The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-21

all was confusion. On the floor, neal
the door of Jones cell, lay the broken
fragments of n lock which had once
graced that cosy room. Near by stood
the iron. axle OF an old buggy, and
sticking up in an empty barrel were
the handles Of q sledge hammer and
cold chisel. Under the stairs lay the
ropes which had assisted the vigilants,
and on the wall near by hangs the
clothes of the murdered man, Elliott.
A dismal place, withal, rendered the
more 50 by the surroundings.
Louis Sevalien, the first witness for
the prosecution, went to District Attor-
ney Wise, on yesterday, and stated to
him that he did not tell what he knew
about the case while he was on the
witness stand, because he was afraid
that In case Jones should get free he
would kill him. Sevalien then said
that. in reality, he was present when
the shooting took place }. 9. Elliott
was playing cards, and his brother pro-
tested against the play going ON; that
when he pulled out his money, the
deceased snatched it from his hands.
Jones then stepped up to the murdered
man, grabbed the money away from
him, and put it in his pocket, remark
ing that no one should stop game in
his house, at the same time declaring
that the game should 60 on. Young
Elliott started toward the door, when
Jones caught him by the collar and
;arI, al hin, arnunI EIlioti thap mn 4,
a motion with his hand toward his
coat, rs ii to get hold Of his arms,
when Jones reached for his gun, which
was near at hand, ran the muzzle close
to Elliott's breast and fired.
Captain j. X. Ashmore, chief of po-
plice, yesterday received q dispatch
from Scottsville from one of his force
now Off duty, stating that Elliott was
making his way to Jefferson. The chief
immediately replied, instructing the
officers to arrest him.
The trial was continued yesterday,
Deputy Sheriff Swearingen making the
return as to the disappearance of the
prisoners from the Jail.
Jake Duhr, the German lad arrested
with Jones and the others, was dis
charged, no evidence having been adj
duced showing that he was In any way
connected with the murder
Thurman was required to give 81 600
bail, in default of which he was re-
to Jail.
c. Il. Jones, or Doc. Jones, rs he was
Familiarity known, was born at Fair
fax, Virginia, i'm October, 1926, and
was, consequently, forty-eight years of
age when he was hung. He emigrated
to Texas in 1910, living most of the
time at or near Mckinney. There
were two brothers in the family-Doc
and William. William emigrated to
California where he was prosperous in
business, and accumulated a large for
tune. He died some time during the
summer of 1873. In his early life,
Jones followed the profession of oculist,
in which he is said to have been very
successful, and from which fact he de-
rived the sObriquet of Doc. In 1861, he
had a difficulty with a man named
Hillman, near Hillsboro, Texas, whom
he shot and killed. For this crime he
was placed in Jail, but he managed to
escape, and eluded capture by the ofli-
GERS.
The war breaking out about this time,
thesubject of our sketch Joined Captain
Ale Johnson's spy company, which
was raised in and about Mckinney, and
the matter of the killing was dropped.
He remained with this company until
the fight at Arkansas Post. He then
returned home, and afterwards Joined
Colonel Martins regiment, belonging
to Co0per's Indian division, stationed
in the Indian nation. With this COM
mand he served as a private soldier UNI
til 1t was ordered to be dismounted, and
to report at Hampstead, Texas. While
the regiment was passing through
Smith county Jones deserted it and
fled to Mexico.
He remained there buta few months,
when, the surrender having taken
place, he again returned home. Jones'
next exploit was the killing, at Sher-
man, Texas, of three union men. He
was arrested for this deed by the feder-
al authorities, made his escape from
them, and left for parts unknown. AZ
he procured stock of pinch
beck jewelry and travelled from place
10 place through eastern Texas, reach
ng Shreveport in 1856. He then went
ntO the grocery business at the same
tand Mt which the murder was COM
nitted, but not in the same building.
After remaining here some time, he
emoved opposite Mrs. Wards zone
lille House,n where he remained about
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