The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-03
FRANK H. JONES SHOT.
4 Young Lawyer Accidentally
Kills Himself.
WHILE TOYING REVOLVER
Pierced Through the Abdomen. ne
. Bright Newspaper Man.

| Frank Hartley Jones. the attorney and
! sx-ueEspaper man, accidentally shot him
/ self IN the abdomen with 9i-calioeF
/ Colts revolver las, evening az ~ O'Clock
/ at his home, SIS Stexar: street After the
/ shooting be was removed TO Proysdencs
/ hospital and operated upon. He Was con-
| seious for some time, bat sank rapidly aad
| died al O'Clock.
As long as Frank Hartley Jones has
lived in Seattle he has had one or more
| rsvolyers about him most of the time. he
took great pleasure in playing with them.
! and not infrequeatly caused his friends
| alarm by the way he would throw the dan
gerous weapons about. IL he CHANGED 10
| be drinking he would now and then talk
about going out 10 shoot some one or some
thing, bat, Of course, without serious in
tentions Of putting his threat IN execution.
| He drank 10 excess within the past
two or three days and, partially owing TO
| his condition, one of his cases before Com
missioner Emery yesterday afternoon was
continued. Jones went TO his home at
eIs seventh stree. about 80 O'Clock las.
evening and rs ill-luck had il. took out
his Ss-calfber Colts revolver. lie stood in
the middle of the room twirling il on his
finger in true cowboy style and, as his
wife passed near him. he put his arm
around her and laughingIy said. ''see
there, calling her attention 70 his dex-
teritv with the deadly weapon
Frank. do be careful of tina. gun" said
Mrs. Jones. ar am so afraid some accident
will happen"
Jones laughed. but moment later the
long barrel of the revolver caught in some
unknown manner. there was loud re-
port. and Jones staggered.
MY God, what has happened 7' cried
Mrs. Jones. Her husband had no time for
explanations, for he fell to the floor, shot
in the abdomen from the most deadly re.
yoiver made.
As soon as the wounded man could be
gotten into bed physician was sent for.
DR.. X. NJ. Eames responded and found
Jones still able to talk, but suffering great
pain. The doctor made a hasty examina-
ton and saw that the bullet had entered a
short distance to the left and below the
navel. The direction appeared 10 be down,
and LEFT no question as to the dangerous
character of the wound. Jones asked
the doctor il the injury was fatal, and, on
receiving the reply that that could not be
determined yet, gave his opinion that he
was fatally hit. After administering a
hypodermic injection and giving orders
TO Mrs. Jones 10 allow no one to see the
patient, DIR. Fame. returned to his Office
and called DIR. 5. J. Holmes. DR.. f. III. Coe,
DR.. J. B. Eag!eson, DR.. L. X. Dawson and
DIR. c. W. sharpies 10 assist in the opera
ton. The idea of operating at the
house was given up and the wounded man
n saf
about IL o'clock. At that time he was
breathing in short gasps. and it was APP
parent that his chances of recovery were
at the minimum. Once during the even-
ing Jones gasped as If about to die. but
little later revived TO continue the unequal
struggle. At ll:f5 o'clock the operation
was commenced.
1t was found that the bullet had
pierced the omentum, perforated the
intestines twice and bruised them
in several places, and finally lodged
near the saorum. The operation was fin
ished at ! 10 O'Clock, and as soon as pos
sible the patient was put in bed. The doc
tors had no hope of his recovery and he
died about forty minutes later
Frank Hartley Jones was born in pAila-
delphia thirtysix years ago. lie came of
family of newspaper men and il vas lot
strange that he grew up with pencil and
paper in his hand. As soon rs he was old
enough he began newspaper work ana in
after years he enjoyed nothing better than
TO relate his many strange experiences
while chasing news items" lie worked
on the Philadelphia Ledger, it is thought
the Press. and some other journals that are
not known. lie found employment IN
New York on the leading papers. and
when the Western fever took him he had
no trouble in making his services of value
10 Chicago papers. After going TO Mime
apolis he became sporting editor of the
Journal, and left there 10 come 10 Seattle
when the Telegraph was started. His
work on that paper under Col. Jack Egan
was 80. good that he became known as one
OF the best reporters IN the city. In
conjunction With his work on the
Telegraph, he studied Law and
about two years ago gave UP the
life of reporter for the law. HIS atten-
ton was given mostly 10 cases in the
United States court and on several occa-
sions he delivered arguments of more than
ordinary merit. AZ the time sara Bern
hardt was IN Seattle Jones accompanied
her on her famous bear hunt His father.
+. Hannnm Jones, is now editor of the
Nooksack Journal his brother Harry is on
the PhIiateiplsia Ledger, and his brother
Horace, who was city editor Of the defunct
Seattle Journal, Is in California. He
leaves n wife Gut no rbiIdvan