Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-11-21

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Jasss AtcAsBls resided IN Lee count, in The
Faii Of is4o. Self and Father were hussing con
on farm three miles from West Pom, On Sugar
Greek on the Sesh Oct, 1876. Think Jone.
came into the field VIXEN ne ~err. within about
sfrce rods and ssore he calculated to shoe,
Father Was told be had better lesre---raid he
sould not. Jones vas IN The turning row--t,id
hot tlius be Would shoot. Father walked on,
70 ,he turning ROW, and Jones did shoot him
When be shot. Jones exclaimed aAh, damn ,oa,
sou have got it have souy- and then turned
and ran. Father turned around and walked
| about a rod and sxid be Was dead man.
| raised him up but he died Immediately No oshe,
| person present. The sun vas abou, one hon,
high. The shooting was the cause Of the death.
The ball entered near the lcft breast Il va.
faihcr's corn. This sthc man. fpoiHiing 10 the
| prisoner.
Cross examined. was at tha, time seventeen,
years ola--was born. Oct 1893. Went To the
field with brother That mnrsiIng--father came
in the forenoon Don't know Of any difficulty
n the cfib--both were hauling corn to West
Point--was not the first days hauling corn from
that field which contained fifteen acrcs-Jancs'
house IN same enclosure--brard of no difficulty
same day-Faiher was nearer Jones than
when Jones frs, spoke---iad learned that there
was some difficulty about the title TO the land
Have not seen Jones since till he was arrested
and brought back---has not been in this country
that know OF.
Co.. PATTERSON examined Reside in Lee
county. Knew james A. McEardie in fall Of
is40--went to bring up the body Of McCardle
from where liz was shot-wasfed the body and
took it to his family--t was dark---the neighbors
were generally out in search Of the person who
committed the act--paid Jones a small bill same
afternoon Jones left the country---had his rife
with him when ! paid hm-met him in the
street and be asked for it--amount 81 so or So.
sELDES PETERS examined. Reside at West
Point--knew deceased. Kept a grocery at that
time On that day Jones was in my house ira
dng-got some little thing--askcd for his bill
which was 10 ceuts--said if cant pay you my
family will. replied you talk like running away
he answered, have got two--I have enemies
II have one particular one--and left. This was
the fall OF 1910 latter part Of Oct.-had his rife
with him. Saw him no more till last Spring at
Madison.
gun-said something at the door as he left which
did not hear distinctly, and pointed towards
McCariles residence with his gun.
Hawkins Taylor examined Resided in Lee
County in ls4o-was sheriff that fall Knew
Jones and recognize him now. Didn't see de-
ceased. Had been to Madison and returned at
8 Or o'clock that night. Heard of the murder
OF MeCardle and searched for Jones on the Des
Mones and to Quincy, ILL.,, and up through that
State. The whole county was aroused. A
month after got two letters from Jones to one
Clark for his family TO go to Cairo to meet him.
Sent proclamation to Cairo and he was arrest
cd but turned loose. Jones had married
daughter and two sons and u wife Had heard
of difficulty Between them about land
Here the testimony on the part of the State
was closed
For the defence:
John Box examined. Resided in Lee county
since 1889 Knew the parties-remember the
talk about it-saw the deceased same day at
West Point in the morning He spoke respect.
ing Jones and a difficulty they had. John said
he, was down after load Of corn, Jones and
| had some trouble-he told me if came back
for more corn he would shoot me. told him
Jones was II passionate man and he had better |
not go back, but he said he would Came on |
home and as l reached home young man |
passed saying Jones had killed McCardle.
James Box examined. Resided in Lee coun-
ty in 1916, six miles north of West Point
Knew McCardle and Jones-saw them often |
through the season-deceased Kept boarding.
Jones and both kept stallons-we electioned
against each other. When we were in town we
both boarded with deceased. There was two or
three causes of difficulty. McCardle had been
telling me about land claim. They were also
about McCardle using some Ian
,uage about Jones wife. Both were quarrelling
lbout it and Jones accused McC., of telling he
sept Jones wife. Don't know the answer-did
lot answer directly. This was day or two or
hree before the death. Nee, didn't threaten
o kill or Jones either as recollect 4
This closed the testimony on behalf of the de-
cnce.