Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-10
Shot Through he
Head with a Mar
lin Rifle.
JULIAN GUlNAN FIRES TIE
SHOT FROM A WINDOW,
BELIEVED hE WAS DEFEND
ING HIS FATHER FROM
JONES.
Continued Attentions to D. Gu.
mans Daughter the Cause Of
The Killing

n Killing
At ten minutes past 1 O'Clock ycStpr-
day Afternoon Charles 4. Jones. Z. :
DlatIict Att rney for the District of
! N~vada was shot through the head
and KILLED ~insraHt!, by Julian Gni-
nan, son of DR.. Gilman. The shot
was id from the upper window OF
DR.. linAn's house from a Marlin
rifle Testjog or the window sill. The
ball struck Jones over the left eye and
passed ont near the ba 9 # the hrain.
He fell on his left side with his left
hand add arm under him. The flow
Of blood from his head was very
copions and covered the ground for a
distance Of several feet from the hodv.
AT TINE OF THE KILLING.
There were four persons standing at
B~uflington.7 corner ~diagonaily &C
cross from DR., Guinan's house.
The parties we're Charles A. Jones
the deceased, Jessie Guinan, DR..
Gninan and James Dennis the at
torcey. After the shoI Was frel and
Jones fal :" taA . and, Jessie
Guinan ehr;"h-d I'd Al--l'ug by the
side of the body lifted the head. DR..
Galnan stepped up to Mr.. Dennis,
aud throwing open his coat said
I'm not a"Med he has killed him
seff.'
VI. Dennis at 0nce came down town
and was under the impression that
DI. HnInan had fired the shot.
EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.
The news spread very rapidly and
crowd Of people hurried to the scene
1t was on every ones lips that he
had shot himself, and it was the GEN
efal Impression thai when the body
was turned over the pistol would be
found under it.
The ball after passing through
Jones head was imbeded in the
fence.
Coroner Helm arrived on the scene
and choosing a c0rODors jury from
among ME by ISLANDERS took notes OF
the scene and then lifted the BODY into
an express wagon. When the BODY
was lifted no pistol was found and it
was then evident that it was not 4
case of suicide.
His right hand was still in his coat
pocket.
JULIAN GUINAN ADMITS THE SHOOTING
A few minutes after this Julian
Gnlnan went to the Sheriffs office and
SAID tnat he had fled the shO: that had
Killed Jones. He was at once placed
IN the county jail pending the investi-
CATION OF the coTOners jury.
THE BOYS STATEMENT.
Il sa" Jones and my sister Jessie
walking away from the house and a
.ew minutes later | saw my father
coming down the street. | knew that if
father saw Jones ard Jessie walk
ing together that there would be
trouble for | believed that Jones
would shoot my father il he attemnted
to interfere with him in any wav. |
got my rifle and then I saw father
walk up TO Jones and talk 10 him as
II very angry and 10 earnest. Jones
put his hand back in his right coat
pocket as if to draw a gun and I shot
THE DOCTOR : STATEMENT.
Il did not know who fired the shot
that killed Jones Until nIy son adj
United 1t. | had warned Jones some
ago to keep away from my
He exercised a strange in
luence over her, and TO warn him
called him into my office one dav
and told him that he was a married
nan with a family and must not
make my daughter the subject Of Cos
zip by paying attentions to her. [
told him | would certainly kill him if
persisted in such a course. | also
asked Gen. Clarke to talk with him
use his influence to prevent any
ufther attentions from Jones. who
lad a reputation as a Que everywhere
still continued Haunting his atten-
lohs 10 my face and seeming to take ,
/ delight in it. 1 talked with Jessie
'oout 1t and she told me never to take
I'm to task as he always carried a
pistol and would shoot me. {
When ] talked with Gen. Clarke he .
aid Jones had hypnotized the girl.
Well, today when the thing happened
was coming down the street poinn