The San Francisco call., 1897-11-10
Son of Dr.. Cuinan Shoots, Be-
iieVing His Father in
Danger.
DEATH INTERVENE5 TO
END A QUARREL.
The Victim Had Incurred Hatred
by H S Attentions to His
SIayer's Sister.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

CARSON, Nov. 9.-Charles a. Jones,
| United States District Attorney for the
| district of Nevada, was shot through the
| head and killed instantly by Julian Gni-
man, 16.year-old son of DR.. Guinan, about
clock this afternoon. The shot was
freG from the upper window OF Dr.
| Guinan's house, from Marlin rife, rest
| ing on the window sill. The ball struck
Jones over the lett eye and passed out
near the base of the brain. He fell on his
| left side, with his LETT hand and arm un-
der him. The flow of blood from his head
| was very copious and covered the ground
| for distance of several feet. AT the time
of the killing his right hand was still in
| his coat pocket.
Four persons were standing at the
! corner diagonally across from DR.. Gul-
mans house. They were Charles a. Jones,
| Jessie Guinan and James Dennis, the at
turney. After the shot was fired and
| Jones fell to the ground, Jessie Guinan
shrieked, and, kueellng by the side of the
| BODY, lifted the head. DR.. Guinan step
ped up to Dennis and, throwing open his
| coat, said: 'I'm not armed-he has killed
| him:ef."
! Dennis at once came downtown and
was under the impression that DR.. Gull
nan had fired the shot.
The news spread very rapidly and
crowds hurried TO the scene. 1t was on
! every ones lips that Jones had shot HIM
! self, ard it was the general impression
| that when the body was turned over the
| pistol would be found Under it. The Cor
| oner arrived and, choosing jury from
among the bystanders, took notes aud
! then lifted the body into an express wagon.
| When the corpse was lifted no pistol was
| found, and it was then evident that 1t was
not case of suicide
! A few minutes after this Julian Guinan
went 10 the Sher IF S Office and said that
! be had fired the shot that had killed
Jones. He was at once placed in the
County Jail, pending the investigation by
the Coroner's jury.
II saw Jones and my sister Jessie walk
ing away from the house, and few min
utes later l saw my father coming down
the street." said young Guinan. Il knew
that if my father saw Jones and Jessie
walking together there would be trouble,
for | believed that Jones would shoot my
| father if he attem pied to interfere with
him in any way. got my rife, and then
saw father walk up to Jones and talk to
him as if very angry and in earnest.
Jones put his hand back in his right coat
| pocket as if 10 draw a gun and shot him.
Dr. Gulnan said: Il did not know who
fired the shot that killed Jones until my
son ad mitted it. l had warned Jones
| some time ago TO keep away from my
daughter. He exercised a strange influ-
| ence over her, AMI to Tarn him | catled
him into my office one day and told him
that he was a married man with family
and must not make my daughter the sub
iect of gossip by paying attentions to her.
Il told him l would certainly kill him
if he persisted in such a course. l also
asked General Clarke TO talk with him and
use his influence to prevent any further
attentions from Jones. who had a reputa-
ton as a roue everywhere. He continue
faunting his attentiont in my face, SEEM
ing to take a delight ip it. l talked with
Jessie about it and she told ne never to
,ake him to task. as he always carried q
pistol and would shoot me. When 1
talked with General Clarke he said Jones
had hypnotized the girl.
well, to-day when the thing happened
[ was coming down the street, going
nome, when ! met Jones and Jessie walk
ing up from the house apparently. |
stopped them and, walking up to Jones,
said:
80 have told you to discontinue atten-
tions to my daughter, and L mean every
word 1 say; but will give you one more
chance.
II was excited and he stepped back and
put his right hand into his coat pocket.
Then l heard a shot and he fell. l sup
posed he had shot himself and was sur
prised when my boy told ne he had fired
the shot, thinking my lile was in danger.
am very sorry that this thing has hap
pened, but | vindicate the boy for so do
ing. This man Jones has dragged nv
family name down in the mud, and he
has done it openly and deliberately and
| Haunted it in my face most persistently.
l am sorry this has happened, but man
who makes such work a pastime must
sooner or later reach the end, just as he
has reached it,