The herald., 1895-06-12
another SHOOTING CASE
J. B. Errington Wounds
II. E. Jones
4 WOMAN At THE BOTTOM OF It
A Young Wife's Actions the
Direct Cause
IS FOUND PREVARICATING
And Her Husband Follows Her and her
Escort
FULL STATEMENT OF THE WOUNDED MAN
Jones Reported to Have Said That He Would
Shoot Errngton on sght-The Latter
Being So Informed Went Armed
and Prepared to Do Battle.
Statement of an I'm
known Man
IS FOUND PREVARICATING
And Her Husband Follows Her and her
Escort
FULL STATEMENT OF THE WOUNDED MAN

Bang! bang! bang went revolver on
Spring street between Fifth and Sixth
early last night about 80 o'clock, and as
the pystanders rushed for cover a man
lay writhng on the rapidly reddenlng
sidewalk, another walked quickly up
Spring street, while a darkly dressed
woman fled south.
She got awav. the man was stopF ed by
Fireman Andy Springer. and was hurried
into the Park Hose house, while the hast
lily summoned patrol wagon conveyed the
wounded man to the receiving hospital.
The same wagon took the shooter to
jail and bore the fainting figure OF a
woman bystander who was wounded in
the arm by stray bullet.
At the police station the man who
had done the shooting gave the name
of j. Bidwell Errington, and stated that
he is by occupation a horse trainer, from
Napa, where his father lives.
The badly perforated man is Herbert e
Jones. whose statement is given below.
The injured woman was cook named
Miss Holland of 513H South Spring street
She was shot through the biceps of her
right arm, the bullet striking againat her
corset steels and not penetrating her
body.
At the police station Errington refused
to III AXE any statement. AT the engine
house he said to the tiremen that be was
minding his own business when Jones
made pass and nearly struck him in
the eye. Jones, he said, then reached
for his gun. but he got the DROP and in
self-defense fired. Jones' gun, he said
flew over the fence. dlligent search
failed to discover it. While Errington
was in the engine house he drew out a
nj fir ri nd
said: "Ain't she pretty?'
Yes" answered fireman sis she the
cause of the trouble?"
Never you mind" said Erringtvn, re-
fusing to talk any more.
Jones was hit by two bullets coming
from 32-calber Smith e Wesson revol-
yer. One the police surgeon extracted
from the flesh of his left thigh in front.
The other struck tn Q left shoulder pone,
ranged downward through the left lung,
and, should emmorrhages occur, will
result fatally.
Mrs. Cora Jones was found by Sergeant
Smith and was escorted by him to her
husbands bedside. She wept a little and
held her head down, but even the police
noticed her forced concern about his well
fare. She went home shortly after, hav-
ing first made brief staten snt after
ward corroborated by her husbands dy-
ing declaratio II.
Herbert Il. Jones was brought to the
police station at S:45 p. m., and was i'm
mediately taken into the room that does
duty for receiving hospital where, after
having his wounds dressed by the police
surgeon. DIR. f. A. Bryant he made state
men OF the affair to Detective Bradish.
The two operations consumed nearly
three hours time, it being II 80 clock
when Chief Glass. Detective Bradish and
Others emerged from Ghe room in which
was lying the wounded man, Jones, and
when the detective announced his readi-
ness to tell to the little knot of reporters
the statement of the victim of Errington's
aim. This long time is explained by the
fact that the information given by Jones
came brokenly and at long intervals
About 80 O'Clock man of about 90 or
% years OF age and possessed of an INTEL
ligent face, came to the station and soon
it was learned that he knew the parties
something of the trouble between Jones
and Errjngton. Upon some points this
young man refused to say a word-and
one OF these points was his name. He,
however, said that by profession he was
newspaper reporter. but not connected
at the present time with any of the city
papers. He volunteered the information
that he had worked on the New York
World. and even now sent to that journal
an occasional letter. This at present
'nameless newspaper man" said:
Yes; know the parties to this shoot
ing scrape well. The man who did the
shooting is named J. Bidwell Irrington-
it is spelled with an / and not an +
(though this is not the case His father
is J. G. Erringt ton and lives at Napa and
is worth $4,000, 000 J. Bidwell Errington
came to Los Angeles about eight months
ago. coming from Napa with a lot of
horses. His trade is that of carpenter.
an he has followed this occupation since
arriving in the city. He has been steadily
employ ed, and is quiet. inoffensive man,
and one who never drinks to excess He
roomed in house at the corner of Fifth
and Olive streets.
1.-The man who got shot was Herbert
z. Jones. Jones is married man his
~ife's name being Cora. The couple do |
not live together happily. She has ao-
Piled for divorce from her husband up
on two occasions and he has applied for a |
divorce once from. her. All three applica-
tions were denied by the courts in which |
applications we're made. Until two DAYS |
ago Jones and his wife lived OH Los An
geles street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets.
In reply to question as to what he
knew of the trouble the "nameIess re-
porter said: This morning Jones |
sent written word to Errington telling |
him that he would shoot him. Errington, |
on sight" Asked as to what the diff |
Guilty was that would lead Jones to |
threaten the life of Errington. : the |
'nameless reT orter" said, careles>y. as
though it was a very weary, because
fam liar. subject:
''Oh, Jones' wife. She is rapid-very |
throw herself in Errington 5 way. She |
was stuck him anH--wa1 he ar. |