Evening journal., 1895-01-28
The Govarnor'a Appointments.
WAS 1T FOUL PLAY?
THE BODY OF JOHN JONES, OF NEW
ARK, FOUND IN A POOL or WATER.

His Uncle, Joseph w. Poore. Arrested
DeAth--The Two Went 60 Elkton and
the Suspected Man Claims Were
Thrown Ont OF Their Buggy.
Another mystery cropped to the sur
face Saturday, Ia the finding of the dead
body OF John Jones aged 10 years, Of
Newark, In a pool OF water about fifteen
inches deep, near Cooch's Bridge. The
corpse WAS found by Herman Dyett,
several yards from the road The coat
was cut, and there was a wound over
the left eye. Dyett drew the body to the
bank OF the pool and notified the
coroner, who, with Deputy Coroner
Chandler and Detectlvs Witsil, made a
thorough investigation, as a result Of
which Joseph w. Poore. an uncle Of the
lad, now lies In the police station under
Ruspicion Of having caused the death.
The facts as learned by Detective
Witsil were that Poore aud Jones started
to drive to Elkton, Friday night. in a
buggy owned by the boys father. Satur
day morning the team was found near a
wood Just south Of Newark, the horse
and fore wheels on one side OF q set OF
bars, and the rear wheels on the other.
Poore was at Dyett's house about /
o'clock Saturday morning. and was
allowed TO sleep In the COW shed all
night He had on n hat which he said
i belonged to Jones On Saturday morn
ing he walked to Glasgow and boarded
train for Elkton.
In Elkton il was learned that Poor,
had been there and had stopped az this
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i FELTON, Houss, where he washed his face
which was bloody and dirty, and Later
bought hat at Frank p. Prices store
afterwards throwing away the one be
i was wearing. He then had his hair cut
was found by Detective Witsl In the
rear Of Prices store and was discovered
to belong to Jones' Poores hat was
found near the spot where the boy was
lyiAs ia the pool.
A colored woman, who lives near the
scene OF the drowning, says she saw the
| team late Friday night. Poore was driv.
/ ing and Jones was trying to get the
reins from him. Poore says that he and
his nephew drove TO Elkton to see girl.
but on arriving there found she had
moved TO 'Middletown. They then de
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bought quart OF whiskey After driv
L ing several miles they had race will
another team, and the next thing Poore
claims to remsmber was that he was
lying by the road side, where he had beer
i thrown He found Jones's hat lying by
his side and put it on. The
team bad disappeared, and as h'
thought that 10 had gone on Il
Middletown, he went back TO Elkton
after spending the rest Of the night al
Dyett's After leRving Elkton he returned
TO Newark to the home Of the dead boy
at Homewood farm, where he was arrested
Poore is about 40 years Of age, and wsE
formerly engaged In the iHnk business ii
this city. he does not bear the mos
savory Of characters, and there are man,
who think that the two quarreled, a fRh
ensued and Jones was killed and his bod,
placed where found. There is anoi be-
class which thinks that Jones was ais
thrown from the buggy and walked Il
the place where he was found. Whel
they were in Elkson both men wer
drinking heavily and it is said that whel
they left they we're both In pretty bs
condition
Poors seems TO be little concerned owe
bis arrest. He talks very little and make
no reference TO the affair. An inques
will be had this afternoon.