Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-08-07

The next witness, Mrs. Jesse
Davis, wife of prosecuting witness,
swore she heard the shooting from
her home while lying on bed near
a window. She saw the flash also.
A very little while before this she
had seen Jones pass and when she
heard the shot she became terribly
frightened and said to her son,
Jones has killed your father"
She and her son hurried to the
scene and found Davis unhurt.
She further said: Il knew it
was shot, for | saw the flash
and heard the report. Could not
tell which fired the shot, as they
were so far away could not see
them. Did not know that my hus-
band had a pistol. Knew he some
times carried one. The day Cf the
trouble in the pasture Henry called
me and said: Bring the gun, ma,
Jones is in the pasture l went
with Henry to the barn lot and met
Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Davis said: He
(Jones) won't get out and invited
me down to the pasture to shoot it
out Henry and his pa loaded
the gun. | gave Henry the pistol
to take his pa when he took him
the gun. | do not like Mr.. Jones,
for | fear him. cautioned Mr..
Davis when he went down to the
pasture after Jones to keep the law
on his side and not to shoot unless
he had to-"
Henry Davis: was lying on
the bed when | heard the shot.
Ma said: % me, Jones has shot
your pa jumped up and went
into her room. She met me at the
door with her shoes off. | started
up the road and ma followed. We
met pa and he came home with us.
Ma said, Jones shot at you, didn t
her Pa said, yes She asked
again, Did he hit you'' and pa
said no Ma said she would have
Jones arrested if she were he. Pa
said didn't know what he would
do. | asked pa where he was
when Jones shot at him, and pa
said at the gap in the fence. |
asked pa if he shot at Jones and
he said no. Pa sometimes carried
a pistol. Don't know that pa had
a pistol when he met Jones that
evening. | heard pa tell Jones
about four years ago that he would
better go home and kiss his wife
and children goodbye. They mad
some trouble at that time. The
day pa ran Jones from the pasture
| saw somebody in the pasture and
pa coming toward the house as fast
as he could. | ran to the house
and told ma to give me the gun.
All three Of us helped load the
gun. | looked and saw Jones
leaving the pasture, walking and
running. Pa got on his horse and
started after him. gave pa II 81
caliber revolver as he started. 1t
was loaded. Winfrey told us one
day as we sat ut the dinner table
Keep him (Jonec) and that THEY
ing set out We We're speaking
Of Jones"
Witness being asked why he
was in such Il hurry to load his
gun when he saw Jones in the pas
ture stated that it was for the rea,
son that his father mihtget in
shoting distance of Jones before
he got away. Followed his father
into the pasture after Jones, "so
there could be no lies told"
Frank Mudd: Live north OF
Mexico about ten miles. Am a
farmer; lived here about fifteen
years. Know Tom Jones and
where he lives. Was at his house
about July oath. Mr.. Quinlan
was with us. We were looking al
some cattle we had bought and had
come to take home. All three OF
us drove the cattle to the Lawdei
place. Mr.. Jones was in his shirt
sleevs. did not see weapon OF
any kind on his person."
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