The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-08-01
Chastity Murder!
A Prominent Cincinnati Physician
thu Victim.

a PROMINENT UluClnllatl IHJsiOissI
the Victim.
Cincinnati, o.. July q The
m ,rder of DIR. A. +. Jones. famil-
isrly known as Col. Jones. is one OF
the most shocking occurrences thai
could have occurred IN Cincinnati.
The Colonel was III his seventy
seventh: year but was rs active a.
a man of fifty. lie had always had
an inclination to military life and
kept it mp by holding a connection
with the OHIO National Guard,
serving for long time as surgeon
of the First regiment. Governor
Foraker, who was his neighbor, mp
pointed him . member of his staff
as surgeon general.
Flo had becn actlvo in pnblic af
fairs, serving often in the munich
pal council, md had besides held
several offices under apIointment
from the general government. He
was perhaps moro widely known in
Cincinnati than any other citizen
DIR. Jones left his house at about
$50 o'clock THU sday afternoon.
wearing DO coat, his feetin slippers.
and went in the direction of his
stable. He asked what time it was
though wearing his watch. That
was the last seen of him alive.
The family did not become
alarmed until after night, and then
prosecuted their search quietly, TN
til Yesterday, when notice was given
to tho police. During the day
| trail of blood was discovered oppo-
site the doctors stable on Gene
terry street. and being followed was
traced to Park avenue, thence south
two or three squares to the junction
of Cypress street and Francis lane.
where on the grass was quite pool
of blood.
It was here IN a man hole of the
sewer that the body was found this
morning. 1t was wrapped in a
horse blanket, or rather sewed up.
so that it was drawn out by means
of rope fastened around it by a
man who had been lowered for
that purpose. The body had been
doubled up compactly, as if for
convenience in carrying, and il
was apparent that the trail Of
blood was that which trickled
from his wounds as his murderer
carried him to the place where
nc thought TO conceal forever the
trace OF his CRIME, for he hoped
the water would carry tie body
into the river.
1t was found that the doctors
gold watch and his money were
gone. This must have heen the
motive for the murder as the
doctor had not an enemy IN the
world. The police are already
making arrests, among them be-
ing Charles Bligh, the colored
hostler. who had been with Col.
Jones about two months.
There was but single wound.
II was upon the back part oil the
head and slightly on the right
side, as if the blow had been
given from behind. The theory
now prevalent is that the muir
derer was Charles Bligh, the col
0red servant, and that after com
mittins the crime he hid the
body until night and then put
ting it into a grain sack he Car
ried it 10 lis place OF conceal
ment. Bligh vas al the house
all day yesterday and told of his
last interview with the Colonel.
When he left last night he said
he would return al $50 this
morning, but he has not yet been
found. A hoe in The stable bears
marks which are pronounced to
be blood stains.
LATER-Col. Jones was mur-
dered by his servant, Charles
Blythe, who was arrested at Mad
isonville, Saturday evening. He
has confessed, his explanation
| being that he and the Colonel
had quarrel and that the blow
that killed the Colonel was de-
livered IN return for one aimed
by the Colonel at him (Bly;he.)
He is 90 years old. Blythe had
! been employed by Col. Jones
three months ago as coachman,
gardner and man-of-all-work.
Blythe murdered Colonel Jones
Thursday afternoon in the Col
onel's stable. Blythe had been
ordered TO weed the garden. He
did not do the work as promptly
as Colonel Jones desired. Jones
went to the stable 10 admonish