The age-herald., 1901-08-06
HORRIBLE DEATH
 OF MISS JONES Daughter of Ex-Governor Killed
 by Street Car SHE WAS AN INVALID While Her Father Sat on the veranda She Ran Into the Street and Fell
 Under the Wheels of the
 Moving Car.
SHE WAS AN INVALID

Montgomery, August 5.-(Special. .)-Miss Caroline Jones' daughter of former Gov ernor Jones, as horribly ground to death under the wheels of a trolley car at an early hour this morning. The car was operating on the Cloverdaie line, and the accident occurred just opposite the Jones home in Adams street.
 Both the father and brother of the young girl were mortified and helpless witnesses to the awful tragedy, which seems to have been unavoidable.
 Miss Caroline Jones has for several years been an invalid, and was under the constant care of an attendant. Her ill., ness has been attended by spells during which she was seized by an unoontrola- ble impulse to run. It was one of these spells that this morning impelled her to death. She ran from the side of her fla ther and brother on the veranda of their home to the car track on which swiftly glided a car, and before the motorman could check his charge, the body of the girl was horribly mangled.
 Where the Accident Occurred.
 Governor Jones' residence stands at the corner of Hull and Adams streets, facing the latter. The Cloverdale line of the Montgomery Street railway sys- tenn runs down Hull street north and south. The accident occurred few min utes after the family had f1nfsffed break fast. Governor Jones and his son, Tom Jones' Jr., were standing on the veranda with Miss Caroline. The Governor was just leaving for his office down town. Miss Caroline said to her father, "Wait, I'm going to get you a flower" At the same time she ran down the steps. In- stead of stopping in the yard, however, she ran rapidly out of the gate and turned up Adams street which crosses the car line at right angles.
 Her brother started immediately after her. He was within few feet of her when the Cloverdale car came from Dex- ter avenue, going south.
 Miss Jones did not run directly In front of the car, but ran against 1t near the front wheels.
 On the veranda, that gave a clear view of the horrifying accident, her father stood. A moment before 1t occurred he saw the inevitable tragedy and turned his head
 The car was In charge of Conductor J. M Blake and Motorman w. M. Stanley.
 Conductor Blake after the tragedy said:
 q first saw the young lady when she was within 30 feet of the car. She was running directly tosit.s The next knew she was under the wheels. At that mo- ment Motorman Stanley applied the brake but seemed to have. trouble with the current ran to the front of the car and reversed the current. This quickly brought the car to standstill. At that time Mir J. s. Heating, the street cleaning man, was on the front platform The car was reversed and carried back to Court Square, where the accident was reported to the company officials. It then made it's regular trip out to Cloverdale. In the meanwhile the accident had been reported to the police department and on the cars return to the city Officer Lacy put the conductor and motorman under arrest.
 They were carried to police headquar- ters, but were detained only a few min utes, as Governor Jones telephoned to have them released His request was complied with.
 The remains of the unfortunate young lady were tenderiy lifted up and carried home. Friends of the former Governor and his family hurried to the home to offer oondolence and sympathy
 The funeral will take place at 10:30 to- morrow.
 A peculiar coincidence Is attached to the accident. It will be remembered that just about two months ago the same car ran into a hose wagon and caused the death of Captain Sykes and several of his men, The former accident occurred within a block of today's deplorable tragedy.