The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
TO KILL THE FAMILY.
Horrible Attempt Of . Nm.
derer ct Akron, O.
THE AGED pARgNTs DUTueseNep


Akron. O.. March 2s.-At Q laAo hour iss,
night . masked man entered the farm
house Of Alvin NJ. Stone. near TAlmsdge.
near this city, and in brief space OF half
an hour committed a horrible butchsry,
When he took his departure Stone and his
wife. both aged people. were lying In bed,
horribly mutiiated, and Ira Stillson, the
hired man. and Emma Stone, tho eldest
Of the daughters. were unconscious from
blows dealt by the murderer.
The murderer entered the houee b.
means of a ladder which he raised 10 an
upstairs window. He first passed through
the room In which Hattie and Flora Stone
were sleeping without awakening them
Going quietly down stairs to tho room, In
which Mr.. and Mrs. Stone slept, he at
tackled them with blunt weapon Of soma
sort. hitting both upon the head They
were probably rendered unconscious ana
possibly killed by the blows but the fenh.
not satisfied with that, proceeded 70 mo-
tilate their bodies with . knife. He cut on
one of Stones ears. slashed him across
the face and stabbed him in the hack.
Then he laid Mrs. Stones cheek open with
the knife.
After satisfying his fiendish desires DOWN
stairs. he proceeded to the room Of Still
son. up stairs. The hired man heard tho
intruder. apparently, for he had arisen.
when he was dealt . stunning blow on
the head Then the murderer turned his
attention TO Emma Stone. who slept IN
q room by herself When he entered her
room she screamed. That awakened the
two other girls. who slept across the hall
Hattie Stone arose to go TO her sister 8
assistance. As she entered the laiter's
room she was felled to the floor by q blow
on the head. but fortunately was not rem
dered unconscious. Regaining her feet.
she ran to her own room and locked the
door. Throwing a bedquilt about her she
leaped from the window and ran through
tho rain and mud to the nearest neigh
bors. quarter Of a mile away.
After he had struck Hattie down tho
murderer returned to Emma's room and
struck her on the head, leaving her un-
conscious Then he tried the door to the
room in which Hattie left her younger
sister Flora when she Jumped from the
window. Finding the door locked. he bat
tered It down. Finding only Flora in the
room. he asked where 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 on her head. managed to reach
the neighbor's house. told her story and
then tainted. After she had been put to
bed. the neighbor. calling for help went to
the Stone house. There the evidences Of
the butchery were discovered. Tho only
person in the house who was able to speak
was Flora Stone. aged IL. and she was
badly frightened. For this reason all sbo
could tell was that the man who commit
ted 1t wors q mask over his face.
The crime Is q mystery There u no
possible motive for the murders. so far as
can be learned. Certainly the murderer
was not bent on robbery. for In 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 a posse Of men he has
been searching all day Tor clues. Nothing
has been discovered. Ono man has been
found who says he saw a buggy pass his
house late last night In the direction Of
the Stone house. and that the Same horse
IL believed to have been found IN the
streets in Kent, few miles east of Tai
madge. this morning. Ira Stillson and
Emma and Hattie Stone have not recov-
cred consciousness. and 1t IL feared that
Stillson will die, while the chances for
recovery Of the two girls are very small.