Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-10
THE KILLING OF CAPTAIN
CATESBY JONES.
The Facts in Detail as they APP
peared at the Hearing.

Dctfcu dJ Tie nearing.
Special Corresp ondence Of the World.
SELMA, ALA, June %. The facts
which led to the death of Captain
Catesby APP Il. Jones on the morning
of Wednesday,, the goth inst, we're
as follows: Two boys, the sons of
Captain Jones and of Mr.. J. A. Har-
rall, aged respectively seven and ten.
had fight the day before. That
evening the parents of the smaller
boy, Mr., and Mrs. Jones, heard of
the difficulty and concluded to write
a note Of apology to Mrs Harrall the
next morning. About Z A. NJ the
next morning the Jones boy took tie
note of apology, which promised
among other things that his parents
would punish him, to Mrs. HarralI,
and as "peace Offering took with
him three apples to Hnrralrs child
rem. They were delivered at Har-
RAILS door, and when the little boy
got back to the sidewalk, in front Of
Harrall's gate, he says Harrall made
Jared (his sony fight him.
While they were lighting there
the aunt of the Jones boy came
long and tried to make them stop.
At this Harral spoke up, and told
her "to let them alone let them
fight it out-they were on ali equality
now" &c She replied that Mrs.
Jones had done all she could to pres
vent the boys from fighting that she
had written and sent over that mOrn-
ing an apology. &c. At this Harrall
replied that he supposed the note he
held in his hand was the one, but
that he had not read it, and he was
sorry. lie then came out on the
street where the boys were. The
young lady, after separating them,
went home and sent the mother Of
the Jones boy after him. Mrs. Jones
tosk him home and sent him upstairs
to his father, who was dressing at the
time.
AS soon as he heard the boys
statement, he went down stairs, tool,
his walking cane-made out of the
wood of the Northumberland after
hearing the young ady's story, walk
ed over 90 Mr.. Harrall's, who was his
next door neighbor, and asked Tor
that gentleman. What followed is to
be learned from Captain Jones dying
declaration: / told him, > it says,
that lis course was very contempt
bIe-that my boy had come with
note to Mrs. Harrall. and to apollo
gize, and he had told his boy to whip
him on his own premises. He asked
me if | had come there to quarrel
with him, and said he was ready.
81 told him | did not come to
quarrel, but TO let him know my opin-
ion Of his conduct. | think l said to
him, You are contemplate puppy
lie Immediately put his hand in his
pocket, pulled out his pistol and shot
me. felt great shock, and thought
| felt the ball come out behind. |
was standing in Mr., Harrall's porch
when he shot me, and Mr.. Harrall
was standing inside of his door in the
hall, | was not armed at the time.
| had in my hand at the time walk,
ing stick, but did not attempt to use
it" This ante-mortem declaration
is corroborated by the proof in the
case.
The only contradiction offered by
the defense in the preliminary trial
was the sta cement of a colored wo-
mon, tho nurse Of Mrs. Harrall, who
said she could not hear all that was
said, but she heard lIarrall ask Jones
if he had come there for a fight, and
that Jones replied, Eyes, that is
what | come for" and Harrall re-
piled, DWELL, if you did, you can get
one" or Il will give you one" This
woman contradicted herself in an
other part of her evidence on ans
other examination, and her state.
ment is not generally believed.
Moreover, Captain Jones' state
ment is corroborated by two little
white boys who heard the CONVERSE
ton, one of them his own sou, who
had accompanied him. The whole
city has been moved by the death of
Captain Jones. He was quiet, &c.
NAL, pleasant IN his intercourse with
men, high>toned and honorable, and
a more perfect gentlemen never lived
or died. Mr.. llarrall was admitted
to bail yesterday in the sum of
SIS, 900.