The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-20
J. W. Jones Murdered in Denver.

=. w. Jones, former well known
citizeh OF Jhlesburg, was murdered by
IN Unknown imam sometime after two
O'Clock "Wednesday morning while in
the performance of his duties as night
watchman for the Union Pacific Rail
road company in Denver. Concern
ing the murder the Denver Post of
"wednesday evening contained the fol-
lowing account:
Tie murder was one of the most
brutal that has ever come to the at
tentibn Of the police. Robbery was
the motive. An extraordinarily
heavy pickaxe covered with blood was
found in the cab OF the engine in
the body, and this told the means
used by the murder in his deadly
work. -
y The skull was fractured in four
distinct places, and each fracture was
fisar the top OF the head. The purse
and witch were missing. and only q
pocket knife and piece OF chewing to-
bacco were left In the clothes.
1.-THE scene OF the murder was at
Forty ytfifst' and Franklin Avenues,
Just in front OF the coal chutes belong
ing to the Union Pacific railroad COM
pany. The body was discovered by
james Simms, an engine hostler, liv
ing at 1927 Franklin avenue, who
went to the engine to clean it for use
today. IL
"The body was found on the fire
msn's side of the engine, and the legs
were tangled up in the network Of lev
ers handled by the engineer.
''The ofacers after a thorough in
vestigation discovered that shortly
before two o'tfock Jones was seen to
fuh' the ehgine to the ash pits and af,
YET dumping the ashes from the fire.
S0x, rtin 1t back to the coal chutes.
His duties were to watch the engines,
and this he had faithfully done all
night long. He was accustomed tC
take nap after the engine hosters
arrived before going to his home, anC
he had laid down on the seat
a. From the absence OF any appear,
Ance of struggle, and the position
in #hich the body was found, the Off
GERS believe that Jones was murdered
whilehe slept, and the examination
made OF the skull at the coroners re
vealed that each of the four fracture:
would have produced instant death.
There is absolutely no clew to thu
identity of the perpetrators OF tn.
crime, and the police and detectives
Satkough working desperately to Sc
tufe some tangible thread to work on
have SO far been cropping in the dark
They have no description or any 9th
er OF the usual information that woult
assist them.
at was learned that yesterda,
Jones drew his pay check, it bein;
paf day, for $3.50. Forty dollars o
this he gave to his wife, keepins
1850, presumably to pay some smal
bills he may have had. There wa
hot penny on him when found.
.NFhe murdered man was an uncle O
General Manager William Parks o
the Uniop Pacific railroad, statione,
1T OMAHA, and he had been connecte,
Win The railroad for the last tweenty
thfee years. He was an engineer VI
TO several years ago, when he CAV
up his engine and became watchmal
stationed at Julesburg. There he re
mained until this spring year ago
when he came to Denver He reside
with his family at3722 Williams street
Hisfamily consists of wife and thre
children, all of whom are living. On
daughter married George o. Johnso
1T Julesburg and Is now living IA
Greeley, and another is a teacher i
the Arko school,