The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-25
snowden. Charles Linley. j. w. Orr.
j. M. Chisham and Roy Walters.
8. #. Stoll. the husband of the mur.

snowden. Charles Linley. j. w. Orr,
j. M. Chisham and Roy Walters.
8. f. Stoll, the husband of the mur-
dered woman, was an unhappy man
while he lived here. On one occasion,
finding a man in his house, he shot
MIN. A killing was expected, and the
man finally left town. stoll told his
Atchison friends pitiful story of neg
lect by his wife for her home and
husband. Yet In spite of her con-
Duct, Mrs. Stoll was probably the best
loved child of the late ]. P. Brown.
the pioneer railroad builder and cap
italtst, who died here August %.
Throughout his long illness she was
with him almost constantly, and he
dtsliked to have her leave his bed
side. Occasionally while he was i'll
she would go to her home in Kansas
City to remain only few hours.
Anonymous Letter to Stoll,
Stoll appeared to doubt suspicious
against his wife. While in Atchison
and attending the funeral of his faith
er-tn-low. Stoll said to friend: "My
wife is pure woman. will. bear all
the blame. for my shoulders are
broad"
At the same time he said he had
received anonymous letters from per-
sons in Kansas City. and those let
ters constantly warned him Of Jaco-
bia.
Mrs. Sadie Brown Stcll was born in.
the old Brown homestead on North
Second street, grew up here, and
everyone knew her. She went to
school here and was married here.
Atchison people knew that J. p.
Brown. her father, knew about the
charges made against his daughter,
and possibly her waywardness caused
him to love her more than any of his
other children. She was a handsome
| woman and woman of more than
usual intelligence. She was received
In good homes here, for although peo-
pie knew of the gossip about her,
they respected her father and would
not make breach In the social stand
ing Of the family. Today Atchison
people are talking OF her kind heart
edness and Of her marked devotion to
her father
Mrs. Jacobia Worked In the Bank.
For the two apartment houses Ja-
cobia built In Kansas City, he obtain
: ed much of the necessary money from
friends. Mrs. Eugene Clark of Atchi-
son, the widow Of former central
branch engineer, owns $1,000 of the
stock purchased with her insurance
money, at Jacobia's solicitation. Mrs.
Will Utley owns $1,000 of the stock,
Mrs. j.. j.. Daniels owns $1,000 and
Miss Letitia Clark, a school teacher,
a considerable amount, Mrs. Otis
Clark owns about 500 Of the Jacobia
stock. All of these stockholders live
in Atchison. For. a year they have
been trying to straighten out their
financial account with Jacobia, who
managed the apartment houses. They
assert he wasted much of the income,
but believe their security is good. u.
Mrs. Jacobia began divorce proceed
ings some time ago, but withdrew
them. She was formerly Miss Stella
Robinson, daughter of Mrs. Sylves-
ter Nyhart, living southwest of town.
When she lived with her husband at
Corning, she was vice president of his
bank and hard worker.
The Brown estate of which much
has been said in connection with the
double tragedy probably amounts to
$7,000.000. Mrs. Stoll was one of sew
en- heirs, and her share would have
been 100000. This estimate of Mr..
Browns estate was made by J. P.
Brown himself. about year and a
half ago: Although by his will he left
everything to his wife, at her death,
the estate was to be held intact for
fifteen years and then divided. It has
been understood since Mr.. Browns
death that every three months his
widow would divide the income from
the estate with the heirs, retaining
only one share for herself. This in
come would amount to something like
$4,000 per year for each of the seven
heirs, and like amount for Mrs,
Brown.
The death Of Mrs. Stoll removes
one Of three trustees named in the
Will. The 'other two trustees are
Charles A. Brown and Mrs. James
Byram. The Brown will has been the
subject Of great deal of comment,
because OF its unusual provisions.
Three dates have been set for a hear
Ing In the probate court and each
time there was postponement, in
dicating that the heirs were not sat
isf1ed. According to the will, the hus-
band of the late Mrs. Stoll will not
share in the division of the Brown es-
tate further than an allowance of
5000: The section relating to the
death OF the heirs is as follows:
III any of our children hereinbefore
named shall die leaving a then con-
sort surviving at the time when any
OF the provisions of the will take ef-
fect, there shall be paid to such sur
viving consort. within thirty days the
sum OF $500 by the person or per-
sons who may at such time be con-
trolling the body of this estate"
Ihe provision of the will places no
restrictions upon the Stoll children
from receiving their share, however