Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-02
BULLETS IN TWO BRAINS.
A MACON HUSBAND ENDS HIS
DOMESTIC INFELICITY.

His Wife's Wound Mortal and His Own
Death instantaneous 49, Quarrels and
Unfaithfulness-She but 20 and He so
The Evidence Before the Coroner.
MACON, GA, May There occurred
on Hazel street, near the Second street
railroad bridge, this morning, one OF the
most horrible crimes ever committed in
Macon. w. II. Jones was the pc petra
tor, and his wife, Kate Jones, was the
victim. Jones is man about 30 years
old, and has been living in Macon num-
her of years, running five years as an en-
gineer on the Southwestern road. More
recently he has been employed by the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road, doing duty as an extra. He has
been married twice, and his first wife was
sister of John Giles wife. She has
been dead five years. His last
wife was Miss Kate Norris,
and they have been married about two
years and a half. They have lived very
unhappily together, one of the chief causes
of the trouble being the difference in age,
he being about 80 and she about %. They
have had many quarrels together, and
about three weeks ago, after one of these
domestic squabbles, she left her husbands
home and took up her abode in house of
ill repute in this city. Jones, after much
trouble, located her and carried her home.
They lived together until this morning
about Z o'clock, when both were seen to
20 TO negro woman's house near by. She
returned in about ten minutes and he in
about an hour. He met her on the porch.
THE PISTOL SHOTS.
What took place at this woman's house
could not be found out, as it was impossi-
BILE to get her before the jury. Persons
near hearing pistol shots rushed in to find
the woman stretched on the front porch,
with her brain oozing out, and the man
lying in the hall with a 5-shoOter 32-cali-
bre Smith IL WessOn pistol, quite old,
with the chambers empty. DR.. Johnson
was summoned and rendered all assist
anee to the woman possible, and at 8
O'Clock tO-night.she was alive, although
she cannot possibly recover.
The ball entered the woman's forehead
about two inches from the right eve, and
the man was shot in almost the same spot
over the left temple. Neither spoke a
word.
R0sela Brooks was sworn by the
COroner's jury to-day, and said that late
yesterday evening Jones had two pistols.
He said that he paid 50 for the black one.
He told Miss Kate so. Miss Kate got
both of the pistols at one time, and threw
one barrel under the house. They had a
big fight in the front yard about B O'Clock.
Miss Kate had one pistol In her bosom,
and got the black pistol from Mr.. Jones
in the tussle and threw the barrel Of it
under the house. After the fight Jones
| told his wife to come in and make friends.
AN INTERVAL OF PRAYER.
They then went into the house crying.
! Both fell on the sofa and prayed. lie said
., I,...
| away, Kate, I'll wind up the business"
! Then he laid down on the bed and told
| her to 20 away from him. They had a
fight Friday night. "When / arrived here
this morning she wac lying on the front
porch and she tried to speak, but could
not. Jones was lying on his back in the
| hallway, and when | saw the blood it
frightened me-"
+. 5. Sinclair being sworn said 81
was in my yard, and heard two pistol
shots a little after 10 o'clock, and they
were in the direction of the Jones house.
| went there and found Miss Kate lying
on the front Verandah, with her hands
across her breast. | stopped at the gate.
She raised up and looked toward the hall
way and then fell back. 1 then went on
and telephoned to the City Hall for the
officers, and when ! returned | saw Jones
in the hallway dead. / had heard s0me-
thing Of their trouble, and expected some
thing Of this kind"
THE STORY OF KATE BROOKS.
Kate Brooks was sworn and testified as
follows: 81 came here this morning be-
tween and O'Clock. Miss Kate was
fixing to get breakfast. Mr.. Jones went
| off about O'Clock but came back IN
| about half an hour. Both went down to
Becky Sheppard's, in the Tracy Bottoms.
Miss Kate came back alone after 10 min
utes, and he came in in about an hour"
II. j. Roland was next sworn. He said !:
! 81 was across the railroad this morning
! between 10 and II O'Clock and saw Jones
and his wife talking tn each other. They
seemed to be mad, but they were too far
away for me TO hear what they said.
saw him 90 up to her, draw a pistol, pre-
| sent it to her head and fire. She fell. lie
then turned and walked into the
! house, and in moment / heard
/ another pistol shot. She laid on the
porch but said nothing that / could hear.
/ / then went hOme."
DR.. /. L. Johnson said: 81
was called 10 see Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Jones about II O'clock | found Mr..
Jones dead and found Mrs Jones lying
on the bed with bullet hole In her tenn
pie, about an inch from the eye, with her
brains oozing out and unconscious.
JONES FERMENTATION.
"About three or four days ago Jones met
me and asked u 1 had seen his wife.
replied / had not. He said that she
wanted him 10 come after me
as she was sick. He said
that when he went home she was gone.
| He searched for her and said that be- WAS
| going W have revenge. / asked him II he
! bad decided 10 quit her, when he replied
! that he had. lie asked my advice. which
| gave. I advised a divorce from her and
| then be would be free man. lie seemed
! % be satisfied with my advice. They had
been married nearly three years.V The
following was the verdict Of the Coro-
! ner's jury:
We. the jury, find the deceased, W. II.
/ Jones' came 30 his death from u gun.sh0t
wound in the right eye and temple, inflicted
| by his own hands.
g. A.. DEwBERRY, Foreman.