Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-02

county burial was given, ana all tndt
is mortal of one who was at a time
very prominent in the theatrical pro-
fession was placed in a cheap wooden
box and buried. friends she had made
during her lifetime being none the
wiser.
Body May Be Exhumed
But now since The Herald furnishes
additional evidence, which may have
an important bearing on the case, 1t is
probable the corpse will be exhumed
for further Identification.
Developments yesterday go to estab-
lish almost to certainty that the
woman who was i'll at the Westminster
hotel in Los Angeles a few weeks ago
and the body of the woman found in
the surf at Ocean Park were one and
the same.
According to Jewett, a we'll known
magician, who is now sojourning in Los
Angeles and who was personally ac-
quainted with Marie Stone, the singer,
there was a sad story back of her life.
Jewett is convinced that the corpse at
Ocean Park is that of Marie Stone, as
the description, he says, tallies per-
fectly.
II knew Marie Stone when she was
on the stage" said Jewett yesterday
She was a great singer and drew a
handsome salary. Her fingers were
literally covered with diamonds, she
was then apparently very happy, and
steadily climbing to the top of her pro-
fession. have no doubt that if she
had remained on the stage a few
years longer her name would have been
as familiar with the opera patrons of
this country as some of the worlds
great artists of the present day.
Saw Marie Stone Here
"About year ago in Los Angeles
met Marie Stone at the Hotel Avalon,
where she was then stopping. She
told me she had met a man out here
named Webster while playing in the
city, and that she married him and
quit the stage. She said Webster
owned large ranch near Santa Ana
and used to leave the hotel for several
days at time saying she was going
to visit the Santa Ana ranch. Then
she went by three names-Marie Stone,
Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Brodie.
5 Last year Marie Stone seemed to
have snug sum Of money. She also
exhibited several valuable diamonds.
During the past few months, however,
stories confiicted concerning her pos
sessions. 1 met quite a number of
persons who told me that she had con-
tracted small debts with them and was
unable to settle. l even heard she had
borrowed freely through misrepresen-
tation.
'I did not consider the woman one
that could be relied upon. She told
me very sad story about her husband
dying one day, and afterward 1 learned
chat he was still alive. In fact, he
was pointed out to me in front of the
Avalon after that He was talking
to the woman and appeared to be abus-
ing her
Woman Appeared III
The last l saw of Marie Stone was
about two weeks ago. She was walk
ing from Fifth street on Ruth avenue
to Sixth. When she saw me she
dropped her eyes and passed quickly.
She seemed pale and worried"
At Santa Ana last night no one could
be found who knew Webster. or the
woman who claimed to be his wife.
1t was to the postmaster at Santa
Ana, however, that the letter returned
10 the Westminster hotel, which was
mentioned in yesterdays Herald, was
addressed. The fact that the letter
was written by the woman who was
III and in destitute circumstances at
he local hotel bore the signatures
Mrs. Webster, professionally Marie
Stone" is regarded as conclusive evil
fence that the woman Jewett knew
vas the same one who stopped at the
Westminster