Is there no direct logical correlation between 'This having come to his stepmother's ears, she taxed him with it on the afternoon before her death, and a quarrel ensued, part of which was overheard. ' and 'A fight broke out between the stepmother and the man before her death.', indicating neutrality?
This having come to his stepmother's ears, she taxed him with it on the afternoon before her death, and a quarrel ensued, part of which was overheard. ###A fight broke out between the stepmother and the man before her death.