The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-17
WAS A CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR IN CAM
PAIGN OF 1906.
Well Known Travelling Man
Commits Suicide in Wood
House at His Home in
Spartanburg-PrOminent
in T. p. A. Circles.
(Spartanburg Herald)

(Spartanburg Herald)
Adam Crane Jones, a well known
travelling man of this city, committed
suicide in the woodhouse at his home
on Maple street, Converse heights,
about 10 o'clock Wednesday by shoot
ing himself in the right temple with
a 38-calibre revolver, the weapon
being found close by his side shortly
after the body was discovered. The
only reason assigned for the act is ill
health for some time and appeared
respondent at times.
Discovered in WoOdhouse.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Jones left his room, saying
he was going to the woodhouse to get
an armful of wood. Shortly after
leaving the room the telephone bell
rang, a call being sent in from the
Central National bank for Mr.. Jones
to come to the phone. A lady, sup
psed to be Mrs. Jones, answered the
phone, and when informed that Mr..
Jones was wanted at che phone, said
she would call him, the party at the
other end remaining at the phone
and shrek was heard. 1t is sup
posed that when the praty went to
the woodhouse to summon Mr.. Jones
to the phone his body was discover
ed. At first it was thought that he
had fallen and death was caused from
an injury on his head as the result
of the fall, wound being found on
the back of his head. Nl',s .
DR.. ]. E. Edwards was summoned
and upon his arrival examiner the
body and discovered a wound from a
pistol ball in the right temple. A
pistol was found near the body.
Prominent T. P. A. Member.
The death Of Mr.. Jones cast a
gloom over the entire city and the
news of his death will be learned of
with great sorrow and regret
throughout the state, for he was
widely known because of his long ex.
perience on the road as a travelling
salesman. He was a man of most af-
fable manners, had a pleasant smile
and happy word for every one he met
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He was prominent in T.
P. A. circles and was chairman OF
the state committee on railroads ano
as a member of this committee ne
appeared before a recent meeting of
the railroad commission in Charles
fN~ ~, 1fN -
railroad rate and to require conduct
ors to pull mileage books on trains in
stead of requiring mileage books to
be exchanged for tickets at the ticke>
office. He was probably one of the
best posted men on passenger rates
in the state and in his death the T..
p. A. of South Carolina loses a mos,
valuable man.
Candidate for Governor.
For 25 years Mr.. Jones was con-
nected with large dry goods house
in New York and travelled extensive
ly throughout the south. AS sales
man he was a success and command
ed q large salary. He was a candi-
uoNC ioi SoNSIhoi III Vic
primary several years ago being in
the race with ex-Gov. M. F.. Ansel
and Richard l. Manning.
Native of Newberry.
Mr.. Jones was a native of New
berry where he lived until about two
years ago, when he moved to Spar
tanburg because of the educational
advantages offered by this city. He
purchased lot on Converse Heights
and erected home. He was men,
ber of the First Presbyterian church
of this city and was a man of high
Christian character.
The body will be shipped to New
berry this morning and the funeral
will be held in the Presbyterian
church in that city this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, the service to be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Kerr.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
three children, Mrs. Schench, of
Newberry, who, with her husband,
came to Spartanburg yesterday af-
ternoon upon learning of the death of
her father; A. C. Jones, Jr., who is
employed in the insurance office of
Calhoun & Company, and Miss Louise
Jones, a student at Converse College