The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-23
A VERDICT OF MURDER
Rogers, Wilson and Nottingham Charged
With killing Allen Jones Wednesday.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY INTRODUCED
BEFORE tho Coroncr's Inquest Held I'm
thc Police Court Room Yesterday
Afternoon-Eye Witnesses to the
Shooting ARRAY Tell Their Yer.
nion-The Prisoners Present.

George Rogers, e. It. Wilson and E.
v. Nottingham, the three young men
charged with shooting Allen Jones, q
timer at his boarding house, No. 3O2
Maltpy avenue, extended, Wednesday
about noon, must stand trial in the
Norfolk County Court upon a charge of
murder. A Coroner's jury so decided
last evening. The inquest was held in
the Police Courtroom yesterday after
noon, but 1t was night before the ex-
animation of witnesses was concluded.
Coroner Charters presided over the de-
iiberations OF the body. Coroner New
ton was also present The three pris-
oners were brought in by Constable
Carmine, They were represe nted by
Mr.. James +. Duncan and Mr. Law
renee Groner while Mr.. I. N. Eason
represented the Commonwealth. The
evidence introduced was very damaging
to the prisoners.
Henry Tew. being duly sworn, said (:
Mr.. Jones and myself We're working on a
roof belonging to Mr. Mason. About ten
minutes to II we finished putting the
cornice cutters in; l told Mr.. Jones:
AN, IT'S too late to lay any tin now, be-
fore dinner" 1 told him then II we
rolled the tin out before dinner the wind
might blow 1t off, Then l came down
the ladder ahead of Mr. Jones. and the
apprentice boy i have followed behind
me. Then Mr.. Jonss, comes 10 the scat
-S'o W uei tue iuuueF was ana he asked
me II l knew where his shoes We're; he
was working In his stocking feet. I saw
MS shoes on the ground; they had been
knocked off the scaffold l followed and
told him there they are" and laid them
at the foot OF the ladder. Then I start
ed or FOR the house, going to dinner.
ahead of him. The boy started to follow
me. Nr. Jones said to him: .'Ernest
go back and get those soldering irons"
me boy, started up the ladder and Jones
ioi,owed me The boy came down the
ladder with the irons and followed he
hind us. AS we We're walking along the
BOYS We're under the tree shooting. They
were three or four blocks from where
we were working, but close to The house
where Mr.. Jones boarded. AS 1 started
say to Jones: Hello. Allen That
was I'D. Wilson. Mr.. Jones replied:
ED, don't you know you ought not 10
be shooting across the field like this.
you Will hurt or kiln someone" Then Mr.
Wilson replied TO MIR. Jones. You God
and drew pistol and shot at Jones.
Jones threw his hand up and hit the pis
tol. or threw Wilson'S hands up. one
OF the other; SO that the pistol bullet
the other two parties jumps up and
draws their guns on him. AT that time
l run as hard as / could run towards
them. l was about forty feet from them.
As run up says: For Gods sake
don't Kill that man. he's done nothing 10
you. There's three OF you on one" Then
they throwed--each one of them-their
pistols i'll my face, / grabbed their
hands to keep them from shooting me.
They commenced firing and / commenced
lodging the bullets and showing their
hands off. How 1 managed 1t 7 can't
say. for l was excited. i was holding n
best l could. trying to keep the bullets
from hitting me. In the scrimmaae I
turned around and saw Mr.. Jones had
gone. Where he had gone didn't know.
couldn't say Mrs. Brooks followed:
For Gods sake don't shooot that man
with his back to you" l ran and /
don't know how I got away from them.
AS 1 entered the door / met MIR ZONES
with his old sabre: pushed him back in
the house and said TO him: For Gods
sake don't go out there any more, for
both of us viii get killed" i slammed
the door as went in. / asked Mr.. ZONES
then. "Al, Is there anything / can get
TO protect myself with?" He had the
sword. and wanted something's: I need
ed something. He told me there was
an an old gun barrel up in the corner by
tne door d seized that. 1 says 10
MIN: Don't fail to hit them, and hit
them with all your might if they come in
this door" He says to me: "Suppose
they come In the front door," i told
MIN: If You viii go to the front door
j Will stay here" went to the froas