Cañon City record., 1898-09-01
NEIMAN ADMITS HIS CRIME.
Slayer Of J. e. Jones Tells How he
DID II Returned to the Sheriff
by Senator Wells.

creek, is about as outlined in the
DAILY RECORD Saturday. Win
Jones, as he was familiarly known,
and VIM. Neiman were engaged in
cutting ties and mining timbers on
Upper Howard creek. They were
both in the employ of w. A. Alex
ander, who had early in the week
gone out and selected a piece of tim
Der, dividing it between the two men
by line marked by blazed trees.
Jones, it seems, was not satisfied
with the division made by his emplyer,
and annoyed his fellow workman SO
with faultfnding that he soon began
carrying Winchester rifle. Jones
had his family camping with him and
on Friday went to his work as usual
Failing to return for his dinner, Mrs.
Jones became greatly worried and
noticing some boys coming in from
the direction in which her husband
had been working enquired if they
had seen anything of him. They told
her that they had seen him lying
near where he had been at work, and
supposed be was taking nap after
lunch. This 50 alarmed the woman
that she picked her baby up from the
ground where he was at play and
leading her little four year old boy
started off to find their father.
She found him lying among some
fallen timber where he had apparent
ly fallen, with two bullet holes through
his body, and dead Her cries of dis
tress brought assistance in the person
of H. d. Conine, who was working
on an adjoining hill. Learning the
facts Conine Summoned more assist
ance and the body was carried to the
home of Mrs Jones mother, Mrs
Margaret Howard, and an abitrary
summons sent to Sheriff Hawkins
VINO hurried to the scene. Arriving
at Howard the sheriff learned the
facts as above related and found that
Neiman, who was strongly suspicioned
of the crime, had fed, leaving no
trace behind him. After satisfying
himself that the suspicioned man Was
not in the neighborhood. Sheriff Haw-
kins sent o1t a telegraphic descripr
ton Of the man, offering 500 reward
for his capture. About 10 O'clock
Saturday morning the following tele-
gram was received and Sheriff Haw-
kins took the first train for Salida:
VILLA GROVE, Colo, Aug. 27.-
Have Neiman arrested. Nj. Wells of
Canon City viii bring him to Salida
on No. 6 tonight. Meet them.
A. C. PArcHEN, Operator.
The Mr.. Wells mentioned by Opera
tor Patchen proved to be Ex-senator
I. S. Wells, who turned his man over
to the sheriff without having expert
enced any trouble with him. In fact
Neiman was SO badly frightened that
he was extremely anxious to be un-
der the protection Of someone.
When questioned by Sheriff Hawkins
Neiman at once admitted his crime,
entering into the details Of the affair
in matter Of fact way, but was con-
stantly alert, as if expecting posse
to avenge the deed. His only attempt
at self justification was that Jones had
started toward him with an ak in his
hand, threatening to kill him. In
vestigation, however, disclosed the
fact that the men were fully forty
yards apart when the shots were fred,
and with the exception of his ak
Jones was wholly unarmed. Two
shots from a 44-l0 Winchester took
effect, both passing through the body
from the front. After his victim
fell Neiman fled towards the main
range, calculating, he said, to 60 to
Silver Cliff. but gaining the top of
the mountains and seeing the lights
Of Villa Grove his mind changed and
he directed his Steps toward the San
Luis valley, instead. E-saent Fri
day night in the mountains ana dss-
cending the western slope lost his
footing, falling quite a distance, los
ing his rife and hat and only retaining
his life by a miracle. Arriving at
Villa Grove he was well nigh ex-
nausted. His feet were mass of
blisters, bruises and cuts. his clothes
and hands were torn. and he had the
general appearance of having had
rough journey. But he still retained .
wisp of cunning in his befuddled brain
and put on . bold front. entering the
depot and inquiring the price Of a
ticket to Salida as il nothing had
ever happened to mar the even tenor
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