Evening journal., 1901-10-03
Alexander Jones Held Without
Bail for Upper Court
DAMAGING EVIDENCE GIVEN
Charged With Killing John Wesley
Kidney ROWe'S Case
Continued

also colored, by shooting him through
the head. was held without bail for up
per court by Judge Churohman this
morning ,,,l
The shooting took place at No. GIL
Christiana street on Sunday last, and
although the coroner's jury was un-
able to fix the blame on Jones, dam
aging evidence was given against MN
today.
The first witness, DR.. James 4. Dra-
per. Jr., testified that he had examined
the wound in Winners head, and found
that the outlet had penetrated the fore
head. taking a backward course, with
slight deviation TO the right
William West, colored, testified that
inst prior to the shooting he saw
Jones. Wilmer amid Dick ELDERS to-
gether in front of Jones home. AS they
were about to enter tine house VIII
mer showed Eiberts down and Jones
fell ON him. When they got up Jones
said. with an cath, that it was not all
over yet" The men, all cf whom had
been drinking then went into uhel
house. and IN q few moments he hearu
a shot Someone called cut. Alex,
you've done it now, or words 10 that
effect. u told you not 10 fool WIN
THAT pistol.
Emma Collins, who lived next door,
testified that she saw the affair at the
doorstep. but that it was all in play.
Shortly after they entered the house
she heard a shot and Jones father
came to the door and said: "AleXsI
done it now"
Mary Smith. small white girl, who
Lives in a house the rear yard of which
! joins the Jones house, said she mad
heard someone IN an clubhouse say: II
done it.. and l intended TO do It,
Officer McGarvey testified 10 finding
Jones in the clubhouse alone.
For the defense. Lucinda Jones,
his mother. testified that she was IN
the room when the shooting took place.
The only other persons present were
Jones. Wilmer and Elberts, who was
sitting by the door. There was no
quarrel between Wilmer and Jones that
She had heard. When Wilmer came in
/ be had a pistol in his belt. Mrs. Jones
[ said she was standing at a table with
I ber back toward ETS. SOCK mlere-
was sitting on a soft and Wilmer stand
ing a few feet away.
She heard Wilmer say, Shall l
lshoot?" and Alexander's reply was, No
don't do that At that moment she
turned around and saw Wilmer looking
down and pulling a revolver from his
belt. The next instant she heard a
shot and Wilmer fell to the floor with
his head towards the kitchen door. She
| did net see who fired the shot, nor
could she tell what had become Of the
revolver until the the police got it.
Patrol Driver John Purcell testified
that Jones handed him the revolver,
which he said he picked up off of tine
table.
Alfred Rowe was arraigned on the
charge Of assault and battery upon
William II. Hector, on September p,
the effects of which have caused his
death
DR.. James A. Draper, Jr., testified
that he had made a postmOrtem exami-
nation of Hector's body and found no
evidence of any bruises upon it. In his
opinion Hector's death was due to
heart failure, superinduced by chronic
kidney trouble. DR.. c.. H. Stevens
who was present at the pOst-mortem
corroborated DIR. Draper's testimony
and said in his opinion, death was due
TO heart trouble. Merrill Buegless, n
small boy, gave a concise and clear
statement of that part of the trouble
between Hector and Rowe which he
saw Buegless said he was in Four
teenth street, when his attention was
attracted by Hector picking up a brick
from the sidewalk and advanced toward
Rowe with It i'm his hand. Rowe knock
ed the brick out of his hand and
threw him down upon a cellar door.
He did not strike Hector while he was
down, but hit him once in the stomach
while he was upon his feet. Hector
made an attempt to kick Rowe once or
/ twice, but did not succeed. He did
not see Rowe make any attempt 10
kick him. Curtis Layton. another small
boy, gave substantially the same tes-
timony. Charles Weidemann testified
that he had seen part of the trouble,
but did not sec Rowe kick Hector. In
order TO obtain more evidence the case
was continued until tomorrow morn
ing, Rowe being admitted to 5000 bail.
BOY ESCAPES PUNisHMEDr
John Mcbride was charged with COM
Uniting am assault and battery upon
Samuel Korngold. Korngold testified
that he was coming up Orange street
about noon yesterday with a young wo-
man, whbm he left at a cigar factory.
As he parted from her Mcbride called
out from across the street: "Sheeney,
why don't you take off your hat"
Korngold then started after him, and
Mcbride entered a blacksmith shop,
and picking up file struck him sew
leral times with It. They then went at
it and fought until they we're separ-
ated. Mcbride denied having used a
Gle, and said he did not attack KOrn-
sold rnfii ~ etfucl. hir-. Several wit
lnesses corrOborated his statemeu. and