Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-20
BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF
HAS DEATH GRAPPLE WITH
NEGRO.
PRISONER ATTEMPTS
TO SEIZE REVOLVER
Trusted Jailbird Grows Inpudent and
Resists Effort to Replace Him in
CeI-Athletic Black, Whose Term Is
Nearing End, Faces Charge Of As.
sault With Intent to Commit Murder.

Waterloo, Jan. 20.--t'or ten thrilling
minutes yesterday afternoon Sheriff
/ ID. b. Henderson and Ed Jones, a col
ored trusty fought over the posses
sion of the officers revolver In the
encounter the sheriff and the colored
man thrashed about the anteroom to
the county Jail. They were in a death
grip, Jones trying to get the gun out
of the holster and the sheriff trying
To prevent him. They rolled each other
on the cement floor and struggled with
every ounce Of their energy
Jones 81 years old and powerful
man physically, was committed TO the
county jail on a charge of assaulting
an Illinois Central brakeman with a
knit" last summer He was accused
of assault with intent to commit grea
bodily injury. At the time of the at
tempted Jail delivery last summer
Jones gave the alarm to the sheriff.
For this commendable act he wa.
made trusty and Clemency was asked
when the court passed sentence. He
was given term of thirty days in jail
and had only few more days to serve.
In the past week especially. Jones
has been impudent. He had resented
the giving of orders for work. He has
talked back to Mrs. Henderson and the
sheriff threatened to lock him up II
he did not improve in his conduct.
Ordered Into Cell.
Yesterday morning Jones appeared
more morcse and impudent than ever
He was saucy to Mrs. Henderson. He
was absent from the Jail for three or
four hours with permission When he
returned. Sheriff Henderson told Jones
he would have 10 lock him in a cell.
Henderson searched Jones. made him
take off his coat and hat. opened the
door TO the cells and ordered him in.
Jones began to protest against be-
ing locked up.
4 want you 10 bring in my bed"
said the trUsty.
The sheriff replied that il wasn't
bedtime and he would look after the
bed later.
The sheriff opend the door TO the
back cage. Jones stepped on the TIRES.
hold and made the same request:
You get my bed
Sheriff Henderson commanded Jones
the second time to step into the cell,
or he would get something besides
bed.
Jones grew more and more enraged.
You can't give me nothin','' he
:neered. =
The sheriff reached to close the door
and gave the trusty shove. AT this
Jones' whirled and snarled like wild
animal. He threw his arms about the
sheriffs body and for ten minutes the
-wo struggled for the possession Of the
gun. Being a trusty. Jones knew
where the sheriff's revolver was and
lie tugged and tore at the holster. In
he encounter the sheriffs coat was
about the body.
Prisoners Aid Sheriff.
The other prisoners appeared TO be
afraid of Jones They retreated to the
far corners Of the cage but two Of
them finally came 10 the sherlffs as
sistance. took the gun and gave it to
Mrs. Henderson. The sheriff then
handCuffed the trusty and placed him
IN solitary confinement in the pres
ence Of the other prisoners and the
sheriff Jones said:
Give me a gun and I viii fight any
one, l am ready to die
Charges of assault with intent tc
commit murder and resisting an Of
flyer will be preferred against the
young athlete.
Jones is a powerful man and if the
sheriff had not been equally athletic
and muscular he might have been shot
and killed.