Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-29
JONES' STORY ABOUT
KILLING Of BROTHER
ACCEPTED BY POLICE
Loaded Shell in COrbin Jones'
Pocket Supports Carl Jones'
Statement of Shooting Him
by Accident

That loaded she'll discovered in the
,.c..-.et of ,orbin Jones. twenty years
Old whose body was found BY county
roIicemeu NJ Center Hill Monday morn
ing At = o'clock. strengthens the theory
that ne was accidentally shot by MS
Erother. Carl Jones. was stated by Coun-
is Policemen Casey apd Jackson at an
inquest Monday afternoon
carl Jones Is under arrest He sur
rendered al the county Jail Monday
morning at Z O'Clock He stated that he
rad shot his brother accidentally with
n shotgun which he didn't know was
loaded. He said the shooting occurred
about . o'clOck-
Tne hndinE Of the loaded she'll and
ether facts brought out by their nvestl-
cation convinced the two county police
men that Carl Jones story was true.
The policemen think, however, that the
shooting occurred at 1880 or IL o'clock,
instead OF at o'clock
The INQUEST began at o'clock Monday
afternoon in the undertaking establish
ment Of \ .. g. Roy DOnehoO, on Mari
eta street
AWAKEN THE JAILER.
earl Jones. who is a plumber employed
r,y the Atlanta Gas Light company.
awakened Jsiler knight at the Tower
about 1 o'clock Monday morning. de-
landing admittance TO the Jail and de-
cIarinE he had accidentally killed his
brother. earlier i'm the evening.
To a Journal reporter Monday morn
n= Carl Jones stated that Corbin lived
with their mother. Mrs. Azalee Sparks,
and other brothers and sisters on the
MaysOn and Turner'S road, but came to
spend the night with him Sunday as he
mas been alone since his wife quit him,
taking their two children, February %.
BROTHER TELLS STORY.
COrbin, stated the brother who told
Ms story haltingly and who was totally
unnerved by the tragedy, after supper
made some remark about a duck he had
seen near his work on the bridge on
Mayson and Turner'S road.
4 told him." said Carl Jones. that
I would lend him my shotgun Il he
wanted to try for the duck. i got the
sun, single barrel one, down from the
rack. and while he examined it. L
stepped from the room for a moment.
Evidently COrbia loaded il while
vas out of the room. When L got back
[ took il from his hands and started TO
explain about the trigger being very
weak Then It exploded and COrbin fell
&c the floor, the blood gushing from his
neck
From then on 1 don't know exactly
what / did do 1 was Mortified Ny
father. =. J. Jones. was killed by bail
=
five years ago my brother Nat. a boy
Is years old. was drowned at Beavers
Slide This third tragedy in the family
was Just more than could stand
Il think I got some whisky and drank
a. I am not suTe-I remember sitting.
Just looking at my dear brothers body
for hours il seemed don't know how
long il was. Then 1 decided 1 would
come here and tell the officers about
4 into I nOnsF
her that 1 stopped to find out whether
the cars were running"
All or the time that ne was talking
Jones seemed TO be on the verge of a
complete nervous breakdown. and he
told his story brOkenly and in reply
20 repeated questions.
Early Monday morning il was stated
by the county police that they were
not satisfied by their first investigation
and wished TO sift the case further be-
fore making report
The police were very much interested
e.. the fact that Carl Jones and his
wife are separated and were making an
investigation OF that phase of the case.
JsLes at the tower admitted the sepa-
rsstisn. and asked as TO its cause, said
sirlTTy- I'VE just had a fuss
The police Monday morning question
n Mrs Carl Jones at her home. les
East Georgia avenue, regarding any
knowledge she might have OF the shoot
ing. or a possible cause Of il. in the
event Of its having resulted from any
cause other than accident. She assured
them IL was her conviction that her hus-
hands story that the shooting was an
accident is true She said she was
positive there had been no strained rela-
rfons between the brothers
II was suggested that her separation
from her husband a week ago might
have had a connection with the shoot
ing. but this she vigorously denied.
Il hate to speak I'll Of the dead" she
said. but 7 had no use for COrbin.
Just didn't like him or his manner, or
anything about him.
Mrs Jones said she preferred not
TO say what the cause OF her separa-
tion from her husband. but assured the
notice that IL had nothing whatever to
10 with COrbin Jones or the shooting.
n was purely between her husband and
herself. she said. Members OF her
family said they were ignorant OF the
cause OF the separation, and had not
questioned Mrs. Jones regarding il.
They said she is % a moody. high
strung. easily excited disposition and
they feared TO question her while she
j. 80 troubled. preferring To wait I'M
Gil she had settled and volunteered such
information as she desired.
Another phase of the case, which the
Fc!ice say is mysterious. is that the
fence. where the dead body lay, had
brcn tightly locked, and that they were
forced to batter down the door to get
in.
lone, was apparently killed in
stautIy by the load OF shot which tore
away part or his neck. The body was
found lying i'm n pool OF blood i'm bed
room in the Jones house
Carl Jones is IS years OF age. The
ntl.r members Of the family are the
r1uther. Mrs. Sparks. Moscow Jones.
aged u years. Dewey Jones. aged is
years. and Miss Lavinia Jones. aged 20
Years