that she had
gone for help, he hastily left the house
and made his escape.
, Hattie, with the blood streaming from
/, the wound in her head, managed IN
reach the ncighbOr's house, told her story
and then tainted After she had beer
put to bed. the neighbor. calling 70,
: help, went to the Stone house. There
= the evidences of the butchery were dis
covered The only person in the house
who was able to speak, was Flora Stone
aged l6, and she was so badly fright
. ened that she could tell nothing abon
the murder except that tho man whI
committed it wore a mask over his face
The crime is II mystery. There is M
= possible motive for the murders, so fa1
Q as can he learned. Certainly the NOR
' derer was not bent on robbery, for in
! bureau drawer i'm Mr. Stones room
were two gold watches and some money
and nothing had been taken apparently
The sheriff Of Summit county wa
called to the scene of the murder carly
in the morning and with posse Of me'
q he has been searching all day for clue
a TO the murderer Nothing has been dis
covered. One man has been found win
i says he saw buggy pass his hons
a going In the direction of the Ston
: house and the same horse is believed :,
have been fonnd in the streets of Kent
D a few miles east of Tallmadge. Snuda,
. morning. Ira Stillson, the hired man
o and Emma and Hattie Stone have no
d yet recovered consciousness and II i
: feared that Stillsor at least will die
while the chances for the recovery q
9 the two girls are very small