Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-02
JEALOUS MAN KILLS
HUSBAND AND WIFE
Arthur Jones Fails to Get
Woman to Return to Him, !;
Then Shoots. J
CAPTURED BY POLICE.
MURDERER CONFESSES
Tells of Staying Mary and Sandy
Hamilton, Colored, in Their
Home. Officers Say.

Jealous because she refused to returns
to him after she had gone back to h'p
husband, Arthur Jones. colored. OF Elk
Stevens court northwest. about l
o'clock last night shot and killed Marr
Hamilton and her husband. SandS
Hamilton. both colored. in the kitcheb
of their home, el3 Green's court north.
west.
Jones was arrested by Policeme1
Much and Kliendienst of the third pre-
cinct about three squares from ths
scene of the crime. He was locked uD
at the third precinct police station on
a charge of murder.
According to an eye witness to tbs
shooting. Jones went to the Green's
court house last night and talked To
Mary Hamilton about returning TO hinl.
Her husband took hand in the arSu>
ment. The trio We're in the Kitchen
together with Annie NJ. Jenkins, .
sister Of Hamilton.
Jones Begins Shooting.
Jones is said to have started toward
the woman when the husband grabbed
him. Hamilton pushed Jones toward
the rear door and endeavored to pus
him out of the house into the bacls
yard As he did so Jones drew a re-
volver from his pocket and began
shooting Mrs Hamilton, who was
standing at the foot Of a stairway
/ leading to the second floor, started TO
] go up the stairs Jones is said to have
shot the husband first and then turned
the revolver upon the woman as she
started up the stairs.
The husband fell with the first shot.
the bullet entering his body few
| inches beneath the right armpit, and
passed almost entirely through the
| body. The woman was shot through
| the head, in two places. She fell back
ward from the lower step of the stair
)way. her body falling upon that of her
husband.
| Following the shooting Jones ran out
| of the back door of the house and dis
| appeared up an alley. Lieut. keefs OF
| the third precinct was Immediately no
! titled of the shooting, and he dispatched
| several policemen to the scene, while
| he went with others TO Jones home.
| Jones was not there. but two police
! men were detailed to watch the place
| and arrest him if he appeared Police :
| men Much and kliendinst were among
the officers sent to look for Jones. They
! searched alleys in the vicinity of th.s
| shooting. and were near 2sth and X
| streets when they saw Jones. He was
| captured after a short chase.
Confesses the Murders.
At The station house Jones was oues<
| toned by Detective Howard Vermilliorl
of police headquarters and several pc =
licemen. He is said to have confessed
the shooting, and stated he did IL be-
cause he loved the woman. and she re 4
| fused to return to him.
Although Jones did not say he wen
| to the house last night for the purpose
of shooting the couple. he said he pur-
chased the revolver, with which tbs
crime was committed. yesterday after
noon at second hand store on L streee
northwest
| Coroner hewitt was notified OF thu
| murder and went to the scene. After
viewing the bodies and questtoning &
several witnesses he ordered the bodies
| taken to the District morgue. where an
| inquest will probably be held tomorrow
| morning.