The herald., 1893-10-27
GEORGE F. JONES' TALE OF WOE,
His Wife, a Handsome Barber
and His Life Insurance.
He Is Arrested for Insanity and
Disturbing the Peace.
The First Act of Curious Domestic
Drams-The Husbands Account
Greatly Different from
tho Wife's.

George F. Jones is a boardef at the
county Jail, where he is booked upon a
charge of insanity. At the city Jail
there is another charge OF disturbing
the peace against him.
Jones says that q wife, good looking
young barber and life insurance policy
are the cause OF his arrest.
Seven months ago. so Jones says, he
concluded to leave his wife on account
OF his doubts as. to her fidelity. He
says that she used to come home late at
nights, and when he objected, nsed to
tell him that she had been to see her
sister and that the cars had broken
/ down.
When the cars had broken down about
dozen times Jones thought it time to
call halt. and being satisfied in his
own mind that his wife WAS unfaithful,
left her and went east.
Some time before he left however, he
had his life insured with the Maccabees,
and placed the policy in his wifs's name,
the amount being $1,000.
When he left his wife he concluded to
let the policy lapse and paid no more
dues.
Jones returned home month ago and
met an old acquaintance, an express-
man named Ballot who told him, so
Jones esd, that Mrs. Jones came to
him and after abusing her husband,
told Ballot that she wished her hus-
band was dead in order that che might
get the $1,000; she also said that If Bal
lott would bring her news OF her hus-
| bands death she would stand him an
oyeter supper at Jerry Ilich's.
Ballot told me this" said Jones to
a HERALD reporter, land told me | had
better look out for myself. ! then in
vestgsted and found that my vile had
continued to pay the dues on my policy,
upon which determined to obtain pos
session OF it. Yesterday morning |
went to her house and knocked at the
door. My child saw me and refused to
admit me, saying her mother had told
her not to.
l kicked the door in and hunted for
the policy but could not find it; l
picked up a purse and was about to
look inside when my wife made a rush
at me and knocked my hat off got
outside and took the purse to Chief
Glass and asked him to look inside.
The policy was not there, but mean to
have il.
Jones then went on to state that he
was about to bring suit for divorce
against his wife, and declared that a
good-looking young barber was the man
who had robbed him of his wife's affec.
tions.
~ have proof positive of my wiie's in
timacy with him." said Jones, '.and
| mean to have him arrested for it,.
Whatever Jones may have dcne or not
have done there is no doubt as to his
sanity. A more sane man than the re-
porter talked to last night would be dif-
fcult to find.
The yonnd man was seen by the re-
porter, and informed of Jones' charge
against him.
To say that he was surprised would be
putting it mildly.
There 'aint Gods word of truth in
it," he eaid. 81 know the woman as a
friend. and that's all. If he thinks he's
going to monkey with me. he's out"
And the end ls not yet. as both Jones
and his wife, and also the young man,
are considerably excited.
Mrs. Jones tells quite another story.
She told Chief Glass that about seven
months ago George F. Jones. her hus-
band, deserted her, since which time
che has been working as a ealeslady to
support herself ana two children. She
claims that the husband, after travelling
through the east for some time, returned
and proceeded to annoy and threaten
her. Mrs. Jones is living at 635 Maple
avenue, and early yesterday morning
her husband put in an appearance, and
upon being refused admission proceeded
| to smash in the door, besides threaten
ing TO kill her. The woman, without
waiting to dress herself properly, ned to
the neighbors for protection, and later
on arrived at the police station.
She was escorted to the district attor-
ney's office, where she related her
troubles, besides stating that Jones,
failing to get her into his clutches, pro-
ceeded to whip onesof the children. The
warrant for her husband's arrest was
then Issued.