The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-20


up shortly after she arrived. Her husband
said, 20, am / cut y Witness said, "Yes,
you are cut" He said, GLOW came it? How
came l here" Then / said, "How came it
Who did it?" My husband did not reply to
his, but Mrs. Mason told me how it occurred
None of the rest of the Masons came, but af-
ter awhile Joseph Arthur came. ano after
wards Dr. jarrett and Martin Kurtz arrived.
Mr. Jones had cut on his forehead and his
head was mashed in. There was little
piece of old carpet under his head. He never
moved a limb after witness came. 1t must
have been nearly 6 o'clock when witness
found him lying there. Witness saw no
shovel about and did not notice her husbands
| hat.
An old white felt hat was shown and idrnti-
| fled by her as having belonged to her husband
| Ii had one or two cuts near the edge of the
crown, and was slightly discolored, apparent
| " by earth. Mr.. Knr'z got wagon and hr
| nj Dr.. jarrett took Mr.. Jones home. He died
| tbOul 5 O'Clock the next morning Witness
| tented having told Thomas Macatee or Mrs
Mason or said to her husband that if her
husband had not gone back to see Mason the
| -pcond time / would mol have occurred On
the crOss-examination Mrs Jones testified
| that her husband spoke no word to recog-
| niZe her, his utterances not being addressed
to any one in particular. She also stated
that she did not say, ut The coroner's inquest
that her husband was unconscious from the
line she saw him an; did not speak.
Daniel Downs testified that he sometimes
worked for Mr.. Jones. That on the 1lth OF
| September, the day before Jones was hurt he
and Jones were engaged in loading straw on
II wagon. Jones was on top of the load, and
by the swapping of pole was thrown viO-
lently to the ground and considerably hurt
Mr.. Jones's health had not been very good
| that summer, and though tall man he was
by no means robust The next morning
witness saw Jones again, who helped him to
put ON Il load of straw he had given him.
| lie took the load TO his home and returned
At 2 o'clock. when Jones helped him to pull
down AN old straw rick. Witness parted
| with him at the wagon house and saw him
no more. Last August Luther Mason came
to where wilnIss was blowing, in one of Mr.
Jones's fields ana asked him to buy II set of
furniture, telling him he WIS going to Texas
Witness declined to purchase There had
been some talk between witness and Mr..
Jones about his taking Mason's house the
following spring. To u juryman: / saw
the pile of phosphate between Sand 8 o'clock
on the morning OF the 18th. 1t had not been
touched that day Saw it again the next at-
ternoon, and it was half turned over. A per-
son working in the barn could see any one
approaching Mason's house from the direc-
ton of Sarah Furnace. Witness is now oc-
cupying the house in which Mason lived.
Rev. Thomas NJ. Cathcart testified that he
was sent for, on the night of the 18th, to see
Mr.. Benjamin Mason, Luther Mnson's father,
who was in trouble. Luther was there
Witness asked Luther how it had happened
He spoke of having sold colt and paying
some money 10 Mr.. Carroll, from whom he
had purchased horse. Luther said that on
the morning of the 18th Mr.. Jones had called
on him at his house and demanded the rent
He told him he had no money and could not
pay it, Mr.. Jones got very angry and called
him dirty little scoundrcl." He also told
him he had had the money, or charged him
with having il then. Mason ordered Jones
off, or to keep off his premises. In the after
noon of the same day Mason was going from
or returning to his home, when Jones met
him and forbid him coming on his premises
Mason replied that he would go to the spring
when he pleased. Jones threw two stones
al Mason, who was on his porch. One ot
the stones came near hitting one of Mason>
brothers children. Mason said he threw
two stones 1t Mr.. Jones. On, ofthem struck
the grou"d al Joncs's feet and the other
ssed over his head. He said he did not
want TO hurt Mr.. Jones. He spoke of Mr..
Jones chasing him with II shovel and push
twice with the shovel and then pursued him
with the upliitrd shovel. Jones was in II
STOPPING position, and as he ran after Mason,
uttered opprobriDus epirhels, threatening to
kill him. Mason said he found he was un-
able to get out of Jones's way, being very
much iutlgued, ard whirled around and
threw the third stone at Jones He express
ed his regret at having hurt Jones
james w. Preston also testified to the ad.
mission by Mason that he had killed Jones
and his regret at having thrown the stone.
Martin kurlz testified that DR.. Jarrett call
ed at his house, which was several hundred
yards from Jones's, and asked him to accom-
pany him to Joness assistance. On their
way they met William Mason. Luther's
brother, who said, Doctor, hurry on; we
think Mr.. Jones is hurt very badly" When
witness and DR. Jarrett reached the spot
where Jones lay, they found Mrs. Jones sup
porting his head Joseph Arthur was also
near him, and lady some distance off. Mr..
Jones said, Doctor, is my head cut much ?''
The Doctor, who had only seen the cut over
the eye, replied, mo, Mr.. Jones. not much"
Mr. Arthur called att .nti to the cut On the
head, and the Doctor said he must be taken
home. Jones said, Maybe | can walk
Witness got his wagon and assisted in taking
him home.
DR. John Payne tesifi; d that he was called
to see Mr., Jones on the night of the 18TH
He was lying on a cot in the parlor in COM
atose condition There was a wound on the
leIt side of his head II inches long and II
inches wide, somewhat round but irregular.
The skull was broken and fragments of it
driven in backward on the brain. There
were also fractures divergng in different d.
recliOns. Remained Will him all night
DR.. jarrett, in the meantime, went to Balti-
| IN, far in incl
died next morning before Dr. jarrett returned
with DR.. Scarf. Assisted the physicians
named in making post norton examination.
The wound caused Mr., Jones's death. Ire
banning would not have prolonged his life.
On Wednesday morning the first witness
was DR.. Nj. Il. Jarrett, who testified that
about o'clock on The 18th of September,
Luther Mason came to his house hurriedly
and said, For Gods sake Doctor, come
down rs soon as you can. | am afraid have
killed Mr.. jones' replied, 10 20, Luther,
| hope not" He answered, Eyes, l think l
have" lie told me he did not want to hurt
Mr. Jones, but had to do something to de.
fend himself, as Mr.. Jones was running him
with shovel, threatening TO cut him down.
| hesitated about going, thinking perhaps
Mrs. Jones might prefer another physician,
when Luther said, go for my sake and do
all you can for him" Witness started for
the spot, calling on the way for Mr.. Kurtz,
who went with him, Near Mr. Kurzs they
met VIM. Mason, brother of the prisoner,
who urged him TO hurry up, rs he was afraid
Mr.. Jones was seriously hurt. VIM. Mason
accompanied them to where Mr. Jones lay
Mrs. Jones, Joseph Arthur and Luther
Mason were AT the spot, the latter holding q
pitcher Of wine and glass Mr.. Jones ask
ed me if he was hurt much. | only noticed
an incision over the right eye and said
thought not. VIM. Mason and Mr.. Arthur
called my attention to wound on the back of
the head. l then found he was seriously