Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-12
MORE TROUBLE FOR cRoFFoRD.
Alleged Murderer of Maud stone
suspected OF Another Crime.

Leon Feb 2C County Attorney Olson
md Coroner McAllister are across the
lline in Missour securing the testimony
Eof Mary Farnes WHO'S lying at deaths
door finn the fleets of an alleged OPP
erat.on performed by DIR. j. W Crcfford
of Lamont, who Vas Thursday bound
over 10 await the action of the grand
jury, charged wtii tie death Of Maude
Stone Decatur county girl living In
The country d short distance from Leon,
Who died last We
Al the time Of the death Of Miss Stone
Miss Farnes Was in Crofford' 3 hospital
At Lamont. Fearing an investigation
Miss Farnes vas ssnt across the lire
into Missouri. Saturday her friends
We're communicated with in Leon and
her Whereabouts learned for the first
tine. The county attorney and coroner
vent at once to the bedside of Miss
I'arnes TO take her dying deposition. 1t
IS understood that her testimony will
ISineriminate DIR. Crofford.
In the meantime Sheriff Wolever
started across the country to Lamont to
lplace under arrest DR. Crofford, who
was released on $4,000 bail by Justice
Beck
Public feeling IS running high and
there is some talk of lynching the La
lmon doctor by the people in the vicin-
lity of Leon. While Miss Stone lived
ssome distance in the country she was
| Well known in Leon and had many
warm friends Her character was re-
garded az above reproach.
! Miss Farnes lived in Leon and her
folks RESIDE here. They are in only or
binary circumstances, but are respecta-
I bic. The daughter moved in good soci-
hety, vas we'll liked and had a large cir
/ Gle of Intimate friends. She went away
some time ago. presumably on a visit
altho little was said of the matter at
4 the time.
! 1t is said that even her parents were
! ignorant of her whereabouts because
/ they did nothing in the matter after the
\ arrest of DIR. Crofford in connection with
the Stone matter.
The Crofford sanitarium has beer
conducted at Lamont for some time, and
I previously there has never been any
suspicion or adverse talk relative to It'll
management. The claim of both DIR
iCrofford and his Wife is that Miss Stone
/ was treated for appendicitis.
4 Miss Stone left home ostenSbly bound
/ for Mt. Ayr. where she was to visit rel
! atives. She went at once to the sanitar-
ium at Lamont. She grew rapidly worse
4 from the time of her entrance and dice
about a week later
Her relatives demanded an inveStiga
tion by the authorities and coroner.
i jury was empanneled The following
1 verdict was returned: I'VE, the jury
upon our oaths do say: We do find thai
the deceased came to her death by VIC
lence used in producing criminal abor,
i ton. And we further do find that che
came to her death feloniously, and tha
a crime has been committed on the de
cea sed, and that j. w Crofford is tn,
name of the person whom the jury be,
leves has committed IT, and the fur,
4 further believes that Ira Hammond wa.
an accomplish
A preliminary hearing was had befor,
Justice Beck the fore part of last week
AT the close of the plaintiffs evidenc,
the attorneys for the defendant asked
i the state to pass on the case. Justic,
Beck held Crofford to the grand jur,
and fixed the amount OF bail at $4,000.
II A preliminary hearing will probabI,
be had In care of the death of Mis-
Farnes. and Crofford may be committe,
without ball.
If the case reaches the criminal court
as seems more than likely, the care viii
be hard fought.
Gilman.
/ Special to Times-Republican.,