The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-11-13
THE SHOOTING OF U. S. At
T0RNEY C. A. JONES.

AT ten minutes past o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, Charles A. Jones, United
States District Attorney for the District
OF Nevada, was shot through the head
and killed instantly by Julian Guinan,
the l6-year-old son OF DR.. Guinan. The
shot was fired from the upper window OF
DR.. Guinan's house from Marlin rife
resting on the window sill. The ball
struck Jones over the left eye and passed
out 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 at the corner di-
agonally across from DIR. Guinan' house.
The parties were Charles A. Jones, the
deceased, Jessie Guinan, DR.. Guinan
and James Dennis, the attorney. After
the shot was fired and Jones fell to the
ground, jessie Guinan shrieked and
kneeling by the side of the body lifted
the head. DIR. Guinan stepped up to
Mr.. Dennis and throwing open his coat
said: "I'm not armed; he has killed
himself" Mr.. Dennis came down town
and was under the impression that DIR.
Guinan had fired the shot. The news
spread very rapidly and crowds of peo-
pie hurried to the scene. 1t was on
every ones lips that he had shot him
self and it was the general impression
that when the body was turned over the
pistol would be found under it. The
ball after passing through Jones head
was imbedded in the fence. The coroner
arrived on the scene and choosing cor
oner's jury from among the by-standers
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
case of suicide. His right hand was
still in his coat pocket.
Afew minntes after this julian Gninani
went to the sheritf's office and said that
he had fired the shot that had killed
Jones. He was at once placed in the
county Jail pending the investigation Of
the coroner's jury.
DENNIS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Dennis dined with Jones at the
Ormshy House and two or three hours
later walked with him to the Sacramento
saloon in the southern part of town.
While on the street Jones seemed to
wave his hand and Dennis accused him
of signaling to some woman. Jones
replied, laughingly, that he supposed If
he blew his nose Dennis would say the
same thing.
Upon coming ont of the saloon they
turned down the-street on which is tue
Guinan residence to go to Chinatown
where Jones said he had witness he
wished to ask few questions. When
half way down the block, they met Miss
Guinan; witness raised his hat and
Jones shook hands with her. Mr.. Dennis
started to go on and Jones said, "don't
go Jim, will be right with you"
At about this time DIR. Guinan ap-
peared walking down the street and
Dennis remarked, ''there comes the doc
tor.n "Yes," said Jones to Miss Jessie,
"there comes your father and we are in
for it, so we might as well make the best
of it and see 1t oGt." She said, "yes,"
and they awaited his arrival. Mr.. Den
mis- strolled on but heard the doctor
accost Jones with "Mr. Jones, have
warned you against ever speaking to my
daughter again"
Father, he is not to blame. ! sought
this meeting and if you blame anyone
blame me-" During all the time Jones
said nothing. The doctor ordered his
daughter to go home and Jones called to
Dennis, "Jim don't leave me-" Then
came the shot and as Dennis came to
the body DR.. Guinan called on him to
search him, saying, II didn't kill him
Major, / want you to bear witness"
Mr.. Dennis searched the doctor and
found no weapon, but he could not see
how else Jones could have been killed
and concluded that the weapon had been
thrown away. AS Jones fell, witness
thought he exclaimed, ooh JIM" DIR.
Guinan was never nearer than twenty
five feet or thereabouts OF the dead man