The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-22
VERDICT OE JURY
Is That Nina Raymond Infiict-
ed Jones' Death Wounds.
EYE WITNESSES TESTIFY
That She Struck Him With a
Bed Stat.

) Al the coroner's inquest held yesterday
warming over the remains Of Edwin {.
ZONES. who died from the effects o.
wounds inflicted at the house OF MIS-
'Roberrs last Tuesday night, Nina Ray
roonf denied hitting Jones with bed STAT
.4tar having substantially admitted 1t the
.i,b+ before TO a reporter for the Eas4e
tn the presence Of Mrs. Simmons. He' "e-
NAL had little bearing on tas case now
ever. and the jury decided against her III
1he following verdict, which was rendered
after hearing the testimony OF only -e"
witnesses .-,,.-
An in1uisition holden at Wichita
sAdgwick county, on the 2lst day OF
march A. D. 1899 before me, Levi Nc
.Taughlin. coroner Of said county, On the
7,odv NJ Edward Jones, there lying dead
bv the jurors upon their oatns 90 say
that the said Edward Jones came 70 MS
death from the effects of wounds on the
head inflicted by one Nina Raymond with
a he'd Stat then and there held in her
hand ...-,-,,
/ y. WOODCOCK. SAMUEL STORbR'
w. P. PARR, j. > of1 f-I an
" BROWN. H. B. SHRENE,
II is understood that four of the jury
mon contended that Mrs. Roberts at
ubose house the deed was committed
should be implicated in the crime, but
there was mot sufficient evidence intro
ducAd along this line 10 warrant such
verdict. although all of the juryman and
great many of the men who are familiar
with the circumstances Of the case are
1,..T =17n "a p
thing TO do with it.
Mrs. Roberts was the first witness call
ed. She said in substance that she had no
particular business for livelihood ex-
cept that she kept roomers by the week
She denied that she maintains an assigna-
ton house, but said that Nina Raymond
had been making her home at her place for
quite a while Sometimes, she said, Nina
STAYED with Bentley, the blacksmith,
who rooms in the little chile stand just
north of the Lee SteaTns livery barn on
North Main street. She said that Nina
RAYMOND had no other vocation than that
of eating morphine and drinking alcohol
On Sunday night Jones was at her house
drunk, and on Tuesday night he came
again at about o'clock and was still in
toxicated. Her boys, Alvin. and the
younger one, aged j., were there at the
time, and they put Jones in a bedroom.
Nina came in late that night drunk. She
went to the old mans room, and very soon
Mrs. Roberts heard a noise. Going 10 the
room she and the boys saw Nina strike
Jones with a bed Stat, and he was lying
or the floor, complaining Of the pain. Nina
said she would kill the old man. but Mrs.
Roberts took the slat out Of her hands
ard at once ordered Dr.. 81. John, who. she
said. declined 10 answer her call, when
she sent for a policeman. She said she
never knew Jones before he went TO her
house Sunday.
Alva Roberts said he returned home late
a. night, and soon after Nina Raymond
came in and assaulted Jones with bed
sla'. He said he saw her do it.
T. L. Anderson. the hackman NJ Stones
livery barn, told a different story He
said he was called TO the Roberts house
about G o'clock and got Jones in the alley.
He took him 20 the Green block. Jones
was then conscious and said he had been
hit with something and robbed
Nina Raymond was not very anxious 70
talk. She said she was in total ignorance
Of the affair but afterwards said she saw
Jones and Mrs. Roberts in room together
on Monday. Nina Mas very Indignant a.
the way Prosecuting Attorney AmIdo1
questioned her. IF 7 ovc~ Get ont Of this
viii kill that man" said she. I'm the pres
enco Of the coroner.
county Physician Jordan said he called