Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-15
|Ilr0HY IN THE JONES CASE.
.,s,t OF THE FACTS IN THE
VEAL KILLING.
,sostins Capt. veni the Re-
l 90. Made ny DR.. Jones, Gle
,-s.a My wife and l Killed
..rh, state Rests Its Case.


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rsx Dec. 14.--At . O'Clock
..crn,ng the court room was
it 20 nea' ..,. 10, ~.
| R. H. Jones iiu'
.npeared in good spirits and
4 nne appearance. However,
Inle.u +" a,a ,e,rs snrong IA
~ quiN'Asr -. -,.a..'.,,,.
hes when ms Wiies Snarae'er was
~ by the attorneys. a great
~. limo today was taken up
(ni q w .,,,a,,,ons Tho 49,,
saen1s anu w -
.,yeral times dismissed from the
4. ordcr that the attorneys for
y "a tho Judge might set-
sitnse '
dispute.
frst witness introduced was >.
..dy He said.
- Iones and veaI but no,
pew ~" ,.,a,,,,,.n - c..
1slly. was d ii'eiiiosi VI '.tp
M fTllt. AAtR
,,cts Immediately preceding the
In iIne with that of Mr.
~ was ., 80 ,.,a.aa,...
hqrn, puoi'sheu AZ 'S'si u"'
H. -,
Jones came ia tlle Iuoin MHe .i1e
] was IN the roohi SpJo ' the
81 was ~ ~ sss IoMt 10y
ZONES then inquired Oh mt II that
eal talking N me other room.
notice any 'hlhs Pseuiiar apout
manner. IN y wv rioiiluilts
got up anu Went MY ,he ,VOni
Veal was slttlns anu snot veal
that he came PACK mo me room
WIS ana sun li1 ,apeu my
pa ! nave Killed MN.
eey. 4 knew Zones anu veal
day oil the kllllhs met llr'
lna van morn euiiins uoWn the
q me uaston puiulhs US L was
Up when was hIter tue hitillis'
refe taking together. Lr' Jones
seem 70 aet IN any unusual
nave known Df' Jones ten
~ years
Aarzlull; AT inc time OF the
81 NeAl was bartender IN
plcon, on Lamar street. A few
L before the killing DR.. Jones
b The saloon and walked back
li'ue room. In there | heard
y o. pistol l up-toed back
w II Jones putlonlng up ms
II ! nave never testlhed IN this
laIe
laoekieyi Knew Jones' but
M9W veal USED 10 pass by
4 pace OF business, on Ackard
requenlly' some time before
nhg ! passed there and Jones
q y 70 nave talk. Jones had
p,se, hnlie IN his hand. l
Npulln carry such n weapon.
enarked that he bought It tor
X ~ was during the Hogg
lik campaign ana asked him
koinb 10 STICK hogs with IL.
va maj there was n man whom
met ne would kill. He did
lAy any anger. He did not
? me man was. Jones also
ns a pistol and said that If he
sne man he was looking for he
" MN, told Jones he would
anybody. He said he had
man"
y state rested.
Bpce 81 live in Ellis county
ANndant. We We're both mem
= Twenty-sevcnth Alabama |
the Confederate ARMY
F4nrgcon and / was oantair
paw X. I was Mt Camn sfer-
~ keadduarters. Gastnn hu,id-
ne morning OF the lsiIllnp 7
lrged To meet nr Tones ,horo
ahout twenty nInutos 80
pay without seeing Nh, ~ ~.
Veal at n snnper M at me, inet
an The night be,orn no LiiIin
see Jones there" ''''e'
George N. Aidricb. .r 49,
vi The practice ~ la,v. 800, ~ r ~
n u this district Tu.os 4, ~
he time Of tho I,illinr II "a.
: nv office. on The secand a." 80
T. Hon building The i,til,n@ o c
On the third aoor 7 sag, a.
81 Prior 10 Inc l,1ii,, saW ~
fay 70 the telegram oFice ITe
2 something nhout "pili,," 7
feferrlng 10 Buiv Bovce T
HIN and went on 10 ~ 49,
lce. While / was writing a
some one came in ANA ,oid
Jones had killed Veal I,,mo.
went back and went nm int
where Veal was DR. Tones
N the room when reirrned
ne little diGleultv. in gettInr
room. II was obout o50 fee,
sion building ia ire teiegranh
vas surprised M heorIng ~
ag, after the very short fine
"a met Jones 10 moi remam
peing DELAYED ON my wav 10
7 he telegraph Office tnaw
N YEATS being In fhe city. he
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