The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-24
KILLED HIS
DIVORCED WIFE
Z. NJ. JONES KILLS HIS FORMER
WIFE AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDS
HER MOTHER-THE TRAGEDY.

A terrible tragedy capped the climax
of the f.. NJ. Jones family troubles at
midnight on Saturday, when Jones call
ed at the home of the woman who di-
vorced him two weeks ago, and killed
her by sending a bullet through her
head. He also shot her mother, Mrs.
| Parmenter, the bullet taking a down
ward course from the temple and in
! llicting a wound so serious that Mis-.
! Parmenter was reported dying yester-
day morning and the police secured her
ante mortem statement. Jones Is be-
! lieved to have been intoxicated when
| he committed the crime. He ran from
the scene leaving behind his hat and
shoes and shouting that he would kill
himself. Police were searching all over
! the island for him on sunday and all
night this search was kept up without
success. The house where the shooting
was done is at 1923 Kinau street.
Jones is a son of G. w. G. Jones, for
mer owner of Kahuku ranch. He is OF
mixed blood, heng half white, quar-
! ter Hawaiian and n quarter Alaskan
Indian. For some time past he has fig
ured in the police and circuit courts on
account of proceedings brought against
him by his wife and he was under sem
tence of three months for assault and
battery on her, having taken an appeal
In the circuit court Mrs. Jones secured
a divorce on the ground of cruelty,
Jones putting in no defense. Tie tesu-
mony in both cases was to the effect
that Jones displayed extraordinary jea-
lousy of his wife, and when intoxicated
laid violent hands on his wife and her
mother as well. Mrs. Jones testified
that she was afraid to speak to another
man on the street on account of Jones
extreme jealousy and that he ordered
her to remain in the house all the time,
agreeing to give up drink if she would
do SO.
Jones was seen late on Saturday nighr
on a Rapid Transit car on his way to
his WiC4s S:'Cs NltnHs..S WIN saw
him then say that he was drunk. Short
y after twelve o'clock Mrs. Tan menter,
investigating noie she heard on ner
lanai, discovered him lying thpe, OPP
parently asleep. She told her daughter
and the two terrified women hasCcned
to the pumping station to telephone fol
the police. Officer Kane came from the
station and saw Jones still lying down
Ind decid,d 10 int go; The pLtrul
wagon on it's way to the station from
Waikiki. He left Jones lying in the
hammock The women were accom-
panied by one PriXley, said 10 Ue
Rapid Transit conductor, Tho y as to
watch the supposedly sleeping jones.
Mrs. Parmenter and PriXley sat on
the curbing outside and sooh PI'2lcy
saw Jones coming over the fence. Jones
climbed over without opening the Sate
His hat and shoes had been removed.
as if he had come TO spy, and he held a
pistol in his hand. II or Gods sake
don't shoot" said PriXley, and then he
sprinted from the scene.
TODpS advanced Mrs. PaTmenTcr
and grappled with her. She pleaded
with him not to shoot but he fired a
shot and then Mrs. Jones cried out from
inside Who's there?" Jones recogniz-
ed his divorced wife's Voice and start
ed after her. A moment later Mrs. Par
menter heard the shot which ended
Mrs Jones life. 1t was a very we'll
aimed shot and passed through Mrs,
Jones head, killing her instantly.
Mrs. Parmenter screamed for help and
Jones returned to her. He fired again
and missed and then fired from so close
that the powder burned her face. The
shot took effect in the temple and Jones
fled, not stopping to secure his hat and
shoes, which he had left beneath the
hedge, with an empty wine bottle.
The dead body of Mrs. Jones lay face
downwards in her yard for over an
hour after she fell fatally wounded.
Those who were on the scene say that
Officer Kane refused to enter the yard
after the shooting. The body was only
discovered when the patrol arrived,
with Deputy Sheriff Chillingwortn, RI
near, McDuffie and others.
Mrs. Parmenter after being shot MAJ
aged to stagger across the street to tile
home of G. w. r. King. There she WIS
given the best possible aid by Kins
and d. L. Sprinks, who lives in the
house The NVnnn6a6 N
conscious and showed remarkable brav-
cry. Her wound was a horrible one
one eye being torn out so that it was
hanging loose. Mrs. Parmenter, how
ever, helped to battle her own wounds
until medical assistance came.
The search for Jones began at once
but up to this morning not a trace
of him was discovered. He was report
ed to have been seen on the water front
at $3.50 Sunday morning, but this report
was found to be untrue after thorough
investigation. All the available men
on the police force We're put on the
case. 1t seemed to be the general opin-
ion that Jones had not carried out his
threat of suicide, but was in conceal
ment.
On Sunday morning Mrs. Parmentcr
was reported by her physicians to be
dying and Attorney General Andrews
and Deputy Sheriff Chiilingworth took
her ante-mortem statement They were
accompanied by J. F. Colburn, her
brother, and c. w. Ashford The state
ment was substantially i'm accordance
with the facts already given.
High Sheriff Brown on Sunday after
noon offered reward of $500 for infor-
nation leading to the arrest of Jones
and the man-hunt continued with more
energy than ever The following coro-
ner's jurors were sworn to sit in the
case of Mrs. Jones and after viewing
the body adjourned to Tuesday, By
which time it is expected that the evil
dence will be ready for presentation: e.
y. Campbell. Il, , Kinney c. D.
Pringle, w. T. Blacker, G. w. r. King
and ID. L. Sprinks.
Mrs. Jones was II member of n we'll
known Honolulu family. She was
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