Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1872-06-07

| is driven IN on the Dfaln IL may De Jne case
| sometimes, that party will live even then, but
hardly. To have injured his head in that way
| by fall he must have fallen from great
height. The bone was detached; don't think
a man with mania q p0tu could inf1ict such a
wound on himself; have known ola good many
cases Of mania potu, but never heard of one
where the party butted himself to death it
was not possible for such wound to have been
inflicted by knife; the edges of the wound
were jagged.
John Penny examined knew Alfred Jones,
the deceased he was the husband of Winnie :;
she is the mother of William and Alfred Dent
by former husband. was called up about
3 O. clock that night by Winnie Jones she ask
ed me to go; said Jones was having fits after
fits; l refused to go; asked if there was any
man over there she said there was no one but
herself She didn't tell me anything about his
stabbing himself; didn't see Billy or Alfred
/ Dent.
Phil. Thomas examined-I was at home on
| Christmas eve night last; was called up that
night about three hours from day by Winnie
JONES' asked me to go over to her home as AL
/ fred Jones was there beating his brains out on
a stump on the fire; he was having '!fits after
| fits ~ when got there the house was fastened
up; she opened the door and walked in and
found Jones lying fiat of his back before the
| fireplace; I took him up and placed him on a
pallet; asked him if he knew me; he tried to
speak but could not Winnie said to me let him
alone; he raised up on his knees and handed
i his hand to her and gazed in her eyes, and she
drew her clothes around her and moved her
chair back, as if afraid of him she was sitting
there doing nothing while was trying to as
sist him i; there was no stump in the house; l
| saw no blood on those logs which were on the
fire; l noticed particularly to see if there was !;
saw blood on the floor, one place was washed
up before | got there she seemed to be lively,
as if she didn't care about him | helped to lay
him out next morning; saw the wound on his
head and ankle too where he had burned his
ankle; the wound ON the head was on the left
i side.
/ Cross examination-Alfred Jones had very
good character, but would get on spree some
times.
Re-direct-No one but Jones was at the house
when got there; my house is about 500 yards
from Jones'; Alfred went from home that morn
ing; don't know when he returned,
Billy Jones examined-I am the son of Alfred
Jones my father and his wife quarrelled on
Friday night and on Saturday too during the
time | was there. On Friday she asked me to
bring an axe down there for her to cut wood
with from uncle Anthony Muschett's; uncle
lived about three miles from my father s
Christmas morning first heard of my father S
death while on my way down there; Winnie
had an old axe at the house at the time she told
me to bring her the one spoke of; don't know
what became of that axe; saw it there Sunday
morning when left; have never seen it since
looked for it on Christmas day but couldnt
find it; that axe had always before that been
kept lying out at the wood pile; never brought
| the axe from uncle Anthony's, as she request
ed; the knife 1 identify, it was mine; father
got it from me when l saw him on Sunday
evening.
Amerson EARLY examined-Went to Jones'
house on Christmas morning. When walked
in the house, from one side of the fireplace to
the other, it had just been washed up; it had
been secured with soap and water but the blood
was still on the floor.
Luther Clagett eXamined-Saw Jones on
Christmas eve between IL and IL o'clock, at
Middletown; he was perfectly sober; Billy
| Dent last fall twelve months used to me Ian
guage of a threatening character against Alfred
Jones.
Here the examination of witnesses for the
! State closed.
The defense then called several witnesses to
the stand, whose testimony proved beyond a
doubt that neither Alfred nor William Dent
were present at the time the murder was sup
posed to have been committed. Other witnesses
were also called by the defense to prove the re-
putation of Winnie Jones in the community
where she lived.
Levi Hicks examined know Winnie Jones;
l know nothing against her; l don't know her
reputation further than have stated.
/ T. G. Wilkerson examined-I have known
Winnie Jones since l was boy ; don't know
that l do know what is her reputation for
peace never knew any harm of her.
| L. McC. Monroe examined-I know Winnie
Jones her reputation for peace is good.
Il Walter Mcpherson examined-I know Win
ME Jones; her mind is not sound l am her
brother; as far as know she can't tell a tale
the same way twice; she lost her recollection
, somewhat about the time her husband fell in
love with another girl
The defense here closed and the States At
torney then moved that judgment of not gull
ty be entered in favor of Alfred and William
Dent, which judgment the Court Immediately
ordered and the two prisoners were discharged
The case of Winnie Jones being submitted with.
out argument, by the counsel on both sides,
Judge Ford proceeded to review the evidence
at some length, and to examine into the circum.
stances connected with the alleged murder
He stated that as there was reasonable doubt
of the prisoners guilt on his mind, it was his
| duty to give her the benefit of that doubt, and
therefore adjudged her not guilty.
Digges, for State; D. Hawkins, for defense
MIR. Greeley on White and Black Schools
During his recent address to the colored
people of Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Mr.. Greeley
) gave them some advice on the school question
He said:
III were a black man, should not ask
for separate school, yet should still say i
the whites choose to have separate schools
, should not object to it. should only ask
that the schools for my children should be
3 made as good, as efficient, as the schools pro.