Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-05
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1909

a night at the Jones home shortly be-
fore the death Of Mrs. Jones. She oc-
cupied q room directly under that oc-
cupied by Jones and his wife and dur
ing the night she heard loud cursing
and a. sound as If a body had fallen
on the floor. The next morning she
spoke to Jones about it and was told
by Jones that he would rule his own
home Mrs. Whitlock also testified to
going to a school exhibition from which
Jones took his wife before the enter
tainment had been concluded and beat
her with a bottle on the way home.
Boyden Minis, a chemist, testified to
having found strychnine in the stom-
ach of Mrs. Jones, which was sent to
him by the coroner. Arthur English,
a negro, told Of having been invited
by Jones to dine with him and having
done so. Mrs. Jones being forced by
Jones to wait on the table. This is the
same negro who made affidavit that
Mrs. Jones made improper proposals
to him and he is expected to testify
to that effect at this trial. Several
witnesses told Of having heard loud
cursing from the Jones house on occa-
sions when they passed near 1t. The
following jury was selected: w. u.
Anderson, bookkeeper, also chosen
foreman; j. L. Padgett, superintendent
of card room; S. w. Hodge, mill oper-
ative. Levi Lawson, farmer; w. T.
Hart, farmer; H. H. Pruett. mill oper-
ative; B. P. Hollier. butcher; T. M.
Tweed, farmer; w. T. Holcomb, far
mer: D. ]. Hartsell. mill operative;
w. c. Nix. farmer; F. H. Garner, mer-
chant. DR.. J. T. Jeter was the first
witness sworn Wednesday afternoon.
He is a physician at Santuc. He knew
Mrs. Jones, lived within half a mile
of the Jones house, knew both Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones all his life. On the night
of the alleged killing he was awakened
by Jones about twelve on the night OF
July S, 1908. He said Mr.. Jones rap
ped hard, told me to come at once that
his wife was having conVuisions. GOT
there in Is minutes, found her in con-
vulsions, nude from the waist down,
gave her mornhine. she began to
scream. Mr.. Jones asked me II
thought she had taken strychnine. She
began to repeat the Lords PRAYER and
said: Save me, forgive me-" He salo
strychnine caused her death. She died
at ten or twelve minutes after twelve
that night He said he overlook Jones
near the depot; he told me to hurry
up. No one else there when arrived.
Mrs. Jones died In about fifteen sec
onds after saying, "Save me-" She was
rlSlQ, pupliS ulidlcu, Loie
OF the opinion that she died from
strychnine poison. Mr.. Jones told him
on his first visit of the bottle OF strycn-
nine. He looked at it and set 1t back.
Under Mr. Johnstone's cross examine
tion. DR.. Jeter testified that Jones
seemed to be somewhat excited. Mrs.
Jones was bathed in perspiration, gown
was wet, stayed only about one minute
after she died then went for my Wife
and summoned several others to go up
TO the Jones home. Dr. Jeter said Mr
Jones had on undervest and trousers,
hut no shoes when he came for me.
Mr.. Jones screams were loud and ne
heard them when he was one hundreu
or one hundred and fifty yards from
the house. He met several negroes at
first after he went out of his gate: One
he recognized, was negro called Big
Miss" Reuuestioned by the state, Dr
letter said Jones said nothing when ne
told him she was dead. Il told Jones
I would go after my Wife" he said,
"All right" Possibly two hours after
Mrs. Jones died I talked with Jones.
He asked me If an inquest would be
necessary. He said his wife had been
despondent and wanted to send Tor
Harry. her son. Said Mrs. Jones got
up and got a drink Of water, woke
him up throwing her arms around him
in convulsions. The other bed in the
room had only a sheet, mattress and
springs on 1t. Sheet was wrlnkled
Lamp on table near Mrs. Jones heao
was shining brightly.