The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-16
W|FE'S
SUICIDE CLIMAX
OF CHURCH fEUD
Mrs. Henry c. Stone With Her
Husband Broke Down Under
Failure in New Passionate.


PHILADELPHIA. Sept. l6.-Faev.
Henry C. Stone. until lately the curats
Of Holy Trinity Memorial Chapel in
this city. returned to his home at No.
10 South Forty-sixth street because
OF the suicide Of the wife who had be-
come half crazed with loneliness while
he was away from her. seeking health
end . new pastorate. Mrs. Stone
poisoned herself with carboiic acid yes
tsrday morning Just as the bells for
morning church service werc ringing.
The Stones came to this country from
England fifteen years ago. Mrs. stone
wAs then twenty-five years old. but
locked Like . girl In her teens. She and
end her husband we're devoted to each
othsr. Mr.. Stone became an assistant In
the parish Of st. Luke and the Epiphany.
TASK TOO MUCH FOR THEM;
BOTH BROKE DOWN.
Three years ago the authorities Of
Holy Trinity Parish were involved in =
quarrel with Rev. II. Marshall Harsi-
son. then the curate OF the chapel. Tbs
congregation Of the chapel sided with
Dr.. Harrison against the rulers of the
mother church. Nevertheless his res.g-
nation was forced. Itov. Mr.. Stone was
selected for his place
A committee Of th> chapel cnnEre.
cation wrote to Mr.. Stone and called
on him. asking hin to rsfusa to accept
the appointment Mr.. Stone and his
wi$s had confidence that they could
restore peace in the congregation and
hS
the crowding out Of Or. Harrison.
The task was larger than Il looked to
them. Mrs. Stone lost her youthful
ness and her good spirits and became
nervous. suspicious and quick to resent
sights, even when none were intended.
Her husband became careworn. melan-
choly. and his athletic figure stopped.
A few months ago Mrs. Stone became
a patient In q sanitarium for nervous
inyalids. When she returned her hus-
band had broken down. HIS physicians
urged him to travel for awhile and
suggested that II he found = pastorate
in a new field his recovery would be
FASTENED. He went South, denying his
wlfe's request that she should DO al
lowed to accompany hlm-h!s physicians
HAVING told him tina: for a time he mus,
get away altogether from familiar sur
round.ugs.
HAD oELUsIoN HUSBAND WAS
TO DESERT HER.
His letters to his wife found in heT
apartment after her death yesterday
showed the greatest tenderness and
affection and nigh hope for a new pas.
torate soon. But Mrs stone tod her
few acqualntances she felt that II was
part Of his PLAZA to live separately from
her when he was called to a new church
and the delusion had become liked since
the enforced separation OF two months
ago.
After Mrs. Stone took the poison yes
terday morning. she seemed suddenly
to have regretted her determination. for
she rang for tho the wife Of the 5anitoI
OF the apartment house and asked foi
help An ambulance was summoned
but she was dead when Il reached the
door.
Rev. Mr.. stone was found by the
church at the home Of friend "a
Baltimore, after q long distance search
Of Washington and Baltimore. He came
= Philadelphia At once. He said thai
Ills wife had always Kept from him any
knowledge Of her suspicion that theil
separation was to be permanent and hi
was unable to combat II because he had
never dreamed Of such . thing himasl
a that she had the notion.