The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-28
SLAIN By HIS HOSTLER.
COMMENT MILITARY MAN OF
= OHIO MURDERED.

,.- cornse Traced By a Trail Of Blood
Nsnho!e into Which it Had
- Tbrovn-The Black Murderer
o-.-.a,-en and Confesses HIS Crime.
CNoIyyAr1, July 27.-The murder OF
n,F Zones, familiarly known as Col.
- one OF the most shocking occur
-. that could have occurred in Cinein-
The colonel was in his nth year. but
eorive as a man of 80. He always
inclination to military life and kept
-. Nv holding connection with the Ohio
X.-,,ral Guard, serving for long
,a as surgeon of the First
. ..-i,,a7t Gov. Foraker, who was his
n ra5,bb1r. appointed him a member
Il - sraf as surgeon general. He had
81 - active in public affairs, serving often
IN municipal council, and had, besides,
Il Iald several Offices under appointment from
Fl the General government. He was perhaps
ID ,1or5 widely known in Cincinnati than any
II a+fsr citizen. DR.. Jones left his house
81 sb11t 8.3J o'clock Thursday afternoon,
n Wearing no coat, mis- feet in slippers, and
a vent M the direction of his stables. He
y asked what time it was, though wearing his
"a watch. That was the last seen Of him
II alive.
TRACED BY A TRAIL OF BLOOD.
q The family did not become alarmed until
81 after night. aid then prosecuted their
# search quietly until yesterday, when notice
WIS r.vtu to the police. Yesterday a trail
u # blood was discovered opposite the doc
tors stable on Cemetery street, and, being
followed it was traced TO Park avenue,
"a thence south two or three squares to the
M junction OF Cypress street and Frances
E lane. where, on the grass, was quite
M apool Of blood. 1t was here in the man
# hole # sewer that the body
Nd was found this morning. 1t was
81 wranued in a horse blanket, OF rather
M s9Tet up SO that it was drawn out by
Fl means VI roUe fastened around it by a
E man who had been lowered for that pur-
III pose The body had been doubled up COM
ri 1act.v as if for convenience, aad it is ap-
parent that the trail of blood was that
whicd tricked from his wounds as his mur-
# derer carried him to the place where
be thought to conceal forever trace of his
MI crime, for he hoped the water would carry
the body into the river. 1t was found that
Nj the doctors gold watch and his money was
f. gone. This must have been the motive for
MI The murder, as the doctor had not an enemy
& in the world.
III ONE BLOW DID THE WORK.
There was but single wound. 1t was
\ upon the back part of the head, and slightly
Ia On the right side, as if a blow had been
Ia given from behind. The theory at once
a prevailed that the murderer was Charles
high, colOred servant, and that
after committing the crime he hid the BODY
until aignt, and then, putting Ii into a grain
sack, carried it to its place of concealment.
Blga vas at the house all day yesterday,
and tel. of his last interview with the colo
mel. W hen he left last night he said
he would return at $50 o'clock this
morning, but be failed to do so. A hoe in
The stable bore marks which were pro-
nounced to be blood stains.
BLIGH CONFEssEs.
Blgh was arrested tonight at Madison
vile lie was brought into the CITY and
taken before Supt. Deitsch of the notice
force, where without hesitation or restraint
qs 9{ made full confession Of the crime.
nS manner was easy, and his story of the
uoIIor was told with as little feeling
a. ne had been narrating the
uOSI commonplace events of a dull dav's
exleueEce. His story was as follows. CIV
name nam Is Charles A. Bhgh. | was born at
IocNihond, Ky. am y years old. | am
mLalHel. III March last [ came to this
c-'!' ana on the third Wednesday in March
Slgsged TO work for DR.. A. Z. Jones as a
-'olsr ana Tor other work at $5 weekly.
scoLDED BY THE DOCTOR.
'Un the afternoon of Thursdov Loot T
was working IN the garden pulling weeds
Sueh Dr. Jones came out in his shirt
SS'teS' wearing slippers and slouch hat
or. ont utBa1 10 Scold me. | had lust come
UuS H The barn, where | had gone for a
purpose. The doctor told me
o- Ae wanted tie weeds pullpd
von4 q- u that celery, and he did not
3oc+ou any more excuses about it. The
srmoI- ,S.oL was cross and took little stick and
iittIA qtA me out 1t did not hurt. 1t was lust
door H SIroKs. This was near @ stable
me- and 10 l':5 CaiNed pretty fiercely and cursed
nor ~'I a. saIl again he did not want any
FATAL BLOW.
n..d.i q became angry and as the doctor
pSaJ j', i ~ me me picked up bit of oak stick
| strnoi, YG"ii!la8 Gi nay aud using both hands
booI. uIH IlLn blow from behind ON tha
es, 5~s1 tol ol The head. He fell aud was snaech-
mo- ma ouI not dead. He was not ahIe to
NV nv ,,.l' ne only breathed. / went ON With
wIor u "A u the garden until $50 O'CLOCK
bean -, 8 y sack IN the barn that had
Ee vs. 80 l Iol oats and put his BODY in n
So tbo+ 7 breathing yet and drew tlp his legs
the Sac sack : ) SOud easily push his body into
m, ATE SUPPER AS USUAL.
and uasl 'nen tIed 1t up with a hitcbinO stran
as ps1oi INTO Il the house and got NV simmer
the do. Inc folks asked me if | had seap
AfterY 80, .,,J, ana l told them | had not
Hons ~ Pper g tney sent me to Mr.. Thorn
was tban. uogtor's son-in-law, to see if be
the doctoe-, l came back and told Them that
to the ,Yol ,'ol- lad not been there. Then 7 va1t
talke5 Po%er I've house Of the cable road CO.
back- awhile with a colored man and 90 ~
u, OAhRIED TO THE MAN HOLE
kho1IdSSru.' ~ u o'clock took the sacl, on NV
p the ma, ,,1I I; carried it down Park avenue
pf NE as tIs''4 I mole. Two persons were ahead
Esav 1di1e vent, but l kept out of Thar
Nhile 7 tot -@tt Vle sack down on the grass
Raau bolo 'ook o5i OH the iron covering on the
nan b.ia 1 aH, ,VhreW 1t in. l covered nm the
" ashDgto@q @'u went to my owa homo On
Went avenue. Tie next dev
pntl the OacA acl and worked as usual
b. nas1 afternoon, when thev told
hould So. not work any more. onIv
tions man, around. l answered o,,ns
81 III. d6,.Iles ines That day that | had no+
orle, 405- NJ Last night after COT
e'sc-iyes 80 +t'tI'Iaon came to Inc. and said
Elld Of A rreI --o1 Deen to see him to ASH wbat
Ilela 1as ,,,'a'i -, was. Hudson said he told
F. sad re-. 9.I night as far as he knew ~
tbourbt tLe we way the detectives taIteJ
disarrsaoog We're about TO put the doc
ID no, ~. q, ,.dcee alce on me. This morni,1,
I'LL after s o'clock. o
"TN. HIS FLIGHT