Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-12
The Snootisg Case i'm North Washing

ri-ANK NJ. JONES SHOOTS MARCKLLUs HowsER
THRoUoH TIE HEAD-JEALoUsY PROMPTS
THE IEKD.
Great excitement was caused in the neighbor-
hO,d % the NOTthor IN Market yesterday after
ECCn ty the shooting OF a Young man named
MarccllUs Howser. "a son of Mr.. p. = Howser,
81 The IL OF HCwSeT ~ Co., grocers.l by Frank
VI Jones. a photographer, at the house of Mr..
y. W. Burns, on sth street. a few doors south of
street II = rePrese nted that Howser has been
III The habit OF visiting Mr.. Burns house, and
making himself agreeable to the daughters of
That gentleman, one of whom is the wife of
ZONES. 1t is alleged by some persons since the
shooting that HOwser had made some insulting
remarks as to the wife OF Jones. while Others
state that HOwser's conduct was such as to lead
Jones to become Jealous Of him. and suspicious
as tothe nature of his intimacy with Mrs. Jones.
However this may be, it appears Il. at for some
cause Jones haO threatened some days ago to
shoot HowseI on sight, and if he was not in
friends were as much n two weeks ago.
Yesterday afternoon, a few minutes before four
O'Clock, Howser called at the house of Mr..
Burns, and some conversation took place be-
tween him and Jones and two Misses Burns.
During this conversation Jones asked Howser to
take drink, and a hasi, being produced a
friendly drink was taken. Jones then left the
room, ard HOWser placing his elbow on the post
Oh bed continued 10 converse with the ladies'.
zones returned, and placing pistol at Howser's
Eead so ne aT as TO burn the left ear, discharged
IRE veal on. The trigger was again pulled, but
the pistol WAS snapped, when the chamber fell
out, and the elder Miss Burns kicked it under
tine bed, Jones eXclaiming at the time, " Give
1t 20 me, and let me finish him." Howser BIZ
this time had escaped through the door. and
Jones pursued Inn, swapping the pistol as nc
vert; and when near the corner of X street.
HOwser having hallOed murder" severa.
persons ran towards him, among whom
were Hir. y. r. Dom. when he was
only able TO say: Z" Jones has shot me- ,,
They took him To Howard's drug store corner
OF 18th and i streets, where Drs. Latimer and
Dorsey attended him, and discovered that the
ball had entered about threeG uar tiers of an inch
IN mont of the left ear and passed directly
through the head, makingits exit in front of the
night ear. But little could be done except to
stop the flow of blood and to give him stimu-
lants, after which he was removed on "A litter to
bis fathers residence, on 9Th street, between n
and streets.
Jones, after following Howser a short dis
lance, started down sth street, and was met by
Officer Collins, Who said 'sYou are nv prisoner
Jones replied that he the very man he
wanted, as he intended to surrender himself to
the first officer he met. On going to the sixth
precinct station he asked Lieutenant Eckloff if
was answered in the affirmative; and his friends
when they came TO see him appeared to be ap-
prehensiye that he had made some statement
and seemed be tier satisfied when told that none
had been made. Jones, we believe halls from
Philadelphia, and is photographer. He was
formerly member of Heald's band His father
was telegraphed for last evening.
Jones was brought before Judge Smell in the
Police Court this morning on the charge of
assault and battery on HOwser with intent to
kill him. Mr.. Gloss stated that he had seen the
physician who had attended Howser. and he had
stated that the wound was very dangerous, and
it was impossible to say at p. esent what would
be the result. Jones was thereupOn committed
to Jail to await the result OF the injuries to