The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-09-28
Jones said: L did not Joe, you are a

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Immediately after these words the
report of a pistol was heard. Huneault
turned his head partially around as if
lodging something and fell to the
floor. Jones ran out of the house and
turned down the gulch. Hughes ran
after him and yelled: Give yourself
up, Jones: give yourself up but Jones
went on, and she had not seen him
since.
This evidence was corroborated by
William Hughes, who said that Jones
had been fired by Bottego, the super
intendent, for insisting upon getting
engineers wages, 81 day, for the few
days he had run the engine. Hughes
also said that after supper himself and
Jones went to Mike Conner's saloon.
got drink and cigar each, returned
and again went to the saloon. got one
more drink each and came to the
boarding house and stood in front of it,
waiting for the stage to start
for Butte
"Other witnesses testified as to the
pleasant relations which had always
existed between Huneault and Jones
and could assign no reason for the
shooting only sudden fit of anger at
being accused Of stealing two pillows.
Oscar Vance, the stage driver said
he was driving down the gulch after
the shooting and when half or three
quarters Of {; mile below the mine he
was hailed by some one who wanted to
ride. The man got in and when the
stage got to Carol gulch
Mr.. Bottego called to the driver to
stop and take some letters. Mr.. Dwyer,
a passenger told Of the shooting done
by Jones and Jones acknowledged he
had done it. He said he wanted to
give himself up, and surrendered vol
UNFAIRLY to Vance, at the same time
handing Vance his gun. He told
Vance on the way to Melrose he was
| sorry for what he had done.
"The jury cited in th.l,. verdict, the
facts of the quarrel and shooting and
closed with the opinion that Joseph
Huneault came to his death from a
pistol shot wound inflicted by a bullet
fired from 38-calliber Smith & Wesson
revolver in the hand of Morgan Jones,
who fred the shot with the intention
of taking the life of said Joseph Hume
ault. The assault took place on the
edge of Camp creek, the dividing line
between Madison and Silver Bow coun-
ties.''
Jones is about IS years old, was born
in Wales and came to America in 1884,
and is little known in Butte. Huneault
was about Is years old and had been a
resident of Butte about eleven years.
Was Industrious, sober, and popular
among his associates.
The clause of the statute under which
Madison county is compelled to try
Morgan Jones for murder is 1873 of the
Penal Code, which is as follows: "The
Jurisdiction of criminal action for
murder or manslaughter, wheu the in
jury which caused the death was in
f1icted in one county, and the party
injured dies in another county, or out
of the state, is in the county where the
injury was inflicted"
1t was hoped that Silver low county
would have to attend to the prosecution
of the accused, as all parties OF the
killing were residents Of tAat county,
the deceased died there Gad IS all the
witnesses belong to shat side, but the
statement above quoted gives Madison
county the sole jurisdiction.
In a preliminary hearing before
Police Magistrate McGown Thursday
afternoon, ]. f, Galloway appeared for
the defense. Jones waived examina-
tion and was committed to the county
Jail to await the action of the district
| court.
A MADISOMIAN reporter called on
the criminal but he refused to be in.
terviewed, saying his attorney had
| advised him to keep still
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