Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-01
LOOKS LIKE A PLOT.
, Asssssinats Col. ]. Paul Jones, Druggist
Of Faris, Texas.


Of Paris, Texas.
Special TO tho Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, May 3o.-what is be-
lievod to have been bold attempt to
assassinate Col. ]. Paul Jones, drug
gist of this city, was made at an early
hour Wednesday night. While sitting in
his store after supper hack-driver came
in and told him that man at the Lamar
hotel wanted to see him. Wondering
who it could be, he started down the
| street TO the hotel. He soon saw that he
was followed by Max Freidt, German
painter, who had been hanging around
his place for some time. In g
block of the hotel the painter
stopped and in short time
Alice Hall, noted cyprian who has been
keeping an establishment here for years,
drove up and after hurried exchange of
words with Freidt, droYe down and
halted in front of the hotel. Here the
hack driver who took the message to the
STORE stepped up and took hold of the
madame's horse, and she started to
alight. Mr.. McGrow, the proprietor,
asked her what was wanted when she
dashed the horse fnriously and drove hur-
riedly away.
Finding that no one wanted him at the
hotel, and, noting the actions of the
painter, the back driver and the woman,
Col ones, suspected that something was
wrong and went OFF TO look for City
Marshal Sha1 king. While standing
in door the painter walked past him
and peered close into his face. Col.
Jones told him to look close and see if he
knew him. eyes, Cd d-n, you,'i
the painter replied, sand we IL get you
next time.'
Yesterday the painter was arrested on
charge of threats to kill, and falling to
give bond was sent to jail.
There has been trouble between Col.
Jones and the Hall woman for some
time. Several months ago Jones estab-
lished his son, DR.. W. Il. Jones, in the
drug business here. The doctor had an
accomplished wife. and they boarded at
2 hotel. 1t was soon whispered that he
was at Madame Halls more than at his
boarding house. He neglected his bust
ness also, and finally Col. Jones Games
here from New York at the request of
his son 8 wife to look after things. The
DOCTORS wife left him and went to her
zpeople. Col. Jones took charge of the
business and the doctor went TO live
Will E1l4CO null L16 lG1l EOuc
ture in his room up town that Col.
Jones took charge OF and which the
Hall woman claimed. This has been the;
immediate cause OF the trouble between
them Wednesday the woman seques-
.trated the property, but Col. Jones
promptly replevined it. She then came
up town. After the episode at the La
mar hotel she returned home and tele-
phoned the clerk that she was going to
heFsewhip Jones and would be back again
the next evening.
Yesterday Col. Jones went to his
lawyer and had him to write his will.
He has considerable property here and in
New York. All except SIOO that he
Leaves to the doctor goes to his only
edaughter. Under the laws of New
York it is necessary to leave
something TO each child IN
order to make>the will valid. Jones has
been drummer for years, and is ex-
tensively known.
1t is believed that there was con-
spiracy to assassinate him, and that the
paint will break down and tell the
whole story in a day or two. An effort
was made to hush the matter up until
there were farthe. developments, but it
failed. -