Telegram-herald., 1886-07-26
AFRAID OF HER LIFE.
A Sad Story OF Domestic TrOu-
bic and Separation.
STATEMENTS By BOTH PARTIES.
James J5aes Cams Onfa.thf4iness on
me Part ot nis Better na.f-
Driven From 1ome-Gnen
"arm Reception

"arm Reception
Two years ass Ias. March james Jones.
t.re4al .l lae .4te a. SEA. office of tlis c.lg,
aa, aaafr-s to Annie - C.sar. d l.li. rather
saod ..aAlus aaas sr whose home Was
ln London oat Jones vas 4t tAat time d
c5a paslsor lu .leol.e oflas neuoit Ia.ss
ana according b. bis oau story pr0a lei
ar-- t.rtLe iamliy. A scar sso lass Jaue
lune, Came to ihi. ciry ana aas ou au e1-
.salrd ll-uk ier some $50 weeks. alter
HAl-a be- saoerrl up ana aas glyenemploy
ueut ou the ia.e, a- comp0sitor Julv
4la ne Was advanced % TIE po-
-.lou oi foreman place he
l-ll unfA about four weeks ago when
Ae slar.el GOA another tear and has kept
t up since Flor tuc past niur months Joue.
aau lls wiir laFe rrsldrd at l-l Gold ST..
occupying tne loAer rl1r Of ile bWlalua
lhe lp stalls being oc1uiaef by Mrs teofae
A hove All haas not been serene ia lie
Jones family Tor lle past wees and ihe mat
ler climlnAte4 Yesterday lu "a general r0N.
900 which Jones ~as struck on tne head and
ha1 a revolver drawn on him.
Mr. Jones called a. tle lELEaHsN- UERAID
office 'a-t evening and gave ms yersI 1n of
tle affair as follows. Il havc always en-
deavored 10 take care of ms Wile az best
cou q. aud every saturday night have given
uer mh entire earnings never had
suy suspicion thAt she was crooked until
iasl Thursday. When / came home about
II o'c.ock looked in thefront window aud
saw her lying on the sofia with man
tued rle r0ut door uut could not get in.
heard the bach door close and just thea my
wife opened tne front door and let me in.
Size seemed illustrated. bat denied that any
one had been I'M the room. insisted that
had seen them. and She finally confessed
that 10 was a Mr.. Van Sickle ln a moment
more she c0niraIIcted herself aud sand IL
was au empl0ye of the freight office of The
q r. N J.. and then later named Horace
" Davis as the guilty party. 1 was 80 angry
that / struck her, Knocked her down and
pounded her and she ran out Oi the
house 20 escape me. Next day she denied
the whole story. In mv anger / core al her
clO.bes 90 pieces ] called at the house yes
terday % see her, bat WAS denied admission
] forced my way ia the front door. when
was confronted by II. " Davis who struck
me with a cane drew "a revolver on me and
cursed me vehemenuy lie said he would
have me arrested If ] interfered around the
house.
a reporter called az the house in question
20 see Mrs Jones, but found that the lady
had left there on Friday. Mrs Love was
found al home and said There is absO-
utely no foundation for the stories told by
Jones. His wife mas always behaved herself
very nicely. and has never had anyone
c)me 10 see her Mr. Jones has broken
every latch on the doors. and would, be-
hsye, kill his wife if he could lay hls hands
On her
Horace W Davis denies the insinuation
tnat be was al all intimate with Mrs Jones.
He is cousin OF Mrs Jones former nus
band and SAYS that he has often called there
20 consult with her on business matters.
lie said. u was requested 10 come 10 the
house yesterday by Mrs Jones as she was
alone and feared trouble As Jones threatened
% XIII some one. / was there when he
called aud drove him from the house. He
picked up rock to throw
and ] drew revolver on him.
Ralph Walsh saw the fight Yesterday,
and says that he demonstrated with Davis.
A Mr. Cannon. who resides opposite the
Jones domicil, SAYS. II have been sick a
long time, and have slept with my win
dDWs open | saw man 90 in that house
Friday evening about . o'clock and 10 was
O'Clock a. IN. before tine man LETT
Mrs. Jones was found stopping with
friends on Ma iisOn-ave at late hour last
night and amid tears said. There is ab
sOlutely no foundation for the reports cir
cuiated by my husband ! have never had
anything 10 do with any person except
him, and he tells an untruih when
he saws confessed any wrong
doing. ! do not know the man Van Sickle,
and have never seen Mr.. Davis AZ the house
but once or twice. shall never return %
hum again, as I consider him unworthy
He has treated me shamefully / have
biacked his boots ana been a regular slave
for him J ann afraid of nay lie, and be-
iieve that If be found me ne would kill
me. Mrs. Jones face arms and shoulders
bear the marks Of The cruel blows struck by
her husband, and her body where he kicked
her-accprding 90 her story lis black and
blue Both parties will ask for redress al
the hands of the courts, and thus the mat
ter rests-one affirming the other deny ing