The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-22

tn, SioS Of September 10th contained briei
account vf . shooting ahray which occurred near
Athens, Tennessee, y few days before, IN which
William q. Jones, aformer resident Of this county,
had shot and killed man who occupied . house
on his farm. The following account Of the affair
10 taken from an Athens paper;
"On last Saturday evening between sundown
and dark, VIM. q. Jones shot and killed John
Langley, on the premises Of the former, four and
half miles northeast Of Athens, In the 9Th civil
district Of the county. The circumstances attend
ing the affair are about as follows, as appeared
from the evidence At the inquest: Mr.. Jones had
gone from bis rcsidtnce 10 m adjoining Geld 10
attend 10 some farm matters, and, his life having
been threatened BY the Langlsys, who live on
Jones' place, he took the precaution TO carry .
double-barrel shot gun with him. During his alb
sence John Langley entered tho premises BY way
Of the road leading 10 the barn, nearing which hs
discovered Mrs. Jones some twenty or thirty
steps from him. Upon seeing her he Immediately
eiubbed his pistol and started toward her, inform
ing her In the most brutal and vuigar language Of
his purpose to outrage her person. Mrs. Jones 10
lady Of remarkable courage and vhsn she re-
Allied her imminent danger she drew o revolver
and snapped three times, but By . mysterious
oversight the weapon vas unloaded. She then
screamed 10 her husband, who answered her from
the corn-6sid hundred yards distant, and hast
snsd to her side. Hearing the approach Of Mr.
Jones, Langley started 10 run through . fsld,
meanwhile keeping his pistol well In hand. When
Jones came In sight Of Langley, and listened to
his wife's hurried statement, he at once fred at
Langley with revolver, the ball striking him In
the forehead, but not even stunning him.
When this shot was fred he had stopped, turned
his face TO Jones, and had leveied his own pistol
preparatory TO firing. Amer being struck he
started again. followed BY another pistol ball
which missed its mark. Jones then fesorted 10
his gun, and as Langley again turned and pre-
sented his pistol, he was met By o charge Of
eighteen buckshot. Just how many Of these took
effect cannot be told, but Langley was yet not SER
iously hurt. Jones' next shot was fred through
the crack In rail fence, the principal part Of the
charge taking effect In Langlsys right breast, arm
and side. producing death In about twenty-five
minutes"
A jury Of inquest rendered the following yer.
diet eve find that the said John Langley, de.
ceased, from personal examination Of the body,
and from the examination Of the witnesses, by the
jury whose names accompany this verdict, and
who having been duly sworn 10 discharge their
duties as jury Of inquest, do say that upon the
afternoon Of the goth Of August, 1881, the said
John Langley. deceased, came TO his death BY
wounds inflicted by gun In the hands Of w. q.
done In his necessary and legal defense, and said
Jones was jus,i6abie In so doing. This 2ist day
Of August. 1851"
Jones 10 u son Of the late John Jones, who lived
ut the head Of Dulany's Valley, near Dances mill.
The gentleman who sent us the above. and who Is
intimately acquainted s!.h i:ne., ~sitas "a fol-
lows; "Thcre have been various reports about
Jones being arrested. and others Of his having
been murdered, but which are all false. lie 10 at.
tending 20 his farm duties IS usual and has no
fears Of being noiested."