Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-19
STABBED FIFTEEN
TIMES IN FIGHT
POCKET KNIFE SLAsHES AS MEN
cLINcH
Quarrel Of Long Standing Leads to
Affray-John II. Williams May
Recover. II. Jones Un-
der Arrest

John H. Williams, stableman en-
ployed at 1929 South Figueroa street,
after a sanguinary encounter with j. H.
Jones, a fruit peddler, which occurred at
GA San Julian street, is patient in
the receiving hospital with fifteen knife
wounds in his body. Jones is a prisoner
in the city Jail with the charge of as
sault opposite his name.
The fight in which Williams was wound
ed occurred in the yard of Jones home
and was the outcome of grudge of long
standing between the two men.
Jones and Williams, it Is said, former
ly occupied the same house with Mrs.
Williams as the housekeeper for both
men. 1t is alleged by Jones but denied
by Williams that the woman knowns as
Mrs Williams is a married woman who
deserted her husband and several chill
dren in Santa Barbara for Williams, and
came to this city with him.
While Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Williams
were living together the Williamses had
a serious quarrel and Williams left the
house. Later Jones and Mrs Williams
had a row and he discharged her as his
housekeeper and she went back to Will
liams, having effected a reconciliation
with him. They moved into the house at
612 San Julian street, adjoining their old
abode, in which Jones still resided.
Trouble Old
The men have not been on friendly
terms for some time, and last night when
Williams was returning from his work
and passed the Jones house the latter
was standing in his front yard. Williams
alleged that as he passed Jones called him
tramp and made other sneering re-
marks about him. He resented this, say
| ing to Jones that the latter had no right
no ta1 lr tn inn Tones alleged
to have replied with an epithet, Til talk
| to you any way 1 want to-
| Williams ran into the yard and struck
! Jones heavily in the face. The two men
exchanged blows for a minute or two
and then clinched. In the meantime
Jones had drawn a heavy-bladed pocket
knife from his trousers, and as they
came together he began cutting Will
liams striking him blow after blow and
inf1icting fifteen wounds in the arms,
shoulders, chest, back and side. The
most serious wound is long, deep cash
Immediately over the heart and two stab
wounds below and to the right Of the
left shoulder.
When he received the wound over the
heart Williams called for help and Mrs
Williams, who had been a spectator of
the entire ARRAY ran for assistance. w.
H. Reeder, who lives nearby came to the
assistance of Williams and pulled Jones
off and helped carry the wounded man
into his own house.
Gives Himself Up
AS soon as the men had been separated
Jones went into his house, got his hat
and coat and walked down the street
looking for a policeman. He found PATROL
men Green and Talbert a block away and
surrendered to them, saying that he had
cut a man in self-defense and wanted to
be arrested until an investigation could
be made of the matter.
The patrol wagon was sent for the
prisoner and his victim, both being taken
to the city Jail.
In the receiving hospital DIR. Good
rich dressed the wounds. Jones first made
statement to the police officials, in
which he said that he acted only in self
defense and considered himself in dan
ger He made the statement that Will
liams and the woman are not married
and that she had deserted her husband
and several children to run away with
Williams. This statement the wounded
man emphatically denied. Williamss con-
dition is not regarded as serious and
unless complications set in he will short
ly recover.