The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-15
END OF A TRAGEDY
A Son Shoot His Fathers Assassin
IN the Courthouse.
2 PERSONS BADLY WOUNDED
Tragic Endiae II . quarrel IN Tennessee Onsef ihs
Most Sensational shootiags in the History Of
Nashville sAO. BY the Side ofhia wiz.

Nashville sho. hy the Side ofhis Wifi.
NssnytiiF. Tenn. March il. Ono o,
the tss4sSt sensational sh,ptings III tho
history of Nashville occurred here Mon
day ia th,, sear,huuse Thomas Jones
young man, shot ] ]. Winters ,lowr
n the latter was walking ~ the side 81
Ills y ife along The hallway leading from
The criminal cumrt-roum. As Winters
fssll his wife dropped upon her knees BY
his siss crying Iasteeically, fom
Jsa'es has l,fileu ny husband Jones
fred 1--we shets III his victim. Three OF
thsm took effect. AID the result win
probably tc fatal James i,ondnrant,
who was standing near where tho shoot.
ing ee,nusd Was struck iit the right
Frain ty- one OF the b1ilcts which
missed Minters, and WAS dangerously
Wounded.
". J. Winters and his brother Andrew
hEd just succeeded, through their at,
torncys ii having the eases In which
they are indicted IN the criminal court
for the assassination of Jones father,
postponed until tho next term o. court.
and J. J. Winters, with his wife, was
passing ont OF the court room. when
Young Jones followed and shot him
Down.
The killing 81 Monday isthc last act
In d tragedy which was begun June
II last On that day tile Winters
brothers, Andrew and Joe. men Of
about forty-six and iifiy-two years RI
speetively. made nm assault on the
younger Jones' and Andrew Winters
completely riddled him with shot
from double-barrelei shotgun
This assault grew out Of the fact that
the Winters brothers had tried 70
persuade yeung Jones TO burn the
barn sof man named Henderson.
against whom they had grudge Jones
refused ito commit the crime, and in-
stead told his father. who In turn In
formed Henderson. The Winters
brothers, hearing that young Jones had
betrayed them, swore vengeance and
several days later caught him away
from home and attached him
Both brothers were armed with
double-bnrrcled a shotguns Andrew
fired first, and Jones fell upon his back
Joe then ran mp and pointed bis gun AZ
the prostrnte liian and sxouitl have rid
died him with shot bnt that his brother
prevented him, saying: Don't shoot d
did dirty dog when he's down"
For the assault upon his son the elder
Jones had the Winters brothers indict-
cd. Both the Jones and Winters fam.
ilics live near the Hermitage, twelve
miles from this city. On the night
or September Is last. after the, elder
Jones returned from court, where he
had had the Winters brothers indicted,
he was called out OF tho house and shot
down, being Instantly killed. The
Winters brothers were suspected, and
the coroner's inquest laid the murder at
their door hegrand jury investigated
the case and indicted the Winters
brothers, Andrew Winters for doing
the killing and Joe Winters for being
accessory.
The cases came up in the criminal
court Monday. Andrew had been in
Jail since the killing, but Joe had been
out on bond The court room was
packed with people who had come 10
witness the trial, but IN this they were
disappointed. The defense made afIi-
uitNiA ANAttlk TAM 3NAltlNn1CS WIN
absent, and the case was continued.
Andrew Winters was taken back TO jail
by an officer and 100 walked out Of
the court with his wife. when he
was followed by Jones and shot down.
Something like panic cnsued, and
it Is miraculous that no moro fatality
resulted Andrew Winters heard til
shots, while on the way to Jail. and rc-
marked excitcdly TO an officer: Tom
Jones has killed my brother. !"
Although the probable killing was
one Of the boldcst and most desperate
ever committed here, popular sympathy
seems to be with the boy who acted as
the avenger 81 his fathers murder. and
his own brutal treatment ut the hands
Of the Winters brothers. lie was
wonderfully calm after doing the
shooting. ana made no attempt to flee
After he was arrested he said to the
officers: II have no regret over what
have done, and am willing - bear the
consequences. ] only wish that ] might
have killed both Of tham at the one
time. "
Winters was taken to the hospital,
where he lies between life and death.
Bondnrant was taken to his home, and
Is ID critical condition Young Jones
was much distressed when he learned
that lie shot nnintcntionally a man
who had never wrongcd him