Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-10
THE COKONER'S JURY
investigates the Murder Com.
mitted Near the Hermitage.
An Energetic Effort Being Made To AS
certain the slayers ofJIB. zones
Rewards viii BE offered.

The NASHVILLE Banner Oh laSt even.
ing has the following concerning
the murder Of J. b. Jones, formerly
N this countyi
"The assassination Of Mr.. j. B.
Jones, at the tolI-gate in Scotts Hol-
low, on the Lebanon turnpike, the
particulars Of which we're published
In the Banner yesterday, created
much excitement and great indigna-
ton in the Hermitage district. The
details Of the killing as given are
correct as shown by the evidence adj
duced at the inquest held by Justice
Chandler; The inquest was not COM
pleted yesterday and after sitting all
the afternoon an adjournment was
tab en- until o'clock tonight.
deputy Sheriff T. @. McCamp-
bell and Constable w. e. Eason were
In the ghbohool'all day yester-
day and they obtained some informa-
ton which may. lead to the arrest Of
the murderer or murderers.
"There has been a feud existing
for some dime between j. b. and L.
B. Jones, father and son, and two
Winter boys and Zeke Bryant, who
live in the neighborhood, and on
account of this trouble and previous
threats made by the Winters these
men are suspected Of knowing some
thing about the killing.
"Joseph and Andrew Winters
were witnesses yesterday before the
Coroner's Jury, and they were ques-
toned very closely as to.their where
abouts on the night Of the murder,
but they both claimed to have been
at home, and to know nothing about
the affair.
"On the day of Mr.. Jones' death he
was in the city, and, with witnesses,
went before the grand jury to have
the Winters boys and Bryant indict'
ed for the assault committed on his
son, T. b. Jones, on the 10th of July
last.
"Mr. Sumner A. Wilson, an at
torney of this city, was employed tt
prosecute these men at the prelimi
nary trial held before Justices Hadley
and Chandler for this assault. The
men were bound over. Mr.. Wilson
gave Banner reporter Statement
of the facts in the case as they were
brought out at this trial.
son July 10th, Thomas B. Jones
was at the house of Mrs. Hallet, wht
lives near the Hermitage, engaged il
shaving her sick son. Zeke Bryan
and Andrew Winters came in and at
tackled Jones, charging him will
having talked about them. This re
suited in Bryant assaulting Jone
with club, knocking him to hi
knees. Jones got up and cut Bryan
slightly with a razor. Andrew Win
tiers then went away, but he and hi
brother, Joe Winters, soon returned
both being armed with shot guns
Jones had started home in the mean
time. They followed, and overtak
ing him compelled him to march hal
mile to a store on the turnpike
Here Jones tried to escape by run
ming across a field, when Andrew
/. Winters fired at him twice, hitting
him in the back and neck. They fol
lowed him nearly a mile further
when Andrew Winters again fire.
and Jones fell. The Winters thel
left ,supposing Jones to be dead. The.
said afterward that If he did not di
or leave the county they would ge
him anyhow.
"At the preliminary trial Bryan
and the Winters attempted to assault
j. B. Jones, father of L. b. Jones
and the man who was killed, Will
, he was on the witness stand.
attorney General Vaughn will
ask the Governor to offer rewar'
) for the arrest of the murderers of Mr.
JoneS.n