The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
SHOTS In A COURT HOUSE
TIE SON OF A MURDERED MAN
SHOOTS his SLAYER.

v,ve shots Fired and Two OF Them
Took Bffect-Desth Expected to Fol-
low the Wounds 49, The Wounded
Mans Wife by Els Side When Be
Was Shot.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March ia ter
ribe shooting affair occurred in the upper
hall of the court house this afternoon.
Thomas Jones shot and probably fatally
wounded Joe Winters. Five shots were
fred. two of which took effect. One entered
inst under the left shoulder in front. and,
ranging inward and backward, passed out
70 the right of the spinal column. The
second bullet passed through the feshy part
NJ the right arm. The other three shots en-
tsrsd bench near where Winters fell.
Some months ago one Jones, a toll gate
keeper, was shot from ambush and killed.
Andrew and Joe Winters were charged with
the deed, arrested and indicted and their
trial for the murder of Jones was set for
to-day.
FEUD.
There has been long standing feud be-
tween the Joneses and the Winterses and
several fights between them occurred before
the killing of old man Jones.
The court room was packed with wit
nesses for the prosecution and the defense.
Joe Winters was charged with the mur~
der and Andrew Winters with being an ac-
cessory 70 the deed. Joe Winters was re-
leased from jail few days ago on 0.OOO
bond, but Andrew Winters was still con-
fined ia the Jail.
1aA l., kha
inal court to-day before Judge Anderson,
the lawyer of the defendants successfully
pressed motion for a severance and then
the cases were continued until the next
term of court.
After the disposition of the cases Andrew
Winters was taken back to jail. and Joe
Winters and his wife remained in the court
room to perfect his bond. By this time the
court room has been practically cleared,
those remaining in the room aud halls num-
berinR not more than twenty people. The
lower hail. however, was filed with people
who had stopped there 60 discuss the devel-
opments in the case.
JONES OPENS FIRE.
Finally, when Winters walked out Of the
door and was irving to go down the stair
way, Thomas Jones. who was standing near
the head of the steps, opened fire on him,
using a double-action, hammerless pistol
The shots were fired in rapid succession and
the reports created the widest excitement.
The shots were Immediately followed by the
screams of Mrs Winters, who stood over
the prostrate form of her husband. crying,
"Tom Jones shot him."
Officer Price was about the fret to reach
Jones Officer Price was standing in the
court room behind the clerks desk, and he
jumped over the railing and out of the door
just in time 10 see Jones fire the last shot.
Winters and others who witnessed the
shooting said that Winters fell at the sec
ond shot. 1t is thought that the shot
through the arm was inflicted after Winters
had fallen. Witnesses say that Jones did
not say a word TO Winters as they passed
each other In the hall.
After the shooting Jones was standing at
the head Of the stairway with his pistol in
his hand. Officer Price had hold of his arm.
Several men in an excited manner ran up
to Jones and cried: DON'T let him escape. u
To the cries Jones, in a self-possessed man
ner, said: 81 am not going to escape.
know what have done and have no wish
to fee"
Jones was at once taken TO jail by Officer
Price and Deputy Sheriff McCampbell.
James Bondurant, who was standing near
Winters, was struck in the groin by one of
the stray bullets and quite severely
wounded, though his condition is not
thought to be very dangerous.
Winters was taken to the city hospital.