Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-24
THE POISONING CASE.
Preliminary Examination
of E. w. Jones.
TESTIMONY OF THE VICTIMS
Their Violent Illness and Suspi-
cious Circumstance At
tending 1t.

lnElt tVAthb Ahhtoo 0aa 1aSPs
cious Circumstance At
tending It.
The preliminary examination Of Ed
ward w. Jones, charged with poisoning
the food Of his son and family and their
visitors on the evening Of July 8, came
up yesterday morning before Justice
Ranney. The accused WAS represented
by Messrs. Powers & Diehl, aud this
people by G. w. Knox Esq. The first
witness examined was the son Of the de-
fendant, Edward Floyd Jones. He tes-
tilted substantially as follows:
On the Sd Of July my wife, Miss Sta
csy and Mr.. Tsggard and Mr.. Mutt
went up in the San Gabriel canon for q
Damp. We returned to Los Angeles on
the evening Of the eth and put up st the
Nstick House. About II o'clock on the
9Th my father came with the team to
take us home. We left the city about 2
O'Clock and arrived home ct :. we nad
sppnar ebout o'clock and had goldfish
49,. .o4.toas and four rrsvy and
ten. When eating supper ! noticed that
nv father did not eat any Of the Aoar
gravy. but thought nothing of 1t at the
time. Ny little baby did not eat any or
tbe fiour gravy either. she going to sleep
Is her chair soon after We sat down to
tha table. Al soon as had finished my
suoner I went over 10 neie hbors ON an
.rrsnd. and shortly after felt burnira
ssossfior In nv atom soh. and drank j
sreat deal az water. something very I'M
usual for me. On my way back to my
house I was taken with pains and
coxxrroyp no vor,r
"" :
Upon entering the iront room. my wiie
spoke Up and seid' "a, you came ness
not finding me here. thought snoutd
turn up my toes before you 60. pack. ,
l asked her what WAS me matter ana
she described her symptoms, which
were the same - my own. = very Few
minutes sitter went ous sno ~ do~n
on barrel and commenced 20 throw up
again. Upon looking uR ! uncovered
Isggard doing Likewise. tnen ous came
Nuts and ne took MS turn - vom,s'ng.
Soon after Gil present were vemiune,
with the exoept'on OF my iather aoo
the baby. All night long we wsro very
Sick l being the wornt. IN the morn
ing neighDor came IN, aud my suspi'
cions being that We had Deen pol
:0nsd, requsssed him 70 ssks ne y wash 81
bowl with it consents ana Pus y unoer
the house. ne soon ,essrscu 70 my
room and stated That ne nso oons e. !
then sent Tor ~; nlcsnen, VIC afr'vso
about two O'Clock IN me sIestnoon' ~
fore he arrived I went out = sne psL u
whsre TagRard mao gone 40 ~ cosn
vomlted = efess desi. wnAo tue
barn Taggard says; 4 wonid give zen
dol!ars 20 Know t1e meaning q sais,
end replied mat ! wonia 8ve ylvv 70
nna = out. ~. .nen " -. ioo saSh u
~ 10y. \. .S ~. - - .hs nn,nn
and WISH the bowl. remarked; Fred
that looks Suspicious The doctor had
hardly looked 1t us when he gave a his
opinion that we had been poisoned.
That night was terrible sick and had
severe pains and . terrible headache,
and in the morning was 10 weak that
could neither move nor speak. While
lay In bed heard my father talking
Win ny WE 70 en- aolols'ng room. sna
soo1 LEI sne osine - M ~ ~ uo"n ~
sne Dea snd .clo me. Tag uo os" -. - -. -
.or se:'n' D9' 10y i..Io' "a e.
dor 1im. ~ s,9 81 ilo run Iuy -
Iussosy noLnlnk le osne 'n:. xs.1 III ~
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ne - ~ ps ~ 5000
ouns my IT, DssL ~, '., ~ $3.50 An
In1nosy n81I soso.he. 49, ~ - Pc. ~.
ana suesl, sno oteusns sIe - - thst
~ - = nsss sI =" 81 -. n~-;. Tn
y oetn4 eone NV ~ Ssu ' III IA
~. q. IuIsncl ,ss - s".r.. - 80 .cs-s
so"o s.ouyas WIN ~ y. - 1900
PvPer .ns' ~ - 1880 r.. shont
oser " I'M, ~ - .s ~ ~
. year ago they nad procured D0A "a
ROUGH ON RATS
bat that II had disappeared, and . short
time sao they got some more to kill of
mjoe and rats. The povder was taken
over TO where his father slept, . small
house near bv.
o. the oross examination nothing new
~ breuebt ont. and Al IL close ! recess
~ t.Een tiIl ? O'clock.
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> AA
When the Court reaesemoisd o. 2.
y. the witness was subjected % : iong
cross examination. an snswers, 20 Iar
- they appeared 70 Dc material were
Substantially 70 sne erect Inst wnen ns
Grst fslt sick ne mad gone out 70 vom.t.
He did not think OF keeping any;of me
mattsr rejected BY his stomaon' Tor the
reason that he had no su -pio'on. Wnsn
the suspicion did reach my mind ~ was
not suggested by Taggard. 1 feit u my
self. In I'D been III on previous ocoa-
sions, but never felt like that before:
Later the ailment reached my 6owets- !
did not keep the passages Tor anaiyas
because l thought the vomit wouid Dc
sufficient.
bought the first box OF "hougn on
Rats" ten or twelve months ago; IL was
misplaced and l bought second oox. !
used u 70 poison mice. very little was
used. The balance was LETT IN sne pox.
The box was placed In . bureau. After
wards It was put In an old pan and oar
ried with other sun over 20 the lit1ie
house where my father stays. lssw u
there Afterwards. 40 not Know now
long ago saw Il last. nav u severA
times. There were Two boxes. Inc
hrst one was found. ~ nad neve, peen
opened. Both were put In the OLD pan
snd taken to my fathers room.
.scn wou'o ws,sh suos. 80 a. Thars
~ -, strvebn;ns IL tbs house At one
49, W. 1ssd inseot powder 10 xiii
A. ~ rot Lpow wbsrs II was kent.
~ ,ot tbinI Il couId Cst MIXED With
49, tcnd Ths dsfendsnt aid not eat
49, srsrv IA vss stilI Al the table
- I ye,t ont Could moi ssv what
r. sts after went. He slesps il a
smsii honss l01 Yards from nv house.
Ths 49, ~ this Va rmsIlv open' The
ros.on b.d han rsnt IN tbis bouse. /
~ !" 1879 -. 80 '~