Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-05
coLO.sL0ooeo MURDER.
'eo. Briggs Shoots and Kills Mrs. Chauncey
Jones at langdon, Mn.

bellows Falls. VT. Nov. 4.-After ;
| alarrel between Cleveland Jones, Is year.
9,a. ana Geo. RI. Briggs, Il neighbor. il
Nm nansd0n, \. H.. young Jones' mother
| Mrs. Chauncey Jones. was shot ana HE'D
! SUNDAY. ny Briggs. Briggs gave him
| .ti UP later in the day and was taker
| TO newport n. H.. tonight. where he vii
ne lodged in the county Jail His cas-.
VIII come up before the grand jury OF
SuiliNan county. n. H.. whfchwilI meet q,
Newport, Tuesday.
Fellows Falls. VT, Nov. 4--In yiew n.
tie iact that the murder of Mrs. Chaun.
ceE Jones at I.angdOn. ~ H. is the frs,
AFFAIR of tho kind in this section of the
| Jury, 1t was not surprising, today, tina
hundreds i!ocked to the little farm house
the scene OF the tragedy, ana that rhe
. .n incidents. such as the escap'
rom inc bullets of young Cleveland
Jones. should be almost the sole tonic OF
discussion
Some of the farmers of sullivan county.
New HAMPSHIRE in which the murder
occurred, drove many miles in their curl
osity TO see q house where murder had
bcen done. while fully rs many wen, over
10 Claremont, y. H.. where the accused
man man. G""rsc H. Brges: was arragn. d
r-"'iines occupied little time and. al.
though represented by counsel. Brigg.
was held without bail to await the action
or the grand jury without any evidence
being produced except the statement az
the county attorney.
Although refusing absolutely, 10 discueS
the afar, il was learned that Briggs b,d
declared that he had no recollection o.
what occurred at the Jones house. yes
teriar. 1T is all a blank" he said ANA
th@n r.lapSed into silence. At the hea g
int, Today, ne was represented by e. II
Williams Of this town. and Hosea Parlo :
nroh Mah pI% ha liz ana these lawyers
The result Of the inquest held. Sunda :.
night, by y. +. Waite of Newport. has
not yet been announced but ii is expect
ca hcfof" IN" grand jury meets. Tuesday
Belng the only witness Of the shooting
young Cleveland Jones was closely u,ies-
TONED several times. today, by tho au-
thoriti"s. bat the boy varies little on hi,
TORY. lle naturally rec"llccted mann
circumstances surrounding th, affair
WtI"h II" could not recall. Yesterday uv .
ing TO the excitement. II" said that whe =
f'f1ee% appeared at the doorway The fo4i.
Younger children sought refuge in the
cellar and We're there when their mother
shot 10 death. stumbled into 1ho from
rdoin 20 die.
They heard Eriggs leave The house ANA
MS awful oath to return and clean on
the whole place, so thai without even
glance at their dead mothers face they
al, including cleveland. rushed acr -
the hcldS 10 safety in tile home ~ VI.
Of their neighbors
Cleveland said that lie saw Etiec-
Struggling with his wife in his avn door
way and heard her plead with him not to
20 back to the Jones house. This v.e
AFTER III" shooting when briggs had enrr
back to his house for Il fresh lot Of car
tridgcs.
Briggs finally gave in and then. hitch
ing up his h"rs" drove to Alstcad. NJ II
where he surrendered his pistol Ia \. r.
cram, one Of the SeleCtm.n
1t appears that chaunCey Jones move
10 the little farm house in I.angCou m
Arril. 1870, while Brge~ took up his RS
id"nc" in a nearby place about i yc5r
later. or last spring. After the dispute
over the right OF way through the Briggs
land, Jones said today, that Rriee..
threatened to shoot him and that re-
Jones. made 4 compliant to j. H. Brow Ii
al tlarcmont. and asked 10 have Rricg,
put under bonds TO Keep the peace NJ
action Was taken in the matter