The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-04-07
Tragic End of a Family Quarrel.


terrible tragedy, from the Delta journal I:
On Sunday morning vicksbure was,
greatly shocked at the killing of his son-in-
law, Chris. Jones, by Col. Martin 4Keary.
Some six or seven months ago, Jones mar
ried Col. keary's daughter. Theresa, des-
pite the earnest protestations of the father
st. Louis, and before they had proceeded as
far as Memphis, Jones, while under the in
f, Of whisky, whipped his wife most
Vicksburg, he attempted to burn her with
coal oil, succeeding in setting fire to her
sumed, from which the house they lived in
had narrow escape. For this he was ar
rested on the affidavit of the owner OF the
property and placed under peace bond of
$500, in default of which he went TO Jail His
young wife loved him devotedly, notwith-
denced by her visiting him in his Gel every
day during his three months confinement.
Upon jones' promise to Col. Keary that
he would stop drinlkingto excess and stop
abusing his wife, he was released, IL re-
Cancellation took place, and the home OF
wife. But he soon began to drink again and
to territy everybody about the premises
with threats of his violent actions. On
usual. On Sunday morning he commenced
his devilment by shooting the poultry in
the yard. The cook demonstrated, and
knocking her down. He then went out for
an axe, and while gone the cook alarmed
a gun, but just as he entered the door he
was dealt a terrible blow on the back of the
head from Jones, which felled him to the
floor; quickly Tegaining himself, tho two
men combatted each other with the guns,
using them as clubs, and Col. X. knocked
stone dead Gok X finteG 1h fro w the f inl
juries he received, and is now lying in a
very, critical condition, with the chances OF
badly mangled That interment was
necessary the Same evening.
The Vicksburg Herald furnishes the fol-
lowing details:
From all that we can gather concerning
this terrible affray, it appears that Jones'
who had been drinking ali Saturday night,
and good deal for two or three days pre-
vious, and whose brain was crazed With
whisky, went out into the yard early Sun
day morning with Il loaded pistol, with
which he underworld to shoot a dog, Saying
to Henrietta, the cook, that he intended 10
Kill every live thing on the place.
He snapped tho pistol twice, and finding
it would not go off, went into the house and
living thing that attracted his ATTENTION
was a goose, and ieveiing his gun, he shot
and killed that. The colored woman, Hen
seem to infuriate him, and rushing upon
| ner violently, he Knocked her down, dragg-
ed her out GU the poarch, and left her there
while, rs he said, ne went for an axe to chop
| her head OIL.
Henrietta jumped up as quick AS she could
and rushing into the house and upstairs
| TO Col. Kearys apartment taking tho shot
gun with her, aroused him ana the entire
nOuSenOlu Will ief lrlkntcn9u cries.
| Col. Keary rose up immediately. and seizinS
The gun, rushing down stairs to the yarCi
where he met Jones, who appeared 10 be
waiting to receive him or any one else who
| might appear. Darling at Col. Keary like
Al mad man, he attempted to snatch the gun
| from him, and scu1Ie for life and deaf h
| ensued. The struggle was however, uIie-
| equal. Jones, always muscular and pow
erful man, seemed IN his nladdened fury II
| very giant OF strength. Wrenching the gun
| by powerful effort from his adversary S
| hand he dealt him severe blow with Inc
stock which telled him to the earth, the ham
mer penetrating Col. Keary's skull just
above the left eye, infiicting friShtful
wound. While Col. Keary was lying stun
nod on the ground and ut the mercy of his
Infatuated son-in-law, Mr.. Pat keary, his
, brother, O'Callahan, the gardener, who had
been aroused by the noise, appeared on the
scene, and after the former had struck
l Jones over the head with needle gun which
he brought along, they pulled him of and
released Col. keary from his unpleasant
position. The Colonel, soon as he recov-
cred himself, seized the barrel of the broken
shotgun and deabored Jones about the
head ill the last spark of life was extinct.
| His skull was broken in several places his
> | teeth were knocked out and lay scattered
. around, and the mangled corpse presented
, a most horrible and Shastly spectacle. Col
| Keary became weak and PROSTATE after the
= excitement of the ailay had worn off, and
u mad TO be conveyed TO his room, where Ia,
|, | now lies i'll ~ very precarions condition. his
| wounds being of very serious and perhpa
dangerous. character.