The evening times., 1900-03-19

GOSHEN. y. Y. March 19.-Tokens OF
admiration from women friends make the
place Of confinement OF Dr. William r.
Jones. formerly Of the Navy. who is charg-
ed with the murder OF his colored coach
man. appear more like floral bower than
a prison The fact that he is charged with
crime that is stirring an Orange county
IS making women vie with each other in
their expressions Of sympathy.
Dr. Jones. according tC the testimony OF
one woman. threatened 20 shoot her full
OF holes. neighbOrs have made affidayits
as to how he has fourished reyoivers. and
how he declared he was going TO bleed
his colored servant. but his admirers. Who
visit him day after day. laden with How
ers. fruits. candies and delicacies, trmly
believe he is innocent
One woman from New York is a most
faithful visitor. She says she Is the wife
OF a retired police sergeant in Low York.
who is now employed by the Produce EN-
change. There are two stylish looking wO-
men who have declined TO give their names
to Sheriff Strong. who cali at The Goshen
Jail every other day TO see Or Jones'. Then
there are women visitors from Pine Bush.
who take flowers and ieIlies and make snx-
ious enquiries as 70 the prisoners welfare
Some Of the women have taken him cider
down quilts and a hair mattress.
Strange circumstances I'll the case OF
the Kentuckian who will probably 90 on
trial for his life Before the shooting OF
Charles Lewis. his cOachman. his name
was constantly In the mouths of the peO-
pie of Pine Bush. where ne became a resi-
dent three years ago. DR.. Jones' claims
TO rank in the Navy. his marriage and his
divorce kept the community in a state of
excitement. IL had its climax when Lewis
the cOachman, was found with a bullet In
his head. DR.. Jones says the coaChmaR
committed suicide. Physicians and pistol
experts that District Attorney a. v. y.
Powelson has had at work say the case
could not possibly have been one OF self
destruction.
There was one witness on whose testi-
mony Jones counted much. He testified
that Lewis a few hour. before the shoot
ing had said he intended to kill himself.
This witness died a few days ago, but
Coroner Decker has his affidavit.
District Attorney POwelson says he will
go before the April grand jury with an
extraordinarily strong circumstsnJlal case
District Attorney POwelsOn is the father Of
Lieutenant Powelson. OF the Navy.
Save for his ~Coachman. Dr. Jones was
living alone in his house at Pine Bush at
the time of the shooting. The doctor, ac-
cOrding 10 the testimony of Andrew T.
DeyC. in SchultZ's Hotel. on the morning
Of January H. had complained that Lewis
had been on a long spree. I'm am going
up TO the house and drop a gun on his
head" said Dr. jones, as he left the hO-
tel.
IL was about noon of that same day
when Newton Highly a justice OF the
peace. was called into Or. Jones house
The doctor had sent for him. Lewis was
lying on the floor Of the kitchen uncon-
scious and with a bullet hole over the
right eye. One OF the doctors reyolvers
was under his left hand. Jones said he
had run into the kitchen after hearing
the shot and had asked Lewis what he
had done According to the doctor the
coiored man replied: 4 have made a fin
ish Of myself"
DR.. Howard J. Powelson and DR.. Little
Merritt testified that it would have beer
Impossible for Lewis TO have spoken after
the bullet struck him. The wound wouId
have caused instant uneonseiousness.
James N. Smith. the witness. who has
since died, met Lewis on the road a few
hours before the shooting. Lewis right
eye was nearly closed and his face was
bloody. Smith. who was a teamster. asked
him what had been the trouble Lewis re-
piled: Il have been done for fair. am
going up 10 the house 70 finish it. / will
shoot myself
Dr. Jones record in the Navy has been
Investigated by Coroner Decker. Instead OF
being a surgeon he was an apothecary. lie
served for a long time on the MarblehelI
He met with an accident while in the ser
vice and was retired.
DIR. Jones mad gone 20 Orange county to
board the summer after he had been re-
tired He met the young woman there
who afterward became his wife He took
the house at Pine Bush. and soon worked
up a good practice. He was especially
popular among the women. Mrs Jones
went West and obtained divorce about a
year and q half after their marriage