The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-25


= the arrest of EDWARD NJ =
= JONES alias EDDIE JONES" =
charged with the murder of one :.
. MRS. LINDA X. JONES, in He :.
= nolulu, oahu, August go, A. d. =
q 1903 I.
q Honolulu. Oahu, August "a, A. :.
. D. 1909. 4
I. A. NJ. BROWN, :.
2 High Sheriff, Territory of Ha- =.
wall. =
p =.
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AT an early hour this morning L. NJ
Jones, the murder of his divorced
wife, was still at large. His former
mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah H. Par
menter, is still alive, and there is hope
for her recovery. Nearly a score Of
police are searching hills and valleys
| and High Sheriff Brown hopes to lana
the cowardly murderer before mary
hours.
A reward of $500 is offered for in
! formation leading to his capture
coroner's jury called Immediately
after the murder yesterday morni.lo
viewed the remains and then adjourned
until Tuesday when evidence will j..
presented. BY that time 1t is hoped to
have the murderer in custody
MRS. PARMENTER'S CONDITION
Mrs. Parmenter's chances of recov-
cry We're considered very slight early
yesterday morning. so slight in fact,
that it was deemed advisable to get an
ante mortem statement. Later in the
Gay, however, she rallied and towards
evening she was reported to be rest
ing easily with some hope of recovery
The bullet was fired by Jones at very
close range. 1t entered just above the
right eye, back of the orbit and took
downward corse. 1t has not been
extracted as yet, and no attempt will
be made to do SO for the present.
Mrs. Parmenter is resting easily"
said DR.. Miner last night just after he
had returned from an examination of
the wounded woman. The bullet en-
tered over the right eye and took a
downward course. 1t did not touch
the bra'n - would ~ folly to at
tempt to remove it now. The bullet
is in the back of the neck and is do
ing no damage. The shot was fired at
such close range as to burn the skin
and the hair on the eyebrow. Further,
than that the patient is resting easily
l cannot say at present"
MRS. PARMENTER's STATEMENT.
Mrs. Parmenter's story of the affair
does not differ materially from the
statement published in the Advertiser
yesterday morning. Attorney General
Andrews and Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth took the ante mortem statement
of Mrs. Parmenter early yesterday
morning, acting upon the report of the
physicians that she did not have long
to live. Mr.. Colburn and C. w. Ash
ford were present and witnessed the
statement. Mrs. Parmenter was per-
fectly conscious, though suffering from
the wound in her head Her story of
the tragedy was concise and straight
forward, Mr.. Chllingworth taking il
down as it was repeated by the wound
ed woman.
The statement is in substance as fol-
lows:
Shortly after twelve o'clock Mrs.
Parmenter and Mrs. Jones who We're
alone in the house thought they heard
"A noise on the front lanai. Mr.. Gear
Is boarding in the house with them,
and believing 1t was he, Mrs. Par
menter dressed and went to the door
to allow him to enter. They found a
man there, apparently asleep and Mrs.
Parmenter shook him and shouted
Mr.. Gear, Mr.. Gear, wake up" When
she had touched the sleeping man, she
at once discovered that 1t was not
Mr.. Gear, but Jones, her former SON.
in-law. Much frightened she rushed
back into the house and discussed the
situation with her daughter, Mrs.
Jones. Finally Mrs. Parmenter said
she would summon the police and for
that purpose went to the pumping sta
tion, where there is telephone. Mrs
Jones followed close behind. After
Mrs. Parmenter had succeeded in rails.
ing the station she decided to remain
and wait for the officer while Mrs.
Jones returned to the house. Mrs.
Parmenter says that the officer was
long in coming, but finally he arrived
and she went back to the house. When |
Officer Kane arrived Jones was lying
on the porch apparently in a drunken |
stupor and Mrs. Jones asked him to |
go for the patrol, Mr.. Prixley saying !
that he would remain and watch the |
prisoner. While they were waiting |
Mrs. Parmenter and Prixley sat on |
the curbing outside the fence while
Mrs. Jones was in the house. Prixley |
saw Jones coming to jump over the
hedge fence where they were sitting
and yelled Here ne comes. for Gods
sake don't shoot" Prixley ran and
Jones advanced on Mrs. Parmenter
and grappied with her. She cried
Pau, Eddie, Eddie. all pau" and he