The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-09-05
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
Leads TO Discharge Of Adolphus Jones,
at Hearing Before Justice While
Last Thursday Morning,
MILLER. HELD IN $1,000. FOR COURT.

for the hearing before Justice of
the Peace While, of Miller S.
Jones and Adolphus Jones, charg-
ed on oath OF Thomas Husler,
with assault on the part of Adol.
phus, and aggravated assault an d
shooting on the part os Miller, of
Johu Hussler, tt,Fort Littleton
or the 18th of August. Adolphus
had been held IN the sum of $500,
and Miller, in the sum of $1,000,
for their appearance at this hear.
ing. Promptly on time last
Thursday, the defendants appear
ed. Thomas Husler, father of the
young man who had been shot,
being sworn, said 81 was at the
hotel on the evening of August
18th. Saw quite a bunch of peo.
pie there. Miller and Adolphus
Jones we're there. During the
forepart of the evening there was
drinking and talking. | met some
men from Dudley. Some of them
got down. Miller Jones said he
wanted some one to help. | help.
ed carry drunk man up to bed. l
suppose there were six or eight
men in the room. After having
been IN the room, probably ten
minutes, | vas hit and fell to the
floor, Lay there, perhaps, min
ute C: two, l heard pistol shot.
Dolph told me my son was killed.
SUPPOSE this was after 10o'clock.
| did not see a man hit me. Next
time | saw my son was the next
morning. He was shot. He was
bruised over the face and on one
of his temples"
Cross Examined "Wheu
came to the hotel, | met one OF
the Broadtop people. I had been
at the hotel % to 3 hours. | left
hotel 10 to l o'clock. John Hus.
ler, Miller Jones and Dolph Jones
were IN the room up stairs. |
would say that there were, per.
haps, five other people. Do not
know who struck me. Do not
know how my son got gunshot
wound. A man from Dudley sat
down on bed. Was in there 10 to
Is minutes. Can't tell who put
me down stairs. Outside of the
talking, | cannot tell what was go.
ing on the room. No one seemed
to be angry. | left about 25 min
utes after | helped take the man.
My son John was behind me when
| was hit. Dolph was In the room.
He was trying to get the boys
quieted down. There was a light
in the room all the time | was
there. l got down within a min.
ute after the shot was fred"
George Sheffield sworn "I
was at the hotel on the evening of
the 18th of August, There was
quite a lot there. There were
some Broadtop people. One of
them got drunk-got down on the
porch. Miller Jones asked me to
nelp take him up stars. Miller
Jones got lantern and we took
him up stairs. There were four,
five, or six persons in the room,
whom left to go home. Tom Hus-
ler was at the side of the bed talk
ing to one of the fellows. Miller
Jones disappeared. After that l
went home. ] had just got into
bed when l was called. DR.. Hill
and went over to the hotel. Mil,
Ter Jones said / shot Johu Hus
Ter in sclf-defence."
Cross Examined "There was
one man IN the bed, into which
we put the drunk man. After we
put the man to bed Miller SAID he
wanted to close up, and Dolph
Jones asked them to quiet down
and go to he'd. 1t might have been
ten O'Clock.
After hearing of the testimony
the counsel for the defendants
moved the Justice to discharge
Adolphus Jones aud Miller Jones,
because there had not been any
evidence offered to show that eth
er had committed the offence with
which they stood charged.
After the motion had been argued
and a reply made by the District
Attorney, The Justice dis harged
I Adolphuc Jouas and balt M;lIa~