Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-15
SOAKED HEAVILY
!. ON GUN CHARGE
Gardner Jones, However, Flatly
Denies He Knows Anything
Of Disappearance of Girl

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A jury in the county court Fri
day morning gave Gardner Jones,
of Clark county, a fine of $lOOl
and 20 days in Jail on the charge
of carrying concealed "a deadly
weapon. The law also automat-
ically disfranchises Jones from
voting for two years. Through
his attorneys, Messrs. c. c. Wal
lace, of this city, and Spencer, of
Winchester, Jones plead guilty.
Mr.. Wallace plead mitigating cir
cumstances for his client, saying
that the young man had come to
a strange town. Jones had said
that he was afraid of trouble with
his father-i n-law. Vim. Stone,
whose daughter, Maggie, Jones
was also charged with taking
from school. 1t was when COM,
ing to court last Tuesday to ans
wer to this charge that the pistol
was found in Jones pocket in the
court house by Sheriff Whitlock
County Attorney Jackson made a
strong plea for the full penalty,
for man who would come into
the court house carrying gun.
Immediately after the jury re-
ported on this case, trial was en-
tered into charging Jones with
contributing to the delinquency
OF his sister-in-law, Maggie
Stone. The father of the girl
told of her having Stayed for
some time with Jones and his
wife, who is a sister of the miss
ing girl. Twelve-year-old Emma
Stone, ten-year-old Maggie Stor-
ey, and ten-year-old Albert Stone
told of seeing Maggie Stone get
in a buggy with Jones and .eave
the. Black school shortly after
noon last court day.
noon last court day. Miss Efic
Williams, the teacher, told of see
ing a man about Jones size in the
road.
When Jones was put ON the
stand himself h. absolutely de-
MED having taken the girl away i
with him and denied any knc'wl-
edge of her whereabouts. iieI
made good witncss ior himself,
claiming that he had orly been
interested in helping his little sis
ter-in-law. Fe said that he had
wanted her to be with h'$ wife.
and had planned &C send NJ" tol
school in Clark county ami ~
ranged for it with tie auehori;ics
there. He introduced Mr. Asher
who runs the ferry at E'oneshcrol
who said that Tone, had returned
from Richmopd court day, A.
which time he is alleged to nave
taken the girl AWAY from The
Black school, and crossed III 'cr-
ry in his buggy, bu5 alone. Il he
theory oftthe prosecution is that
Jones took the girl and put her
on the early afternoon Nfd,n at
Shearer, sent her 10 Red IlouSe
and got her in his buggy there.
Jones, however. ilatly den!c5 that
he had anything to lo with :aking
he girl. He said that she had
said several times that if she was
compelled to return home, shci
would run away. He claimed
that he underworld to convince |
her that that was the wrong
thing to do.
Judge G.,Murray Simth is as
sisting County Attorney Jackson
with the prosecution. There is
considerable interest in the case
and a large crowd is hearing it
tried
Clay Aldridge, circuit clerk of
Clark county, was introduced as a
character witness for Jones. He
said that he bore a good reputa-
ton. He said that he had heard /
Sheriff Woodson McCord, of
Winchester, saying that Jones
had never been in trouble
A. M, Jones, father of>the de
fendant, also testified. He said
he knew nothing of the where T
ahouts OF the missing girl.
Fred Singleton and Jesse Glow
er, former neighbors Of Jones,
testified as to his good reputation.
Early Warner said that he
heard Jones say that Stone would
be sorry If he, didn't let Maggie
60 homo with him; and that he
had never wanted anything in his
life that he didn't get. Ed Cal
lahan. a youth, said that Jones
said he couldrmark it down that
the girl Wouldn't stay at home.
The case progressed far enough