The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-31
HIS MURDERER coNFEssEs.
DR.. Jones CoIored Coachman Arrested
and Admits the Crime.

and Admits the Crime.
CINCINNATI. July 27.-Charles Bligh, the
ccashnan Of DR.. A. Z. Jones, was arrested to-
night at Madisonville on the Cincinnati,
Washington & Baltimore road not more
than five miles on an air line from the scene of
the murder. He was brought into the city and
taken before Supt. Deitsch Of the police force,
where, without hesitation or restraint he made
q full confession OF the crime. His manner
was easy and his story OF the horror was told
with as little feeling if he had been mar
rating the most commonplace events of
dull days experience. His story was as
follows:
Ny name is Charles A. Bligh. was born
g. Richmond Ky. Am twenty-nine years old !;
am married. In March last l came to this city
and on the third Wednesday In March engaged
10 work for DR.. a. E. Jones as hostler and for
other work at s. a week. On the afternoon of
Thursday last I was working in the garden
pulling weeds, when the doctor came out in his
shirt sleeves wearing slippers and a slOueh hat
and began 10 scOld NE. | had just come out of
the barn where had gone for a necessary pur-
pose. The doctor told me he wanted the weeds
pulled our of that celery, and he did
not want any more excuses about
II. The doctor was cross and took
2 little stick and struck me- but il did not hurt.
II was just a little stroke This was near the
stable door. He talked pretty fierce, and
cursed me, and said again he did not want any
more excuses. ] became angry, and as the doc
TOR passed by me picked up bit OF oak stick
used II baling hay, and using both hands.
struck him blow from behind on the back of
the head. He fell and was speechless, but not
dead. He was not able 10 move; he only
breathed.
Il went on with my work in the garden until
about $50 o'clock, when / got q sack in the
barn that had been used for oats and put his
body in il. He was breathing yet, and drew up
his legs so that l could easily push his body
into the sack. l then tied 1t up with a hitch
ing strap, and went into the house and got my
supper as usual. The folks asked me if had
seen the doctor and / told them | had
not After supper they sent me TO
Mr. Thornton's the doctors sou-iu-lawl TO gee
II he was there. l came back and told them
that the doctor had not been there. Then I
went to the power house and the cable road
aud talked awhile with colOred man and
came back about 10 O'Clock took the sack
on my shoulder and carried it down
Park-ave. 70 the man-hOle. Two per-
cons were ahead Of me as l went. but
I kept out Of their way. / laid the sack down
on the grass while ! took off the iron covering
Of the man-hole aud then threw it in covered
up the man-hole and went back to Col. Jones
house, and soon afterward went 20
my own house on Washington-ave. Next
day | went back and worked as
usual until after noon, when they told me
] need not work any more. only | should stay
around. / ans sxered questions many times that
day that / had not seen the doctor. Last night
after got home. Andy Hudson came TO me
and said the detectives had been to ask what
kind of a man / was. Hudson said he told
them / was all right so far as he knew, but he
said from the way the detectives talked he
thought they were about to put the doctors
disappearance on me.
This morning did not pet up till after
o'clock. / then packed my valise and went
down to Fulton to take the train Tor Madison
VILE but missed the train and walked out the
railroad and pike. When got to jacksonville
! tried to find some people | used to know in
Kentucky and when I got to Simon Bush
house the detectives got me. did not tcke
Col. Jones watch nor his money. ] did not
know he had bis watch or his money with him"
In answer 70 questions he admitted that he
had stolen $50 from DR.. Morgan Of Richmond,
Ky, some time ago. lie first said he was &C.
cused Of stealing il. then that he got part of
II, and at last that he got il all himself. He
said he belonged 10 a secret society in Kentucky
known as the Independent Order of ImmacIi-
lates." Ills confession was made in the pres
ence Of about twenty persons. Dr. Robert c.
Jones, son of the murdered man, was present
at the beginning, but when the murderer be-
gan to tell of how he struck his
victim the son was Obliged to leave
the room. II is well that the prisoner
Is under strong guard else his heartless recital
would bring him swift retribution. The police
do not credit his story Of not robbing his vic
tim Only s. in money was found on him, but
they expect yet to find the stolen watch. 1t
has been long while since the people of Gin
cinnati have been so profoundly shocked by
crime as they are by this murder. II the
criminal had aimed 70 strike man the most
successill than In selecting Dr.. A. Z. jones'