Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-17
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Moro Details of the Case of w. N
.JonAs al Jewell.


Special to Times Republican.
Jewell, Dec. 17.--4A strange and sad
case is being investigated in this town. 4
III is the death Of a young man by the
name of William Jones, whose death is
supposed to be caused by foul play.
Tones is a man Is years of age and his
Ehome is at Peoria, H., where he claimed
a father and brother lived. He arrived
! here last Saturday morning, a week ago.
Ion the morning passenger from Webster
lefty where he has been employed as u
farm hand during the summer and fall.
/ Wher he arrived here he claimed to
haye saved about $40 from his summer
4 and fail wages, arriving here with as
evidence shows s65 in paper money and
/ 3. or So in silver on arrival here Jones
went to the City Hotel and engaged a
llooin and then started out in search Of.
4 work. Being farm hand he secured a
place to husk corn and then stayed
4Earound the town, intending TO begin
work Monday. Aboug s o'clock Satiir-
d day evening he Went to a drug store and
skought a pint of whisky and during the
evening INDUCED in drinking with the
boys of the town and vicinity. He spent
most of the evening in restaurant at
q the north end of Main street where the
Dogs Tdt ptssil detuStuIHtu 81 ts speiisi
:. their evenings Here he passed the
drinks and enjoyed 4 share of them HIM
self They remained here until about II
a'clock that night, when some of the
boys who lived in the country started
s intoxicated he could hardly walk. anc
fad not gone far when he was accosted
Il by two young fellows. who started t.
81 help him down the street.
Nothing more was heard or seen oil
r him until the next morning. when a
z man living in the southeastern part u
I town went out to his chicken house L
II see his chickens and here found 8
. stranger in one corner Of the house
s After speaking to him and arousing him
4 { the owner left him and passing thru {
! / reighbor's yard told the lady Of thu
house. She went into her house ane
told her husband, who immediately
made an investigation of the report, ant
upon entering the chicken house h,
q found Jones in a chilled condition, be
:. ing so cold that he could scarcely move
He helped him to put his shoes ON ant
started out with him to the street. Th
! man came with Jones up Main stree
III Until a restaurant was in sight. whel
/, Jones thought he could get along alone
Il Jones stayed at the restaurant from
s 1870 until 2 O'clock that afternoon, whel
two or three citizens stepped into tn
p lunch room and noticing something wa
. wrong with him summoned a physician
n who thought he had better be taken I
i the hotel and given a bed After tn
man was undrsssed the physician no
lticed wound nsthe hip and one on tn
stomach and upon close examination
was found that his case was quite SER
IS Gus. and medical skill and nurses wer
n II once employed He did not improv
To- lsany. but had great pains and crampin
lei in the stomach and side. His stomac
le could stand no strong food and onl
Il broths were administered, and no pei
rEsons We're allowed TO talk much to hin
10 Thursday afternoon the county attol
IN ney visited him to get his testimony
ht the case. The interview seemed to wol
lie Fry him and at 2 O'clock Friday morl
ling his heart grew weak and it was onl
thru the pulsive efforts of the attendill
physician that he survived. Again &
= Friday he was visited by the attorne
= and a dying statement WAS taken
=. -. which he signed his name. The alto
- ,iey also made an Investigation of Il
!, q names which had been given him ar
~ the case began 10 look serious Jon'
- tegan to grow weaker and little aft
8 o'clock the grim hand of death seizs
him. The coroner and county attorns
We're summoned.
on.| From evidence drawn 1t appears TIL
n, when Jones arrived here he had a lig
Is. overcoat and a watch. which togeth
lis with the money, s65 in bills and 50 or
nj in silver, are gone. The case looks sci
Gus and the interest of the townsm,
is aroused The relatives have be-
sent for. Detectives are out and as ty
zee young men from this vicinity are 81
tie pected Important developments a
~ looked for.
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