The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-10
CUTHBERT JONES
DIES IN PERU
Famous SOutherner Last of
His Family.
OTHERS VIOLENT DEATHS
Recalled in Story of the Liddell-Jones
Feud, the Fiercest in the
South.

News has just reached this city
through the State Department of the
death of Cuthbert Bullet Jones. in
Lima, Peru. July Is. MIR. Jones is well
known in Washington, and was at one
time United States consul at Tripoli
and conducted the negotiations with the
Bey that led to the United States ac-
quiring the PROV of the Philadelphia,
now at Annapolis. sunk by Decatur in
his famous fight with the Tripolitan
navy. He was also the concessionario Of
the Hualgayoo railroad, now being con-
structed by the Pacific Company of New
York. for which the concession was
granted by Peru.
Mr. Jones had spent the last ten years
in Peru, having left Washington for
that country for the last time in 1897.
He was the son of the late Colonel
Jones. of the Confederate army, who
commanded a Louisiana regiment dur
ing the war
Terminates Feud.
He was native of Louisiana, but
years ago left his native State for the
purpose of terminating the famous Lid
dell-Jones feud. in which both General
LiddeIl and Colonel Jones lost their
lives. with a number Of the relatives on
both sides, and which was the fiercest
feud known in the South.
BY a strange coincidence. Cuthbert
Jones was the only member of the
family to die a natural death. the
drowning of his brother, Francois Stew
! art Jones, at Shadwell, near Charlottes-
vile. Va. about two years ago, mark
ing the close of a long line of tragic
deaths
The late Francois Jones was secretary
81 the American legation at Buenos
Ayres. and was visiting at Charlotts-
vile at the time of his death. He was
much devoted 10 a beautiful Virginia
girl. and il was while attempting to
cross a swollen mountain stream that
his vehicle upset and he lost his life.
To make the case still more distressing.
il was many days after his death before
his body was finally found washed up
In a forsaken corn field a long distance
from the scene of the accident.
Full of Tragedies.
Since the civil war. the history OF
this noted family has beer full of bloody
tragedies, the Liddell-Jones feud start
ing about that time When the late
Colonel Jones was shot down by the
Liddell gang after the shooting OF Gen
eral Liddell on a steamer bound for New
Orleans, Cuthbert Jones was with his
father. as were other members of the
family, and his escape from death at
the time was one OF the most marvellous
chapters In the tragic story. After his
father was shot, young Jones ran back
TO tho upper room Of the house in which
they had formerly been garrisoned. and
while the bloodthirsty gang chased an
other member of the party out of the
room, he stood behind the door secreted
from view.
He was hanging from the window sill
by his finger tips, hoping to escape.
wher the Liddells again returned to
the room with their torches. Almost
exhausted, he dropped to the ground
and escaped making his way to the
river. BY some chance he boarded the
same boat upon which the Liddell gang
were returning to New Orleans He
was secreted by the captain between
bales of cotton AMI carried TO his home
city.