Evening star., 1901-06-10
JEALOUSY CAUSES MURDER
WILLIAM j. STONE KILLS MAY KAR.
sTINE IN BALTIMORE.
She Was q Warrington Girl - Lovex
Attempted Suicide by Cut
ting His Throat.

William ]. Stone, formerly of Warrenton,
Va, where he was known as the Cattle
King" stabbed and killed May Karstine.
a Washington girl. in a house on Watson
street, Baltimore. Saturday night. He then
attempted his own life by cutting his throat
with razor. The deed, it is said, was in
spired by jealousy, and the fact that after
his money was gone the woman manifest
ed an intention to get rid of him. Although
he succeeded in infiicting severe wounds
in his throat, 1t is believed he will recover.
He Is under treatment at Johns Hopkins
Hospital. where he is closely guarded. In
the event Of his recovery he will be trans
ferred to the Baltimore city jail to await a
trial on the charge Of causing the girls
death.
Stone is a married man, whose wife and
children reside in Warrenton. May kars-
tine. who was about twenty years old,
lived with her mother at 416 9TH street
northeast, In Washington. until about two
years ago. when she left the city with
Stone. About that time Stone came here
from Warrenton with his wife and dis
posed of about 5000 worth of property.
He became infatuated with the Karstine
girl and went off with her. leaving his wife
here without funds. The latter returned
to her home near New Baltimore not far
from Warrenton. and her husband went
to Baltimore, Md, with Miss Karstine.
The latter afterward came here 1t is re-
ported, and informed her mother she had
married Stone and was living in the mon
umental city. The couple got along very
well together as long as the money lasted,
but when poverty faced them the girls
apparent love for her companion seemed
to be on the wane. Stone obtained en-
ployment on a street care line, but lost
his position on account of intoxication,
and then he made application for position
en- the police force.
Had a Quarrel.
Saturday afternoon Stone and his COM
panion went on a trolley car to River
View. a suburban resort near Baltimore,
and when they returned to their home they
quarreled. The quarrel lasted some min
utes, and the Virginian was heard to say,
"Tll cut your heart out" Following this
came the woman's pitiful cries of Help
and she was heard to eXclaim, Hes kill
ing me-" "a butcher knife was the weapon
used, and after the woman had received
several fatal stabs the miserable man turn
ed the knife toward himself and was cut
ting away at his throat when a policeman
and the inmates of the house entered the
room. Arrangements have been made for
bringing the body here for burial.
May karstine was well known in the VI
cfnity of her home in Northeast Washing
ton. She was young and handsome and
had many admirers. Twelve years ago her
father deserted his family, and nothing has
been heard of him since he went away.
Mrs. Karstine and her daughter subse-
quently went to live at the house OF the
formers brother-fn-law, Policeman Chas.
j. Wagner The mother found employ
ment with the Southern Railway Company,
which position she still holds.
When May left home she informed her
mother she was going to Chicago. Before
their departure Stones friends knew of his
intimacy with the girl, and some of them,
it is said. pleaded with him to keep away
from her and return to his own family. He
refused to listen to their peadings, how
ever, and now. already stated, he will
probably be placed on trial for his life in
the near future.