The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-24

trouble with her when they lived .in
Atchinson ten years ago. He had a
drug store there. One Of his neigh
bors was Thomas Cummings. then the
representative In Atchinson Of Dun's
Mercantile agency. One night when
Stoll came home Unexpectedly and
entered the house, he met Cummings
sneaking through dark grape arbor
to the rear entrance Of his homie. Mrs.
stoll was waiting inside the house.
Cummings ran and Stoll chased
him. Stoll caught him In q neigh
boris back yard, where Cummings
was headed of and entangled In a
barbed wire fence. Stoll gave him a
thrashing. It was reported that Stoll
shot at Cummings, but he denies this.
AS result Of this Stoll and his
wife separated for while. but later
they went to living together again.
1t was rumored that j. p. Brown, Mrs.
Stolfs wealthy father, gave Stoll $20,-
600 as an inducement to take his wife
back again. but Mr.. Stoll denies this,
too. At any rate. he came to Kansas
City and opened q drug store at
Twelfth street and Grand avenue.
Stoll Knew Of the Affair.
Mrs. Jacobia said thit morning that
she lived happily with her husband
and that he was q good man until he
came to Kansas City three years ago
and met Mrs. stoll. Persons who
knew Jacobia in Atchison and in
Corning. .Kas., bear out this state
ment. In early life he had been q
railroad fireman and then an engi-
neer- on the Central branch Of the
Union Pacific out Of Atchison. He
resigned In 1891 and went to Corning
and became cashier In bank. He
developed talent for making money
and when he came to Kansas City
three years ago he had about $50, 900.
This he invested in two apartments
which brought about $1,000. q year.
It was about q. year ago that Mrs.
Jacobia and Mr. 6toll discovered that
Mrs. Stoll and Jacobia were meeting
earh other, clandestinely. It was 3
peculiar thing that both the. .wronged
husband and wife should. seek the
same lawyer for divorce. Each OF
them went to w. f. Guthrie for legal
advice. Mr.. Stoll at first talked about
suing Jacobia for alternating the affec-
tions Of his wife. Mrs. Jacobia began
proceedings for divorce.
Kissed In the Postoface.
The divorce action worried Jacobia.
He was afraid that II StolI sued him
he might get Judgment against him
for large sum because his relations
with Mrs. Stoll were 60 open and no.
torious that It was common topic
OF conversation among Mrs. Stoll'e
neighbors. They used to watch Jaco-
bia come to the Stoll house and 70
away in the absence Of Mr.. Stoll, who
was In his drug store night and day.
To put his property beyond the reach
OF judgment against himself, Jaco-
bta organised the Linwood Investment
company and had all his property
conveyed to It, Whether this is what
was deferred Stoll from bringing the
contemplated suit is not known, but
Stoll knew Of the continued intimacy
of his wife and Jacobia and so did his
two sons.
-stoll quarreled with Jacobia about
It and caught his wife and Jacobia
together. stoll hired detectives to
watch his wife and they reported that
once when Jacobias chad been out Of
town and returned Mrs. Stoll met him
by appointment in the corridor of the
postofice and, although many persons
we're standing around, including one
OF the detectives, she threw her arms
around his neck and kissed him.
Asked Him to Elope With Her.
When Mrs. Jacobia was preparing
to sue her husband for divorce the
first time q year ago. Mr.. Jacobia
seemed truly repentant for his wrong
doing and desirous to free himself
from Mrs. Stoll and return to his wife
and son. At that time in the presence
OF witnesses, Jacobia begged Mrs.
.Stoll to give him up and she declared
that she would not: that she loved
him better than her own life and that
to have him she would not only face
disgrace for herself. but for her hus-
band and two sons and would leave
them all and go with him. AT that
time she asked him to run away with
her, but he compromised by agreeing
to give up his wife and son for her.
Gave up Ill His Property.
This suit was never tried. Before
It came to trial Jacobia made another
attempt to free himself from Mrs.
Stoll and he made promises to his
wife which induced her to dis.
miss her suit against him and to
take him back. But In spite Of his
promises he kept up his relations
Mrs. Stoll. A few weeks ago Mrs.
Jacobia had her lawyer, Mrs. Guthrie,
flie another suit for divorce. Jacobis
also consented to this and this time
he Rl9nAd every dollar 0f hfa nvrn