Cleveland, Ohio, May 11.—Amasa
Stone is dead. . Mr. Stone has been suf
fering for six weeks from insomnia and
indigestion, growing steadily worse
and more depressed in spirits, though
seldom complaining, He often obtain
ed not to exceed two hours sleep all
night. Gradually he became possessed
of the conviction that he could not re
cover. He did not leave bis bed Sun
day morning having passed a restless
night, and at night complained of
feeling exceedingly distressed, indis
crlbably so. He was left alone about 2
o’clock to try and obtain a little sleep.
About 4 o’clock his wife went to ascer
tain bow he was and as be was not
in his room she weut to the bath room
and found the door locked. A servant
climbed through the transom and dis
covered Mr. Stone already dead and
partly dressed. It Is supposed that af
ter bathing he was seized with a sud
den impulse and fired a ball through
his heart with accurate aim and death
must have been instantaneous. The
report of the revolver was not heard by
any one. He leaves a widow and two
daughters, one the wife of Col. John
Hay, recently assistant secretary of
state, the other is the wife of Samuel
Mather. Colonel and Mrs. Hay sailed
yesterday from Liverpool after a pro
tracted absence abroad. Other mem
bers of the family are at home here.
A Terrible Temptation.
Paris, May 11.—Judgment was ren
dered in the suit of Mrs. Hope against
Baron de Billing for 100,000 francs
as damages for putting forward as heir
to property left by his wife (Mrs.
Hopes’ daughter) a boy who be declared
was an offspring from the first marriage
of Mme. de Billing to Lord Carnie,
from whom she was divorced.
