The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-19
The North Carolina Murder.

llTNgY JONES, The NEGRO FIEND, SECURE IL
JAIL HOW HE WAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
iNPUDENCE.
II was not thought that Henry Jones, the
murderer Of Dcputy-SheriG Blake, would
bee brought 10 Raleigh before last night. so
sheriff Novel; was surprised when Mr.. j..
&. DCrr. Of Lniield. who, il appears, is Il
deputy sheriff Of Halifax county, made his
appearance with him at s clock yesterday
morning. There was some excitement on
the arrival Of the criminal, and a crowd
soon assembled 10 see him. Jones is a mu-
latto. sharp fellow. and showed not a sign
Of emotion or unca>ne>s. IIc was quickly
lodged in jail. no attempt having been made
10 do him any injury.
In an interview yesterday Mr.. DciT said
tina, he was on The lookout for the muir
dcrcr, whom lac knew, when Jones went to
school near RingwOod. Jones, he said, is
shrewd, keen fellow. but with bad repu-
ta.ion, and, he should Judge, desperate
when aroused. Nj. Delr va, with party
in Enfield searching for Jones. and at $50
Wednesday evening found him in bed in
the house OF q negro. lie stepped 10 the
bedside and woke Jones, who got mp
quietly enough. hut made an attempt 10
get 90 his coat and oyercOat, which
hung on thc wall. He was not allowed
10 get t0 the garments. but they were
searched. when tWOrcvOlyers, one having six
ami the other seven chambers. werc,iOtmd
in the ovcrcoat pockets. Neither weapon
had single chamber unoaded. Mr.. Derr
al once tclcuaphed sheriff Novel; that the
capture had been made, placed his prisoner
on train before midnight, and brought
him here ria Weldon. The horse taken
IRON Mr.. stel was found in liyery--table
at Enfield. The animal had l,een ridden
hard and fast, and was quite used up. For
The apprehension and delivery OF the MUIR
dcr.r SIR. Den will to-day receive the state
reward OF 5000. and also Mr. Stcll'> reward
0i SIS for the horse.
Ia m interview with the murderer. in
hi, cell on The lower door Of the Jail, Jones
talked very quietly, and seemed singularly
,cli-pO-scsscd and uncOnccrucd. lie SAYS he
was born in Halifax county, \ twenty-five
years Oi age, and ha, been in Wake three
wears, being 1t the time OF the shooting en-
poyed on the farm OF Mrs. Lucinda IiaT-
ri,. He says he was in Raleigh Christmas
week, but has not been here since. On1
Tuesday, he says, lac was arrested at his
hourc by two men, one OF whom. Mr..
Blake, hc knew. That Blake suddenly ran
on hin while he stood in the house and
shot at him that he then took down q
mn-kci loaded with small shot. which
went of accidentally and the load struck
Blake In The face; that the latter Tell against
the door and then >at down. dropping two
pistols which he had. Alter some ftythcr
conversation the prisoner changed his
-tatcmCn. b. saying that Blake shot at
him twice, and that after the gun went off
accidentally Blake fell flat on the floor;
that he Jones' wis afraid he would be
shot again, and took the pistols; that he
was greatly frightened and looked at
Blake lying on the floor for the space OF
two minutes; that in shooting at him
Blake only used one pistol, the larger OF
two which he had, and that when he had
shot twice he reloaded the weapon care
fully. Jones says that he ran out Of the
house and went TO Louisburg, where he
met man named Rochester, IA hOrse-dro-
Yer, who told him he wanted him 10 ride a
roam horse TO Whitaker's. and paid him
twenty-five cents in advance for so doing.
Jones says Inc thought he had seen the
horse before, and now thinks Rochester
1 stole il from Mr.. Bin Stell; that when he
got 70 Whilaker's he asked the folks there
# they had seen "a horse-droYeT with three
mules and horse; that upon their saying
& no he rode over 10 Enfield TO see relatives.
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