The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-04
zRLLWooD,s TRADGEDY.
Miss Fancher's Version of the Killing o
Jones.

miss FancherS Version of the Killing of
Jones.
Miss Myra Faucher, who shot and killed
A. c. Jones at Zellwood Friday morning,
an account of which appeared in Saturdays
MORNING NEWS, was taken to Orlando on
the Florida Central and Peninsular train
Friday evening in custody Of Deputy Sher-
if johnson, and was at once taken to the
county Jail.
Saturday morning she was given pre-
ilmlnary hearing before Judge Bryan.
Several witnesses were examined, after
winch Miss Fancher was sworn and made
statement, telling it without hesitation and
n very straightforward manner.
MISS FANoHRR's STORY.
when l first met Mr. Jones it was in
Zellwood. He came there to get a section.
and pretended to fall m love with me
greatly. He proposed to me aud l accepted
him. l still thought that he intended to
marry me until he fooled me, and he still
said he intended 20. He said that he loved
me more than any woman he ever saw, and
would marry me so certain as he lived.
II left for Astatulla and stayed there
about 8 month. He still came to see me
there. l told him that he must marry me
right away that he had ruined me, and il
he didn't do SO | would have to tell my sis
ter. He said he was willing TO marry me,
but wanted to go of and get another sec
ton. This was just before the 4th of last
month. He said he would then come
back and marry me. He was going
to Fernandina and would only be
gone three days. Instead, be went to AXE
City and was gone week. When he came
back l heard that he had married another.
he was married on the Sth, and a week
from that night he came and knocked on
my brother-in-law'sd door and said he wanted
TO see me, and l went out and talked with
him. He only used profane language and
would give me no satisfaction.
My condition frightened me and
could not sleep at night l waited as long
as l could, and then wrote to him that il he
didn't give me satisfaction | would go 30
Zellwood Friday morning and talk to him.
He just wrote back: Miss Myra-I will
give you no satisfaction | then took the
pistol from my sisters desk and put it in
my pocket Friday morning l am not used
to shooting pistol and hadn't shot one in
over year Anyhow l took it with me-
1.-THE train stopped at Zelwood and he
came in the car door. He said Good morn
ing;' and l answered him. He asked
me where | was going, and l re-
piled that l came to Zellwood to talk
with him. He asked me what l had to
say and l told him that l wanted to see
"bob hO hA6 w bdJs l1O SdA0 Lu1O no
didn't know as he had anything to say;
said at last he couldn't talk with me
then. l asked him when he could talk
with me. He said he had to go away
after the train left and would like to
talk when he got back, that had better
not go to his house where his wife was. He
said wouldn't get in if | went there.
told him that didn't want to see his wife.
that | wanted to see him. He then got up
and WolkaH NJ RI Fyhnra his
saw them fixing the car, and, knowing that
he had said he was going off, walked up
to where he was and asked him if he was
then ready to talk with me. He said not now.
told him that wanted him to talk now He
said you are the -- fool of woman
that ever saw Said / was fool for COM
ing there, that was letting the world know
all about it. | told him that he had let the
world know all about il first. He said to
60 back and attend to my bust
ness and let him alone. He then turned
around with his back toward me- The oath
was the last word he said to the best of my
recollection. That is all that took place,
except the rest as stated. l was 10 years old
when he fooled me, but am 16 now. l am
an orphan, my parents having died several
years ago."
After hearing argument by counsel and
considering the testimony Judge Bryan
bound the young woman over on her own
recognizance to appear before the next
term of the circuit court, which meets in
November.
The greatest sympathy is expressed on all
hands for the young girl, especially on ac~
count of ner tender age, being only 16 and
quite small at that. Her face has a very
determined expression about it, however,
and she expresses no remorse for her deed,
doing only what she thought was justifiable
under the circumstances.