Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-12
BAD MAN PACKED
GUN into COURT
And Now Faces Concealed Wea-
pom Charge AS Well AS TAX
ing Girl From Parents

Gardner Jones who lives on
Howard's Creek, across the river
in Clark county, must have
thought when he came to Rich
mond Tuesday morning. that the
officials of Madison county are
afraid to tackle real "bad" man,
and that he could bluff them out
ON the charge against him of
holding little l4-year-old Maggie
Stone against the will Of her
parents, and of having used
abusive and threatening language
against Mrs. Stone. Anyway,
Jones came into county court
with a big gun in his pocket,
and he now faces a charge of
carrying concealed deadly weap-
one as we'll as other charges.
Although Jones was caught
dead to rights" in the court
room with the gun on him,
Judge Price released him on
$500 bond to come back Friday
morning to answer all three
charges against him. He gave
a cash bond of 5000 and his
brother signed a check for $500,
the remainder of the bond.
Jones first came into court with
out lawyer but afterward
secured Attorney c. c. Wallace
to represent him County At
torney Jackson says that he will
insist that the extreme maxi
mum penalty of the law be
given Jones on the concealed
weapon charge alone.
Mr.. Jones is charged with
having taken Maggie Stone,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. VIM.
Stone, who live on the w. c.
Finney farm in the Shearer Sec
ton, from the Black school
house! The girls parents say
that when they got out a war
rant against him to make him
bring the girl home that Jones
threatened to kill Stone and his
young son if the writ was not
dismissed. Mrs. Stone says that
Jones cursed her "for everything
he could think of" and threaten
ed her also. They came in to
get peace warrant against him
also, and the case was to have
been tried Tuesday morning.
Zones came into court with a
buster and swagger and was
very bold in his talk. He told
County Attorney Jackson that
he couldn't make him do any
thing, and when the peace war
rant was served on him, he OBJ
jected to being seached. saying
he had nothing en- him" Sheriff
Pete Whitlock, however, grabbed
him by the arm and found "a
big '45 pistol in his hip pocket,
and promptly conhscated it. A
warrant was Immediately sworn
out against Jones. charging him
with carrying concealed a deadly
weapon. County Attorney Jack
son urged that he be immediate
ly convicted on his offense and
sent to jail. as it was, most
fragrant offense with no de-
fense whatever possible.
Jones, however, claimed that
he needed time to make his de-
fense to the other charges and SO
he was allowed to go till Friday
on $500 bond. Jones remarked
that they treated people "ather
rough over here. 1t is reported
he had been considered "bad
man over in his section. He is
said to have moved to \Clark
county some time ago from the
mountains. He married an old
er daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stone. The younger girl had been
staying with them, waiting upon
her sister, who had been i'll, it is
reported, until school began when
her parents wanted her to at
home to attend school. Jones is
then said to have gone to the
the school and to have taken the
child home with him, He refuses
to admit he has her, and told the
officers they would have to prove
it on him The teacher, Miss
Williams, and a number of pupils
who saw the child leave, are said
to have identified Jones as the
man who came and took her
away in a buggy.
TOST-M ondaV night between