, 1873-07-04

oneo dts1nisaed from evory mind, On tho for t.
hoad Tas largo scar, evidently from o. club Of
aono kind tho head, too, waa much bruised.
out, aud llia watoh and chain Ind disappeared.
Even without this evidence, It WAS manifest that
tho bloody work had beon dono for tho p.lrposc
Of robbery alono. An examination Of tho house
Bhowod abundant evidence OF this. In oyory
boita wcro brokon In all directions, and much
titno Ind clearly boon occupied III ransao1t-
ing tho promises. a number Of vnluoloss aud
non-portablo artlciea woro Hcntterod about, and
footprints wero vlBtblo evrywhore. It waa owl
don't, nlBo, that tho outrage had not boon COM
mitted Binglo-handcd, for some Of these marka
Woro smaller than others. III small rcar room
was club nowly cut, and with a portion Of the
BLOOD and was taolf ntainod, leaving littto doubt
ns to ita being tho ewoapon with which tho old man
was frat attacked, and with which tho doop out
upon the forohoad mud tho humorous wounds
upon other parts, Of tho hoad wero inflicted. On
the table In tho dlning-room was sproad tho tlt,-
taBtod moal. In tho preparation OF which the old
man Ind baen engaged whon ho was interrupted
by the SrRRs behind lis house catching fro He
must hayo returned and completed tho laying
given him time to partako Of it. Tho plates
woro all perfectly cioan, and largo dlah Of
Strawberries which formed tho principal foa-
inra Y q tho Tepast, was evidently untouched
bosiloa tho watch and clain, Tic nnrlorcrs bc,
cured, az thoir victim was very rotoont about
Ills private affairs, aud not ovon bis brothors
woro aware what money he kept on tho prom.
is'1, '.r,l It was supposed, however, TINT ho % Ind
which he kept, with othor. valuable papers,
In a snlali closet, which was tho only
room IN tho house not bearing. ovidonco Of pill
iaSo. No bonds, however, could be found. and
animation Of tho vol 1oyoa1ed tho most revolt
ing fnoidont with which this terrible outrage was
attended. fargo atone and aoyora1 hoavy bill
leta Of wood wero drawn up, all moro or less
thrown town upon tho old man as he lay, yot
living, ut tho bottom. They must have beon
carriod somo distance by tho murlororB, Us moi
thor the wood nor tho Atono could have boon
this, and after tho perpetrators Of tho orlmo had
dopartod, their victim, though doubtless inHon-
sblo for some time, must lnyo still retained lifo,
for the ropo from which tho bNokot was suspend
cd wag clottod With blood and drawn tight over
the roller.
Alr. Jones had evidently recovered conscious
ncsB mud matle lust desperate effort to savo his
life by climbing mp, eventually rclinqnishipg bis
grasp and falling back upon tho bucket in the
position In which ho was found on Saturday
morning.
As fur rs can bo nscertainod at preHont, tho
faots would seem to Indicate that, while tho old
man 1 waa outside trying to e.tnguish the ilIo IN
luro him from tho house. the murdorors enterod
and seoroted Themselves. Whom ho returned,
and after having completed tho preparation OF
tho evening meal, tho attack must hnge boen
made, tho assatlants probably knocking him,
and perhaps stunning him, with tho club found
In tho back room; they thon dragged him to tho
edgo Of tho woll and threw him in; On looking
down upon him, aa ho lay at tho bottom, they
doubtloss discovered that ho was still alivo, aud
proceeded to complete thoir bloody work By en-
deayoring to crush him bonoath the stone and
logs which they cast In, leaving only when they
supposed him to be dead.
Tho widest r',1nors prevailed regarding tho
murderer, many expressing tho opinion that
the Boryant, Peter Malouoy, Was concerned In it.
Tho man, howovor, had boon so long In the scr
vice Of A1r. JoneB, who always spoke Of linn as
being thoroughly trustworthy, and he told his
tale 10 cotnposedly that tho Buspicionn against
him Hoon died out.
Mr. Jones was nophow of tho Into Chief JuH-
tico Jones, and grandson Of Jndgc Samuel Jones.
Tho proaont Judge Samuel Jones', Of Now York,
was his cousin, aud lis sister wna married to Ad-
miral Smith.