The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-18

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maiden name was Patience I,aConite.
She followed him to Ogden and they
were married last fall. The young
mans family. as well as the family OF
his first wife, have had little or no
acquaintance with her, and he appears
10 have never tried 70 introduce her on
the same footing as the mother of his
children. She expressed n wish to care
for the children and live in his home
with them on Thirteenth street.
Had Bitter QuaTrels.
Since the death of the first wife the
children had been in the care Of a sis
ter Of the deceased wife. who had be-
come very much attached to them, and
Mr.. Stone would not consent TO a
change. This caused a disagreement
and the wife went east Stone had
been running a card game at the Little
Queen saloon. having suspended his
picture business for a time. He went
TO live with the returned wife, but re-
fused to take her to the old home. They
were known to have had very bitter
quarrels over this refusal, and Mrs.
Stone was almost insanely jealous of
the sister-in-law who was caring for
the mOtherless little ones.
This morning Mrs. Stone complained
Of feeling unwell and got some medt-
cine for cramps from Or. Condor.
Sent For Husband.
About l o'clock she asked Mrs Meyers,
the landlady TO telephone for her nus
band. He left work and went to her
room. The woman'S illness continued and
in the course of the afternoon Mrs. Mey-
eTs heated a plate and gave to her to ap-
ply for the easing OF stomach cramps.
Later the stage manager for the Lyceum
theatre called to see if Mrs. Stone, who
at the concert tonight, the regular piano
player being away. She consented ana
so did her husband This was about
o'clock About two hours later Mrs. Mey-
ers W2S1t again 10 the room to ask IL
Mrs. Stone wanted to rent the front room
of tile house. as another prospective ten
ant had called. Mrs. Stone answered:
Yes. III take il. I'm going to have my
piano moved there and enjoy myself this
summer" Mrs Meyers noticed at this
time that Mr. Stone was lying quite still
i'm the bed. as though asleep Later when
the theatre people telephOned to know IL
Mrs. Stone was coming to keep her ap-
pOiutment. Mrs. Meyers could get no re-
Spouse to her knock.
Another piano player was secured, but
between and o'clock the landlady
heard ~mOans from the room and, still
failing to get an answer TO her knocks,
she telephOned the police station. Officer
Layne responded and opened the door.
He found Mr. Stone cold in death, while
the woman lay with one OF his stiffened
ing infrequentIy bur heavily. \ box
which had contained morphine together
with the letters and the girls picture,
were on the trunk. The lights were out.
but could not COunteract the effects of
the drug. and the woman passed away
about S:b a m.
But very little is known Of the woman
ana her antecedents. She was quite dark,
with a clear olive complexion and dark
large eyes-a woman of striking appear
ancc.
Was Getting Desperate.
In a conversation with Mrs. Meyers
during the forenoon Mrs. Stone stated
she was getting desperate and would have
10 end matters somehow. In a sudden
burst Of apparent confidence she stated
that she had been a judges stenographer
IN Denver when she met stone: also that
she had considerable property IN her own
name. including a house at Arkansas.
Tex, a ranch at Amarillo, Tex. and a
hotel in Oklahoma.
The letters were taken by the coroner.
VINO impaneled jury to meet this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The jurors are W. S. Donaldson f 8
Matthew's and l. g. Jensen
The letters all stated that the two had
agreed 10 end their lives. lest they be
separated.
Insane Jealousy.
They betray an almost insane jealousy
OF Of the sister-in-law, who has charge OF
years of age and had several brothers
IN Ogden prominent I'm business
The bodies Of husband and wife were
taken charge OF by Undertaken l.arkin
and efforts are being made TO notify the
WOman'S relatives.
Mrs. Stone left a written request that
kilograms be sent to the following. who
are supposed 10 be her mother and
brothers: Mrs. D. 3. Wyath. WeIling-
ton, Kan, mother; w. L. ShoIe. Fort
W orth, Tex; J. A. Shole Wichita Kan
Los
Mrs J.. Shole, Billings, Q. + a l.
Stone sent the messages as renInsf nd