The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-24

Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock
news was circulated through the city
that j. R. HockaIay, prominent real
estate dealer, had been seriously shot in
the face by &. c. Jones. 1t was impos-
sible to learn the particulars Of the az
fair and dozen different rumors were
afloat, some alleging that Mr. Hocka.
day had accidently shot himself and
others stating that he had made an at
tack on Jones, who had shot him in self
defense.
Jones appeared before Police Justice
Turner, waived an examination and was
released until May . under bond of
So, 600, on which his father, b. A. Jones.
a well-known Wholesale grocer, is Sc
curity.
DR.. A. II. l[oiner, who dressed the
wound, told TINES reporter that the
ball from the pistol grazed tho right eve
and entered ct the base of the nose,
passed through tho nasal bones, ranged
slightly upwards, cus through tho lid Of
the left eve, passed through the eyebro
and entered the bone of tho orbit of the
left eye, making an ugly wound. Tho
glass of the spectacles in front of tho
right eye was shattered into small
pieces, number of which were driven
into tho tissue surrounding tho right
eye and cutting the eyc-ball The
wound is painful, but not very serious,
and whilo tho injuries done to the eyes
are severe they are not necessarily
permanent
Last night L representative Of The
TIMES call at Mr.. Hockaday's residence
and found thai his physician had left
PrO,,r
not to see anyone. The reporter in.
sisted, however, and was admitted to
MIR. liockaGay's presence, being tho only
person outside of the family and physt-
clan who was allowed to see the patient
The facts as given by that gentleman
are as follows:
MIR. Jones frequently visited at Mr..
Hocka6ay's home and was hold in high
esteem by tho family. He introduced Il
cousin Of his, who called at the house
several times, anc it was through some
remark Of his, which Jones told Miss
Hoclladay that his cousin had IN ade, that
the difficulty arose. Miss Hockaday
asked an explanation from Jones' friend.
who denied ever having made the ro.
mark, and volunteered to bring G. G.
Jones before the family and repeat the
denial
Miss Hockaday next wrote to Jones,
explaining the situation, and asking
him to call and give an explanation OF
bis connection in tho affair, to which
Jones replied in a curt note, that was
construed by Miss Hockaday as being
discourteous. She then placed the re-
plies and copies of her notes in the
hands of her father, and left the matter
for him to settle.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Hockaday
nrt,,fa N Al ,itt 4
in his buggy and drove to the wholesale
store of Il. A. Jones, the father of G. c.
Jones, which is situated near the Roa-
noke and Southern depot. lie went in,
asked TO sec young Jones privately. and
went in the rear of the store to con-
verse. MIR. Hockaday showed tho cor
respondence to Jones and demanded an
explanation or an apology Jones be-
camo very angry, and declined to mako
any retrac lions or to apologize. Just q t
this juncture Il. ~. Jones, tho young
mans father came in and stood near by.
Mr.. Hockaday told Jones that he had,
throughout tho whole affair, acted very
ngentlemanly and that ne was scoun-
drel. Jones used somo other language
that incensed Mr.. IIocaday very much
and he struck the young man with his
fist. b. A. Jones then struck Mr..
Hockaday and simultaneously G. c.
Jones drew a revolver from his pocket
and fired, with the result stated above.
Several persons who were in the build
ing ran forward and surrounded the
combatents and MIR. Hockaday advanced
to the front door with the blood stream
ing from his face and called for some
one to bring water to wash the blood
from his eyes as no could not see
Is. A. Jones turned to his son and
said, "What'have you done? you have
shot him." Jones replied, "Why did he
strike me? will shoot him again" and
raised his pistol, which was taken from
him before he could fire the second
time.
Mr.. Hockaday, with the blood stream
ing from his face, said, Yes, yiu can
murder me now; am unarmed and can
not see."
Il. a. Jones evinced great concern over
the occurrence and wanted to send for a
surgeon. but Mr.. Hockaday desired to
go homo and he was assisted to his
buggy and driven to his residence at the
corner of Luck and Commerce streets.
after which DR.. Koiner was called in to
dress the wounds. G.. G. Jones, when
asked by the reporter concerning the
matter, refused to make statement.
B. A. Jones was found at his store on
Holiday street, but only said that the
shooting occurred as the result of a
high tempered dispute about somo
trivial matter and that he was confident
both parties are now heartily sorry for
the affair. AS for himself he felt that
the bullet itself could not have been
more painful than the occurrence of the
difficulty. When visited by the reporter
last night Mr.. HockadaY was resting
easily and was doing as we'll as could be
expected.