The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-11
A Story About the Son OF the MnrGer.
er or Gen. Lattle.

Several days ago paragraph published
in the New Orleans States, commenting
on the alleged appointment by President
Cleveland of Cuthbert Bullitt Jones as
constl to CALICO, called editorially upon
Governor McEnefy tu make q requisition
for him as fugitive from Justice, there
being an unsatisfied indictment against
him In the Parish of Catahoula for mur.
der. It then narrated the particulars of
the assassination of Gen. Liddell, in 1870,
by Jones and his father and brother on q
Black River steamboat, and how tho two
latter were subsequently shot ahd killed
by gang of lynchers in the Harrison.
burg Jail. Cuthbert Jones escaped and
fed from the country.
In conversation with reporter for the
Ne,cs and Courier yesterday Col. d. +.
Crayton, of Anderson, ssid that he was
somewhat acquainted with the facts con.
nected with the assassination of Gen.
Liddell, and told the following interesting
story
"The statement published from tho
New Orleans paper Is partly true as far
as it goes. There was q feud between
Gen. Liddell and the father of CuthbeYt
Jones, growing out of an insult which
the elder Jones had offered to Northern
lady who was teaching school in the
vicinity, perhaps at Gen. Liddell's house,
at the time 1t occurred. have forgotten
tho lddy's namei but che felt that sho had
been deeply aggrieved, aud in company
with Gen. Liddell she went to Joness
house to demand an explanation. Jones
thought that Gen. Liddell had persuaded
her to take such course, and that he
was trying TO make trouble. / have for.
gotten juat how the interview ended, but
sometime afterwards, while Gen. Liddle
was going down Black River on O steam.
boat; the buat stopped at landing, and
the general saw Jones on the shore and
apparently with the intention Of coming
on board. He went to tho captain, told
him that there had been q difficulty
between Jones and himself, intimating
that Jones might renew the trouble If he
should be allowed to come aboard.
Jones did come on board, however, aud
went into the saloon where Gen. Liddell
was sitting at the table, eating. Jones
drew his pistol and shot Gen. Liddell
down, killing him instantly, and without
an exchauge of words. Jones then made
bis escape from the steamer. A great
deal of Indignation was felt about the
murder. Some time afterwards q mob
Tent TO Jones's house and lynched him.
Jones had not been sent to Jail, but with
his two sons had fortified himself In his
house and prepared himself to resist
arrest. The door of the house was
broken down and Jones and one of his
sons taken out and lynched. Cuthbert
Jones, who was with his father, made his
escape by swinging out of the window in
an upper story and secreting himself
between the wall of the house and the
chimney, where he remained until the
lynching party had dispersed. He was
not with his father at the time Gen. Lid.
dell was murdered, but was an accessory
after the fact H. fed the country and
had not heard of him again until
read the paragraph published yesterday.
"About the time of the lynching OF
Jones Mrs. Jones returned to this coun.
try from France with her children. I
have heard that when she heard of the
lynching she did not 60 to the Jones
plantation, but forthwith returned to
Franco with her children, where che may
still be living.
Gen. Liddell was first cousin of my
mother, and was son of Judge Liddell,
who was one Of the Judges in this State,
and removed to Louisiana many years
ago-probably before Gen. Liddell was
born. He lived in Pendleton district.
Gen. Liddell was gallant soldier in the
Confederate army"