Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-11
THE JONES
INQUEST.
TESTIMONY BEFORE TIE
CORONERS JURY.
A Mixed Verdict is Rendered.

DR. Lee, the first witness, testified
that he mad made an autopsy. T =
ball had entered Jones head above y ,
let Eye and gone clear through. The
cOur-e Of he ball was downward and
it came out near the rignt ear. The
wound WAS such as must have caused
instantaneous death.
JONES SIGNALS TO MISS GUINAN,
James f. Dennis, the attorney, testi
fed
Il was with jones' most Of the day
prior t. the shooting. We lu0ched at
me Ormsby House together, and
walked about town to he Capllci and
the Federal building. He finally said
he had a date with a Government wit
ness in Chinatown and we walked
down that way, This brought us to
within a block OF DR.. Guinan's house.
Here he made a signal with his pocket
handkerchief. I said:
Are you signalling to another
woman?'
His reply was:
Every time 1 blow my nose you
think am signalling"
My reply was:
"Well, [ guess that's about the size
of it"
He started toward the house and
asked NE to come with him. | { did So,
and as We Deared the house Miss Jes-
sic Gulnan came out from behind a
tree. AS they joined each other I
passed OF ahead a few steps. Then |
saw DR.. Guinan coming Town the
street from Main Street. Jessie called
Jones attention to the fact that her
father a coming and did not seem
to want them to meet. He said: We
might as we'll have the trouble now as
anytime The doctor came up and
said
'"Jeseie, go the house."
She replied, Il won't GO"
DIR. Guinan then walked up TO
Jones and in a firm, but but not
loud voice said. holding up his
finger before Joues face:
Haven't I told Won before not to as
sociate with my daughter? Now this
is the last warning I will give you
Il did not care to be present if there
was to be any trouble and | turned to
go. the rex moment there was a shot
and as l looked around Jones was
falling to the ground. At that time I
supposed DR.. Guinan had killed him
Jones had his hand in his right coat
pocket as we walked down. He fire.
quently carried his hand that way,
but he might have taken it out again
and put it back when he met Cuinan.
As the shot was fired I think he called
out, "Oh, jim
FIRST ADMISSION OF THE SHOT.
Guy Guinan, a son of DR.. Guinan.
testified:
Il was on the lower floor of the
house when the shooting occurred. [
saw my sister Jessie aud Jones to-
gethet walking up the street and saw
my father come up and he appeared
to be talking with JOne Then Jones
put his hand in his S Il rOat pocket
and threw it out away rc his body,
wheeling sideways as .ta { "a SO
Then [ heard the shot Ind at first l
supposed my father had been shot.
A moment later my brother Julian
came down stairs, he fell down, he
didn't step down. and throwing his
arms about me he cried out: Jones
' was going to kill father aud | had &c
shoot him
He thee rushed into the next room
and threw his arms around Mrs
Knapp and repeated the same words
He was very much excited and acted
O like a maniac
t JULIAN s FURTHER ADM ISSIONS.
Deputy Sheriff Knobloch testified
that Julian GuinaD had in the jai
told the story of the shooting sayin.
iieved hat his fathers life was il
danger.
MISS INA ON H STAND.
There was intense excitement in tn
room when Jessie Guinan was called
She testified that she had met Jone
and was walking up the street, whel
her father came up and her accOun
Of the meeting was about the same a
Attorney Dennis. When the shC
was fired she had her eyes on he
father and not on Jones. The she
seemed to come from the direction c
the house. Jones always carried
pistol. He had told her he Away
carried one and had shown it to be
He had told her hat if any troubl
came one or the other would be killed