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

Jones in n loud tone. call somebody Gan in
fernal liar and rascal" Other angry words
were said, and he heard his brother Luther
tell Jones to keep off his premises. Mr..
Jones replied, "What are YOUR premises p
Your house? never trouble that" Jones
further said, Luther Mason, YOU are rs dirty
n little scouudrel as ever met" Luther re-
piled, If you don't leave here, I'll come gu.
and knock YOU down" Mr.. Jones then dnr-
ed him out, and called him coward. Wit
ness then arose and went down stairs. His
brother was in the parlor, but he did not see
him. ana Mr. Jones was going AWAY. towards
the barn. Witness did not see his brother
until after dinner Joseph Arthur, his wife's
father, dined with them that day, and after
dinner started to go to Sarah Furnace. His
brother, who with his family occupied part
of the same house shortly afterwards also
started after Mr.. Arthur, to accompany him
10 the Furnace During the afternoon Mr..
Jones passed and repassed his house several
times, on one occasion speaking pleasantly to
his CVm. Mason's) wife, who was standing
on the porch About o'clock witness went
down into the basement for some wood, and
looking out saw his brother coming up the
spring path towards the house Heard Mr..
Jones say, This morning you ordered me off
your premises Now order you off mine"
Witness stepped To the door and saw Mr.
Jones standing near the barn door with Il
shovel in his hand He said, "Nevcr let me
cutcl you in my woods again" His brolh.r
replied, "rll go through when please
Jones then said, "lf you do I'll club you out"
or "rll club the life out of you"
Both parties were coming towards the
house, from different directions. His brother
repeated II will go through" and Mr. Jones
renewed his threat to club him. To this
I mt r.in I'D hn tba Of
you'll ever club" Jones was still advancing,
shovel in hand, and Luther moving rapidly
towards the house. Mr.. Jones was using
harsh language and becoming more and more
excited. Luther pissed out of sight around
to the front of the house. when suddenly Mr..
| Jones made rush forward, picked up II stone
and making use of foul epithet, threw the
stone towards the front of the house He
picked up another stone and threw il. Then
he raised his shovel, lowered his Eead and
jumped from side to side, making n sound
like you! You! You" as though trying
to avert II blow. About that time witness
heard stone whiz over Jones's head, coming
! from the front porch. Immediately after
wards he saw his brother running in the
direction of the spring. Jones starting with
shovel raised in both hands towards him.
| They met at n stone embankment, several
! feet high. near the house, and Luther fell or
was pushed over by Jones. His brother
scrambled up and ran on, still pursued by
Jones. After running 10 or 20 feet Luther
stopped, apparently to pick up II stone
AS he was rising Mr. Jones came up and
struck him on the back with the shovel,
knocking him down. He rose again and
started in run towards the spring. Mr..
Jones threw one or two stones at Luther
| While still pursued, witness saw his brother
| t,,rt md In pal ut inn
though throwing stone. Mr.. Jones lowered
his head and held the shovel before his face
A sound was heard as OF something being
struck. Jones stopped suddenly, threw out
his hands and fell on the ground, Luther
kept on running for a short distance, and then
waeeled around, and came towards the house
avoiding the spot where Jones lay. Witness
ran down and mel his brother, who with
II ghnsty face said, 81 am afraid | have
killed him" Witness procee' ed to where
| MIR. Jones lay, and hlling his hat with
waiter from the branch near by, bathed
| MIR. Jones's head several times He was I'M
conscious. Seeing Luther Mason's wife
ushing down, he ran To meet her, and told
her 10 90 for the Doctor aud send for Mrs
Jones. She said Luther had gone for the
Doctor. Returning to Mr.. Jones he found
the water had revived him and he was con-
scrous. He 70 more water in his hat and
poured II on Mr. Jnncs's head. Jones APP
| prai Ell calm, composed and conscious, and
asked him how he had heen hut and whether
he had lost much blood or not. With IS
then went to the upper wall, near the house,
and got piece OF carpet, which he put under
MIR. Jones's head. he then started off TO
hurry up the Doctor. He saw the doctor
and urged INN to hurry. Then he returned
to the spot. Mrs, Jones, Mrs Luther Mason
and witness arrived about the same time
Mrs. Jones raised up her Husbands head, and
exclaimed, ~, Amber, You know wanted
| you TO stay at the house with me this eve
ming" THAT wretch said this morning he'd
| lay you out witness then went TO the
house ana sent u pillow down. Having
done all he could, ana there being persons
enough to render assistance, he went to his
fathers, to look AFTER his brother. Witness
added that his brother was not more than 10
or 10 feet distant from MIR. Jones when he
threw the stone, and could not have fled in
any other direction.
This witness was submitted to rigid
cross'eXaminatlon by Col. Webster, but no
new material iacls were elected.
DR.. j. Ii. Scarf, OF Baltimore, testified TO
having been called ON by DR.. Jarrett, on the
morning OF the l3th OF september, and went
with him to Jarreltsville. MIR. Jones was
dead when they arrived. DR.. Scarf assisted
in making the post norton examination, and
and described the wound rs Drs. Payne and
jarrett had described it. In his opinion the
wound had been made by II blunt instrument.
The blow could only have been inflicted in
one of two positions Either directly from
the front, or from behind, by the stone re-
bounding and striking Mr.. Jones on the
head.
AT six o'clock court took recess for an
hour. Upon re-assembling Mrs William II.
Mason, sister.in-law of the accused, was
sworn. She testified that she heard the con-
versaton in the morning between Luther
Mason and Mr.. Jones, while Luther was in