Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
A CARSON MURDER.
U. S. District AttOr-
ney Jones Shot
by a Boy.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE
KILLiSG.

's +"""c ny fhtncr una son.
Special TO the ISDEPESDESrl
CARSON, Nov. l0.-At ten minutes
past io'cluck Yesterday afternoon
Charles y. Jones. United States Dis
trlct Attorney for the District of Ne
vada. was shot through the head aud
killed instantly by Julian Gulnan, the
lG-ycar-Old son Of DR.. Guinam. The
shot WIS !iTed from the upper win
dow nf DIR. Guinun's house from a
Marlin rifle resting on the window
sill. The ball struck Jones over the
left eye and passed ont near the base
OF the brain. He fell on his left side
with his left hand and arm under
him. The flow of blood from his
head WAS very copious and covered
the ground for distance of several
feet from the BODY.
At the time Of the killing there
were four persons standing ut the
corner dingonally across from pr.
Gunan's house. The parties were
Charles y. Jones. the deceased, Jes-
sic Guinan, DR.. Guman and james
Dennis, the attorney. After the
shot was fired and Jones fell to the
ground, Jessie Guinau shricked and
knceIing by the side OF the body
lifted the head. DR.. Gninan stcpped
up to Mr.. Dennis and throwing omen
his coat said: I'm not armed; he
has killed hinself.7 Mr.. Dennis at
once came down town and was under
the impression that DIR. Guinan lf q.
fired tile shot. The news spread
very rapidly aud crowds OF people
hurried to the scene. 1t was or every
ones lips that he had shot himself
and it WIS the general impression
that when the body WIS turned over
the pistol would he found under it =.
Tho ball after passing through Jones
head was imbcddcd in the fence.
The coroner arrived on the scene and
choosing II c0rouer's jury from among
the by.st sndcrs took notes OF ,he
scene and then lifted the body into
an express wagon. When the body
WIS lifted no pistol WIS found and il
WIS then evident that il was not n
case Of suicide. Ills right hand WAS
still IN his cont pocket.
y few minutes afte: this Jul
- Nfi
office and said that he had fired
the shot that had killed Jones.
lie was at once placed IL tho county
Jail pending the investigation of the
curoncr's jury.
The boys statcment:--"I saw Jones
and my sister Jessie walking AWAY
from the house aud fcw minutes
later | saw my father coming down
tho street. | knew that il my father
saw Jones and Jessie walking TO.
gcthcr there would be trouble for |
believed that Jones would sIIoot nv
father II he attempted to interfere
with him in my way. got my rillo
and then saw father walk up TO
Jones and tnlk 10 him as il very angry
and i'll earnest. Jones put his hand
back IN his righ: cont pocket Ms il TO
draw Il gun and shot him. a..
Tho doctors siatcmcnt:-"l did
not know who fired tho shot tndt kill
cd Jones until my son admitted il. |
had warned Jones some time ago to
keep away from my daughter. Ito
exercised n strnngc Influence over
her and to warn him | called him in
to my Office ono day and told him thnt
hc wns II married mnn with u family
and must not make my daughter tho
eubjoct Of gossip 10y paying attention
TO her. told him would certainty
E.l him IL ho persisted in euch n
course. ] also nskcd Gen. Clarke to
talk with him and usc his influence
to prevent any further attentions
from Joncs who had tho reputation
as rouo everywhere. lIc still con-
tinucd Haunting his attentions in my
face and seeming to take n delight ~
il. talked with Jessie about il md
she told mo never to take him to task
as he always carried pistol ard
would shoot mo. When I talked with
Gcn. Clarke he said that Jones had
hypnotizcd the girl. Well, today
when tho thing happened / was com.
Ing lown the street going home when
met Joncs aud Jcesic wnlklng up