Evening journal., 1898-09-08
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Serious Shooting ARRAY on the
East Side Last Night.
JONES IS HELD WITHOUT BAIL
TO AWAIT TlHE EXTENT OF THE
INJURIES OF EDWARD SMITH.
HIS VICTIM, WHO Is ZOW AT
THE DELAWARE HOSPITAL.

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HIS VICTIM, WHO Is ZoW AT
THE DEIlAwlARE HOSPITAL
Last night. about 10 O'clock. Edward
Smith, residing at No. East Eighth
street, was shot twice in the back, as
he alleges, by Frank Jones. Accord
ing to the story told by Smith tho
shooting was result OF an inbatuation
the men had for Mrs. Frank Hyatt
who lives in the same house, and they
both met in her room last night. The
shooting followed
After the shooting occurred Smith
walked to the police station and tod
the house sergeant on duty that he
had been shot In the back in two dif-
ferent places. An examination was
made and Il was found that one bull
let had entered his back over one OF
his ribs on the left side and that an
other had taken effect In his back over
the shoulder blade. Police Surgeon
Hughes was summoned. He probed
for the balls. but being unable to To-
cate them, had the wounded man ssut
to the Delaware Hospital.
The room In which the shots were
fired is occupied by Mrs. Frank Hyatt.
whose husband is at present out OF
town.
Smiths version OF the affair Is that he
entered Mrs. Hyatt's room and found
Jones, who at once began shooting
at him. Three shots were fred. Tvs
struck him. Jones then fed. Police
men Gillon and Burns made an lnvesti-
cation at the house.
Mrs. Hyatt denies Smiths statement
= that Jones had been In her soom, bui
says she knows him. Il was in beC
when Smith broke In the back door o
e my room and came in. He went on
into the hall and l heard shots." sh'
= said when questioned concerning th
y matter.
VI Mrs. Hyatt's two children, who wer
" In the room at the time, were frighten
y" ed into Mysteries and could not tell hor
70 the shooting occurred. The people VIII
Is bccupy the other fats do not kno
anything about the shooting excel
7. that they heard three shots fred ar
es heard men cutsing
81 Previous to the shooting they heal
az noise as II a door was being broke
ne down and men running through tl
IT. house. Frank vandegrift heard Smit
W ordering another man from the lou'
y and then heard the shots fired Jone
o' who is alleged to have done the shoo
IL ing, is said to be huckster and
," known to the police.
Jones was arrested at 230 o'cio'
W. this morning by Sergeants kucas al
ity Black and OFFICER Ailueu. They -four
LA him lying on a Matchbox at the inta
10 section OF tho P., w. & b. cut-off al
10 The B. & o. railroad. Under Ais he
D. was a thirty-two calibre revolver wi
no three empty chambers. Jones admit
OF doing the shooting but sid he had
le- fire to save himself.
mo Jones was brought before Judge p
SUs this morning and arradgned on I
ueu charge OF committing an assault wi
oil intent to kill Smith. DR.. Palmer,
ops the Delaware Hospital, testified TO 4
To- nature OF the wounds on Smiths p
our son and stated that the bullet unk
ops the shoulder had just penetrated
OF flesh and was easily extracted,
mp wound not being dangerous. The OH
bullet had not been located, and II Y
probably lodged behind one OF
. mans ribs.
unr He stated that at present he Co
= H. not positively say what would be
ocK result Of the injuries. but would
ana able to state definitely in a wee
VIA time.
edi- Mrs. Josephine Hyatt took the ST
oeV' and said that SHE was present WI
Den the shooting occurred and that 10
oeV' and Smith were both there. Jones
Ion. the man who fred the shots. The
was continued until Thursday nexf
await the result OF Smiths injur
'sOn and Jones was held without bail.