The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-19
12 AGONIZED CRY RENDS
THE HEAVY AIR OF NIGHT
PISTOLS Blaze and Their Sharp Reports Arouse
the Startled Citizens of Wilson
From Slumber.

ley, who was placed under a 5000 bond.
Jones borrowed a shot gun from Powell
Brothers, loaded it with No. 1 shot and
took 1t to his room for protection. In
taking out the peace warrant Jones is
said to have told the magistrate that
Whitley was mad at him for indicting w.
7. Groom, a friend of Whitley's for
cursing and abusing him.
The testimony before the coroner's jury
shows that some Of the parties under ar
rest were drinking before the trouble.
The opinion here is that the crowd did
not like Jones habits and only intended
to thrash him and run him out OF town.
Reports also say hat Jones had been
gambling at times with some men in the
party, and that he had won money under
suspicious circumstances that this and
his conduct with the negro women had
caused the seff-constituted regulators t.
wait on him.
Jones was about thirty-fve years old.
SIX feet tall, weighed about 165 pounds,
was of ford complexion and smooth
shaver. He had said that he was a
nephew of Senator James X. Jones, char
man of the National Democratic Com
mlttee and had property in Arkansas. 1t
is said hat he is a son of ex State Senate.
Jones, Of Arkansas, and that a brother of
his Is now in the Arkansas State Uni
versity.
The parties charged with completely in
the murder were seen by police officers
and We're all arrested early this morning
and it is limited that other arrests may
be made. After arrest they were placed
in charge Of Sheriff Sharpe in the county
jail, as the city lookup was too small u
accommodate them.
None Of tba Oartipc arreCtad will f11l-
acting on the advice of attorneys that they
say nothing. On the streets there is talk
that whiskey led up to the act. and there
is among citizens Of all classes deep re
greet at the horrible affair, which adds IL
the list Of killings in Wilson, growing
alarmingly large. 1t is pointed out that
the men engaged in the crime are not
representative people at all, and that
liquor. cards and the affair with Negro
women led up to the trouble.
Thank God that we will be rid of some
of these people and the open bar-rooms
here when the dispensary goes into effect,
SAID a citizen. These crimes make II
more possible for us at some time to put
all end to the cursed traffic entirely. 1t
has brought enough suffering to Wilson
for us to rid the town of it entirely
Late this afternoon a telegram was re
AACIA IL - oiohAiN A"y no. IohN
care Of the body and write particulars
Still later another telegram come request
ing that the body be buried here.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
AT the coroner's inquest beginning
shortly after two O'Clock eight witnesses
were examined, while seven more are OF
the list TO be heard tomorrow.
The jury consisted of Messrs. Loui
Tomlinson, B. F. Lane, D. S. Boykln
Will Carr, David Woodland and J. T
Bass. The witnesses examined wer'
Mr.. Winston Mccoy, Mr.. Jenkins, OF the
Vienna Bakery; Mr.. r. E. Townsend, al
insurance man; Frank FeIton and w. F
Snakenburg, policeman; Ed Graves an
z j. NJ. Leath, merchants.
Mccoy testified that Jones and told hin
. Of his trouble with Groom and that h
/ saw Jones after he was shot, but Jone
: knew more OIL the party. Jenkins toll
Of Jones telling him of his trouble will
> Groom and that he had heard Piver sa.
= Jones ought to be run out of town. Fl
said he had given Jones al small Win
/, chester and that Jones had also secure,
a shot gun from Ed. Powell.
!: Townsend testified as to the partle
who rented rooms in the Fryar building
= i lCCI iCico1I 'biAi oii'o
Snakenburg had told him that partle
were talking OF whipping Jones. Tha
after the shooting he saw several men rul
out of the Fryar building and IN the room
! found Jones on the floor IN his nigh
clothes. He said he Thought he recognize
IN tho men who ran out John Allen, job
:, Pittman, Gil Ward and j. b. Piver. TIL
, testimony of Snakenburg was along tn
same line.
Mr.. Ed. Graves told of hearing shot
from his room at the hotel and atte1
wards seeing Piver and another man wit
John Allen taking him to the sanatarlun
Mr.. j. NJ. Leath told of hearing tn
. shots from his residence, corner OF Gold:
boro and Nash streets, and that there wa
q rause between the first shots and tn
last. He saw one man come from tn
> building. but did not recognize him, bu
thought he was a man afterwards wit
l Mr.. Will Clark.
The hearing will be taken up at tie
{ o'clock tomorrow again and there al
> fresh developments expected.
: Eleven Men Are Held.