The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-18
YOUNG MAN IN HARD LUCK ENDS HIS LIFE Geo. w. Jones Came Here From
 Columbus 0. A FRIEND IDENTIFIES HIM Both Came South In Search of Work and Had Been Unsuccessful In
 Getting Something To Do.
 May Get Work.
A FRIEND IDENTIFIES HIM

Everything gone but few cents and unable, as he thought, to find employ ment anywhere in the country, though he had skilled trade, he became disconso- late. spent his last pennies for carbollc acid and ended his life in a box car, con- cluding with trip over Red mountain early yesterday morning by the under takers wagon and a burial in the pot ter's field. Such tells the story of the man who was found dead in a car near Vanderbilt Tuesday morning, and who was positively identified yesterday after noon as George w. Jones of Columbus, o
 While the Identification was not estab- hshed until after the burial 1t was describing perfectly not only the man but his clothing and trinkets upon his person. The story told by Dubos was pathetic one.
 Jones was 2S years of age and Dubos is 20. According to Dubos' statement Jones was die cutter and his residence was at Russell avenue and Fourth street. Columbus, O., where his brother Newt Jones. still lives
 Up to last fall Jones and Dubos both had good places. They were laid off, however, and try as they might, were un- able to find work. They went to Chicago, Cincinnati and a number of other places in search of it. Applications were made to Birmingham firms for employment, and the men decided to come here, picking their route by Chattanooga and beating their way.
 For fear he might be arrested Jones removed all the marks from his clothing, which would indicate who he was, in order that if he should get in trouble that his friends and relatives in Columbus might not learn of it. The two men left Columbus on the night of June 9, riding into Chattanooga in a hay car. Their presence was discovered by a railroad de- tective and an effort made to arrest the two men. Both men ran and the pursuit being close they separated and did not get together again.
 After day or two of search for Jones in Chattanooga, Dubos decided to come to Birmingham knowing that Jones was coming here. He arrived in Hardwood yesterday morning. where he read in a newspaper of the finding of the body in the box car. He came on to Birmingham and made a trip to the American Bolt Works, to which concern Jones had made application for a place.
 Jones was a man of feet Il inches in height, but the description given in the newspaper read 5 feet 8 inches. While the rest of the description fitted Jones, the height mentioned caused Dubos to make up his mind that it was not Jones' Upon his arrival at the bolt works he found that Jones had been there a few eays before, but had not been given err ployment. He then decided to visit the Gaudin Undertaking Co.'S parors and view the remains of the man found in the box car.
 The burial had taken place in the morn- ing and 1t was late in the afternoon when he reached the undertaker's shop. He described the man, his clothing, comb and brush, small looking glass without frame and a seal ring and a number of other things exactly. MT. Gaudin in speaking of it said 1t was the most com plete identification he had ever witnessed.
 Dubos is an electrical engineer and has prospects of a position at Ensley In a week or two. Jones had been his bosom friend and when he learned of his sad death he was deeply affected.