Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
A FIENDISH crime.
A Masked Man Attempts to Butch
or q Family.
a TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN ARKANSAS.
a Farmer Murdsrs His Wife and Child and
Then Commits suIcide-A Family
Quarrel--A Wife Murdered
Through jealousy.

hkHON, w., Marcn ". AT late hour
,, last night masked man entered the
farm house Of Alvin M. stone, near
Talmadge, = few miles from this city,
and in . brief space OF half an hour
committed a horrible butchery. When
he took his departure Stone and his
wife, both aged people, were lying
dead in bed, horribly mutilatcd, and
Ira Shllson, the hired man, and Emma
Stone, the eldest Of the three daugh.
ters, were unconscious from blows dealt
by the murderer. Hattie, with the
blood streaming from the wounds in
her head, managed to reach neigh
boris house, told her story and then
tainted. After she had been put 10
bed, the neighbor, calling for help,
went to the Stone house. There the
evidences Of the butchery were discov.
cred. The only person In the house
who was able to speak was Flora
Stone, aged l6, and she was badly
frightened. For this reason all she
could tell was that the man who COM
mitted the crime wore mask over his
face.
The crime Is mystery. There Is no
possible motive for the murders so far
as can be learned. Certainly the muir.
derer was not bent on robbery, for in q
bureau drawer In Mr. stones room
were two gold watches and some
money, and nothing had been taken.
The sheriff Of Summit county was
called to the scene Of the murder early
in the morning, and with posse Of
men he has been searching all day for
clews to the murder Ira Stillson and
Emma and Hattie Stone have not yet
recovered consciousness and 1t Is feared
Stillson at least will die, while the
chances for the recovery Of the two
girls are very small.
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN ARKANsAa
BENToNvlLLE, Ark, March SO-A
triple tragedy occurred three miles
from here yesterday. Pulaski Duck.
worth,a prominent and highly respect
ID farmer, killed his wife by styiking
her on the head with an ak, the I'm.
fortunate woman dying instantly. He
then attacked his four-year-old child
with the ak and inflicted fatal injuries.
The man then threw himself across the
bed, drew a pocket-knife and slashed
lis throat, dying almost instantly. A
ieven.year-old daughter escaped
daughter by being at Sabbath school,
Duckwbrth was undoubtedly insane
A FAMILY QUARREL
VIRGINIA, ILL.,, March 3o.-Conrad
Becker, wealthy farmer OF Arenz-
lille, this county, was shot dead by his
'tepson, William Becker, the latter
committing suicide by firing q bullet
through his BRAIN The terrible trag.
dy is the result Of an old family quar-.
ell which recently terminated in a
awsuit and the ordering Of the step.
on of of some land. The murdered
nan leaves an estate of $4,000. The
murderer and suicide carried life in.
trance Of 800, 600 in different fraternal
riders.
WIFE MURDERED THROUGH JEALOUSY.
COLUMBUS, o., March 3O.-tred Cor
ell, q molder of West Columbus, aged
l. yesterday afternoon shot his wife,
Tho is but II, and then stood before a
lirror and cut his throat with a razor.
Forrell died almost instantly, but his
life will recover. Jealousy was the
ause Of the affair.