The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-01-23

! The community Of iiosston. was greatly
shocked this morning by the report. which
ran through the streets that es prosiJen'
Arson Jones had killed himself ut the Old
Capitol hotel last night. lie VIVA lound
lying ncvoss his ped. this morning at hsli
| pas, = o'clock. with discharged pistol IN
I his hspd, and hi. brains blown out. We
give ali tho particulars Of this lsmeutable
STAR We have been able to obtain.
Something more thsn \ week ago DR..
Jones cam. down from hs HON. IN Wssh-
inRion county. With view OF hhding \
,esdencs in Houston or Galveston, 10 which
to remove his family. tie desired. he ssii
I 10 spend the remainder Of his days IN more
socis lii. than fss possible on his farm
aud also TO give HE children the oppo'tani.
tee OF y good education lie femHined
A dsy. and went down to Gslveston. where
he spsnt day or,wo, returning he'e Is.'
Ia.stxy morning, when he took rooms ut
the Old Capitol. IL had apparently been
drinking p,-hnps more freely than WAS his
wont. h. was observed to be- IN low spirits
4 friend OF his, " d Smith, observing
this. made It in his way to be with him MS
much IS possible while he might remain IN
the city
The evening after his arrival Ia couver>
.a'ion with VIZ. smith he made tbs re.
mark d" have been having soma very
serious thoughts to-day. My public career
you are aware began IN this house, aud |
have been thinking that perhaps II might
close here" TIN, hotel building was
while Houston WAS the seat oi government
OF the Republic. built aud occupied as III.
capitol J Mr.. smith turned the converse
lion with som. light renrk. Subsequent,
~ during tn. last two days, he talked ms
Mr. $. was with him good deal of his
past life, expressing n satisfaction with his
public career, sud observing there was
nothing in /, he would desire TO change.
Ye.,-,dsy he appeared to he almost ems
trely recovered from his DEPRESSION. and
vent out, cal ling diving the morning upon
several Of his friends IN the city. Ito spoke
of lssving Tor home on this mornings tain
ard appeared ss cheerful rs usual. At
n,pht Mr. Smith spent an hour or 40 with
him before bed time. During the lime he
was there DR.. Jones sgnln alluded to the
tact, tina. bs had begun his public career IN
inst house, aud he nigh. yet clos" II there,
The remark, wss received ~ before. and
little though, OF it. When no retired. n
negro, on. of the servants Of the house,
wss, at his request, sen, TO his room to stay
with him. HE negro says that. at about,
1907 o'clock, DR.. Jones walked him up
and gave him some directions about tho
room. At sbou, 3 o'clock he awoAe him
again, and sent hin for glass OF spirits.
The negro was unable to get any. Tie
then told him to leave the room. ma he did
not want him any more. This was the last
that wa, known Of him last night.
Al about the hour above mentioned Mr..
Smith went to call upon him. and finding
The door locked and getting no response,
he had the door broke open, where DR..
Jones was found ~ described above No
ono had heard the report OF the pistol in
the night. though persons were sleeping in
rooms near by. 1t supposed that, brood
ing over some tronbles in moment OF de-.
prs,.ioo, he lost control Of himself and
committed tho fatal act
Tins hs. fallen another great man Of
Texas BY his own hand, We well rsmsm>
her a conversation with Dr.. Jones soon
after tbs deslh OF the lamented Rusk upon
that sad event. How little then did we
/ imagine that The mex, Of The men whom the
Republic OF rsAss had delighted to honor
thu, would "a. would be Dr.. Joass, and
that too, adding hi. mans to the lie, Of suI>
riJss. Coillueworth Eirdsal, travson aud