The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28

in CARRYING. and it is apparent that the
| trail of blood was that which trickled from
| his wound as his murderer carried him tt
the place where he thought to concea
! forever. all trace Of his crime, for he hoped
the water would carry the body into the
river. 1t was found that the Doctors GOLD
watch and his money were gone. This
must have been the motive for the murder
| for the doctor had not an enemy in the
world. The police are already making
arrests, among them being Charles Bhgh,
| the colored hostler, who had been with
the colonel about two months.
There was but a single wound upon the
back of the head, as if a blow had been
given from behind. The theory now preva-
| lent is that the murderer is Charles Bhgh,
a colored servant. Bligh was at the house
all day yesterday and told OF his last inter
view with the colonel. When he left last
night he said he would return at $50 this
morning, but has not yet been found. A
hoe in the stable bears the marks of pro
nounced blood stains.
Andrew Hudson, colored, who had
formerly worked for Colonel Jones, and
Richard Lee, colored, also former en-
ployee, We're arrested this afternoon on
suspicion, but told such straightforward
stories that the police later released them.
Frank Bufort, a bricl1layer, in whose house
Bligh and his wife boarded, was examined
by the police. and stated that Bligh treated
them to drink last night in the saloon and
had a large bill changed. The ponce De-
| lieve that Bligh committed the murder 2s
| the result of a quarrel.
Later-Charles Bligh, the colored ser
want suspected of the murder OF Colonel
Jones, was arrested this evening at Madi-
sonville, O., and brought to the police sta
ton here at :25 o'clock.
10p.m.-The negro servant Bligh, who
was captured this evening at Madlsonvlllei
O., has confessed to the murder of Colonel
Jones.
Bligh said that Tuesday afternoon he
was working near the stable pulling weeds,
when Mr.. Jones came out and Scolded him
for not working faster Some words
passed between them, and the doctor struck
Bligh with a light stick. He then, Bligh
alleges, cursed him and said he
wanted the work done. Bligh became
angry, and as the doctor passed by him
picked up an oak stick and struck the
doctor on the back of the head. He fell
and was speeches., but not dead. Bligh
worked on in the garden until 6:3O when
he got a sack in the barn and put Jones'
body in it. The unfortunate man was
still breathing. Bligh doubled his legs
and pushed the body in q sack,
tied it with a hitching sIrap and then went
into the house to supper. The folks asked
him il he had seen the doctor and he told
them he had not After supper they sent
him to the house OF the DOCTORS son-in-law
to see if he was there and he returned and
told them the doctor had not been there.
About o'clock at night he took the sack
and carried it down Park avenue and
showed it IN manhole. Friday he worked
as usual, answering many questions about
the doctor. Last night Andy Hudson,
colored, former employ of the doctor told
Bligh the detectives had been asking about
him. Hudson thought the officers were
trying to connect BligL with the disappear
ance.
This morning he got up and packed a
valise and went to FultOnville to take the
train to Madisonville, but missed it and
walked out Bligh claims he did not take
DIR. Jones' watch and money, but the au-
thorities think differently.