Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-29
MRS. ST0LL AND Mr.. STADDEN.
THE ALLEGED ELOrERs nuouGiiT
hack TO Il tNsNs cry.
Came without n RcIuisition nnd Con-
hdenti, Expect Their Ease To lie
Observation-Disclosures says lie
Can Prove nm Niibi.

pes Moines. Ia. july ?s-tspecialJ Mir
sioll arrived in the city laRt evening. ac.
companied by Deputy County Marshal
stewart. He ana his wife held confer
ence at the police station, which was rath-
er spicy. He-accuSed her Of adultery, with
Stadden, and said he had seen them EN-
brace each other Mt Kansas City and was
about to Kill Stadden. when he thought
best TO walt and iind them in n more com.
promising position. He charged that they
registered us man and wife at the RallinE-
ton motel IN ottumwa. just before coming to
this city, and occupied the same room, and
alleges they were suilty OF adultery at
Kansas city between July and II.
Mrs Stoll Indignantly denies the charges.
and strongly asserts her husband is trying
TO prosecute her. She says Staddcn has
acted merely as her friend. and brough. her
here TO give her employment in the state
office OF the Fidelity Company. stoll re-
fused to meet or talk with stadden The
local officers Of the Fidelity bear out the
claims of Mrs. Stoll and Stadden. and say
Il had been understood for some time Mrs.
Stoll was to come here 10 take positon OF
Sashler and stenoGfapher In the eompuny's
This morning when the warrant charging
mem with adultery between July and Il
was read. Mrs. Stol and Sindden deci1eI
70 utop the habeas corpus case and re-
turn TO Kansas city. as Stadden says he
can easily prove he was In Massachusetts
all the period OF time covered bv the In-
formation. So far as their relations here
are concerned, there is nothing 10 hear out
me charge, for they stopped at separate
hotels while in the city and both. accord
ing TO the hotel people. kept reasonable
hours. and met in the parlors, neither go
ing to the others rooms. y charge OF
adultery at Ottumwa, where 1t is alleged
,h.y remained tosether over night. would
not stand In this state with Stol as the
prose cutinS witness, for the reason that
the statutes specifically provide. that this
be brought except by the husband or wife
of the offending parties. The decree of
separation from his wife. which stoll holds,
is Il bar to his appearance as prosecuting
witness in Iowa and therefore the case
must be made somewhere out of the state.
S;adden and Mrs. stoli left for Kansas
City at noon to-day in each others COM
pany, while stoll went down on. the same
train, but in another car. DIR. Mckay and
others in Des Moines. from Arkansas City.
do not believe the charges against her, and
say she had an excellent reputation there.
while Stoll bore anything but good repu-
tation.
George II. stadden and Mrs. Frances E.
Stoll arrested Mt Tles Moines, Ia, Sunday
Stolls husband. arrived over the Chicago
Great Western railway nt 12Oi this morn
shs joe sS sswart wyfG IN Of SH1 this City whS Msnt
after them Monday morning with war
rant from Justice snits' court, stating the
"
uty Stewart to Des Moines. returned with
the party. The warrant sets forth that
between July and A. 1896. Stadden and
Mrs. stoll committed adultery in Kansas
Upon reaching Kansas City. the entire
party. with Attorney John O'Grady. was
driven at once to Justice Spitz house, 1i2
Harrison street. where the bonds OF Stad-
den and Mrs. Stoll were accepted by Jus
tlce Spitz in the amount of $500 each 10
appear for preliminary hearing to-day.
his firm in behalf of Mrs. stoll during both
pf this city, the defense Will be aided by !
j. G.. Jones, OF St. Louis, attorney for the |
Fidelity Mutual, of st. Louis. and Wash |
ZONES, the company's attorney in this city. |
Mr.. Staddcn is superintendent of agencies !
for the Fidelity Mutual.
Stadden and Mrs, Stoll decided. after |
their attorney in Des Moines |
not to institute habea. corpus proceedings. |
and returned to Kansas City without |
rcqusition papers, Attorney OGrady said |
last night that he was satisfied of the dis |
ruissal of the charge against his clients. |
He says 1t cannot be substantiated. Stad-
len and Mrs. Stoll when seen by re-
porter for the Journal last night, We're ,
they can disprovc the charge without a
same hotel in Des AIoines, as was first re-
ported. Mrs. Stoll says she had merely
gone TO Des Moines 10 accept n position
N the office of the Fidelity Mutual, which
Stadden had secured for her. She will re-
turn to Des Moines after satisfactory dis
position Of the charge against her has been
made.