The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-23
HER HOME WAS INVADED.
MRS. STONES AEFLICIIoN LAID BARE
TO THE PUBLIC


James Allen. an agent Of the Society for tho
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children in Richmond
county. went Wednesday night to the home OF
Mrs. Seth Bradley Stone a widow living at IL
Central avenue. New Brighton. and took Mrs.
Stones imbecile daughter. Olive Augusta.
from her home and put her in the Smith In
Urinary at New Brighton. He had been in
formed that the imbecile was a child. 1t was.
in fact. 31-year-old woman. Yesterday AZ
ternoon he went to court and got summons
for the arrest OF the mother.
Mrs. Stone 10 the widow OF Seth Bradley
Stone. who was a missionary In Africa. and
who died in that country. Their daughter,
Olive was born there and. according TO the
members Of the family has been an imbecile
probably since her birth. She is also unde-
Scloped and small She cannot speak a word
In 1879 the family came 10 this city. aud about
fifteen years ago moved to Staten Island.
where they have lived ever since in
house that was built for Mrs. Stone With
Mrs. Stone lived Mr.. Edgar r. Carter. a
lace importer. and his wife, mo is Mrs Stones
elder daughter. The imbecie daughter
was not sent to a sanitarum or a home out OF
respect to Mrs. stones Wishes but was kept in
the basement Of the house In the daytime she
stayed most Of the timo in q chair in the laun-
dryroom and was often TAX on out in the yard to
get the air. The Stones MADE no secret Of their
affection and many people knew OF the daugh-
tiers condition. In the night the woman was
put to sleep in a small alcovs under the stairs
leading to the basement from the floor above
She was shut in this alcove by IN old fashioned
Dutch door. which left ample openings at tho
tor and the bottom for the entrance Of air
Last Saturday morning Walter NJ. Wallace. a
workman employed by West New Brighton
plum bling firm. went to Mrs. Stones house TO
repair some pipes. He saw and heard the
woman in the aeove. and thought there was
something wrong. On Monday he went to the
Offices OK the Gerry society in this city and told
the officials there that he had seen a child shut
w in small alcove. The Gerry society sent
two men the next day to tell the story
60 the Richmond county society," and
): was then that Agent Allen acted
He went there quietly Wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock and went 70 the base.
mont door. which was not locked. He heard
GrGnns, he said. ard he opened the door.
walked in and lookGd at the beetle woman
po:sge he w% out again in and onSSd fPP oc es
man Burke OF the New Brighton station
I'm an agent OF the Society for the Proven
lion OF Cruelty to CHI iren. said Allen. I've
got poor girl in this house that must he taken
from her miserable surroundings. 1t is ter
The policeman consented to go with Allen
the two went into tho basemont. Mrs. stone.
who is 10 years old. was III in bed upstairs. and
person in the house Mr.. Carter heard 1.-THE the
agent and the policeman in the basement, and
What are you doing here ?" asked Mr.. Car
ter, as he saw the men looking into the alcove.
decent place. replied Al en- '- ''l' away "
an NJ Garter was surprised. and he suggested
that the agent was making big mistake.
No m stake, no mistake" rsioIned Allen
I'm children 8 society agent and know my
Then Allen went out and got a covered
w tn t Ts' sss 10 the h0ps He
Ga. Ssa1n,t YOU give me something to put over
WAT a moment" said Mr. Carter Mrs.
rs wh oe b she shs Ssn
I'm take her now" said Allen.
Then the agent picked up some blankets and
the carriage ana taken to the smith Tnfirmary.
?, Yesterday Allen went. howeveE. to the TIrat
story. issued summons Tor Mrs stone 5 ap-
,end In, tho charge Of ,tailing TO care properly for
reporters who came To- his house to look over
the quarters ocrppied ttv the mhecile woman.
The acove in which she slept was about six
let long and three feet wide. 1t was clean and
wholesome.
helpless. She did not recognize any OF the
family and could not even feed herself properly
thu Ts Ep saG Mr. GarST G9@eH GnSs
Ia a cot in the lIcova for her to sleep on. but
!
CHANGED regulary The rooms in Which She
st4y"d any Ters rropGry G"2tsd when neGss,
one. W. don't know what to make of the
Garter h %n agent cnro Dr hg wait Sa Mrs to
TSn ana ana ws for @ to s s0G b%
woman 81 Years old. / don't know what we
shall DO about the matter and cant say what
we shall do anti have talked the case over
with my brothers.
After Agent Allen had been to the New Brigh-
ton Court h. was seen at his home by reporter
The misery Of that girl could hardly, be
70 get her aTnS from such surroundings as
Mr.. Carter thought it rather strange that
you should GO into the house without knock
!nSg . or a calling TO any one said the reporter
Il thought it best to do that" said Allen. II
Tanted to attract a. littie attention as possible
Does your authority as Children's Society
agent extend 50 far mat YOU can take from her
bone a woman II years old. even If she is an
Allen drew himself up and threw out his
Tim an American citizen" he said. Any
body ought 70 DO what | have done when a a
there mglhng yo wa" know Of to prsysnt
Mrs. stone rom E"ii : to Tho, smith 5IInllrmary
and wskpE m Hsek taE that poDt
just yet. but you Inst depend on it that ri
s,an'! by what lye aonS: get summons for
hard on the woman because she is i'll. but she's
got to show why she allowed this sort OF thing
TO 90 on"
Alien refused to believe that the imbecie
woman had been treated as we'll and kindly ms
possible. although Mr. Carter and also Drs.
Jefferson Scales and Theodore Walser. who
had seen the woman from time to time. do
cared that the family did the best they could
for her 1t was very difficult case for the
family 10 manage, as any one who knew about
the habits Of many imbrces could imagine.
They could not be- kept like sane people. The
only fault there seemed to be was in the mother
love OF Ms. Stone. who could not be induced to
allow her daughter to be sent to an asylum.
The keeping OF the daughter at home was very
trying Ia all tho memhA Of the family.
The Carriers went to the nflrmary last night
II closed cQrriag" and asked House Surgeon
Howell for tine inbecile woman She was Mt
once surrendered to them They dressed her
IN elothS- they had brought with them and
took her home
Mrs Morse. the Superintendent Of the Smith
1uilrmary, said the woman was very thin, but
there no evidence Of sTualor or cruelty in
the cusn so far aB she knew. On the other
hand. -Me said that she had evidently not sui