The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-18
pTTTNAN IS ACQUITTED.
KILLING OF HARMON ]. JONES
FOUND UNSUITABLE.

KILLING OF HARMON J. JONES
FOUND UNSUITABLE.
-, a. Pittman's Trial in the supe-
-l,- Court for the Cutting of Jones.
-. Jury Returned a Verdict of
~, Guilty" After a Delsberation of
1.-a Hours-The Cass Yves Called at
- O'Clock and Ended at @ O'clock.
81 ~, G. Pittman was tried and acquitted
- SUPERIOR court yesterday Of the muir
n Harmon J. Jones The jury returned
= A verdict Of mot guilty" at IL 80
LICK last night after having been out five
hours. .o,.,,,,.5 =
81 49, AZ a Jury. The prisoner objected to
trs,san. the state to nine, and two went OF
as cause. The following are the twelve
F Harry S. Oppsnheim, Fred AsendOrt.
Samuel K levin, 2. @. hartfelder.
James S. Talley, Henry w. Readick,
yy1aiter i. Fulton, James W. Burke,
IUiIham A. Cahill, Robert Gray,
William A. Calder. Robert II. MARROW.
MISS PARKER's STORY.
Miss Annie Parker was the first witness
..roduced by the stats. She had gone to a
All on the night OF Sept. IA Ia company
18th the prisoner, John g. Pittman. The
lance was given at house at Fourth
avenue and Montgomery street. Pittman
Dsd but little attention to her during
.5s evening, but instead became
- Intoxicated that she was CON-
Dsled 70 receive the escort Of II. ]. Jones,
FFbo accompanied her 10 her home, No. 1914
Jones street. After arriving at her resi-
B lance she and Jones sat on a bench on the
stoop. About ten minutes after, Pittman
- hi hes, ,S.k, q.
a few doors below Miss Parker's residence.
Pittman came over few minutes later and
remarked that some - had
cried to get the best Of he and his brother
81 the dance.
Jones rebuked Pittman for using such
language in the presence of lady, upon
which he Immediately apologixed but subse-
ouently used more profane language, but
Il spologized again. Miss Parker said that
she remarked that the apologies were salts
4 factory to her but Jones declared that lie
h did not satisfy him, and that bis sweetheart
had been insulted." and that, whoever in
suits my sweetheart, must kill me or I'll
kill him" She was told by Jones to go in
the house which she did, but saw
Jones strike at Pittman. She did
not see a knife in Jones' hand. She
saw no more, but heard scuffling In the
street which she supposed was the men
fighting. Pittman was drunk.
IT WAS A LIVELY DANCE.
The next witness was George Zipperer.
He had attended the party. Saw Pittman
there under the influence Of liquor. Zip
perer had had an alteration with Pittmans
brother. There was considerable quarrel
ing, but no great amount Of fighting vas
done. There were several interested in the
affair. Pullman took up for his brother i,
and declared that he was going to cut
somebody's CUTS out" Pittman was not
so drunk but that he knew what
he was doing. He did not see Jones
Pittman and his brother left together. Pitt
man was very bofsterous at the dance and
evidently had beep drinking.
Dr. P. M. Darlington, who had attended
Jones. was not present but his statement
was read by the solicitor general to the
effect that Jones died from the effects Of
the knife wounds.
JONES DYING STATEMENT.
H E. Wilson, ESQ, testified that he was
sent to visit TIE dying man at st. Joseph's
inarmary and take his statements or the oc-
ourrence. He went there on Sept. 16 and
found Jones in very low condition; he bad
to lean over him 80 as to catch his broken
sentences. Mr.. Wilson asked Jones IL he
had any hopes of surviving, and TX the
physician had informed him OF his true con-
dftion. Jones said that, although the doctor
had not told him, he thonght that unless
could could not live. He was then
told that he could not recover. Jones said
that he was satisfied that he was going to
die. He then made statement. and after
having it read by MIR. Wilson, signed the
document and remarked that ''if ever the
truth was told. that is the truth" Mr..
Wilson then read to the jury the statement
of Jones, which was as follows:
My name is Harmon J. Jones. On Mon
day evening. Sept. 4, 1891, went to a ball
at Miss Miller's, near corner of Fourth
avenue and Montgomery street, In this
city. met there Pittman and his brother
aud Miss Annie Parker. Had never met
John G. Pittman before. Had met his
brother. Edward NJ. Pittman. Had met the
young lady three or four times before. The
young lady said she went to the ball with
John G.. Pittman. the man that cut me.
danced with Miss Annie and she said that
Plttman was drinking. and that she did not
intend going back with him. l then asked
her she would not allow me to escort heI
j homo She said she would be more thar
pleased to have me do 50. II
must have been a little before l:
o'clock, but am not certain, that we started
back home. Pittman lives but a few door
On Jones street from where Miss Annie wa
staying with her sister. Miss Annie and
arrived at the place she was staying with
her sister and sat In the porch on littl'
bench
THE START OF THE DIFFICULTY.
Pittman came up few minutes, l thinl
four or Ave, after we arrived and went II
his house, where he was boarding, and tool
OF his coat. he then came over TO tn
porch where Miss Annie and were a
once. He said some Of the -
- had been trying to run over hin
and his brother out there at the dance, blu
that they could not do it. 1 told him b.
ought to have more respect for Miss Annie
tAan to be talking in her presence in tina
81 way.
81 He told me il did not4like it - 1t
come down off the stoop / then cam
Down Off the stoop. / made no effort b
strike him. He cut at me once as Gam
Down, before bad an opportunity of strik
& Ing at him. as well as / remember. I an
E certain that l used no weapon and made d
81 Wempt to draw or use ope at the time
# vas cut in my bowels, which was the frs
# pace was cut, and the first lick be mad
81 me. We passed several blows and l go
alm down the second lick l got at him
This was after was cut in the bowels.
put sand In his eyes and he hallooed TO
asp. He was on his all-fours. His frfent
ame up, when he Pittmah) raised up anC
at me on my shoulder. then put M
@nd back like l was going to draw
PISTOL, to brighten his friend of. / had NJ
pistol; the only thing had in my poke
vas pocket knife which never attempted
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