The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-01
AN AWFUL DEED.
Murdered in His Garden BY Negro Coach

Murdered in His Garden by a Negro Coach
man.
The body Of Col A. L. Jones, an aged and
prominent doctor of Cincinnati, was found in
manhole not far from his residence, MUIR
dered and robbed. Col. Jones left his house
wearing no coat and in his slippers, and went
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 un-
III after night, and then prosecuted
I helr search quietly until next day when no
tIce was given to the police. During the day
n trail of blood was discovered opposite the
doctors stable on Cemetery street, and be-
ng followed was traced to Park avenue,
lhence south two or three squares to the
unctIons ofCypress street and Frances lane,
Shere on the grass was quite pool of blood.
t was here, in manhole of the sewer that
he body was found. 1t was wrapped in
'oTse blanket, or rather sewed up,
If rope fastened around it by
nan who had been lowered for that purpose.
The body had been doubled up corlpactly,
''S Ii Tor convenience in carrying, and it is
lpparent that the trail OF blood was that
which trlckied from his wounds as This mur
Ierer carried him to the place where lie
thought to conceal the trace of his crime.
t was found that the cOlonel's gold watch
md his money were gone. This must have
been the motive for the murder, as he had
not an enemy in the world, There was but
single wound. 1t was upon the back part
II the head and slightly on the right
1de, as if the blow had been given
rom behind. The theory was that the MUIR
lerer was Charles Bligh, the colonel 8 colored
eryant, and that, after committing the
rlme, he hid the body until night and then
1ut 1T into grain sack and carried it to its
lace OF concealment. Bligh was arrested at
Jacksonville, not more than five miles in an
1lr line from the scene ofthe murder. Hewas
'rought into the city and taken before Supt.
)eltsch, of the police force, where, without
lesltation or restraint, he made a full con
cssion of the crime. His manner was
aSy, and his story of horror was told
nth as little feeling as il he had been mar
dtIng the most commonplace events of q
iuIl days experience. His story was as fo!
Ows:
In March last came to this Scity and on
lie third Wednesday in march, engaged to
York for Col. E. A. Jones as hostler and for
'ther work at S. O week. On the afternoon
VI Thursday last | was working in the gar
ut IN his shirt sleeves, wearing slippers
md slouch hat, and began to scold me. |
lad just came out of the barn. The colonel
old me he wanted the weeds pulled out O.
he celery and that he did not want any more
'Xcuses about it, He was cross. and took "a
title stick and struck me, but it did not hurt
was just little straw. This was near the
table door. He talked pretty fercely and
'ussed me, and said again he did not want
my more excuses. l became angry, and as
the doctor passed by me picked up bit OF
oak stick, used in baIing hay and raising
10Th hands, struck him o blow from behinu
IN the back of the head He tell anG
vas speechless, but not dead He
vas not able to move; he only
arden until about $50 o'clock, when | got
1 sack in the barn that had been used for
'ats and put his body in it. He was breath
ng yet, and drew up his legs so that I could
aslly push his body into the sack. ! then
led it up with hitching strap and went in,
o the house and got my supper as usual.
The folks asked me if had seen the colonel
md L told them had not. Alter supper
hey sent to Mr.. Thornton's (the colonel
on-in-law) to see if he was there.
anne back and told them that the coIone
lad not been there. Then 81 went to the
power house of the cable road and talked q
while with O colOred man and came bacl
ABOUT 10 O'Clock, took the sack on my
shoulder and carried it down Park avenue tC
the manhole. Two persons were ahead o
me as went, but kept out of their way.
aid the sack down on the grass while [ took
off the iron covering of the manhole ant
threw it in, covered up the manhoIe and went
back to Col. Jones' house and,soon after Wen
TO my own house. Next day went back ant
worked as usual until afternoon, when they
told me need not work any more, only
should stay around | answered question.
many times that day that | had not seen tht
'olonel. Last night after got home Andy
Hudson come to me and said the detective
mad been to see him to ask what kind of (
man l was. Huoson said he told them Iva.
all right so far as he knew, but he said from
the way the detectives talked he though
they were about to put the colone's disap
pearance on me. This morning l did not
get up till after 6 O'Clock. | then packed VI
my valise and went down to Fulton to TAX
the train for Madisonville, but missed the
train and walked out the railroad and pike
When | got to Madisonville | tried to finC
some people used to know in Kentucky
and when Igot to Simon Busch's house the
detectives got me. did not take Col. ZONES
watch nor his money. didn't know he had
his watch or his money with him..