Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-11
THE SECOND MURDER.
G. n. Haywood Found Dead-W. F.
Jones Under Arrest.

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While the people were bending all
efforts early toward running down the
slayer of Miss Jennett, whose mutilated
body was found on 18th street, Wedies-
day night, second brutal murder was
discovered.
The body of Geo. Henry Haywood
was found lying in a pool of blood on
the sidewalk on Amherst street, a
half block west of Junction avenue, at
$50 Thursday morning, deep cash
over the left eye from which the brains
oozed, telling the cause of death.
Haywood was head bookkeeper at
the Michigan Maleable Iron Works and
attended a dance at Baker hall, Baker
and 18th street, Wednesday night. His
wife had intended to accompany him,
but was ill and remained at home.
When found he had evidently been dead
some hours.
AS her husband did not return, Mrs.
Haywood was much alarmed and aris-
ing early, accompanied by Earl, aged
| II, proceeded to find some trace of her
| husband The child had gone but u
short distance when the lfeless re-
| mains of the father We're found. The
| police We're notified and the body re-
lIloNcu " TIC anu plittu Dc-
side the remains of Miss Jennctt, who
| also had been murdered but a few
| hours previous
An examination of Haywoods body
| and clothes showed that robbery was
| not the motive. There was but one
| wound, evidently made with a heavy,
blunt instrument, as it penetrated the
skull and left an ugly cut. Detectives
| mt tn hn
arrested VIM. F. Jones, a roomer in
Haywood's house. The two men are
said to have quarrelled frequently.
About 20 feet from where the body was
| found a revolver lay in the alley. The
| little Haywood boy identified it as be-
| longing to Jones and said he had seen
it in his room Whether it could have
caused the wound is a question with
the police.
| When Jones was asked as to his re-
| lations with the family, he said his
home is in Lincoln. Neb., where he has
a wife and three children. He said he
first became acquainted with the Hay
woods about five years ago when he
went to the house one day to mend a
gasoline stove for them. He had board
ed there since last February.
Jones has had his residence in the
Haywood home for a long time and
the two men are said frequently to
have quarrelled. Robbery was not a
motive as Haywood's personal effects
were untouched.
At the home, Earl Haywood, the son
of the murdered man, said he did not
think that Jones had been out all night.
Mrs. Haywood, her three children
I taken to police headquarters at noon
and examined by Captain of Detectives
Mcdonnell. On her way to the car
Mrs Haywood said in answer to a re-
porter's questions that so far as she
| knew Jones had been in his room all
| night. She said that twice during the
| nigh he wanted to go out and search
for NIr. Haywood, but that she advised
him not to go, as he did not know
where to search and it would be use
less. Accordingly he did not go either
time.
. The police said. tonight that they
have not reached solution of the mur-
| der OF George H. Haywood. whose life
less hody was found. this morning.
with 100 feet of his home. VIM. H.
Jones, who roOmed in HeywoOd's home
and v no was arrested on suspicion, this
morning, was still in custody tonight.
| Mrs. Haywood who was closely eX-
amined this afternoon and evening
was ermitted to return to her home
| Heywood's murderer first shot him
and then crushed in his head with some
heavy instrument. Jones was
plumber and made a speciality of re-
pairing gas stoves. In his kit of tools
| was found a machinists hammer
which, the officers assert, fits perfectly
| the hole in Heywood's forehead.
In lot near where the body was
which Heywood's young son at first
positively identified as belonging to
Jones. Later in the day, however, the
lad was not so sure of the identifica-
| ton.
| Jones was very cool and told freely
| all he said he knew of the tragedy.
HeywoOd's little daughter Kate
heard shot fired about 3 o'clock yes
terday morning. The officers have To-
Gated persons who saw Haywood. who
| attended a dance. yesterday evening,
| three blocks from his home, at min
utes to 8 o'clock. Mrs. Haywood told
the officers that at 3 o'clock in the
morning she gave Jones q headache
powder. She had given him a similar