Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-15
THE JONES ENLIGHTENMENT.
Further "Details aud Discoveries in the
Ca.e-HIs Wife Arrives and Visits Him
in the Jail.


Further "Details aud Discoveries in the
Case His Wife Arrives and Visits Him
in the Jail.
The arrest of F. B. .I"neS OH the charge
of emhrzZrmeut. Saturday morning. pre-
frrrd by Mr Amos WhiteIey. still continues
the subject Of conversation and a~tuni>h-
mrmt among the large circle If Jones
friends Additional interest and deeper
mystery was thrown around the unfortunate
matter Yesterday when il became known
that the missing books bad been found hS
certain officers of the Champion Bar and
Knife Co.. in the catch basin Of the city
sewer at the intersection Of Liberty and
South Limestone streets. After the re"Uy-
cry of the books il was alNu
discovered. on examination, that they
had been grossly mutllated by cutting
leaves ont here and there all through them.
Il is only reasonable To suppose that these
missing leave, contain the evidence OF
crooked bookkeeping. some time since,
Jones. in conversation with the engineer OF
the works, questioned him regarding tn,
construction of the city sewers. and seemed
very much Interested in the subject and
ANXIOUS Ia get all the information possible
Since the arrest ami the discovery that tn,
books were missing. and no trace of then
could hr found. sci the engineer t" thinking
and he made known the substance OF hi,
conversation with Jones on the sewer queS
ton. This information led 10 the >earci
and find above referred To.
In an interview with a aGLoBE-REPUnII,
representative saturday, Jones persisted
in maintaining his innocence, anc
said he deled the company, 81 any
expert to find anything wrong
with his books. This statement was prob
ably made on the strength of a faithful r.
lance on the sewer as a close mOuthed
friend. who would give nothing up. But
the facts shows that even these trusted
friends 90 back on a fellow in the hour OF
need.
Of course. Jones il TO be pittied, every
man is. who allows himself to be tempted,
but the one most Ia be- pittied is his eN-
rellent and devoted wife. At the time ei
the arrest of her husband She was with heT
family and friends in I.awrencburg. Ind.
her old home The news of her husbands
trouble reached her there, through four
line notice OF the affair in Sundays Com
mrrcial Gazette This was the first
and only information she obtained un-
til reaching here. She imme-
diately. like a true wife. fastened TO him
in his distress. She was almost prostratel
BY the sudden trouble, but the brave little
woman bore up under the great trial with
great self control. She was accompanied
Ia the city by her sister, who came Ia give
what consolation and comfort She could.
Mrs. Jones visited her husband at the jail
this morning. and the meeting was certainly
sad and affecting.
Mrs Jones and sister reached here at
1880. and It was with the greatest difficulty
that she wa, prevented from attempting tu
see her husband at the Jail last night. 1t
certainly was a sad returning. Only few
weeks ago she left her husband. full of
love and hope, 10 return 10 her old home to
visit her parents and friends. In the midst
of this happy period the news comes tu her.
a. wholly unexpected and unnann"mced
As flash of lightnin. and a
peal of thunder from a clear
sky. that her husband. whom she loves a
her own life. i prisoner charged with a
serious crime. She does not stop to i'll
quire is he gnIty?" but hasten> to his
side to show her faith and love in the hour
of need. VI =, Jones has. a. she certainly
deserves, III -ympathy Of thi, entire com
munity.
The preliminary trial was fixed for this
morning at II o'clock. but was PoNtromed
mtI Thursday at o'clock.