The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24

in close proximity to his heart.
either Of which would have been
fatal.
In the meantime, Deputy Sher-
Tiff Dale had freed himself from
the elder Smith and had opened.
fire upon the murderous assailant
Of himself and his superiioroiiieer.
But he was overpowered and
rushedto the rear platform ofthe
smoker and was thrown off, his
assailants leaping after him.
while the train was rolling swiftly
along on schedule time, thirty
miles an hour.
The train was stopped by Con-
ductor Brown as quickly as posi-
bic. He had left the smoker
after the sheriff had arrested
Jones, going into another car. but
stopped the train as soon as he
heard the shooting. Rushing into.
the smoker the conductor saw
THE SHERIFF LYING DEAD on THE.
FLOOR.
The train was stopped by this
time, and missing Dale, the train
was run back to where the shoot
ing had commenced.
Dale was found wandering
about the woods near the track in
a dazed and partially demented
condition. He at first inquired
what the train had stopped there
for. His senses gradually re-
turned, however, and III was found.
that he had been shot in the.
temple, receiving a very danger-
GUS wound.
Crusoe Smith and Jesse Jones
were found nearwhere the deputy
was come upon. They were lying
by the side of the railroad ap.
parently dead, but they soon re-
turned to consciousness. Jones,
the prisoner, was found to have a
broken arm, sustaining injuries
about the head also. Grusoe
Smith was in a critical condition.
He was shot in the breast and
stomach and his right arm was
Dale sufficiently recovered from
the shock which he had sustained
totake charge ofSmith and Jones.
He was in bad shape, however.
complaining in addition to the
suffering caused by the shot in
the temple, of pains in his.
shoulders and back, which were
caused, no doubt, by the fall from
the train, as Smith and Jones,
broken limbs had been injured in
a similar manner. What became
of the elder Smith is not known.
He probably fled, as did the un-
known party who commenced the,
shooting, both having, no doubt,
jumped from the trainat the time.
their confederate did, but escap-
ing.
The tragedy caused great ex-
element in Knoxville. If the
desperadoes are caught they will
be lynched.
JEL11co, Tenn, March 20
Judge Lynch held meetinglast
night at Jacksboro, and at day
light the form Of Jesse Jones was
found hanging toan old fashioned.
gate beam a quarter Of a mile
east of the town limits.
At midnight Jailer Irwin was
called to the door of his residence.
He looked out upon court yard
of determined people and the
leaders atonce covered him with
their rifles and demanded that he
unfasten the doors andlead them
to Jesse Jones' cell. The jailor
obeyed the orders and soon Jones
was brought forth Amarchwas
taken up until the barnAyard of
the Rev.J. S. Lindsay was reached.
Before an old old-time beam gate
the mob halted and one of their
number mounted the gallows and
placed the rope over the top beam.
Marcy McD. Price, OF Clarks-
burg, who captivated the hearts
of our fair ones during his stay
at the military encampment last
summer, was a visitor in the city
yesterday. "All's fair in love
and war, . as the saying goes and
tits rumored thathe has captured
a handsome prize here. Parkers.
burg Sentinel
M. M. Thompson, Clarksburg's
attorney, was taking dispositions
in our town on Tuesday. He was
accompanied by that jolly good
fellow, Mike Conley, police of
Clarksburg The Clarksburg
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