Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-12-26
WATCHED ALL NIGHT
OVER VICTIMS BODY
Pretty Divorce Declares She
Shot Christmas Visitor in
sh-Oefonse.

~ Associated rress Co Every Evening
Louisville. Ky. Dec. CA woman's
story at n quarrel. n shot and her
Nieh from dusk To dawn over the body
ct tho man she killed was being
che ned up 10y police department in
Ncstieators here today.
a killed my friend" Mrs. Olive l..
ioncs. % years old. pretty DIVORCE.
announced when she entered police
~ adqusrtcrs Just after daylight Mon
dlN.
She VAS iisheveled hysterical. The
mon ou duty discounted her state
ment
oh. hc's dead. sho, him: you'll
fud him out there on the floor. | left
HIM covered up with his own overcoat
7 know he's dead. lie hasn't moved for
hours she declared.
This was the first intimation officials
had that ~. l.. Black. sales manager
Cor Louisville automobile company.
had been shot 90 death late Sunday
afternoon in Mrs. Jones' apartment.
Mrs. Jones said she fired in self de-
f.uSc BLACK. according to her ac-
couu, Of tho ira gcdy. became angry
when he learned her daughter. Clara.
a.. was with her. and that her di-
Vorccd husband. g. r. Jones. 81 Gin
siuna'i Louisville and Nashville
lncCago master. was 10 visit his
dauEht,r Black feared. Mrs Jones de-
,ar,d that reconciliation between
tho divorced couple would he affected
through the visits NJ the father with
CIR
when Black. who she declared.
"ifoke up ury home and caused me
Co got divorce" reached FOR pistol
IN nearby table. she seized the weap-
ON frs, and flred BLACK fell How long
h' lived she did not know. She COW
eted him with his coat and = quilt
i.'cr she placed a screen of chairs
before tho body.
Nl night long she kept the death
watch Nevcr was she able 10 summon
courage 90 call The police. Three
times. she declared. she went 20 the
telephone and three times turned
away.
clara returned from a picture show
With her companion. the daughter
spent some time in the hail. Later
she went % hc~ bedroom on the sec
ond fror Mrs Jones h1aly called
the giri Co como downstairs and s,cer
with her when morning came ;hs
snughter sftI was unaware ~ tn,
rre~encs - 'he body IN the room. IN,
npothcr sad
AID th.n Me, Jones .c'ephoned for
her for nor husband 90 come ~ her
He refused o. was :her she to-,
Clara whst had happened and sen
hsr for her ather In tho girls ali
sencr me woman went 90 polite head
quarters and told her stosy
she WIS charged with murder
homes. q Vas sad here. filed sui; 70
f',orve four years ago. naming Rlacl
correspondent Later she petition va
Withdrawn Mrs Jones then ale
suit. cNsrSine cruelty and non-sup
port ny consent. Il was SAID thi
su't was not contested. Jones eai
y~,crday n. would do anything pos
rhl~ % h.lp his former wife.
Already. poiice invest gator. de
'ared flaws have been found in IN
acc'unt ~ thc tna Sedv as gwen b
Ms Jones
R.acA vac shot IN IN. hack r d.
'arN.n. captain ~ detectives said
This iac'. no claimed. Indicated IN
...'.rn Was no; taking the asSressiv
men wounded. A.~o his clothes wer
WIDER burned. showing the apo
as t-ed a. close Nongt
Two other facts ar unexp.aine,
cara has declared. police say. tia
~ "a not s.eep with her mother an
ar; ot tae n.ght. Investigation di.
closed. % vas c.a!mei. thu: The bed
10 g.r.s room had no; been occupie
10 .rv.S,lsa;ors a.so are a. loss
-rnt Tor The fact that no occupa,
'he 'hr',-s,ory apartment hou,
ard pisto, sho; near the time Mn
.r'e ..ains che shooting Occured.