Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-02-16
Met Death at
Pistols Point,
"Corky" Jones Instantly Killed Tuesday Night in
Peter Dietrich's Hotel-Trsgedy the Re-
suit of an Argument.

A tragic end came to human life
in Danville Tuesday, when James A.
Jones, familiarly known to many peo-
pie as "Corky" was shot to death by
Peter Dietrich, at Hotel Dietrich, on
Upper Mulberry street.
The horrible rumor began to be cir
culated about 10 O'Clock that man
had been shot at Hotel Dietrich. The
physicians and police hurrying to the
scene Of the tragedy confirmed the re-
port, and the few people who were
awake at the time were Mortified to
learn that the worst features of the
story were only too true
Both Peter Dietrich and James Jones
are men very we'll known in this city.
the former for many years having been
hotel proprietor here and the latter q
heater at the Structural Tubing Works.
Two others, beside Dietrich and
Jones, were in the bar room Of the ho-
tel when the tragedy occurred; Andrew
Rogers and John Woll, and it was to
the formers story that the coroner's
jury listened when it was later assem-
bled about the dead mans body.
Justice Of the peace w. v. Oglesby
empanelled the following jury at Ho-
tel Dietrich Tues night: John Doster,
Calvin Mincemoyer. John Russell, T.
R. Angle, Lewis Byerly and W. E.
Young. A verdict was not rendered,
however, as it was thought necessary
to hear more complete testimony and
also to hear the result of the autopsy.
Andrew Rogers. who was present
when the shooting occurred, was sworn
before the jury and told Of the affair
as he saw it. He said that there was
no i'll feeling existing between the two
men that would have led to any rash
act. The conversation had drifted un-
to the subject of shooting, and Dietrich
having at one time been in the western
part Of the country, claimed to be an
expert with the revolver. Jones ban
teringly told him that he didn't think
that he could shoot Dietrich all the
while was playing with revolver and
now stood against the bar holding the
weapon in the crook Of his arm, while
Jones was across the room half reclin-
ing on bench. OF sudden the sharp
report Of the pistol rang out, and as
the men, startled, leaped back, Dietrich
quietly remarked: Never mind I
didn't shoot him.. Woll, however,
walked over to Jones and seeing the
blood oozing from wound under his
eye, told Dietrich that the man was
shot. Dietrich then walked over to the
bench, and saw that Jones, who all the
time had not moved or uttered sound,
was bleeding and was unconscious.
Woll and Rogers were at once dis
patched for a doctor, and DR.. Paules
was the first to arrive on the scene. He
found Jones to be quite dead. Chief
Of Police Mincemoyer also testified be-
fore the coroner's jury. He said that
when he went into the hotel he met
Dietrich coming down stairs. He at
once gave himself up, also surrender
ing so calibre, 8 shot revolver, that
had two empty and three loaded cham
bers. Chief Mincemoyer took Dietrich
into custody and lodged him in prison.
James A. Jones was a years of age.
He is survived by his wife, three sons,
James, David and Kimmer; two broth
ers, John and Thomas, both employed
at the Structural Tubing Works; two
sisters, Mrs. Jennie Hughes, Of Potts
vile and Mrs. Mary Bevan, Of New
Castle.