The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-28
CHARGED JONES
WITH MURDER
TWO CORONER'S JURIES RETURN
RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATHS.

The following is the verdict that was
found yesterday by the coroners jury
in the case of Mrs. Eddie Jones that
the said Linda x. Jones came to her
death at Honolulu, Island of Oahu, on
the morning of the 23rd day of August,
A. d. 1908, from injuries to her head
caused by a bullet passing through it,
said bullet having been discharged out
of a revolver held in the hands of Ed
ward Jones, said revolver being dis
charged as aforesaid by said Edward
Mitchell Jones with intent to kill the
said Linda X. Jones'" A second jury
returned a similar verdict in the case
of Mrs Parmenter, the jury finding
that the deceased had come to her
death on August 26 and that the fatal
revolver wound in the head, had been
inflicted by Jones, with intent to kill
AS the circumstances connected with
both cases We're so closely interviewer,
both juries heard the same testimony.
DR.. N. B. Emerson testified regarding
the wound that had caused the death
of Mrs. Jones. He testified that the
wound had been caused by a go caliber
bullet that had passed through the
brain. The shot had been fired at
close range.
DR.. Miner testified regarding the
wound received by Mrs. Parmenter.
The bullet that had caused the fatal
wound, had passed through her right
eye and into the face, The shot had
been fired at close range.
Police officer Kane testified regard
inc OH 70 of hi ieit 70, no
Jones place the night of the double
crime.
C. E. PiXley the rapid transit con-
ductor, who had been talking with Mrs.
Parmenter when Jones appeared On
commenced shooting testified to having
run away. Pixley stated that he had
been summoned late Saturday night to
the Parmenter place by hearing some
one call to him to come over, as there
was drunken man on the porch. Mrs
Parmenter went to call the police and
the witness waited at the house. Mrs.
Jones went out and in the house sew
eral times. The witness said he had
not known the women before.
Pixley told of Jones getting on his
car near the railroad depot in drunk
en- condition that evening, and of his
ride up Manoa Valley and back to
near the Parmenter place. The rest
of his story was concerning the arrival
and doings of Policeman Kane, his
conversation with Mrs. Parmenter and
what he saw and heard at the time the
shooting began. One remark Mrs. Par
menter made to him while waiting for
the police was to the effect that the
police were awfully slow and deserved
leather medal At the moment Jones
appeared with his gun, Pixley, who had
been sitting on the curb talking to Mrs.
Parmenter, skipped out as fast as his
legs would carry him. He was not
taking any chances. AS he ran he
yelled for help. At Alapai and King
streets he jumped on the patrol wagon
which was on the way to the scene of
murder, accompanied the party of po-
lice back to the place. Prior to the
tragedy Pixley did not know Jones at
all.
Mrs. Marcus Parmenter a daughter
in-law of Mrs Parmenter testified to
having been informed by Mrs. Parmen-
ter that Jones was drunk on the porch.
She had heard five shots fired but had
G. w. r. King testified to the cir
cumstances of Mrs. Parmenter being
taken to his house across the street
from her place, after she had been shot
by Jones.
The ante-mortem statement of Mrs.
Parmenter in which she had related
the circumstances of her being shot by
Jones, was introduced as evidence.
The juries then returned the verdicts
charging Jones with the commission of
both crimes.
Motorman Stone who is said to have
been the man who Jones was expecting
to find in company with Mrs. Jones the
night of the tragedy has been dis
charged from the employ of the Rapid
Transit company. Stone is said to
have been engaged to be married to
Mrs. Jones.
MAUNA LOA ARRIVED TODAY.