Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-14
The JONES TRIAL UNDER WAY.
THE SLAYER OF CART. VEAL FAC
ING a JURY.
Il Required snmmoninE aas Men ne
fore Twelve Could aaa,ify--rhe
Witnesses Have nesn sworn and
the Testimony begins.

Dallas. Tex, Dec. ls--The Qualifying
OF the Jurors in the trial OF DIR. r. II.
Jones for the murder of Capt W. G.
Veal was concluded at noon today. and
tho testimony began at o'clock shis
afternoon.
The court room was crowded with
people from all over the state, and
the most perfect order prevailed dur
Ing the questioning.
The first witness introduced was Rob
ert Walker. an old veteran OF sherman
In response % various questions he
said that he was in the same room
and opposite che table from Veal at
the time OF the shooting. Veal was
reading a paper walker was ilsscn-
ing. Didn't see Jones until after he
heard the report OF the shot Saw him
Just outside the door with a pistol in
his hand. Afterward saw Veal drop
his hand on the table. Never heard
Veal speak word after the shoot
Ing. Only one shot was fircd
A paper was hero shown to witness
and was Identified aa the one Veal
was reading at the time he was ehot.
The paper was stained with blood and
was dated October 25 1892.
Veal was shot IN the LETT temple, Just
at the edge OF the hair His death
seemed instantaneous with the report
OF the pistol.
wltneas said that after tho killing.
when he saw Jones standing outside
he heard him make some renarks IN
which he used the words "ravish," and
WIFE," but couldn't testify as to any
thing he said.
W. n, Allen OF Collin county was
next placed on tho stand.
lie testified that he was an old Con-
fcdcratc veteran ana was attending
tho reunion In Dallas at the time OF
the killing. At THAI very time he was
In the same room and sitting at the
table at which Veal was killed. He
was FIRST startled by the report OF a
pistol. Didn't see Jones until after the
shooting. Only one shot was fired. Saw
Veal drop his head. Looked up and
saM Jones lust outside the door. with
the revolver In his hand. He had known
Veal long time. Veal was a member
OF Gen. CaDelrG stan OF the Trans-Aiis-
slssippi department OF Confederate vet
Grams, Mr.. Allen testified that Veal.
Walker and himself were members OF
n committee selected to draft reaoiu-
lions relative TO the erection OF a monu-
ment In memory OF Jcr Davis. They
wero drafting the resolutions at the
time the killing occurred. Capt. Veal
mover spoke after the shot was fred
He fell dead with his head ON the ta-
BILE. Veal was dressed in Confederate
gray at the time he was killed lie
saw Joncs Just outside the door just
after he heard the report OF tho pis-
tol. Mr.. Allen said.
AS Jones passed from where first
discovered him he Uonesl remarked;
shot Veal He ravished my wife
nj nh q
ness said 10 jones' Don't shoot any
moro; YOU hnve killed him" Jones' only
shot once.
!. G.. Przcamojski was then placed
on the stand and said that he saw
Jones' when he shot Veal. Saw him a
few minutes before the killing. sitting
IN another room. Jones was smoking
4 cigar and talking to Capt. Mendcx.
Jones then got UP and a few moments
afterward wont out of the room. Ho
put his foot inside tho room where
Veal and the two other gentlemen weI~
sitting. pulled pistol from his pocket.
took deliberate aim and fired He tes-
titled that he could have stopped Jones
from shooting, but Thought Jones was
only testing ana didn't think he IN
tended to shoot.
], II, Nanhorn testified that he was
in the room with Capt Mendoz when
the shot was fred, but thought II was
an anvil and didn't SO out for several
minutes.
When he did he raw Jones' outside
the door with his pistol IN hts hand,
a man by the name ~ Worthy and
himself took charge OF Jones and Do
livcred him and the pistol 20 sheriff
LOWS. He asked Jones what he had
done Jones replied. II have shot
Veal. He raylshed my wife"
Court adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
II VIII be remembered by the Gazette
readers that the killing IN question
occurred at the headquarters OF Camp
Sterling Price In tho CASTOR building
during the Confederate reunion In thia
city IN 1899.