The sun., 1881-11-20

along with us, ana tel! him no couldn't SEQ amy
snow. ,~u-r no puucu ,rr.n ms rorse NJ
s,esn.sd ,,, 70 wait to get out OF ths way. But I
iie curiosity. Well. We went up through Is
stree, to tho CAPITOL grounds and tho man
and aa' sSs SA ON S tho c side SsSpa
eight. Mc got to the Easi Capitol and t First s
thatl DIDN'T thi NIX 1t was fred al US. but look ed
out. and there saw the dark man on the sorrel
pointed the same way as ours was, and his
hnnd raised. with the pistol cooked. ready to
shS" 'f" ,s,o was nnd
pistol IA this tshowing his own wcaponi for
couid shoot clean through the van.
pistol and sighted II over my arm tiAs way"
nnd as he said this tho policeman rested the
70 he was turning hia horse on a tivot Ike.
rnlled on him and fired. and he threw up his
" "d y.n fall hIn G,sr and sy n,o,esdo his horse
Yes, SIR, lhink / did. Ilo recled over like
nnn TINT WAS hit. and he gave his horse the
eail1o the driver. Pursue him. lat We werc u
lituc past Firs, street. .nnI We had to turn tho
street. After that lao didn't gnin on US a bit. but
when We got to Massach usetis aveRus We tnet
s %s WI aa TO Sa s
the man had got To IL street. aud turned west
and rode toward the city. but lust ns he got
and tho rider s,relched out his hand townrd
him. lthiuk he must have thrown away his
p,sto, then. and think the man who met him
took 1t. I'm not sure. tor VIC didn't have timeto
make any cxhniDation. As we puiRucd him.
as could U ior the % weather StS coysrns ~ ,St Wns
oyer the drivcr's scat. and tried TO get another
shot. but the weather covering knocked my hat
OIL. and tue Etun lay In Buch way Oh b il horse
that l couldn't get a sight Oh hin."
DO you think <, th,s sho..ine tho result Of
conspiraey TO Kill Guitcaur
know 1t is. The D,stol was Givon to him
on Fourth street. aud boy. won't say who
cone piracy. Why. i was warned at tho rec,ss
Of the court to-day TO look out for myself. that
somethlnx was going to happen. but didn't
when heard tho shot l hoard heavy thump
on the floor. and supposed Gut.au had bsen
aud coming back. There ara two holes in tho
back OF tho van and two IN front. and hs stood
% g Tho s sS asSns have ~
from bchnd and seen through and how Il uit"au
was standing. and ,hen he rode round to tie
would have been nbout on level with lhe holes
In the wan Ms he sat on horseback.
whether he had been shot or not. Wben wo
turned around 70 20 To the iail. found him
asked lin Il he Gad Geen hut. He said AID ho % had.
PACK !" Police lIeadalarter.. Ils thought the
wcee running away. Ho wanted me to go CacS
to headaunrters and, got moro protection.
that he had been shot tn rough tho slervN ot his
just about hall way beiwcen the wrist and ths
eli0w. Tho Uuilot had gone throu.ei his linen
s,' ~ u Sss mot not ,oc rSuS" nis d Hasrshr and s
only u truise. Tho buiiet passed through to
ward his body. and nust have gone lust IN front
side OF tho van aud fell Aa,loned out to lilo floor.
He wrs awful glad to get tnrk to Jail
He promised me going down TO court that day
not 70 cut up axain, and when he began to
When We % 60, out int" the MsrshIs I'o room mat ut
recrss said to hia, What did YOU promise me-
.Sou! not % mntng nc1s 5Gure Ss,nS TIE
any mistake. I.lr influencing the public mind
In my behalf There's not a man In the court
room taa, heard ms to-day but what viii 1ei'eve
Bill Jonss 10 tho name By which the wou,d-te
Columbia Of which he has been rosioirn, Mi
bis lilo. He is we'll known In po tco circl,f.
One Nm Of the oIsr' MSr a. the station 'S,a
~ WI know where tho sun ris-s."
For many IN ~, years e., %4a u; ssm.% na,..
He becnme well to do. purchased farm which
Adioins the Chase spi hgua estate at Edgrwood,
married Bates's daughter. inhs the prop
erty and has since then liysd Ghappy,Ho-iucly.
and % s1iiieten. msans for his % tastes. MI Il. WI Gas.
the police ray. seldom sober He Is fond OF his
cu!Pss and some.inc, has had eplieptic tiis
an oficsr. will b. to call him a crank ana
gtve him a term nt tho asvlum. He has not
rs q man who would haye the courage to do
ANYTHING when In liquor"
man on whose trail Capt Vernon said no VAS
eoon after tho shooting. Tine capture Of Bill
Joncs wns eii"stoi IN this ma9nsr: ma The yicn',y
nnd,y dashiuE dowe the Capitol hili; Is not
Whom he Gre.i at Guiisa1 he was immediately in
front Of tho Capitol. at tt,s eastern extremity of
an easierly dirstiOn until iio reached the street
cunning northward near the Ia!timorr and
Ohio nya .racs ds whsh s oo".h to tho nors
passed tho depot and rode madly toward
the, country. As he passed the depot, tho
rider. Soon afterwsrd tkis snss officer was
no,ihrd 10y general alarm from Police Head
man on a aorrci Horse This oiilcar Instantly
telecraDhed 10 liesdauarters that Bill Jotrs had
iI., risae dG%n UssS ia m isl on on aoTIs M sS
wroL road. Eoar Queeu's Station.
1h" .nolico N al the outlying disiric.s w"re
could hRys reached the city limits mounted
police were watching for Lin on overJ road
Two were sent down the Blaiensbvrg road. aud
that dataR rrov,sl to have bneh wise one. 1hr
Snaeet S S ~tH the sl. 1"ad a
place heyond tho Soidiers Hone, The officer
lad been instructed to LOOK for him
haunt Of Jones's. and II was to b. ,pr'-sumeJ
that nfter his long. hard ride hs would si91 .,nr
a drink. Tho officer found 1ouess GorI~' rors.
at no door. warm. bp, no, much bl'-n n aud on
;, " " You arc nndsr arrest" said tho officer
" Como Rlang." S"'' '"o ''N@e''
Jonas had no "S,'s on In fact. he was at the
t,ine t;,i en,eFHihhtH> tho bnrroom nndi.nr- with
t'is nns s,ntx y exploit. and had said that he
HaI MI Sahh Sai'eau. ana ended tho great trial
S0s pnE:s 3ffic"r had already heard niong ina
sl-s s.l .1a' leues had stornH1 TO toas' Of it to
The. .AaAn did not tearch Jones or lnks
away his pistol There ho made nIis,ase re
he soon afterwarl came near discovering 20 IN:
c.'ft. He also did not Rsk Jones to exriausn
LoTscs with him. or 10 insist that hd
shanld walk to the nrercst prrrinct
station. The consequence WIS that the officer
lost his prisoner, IhoY had not lslt thc DRINK
ing pac" very lar behind when Farmer BIi
jones said soIntihinE that his little serr-l mug
eeenei 10 understand. for in n very lew s-c-
onds the dis.auco between the brown marc and
IN. policornnas horss was very c"nsid-rable.
Aud you should have seen her 1o." sa, the
oiiicor who knew the most about IT, There
lsht a hGrss IN tho Doiica service that could
have kept within sight OF hsr."
The psiicetnHn tried to stop Bill Joner hy
bullet. and Bili Jones returned the con p.irgnt.
neither bullet hit. and Bill Jones ard ais sorrri