The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-06

of signt of the road, shots were heard, three Tn quick succession and then two more. The next that witnesses knew Jones was seen comlng Iruln the direction Of wher the snvLs were heard. ne walked q uuaiIer u q mile to another house in winch Mir. w. Jones lived. biakey turned his horse and also drove to the Jones's resi- dence. Justice Gerald. who was driv- Ing along the road, heard the shots ana also drove to Mr. w. J0nes's residence.
 A. L. Jones. who dtd the shooting went to the Jones house through the fields and washed the blood from his hands at the back of the house. re- marking at the time to Mrs. Jones that he had hit him orce."
 Jones then got Into Justice Gerald's buggy and drove down the road to the scene of the shooting and getting out of the justices buggy told one of the negroes. who was standing near, to get him a buggy immediately. Jones then. with his wife. started in the direction of the city. while Justice Gerald drove in the opposite direction.
 Jones went to the Smith plantation only five days ago. and. except for a previous introduction, Avery, who, has been on the plantation for the past year. had never seen Jones before
 Everything appeared to be going well between the two men. No one at the scene of the shooting had heard two. There was hunting party at the Smith plantation on Monday in which Jones. Avery, 5. B. Smith. and Colonel Robert Ligon were present. There seemed to be perfect friendli- ness between Jons and Avery. After the hunt all of the party stood back of the bungalow and talked and joked about the day's sport.
 Was Repairing House.
 Five days ago Jones was employed by MT. Smith to set up windmill on the place, and liking the place so well Jones asked that small unused house on the place be put into shape for him to stay with his wife
 Avery yesterday morning was en- gagged in putting ceiling in the house in which Jones and his wife were stay ing. Jones came to the city, and 1t is said that he had been drinking before he returned to the plantation. After he reached the plantation he went to work on the wind mill. Soon after go Ing to work, while Avery was in the house putting up the ceiling, Jones asked Blakey for the revolver. The tragedy followed.
 Immediately after the shooting q surgeon was summoned from the city
  sponded. pr. Baker arrived little af- ter o'clock. He dressed the wound. which was through the neck. and pre- pared to bring his patient to the city to hospital. Just as everything was ready for the start, Avery fell out of his char on his face, where he bled to death in a few seconds. Though shot through the neck. the bullet passing completely through, Avery was per- fectly conscious until few seconds be- fore the end. On account of the na- ture of the wound he could not talk, so no statement was made by him.
 The coroner was summoned and on the preliminary investigation found that Isiah Cottrai. negro hand, had heard all of the shots. The last shot he declared. was fired by Jones.
 Witnesses Testified.
 'I was working some distance from the house" the negro said, land heard four shots. don't know who fired them except the last one. As came in view of the house, I saw Mir. Jones against the house and saw the shot. Mir. Tom (Avery) then came around the corner of the house and saw that he was covered with blood. I didn't see a gun, but the last shot came from Mr. Jones. Mir. Avery put his gun in the buggy and told me to take It. to the harness room, which I did"
 The revolver was found in the har- ness room, with blood stains. on the barrel. and with one cartridge fred Robert Jackson, another negro, told practically the same story.
 It is said that Jones', when he came