Evening journal., 1914-03-14
BULLET in
STOMACH MAY
KILL NEGRO
Smyrna COlOred People ArOuS-
ed Over the Shooting of
George Jones
STATE BEGINS
AN INVESTIGATION

George Jones colored who was shot
through the stomach by Chief OF Police
Lee r. Cochran m smyrna early yestcr-
day morning while resisting arrest is in
critical condition in the Delaware Hos
pital and may die a. result OF the
wound
The colord residents Of smyrna are
much agiated because no investigation
has been made of the shooting by the
ATTORNEY Generals department So far
AS can be haraed mo- investigation was
started until late this morning when
Attorney General Wolcoti requested
Magistrate james w Robertson to take
Jones's dying deposition, and also IN
strueted Deputy Attorney General John
y. Hutton of Dover TO investigate the
circumstance OF thc shooting
'ohicer Cochran sayr he placed Jones
under arrest for disoiderly conduct. and
the negro turned upon him. wrcsted a
blackjack from him and began to batter
hiu with il. Cochran says hc shot then
TO protect himself
The Rev Dr Albert Price. a col
ored pastor of smyrna. today called
THE EVENING JOURNAL by telc-
phone and said that much excite
mout prevails among the colored
residents there over the shooting Of
Jones. which they think may not have
been iustiiiablc. Tho colored people
here are not thinking of rising up.
said DR.. Price. but they think there
should be an investigation of the
shooting There have been two shoot
Jugs of colored people here by Off
Ger Cochran recently and so far as
We know there has been no official in
vestigation Of either
Or. Price said that a colored youth
named Barkley had been shot by OIL
Ger Cochran sometime ago while be-
ing arrested.
Dr. Price said that William C.
Potts, Noah Riley, John Salmon. John
Siarkey, William Johnson and David
Robinson. all colored, had been named
as committee TO urge an mvestiga-
ton Of the case. II no investigation
is made by Monday or Tuesday. the
committee win call on Attorney Gen-
eral Wolcott, Or. Price said.
when asked regarding the Jones
case this morning. Attorney General
Josiah o. Wolcott said he knew little
about IL. except what he had seen
in the newspapers. as he had not
made an investigation Of it, He said
he had been informed this morning
that Jones was in a serious condition,
and had Immediately taken steps 70
secure dying deposition from him.
Il ann sending magistrate TO the
hospital this morning TO secure his
dying declaration" said the Attorney
General. and / have phoned TO John
b. Hutton. my deputy in Dover 10
make an investigation. Whatsoever
course the facts warrant viii be
taken"
At noon Mr. Wolcott Instructed
Magistrate Robertson 70 go TO the
Delaware Hospital and take a deposit
tiCn from Jones about the circum-
stances of the shooting.
John H. Bradley a white man. of
CLAYTON visited Wilmington this
morning in am effort to have. an in-
vcstigation made of the Jones shoot
ing. Bradley said that SO Tar as he
could learn no effort had bceu made
TO find out whether the shooting of
Jones by officer Cochran was iustifi-
able Tho officer was not arrested, and
is performing his police duties as
usual.
Jones recovered consciousness YES
tcrday afternoon, following the re-
mOval of the bullet from his stomach
He was conscious when Magistrate
Robertson and Mr. Bradley arrived
nc tho hospital. early this afternoon
10 take his statement under oath. Il
was learned that Jones and Officer
Cochran had some trouble some time
ago. Magistrate Robertson refused
70 make public Jones statement tc
him