The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-03-17
RETRlBUTION.'
A Son Shoots His Fathers As
sassin In the Courthouse.
Two Persons Seriously Wounded q
the Result OF . feud.
frnsis Epdt 9 off Qaasrei In rsnpseses-
Oae Of the Most sensational shest-
tngs ia the ulstory Of shvtiis-
shot ~ the tide Of iiis Wife.


history Of Nashville occurred here Mon.
day In the courthouse. Thsmas Jones,
. 'young man, shot J. J. win,ers down
n the latter was walking b. the aide Of
his wife along the hallway leading from
1 the criminal COURTROOM Al Wintcra
fol- his wife dropped upon her knees BY
bis side. crying hysteyicaily, ZION
.nnes has killed my hssbasd = Josse
"a d NJ ID
probably BE- fatal james BeidSrant
who was standina near where The shoot
ing occurred, wns struck in tine right
groin by one Of the bullets which
Inixsed Winters. and Was Dangerously
INoundcd
j. }. Winters and his brother Andrew
hnd just succeeded, through thor at.
| torueys. In having the es4rs In which
shes are indicted In ths eslainal court
for the assassination Of J}oes' father.
postponed until the next tefm 81 court
1 ssd !, J, Winters. with hi wife. was
rrssing ont OF the court pom, whom
young Jones followed a. shot him
! .lcan 49, -.
The killing Of Monday u the last act
in n tragedy which was ttguh June
n last on that day If Winters
brothers, Andrew and J-, men Of
about foriy-.;A and f,fty-tyv' years re-
spcctively. made an assault on the
Younger Jones. and Andrew Winters
urompietciy riddlod him with shot
from n double barrclcd shotgun
This assault grew out OF o. fact that
tina Winters brothers be tried 10
persuade young Jones y burn the
barn of nan named Henderson,
against whom they had gstdgc, Jones
refused 10 commit the erjnc. and in.
stcad told his father. who n turn In.
formed Henderson The Winters
brothers. hearing that you'd Jones had
betrayed them, sworc veneeanoc, and
several days later caught him away
from homo and attacked hip'
10th brothers were srnsd with
doubie-barrcied shotguns Andrew
fired frat. and Jones fcli urrn bis back.
Joe then ran up aud pointed his gun At
the PROSTATE man. and wouh fsvc rid.
died him with shot hut tina Ais brother
prevented him, saying; Diet shoot 4
DID dirty dog when he's dosn,"
For the assault upon his 20 ths elder
Jones had the Winters broucrs ndiet.
cdu6(.soth the Jones and vinssr fam.
ilies live near the ticrmihgc, twelve
miles from this city. On the nigh,
Of September IL iasL after the elder
Jones rrturned from court shJfc he
4 Hea haa shx Nfxtcss- srsv>> 1890.
no was called out Of the howe and ahoi
down. being Instantly killed The
Winters brothers were su>n~c,ed. and
the coroner's inquest laid the murder q,
their door The grand jury Investigated
tho case and indicted they Winters
brothers. Andrew Winters fir doing
the killing and Joe Winters tor being
accessory.
The cascs came mp In the criminal
court Monday. Andrew hal been In
Jail aimee the killing, but jos had been
out on bond. The court room wa,
packed with people VINO hal come tc
witness the trial, but In this they were
disappointed. The dcfcnsc made ia.
davit that important witnesses were
absent and the case was continued.
Andrew Winters was taken back TO jail
BY an officer and Joc walked out oil
the court with his wife, when hs
was followed ~ Jones and sho, down.
Something like a panic cusucd, and
it Ia miraculous that no more fatality
resulted Andrew Winters heard the
shots. while on the way TO Jail, and re.
marked exciicdly 10 an ofIiccr TON
! Jones has killed my brother"
Although The probable killing wa.
one Of the haidest and most desprrats
ever committed here. popular sympathy
seems 10 be with the boy who acted M
the avcnger OF his fathers murder, and
his own brutal treatment at the hand,
OF tho Winters brothers lie wal
wonderfully calm after doing Me-
shooting, and made no attempt to fee
After he was arrested he said To the
ofiiccrs: Il have no regret over what
have done, and am willing 10 bear the
consequences only wish that might
have killed both Of them at the one
time"
Winters was taken 10 the hospital
where he lies between life and death.
Bonduraut was taken to his home, and
IL In Q critical condition Young Jones
was much distressed when he learned
that he shot Inadvertently . man
who had never wronged him